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    Wednesday, April 17

    • Storytime “Earth Day/Trees” with Miss Luanne & Miss Susan, 11 a.m.-noon. Idyllwild Library.
    • Coed pickleball, 11 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.
    • Shaolin Qi Gong & Chicks with Sticks, 11 a.m.-noon & 4-5 p.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat.
    • Fireside Book Club “The Monkey Wrench Gang,” 2-3:30 p.m. Idyllwild Library.
    • Idyllwild’s Best Book Club, “Masterminds,” 4:30-5:30 p.m. Idyllwild Library.
    • Jazz Student Junior Recital, Seb Olsen, Richie Rubio Gonzalez, and Howey Liu, 7 p.m. Stephens Recital Hall, Idyllwild Arts.

    Thursday, April 18

    • Women’s pickleball, 9 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.
    • Idyllwild Chess Club, 3-6 p.m. Idyllwild Library. (Beginners welcome; free lessons.)
    • Phoebe Schaffer, Elizabeth Henderson Mullaly & Chuck (Mingjun) Xie Songwriting Junior Recital, 7 p.m. Stephens Recital Hall, Idyllwild Arts.

    Friday, April 19

    • Women’s pickleball, 9 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.

    Saturday, April 20

    • Coed pickleball, 11 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.
    • Idyllwild Chess Club, noon-4 p.m. Idyllwild Library. (Beginners welcome; free lessons.)

    Monday, April 22

    • Women’s pickleball, 9 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.

    Tuesday, April 23

    • Mah Jongg, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Idyllwild Library.

    Wednesday, April 24

    • Storytime “Bugs, bugs, bugs!!” with Miss Rachel, 11 a.m.-noon Idyllwild Library.
    • Coed pickleball, 11 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.
    • Spirit Mountain Retreat Book Club, “In Love with the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying,” Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, 1 p.m. Zoom, Or if you have the Zoom Meeting ID: 834 5005 7065; Password: 188039.
    • Shaolin Qi Gong & Chicks with Sticks, 11 a.m.-noon & 4-5 p.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat.
    • Faces & Places Reading Group, Willa Cather, 2-3:30 p.m. Idyllwild Library.

    Thursday, April 25

    • Women’s pickleball, 9 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.
    • Idyllwild Chess Club, 3-6 p.m. Idyllwild Library. (Beginners welcome; free lessons.)

    Friday, April 26

    • Women’s pickleball, 9 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.

    Saturday, April 27

    • Coed pickleball, 11 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.
    • Idyllwild Chess Club, noon-4 p.m. Idyllwild Library. (Beginners welcome; free lessons.)

    Monday, April 29

    • Women’s pickleball, 9 a.m. Idyllwild Pines Camp.

    Tuesday, April 30

    • Mah Jongg, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Idyllwild Library.
    • “The History of Photography: An Illustrated Lecture,” Arthur Tobias, 5-6:30 p.m. Idyllwild Library.

    Community Calendar

    Editor’s note: Organizations, please read your listings carefully and email [email protected] with any changes.

    Wednesday, April 10

    • Rotary International of Idyllwild meeting, 7:30 a.m. American Legion Post 800, 54360 Marian View Dr.
    • Mobile health clinic, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St.
    • Codependents Anon, noon. St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church, 25525 Tahquitz Dr.
    • Fit After 50, noon-1 p.m. Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St.
      • High Valleys Water District board meeting, 3 p.m. HVWD office, 47781 Twin Pines Rd., Twin Pines.
      • Idyllwild Water District board meeting, 6 p.m. IWD board room, 25945 Highway 243.
    • Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat, 25661 Oakwood St.

