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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

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

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

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

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

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Dr. Marshall Hawkins of Idyllwild
ByJack Clark February 8, 2022June 7, 2022 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Marshall Hawkins, popular and renowned in Idyllwild as jazz bass musician, teacher and human being, received an honorary doctor of music performance degree Friday night from California Baptist University (CBU) in Riverside where, with Director of Jazz Studies and professor Dan St. Marseille, he co-led the CBU Jazz Ensemble together with Hawkin’s own Seahawk Modern…

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Gemini Anderson, IA grad, heads to NYC talent showcase
By September 14, 2016September 15, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Gemini Anderson, daughter of the late Pete “Pedro” Anderson and Betty Ginsberg Anderson, is heading to the New York City theater district for an invitation-only talent showcase. Anderson, a 2012 Idyllwild Arts musical theater graduate, is also a 2015 honors bachelor’s degree graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, Wales….

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Interfaith Service of Solace on Dec. 8
ByIdyllwild Town Crier December 1, 2017 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The fourth-annual Idyllwild Interfaith Service of Solace will be 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church (25525 Tahquitz Drive in Idyllwild). The service is an acknowledgement that not everyone is gleefully jubilant in this “happiest time of the year.” Many carry the burden of loss — whether recent or long-standing — during…

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Master Chorale Spring Concert this weekend
By March 26, 2014May 6, 2014 Reading Time: 1 minute

The Idyllwild Master Chorale presents a musical banquet with its Spring Concert at Stephens Recital Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus on Saturday, March 29. Led by Artistic Director Dwight “Buzz” Holmes and featuring returning guest artists Dimyana Pelev and Justin Patrick Holmes, the chorale aims to satisfy all appetites from classical to musical theater….

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The Desert Art Center reopens in Palm Springs
BySally Hedberg September 16, 2015February 19, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Desert Art Center, a nonprofit cooperative art gallery, has 138 juried artists displaying numerous works of art in a spacious 2,000-square-foot gallery. Located in Palm Springs, the DAC is closed in summer but recently reopened to a redecorated gallery and a colorful new show. It’s one hour to Palm Springs from Idyllwild. From…

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Hip Hop legend Flavor Flav at Soboba
By April 22, 2015January 15, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Hip hop icon Flavor Flav will be hosting a free fan meet-and-greet and announcing the grand prize winner of a 2015 Maserati Ghibli at Soboba Casino from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 26. Club Soboba cardholders will have an opportunity to meet Flavor Flav. Group passes will be issued starting at 4 p.m. for…

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