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Customers line up for free hot dogs and all the trimmings at Village Market. Earlier one customer had dutifully asked the cashier inside about the price and was surprised when told they were free. All were happy. Photo by Marshall Smith

Artist-photographer Kathy Harmon-Luber’s photographs of Italy are featured at Artspresso Gallery. The opening reception on Saturday was well-attended.
May 12 and 13 will be a special weekend on the Hill. That’s because “Idyllwild’s Got Talent!,” a variety show and fundraiser, is being organized for the Idyllwild Community Center. The funds will be used for furnishings and games for the youth room at the ICC. Suzy Capparelli announced the show at Saturday’s public conversation…
On the Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center home page, there is a quote. “Before enlightenment: chop wood carry water, after enlightenment: chop wood carry water.” No matter the level of enlightenment, the work of living continues. That was especially true for Zen Center Abbot Charles Tenshin Fletcher, Roshi after the disastrous Mountain Fire of July 2013. A…
Scott and Kimberlee Finnell started “2nd Saturday” in 2013 with the goal of attracting new visitors to the Hill and adding to Idyllwild’s reputation as an art destination. “It was also a way to help local merchants and restaurants, and to publicize the town,” said Scott. The event has grown significantly since debuting in 2013….
With the new E-publication of “Burro Bill and Me,” a charming and funny memoir by former Idyllwild resident Edna Price, two circles have been linked and one degree of separation has been bridged.
Rob Roberge writes gritty, lean and powerful prose, drawing on his own struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, and the difficulty of balancing a day-to-day grip on sobriety. Eduardo Santiago, author and founder of the Idyllwild Authors Series, will interview Roberge 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 27. In his fourth novel, “The Cost of Living”…