

Church hosts craft fair
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The Community Presbyterian Church hosted many artists on Saturday at their annual Arts & Crafts fair. Here, Nanci Killingsworth displays her mosaics and handmade purses. Photo by Barb Reese


Helen Hixon is the proprietor of Mountain Pottery. Locals may have noticed that the shop and studio moved from upper North Circle to the newly refurbished building next to Forest Lumber and Idyllwild Laundry Service in May of last year. Hixon seems happy in her new surroundings: “I loved the old space with its forest…
While COVID-19 has impacted all of us adults, children have endured many challenges as well. Idyllwild has always supported the arts. For being such a small town, we are full of artists who use all different mediums. smARTS, a 501c3 volunteer group, is dedicated to helping students learn about art, encouraging them to nourish their…
Chris Reba is in his second year as chair of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Music Department and is already expanding curricula offerings to better equip students to work professionally in multiple musical genres and specialties. He is the next speaker at the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s Spotlight on Leadership series. As part of the…
Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild’s Pets of the Year photo contest gathered in $11,206 by the time it ended at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, more than the $10,000 goal shown online. The funds will go right back into the community to help people with low incomes afford services for their animals at ARF’s clinic….
Pixar creative director in Idyllwild to explain his creations The magic of the Pixar stories told in Disney parks takes you to different worlds — worlds so compelling that they can seem real to both children and adults. The man behind the magic, Roger Gould, will talk about his tricks at the invitation of the…