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Sara Karloff, daughter of “Frankenstein” actor Boris Karloff, was the guest of honor as residents and visitors were treated to a full evening of Frankenstein memoirs including the original 1931 movie. A standing-room-only audience filled the Caine Learning Center for “An Evening with the Karloffs,” held on Saturday, Nov. 5. Historian Charles Schlacks Jr., and Café Cinema’s Jeffrey Taylor hosted the evening. Photo by Cid Castillo

Paul Amick and Ken Urias, the couple who have made the Town Baker a local sensation, practice artistry — both in the kitchen and in front of the house management. About to celebrate the Town Baker’s one-year anniversary, Amick and Urias have built a destination business based on sterling service and fabulous food. “Art” is…
The California Parks Company, managers of Lake Hemet Campgrounds and Market, formally open their floating water park at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6. Admission is free during the opening day. Ceremonies begin with a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. and a cake cutting and champagne toast follows at 1 p.m. Guided tours are available from…
It has been selected as one the world’s best films (regardless of category). It has been compared with the best efforts of any past literary endeavor (again, regardless of genre). It has been bent, spindled, folded, mutilated, diced, sliced, and spliced by the likes of everyone from Abbott and Costello to Andy Warhol in all of its 80-year existence, and has more than endured those and other tests of time.
“Turtle Don” Davis is no stranger to thru-hiking. At the age of 70, he completed the entire Appalachian Trail. His wife hiked parts of the trail with him and helped resupply him in that hike. And he has hiked, in smaller sections, all but 200 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in upstate Washington. Passing…
On Saturday, March 12, from 6 to 9 p.m., the Art Alliance of Idyllwild will host one of its largest fundraisers of the year, Eye of the Artist. One of three judged events planned for 2016, this particular art show will feature seven unique categories with first- and second-place ribbons being awarded per category. This…
The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, aka The Associates, held its monthly meeting via Zoom video conference on Monday, June 8. Marianne Kent-Stoll, vice president of educational programs at Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA), was the featured speaker as part of the ongoing Spotlight on Leadership series. Kent-Stoll spoke about the school’s response to the…