Friday and Saturday night the local band Change Required rocked the crowd at Jo’An’s Restaurant. Visitors and locals filled the dance floor keeping the band on stage for an encore. Band members (from left) are Vince Day, bass guitar, Steve Zaccardi, drums, Elaine Balkman Latimer, keyboard, and John King, lead guitar. Photo by Careena Chase Beautiful music filled Café Aroma on Memorial Day. Barnaby Finch (left) on the keyboard, Lily McCabe (center) violin, and Bill Saitta (right) electric stand up bass, entertained many visitors. Photos by Careena Chase Memorial Day weekend was full of yard sales around town, bringing people up from all over to find new treasures. Photo by Jenny Kirchner The Volunteer Idyllwild Fire Fighters held a yard sale at Idyllwild Fire Station 621 over the weekend. They also sold hot dogs and sodas to keep the customers happy. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Idyllwild Fire Station 621 had a large yard sale, despite the weather on Saturday, many came out looking for special finds. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Danny Davis of Riverside looks through what Animal Rescue Friends (ARF) had for sale over Memorial Day weekend. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Some good and unique pieces were out in front of Sara Oats home on South Circle Saturday. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Strawberry Creek Inn held a sale off Highway 243 over the weekend. Idyllwild Earth Fair also was selling shirts and tote bags from this year and previous years to benefit the annual event. Photo by Jenny Kirchner There was lots of furniture for all your needs at this home on Saunders Meadow Saturday afternoon. Photo by Jenny Kirchner David Salk had some of his ceramic pieces for sale at drastically reduced prices over the weekend. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Sunday morning a large crowd waited in line for the Rotary’s famous apple pancakes, a Memorial Day weekend tradition. The annual event was held at Town Hall. Photo by Barbara Reese Jerome Robinson, of the Second Generation Platters, performs at Jo ‘An’s on Saturday afternoon, providing some of the entertainment around town for Memorial Day weekend. Photo by Barb Reese Joe Baldino played at the Gazebo on Sunday afternoon entertaining all the folks visiting local shops or sitting outside drinking their coffee. Photo by Barb Reese
The Board of Directors for the Art Alliance of Idyllwild, a 501(c)(3) organization, has announced it will be distributing another $9,935 to selected organizations or events that fall within its purpose as a nonprofit. According to Dave Robb, Scholarship and Funding chair, this is the first of two large distributions planned for the 2016 calendar…
Diana Wagman, the next author at Eduardo Santiago’s Idyllwild Author Series, explores how an unexpected event in an ordinary day can alter a city’s landscape and the course of a woman’s life. In her fourth novel, “The Care and Feeding of Exotic Pets,” Wagman’s central character, Winnie, is a 38-year-old woman who, after a divorce,…
Opal Singleton knows the dangers of trafficking of young people both in the United States and in third-world countries. And the recruitment methods are not that dissimilar, regardless of first- or third-world location. “A lot of recruitment has to do with gangs,” said Singleton, noting that the ubiquity of smart phones and the Internet makes…
Ken Dahleen and his Big Band Staff open the 13th season of the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. Held at the Idyllwild Community Center site, the first concert starts at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 5. …
