




Photo by Marshall Smith

Photos: This week in Idyllwild: January 7, 2016
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Bob and Adele Smith, 17-year residents of Idyllwild, are leaving the Hill for health reasons, moving to The Village in Hemet from their Alpen Woods Estates home at the top of Fern Valley. With their departure, Idyllwild loses two extraordinarily accomplished individuals with distinguished careers, each of whom are warm, gracious and fun to be…
I sat in Stephen Savage’s home studio on a beautiful fall afternoon. It’s comfortable warm tones of light, a dark leather couch, coffee table, and music equipment was meticulously placed throughout the studio. The light from multiple computer monitors cuts through the room with piercing cold tones as Savage tells me about his newest podcast…
Idyllwild has always been a resilient town. Tiny — but mighty — business owners are getting creative to keep a stream of revenue. Many have taken advantage of Zoom and other video conferencing apps to hold meetings, classes and discussion groups. Mary Morse, of Spirit Mountain Retreat, has been using Zoom to connect with those…
#InsteadofRedface – performance: Examining Indigenous America’s contributions to theater From Sunday, June 23, to Friday, June 28, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program will write another chapter in its history of engagement with Native American Arts by hosting the Native American Arts Festival. The history is as old as the Summer Program itself, which dates to…
A Taste of Idyllwild, a launch party for the 2014 Lemon Lily Festival, is being held at the home of Erin O’Neil from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 11. Two fun events from past years are being combined for this year’s festival. An early evening of food, beverage, music and nature benefits the Lemon…
(This story came from an AAI press release.) The Art Alliance of Idyllwild held its annual fund-raising event the “Eye of the Artist” on Saturday, July 15. AAI partnered with the Idyllwild Area Historical Society where artists and visitors enjoyed the museum’s gardens, live music and refreshments. N.S. David judged the many creative works art…