PHOTOS: Idyllwild's 24th annual Earth Fair

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earth fair 9794 — The Annual Greenwood Award Presentation is one of the highlights of Idyllwild Earth Fair and this year it is being given to the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council to honor their many outstanding contributions to our mountain’s forest health, fire safety, and ecology. Holly Owens (left), organizer of the Earth Fair, Michael Esnard, MCFSC president, and Karen and Richard Greenwood present the award to the MCFSC. Photo by Careena Chase

earth fair 9824 — Michael Esnard (left), MCFSC president, with Edwina Scott, executive director, and Blair Ceniceros, past president, is holding the Greenwood Award. Photo by Careena Chase

earth fair 9740 — Lucky Lisa Glynne, young resident of both La Jolla and Idyllwild, has four Monarch Butterflies checking her out in the butterfly tent on Earth Day at Town Hall. Photo by Careena Chase

earth fair 9658 — Zora Schoner, sporting her new henna tattoo, enjoys the butterfly pavilion during the Earth Fair at Town Hall Saturday. Photo by Careena Chase

earth fair 9671 — Kannon Lozano (left), Evelyn Teel (center) and Opal Larkin enjoy petting the baby goats. Photo by Careena Chase

earth fair 9716 — Stephanie Denney (left) and Mariam Davies are enjoying the colorful lush native plants at the booth of The California Native Plant Society. Photo by Careena Chase

earth fair 9829 — Magician Steve Owens captivates the crowd on Earth Day with his amazing magic tricks, humor and strong sense of presence. Photo by Careena Chase

earth fair 9724 — Jacob Lande experiences the feeling of a Ball Python as it intertwines his arms at the Reptilian Booth during Earth Fair. Photo by Careena Chase

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By June 18, 2014July 24, 2014 Reading Time: 1 minute

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild celebrates Summer Solstice on Saturday, June 21, with an early evening opportunity to tour seven Idyllwild galleries, sample refreshments and perhaps see artists at work. The Sizzling Summer Gallery Tour, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., offers residents and visitors the chance to see art at featured galleries at their leisure,…

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Idyllwild Town Crier celebrates 75 years of continuous publication
ByJack Clark October 26, 2021December 14, 2021 Reading Time: 4 minutes

The Idyllwild Town Crier has been serving the San Jacinto Mountains (“the Hill”) continuously for 75 years — since its first issue was published on Nov. 1, 1946. Ernie and Betty Maxwell founded the paper in the attic of their home, using a typewriter and a table-top mimeograph machine. The first issue, pictured here, was…

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Lemon Lily Festival forges ahead
BySally Hedberg June 20, 2013July 25, 2013 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Lemon Lily Steering Committee met Wednesday, June 5, as plans for the fourth Lemon Lily Festival firm up. The festival will be the weekend of July 13 and 14 at the Nature Center. In Dave Stith’s absence, Sue Nash gave an update on the Lemon Lily plants, which should be blooming during the festival….

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Painted Feelings: A major retrospective of the artwork of Carol Mills
By July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Reading Time: 3 minutes

A major retrospective of work by Idyllwild artist Carol Mills entitled, “Painted Feelings” opens at the Courtyard Gallery on Saturday, July 20 with a reception from 5-8 p.m. The works gathered in the exhibition span a total of 70 years — beginning with pieces done when Mills was a teenager and extending through the end…

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Town Hall youth sports spaghetti dinner
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James Reserve director talk at next Nature Center lecture: Dr. Jennifer Gee to speak about the geologic, biologic and social history
By May 12, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

The next and final speaker for the 2016 Nature of Nature Lecture Series will be Dr. Jennifer Gee, director of the James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve. The University of California operates 39 reserves, of which four, including the James, are associated with the Riverside campus’ Department of Biology. In 1966, Harry and Grace James sold…

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