PHOTOS: Last week in Idyllwild April 30, 2015
![Docent and volunteer for the Idyllwild Area Historical Society, Sharla Carpenter, receives one of the door prizes from President Marlene Pierce at the annual volunteer luncheon on Wednesday, April 15.Photo by John Drake](https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IAHS.jpg)
![Lawrence Spector performs for patrons at Idyll Awhile Wine Shoppe and Bistro Wednesday evening, April 22.Photo by Gallagher Goodland](https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/spector.jpg)
“The Idyllwild Area Historical Society and museum used to have a beautiful, old, but healthy large pine tree in front of our garden facing North Circle Drive,” wrote IAHS Vice President Marlene Pierce. “However, several months ago, a Southern California Edison crew topped the tree, leaving a huge pine trunk.” One IAHS board member stepped…
By Idyllwild Community GardenContributed Renown Idyllwild forest garden expert Peter Kindfield will teach three classes over three Saturdays in August from 9 to 10 a.m. beginning this Saturday, Aug. 7. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to learn how to ‘Garden Like the Forest.”Topics will include the composition of healthy soil, how forests recycle nutrients through…
Ted Belden, son of Pinecraft Furniture originator Charles Selden Belden, headlines the Idyllwild Community Recreation Council’s popular series on Friday, March 15. This is a not to be missed opportunity for anyone interested in Idyllwild’s history from the 30s through the 60s, and for devotees and collectors of the Pinecraft Furniture line, which Selden began…
Eduardo Santiago was the guest author at the Jan. 30 meeting of the Idyllwild Community Center Bookclub, held monthly at the Creekstone Inn. Santiago’s new novel, “Midnight Rumba,” had been chosen as the club’s book for January, and the novelist was gracious enough to agree to attend the discussion.
The prospects of the Labor Day holiday weekend always bode well for the Idyllwild area, regardless of ever-changing weather patterns and the ever-increasing plethora of yard sales and other outdoor activities. To this mixture of community togetherness, the joint coordinators of the Manhattan Chamber Players, Luke Fleming and Brendan Speltz, both dedicated musicians as well…
Idyllwild’s 2023 free Summer Concert Series (ISCS) continues Thursday, July 13, when the Big Band Staff backs up Sharon Owens in a “Tribute to Barbra Streisand.” There will be no opening act, and the music starts at 7 p.m. The concerts are free to all and have been a big draw for locals and visitors…