Conor O’Farrell, a member of the Idyllwild “glitterati,” is frequently expounding on his most recent idea at the Town Baker. The well-known stage and screen actor has just returned from Atlanta, where he was filming the pilot episode for “Game of Silence.” He spent three weeks in Georgia acting, visiting his like-named daughter, Georgia, and…

Jazz as a form is delicious, surprising, exciting and inspirational — oh yes, and fun. This year’s menu, as crafted by festival gastronomists Marshall Hawkins and John Newman, has power, praise, passion and persuasion. And this musical mélange happens on all three stages — the main stage Holmes Amphitheatre for festival headliners, Stephens Hall for…