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Idyllwild Arts Symphonic Band, comprised of almost 80 students, and under the direction of Steve Acciani, held a summer concert Sunday, July 31, at the Idyllwild Arts Theatre. Photo by Cid Castillo

Idyllwild’s Stephen Savage, founder of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, has been asked to work with Ramona Bowl in Hemet, including its historic pageant, “Ramona.” “I’m excited to have the opportunity to fit in and to help,” Savage said last week. After Idyllwild 2014, Savage announced that the Idyllwild event would expand to include…
Editor’s note: This is taken from a press release. Stratford Players, now in its 10th year entertaining Idyllwild, kicks off the holiday season with mystery and merriment. The theater troupe will perform “The Game’s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays,” winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award for Best Play. After a long…
The soundtrack for the July 4 laser show will be available on www.radioidyllwild.org, according to Gary Kuscher, who has been assisting show producer Chic Fojtik. The July 4 Laserium Daystar half-hour projection on the face of Lily Rock, begins at approximately 9 p.m. According to Kuscher, the soundtrack designed to accompany the patriotic show will…
Saturday June 17, the weather was perfect, everyone was rocking and many people left happy carrying art they had won at the “Eye of the Artist” and “Call of the Wyld” events. Town Hall’s outdoor stage was the venue for an art gallery and a concert. The “Eye” event is the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s…
Festival Chairman Phil Calderone announced the selections and schedules for Idyllwild 2012 International Festival of Cinema (IIFC) on Monday, Dec. 19. He noted the still-nascent festival is hosting six world premieres, one U.S. premiere, two West Coast premieres and two Southern California premieres. The list of films, based on online festival synopses, seems to reflect…
Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery is once again introducing a new art exhibit in its 4,000-square-foot gallery. Appropriately called “The Idyllwild Collection: Peace, Love and Whatever,” the exhibit aims to warm the heart and raise the spirit. It features more than 200 works created by 33 artists from the Art Alliance of Idyllwild. “Little did…