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Three singers lead a tour through the history of America’s music The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts FoundationContributed The influence of women on the evolution of jazz will be highlighted by a special performance presented by the Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation at 2 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the William M. Lowman Concert…
Janie Oliver recently purchased Town Baker Cafe and renamed it The Sunflower. All of the employees remained on staff and Oliver is adding to the menu and expanding the lunch hour. I interviewed Oliver on her birthday at the restaurant. One of the menu additions is the vegan baking treats of local Callie Squires of…
Idyllwild resident Kathy Harmon-Luber is exhibiting her photography “Venice: Whispers” at Artspresso Art Gallery from September through November. Artspresso is hosting a reception from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Of this new work, Kathy said, “Long before I ever visited Italy — in fact, from the time I was a young child of…
Lilacs reach their peaks of bloom and fragrance based on weather conditions. And since weather conditions vary, scheduling annual lilac festivals can be tricky. But this year, Gary Parton and his Idyllwild Garden Club associates are celebrating. The hundreds of lilac varietals at Parton’s Alpenglow Gardens on Fern Valley Road will be at their peak…
After a well-attended successful launch of his third annual Idyllwild Author Series, Eduardo Santiago next presents Reyna Grande, author of “The Distance Between Us” (Atria Books, 2012). Grande recounts in her memoir how, when she was two, her family life was devastated by the departure of first her father, then her mother, as undocumented immigrants…