Two of 23 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant recipients for 2012 have Idyllwild connections — mandolin virtuoso, singer and composer Chris Thile grew up in Idyllwild and showed talent as a musician at a very early age. Thile is a New York City resident currently on a national tour with the Punch Brothers.   Claire Chase,…

The Friends of the Idyllwild Library are sponsoring the seminar series “Ernest Hemingway: His Literature, His Life, His Legend” as presented by Hemingway expert Nancy W. Sindelar. As of early Monday morning, 17 sign-ups for the four-part series have been recorded, and it is expected that by the initial session there will be several more…