2021 LGC Programs, Venues, and Hostesses NOTE: Plans for 2021 Meetings are subject to change, as we know more about pandemic mandates or until more conclusive information is apparent.
January 4, 2021 - CANCELLED
February 1, 2021 - CANCELLED
March 1, 2021 (No Guests Please) Program: Edible Fungi – How Mushrooms Will Change the World Speaker: Joey Kyle, Farm Manager: Many Hands Peace Farm Time/Location: 10:00am – Mountain Retreat Community Room Hostesses: *Elizabeth Rodgers, Jane Webb LaCagnina, Brenda Manning
April 5, 2021 (Guests Welcome) Program: “If We Die, We’re Taking You With Us” Speaker: Sean Collingsworth, owner – Killer Bees Honey Apiary Time/Location: 9:30am – Highlands Methodist Church Fellowship Hall Hostesses: *Laura Ames, Keturah Paulk, Ruthie Oliver
May 3, 2021 (Guests Welcome) Program: Spring Bouquets: The Highlands Biological Garden in Bloom Speaker: Paige Engelbrektsson, Education Specialist, Highlands Nature Center Time/Location: 9:30am – Highlands Biological Station Hostesses: *Cathy Temple, Sandy Barrow, Marie Sharpe
June 7, 2021 (Guests Welcome) Program: 10 Oldest Botanical Gardens in the World Speaker: Jim Costa, Executive Director, Highlands Biological Station Time/Location: 9:30am – Performing Arts Center Hostesses: *Judy Allison, Wyn Shoptaw, Martha Dupuis, Frances Jay
July 12, 2021 (Guests Welcome) Program: The Cullasaja: A Mountain River of Wonders Speaker: Peter Ray, author, The Cullasaja Time/Location: 9:30am - Coleman Hall, Presbyterian Church Hostesses: *Ruthie Edwards, Melanie Mauldin, Helen Moore, Pam Drummond
August 2, 2021 (No Guests Please) Program: Kokedama: Demonstration and Workshop Speaker: Janice Mankovich, Little Flowering Mountain Time/Location: 9:30am - The Bascom Pavilion Hostesses: * Tink Crawford, Sally Caffery, Glenda Bell, Lisa Dailey
September 13, 2021 (No Guests Please) Program: Election of Officers and Luncheon Time/Location: 11:30am – Paula McDonald’s Home Hostesses: *Mary Guy Gunn, Pegsie Payne, Laurie Lowe, Lynne Winship
October 4, 2021 (Guests Welcome) Program: Tales of 12 North Carolina Heritage Foods and their connection to The Old North State Speaker: Georganne Eubanks, author, The Month of Their Ripening Time/Location: 9:30am – Episcopal Church of the Incarnation Hostesses: *Adele Scielzo, Gina Cogswell, Linda Edwards, Minnie Bob Campbell
November 1, 2021 (Guests Welcome) Program: O Christmas Tree Speaker: Terry Potts Time/Location: 9:30am – Cindy Trevathan’s Home Hostesses: *Cathy Mitchell, Dollie Swanson, Gloria Smith, Janice Hall
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 (No Guests Please) Program: Christmas Luncheon Time/Location: 11:30am – Mt. Laurel Tennis Club Hostesses: *Pat Buchanan, Ann Sullivan, Susan Trotter