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

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

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

New this year was a Canine Costume Contest (far left) 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

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

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

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

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Master Chorale sings madrigals and ‘West Side Story’
By March 18, 2015December 4, 2015 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Dwight “Buzz” Holmes, Idyllwild Master Chorale musical director and conductor, likes to mix it up. Recently, IMC’s biggest successes have been Holmes’ fusion concerts. Examples include the Winter Solstice celebrations mixing traditional Christmas carols and sacred music and a second half with jazz soloists and a jazz combo; the spring concerts where Holmes combines traditional…

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‘Horrors’ rocks this weekend
By May 7, 2014June 11, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

“Little Shop of Horrors” is the final 2013-14 production of the Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Theater Department. The musical was first performed in 1982 and has become a favorite throughout this country and internationally. For those unfamiliar with the movie, the plot is simply about a florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on…

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Blue Breeze bringing soul, R&B, Motown and blues
By August 11, 2014October 2, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Harold Wherry and his 6-piece Blue Breeze Band return to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series with their distinctive vocal harmonies and happening horn section, sampling the best of Motown, R&B, soul, funk jazz and blues. Taking the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, Wherry’s established ensemble plays the kind of smooth and visceral music…

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ICC speaker discusses work in hospice
By April 18, 2014June 11, 2014 Reading Time: 1 minute

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From kindergarten student to sixth-grade teacher
By August 29, 2018 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Nicole Picchiottino returns to her K-6 alma mater Nicole (Hoffman) Picchiottino, along with other first- and second-grade students at Idyllwild School, used to slide her lunchbox down the long hall from the cafeteria to the kindergarten classroom to see whose could go farther. “I’m sure I won occasionally,” said Picchiottino. “I’m very competitive.” The game…

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Marine Corps band closes summer concert series
By August 23, 2011January 23, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

Marine Gunnery Sergeant Joel Daniel, Thursday night’s emcee for the summer concert, brought the crowd to its feet during a rousing performance of an original piece traditional bagpipes.

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