Between two faults
![About 50 people came to the ICC Speaker Series Thursday night at Silver Pines Lodge. Dr. Patrick Smith, professor of geology at Mt. San Jacinto College, spoke about “Earthquakes Between Two Faults.” He discussed what Idyllwild and its environs may experience in the near future as a result of being situated between two earthquake fault zones — the San Andreas to the east and the San Jacinto to the west. Photo by Jenny Kirchner](https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/icc1.jpg)
Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Paul Riggi views lights intended for the Community Christmas Tree. Above, a climber in the top of Idyllwild’s Christmas Tree pulls the tree lights into place.
The Quiet Creek Living Room Gallery held a double artist’s reception and exhibition on Saturday, featuring award-winning Plein Air artist Paul Strahm, center, and internationally-recognized ceramist Leslie Thomson (not shown).
Nancy Borchers of Pine Cove is accomplished, in many art media and in many career incarnations. And she is modest. As she likes to explain, she gets interested in something and then just gets it done. “I’ve never really thought too much,” she said. “I just go on gut feelings. I see something and just…
With the potential for a white Christmas (or at least a wet Christmas) on the horizon, and a cover of gray skies for the Hillfolk, the annual presentation of Idyllwild’s Master Chorale was proving to be unpromising for both attendance and programmatic reasons. Artistic Director Dwight Holmes’ choices seemed at first glance uninspiring for his…
Beginning this week, Idyllwild Arts is reviving the oral tradition of sharing and learning history. For each of the next four weeks, a different speaker will tell a story about the early years of the school and the creation of the Academy. The idea originated with Pamela Jordan, President, Idyllwild Arts Foundation, who arrived on…