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.

A trip to the ‘40s with Bill Tole and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra

What could be better than an outdoor summer concert with the big band hits of the Dorsey Brothers and vocals made famous by the...

Jan Jaspers-Fayer paints, draws, sculpts, designs, builds and invents

“My problem is I’m too diversified,” smiled Dutch native Jan Jaspers-Fayer. Eighty-six years young, Jaspers-Fayer still creates, still exhibits and is still interested —...

Annette Haywood-Carter is new IA film chair

Hollywood film professional Annette Haywood-Carter is the new chair of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Department of Film and Digital Media. Best known for her...

Palencia Turner to help Idyllwild Arts grow

Palencia Turner is the new Chief Development Officer at Idyllwild Arts Foundation. She begins July 13 and brings extensive fundraising experience to her new...

Finnells’ goal with 2nd Saturday is to add to Idyllwild’s art reputation

Scott and Kimberlee Finnell started “2nd Saturday” in 2013 with the goal of attracting new visitors to the Hill and adding to Idyllwild’s reputation...

AAI joins Middle Ridge for an “Uncorked” event

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild will join Chris and Melody Johnston’s Middle Ridge Winery in an art and wine event at the winery’s “under...

Linda Fuller next Throwback lecturer

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,...

Ernest Siva was first at Throwback lectures

Although the lead time was too short to publish a story about Dr. Ernest Siva before his lecture, the stories he related about his...

Search for history of parade leads to old-timer talks

First of all, there really wasn’t a plan for part two. I thought I was done but here I am writing about this subject again. It started after I wrote an article for the Town Crier’s other publication, Palms to Pines Magazine, last May. It was titled “Idyllwild’s Patriotic Parade” and it spoke of the history and the long-standing tradition it brings.
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