PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s hometown July 4th parade
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Photo by J.P. Crumrine
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…
Idyllwild artist Karla Leopold is modest. She creates edgy art in a variety of mediums — evocative art suffused and deepened through her work as an art therapist treating mental illness and childhood trauma. Leopold exhibits in prestigious galleries and teaches in leading universities. And although her art is strikingly original, and her skill as…
Elora Hardy, CEO of Ibuku, a Bali (Indonesia) based company that builds sustainable, dreamlike structures almost entirely from bamboo, will speak in Idyllwild. She’ll talk about reimagining and creating living and work spaces that are more in harmony with nature. Hardy, formerly a fabric designer for Donna Karan and DKNY in New York, read a…
Donna ElliotContributed Despite the heat Saturday, July 10, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s (AAI) “Eye of the Artist” event was well-attended and provided joy for the artists who won ribbons and those who bought raffle tickets and won these valuable pieces of art. This is the AAI’s second largest fundraising event and raises thousands of…
65 years ago – 1949 With the help of a slide rule, Larry Smith estimated he had removed 8 tons of snow from his roof. 60 years ago – 1954 The snow pack in Tahquitz Valley, the survey team found, measured only 28 inches in depth. 55 years ago – 1959 Planes and…
60 years ago – 1956 Nearly 400 county educators, administrators and groups concerned with education held an all-day meeting on the campus of the Arts Foundation (now Idyllwild Arts). 55 years ago – 1961 Idyllwild’s reputation as a creative center got a boost from a new art factory. Idyllwild resident and artist Jon Gnagy, with…