
Photo by Teresa Garcia-Lande
Lilacs in bloom
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The scent of lilacs is heavy in town this week. The Garden Club will host a Lilac Tea at Alpenglow Gardens in Fern Valley on May 2 and 3 as well as an educational talk at the library and Lilac-inspired art show at the Caine Learning Center.

Ephemera, a “vintage pop culture wonderland” on the second floor of the Fort, will host an event with live music from 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9. The theme is “Get Lit with Ephemera,” and at sundown, its new “authentic Vegas-style neon sign” on the side of the building will be lit.Los Angeles experimental artist and…
Award-winning film and television composer and orchestrator Peter Davison built a major career in Los Angeles until he found the perfect studio in which to work — Idyllwild. “My music is changing,” said Davison. “Here there are so few distractions. Moving full-time to Idyllwild is the best thing we ever did. Living here has made…
As the end of the 19th century approached, Strawberry Valley (“Idyllwild” didn’t officially exist until 1901) was a far different place from anything we can readily picture today.
Kelli Way and Kami Blake exchange a hug during the first ICC Speaker Series event this year. On Thursday evening, they shared their separate views on the Israeli and Palestinian issues at Silver Pines Lodge.
Alex Keller opens the Songwriting Concert at Stephens Recital Hall at Idyllwild Arts on Monday …
Idyllwild Library Branch Manager and Librarian Shannon Houlihan Ng and staff drafted a proclamation declaring Sunday, Nov. 26, through Saturday, Dec. 2, Friends of Libraries Appreciation Week in Idyllwild. The proclamation, with three pages outlining the many functions and gifts of the Friends of the Idyllwild Library, acknowledges the critical roles the Friends play in…