Uniting community, one sign at a time
Idyllwild has seen an influx of new residents in recent months. Grace Honor Gaardian is one of them, having made her way...
Academy senior bassoonist is a rising star
Preston Atkins, 16, a senior bassoonist at Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) who hails from Cedar Falls, Iowa, is preparing for a number...
Cole Withers Band debuts ‘The Last Bookstore’
An Idyllwild original album
“The Last Bookstore,” a standout collection of original tunes written and sung by Cole Withers, delivers the authentic experience. Produced by...
Anna Ancheta, musician, conductor, educator and artist
Anna Ancheta teaches voice and how to project when singing, yet her own voice is quiet. Her accomplishments as a musician, conductor, educator and...
Pamyua, a highlight at the Native American Arts Festival
The 2022 Idyllwild Arts (IA) Native American Arts Festival came to a close with a concert in Holmes Amphitheatre featuring Alaska’s most...
One fateful moment turns paramedic into an artistic carver
Idyllwild local Cory Lavy wasn’t always the artistic type. While he was born and raised in Idyllwild, Lavy was more interested in...
From teacher to iconographer, Nancy Borchers just gets it done
Nancy Borchers of Pine Cove is accomplished, in many art media and in many career incarnations. And she is modest. As she likes to...
Theater company presents ‘Chapatti’
With “Chapatti,” Idyllwild Actors Theatre (IAT) brings a heartwarming Irish tale of older animal lovers finding each other to the Rustic Theatre....
American impressionist Robert Ferguson opens studio in Pinyon Pines: ‘My paintings are windows into...
Robert Ferguson is a contemporary impressionist painter in the mode of Claude Monet, Edgar Degas and Paul Cézanne. He is opening a studio in...
Kathy Harmon-Luber finds rare, fleeting moments of beauty
Idyllwild visual artist and musician Kathy Harmon-Luber waits for the perfect moment, when the natural light dances with the slightest breeze, to illuminate and...