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Steven Savage, right, film director and producer of the Idyllwild Independent Festival of Cinema, presents Rustic Theatre owner Shane Stewart with personal copies of his newly released film, “Legacy.” The award-winning movie was recently released in domestic and foreign markets. The Rustic Theatre will be the only place in Idyllwild where residents and visitors may rent the movie for personal viewing. Photo by Cid Castillo

Art aficionados and friends of Carol Mills attended the evening opening of her retrospective artwork at the Courtyard Gallery on July 20. Dr. Evan Mills, Carol’s son, spent many months consolidating his mother’s lifetime of art through purposeful and thorough displays of 75 pieces of her many art forms which appear in a beautifully done…
Historical lecturer and Hemet resident Penelope Engard engages the crowd at the Idyllwild Library with stories of late food author MFK Fisher. Fisher once owned 90 acres of land in Hemet with her second husband and authored such books as “How to Cook a Wolf” and “The Art of Eating.”
From 3 to 6 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Rustic Theatre will open its doors after school for kids who need a safe place to be. Owners Phil and Barbara Calderone and Cheryl Vladika are setting up tables and chairs for games, Xbox and even homework help. For more information, call the Rustic Theatre…
A Sunday, Nov. 20 late matinee showing of “The Blind Side,” part of a free film series at the Rustic called “Seeing Diversity,” drew 82 attendees, including children. Sponsored by A Community Together (ACT), the six-film series is intended to offer windows into the lives of others — often others who are separated out and…
Two of 23 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant recipients for 2012 have Idyllwild connections — mandolin virtuoso, singer and composer Chris Thile grew up in Idyllwild and showed talent as a musician at a very early age. Thile is a New York City resident currently on a national tour with the Punch Brothers. Claire Chase,…
By Dave Stith Special to the Town Crier Editor’s note: Lemon Lily specialist Dave Stith, a volunteer botanist, submitted this story regarding the efforts in restoring native Lemon Lilies. First, the planners of the Lemon Lily Festival, including Park Interpreter Amanda Allen and the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks, decided to move…