

“Colors of France” opens at Artspresso
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Kathy Harmon-Luber, center, enjoys socializing with the many supporters and friends who came out to her “Colors of France” photography art reception Saturday afternoon at Artspresso. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

“Life always gives more than it takes away,” mused Gary Kuscher with a wistful glance. Born into a family of artists, his parents both Broadway actors, Kuscher majored in music, he even blew the sax with Ernie Watts — but piano was his first love. “While I can no longer caress my piano with that…
Noel Alumit, author of “Talking to the Moon” and “Letters to Montgomery Clift,” talks with Idyllwild Authors Series host Eduardo Santiago at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 10, at B’s Mountain of Books in Idyllwild. “Talking to the Moon” (Carroll & Graf Publishers 2007), Alumit’s second novel, is a fictional account growing out of an actual…
It’s opening day and opening weekend for year eight of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. And this audacious upstart festival that Stephen Savage started as a valentine to his hometown of Idyllwild has grown into a preeminent indie film event. While Founder and Festival Chairman Savage is increasingly involved writing and directing major feature…