‘Truth and integrity are important in the creation of art’ Idyllwild Arts Academy Visual Arts Chair David Reid-Marr is the next speaker at the Spotlight on Leadership series at the academy. The series, part of the academy’s outreach to the community, and its desire to build bridges of understanding and communication between campus and community,…

Organizers for “Beyond Bystander” expected a modest turnout for the symposium seeking to challenge and eliminate gender-based violence. But more than 50 people crowded into the Rainbow Inn venue on Tuesday, Dec. 1, to listen to presentations as part of a worldwide initiative. Organized by the Mountain Communities Alliance Against Gender-based Violence, the local panel…