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Idyllwild School teacher Connie Chavez’s second grade class made gingerbread houses last Friday, before the Christmas holiday. Photo by Bethany Swanson

Steve Perez is the new ranger at the Idyllwild Nature Center. His appointment is only about a week old, but he has been acting in the position for most of the fall. He comes to the Idyllwild position from Riverside County’s Hidden Valley Nature Center, which is along the Santa Ana River between Riverside and…
Rob Crisell’s one-man show makes Shakespeare delicious, not daunting “It’s a prequel to “Will in the Woods,” said Stratford Players founder and artistic director Marsha Kennedy of the company’s next production, Rob Crisell’s one-man Shakespeare exposition “Red, White and Bard,” — a delightful romp designed to make the bard’s words and wit a bonny banquet,…
Idyllwild Garden ClubThe ever-popular and free Discover Mountain Gardening event is back. The Idyllwild Garden Club will be at the Town Hall Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23 and 24. Gardening in the mountains can be a challenge, that’s why IGC holds this public event. Saturday will include three speakers on the Community Garden and growing…
As summer warms and August begins, the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS) heats up. Lisa Haley, local favorite and Grammy nominee, and the Zydecats return to Idyllwild. This is not the second or third time they have performed. They have performed 14 concerts as part of the ISCS, as well as several times during the…
Rob Roberge writes gritty, lean and powerful prose, drawing on his own struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, and the difficulty of balancing a day-to-day grip on sobriety. Eduardo Santiago, author and founder of the Idyllwild Authors Series, will interview Roberge 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 27. In his fourth novel, “The Cost of Living”…
Each year, the Idyllwild Community Fund allocates thousands of dollars to local organizations. The annual Wine in the Pines is both a celebration of this effort and a fundraiser to augment the coffers to increase the aid to the Hill. The third-annual event is from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Rainbow…