

“Burlessence” woos Café Aroma audience
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Café Aroma hosted “Burlessence” Friday night, July 15. It featured several choreographed dances. Taking a final bow in a front of a very appreciative audience, from left, Angeline Priefer, Rachel Torrey, Tony White, Holly O’Farrell, Trine Bietz, Mark Taylor, John McDonough and Annika Kay. Photo: Cid Castillo

Rene Eram, filmmaker, author and local gallery owner, once made $10,000 a day as a sought-after commercial TV director. He painstakingly sought to compose the perfect visual balance between a glass of orange juice and a bowl of cereal to satisfy ad execs and their clients. While achieving perfect balance on the small screen, he…
Quiet Creek and Strawberry Creek inns Manager Marc Kassouf was awarded General Manager of the Year (small property) by the California Hotel and Lodging Association at Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Outstanding General Manager of the Year award honors a hotelier who has demonstrated superior professionalism in operating a…
Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery has teamed up with Idyllwild Storytellers to present a new music series. Starting May 2, Middle Ridge will be hosting a Musician Spotlight Series every Thursday evening from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. The series will feature both emerging and established musicians. Emerging artists will have the opportunity to display their…
In Idyllwild, businesses come and go, but few return after an extended absence. Robert Carie’s The Elephant Walk Home Store held a grand “reopening” on Saturday, May 27 after an extended hiatus. Carie said the store, The Laughing Elephant, had previously closed in 2007 and that he was excited to have returned. On Memorial Day,…
“It will be fabulous,” said author Cherry Vanilla of her upcoming interview with Eduardo Santiago. She will be talking about her life with rock and roll royalty as recounted in her memoir, “Lick Me, How I Became Cherry Vanilla (by way of the Copacabana, Madison Avenue, the Fillmore East, Andy Warhol, David Bowie and the…
By Metro Editorial Service Contributed Pranks, practical jokes and various goofs abound at the start of April, when celebrants around the world mark April Fools’ Day — a tradition that dates back several centuries. Though April Fools’ Day, also known as All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for centuries, no one is completely sure of…