The Idyllwild Contemporary Book Club discusses “Orfeo” by Richard Powers at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at a location to be announced. For details, call Gina Genis at 951-659-6256 … The Idyllwild Garden Club’s bulb sale on the weekend of the 11th was canceled due to a miss-delivery of 75 percent of the ordered bulbs….

The next Permaculture meeting (a subgroup of Idyllwild Conversations) will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Idyllwild Library. The topic is “Harvesting and Preserving Food in Idyllwild.” The meeting is free, and all are invited.