

Spirit Mountain Retreat hosts Day of the Dead celebration
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On Saturday, Nov. 3, Spirit Mountain Retreat celebrated Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, where altars were created honoring those we love that have died. About 25 people gathered in the great stone circle sharing in ancient ritual style about friends and family, honoring their lives, and welcoming their presence among us. Photo by Careena Chase

Los Angeles attorney Bruce Ross has a long history with Idyllwild. Forty years ago, he thought to invest in a restaurant in Pine Cove with a friend. The friend was killed in a bike crash and Ross’ thoughts of owning a restaurant took second place to his burgeoning law career — until now. Ross bought…
The Idyllwild Nature Center celebrates Memorial Day Weekend with its annual Wildflower and Art Exhibit at its location 1 mile north of Idyllwild, an event now in its 36th year. Coordinator and Park Interpreter Jyoti Kintz described the annual trek staff and volunteers make prior to the event to habitats both on (Idyllwild and Garner…
Construction of the William M. Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Programs campus will occur in the next year or two. The Idyllwild Arts Foundation successfully completed a $6.3-million campaign to fund the project by its Dec. 31 deadline. A 298-seat, acoustically brilliant facility, the concert hall will become the centerpiece…
The Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) has initiated a bi-coastal series of “Engagement Events” beginning Jan. 22 in New York City at the Blue Gallery. Other events are scheduled In Los Angeles (Feb. 8) Palm Desert (March 5) and San Francisco (April 6.) According to an IAA press release, the events are aimed at bringing together…
As promising as the weather prognostications materialized for the gradual relief of summertime heat over the holiday weekend — happily enough for the various yard sale promoters — the prospects for the annual Levy and Speltz families’ benefit for the Idyllwild Arts Foundation were even greater, due not only to a better event venue, just…
The Friends of the Idyllwild Library announce their upcoming annual meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Rainbow Inn. After the ratification of new officers for the Friends, reports from the former office holders, and summary transactions of new business, an invitation is extended to all attendees for the annual performance event, which…