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From left, Will Whitaker, piano and Paulina Kurtz, vocals closeout the Songwriting Concert at Idyllwild Arts with “But I Always Look Back” written by Whitaker. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

A remarkable new group called Death Cafe has been meeting in Idyllwild for several months now. While the name alone may shake you up, it is anything but disturbing. Here you find a gathering of curious people from wide and far, who meet for two hours over cake and coffee to discuss the only sure thing in life.
Linda Fuller, beloved art teacher, is the third speaker in the Throwback Summer Lecture Series to be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at the Krone Library on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The idea of the lectures is to learn about and celebrate the past 70 years of this successful, creative arts academy. Linda…
This season of Idyllwild Community Center speakers features local residents. Idyllwild residents Carol Martin and husband J.B. Leep are world travelers – Europe, China, Russia, Egypt, Morocco, Argentina, Peru, the Amazon and Kenya. As part of the ICC series, Martin will present slides and discuss their recent trip to Southeast Asia – a month long…
The Town Crier’s Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award 2016 contest is over and though all three sets of nominees — Jerry Holldber, Janet Murasko/Robert Hewitt and Christina Nordella — received numerous votes, the overwhelming victors were Animal Rescue Friends of Idyllwild volunteers Murasko and Hewitt. The two have stood at the helm of Animal Rescue…