
Ella Fors, 3, is fascinated Friday by the G-scale railroad running high inside Jo’An’s restaurant. She, her parents and her brother, Nathan, visited from San Clemente.
Photo by Jack Clark
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Ella Fors, 3, is fascinated Friday by the G-scale railroad running high inside Jo’An’s restaurant. She, her parents and her brother, Nathan, visited from San Clemente.
Photo by Jack Clark
Ken Dahleen, founder and impresario of the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series, has done it again — created a summer lineup with something for everyone. For 16 years, Dahleen and his board have provided a Thursday-night summer series of music under the stars — free. He contracts the acts and begins each summer with insufficient money…
Idyllwild Library is kicking off its annual Summer Reading program, a six-week reading party, from Monday, June 13, to Friday, July 22. An Idyll-Beast sighting is expected during the inaugural morning children’s session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first day. The theme this year is “Reading beyond the beaten path,” encouraging people (and…
The Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation has been supporting Idyllwild Arts though fundraising for 50 years. In honor of its 50th year, this year it is sponsoring “Chairs for Charity” that continues to benefit the student scholarship fund of the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program. The fundraiser kicks off at Middle Ridge Winery Tasting…
The year of the dragon, Chinese Year 4710, began on Jan. 23 and is considered the luckiest year in the 12-year Chinese Zodiac cycle. Red is the dragon’s color, and wearing red is said to ensure good fortune. Each day of the 15-day holiday comes with its recommended traditions, all designed to bring happiness, prosperity…
This story is about Art; that is, Art Connor. Since 2010, Art has been curator for The Record Collection here in Idyllwild on Lower Pine Crest Avenue, just paces down the road from the Idyllwild Water District office. Both Art and The Record Collection have interesting histories. Originally, I thought I was going to interview…