

Beer tasting fun, educational
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On Thursday evening, Idyllwild Awhile Wine Shoppe held a beer tasting, hosted by Jared Dillon. Guests were treated to five different kinds of beer and hors d’oeuvres. In front, Karen Smith (left) and Paul Newkirk enjoy selections of beer and good conversation. At the back table, Dillon (standing) talks about the beers with Brad Rechtfertig, Jim Keifer and Ben Cardell. Photo by Barbara Reese

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild presents its third judged show for AAI member artists coupled with a working artist gallery tour the weekend of July 19 and 20. Artists may enter one piece to be judged, in one of six categories — oils and acrylics; water-based media; pastels, charcoal, drawings and print making; mixed-media, collage…
Marsha Lytle, chair of the 19th Annual Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines, is tired but excited about the 2012 edition of the local jazz festival. For example, she is looking forward to Mary Stalling’s performance on Saturday, Aug. 25, in the Barn. “I haven’t seen her in about 35 years. The last time was…
Living Free, the local no-kill animal sanctuary, which rescues cats and dogs, is holding its third-annual Howl and Yowl fundraiser, Saturday, Sept. 24. “There will be four great bands. They’ll will offer country music from progressive to traditional,” said Randall Harris, Living Free’s president. “We’ll be rocking the meadow. It’s going to be awesome.” The…
Large claps of percussion and thunder descended on Idyllwild Saturday.
Idyllwild Arts Symphonic Band, comprised of almost 80 students, and under the direction of Steve Acciani, held a summer concert Sunday, July 31, at the Idyllwild Arts Theatre.
Practicing attorney and mother of two, Natashia Deon pleaded with her publishers not to release her first novel, “Grace,” this summer. “Are you kidding?” she said. “Nobody’s going to notice ‘Grace’ if you release it in competition with all those two-million-dollar books.” But people have noticed. “Grace” received extraordinarily glowing reviews from the New York…