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Playing bagpipe classics, The University of California, Riverside Pipe Band is always a favorite every year. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
















Riverside County Regional Park & Open–Space District staff have expanded service in Idyllwild by now operating Idyllwild Town Hall. RivCoParks also operates Hurkey Creek Park, Idyllwild Park, Idyllwild Nature Center, McCall Memorial Park, Lawler Lodge and Lawler Alpine Cabins. RivCoParks staff will be hosting a Meet and Greet with Idyllwild community members during the summer…
Violin virtuoso and recent Mountain Center resident Farhoud Moshfegh admits, “I collect beautiful instruments in an almost obsessive way. The history of the instruments and their players are etched in their veneer and tell a compelling story of each instrument’s journey. These represent stories I cherish.” Moshfegh’s intriguing journey began in the walled Jewish ghetto…
The newly elected board of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild met on Saturday, Jan. 28, to revise the organization’s bylaws. Outgoing President Shanna Rob said bylaws needed revision since this was the first leadership transition since they were initially drafted. “This was the first election in which the members had a voice in electing their…
By Idyllwild Community CenterContributed Ever wanted to join your neighbors and friends for some homemade soup, bread and great conversation? Well, now you can at Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St., from 12:30-2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25 for the Mountain Community Lunch. The event is free and co-sponsored by friends who just want to get…
The Idyllwild Arts Academy Theatre Department’s next production intertwines mythology and contemporary history to address the complex and ever-present issue of war. Ellen McLaughlin’s “Ajax in Iraq” takes on the eternal conflict — war — and opens up issues such as leadership and soldiers’ responsibilities. McLaughlin’s script presents two pictures of war. The relationship between…