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Washboard Joey and The Muddy Boots played traditional jazz Saturday night at Cafe Aroma during the 10th-annual Aroma Spring Jazz Festival. From left, Joey “Washboard” Sellers, trombone; “Blind” Doug Mattocks, banjo; Willy “Lips” McGee, trumpet; John “Bigs” Noreyko, tuba; Paul Carman, saxophone; Kendall “Sweets” Kay, drums; and Sydney “Bad” Badeaux, clarinet. Photo by Jenny Kirchner


More wineries, more wine stations, more music venues planned …
The interior of the nearly ready William M. Lowman Concert Hall, the new state-of-the-art music venue on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The beams visible in the ceiling are part of the acoustical design engineered by ARUP North America, the firm responsible for the designs of the world-famous Sydney (Australia) Opera House, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Tate Modern in London. The concert venue should open soon.
Idyllwild residents showed their support for the global March Against Monsanto
On Sunday, May 17, the Idyllwild Climbers Alliance will host the fifth annual Climbers Festival. Dedicated climbers, passionate about Idyllwild’s rock climbing opportunities, will meet to clean up trails leading to major climbing destinations on Tahquitz and Suicide rocks. “We’ll focus on cleaning up the trails to prevent erosion,” said coordinator Jim Pinter-Lucke, Claremont resident…
Local restaurants are still open and need your business. If you’re looking for meal ideas, check out some of these popular dishes. Atomic Cow Creamery Turkey and Cheese Sub – $7.99 Nutter Butter Peanut Shake – $5.50 Café Aroma Barbecue Ribs – $27Raspberry Chicken Sandwich – $18Family Pasta Night (Tuesdays 4–8 p.m.). Choice of pasta and…
Idyllwild hot spot Ferro Restaurant, already known as the home of weekly Jazz Nights with the Ferro Jazz Trio featuring Paul Carman, Barnaby Finch and Marshall Hawkins, invites guests to enjoy a special summer series of performances from Aug. 2 through Labor Day Weekend. Access to the performances, and cocktails on the patio, are available…