Art & Culture

Jazz in the Pines, Art Alliance of Idyllwild, Idyllwild Arts and other arts and entertainment, theatre, live music and visual arts coverage. The most comprehensive arts and entertainment calendar covering the Idyllwild area.

Cell phone photography workshop

At the newly opened Farley’s Art Supply in Fern Valley, renowned photographer Les Walker (right) is helped by Jacquee Swerdferger to build a homemade light box during his class on photographing artwork, a part of the Art Alliance’s Artist Series, on Saturday.

PHOTOS: IMC performs for a full house

Sherry Williams (left), Conductor Dwight “Buzz” Holmes (right) and the Idyllwild Master Chorale perform “Sigh No More Ladies” by John Dankworth last Saturday night at Stephens Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus.

kebenaran & trik main-main DominoQQ

The Soroptimist International of Idyllwild’s Celebrating Women in the Arts event held Wednesday, March 18, made a unified stand against human trafficking. A standing-room-only audience listened intently to Opal Singleton from Million Kids who spoke at length about the horrible realities of human trafficking in California. When asked about the audience response, Singleton said she was “simply blown away by the event.”

Local authors showcased at museum

The Idyllwild Area Historical Society recently unveiled a new exhibit “Local Authors, Past and Present.” The 27 books on display reveal the remarkable degree of diversity in the subjects chosen by those authors that found their muse on our mountaintop.

Between two faults

About 50 people came to the ICC Speaker Series Thursday night at Silver Pines Lodge. Dr. Patrick Smith, professor of geology at Mt. San Jacinto College, spoke about “Earthquakes Between Two Faults.” He discussed what Idyllwild and its environs may experience in the near future as a result of being situated between two earthquake fault zones — the San Andreas to the east and the San Jacinto to the west.

Something of value for teens and 20-somethings to offer

Kathy Sacher Wilson has a vision born of experience. With five children of her own, four of whom are now young adults, Wilson has...

‘What do you want to be?’ returns to Town Hall

Once again, Wendy Watts, Town Hall administrator, has organized a week of speakers for local youth during the upcoming Idyllwild School spring break, from...

Local artist Karla Leopold wins major sculpture competition

Idyllwild artist Karla Leopold is modest. She creates edgy art in a variety of mediums — evocative art suffused and deepened through her work...

Spring Equinox Celebration

Spirit Mountain Retreat is hosting a Spring Equinox Celebration at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 29, in the garden, weather permitting. Local Color will perform and...
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