

Luber shares his “Esperanza” musical
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Ken Luber wrote the book and lyrics for the musical, “Esperanza,” which is Spanish for “hope.” The musical is about three former sports heroes reliving their careers. The performance was Sunday afternoon at the Spiritual Living Center. Saverio Rapezzi composed the music. Photo by Barbara Reese

The Monday, March 7 conversation with Ron McCurdy on the Idyllwild Arts campus at 7:30 p.m., followed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 by the Ron McCurdy Quartet’s jazz performance in William M. Lowman Concert Hall, are representative of the efforts outgoing Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) Head Marianne Kent-Stoll made to promote racial justice in…
Jacque Swerdfeger (left) joins Jon Milhouse (right) in a toast to his work, which was part of the “The Idyllwild Collection: HeART & Soul” show at the Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery this past weekend.
Mountain Center resident and artist Dore Capitani was honored and a bit overwhelmed when his beautiful blue intricately cut steel sphere, “Betty,” was installed on the famous El Paseo in Palm Desert.
By Idyllwild Community GardenContributed Renown Idyllwild Forest Garden expert Peter Kindfield will teach the second of his three class series this Saturday Aug. 14. New class time to beat the heat will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.Sign up at www.idyllwildgarden.org in the Calendar section for all classes. They are free but donations are most…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild concluded another very successful year, said President Gary Kuscher. “The 2013 Art Walk and Wine Tasting was outstanding. I’m very happy with the results,” he said. Once again, the event established record attendance, Kuscher gushed. “It was sold out and everything went smoothly.” He said AAI purchased 1,224 wine glasses….
It was a reunion of people from all over Southern California — parents, grandparents, children, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, girlfriends and widows. Yes, widows. And friends and co-workers. And TV crews. In an unlikely place for one — a barren area that requires driving a long, rutted, rocky and unpaved road — this family reunion…