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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 Rock the Plateau Salon Series: Kathleen Edwards An intimate listening-room series for touring songwriters. Kathleen Edwards opens the fall run with songs that feel “conversational, unsparing, and deeply human.” S.G. Goodman follows on November 19 and Tift Merritt on December 17. Highlander Mountain House, Highlands | Ticketed Visit Website to Buy Tickets. FRIDAY - SATURDAY, OCT. 23 - 24 Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival Two days of bluegrass, old-time music and storytelling in Pickens County, home to the nonprofits in this issue’s lead feature, with Murphy Campbell, Swamp Rabbit Bluegrass, food trucks and artisan vendors. Hagood Mill Historic Site, Pickens, SC | FREE Visit Website to Learn More. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 The Enchanted Forest Trick-or-treat along the trails of the Highlands Botanical Garden and meet some of the creatures we associate with Halloween. Costumes encouraged, all ages welcome and no registration needed. Highlands Biological Station, Highlands | 5-6:30pm | FREE Visit Website to Learn More. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 Ghost Ballads at Peregrine Preserve An evening of “haunting and beautiful Appalachian songs about ghosts, murderers, and demons” at the Land Trust’s new Peregrine Preserve on Whiteside Mountain. Free and open to all with an RSVP. Peregrine Preserve, Whiteside Mountain | 6-8pm | FREE Visit Website to RSVP.
OCTOBER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 Naturalist Walk with Andrew Renfro Explore the plants, animals, lichen and fungi of the Plateau with the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust’s Land Conservation Director, the guide behind this issue’s “A Signal in the Trees.” Free and open to all with an RSVP. Peregrine Preserve| 1:30-4:30pm | FREE Visit Website to Learn More. THURSDAY - SUNDAY, OCT. 15 - 25 Highlands-Cashiers Players: Dracula Double Feature & Other Haunting Treats Two comic one-acts by Dennis Snee. “Almost the Bride of Dracula” spoofs classic horror, and in “Midlife Dracula” the Count faces a crisis not of immortality, but of purpose. Two weekends only. Highlands Performing Arts Center | Thu-Fri 7pm,
Sat 5pm, Sun 2pm | Ticketed Visit Website to Learn More. FRIDAYS, OCTOBER 16 & 23 Leaves of Change
Naturalists Alex Waite and Maddie Wikstrom lead a walk on the Kelsey Trail on why leaves change color and the seasonal processes behind it. A field companion to this issue’s leaf guide. All ages, no registration. HBS North Campus, Highlands | 9-10am | FREE Visit Website to Learn More.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 Chi-Town Transit Authority
Back by popular demand, this Chicago tribute covers the band’s late ‘60s and ‘70s jazz-rock through its ‘80s ballads, with a full horn section and the close vocal harmonies the originals were known for. Highlands Performing Arts Center | 7:30pm | Ticketed Visit Website to Buy Tickets.
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