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Michael Jaime-Becerra (right) was the featured author on Sunday afternoon at the INK Bookstore’s 2nd Annual Author Series. Becerra talked about his book of short stories, “Every Night Is Ladies’ Night” and his novel, “This Time Tomorrow.” Eduardo Santiago (left), who also grew up in El Monte, Calif., organizes the series and asks the first questions. Photo by Barbara Reese

Planning for the seventh-annual Lemon Lily Festival is underway, according to Amanda Allen, Idyllwild Nature Center park interpreter, who is organizing the two-day festival for the weekend of July 9 and 10. The whole event will kick off Friday night when heads and eyes will tilt upward to the skies rather down at the ground….
Imagine being up close and personal with a butterfly! It’s all about the monarch during Idyllwild Nature Center’s Butterfly Daze, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. During the day, a butterfly pavilion will be erected on the grounds. Before entering the pavilion, everyone can buy a piece of watermelon for 50 cents. The…
A highlight of the summer is the annual Native American Arts Festival …
Idyllwild residents fall silent as the movie “Kid Galahad” starts at a special showing at Town Hall organized by a group of local seniors on Saturday.