PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s hometown July 4th parade
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Photo by J.P. Crumrine
The first of 2023’s Thursday night free Idyllwild Summer Concerts is set for July 6 at the Butterfield Amphitheater. It will feature series veteran Frank DiSalvo and his classic country band the Sundowners. The Sundowners feature “the good old boys: Willie, Waylon, Cash, Buck, Merle, George Jones … no new country!” Like all the headliners,…
The Rotary Club’s 53rd-annual Idyllwild parade will kick off festivities in town on the morning of Thursday, the Fourth of July. Cathy Lopez, organizer of the parade activities, along with Nacho Garcia, relates that the parade will begin at Four Corners in Fern Valley at its usual 10 a.m. starting time. The parade will include…
Dr. William “Pete” Lee’s resume, rather than being a dry recital of credits and plaudits, reads like an adventure story — so many universities attended, so many languages and native dialects spoken, so many research projects in fascinating parts of the world while working as an anthropologist and documentary film and television producer. Lee seems…
Duvel is one of the benchmark beers of Belgium. Essentially, the beer spawned the style now known as Strong Belgian Golden Ale. Duvel’s appearance lends itself to a lager more so than it does a strong ale. The color is a pale gold and the beer has an exuberant amount of carbonation visible in the beer’s lofty head when first poured.
The danger of losing all of the Hill’s black oaks has not disappeared,
Lisa Haley (right) returned to Idyllwild with her Zydekats last Thursday for the final of the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. The foot stompin’ concert also featured David Fraser on accordion.