If one walked outside in Idyllwild 100 years ago, the overwhelming scent of the native Lemon Lily (lilium parryi) filled the air. This lily, known for its tall, stately stems and yellow flowers, numbered in the hundreds of thousands throughout the San Jacintos. Bulb poaching and cattle grazing reduced these numbers greatly and today they…

“Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.” Margaret Wise-Brown’s tiny and tender children’s book “Goodnight Moon” is familiar to generations of children and parents. In seven stanzas, Wise-Brown introduced entranced readers to the great Green Room inhabited by bears, kittens, mittens, a toy house, a mouse, a comb and a brush, a bowlful of mush…

By Art Connor Music Reviewer William H. Lowman Concert Hall Grand Opening and Alumni Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro,” K. 492 — Mozart Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra (1924) — Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major (1932) — Ravel Symphony #41 in C Major (“Jupiter”), K. 551…