

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

One of the films nominated for Best Feature at this year’s Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (IIFC) is “Proof Sheet.” Aside from its artistic merits, (11 nominations), one unique aspect of this film is Eduardo Santiago, who co-wrote the screenplay with Richard Kilroy, is a former Idyllwild resident. He lived here in the 2010s, while…
Wes Rizor was the first “Olympian” to carry the torch and he repeated the feat this month at his alma mater.
Idyllwild visual artist and musician Kathy Harmon-Luber waits for the perfect moment, when the natural light dances with the slightest breeze, to illuminate and stir the subjects in her frame. “I’ve spent many a golden hour watching the light, waiting for just the right moment of illumination and a puff of breeze,” she explained. Her…
Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra to celebrate spring with Beethoven The Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra’s last concert of the school year will celebrate spring as Beethoven would have wished on Saturday, April 27. At 7:30 p.m. in the William M. Lowman Concert Hall, the orchestra and its 13 graduating seniors will perform with their younger colleagues…
The Idyllwild American Legion Post 800 hosted a delicious Prime Rib Dinner Night on Friday, Oct. 7, which was attended by almost 70 members and friends. Danny Richardson, House Committee chairman for the post, accompanied by his wife, Terry, cut the main entrée.
Southern California native Rob Padilla’s wicked imagination sees a world awash in color and amplified with near palpable sound. Not what you’d call silent art, his brush literally strokes the senses, rendering and amplifying, scoring harmonics with electric vibrance. “When you understand it (Padilla’s art), your eyes open and the canvas invites you into a…