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Dr. Jennifer Gee, James Reserve director, is the featured speaker at the upcoming Idyllwild Community Center Speaker Series. She will talk about the Mountain Quail, called by John Muir, the “lonely mountaineer,” because of their elusiveness. Gee will speak and show slides beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Silver Pines Lodge. Gee…
By Richard Barker Special to the Town Crier Earlier this year, I had the good fortune to be given a tour of the James Reserve by Dr. Jennifer Gee, reserve director. After the tour, she explained that the reserve is named in honor of an extraordinary man named Harry C. James. My curiosity was piqued,…
The “Bluegrass Howl and Yowl” is Saturday, Oct. 25 at Living Free. “We’ll have phenomenal world class musicians, including many local bluegrass,” said Living Free President Randall Harris. “There’s a rejuvenation of bluegrass, a traditional American music. And we’ve got diverse, incredibly talented musicians playing.” Several groups, including Jamie and the Hillbillies, led by Jaime…
Jason and Dawn Sonnier talk with local artist Jan Jasper-Fayers, whose work was on display during the17th-annual Art Walk and Wine Tasting.
Local teen author Kara Swanson spoke about her book “Pearl of Merlydia” (entrustsource publishers, 2014) at the Idyllwild Library and signed books for about 25 young fans last Thursday. Swanson spoke briefly about how the inspiration for the book, for her and her co-author/editor Charis Smith, was living as children of missionaries in Papua New…
Sunday afternoon, Marion Young (right) models an outfit during the High Tea and Fashion Show fundraiser for the Spiritual Living Center, which was sponsored by Prairie Dove. Phyllis Brown, owner of Prairie Dove, is shown at the podium.
“Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.” Margaret Wise-Brown’s tiny and tender children’s book “Goodnight Moon” is familiar to generations of children and parents. In seven stanzas, Wise-Brown introduced entranced readers to the great Green Room inhabited by bears, kittens, mittens, a toy house, a mouse, a comb and a brush, a bowlful of mush…
Idyllwild is gearing up for one of its most anticipated annual events — the 17th-annual Art Walk and Wine Tasting from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Organized by the Art Alliance of Idyllwild and sponsored by Middle Ridge Winery, the fundraising event this year features 20 Southern California wineries and special exhibitions in the town’s art galleries.
