
PHOTO BY MARY PIMENTEL
Students of the week
By Idyllwild Town Crier


Idyllwild harpist Christian Chalifour is hosting an ongoing small orchestra rehearsal group from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays at Idyllwild Center for Spiritual Living on Ridgeview Drive in The Courtyard. He is seeking any string players (violin, viola, cello or bass) who perhaps haven’t played their instruments in a while, and would like to join…
Harold Wheery and his Blue Breeze Band bring their familiar brand of blazing Motown to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. Not only is the music some of the best in pop music’s lexicon, BBB executes with punch and panache. Wheery, BBB’s elder statesman on guitar, returns with his regulars — Bob Henley III on vocals;…
Think of Idyllwild and locals with jeans, T-shirts, fleeces, and any kind of hiking or running footwear might come to mind. But work through the dust and sweat, another vision of Idyllwild is revealed: beautiful and elegant local ladies.Proving this point will be Donna Elliot’s “Fashionable Idyllwild” portrait exhibition with an opening reception from 4…
“Dahlia” was one four-legged customer with her owner at the Paws for Rhythm and Brews Craft Beer Festival at the Idyllwild Nature Center Saturday. The Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild organized and sponsored the event …
Ella Fors, 3, is fascinated Friday by the G-scale railroad running high inside Jo’An’s restaurant. She, her parents and her brother, Nathan, visited from San Clemente. Photo by Jack Clark
Gary Kuscher is the new president of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild. He takes over from Lea Deesing, with whom he served as vice president and hospitality coordinator. “We have some new board members, some exciting new projects and expanded revenue from last year’s events,” Kuscher said. “We’re very excited about our year coming up.”…