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Don Reed (center) with his brother Dennis Roger Reed (left) and good friend Happel James Reed brought exceptionally great talent and music to the Summer Music Festival Benefit at the Quiet Creek Inn on Saturday. The proceeds from the benefit go to assist the Earthwitness Foundation and the Idyllwild Community Fund. This Gala event was sponsored by Quiet Creek Inn, Earthwitness Foundation and Pino Tree Service. Photo by Careena Chase







The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians invites the community and public to the 20th-annual Payomkawichum Soboba Inter-Tribal Pow Wow set to take place from Friday to Sunday, Sept. 16 to 19, at the Soboba Event Center next to Soboba Casino. This will be a family friendly event with free admission and parking. Everyone is welcome….
Saturday evening, April 12, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild is inviting the community to an old-fashioned, community event, “To greet, meet and eat,” according to Gary Kuscher, AAI president. He stressed that this is not an AAI art event or meeting, rather it is to get individuals and members of the various community groups to…
Lorel Cornman’s studio is alive with a plethora of unfinished work. The studio, the art, aren’t at all stagnant, rather, the studio beckons and the work begs completion. Tactile, bold and practically moving on their own volition, Lorel’s work is not to be ignored. Lorel, a prolific producer and seller of her textural multi-layered abstract…
Wildland Organics offers eco-conscious hair and body care products, helping people live a healthy and organic lifestyle. On Halloween, Wildland Organics officially opened a new storefront in Oakwood Village — a dream come true for owners Marisa Quintanilla and Daane Griffeth. “We’ve always loved this spot,” Quintanilla said. “We wanted to open a shop but…
Editor’s note: Much of the genesis of this Idyllwild Artist series is to tell the back stories of many of our local friends and neighbors — stories we don’t know. And, inasmuch as Idyllwild is an arts destination, many of the stories are of careers either in or connected with the arts. This is another….
The retail space next to Café Aroma has been intermittently filled with art over the years. Golden Pine Gallery recently moved in after the space had been vacant for some time. Julianna Poldi, the owner, opened the gallery in July. While Poldi shows her own artistic paintings, she also has other artists’ work on display….