

Idyllwild continues to wait for ice rink to freeze
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Ice begins to form on the base layer of what will become Idyllwild’s first ice rink located on the same grounds where the summer concerts were held. The builders of the ice rink plan to open the weekend of Dec. 10 and 11. Photo by Cid Castillo

The ever-popular classical DJ of station KUSC, Rich Capparela, will be resuming his preconcert talks at the Faculty Chamber Music Concerts as part of the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program. The festival was put on hold for several years due to the economy, according to Steve Fraider, vice president of Idyllwild Arts and Director of…
The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation are presenting “Love Letters,” a play by A.R. Gurney starring Wendie Malick and Dan Lauria. This one-night-only production is a fundraiser for the Scholarship Fund of the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program. Malick and Lauria are well recognized for their portrayal of memorable characters on the stage,…
Each year, Santa allows the Town Crier to publish local kid’s letters on their way to the North Pole. Here’s this year’s crop of Christmas correspondence: Dear Santa Claus all I Wont for christmas is a Minecraft horse Set from Angel Dear Santa, I would like a bow and arrows, belts and an…
In its 43rd season, the Idyllwild Master Chorale, led by Conductor Dwight Allen “Buzz” Holmes, continues to regale Idyllwild audiences with internationally renowned chamber orchestrations and exquisite vocal harmonies. Selections for this year’s Spring Concert tender a poignant tribute to Karen Visel, a cherished member of the chorale since 1984 who passed in 2017. Several…
Now that the successful Lemon Lily Festival is over, the Nature Center will resume the Junior Naturalist Program …
Recently, the Town Crier ran a photo of Pine Cove resident Jon Bechtel receiving honors for having donated blood 1,000 times over a 50-year period. Bechtel and his wife, Joan, married 54 years, relocated from Arizona to California, where he served for 16 years on the sheriff’s search and rescue team in Big Bear. They…