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Samantha Dunn, the next presenter in Eduardo Santiago’s Idyllwild Author Series, grew up with horses in rural hardscrabble New Mexico. Riding, dance, growing up poor in parched Southwest landscapes, her mother’s brilliance and alcoholism, and Dunn’s journey to redefine herself as a grown woman are key themes in her writing. “At the age of 3…
Idyllwild will once again have a farmer’s market, according to Nancy Nunez. “It will start up again on Sunday, March 19,” said Nunez. She is looking for more vendors. There will be a one-time registration fee of $10 and the rest of the season is free. Contact Nunez at 760-224-2072 if interested in being a…
Diane Burt, Frank Ferro and Casey Abrams sing “Silent Night” …
Music educator and opera buff Diane Mitchell’s six-week musical journey will be an international smorgasbord. As previously reported in the Crier, this free course will examine the exotic influences on non-Western music and how they have permeated and profoundly changed Western music, from classical to jazz and everything in between. As Mitchell notes, “Where armies…
Author Dete Meserve asks in her novel “Good Sam” (Melrose Hill, 2014) whether acts of kindness would ever make the nightly news or front pages of print media. “We are constantly bombarded with stories about senseless murders, natural disasters, tragic accidents, massive fraud and the dark side of the American dream,” she notes on her…
Evoking Harlem’s early 20th century penchant for rent parties, Piper Dellums, now a full-time Hill resident, is bringing to Idyllwild a self-help event on Oct. 8. After a severe personal trauma, Dellums moved to the Hill where she sought peace and solitude. She was fragile and did not know anyone. Eventually, while in the…