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Mexican food is, in my opinion, the quintessential food to pair with beer. The complexity of spices in traditional Mexican dishes lends itself perfectly to the array of flavors in beer. The heavy amount of citrus and chocolate used in the cuisine also highlights the pairing.
The Idyllwild HELP Center’s annual Angel Tree is up and decorated with the names of many children. Helping this year are (from left) Teagan White, Brynnley Meyer, Caden Meyer, Peyton Manchee and Colleen Meyer, at the HELP Center. This year, two Angel trees are available. Besides the tree at the Library (shown here), the second tree is at Fairway Market. “We have the most kids on the Angel Tree that we have ever had,” wrote Colleen, the HELP Center’s client services administrator.
Next weekend, Idyllwild will host its first French Film Festival. Seven French short films will be shown at the Idyllwild Library Saturday, Oct. 21. The festival begins Friday night at Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery, when “Heloise” will be shown. While this is an English-language film, the subject is French romance. The idea for the…
Inland Empire teachers and graduate students interested in attending the Native American arts and cultures workshops this summer at the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program may be eligible for full scholarships. The workshops are from June 18 to July 6. Both week-long and weekend workshops are available and cover a variety of art forms. The scholarships…
Pine Cove resident Laura Caster had given up on marathon running — that is until she met a blind dog named Ella in July 2015. Caster had run the Los Angeles Marathon in 2002. “It was the worst experience of my life,” she recalled. “I started too fast, and it was very hot, and I…
Martha Lumia, Art Alliance of Idyllwild member, is a self-described “fiber” artist, with expertise in sewing, knitting, crochet and mixed-media paper making. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, Lumia is presenting a workshop in “Creating Nano Felted Silk Scarves,” a process employing “hand agitating” wool fibers into silk. The process creates a…