Although she has it all — grace, intellect, talent and an international pedigree — theater and television actor Meg Wolf says she finds balance and happiness in being normal. Born in New Jersey to a father who worked internationally, Wolf — now an Idyllwild resident — spent her fifth birthday in Saudi Arabia, and fifth…

In my personal experience, Belgian beers are often regarded as the finest of their craft. Many people have romanticized ideas of monks crafting ales in the walls of monasteries across Belgium. When talking to those involved in the Belgian brewing community, I found a startlingly different opinion. Many craft brewers in Belgium feel the same way many craft brewers in America feel.

Ken Dahleen opens season 14 of the Idyllwild Summer Concert series with a Dixieland combo in the Fourth of July Parade and his Big Band Staff on the concert stage that night at the Idyllwild Community Center. “It’s the first time we’ve opened the series on the Fourth of July,” said Dahleen. His Dixieland six,…