
Photo by John Drake
Isis Theatre’s gala fundraiser
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Isis Theatre Company gathers a sold-out crowd for the fundraiser for the stage company held at Erin O’Neil’s home last Friday.

Janie Oliver recently purchased Town Baker Cafe and renamed it The Sunflower. All of the employees remained on staff and Oliver is adding to the menu and expanding the lunch hour. I interviewed Oliver on her birthday at the restaurant. One of the menu additions is the vegan baking treats of local Callie Squires of…
May 12 and 13 will be a special weekend on the Hill. That’s because “Idyllwild’s Got Talent!,” a variety show and fundraiser, is being organized for the Idyllwild Community Center. The funds will be used for furnishings and games for the youth room at the ICC. Potential performers and acts are requested to audition in…
Local restaurants are still open and need your business. If you’re looking for meal ideas, check out some of these popular dishes. Atomic Cow Creamery Turkey and Cheese Sub – $7.99 Nutter Butter Peanut Shake – $5.50 Café Aroma Barbecue Ribs – $27Raspberry Chicken Sandwich – $18Family Pasta Night (Tuesdays 4–8 p.m.). Choice of pasta and…
If you want to feel special and have a little elegant red carpet treatment here on the mountain, the Associates of Idyllwild Arts have the perfect end of summer elixir — the Jazz in the Pines Patron’s Package highlighted by the Patrons’ Dinner Dance on Friday, Aug. 24. “It is a VIP evening, elegant…
Janet Fitch’s mega-bestselling 1999 debut novel “White Oleander” makes her well qualified to lead the April 5 to 7 Spring Writers Retreat (idyllwildarts.org/spring-writers-retreat/) on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The course description promises an attempt to “reinforce participants’ connection with their creative sources, and explore aspects of craft,” and the craft that Fitch lavished on “White…