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At the American Legion Post 800’s Annual Labor Day Barbecue, Post Vice Commander Shawn Lunney, left, and Lathey Wampler, Sons of the American Legion member, oversee the hot grills on Saturday, Sept. 3. Photo: Cid Castillo


Idyllwild is a dancing town. The weather has been blistering hot. How fitting then that Lisa Haley and The Zydekats open the 16th season of the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series with heat lightning and thunder rumbles of joyous musical contagion. Starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 2, Haley and her Kats launch into their infectious…
The year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of a substantial and somewhat controversial force in American cultural life, that of Leonard Bernstein. As a powerful advocate for classical and popular forms of music, particularly those produced in the United States, and as an equally important spokesperson for a variety of activist causes…
Members of the Idyllwild Garden Club, (from left) Antje Banks, Club President Antoinette (Toni) Berthelotte and Wendy Read groom the Town Hall grounds. Monday, May 14, is the club’s next work day (volunteers needed), also at Town Hall.
The Idyllwild Arts Academy held its Winter Fashion Show at Rush Hall on campus Friday night. Three shows in total were presented Friday night, all bringing in a full house.
Toni Ann Johnson is an established writer in both television and film. She will be discussing her first novel, “Remedy for a Broken Angel,” (2014 Nortia Press) as part of Eduardo Santiago’s Idyllwild Authors Series, now in its fifth. “Remedy for a Broken Angel” is the story of a young female photographer trying to deal…
Sunday, Sept. 15, will herald a unique event in town and the only time it can be seen. A herd of metallic, painted deer will be browsing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside Forest Lumber on Pine Crest Avenue. This “Community Herd Gathering” is the only time all 22 deer sculptures will be together….