“Some people think lilacs are just an Eastern thing,” said Gary Parton, Idyllwild’s lilac patron. But even though most longstanding lilac festivals are in the Eastern and Midwestern U.S., Parton and his new committee want to establish Idyllwild as a nationally known lilac town. This year, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, the Idyllwild…

Martha Lumia, Art Alliance of Idyllwild member, is a self-described “fiber” artist, with expertise in sewing, knitting, crochet and mixed-media paper making. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, Lumia is presenting a workshop in “Creating Nano Felted Silk Scarves,” a process employing “hand agitating” wool fibers into silk. The process creates a…