

PHOTOS: Buddha finds new home
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Idyllwild Librarian Shannon Houlihan Ng said her nearly five years in Idyllwild have changed her in ways she never expected. “I’ve always been focused and running at full speed,” she observed. “My concept of home has always been where my family and my people are.” But even with her children and grandchildren living off the…
This Sunday, Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery will host recording artist Patrice Morris for a captivating performance of classic and original gospel music. For 12 years and counting, this quintessential singer/songwriter has kept her soul alive performing with The 5th Dimension much of the year, with gospel music in her heart. Morris began singing in…
The Idyllwild Arts Foundation hosts its annual student exhibition to benefit Idyllwild Arts Academy. Spotlight on Visual Arts once again will be held at the Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery on El Paseo Drive in Palm Desert, Friday May 4. The VIP reception begins at 5 p.m. and features a behind-the-scenes perspective and discussion with…
The 2012 Lemon Lily Festival committee is busy tying together loose ends in preparation for this year’s festival, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 21 and 22. New this year, organized by volunteer Pat Hughes, are 14 area artists painting original original art banners to be hung throughout Idyllwild leading up to and during…
Idyllwild Arts Academy sophomore Alex Bishop, creative writing major, is the next speaker at the academy-sponsored Idy Talks. The series is part of IAA’s “Art in Society” program designed to foster students’ commitment to using their art to contribute to society. Alex’s talk is timely. She just won a prestigious national award from the Poetry…
In 1991, Keith Froehlich and his late wife Bonnie founded the Idyllwild chapter of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians, Gays) in support of their gay son Ted. Froehlich opens this season’s Idyllwild Community Recreation Council (ICRC) Speaker Series with a talk titled, “The Power of One.” Froehlich reflects on the challenges in founding…