


Photo by Marshall Smith
PHOTOS: Last Week in Idyllwild: June 4, 2015
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Idyllwild local and Idyllwild Arts Academy senior Ben Cruz was one of eight visual artists nationally to be awarded the highest honor by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers — the Gold Medal Portfolio for his work in painting. Now in its 94th year, the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards is the longest-running and…
Philosopher Rick Barker, author of “Transcending Evolution, a Christian Guide to Understanding, Accepting and Transcending Evolution” (Amazon 2014), riffs on complex themes and evolutionary history much like a master jazz improviser. He connects the dissonances and sonorities of human societal growth to illustrate what is the most important end product of that growth — choice….
Installed in May 2015, after a chaotic en masse resignation of the previous board, the board of directors of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild has reinvented and redefined itself. At its annual membership meeting Friday, Feb. 26, the board reviewed its last nine-and-a-half months and unveiled plans for the future. AAI is steadied by a…
Residents acted as docents at homes whose owners opened their doors to visitors during the Idyllwild Area Historical Society 11th Annual Home Tour.