April 15 marks 104 years since the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York, an event that shocked the world over and inspired decades of searches for its wreckage and the treasures she concealed. In commemoration, Soboba Casino is bringing the memory of the Titanic back to the forefront with…

Local artist John Cook’s transition to mosaic art from stain glass was serendipity. But his new talent will honor Leo Politi, renowned Los Angeles artist and children’s author. Cook’s mosaics, patterned after Politi’s sidewalk mosaics, will be placed in the Leo Politi Garden outside the Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno. Politi, whose…

Amy Ephron, yes, that Ephron family, is the next author to speak at Eduardo Santiago’s Idyllwild Authors Series. She is the author of bestsellers “One Sunday Morning,” and “A Cup of Tea” that spent 37 weeks on the Los Angeles Times Bestseller list. Santiago will interview Ephron about her new collection of stories, “Loose Diamonds,…