

“Our Town” sells out all three nights
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Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” was a sold out event at the Caine Learning Center for the three nights it played this weekend. Below, Chris Maxson, right, guides two visitors, Cathy Vasilev, left, from Los Angeles and Idyllwild resident Patty Kaplan, center, on a personal tour of her studio as part of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild Member Studio Tour. Photo by Cid Castillo

Kirsten Ingbretsen, Idyllwild School teacher, organizes charity effort First you have a goal. It could be as simple as learning a new recipe. Or it could be extensive, such as giving aid to your community. How do you achieve that goal? Considerable time can be invested in formulating a plan, then it has to be…
Highway 74 from Palm Desert and Highway 371 is no longer restricted access. The highway is open to anyone. Caltrans Public Information Officer Shane Massoud said this week that Highway 243 north of Idyllwild is expected to open in five to six weeks. No estimate was given on Highway 74 from Mountain Center to Hemet….
Random acts of kindness are occurring throughout Idyllwild this month. Opening a door for someone, donating a book at the Idyllwild Library, picking up litter, donating to the Help Center and many other kind acts are happening. While the concept, “Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty,” may be 35 years old,…
Local video producers and life partners Marcia Waldorf and Jim Crawford are featuring Idyllwild in a soon-to-be-released national infomercial. Recognized internationally for their production, writing and video expertise, Waldorf Crawford is a powerhouse in direct-response marketing. Their company creates ad campaigns from creative concept and scripting to finished video for use in broadcast, cable, satellite…
Local singer/musician Jac Jacaruso is a warm and familiar presence in Idyllwild’s music and art scene. There are two words that best describe Jacaruso, “duality” and “family” – “duality” in how his career has played out and “family” as the centerpiece of his life. Born in Queens and raised in Brooklyn, Jacaruso remembers his parents…
By Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed The intention of Idyllwild Arts Academy’s InterArts department to teach artists “to collaborate, to innovate, to be entrepreneurs and to be adaptable and resilient, as well as socially aware.” This will be embodied by Jackson Bujnosek at his Friday night Nov. 15 IDYTalk at the Idyllwild Town Gallery. “I’m interested in…