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Cast of characters storms Idyllwild

By November 1, 2011January 25, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

New this year was a Canine Costume Contest at Idyllwild Vacation Rentals. Juneau, pictured here, dances with Idyllwild School Principal Matt Kraemer.

Halloween teen dance night at Town Hall was festive event as about 25 teens celebrated by playing games and of course, dancing on Friday, Oct. 28. Photo by Cid Castillo

Jo’An’s Restaurant was filled with a myriad of characters for its Halloween Costume Contest held on Saturday, Oct. 29. Photo by Cid Castillo

Scary surroundings and very real monsters and characters greeted visitors at Idyllwild haunted Ghost Town on Halloween weekend. Photo by Cid Castillo

Café Aroma was the place to be Sunday night, Oct. 30 as it held its Halloween Costume and Dance Party. Photo by Cid Castillo

Children join a dance contest during the American Legion Post 800’s Halloween party on Sunday. Photo by Cid Castillo

New this year was a Canine Costume Contest (far left) at Idyllwild Vacation Rentals. Juneau, pictured here, dances with Idyllwild School Principal Matt Kraemer.

The front office at Town Crier was filled with costumed youngsters from Town Hall trick or treating their way through downtown on Halloween day. Photo by Cid Castillo

Story time for youngsters held on Halloween Day morning at the Idyllwild Library was a scary but fun time as Idyllwild Witch Rachel Torrey held the audience spellbound with fairy tales and scary stories. Photo by Cid Castillo

The Halloween Canine Costume Contest winner was “Pixel,” being held by happy owner Jenny Kirchner. Photo by Cid Castillo

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Jazz in the Pines returns … reimagined

By June 23, 2020June 30, 2020 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Jazz in the Pines (JITP) has been a popular event in Idyllwild for over two decades. Until last year, many came to the mountains to enjoy the amazing world of jazz while perusing the many vendors and dancing areas that were available for all attendees on the scenic Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) campus. However, after…

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Diana Wagman next at authors series

By June 19, 2013July 25, 2013 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Diana Wagman, the next author at Eduardo Santiago’s Idyllwild Author Series, explores how an unexpected event in an ordinary day can alter a city’s landscape and the course of a woman’s life. In her fourth novel, “The Care and Feeding of Exotic Pets,” Wagman’s central character, Winnie, is a 38-year-old woman who, after a divorce,…

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Alba Cruz-Hacker: Poet, writer, teacher and translator

By March 6, 2012January 30, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

Poet, writer, teacher and translator, Alba Cruz-Hacker, will read from her recent works at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 9. The reading will be held in the Fireside Room in Nelson Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The Dominican-American Alba Cruz-Hacker is the author of “No Honey for Wild Beasts,” which has been published in the…

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Remembering our fallen firefighters

By November 1, 2011January 25, 2013 Reading Time: 4 minutes

San Jacinto District Ranger Laurie Rosenthal’s speech for the baseball tournament in observance of the Esperanza fifth anniversary ..

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PHOTOS: IMC performs for a full house

By April 1, 2015December 4, 2015 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Sherry Williams (left), Conductor Dwight “Buzz” Holmes (right) and the Idyllwild Master Chorale perform “Sigh No More Ladies” by John Dankworth last Saturday night at Stephens Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus.

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Lemon Lily Festival preparing for July blooms

By February 4, 2016April 8, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Planning for the seventh-annual Lemon Lily Festival is underway, according to Amanda Allen, Idyllwild Nature Center park interpreter, who is organizing the two-day festival for the weekend of July 9 and 10. The whole event will kick off Friday night when heads and eyes will tilt upward to the skies rather down at the ground….

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Beth Nottley says:

November 13, 2011 at 11:12 pm

great pics. go pixel!

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