

Quiet Creek hosts double artists’ reception
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The Quiet Creek Living Room Gallery held a double artist’s reception and exhibition on Saturday, featuring award-winning Plein Air artist Paul Strahm, center, and internationally-recognized ceramist Leslie Thomson (not shown). Photo by Cid Castillo

George Snyder (right), the guest novelist on Sunday at the weekly Author Series, is being interviewed by one of our local published authors Eduardo Santiago at the INK Book Gathering. Snyder shared with the audience his love for writing about small communities, communities within communities, and his fascination about what draws people together within a community. His third novel, “Into Deeper Waters,” is almost complete and ready for press. His fist two novels are available at INK.
Event charges may apply. See ads throughout the issue. Email editor@towncrier.com. Wednesday, Dec. 28 • Family Fun Day at the Library, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Idyllwild Library. • Shaolin Qui Gong & Chicks with Sticks, 10-11 a.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat. • Coed pickleball, 11 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp. • Idyllwild Chess Club, 5-9 p.m. Alpaca Brunch…
Paul Amick and Ken Urias, the couple who have made the Town Baker a local sensation, practice artistry — both in the kitchen and in front of the house management. About to celebrate the Town Baker’s one-year anniversary, Amick and Urias have built a destination business based on sterling service and fabulous food. “Art” is…
The local review board of the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District met in its nominally monthly session with little business before it. At its Thursday, Sept. 29, meeting at the Idyllwild Library Community Room, the board voted to change its scheduled monthly meetings to quarterly — with the next meeting being at noon Thursday, Jan. 26….
Pete “Pedro” Anderson, a much-loved Idyllwild musician, storyteller and artist, died suddenly and unexpectedly from the rapid onset of massive pneumonia. According to his sister Sue Anderson, Pete had played local gigs only days before he died. Friend Rick Barker said he was in fine voice and ebullient spirits at a recent Higher Grounds engagement….
Electricity. That’s what emanates from Lisa Haley’s blue violin. Dressed in her signature homespun and singing, playing and dancing with joyful intensity, Haley is a force of nature. And don’t be surprised if storm clouds gather when Haley and her Kats take the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25. The humidity of the Louisiana…