

World Book Night reaches Idyllwild
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Millions of free books were hand-delivered to unsuspecting individuals on Monday, April 23, around the U.S., U.K. and Ireland as part of World Book Night 2012 — “Spreading the love of reading, person to person” — including in Idyllwild. These happy Café Aroma customers were visited by “Book Fairies,” representing INK Book Gathering in Idyllwild, who gave them a few titles from a list of 30. A discussion of World Book Night followed on Tuesday at INK. Photo courtesy of INK

Missoula Children’s Theatre team members Erin Norlie and Alex Kowalchik will work with the students in 4-hour rehearsal blocks for each of the five rehearsal days to produce the popular, “The Secret Garden.” This is a musical version of the familiar children’s story commissioned for the theater group.
Jennifer Gee, director of the University of California’s James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve, has been a birder since the age of 9. So it is not surprising that she would conduct her fieldwork with birds, specifically quail hybrids. She will talk about that work as part of the Idyllwild Community Recreation Council’s popular speaker series…
Idyllwild audiences will have the opportunity to hear one of the foremost Native American musicians, and concert and film composers of the 21st Century. The National Endowment for the Arts named Brent Michael Davids one of the 29 pre-eminent American choral composers for its national “American Masterpiece: Three Centuries of American Artistic Genius,” along with…
Idyllwild artists join forces to create a week-long Winter Lane Pop-Up Gallery from Saturday, Dec. 12, to Sunday Dec. 20, at the cozy and historic Village Lane arcade at 54200 N. Circle Drive. The holiday event is hosted by the Art Alliance of Idyllwild. The Winter Lane Pop-Up Gallery will be set up temporarily in…
By Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed The success of last summer’s One World. One Idyllwild. (https://www.idyllwildarts.org/oneworldoneidyllwild/) global showcase of the citizen artists of Idyllwild Arts has inspired a new podcast series. Hosted by Idyllwild Arts Foundation President Pamela Jordan, the series will feature interviews with thought- leaders, creatives, influencers and changemakers from around the world.Jordan’s guest on…
For a family-fun Labor Day weekend starring cats, dogs and reptiles of all kinds, take a trip to the Idyllwild Nature Center. Join volunteers from ARF (Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild), Living Free Animal Sanctuary and Hope to Home for Cats as they introduce many of their adoptable friends to the public. The special animal…