

Butterfly Daze
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Short-story writer Ben Loory begins at the beginning and ends at the end, with no preconceived notion of what’s in between. He said he is fully and happily in the moment when he writes. “I just write beginning to end, with no idea how it’s going to turn out,” he noted. “It’s very organic, somewhat…
Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) invites the public to attend its CommunityDay from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 11, to learn about thetransformative power of art. As part of the event, Arts EnterpriseLaboratory (AEL) student Devika Aggarwal will unveil herthought-provoking, interactive and meticulously-engineered artinstallation “Outside In,” a sphere-like, geodesic dome structure thatwill provide a…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild will host a community potluck just for the fun of it. With the tagline, “The community that eats together stays together,” the event is open to the community and free to all. Noted the Alliance website, “Art is often a reflection of life, and what better way to inspire art…
More to the mathematics of music than the beat “Musical form is close to mathematics — not perhaps to mathematics itself, but certainly to something like mathematical thinking and relationship,” observed 20th century Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. “Music is the pleasure the human soul experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting,”…
Despite the cold and foggy weather, many came out to enjoy the Idyllwild Renaissance Faire at Camp Emerson over the weekend. Sword battles, ax throwing, yarn spinning, storytelling and musical performances were just a few of the events happening to keep visitors entertained. Many booths were also set up selling food, beverages and unique, handmade…
Roland Gaebert, retired State Park Ranger, is busy assisting Pacific Crest Trail through-hikers as an unofficial “trail angel.” He also volunteers widely throughout Idyllwild – as a Forest Service fire lookout, Mountain Disaster Preparedness Disaster Assistance Station supervisor, Idyllwild Rotary, Mile High Radio Club and for WNKI, Idyllwild’s emergency radio station. Gaebert is an avid…