

Bob Smith shows Idyllwild then and now
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Bob Smith, author and local historian, speaks at last Wednesday’s Idyllwild Community Recreation Council Speaker Series event. Smith teamed with photographer John Drake to present a photographic retrospective called “Idyllwild Then and Now.” Photo by Marshall Smith

Karin and Richard Greenwood literally built Community Lumber piece by piece, discarding nothing of use and assembling what was needed from what they had …
Idyllwild Arts Academy’s 2020 Student Showcase is happening on March 4 at Rancho Mirage Library, catering to the Idyllwild Arts family of supporters and their friends in the desert cities. The art school’s fashion-themed, hour-long event will showcase the works of more than 40 students across all seven of the school’s disciplines. Susan Stein, creative…
The Idyllwild Arts Native American Festival Week starts at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 3, in the IAF Theatre on the Idyllwild Arts campus and runs through Saturday, July 9. The featured program for Sunday evening is Hawaii’s first poet laureate and champion Slam Poet Kealoha performing “The Story of Everything.” This multimedia stage show…
Mark Davis is the next speaker at the Spotlight on Leadership series, sponsored by the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation. The talk is at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in the Fireside Room in Nelson Dining Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The event is free to the public. Davis became director of Summer and…
A day-long art event, capped with a three-hour wine tasting, will again crowd North Circle Drive with hundreds of pedestrians Saturday, Oct. 10. For the 18th consecutive year, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild will host the Art Walk and Wine Tasting. “This year will be a strong emphasis on the art component of the event,”…