
Photo by Peter Szabadi



Photos by Peter Szabadi

Photo courtesy Lois Sheppard


Paws for Rhythm and Brews and Pet Parade benefit ARF
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Katie Jones and Barb Reese compete in the Ladies Stein Holding Contest at the Animal Rescue Friends’ Paws for Rhythm and Brews fundraiser at the Nature Center on Saturday. Jones held it the longest and even beat the men by a few minutes.







Just a little taste of some of the events on the Hill last week …
“Dear Elizabeth” by Sarah Ruhl is a theatrical adaptation from letters that passed between writers Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Touted as one of the greatest exposés between two American literary giants spanning a period of 30 years, the play is culled and scripted from more than 800 letters of intricate friendship and supportive critique,…
Three accomplished standup comedians — Virginia Jones, Christina Walkinshaw and Tamra Brown — will be visiting Idyllwild on Tuesday, June 12, for the second annual Hilltop Comedy Night. Two local musical acts — The Funky Mothers and Chris Doshier — are also on the bill. Soroptimist International of Idyllwild organized the event, in its second…
Changes to the events calendar, a new website, a new automated membership system and adjustments to the process for choosing the year’s best artist were announced.
The annual Native American Arts Festival Week is a cultural gemstone in the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program offerings. This year’s theme is “Native American Art and Activism.” Tribal artists and speakers examine ways to foster change and raise awareness about social and political issues of particular importance to Native Americans. Program Director Heather Companiott spoke…