    Thursday, April 18

    • Rotary International of Idyllwild meeting, 7:30 a.m. American Legion Post 800, 54360 Marian View Dr.
    • Mobile health clinic, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St.
    • Codependents Anon, noon. St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church, 25525 Tahquitz Dr.
    • Fit After 50, noon-1 p.m. Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St.
      • High Valleys Water District board meeting, 3 p.m. HVWD office, 47781 Twin Pines Rd., Twin Pines.
      • Idyllwild Water District board meeting, 6 p.m. IWD board room, 25945 Highway 243.
    • Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat, 25661 Oakwood St.

    Friday, April 19

    • Idy A’s (AA, NA, Alanon, CODA, etc.), noon. St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church, 25525 Tahquitz Dr.
      • Women’s Writing Group with fellow writers, 2-4 p.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat. Call 951-659-2523 for Zoom info.

    Saturday, April 20

    • Antifreeze, batteries, oil and paint center, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Idyllwild Transfer Station, 28100 Saunders Meadow Rd.
    • Healing Rooms, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Shiloh Christian Ministries, 54295 Village Center Dr.
      • AA, discussion, noon, St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church, 25525 Tahquitz Dr.
    • Dog Park Saturdays, 3-4 p.m. Rick Barker Dog Park, 26375 Hwy. 243.
    • Narcotics Anonymous, 3-4:30 p.m. Idyllwild Water District, 54255 Pine Crest Ave.
    • AA happy hour & birthdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Behind Idyllwild Water District, 54255 Pine Crest Ave. (bring chair)

    Sunday, April 21
    • Peace Meditation Practice, 10 a.m. Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Center, 53191 Mountain View, Pine Cove.
    • AA, discussion, noon, Idyllwild Water District, 25945 Hwy. 243.
    • Mixed Nuts, 5:30-7 p.m., Spirit Mountain Retreat, 25661 Oakwood St.

    Monday, April 22

    • Fit After 50, noon-1 p.m. Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St.
    • Codependents Anon, 6 p.m. Zoom. Call Mary, 951-634-4048. Tuesday, April 23
    • Fit After 50, 10-11 a.m. Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St.
    • Tai Chi for Seniors, 10 a.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat, 25661 Oakwood St.
      • AA, noon. St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church, 25525 Tahquitz Dr.
      • Lovingkindness Meditation Group, 5-5:30 p.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat, 25661 Oakwood St. Call 951-659-2523.
    • Return to Yourself Virtual Support Group for Women Vets with PTSD, 6-7 p.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat.
    • Al-Anon, 7 p.m. Town Hall, 25925 Cedar Street.

    Wednesday, April 24

    • Grief Support Group, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat, 25661 Oakwood St.
    • Codependents Anon, noon. St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church, 25525 Tahquitz Dr.
    • Fit After 50, noon-1 p.m. Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St.
    • Philosophy Discussion Club, 5 p.m. in the Spirit Mountain Retreat Hill House, 25661 Oakwood St.
    • Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m. Spirit Mountain Retreat, 25661 Oakwood St.
    • Rotary International of Idyllwild meeting, 6 p.m. Silver Pines Lodge, 25955 Cedar St.

    Community service hours

    • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (bark beetle issues), 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Mountain Resource Center, 25380 Franklin Dr., 659-3335.
    • Idyllwild Area Historical Museum, 54470 N. Circle Dr., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. & Sun. (Mon. holidays.) Group tours by appt. 659-2717.
    • Idyllwild Help Center, 26330 Hwy. 243, 10 a.m.-noon & 1-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri. 659-2110.
    • Idyllwild Library, 54401 Village Center Dr., Strawberry Creek Plaza, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tues.-Wed.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs-Sat., 659-2300.
    • Idyllwild Nature Center, 25225 Hwy. 243, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Sun. 659-3850.
    • Idyllwild Ranger Station, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri.-Mon., 8 a.m.-noon Tues.
    • Idyllwild Transfer Station, 28100 Saunders Meadow Rd., 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thurs.-Mon. (Closed New Year’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day); Grinding Facility, 8 a.m.-noon & 1-4 p.m. Mon., Wed. & Fri.