

Rachel Resnick shares her story with Idyllwild audience
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Rachel Resnick, author of “Love Junkie,” discusses her book with the audience at B’s Mountain of Books during the last session of the Idyllwild Authors Series. Photo: Cid Castillo

For many years, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program has been known as a gathering place for some of the country’s finest poets and writers. This year, summer faculty Amy Friedman, Samantha Dunn and Ed Skoog launched the first Writers Week, a cross-discipline conversation among poets, fiction and non-fiction writers, memoirists, essayists and screenwriters. “For years,…
Idyllwild has been impacted as COVID-19 has changed life in so many ways. Many annual events have been canceled, leaving everyone in the community feeling a bit out of sorts. One of the big events is the annual Christmas Tree Lighting, which is normally held the last Saturday of November. This year would have been…
Once again, Wendy Watts, Town Hall administrator, has organized a week of speakers for local youth during the upcoming Idyllwild School spring break, from March 30 to April 3. Just as last year, different individuals will come to Town Hall and talk to the kids on the topic, “What do you want to be when…
Camp Alandale on Highway 243, a Hill fixture for 35 years, had been facing the threat of closure over the expense of upgrading current facilities to meet code and expanding the camp to serve greater numbers of abused youth. But in what camp managers call a gift from God, they were able to purchase a…
Friday, Feb. 16, dozens of Idyllwild (AAI) members gathered at Harvey House for the annual Meeting and Mingle. Everyone who attended brought a dish to share with their fellow artists and friends. Monica Sierras performed on her ukulele while everyone ate, sipped wine and enjoyed the atmosphere. Emily Burton took home the Artist of the…