

Art Alliance of Idyllwild donates to smARTS program
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The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) contributed $1,500 to the Idyllwild School smARTS Program on Friday, Feb 3. AAI President Lea Deesing (second from left) presents the check to smARTS President Heather Mello (second from right). Joining the celebration are smARTS committee members Laurie Maxwell (left) and Mary Norris (right). Photo by Cid Castillo

Although there is a little more than a month left in the summer, the Idyllwild Nature Center still has many special programs for everyone. On the weekend of Aug. 5 and 6, butterflies will be making their annual appearance at Butterfly Daze both days from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. People can enter butterfly pavilions and observe Monarch butterflies at close range. Volunteers will be there to explain the life cycle of a butterfly and other pertinent butterfly facts.
Darren Schilling, alumni and parent relations manager at Idyllwild Arts Academy, is the next speaker at the academy’s Spotlight on Leadership series. The series, presented by the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation, is designed to bring the town and campus closer, showcasing key faculty and administration, and explaining the workings of the arts academy and…
There is something quintessentially quaint and picturesque about holidays in Idyllwild. And situated above 5,000 feet on a mountain, Idyllwild is an alpine respite from the sun and palm trees of adjacent communities in Southern California. The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are often celebrated with dustings of snow on the mountain ridges, the last of…
The well-received Idyllwild Authors Series closes on Saturday, Aug. 6 with the spotlight on Eduardo Santiago, the man who conceived the series and brought 10 distinguished and varied Los Angeles authors to Idyllwild. New to the community, Santiago wanted to contribute. As a published author who has benefited from sales of his books at independent…
Author John N. Maclean speaks to the large audience about his book “The Esperanza Fire” …