

Fisher to life
By

FISHER TO LIFE: Historical lecturer and Hemet resident Penelope Engard engages the crowd at the Idyllwild Library with stories of late food author MFK Fisher. Fisher once owned 90 acres of land in Hemet with her second husband and authored such books as “How to Cook a Wolf” and “The Art of Eating.” Photo by John Drake

Travel delays — whether a boulder blocking the stagecoach, a stalled car blocking lanes or weather grounding an aircraft — are a constant irritant to those traveling. When we use common carriers, such as aircraft, the delay can be frustrating, but at least airports offer locations for those awaiting the departure. The Idyllwild Actors Theatre…
By Evan Mills“Finding My Little Red Hat” Editor At 97, former Miss America Jo-Carroll Dennison of Pine Cove on Sept. 13 published her memoir, “Finding My Little Red Hat.” Born in a men’s prison (read the book) in Florence, Arizona in 1923, Dennison learned to walk (and dance and sing) on a medicine show traveling…
Editor’s update: The Marine band on 8/17, Fritz Coleman is on at 5:30 p.m. and the band starts at 6 p.m. Dahleen is playing a recording of last year’s Marine Band performance from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Idyllwild’s free Summer Concert Series (ISCS) at the Butterfield Amphitheater continues Thursday, Aug. 17, with another tradition, the…
Award-winning author Samantha Dunn (right) was this week’s speaker at Eduardo Santiago’s (left) Idyllwild Author Series Sunday afternoon …
“Bohemio,” a Santana tribute band, opened Idyllwild’s Summer Concert Series with a comprehensive repertoire