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Band performs Aug. 31 at Butterfield Amphitheater “This is our passion,” said John King of the band Change Required as he opened his interview with the Town Crier. The local band formed in Idyllwild 18 years ago and is renting out the Butterfield Amphitheater for a two-hour, non-stop performance from 6-8 p.m. on Aug. 31….
Artist Michael Newberry knows exactly when his passion for art began. He was 11 years old, walking down Main Street in La Jolla with his grandmother. They passed by a bookstore. In the window was “The Complete Works of Rembrandt.” The cover sparked Newberry’s attention immediately. “It was alive,” Newberry said. “The woman’s eyes had…
Cold weather blew into the Idyllwild area the second week of November, frosting mountaintops and ridgelines in white. Majestic oaks turned brilliant yellow, seemed more brilliant than in past years and held their colorful foliage longer. Skies remained that special blue so characteristic of the Hill, and with colder temperatures and light winds tossing the…
According to an email from Evan Mills, owner of the building in which the Courtyard Gallery is housed, the longstanding gallery co-op is in limbo pending new artist management. “Our parents, Carol and Roy Mills were part of the team that designed and built the Courtyard Building in the center of Idyllwild circa 1980,” wrote…
By Jim Crandall Palms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair Palms to Pines Golf Association (PPGA) President Pete Capparelli recently presented the awards to the group’s two Club Champions. Steve Olson won the championship for the A-flight and Dan Morgan won for the B-Flight. They played in the Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) Tournament of…
Attention!! “Be prepared for an evening of patriotism and pride as we take a journey across the United States,” said Gunnery Sgt. Victor Ney. Ney is the enlisted conductor of the 1st Marine Division Band based at Camp Pendleton. The Marines will fill the Butterfield Amphitheater at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. The primary…