PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s hometown July 4th parade
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Photo by J.P. Crumrine
The 21st Jazz in the Pines performances begin Saturday, Aug. 16, but the traditional Patrons Dinner sounds the opening notes Friday evening, Aug. 15. This year, the Friday soiree will return to the French Quarter where it has been before, said Anne Erikson, one of three co-chairs of the jazz fest.
65 years ago – 1949: There were 30 to 40 inches of snow on the ground in town …
Jessie Estrada (left), Christina Nordella (back), and Rachel Welch (right) entertain patrons at Idyll Awhile Wine Shoppe Bistro with a night of belly dancing last Thursday.
Reinforcing his promise to grow the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, founder and director Stephen Savage has signed a deal to bring Idyllwild 2015 to Hemet next January. During the first, week-long festival, from Monday, Jan. 5, through Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, Savage plans to show films at the Hemet Theatre three nights, Thursday through…