Mountain Paws marks 1-year milestone

Comedian Adam Cozens will present an evening of stand-up comedy at “ye olde” Rustic Theater at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. He will be joined by his longtime friend and colleague Nick Cobb.In addition to his grueling (and ego bruising) work as a stand-up comic, Cozens has contributed material to “Saturday Night Live,” “Funny or…
History is something we all learn in school. We read books, watch movies and we are taught about world events that occurred before our time. Then, there is our personal history — the stories that are told within our families of where we came from and what we can expect to be passed down in…
A repeat performance is scheduled for Sat. May 12 …
Idyllwild’s Stratford Players will present “Engaging Shaw,” by John Morogiello, a scintillating comedy and battle of wits based upon the true story of the courtship of George Bernard Shaw by wealthy heiress Charlotte Payne Townshend. At the time of the play, Shaw, a literary critic just beginning to dabble in playwriting, was a confirmed bachelor…
“Everyone loves the dead girl,” writes Alice Bolin in her new collection, “Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession” (William Morrow/HarperCollins). It’s a provocative claim that leaves Bolin, a University of Memphis visiting assistant professor of English, with some ’splaining to do — perhaps during her appearance on the Idyllwild Arts campus at 7:30…