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From left, Will Whitaker, piano and Paulina Kurtz, vocals closeout the Songwriting Concert at Idyllwild Arts with “But I Always Look Back” written by Whitaker. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Reko Moreno, lead cameraman on the late Scott Foster’s Idyllwild Herd Gathering documentary, needs local collaborators to help finish the ambitious project. Moreno, a friend and professional associate of Foster, is based in Los Angeles and needs help locally to coordinate postproduction of the valentine to Idyllwild and its artists that Foster fought to complete…
Idyllwild’s Isis Theatre Company, now in its 12th season, is presenting “A Wilde Holiday, The Star Child and Other Tales” as its Christmas offering. Isis President and Founder Suzanne Avalon noted the company is doing something new this year. “I’m excited this year we’re offering a production for children and families,” she said, referencing the…
Evelina Poghosyan, Idyllwild Arts Fashion Design Department The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s Spotlight on Leadership Series’ next presentation is at 10 a.m. Monday, May 13. In the Idyllwild Arts campus’ Fireside Room, Evelina Poghasyan, fashion design instructor at Idyllwild Arts Academy, will share her excitement about her work for IAA within the Inter…
The Rotary Club’s 53rd-annual Idyllwild parade will kick off festivities in town on the morning of Thursday, the Fourth of July. Cathy Lopez, organizer of the parade activities, along with Nacho Garcia, relates that the parade will begin at Four Corners in Fern Valley at its usual 10 a.m. starting time. The parade will include…
Local Soroptimists celebrate anniversary By Shanna Robb Special to the Town Crier Forty-four years ago, 38 local women came together with the mission to change the lives of girls and women in Idyllwild and internationally. Their decision to charter the International Soroptimist of Idyllwild would, unbeknownst to them, become one of the longest running nonprofits…
To please the surprisingly diverse character of Idyllwild, local businesses will offer a potpourri of New Year’s Eve events. Festive choices include Las Vegas-style drag and burlesque at the Rustic, a Cheers-like neighborhood gathering at Idyll Awhile, prix fixe dinners and entertainment at a number of our finest eateries and a free party at the…