PHOTOS: Last Week in Idyllwild: June 4, 2015
Barnaby Finch and friends explore the hip highs and humorous lows of jazz and country music in their annual concert to benefit the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation Scholarship Fund. Tickets for the Sunday, May 31, event are $40 and are inclusive of the 11:30 a.m. brunch, at the Fireside Room in Nelson Dining Hall…
The public is invited to join the Idyllwild Garden Club for a presentation by noted arborist Deborah Geisinger. She will discuss how to care for your trees, and how to identify and prevent problems, therefore ensuring that we are good stewards to one of our mountain’s most valuable gifts. There will be time allowed for…
Remember Mary Ann from “Gilligan’s Island?” She’s coming to Soboba Casino. Dawn Wells made history as the first woman to sport “short shorts” on national television, and has been making hearts pound ever since. If you are one of the many fans who tuned into “Gilligan’s Island” every week, you have the chance to get…
Idyllwild Arts symposium to raise awareness for an endangered minority With the fraying of community bonds and the gaping holes in the U.S. safety net leaving millions of Americans only a health crisis or a job loss away from becoming homeless, the crisis of homelessness touches more of us than we’d like to admit. On…
Brendan Steele finished in a tie for 30th place last week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, posting an 11-under par 69-69-67-72 — 277. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged over 320 yards while finding 66% of the fairways, and he hit a sparkling 87.5% of the greens in regulation, but his putter cost him…
James Tompkins, also known by his stage name “Hooke,” brought together the members of the band called Port O’Thority. Hooke develops the sound for the compositions the band plays. He also plays guitar, world-percussion drums and ukulele, and uses his years of training in theater to put together their pirate act. As with most artists…