Cast of characters storms Idyllwild

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

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 at Idyllwild Vacation Rentals. Juneau, pictured here, dances with Idyllwild School Principal Matt Kraemer.

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

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

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

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

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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Locals observe lunar eclipse from a mile high
By December 13, 2011January 25, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

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UCR professor to talk about GMOs, wandering genes
By March 2, 2016April 14, 2016 Reading Time: 4 minutes

The Nature Center on Highway 243 continues its new speaker series with Dr. Norman C. Ellstrand, University of California, Riverside, professor of genetics. Ellstrand, an expert on plant gene flow and hybridization, will present the talk, “When transgenes wander, should we worry?” Ellstrand is an international speaker, invited to contribute policy discussions on this topic…

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Idyllwild Arts ‘Company’ performs for full house
By October 18, 2011January 24, 2013 Reading Time: 1 minute

“The Company” of the Idyllwild Arts Theatre Department opened and closed its Musical Theatre Fall Cabaret with a hearty rendition of “Another Op’nin’, Another Show” and in between students performed 16 songs to a standing-room-only audience at Rush Hall on Sunday, Oct. 16. Performing “I’m Not” from the Broadway musical “Little By Little” is Idyllwild Arts student Paulina Kurtz. Photo by Cid Castillo

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‘Art in Society’ symposium examines immigration
By February 16, 2016April 8, 2016 Reading Time: 4 minutes

When Max and Bee Krone founded Idyllwild Arts 70 years ago, they envisioned a place where people from around the world would come to create art, and through their creativity, fashion a better and more egalitarian society. Said Max, “The arts provide the best common ground for friendly cooperation among the peoples of the world….

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Art’s Corner: Art of the Guitar
ByArt Connor November 15, 2022December 29, 2022 Reading Time: 3 minutes

The prospect for the reopening of the Lowman Hall performance space to the expecting public was quite favorable this past Sunday, with mild enough temperatures and despite brisk winds and partial cloudiness. Inside, the stage itself resembled an operating theater, with a scrupulously clean setting, with only chairs and microphones interrupting a whitened, bare and…

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Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema wraps year 7: ‘The Boatman’ wins big
By January 13, 2016April 2, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema wrapped year seven with a sold-out Awards Ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 10. “The Boatman,” a film about a coyote ferrying immigrants from Mexico to the U.S., took top honors: Best Feature; Best Director, Feature, Greg Morgan; Best Actor, Feature, Oscar Torre; and Best Screenplay, Feature, Greg Morgan. “Art Bastard,”…

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