

Herb Jeffries celebrates 98th birthday in Idyllwild
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Popular jazz singer and famous cowboy actor Herb Jeffries celebrated his 98th birthday in Idyllwild on Saturday, Sept. 24. Jeffries spent the weekend visiting with old friends and was seen Monday morning having breakfast with more friends at Jo’An’s Restaurant. Photo by Cid Castillo

Mark Davis is the next speaker at the Spotlight on Leadership series, sponsored by the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation. The talk is at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in the Fireside Room in Nelson Dining Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The event is free to the public. Davis became director of Summer and…
“Fireflies in the Garden,” will open year three of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2012 (IIFC). The festival of independent films announced its opening films and special screenings on Monday, Dec. 12. Festival Director Stephen Savage said the closing film has not yet been decided. In keeping with his promise to move the festival…
Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery is celebrating harvest and winemaking with its newest rotating gallery exhibit called “The Idyllwild Collection: Art Uncorked,” where artists uncork their talent with works as intriguing as harvest in the vineyard. The show kicks off with an “Afternoon with the Artists” from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. The…
This weekend the Idyllwild Arts Academy Theatre Department presents playwright J.B. Priestley’s “Time and the Conways.”
The Idyllwild Library hosts an ambitious agenda of summer learning opportunities for children, teen and adults beginning in early June and running through July. “Reading by Design” is the summer reading program that takes place from 10:30 a.m. to noon weekly beginning Monday, June 5. Sandii Castleberry leads off with “Singing Your Way to Reading.”…