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Gates open at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, for Idyllwild Arts’ 25th-annual Jazz in the Pines festival. This year’s event honors Marshall Hawkins, festival co-founder and director of Idyllwild Arts’ jazz program. Many alumni-turned-professional jazz musicians are returning to honor Hawkins, their mentor. As always, crafts, jewelry and artwork are for sale in the festival…
Strawberry Creek Village, Idyllwild’s newest vacation rental property, is staging its delayed grand opening in March. The grand opening was delayed for four months following an unfortunate incident that severely impacted the Hinds family, owners of the Village. On Saturday, Nov. 19, Cindi Hinds, recently from the San Francisco area, was in the front yard…
Idyllwild hot spot Ferro Restaurant, already known as the home of weekly Jazz Nights with the Ferro Jazz Trio featuring Paul Carman, Barnaby Finch and Marshall Hawkins, invites guests to enjoy a special summer series of performances from Aug. 2 through Labor Day Weekend. Access to the performances, and cocktails on the patio, are available…
Caltrans plans to replace a 1930s-era bridge over Hurkey Creek in a project estimated to cost $2,237,000 …
By Sally Hedberg Special to the Town Crier It’s summer, school is out and the Idyllwild Nature Center is once again offering the Junior Naturalist Program for children ages 7 to 12. The first program is “All About Water,” a timely topic for all ages. Children will learn about the water cycle, do an experiment,…
Two permanent residents of Lake Hemet were counted in the 2016-17 census. The local pair of bald eagles, whose permanent nest is near Lake Hemet, was easily seen in Saturday’s bald eagle, one-hour count. During Saturday’s count, 11 bald eagles were spotted at four different lakes in the region. Bald eagles are usually found close…