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By Ann SmithReporter Now that California is coming out of lockdown, we are seeing all kinds of interesting events open up. An internet search revealed the Western Steampunk Symposium is taking place June 12 to 13. This event will be their third gathering. According to the website, it’s a “crazy, weird genre that’s only been…
This Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) judged art show was held at the Harvey House Friday, Dec. 8. It brought artists, volunteers, friends and family together to enjoy art, live music, a Secret Santa, a potluck and the holiday spirit. As well as an art show, the event also was an appreciation dinner for AAI’s…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild Board of Directors elected Donna Elliot president last week, not long after President Rob Padilla assumed leadership from Shanna Robb on April 22. The AAI announced on May 26 that Elliot had joined the board as vice president and as being in charge of membership. Padilla now resumes his position…
With trumpeter Stan Watkins and vocalist Sherry Williams, the Keith Droste Quintet wowed the capacity crowd at its Thursday, Aug. 4 performance as part of Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. Keith Droste, on keyboard, along with Luther Hughes on bass and Sinclair Lott on drums played a medley of Broadway show tunes, old standards and jazz and pop selections.
After 52 years of operation, Knotty Pine Cabins on Pine Crest Avenue closed its doors on July 16. It ends a long run of serving mountain visitors that began in 1964 when Doug and Bonnie Reed, Doug’s mother Elizabeth Wood, daughter Callie and son Ed became a family of innkeepers. Over the years, management changed…
Art Alliance of Idyllwild President Zack Steinhuas presided over the annual membership meeting. Twenty-three members attended the Friday, March 3, meeting, at the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church. Active volunteerism, as with many Idyllwild nonprofits, was the common thread throughout the evening. Highlighting the benefits of membership and where members can get involved was the message,…