
Photo by John Drake

Photo by John Drake
PHOTOS: Second Saturday Art Fair …
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Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit member and Town Crier columnist Helene Lohr creating art in front of her booth “Windwoodstone.”


Bright mountain sunshine filtered by tall pines, oaks and cedars provided the setting for the Arts and Crafts and Vendor Courtyard, which proved to be a very busy place during Living Free Animal Sanctuary’s “It’s All About the Animals” event on Saturday, Oct. 15.
Southern California native Rob Padilla’s wicked imagination sees a world awash in color and amplified with near palpable sound. Not what you’d call silent art, his brush literally strokes the senses, rendering and amplifying, scoring harmonics with electric vibrance. “When you understand it (Padilla’s art), your eyes open and the canvas invites you into a…
On June 1 of this year, Idyllwild Library Branch Manager Shannon Ng also became Anza Valley Community Library’s branch manager. “I’m just now getting comfortable,” she said. “The COVID restrictions were lifted about the time I started managing both branches, so things became complicated very quickly.” She was offered the Anza position when the branch…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s ambitious project to install public art in Idyllwild and Pine Cove moved from page to reality when 22 nearly life-size aluminum deer arrived at Forest Lumber Wednesday, June 12. Twenty-three mostly local artists and representatives of the Idyllwild School smARTS program began picking up deer assigned to their creative care…
Idyllwild Arts Academy junior Ben Champion is in his second year as a fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Nancy and Barry Sanders Composer Fellowship Program. Two weeks ago, Ben had the thrill of hearing his three-minute composition, “Migration,” played at the Walt Disney Concert Hall by the full Philharmonic under the direction of Christopher…
At 10:30 am Wednesday, July 3, Jen Hajj will show how abstract art can be created by using acrylics to create paintings. As Jen puts it, “One can create beautiful and interesting paintings by letting the pigment run amok.” Jen came to Idyllwild five years ago and started volunteering at the school and library. One…