PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s hometown July 4th parade
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Photo by J.P. Crumrine
Gates open at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, for Idyllwild Arts’ 25th-annual Jazz in the Pines festival. This year’s event honors Marshall Hawkins, festival co-founder and director of Idyllwild Arts’ jazz program. Many alumni-turned-professional jazz musicians are returning to honor Hawkins, their mentor. As always, crafts, jewelry and artwork are for sale in the festival…
“I’ve never stopped working since coming to the U.S. in 1982,” said Gail (Hai Fang) Qi, founder and longtime owner of Far East Gifts. “I decided I just needed to take a break and to rest.” Qi sold the shop to new owner Yafen Yan, who will continue to operate the longtime business in the…
The Red Hawks and Black Lightning were in the playoff games Friday afternoon, flying through the sky as they competed at Idyllwild School.
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will observe holiday hours during the Valentine’s and Presidents Day weekend, Feb. 13 to 15. Each day the first tram car up will leave at 8 a.m. and the last tram car up will be at 8 p.m. The last tram car down will be at 9:45 p.m. Tram cars…
Once again, Idyllwild locals rode great races in the 2013 Spring Challenge mountain bike race …
Grammy-nominated jazz singer Denise Donatelli knows how to caress a lyric so that you feel the story in the song — the happiness, the ache, the sadness and the soul. “A dark, enchanting voice, an intuitive ability to tell a musical story, and ineffable rhythmic drive — all the qualities one looks for in a…