Idyllwild Arts Summer Program is offering scholarships sponsored by the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians to bring teachers to Native American Arts workshops at the campus. These funds are intended to benefit both the scholarship recipients themselves as well as their students and communities when they return home. The expenses covered by the…

What do macaws and chocolate have in common? This was the topic of the lecture by Dr. Patricia Crown, professor of anthropology, University of New Mexico, delivered at the Idyllwild Arts Academy during Native American Arts Week. The Mayans and Aztecs discovered the nutritious and culinary value of the nut from the cacao tree in…

A special concert to benefit Idyllwild Fire Department following the Cranston Fire is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the fire station. The event is free to the public through donations are welcome. Entertainment includes Barnaby and Anne Finch performing “Hanky Panky,” music by Hank Williams and Bob Wills; and Lisa…

Guests at this month’s Idyllwild Arts Academy Alumni/Family Weekend and Open House will be treated to a rare glimpse of Broadway. Alums, current families, families curious about the academy as an option for their children — and anyone else who loves musical theatre — will be transported “From Main Street to 42nd Street” by 1998…