
Photo by JP Crumrine


Photo by JP Crumrine

Photo by JP Crumrine




Many attend Brewpub’s soft opening
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Hill resident Dave Pelham numbers the guitars he builds. Number one was completed in 1975 after an encounter with master guitar builder David Santo. “He was finishing a guitar for Kenny Loggins. He gave me quick verbal instructions [on building a guitar], said I probably didn’t need power tools for construction and that was it….
The term “page turner” is generally associated with novels of suspense, intrigue and mystery. Rarely do we find it applied to a work of nonfiction. But one writer has crafted a memoir of his time as an arctic physician that well earns that accolade. The book is “On Call in the Arctic” by Thomas J….
Beginning Monday, April 16, the Rustic Theatre will shutter for four days to convert from long-dominant 35 millimeter to state-of-the-art digital projection. The era of reels of film is ending. For movie houses that cannot afford the upgrade to digital, it is also the end. Conversion is forcing the closure of nearly 1,000 smaller movie…
The Stratford Players of Idyllwild announces it has been granted rights to perform the 2013 Tony Award winner for Best Play, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” Last month, the Los Angeles production finished its extended run at the Mark Taper Forum. “I am thrilled!” said Marsha Kennedy, Stratford Players’ artistic director. “‘Vanya and…
Grammy-nominated jazz singer Denise Donatelli knows how to caress a lyric so that you feel the story in the song — the happiness, the ache, the sadness and the soul. “A dark, enchanting voice, an intuitive ability to tell a musical story, and ineffable rhythmic drive — all the qualities one looks for in a…
Few people live in Idyllwild who can say they were actually born in Idyllwild. Many live here but are born in nearby hospitals or birthing centers. However, Tammy Fogle was born in Idyllwild with the help of midwives. “We moved around a lot,” Fogle explained. “I went to 15 schools before graduating from high school.”…