SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 Fireside Sale at the Folk School
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 A Highlands Christmas with Mike Kinnebrew A Highlands Christmas tradition. The singer- songwriter and his band perform Christmas songs, stories and his own music in the Martin Lipscomb Theatre. Highlands Performing Arts Center | 6pm | Ticketed Visit Website to Buy Tickets. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 Skate the New Year In The Founders Park ice rink stays open from 1pm until 1am on New Year’s Eve, so you can skate straight into 2027. Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, Highlands | 1pm-1am | $8 Visit Website to Learn More.
Regional artisans fill the Keith House, Dining Hall and Davidson Hall with jewelry, weaving, forged iron, photography, quilts and turned wood, with live holiday music. The Craft Shop takes 15% off for the day. John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown | 10am-4pm | FREE Visit Website to Learn More. SATURDAY - SUNDAY, DEC. 12 - 13 Sapphire Valley Winter Arts & Crafts Show Handmade crafts, folk art, food and live music fill the Sapphire Valley Community Center. The same weekend, the Sapphire Valley Ski Area plans to open for the season, weather permitting. Sapphire Valley Community Center, Sapphire | 10am-4pm Visit Website to Learn More.
Editor’s
NOTE
I have been telling everyone I know about what I learned from my interview with Andrew Renfro about fall foliage, the subject of “A Signal in the Trees.” It’s really exciting to uncover a concrete example of just how interconnected the natural world can be on the Plateau. It’s even more exciting to see how that interconnectedness is mirrored in the community. I’ve met new friends in Melanie and Nancy of Spruce Interiors, and I look forward to joining one of their mahjong events sometime. Creating a little order in all the chaos of modern life, while giving myself permission to put my phone down and meet new people, feels completely therapeutic. Derek Taylor opened my eyes to just how deep the roots go, and how it is all coming full circle in front of us with the return of Highlands Hardware. I’m more
than ready to support a local business so deeply committed to the community around it.
I was not expecting to learn about all of the places and relationships Bill Futral has built in these mountains. My conversation with him completely changed my perspective on High Camp and the passion behind it. I can’t wait to see what he and his incredible team build next. And then there was the Reserve. I went into my conversations with the people behind The Reserve Charitable Foundation curious about how a community could raise so much money in a single night. What I found became more inspiring with every conversation. Behind the numbers were relationships, years of volunteer work and people who seemed genuinely invested in what happens beyond the gates. We held three interviews that day. I left with a smile on my face and a heart full of hope. That story begins on the next page. I hope you enjoy discovering it as much as I did.
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