

Daughter of the monster visits the Hill
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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

An end to the winter doldrums is a click away for arts-lovers who register soon for an Idyllwild Arts Summer Adult or Native American Arts workshops. Early registration is best because many workshops fill up on the first day — and through March 15, get a 10 percent discount for paying in full when registering….
Breann Johnson, one of the leads in “Red Wing,” the opening-night film for the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, spoke to the Town Crier last week. “Red Wing” is directed by Will Wallace, the festival’s co-director. Town Crier: How did you become interested in acting? Breann Johnson: As an 8-year-old, I was in my first…
Martha Lumia, Art Alliance of Idyllwild member, is a self-described “fiber” artist, with expertise in sewing, knitting, crochet and mixed-media paper making. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, Lumia is presenting a workshop in “Creating Nano Felted Silk Scarves,” a process employing “hand agitating” wool fibers into silk. The process creates a…
Construction of the William M. Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Programs campus will occur in the next year or two. The Idyllwild Arts Foundation successfully completed a $6.3-million campaign to fund the project by its Dec. 31 deadline. A 298-seat, acoustically brilliant facility, the concert hall will become the centerpiece…
Isis Theatre Company will reprise its March production of “Love, Loss and What I Wore” …