

‘The Miss Firecracker Contest’ opens Friday at Idyllwild Arts
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High Country Communities of talented artists will present their work at the third “Heart of the High Country” gallery show at the Anza Community Hall, 56630 Highway 371, in Anza, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28.
Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery is celebrating harvest and winemaking with its newest rotating gallery exhibit called “The Idyllwild Collection: Art Uncorked,” where artists uncork their talent with works as intriguing as harvest in the vineyard. The show kicks off with an “Afternoon with the Artists” from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. The…
By Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) students will present works they were unable to show last spring — the “Lost Works” — during a special Zoom session at https://idyllwildarts.zoom.us/j/92973371767 beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. The premature closing of the IAA campus in March, because of the pandemic, pushed the rest of…
From September through May, arts education is the principal focus of adults and students at Idyllwild Arts Academy. For decades, whether it is theater, visual art, film or music, instilling and transferring the stewardship of the arts to the next generation has been the focus at the western terminus of Tollgate Road. This purpose…
A day-long art event, capped with a three-hour wine tasting, will again crowd North Circle Drive with hundreds of pedestrians Saturday, Oct. 10. For the 18th consecutive year, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild will host the Art Walk and Wine Tasting. “This year will be a strong emphasis on the art component of the event,”…
Founded in 1980, Living Free Animal Sanctuary was among the first privately funded no-kill animal sanctuaries, with a mission of rescuing cats and dogs from imminent shelter euthanasia. And in an effort to better acquaint the mountain communities with Living Free’s mission, the board has inaugurated “town meetings,” prior to board meetings. The next meeting…