

Funky Bazaar raises funds for animals
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Peter Buhl, right, owner of the Funky Bazaar, presents $150 checks to Mary Lou Prosin, Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild (ARF), and Clay Helgren of Living Free Animal Sanctuary. The funds came from the donations made at the Bazaar’s “Donation Alley.” All proceeds are equally divided between ARF and Living Free. Photo: Cid Castillo

What could be better than an outdoor summer concert with the big band hits of the Dorsey Brothers and vocals made famous by the Pied Pipers? And it’s not just nostalgia for another time. This music swings. The smooth sounds of clarinets, saxes, trumpets and trombones in recognizable ’40s harmony, driven by a walking bass…
At the newly opened Farley’s Art Supply in Fern Valley, renowned photographer Les Walker (right) is helped by Jacquee Swerdferger to build a homemade light box during his class on photographing artwork, a part of the Art Alliance’s Artist Series, on Saturday.
With all eyes glued to a live-streaming “nest cam” — visit www.iws.org/livecams.html and select Big Bear Eagle Cam, Big Bear Lake) — viewers from all over the country watched as a bald eagle chick worked its way out of the egg at about 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. One day later, just after noon, the…
ARF fundraiser offers beer, cider and much more The third-annual Paws for Rhythm and Brews fundraiser for Idyllwild’s Animal Rescue Friends is Saturday, June 3. The event, with more brewers than the first Paws and Rhythm, will be from noon to 4 p.m. at the Idyllwild Nature Center. “This is the major fundraiser for ARF….
Jacque Carnahan brings her one-woman show to campus Jacque (Jacqueline) Carnahan, 1998 Idyllwild Arts Academy theater graduate, has established a solid career as a producer, actor and educator in New York City. At 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, Carnahan brings her one-woman biographical musical theater journey to IAA’s Bowman Theatre. “From Main Street to 42nd…