




Photo by Marshall Smith

Photos: This week in Idyllwild: January 7, 2016
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Under music director Peter Askim, the annual spring New Music Concert is very often just that — new, very new.
The 21st Jazz in the Pines festival is history and another demonstration of the multiple talents residing on the Hill. Not only of artists and musicians, but of individuals with other talents and skills able and willing to produce a jazz fest of this stature year after year who reside here, too. “The festival was…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild, in partnership with the Idyllwild Garden Club, offers its annual Plein Air Festival from Friday, June 6, to Sunday, June 8. For the layman, plein air painting is that which is done outdoors, a movement begun in the mid- to late-19th century by French impressionists who sought to capture the…
On April 7, National Public Radio’s Christopher O’Riley brings his popular showcase of up-and-coming young performing artists to the William M. Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus. O’Riley, a classical pianist and gifted interviewer, has hosted “From the Top” since 2000. Begun as an experiment 15 years ago, the one-hour program in which…
Fireside Book Club This month, the club has moved from the third Wednesday to the fourth Wednesday due to the holiday. They liked “Frankenstein” so much, they thought they’d like “Dracula” even better. Everyone is invited from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the Idyllwild Library to discuss the novel. Amazon said, “The…
Share your Christmas card mailing moment on Twitter By the U.S. Postal ServiceContributed Greeting cards are one of the most anticipated gifts of the holiday season — a tradition dating back more than 200 years. They are colorful, personal and last all season long. From photo cards, yearly round-up letters and cards expressing religious beliefs,…