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Friday afternoon at Idyllwild Pines Camp was a perfect day for a water slide and lots of local kids took advantage of it to cool off and just have some fun during IPCC Community Activity Day at the camp, a day of opening up the camp to locals for outdoor summer adventure. Photo by Barbara Reese

Donald Godbey of Hemet was “very impressed” to meet the “talking hairy beast” that staffed the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce booth at this year’s Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. The Idyll-Beast, a.k.a. David Jerome, hosted the Idyllwild booth for the entire Date Festival, which set record breaking attendance marks this year. The Idyllwild Chamber Booth was virtually near pandemonium with the availability of the popular Visitor Guides and multiple photo-ops for families and school groups with Idyll-Beast, according to Jerome. “Idyllwild is the only resort community represented at the fair this year,” the Beast reported.
At 7 p.m. Friday, April 22, an Earth Day film festival begins online at https://wildandscenicfilmfestival.org. The festival may be streamed on-demand through April 29. The Wild and Scenic Film Festival showcases the year’s top environmental and adventure films about nature, community activism, adventure, conservation, water, energy and climate change, wildlife, environmental justice, agriculture,and indigenous cultures….
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Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery is once again introducing a new art exhibit in its 4,000-square-foot gallery. “The Idyllwild Collection: Fire & Ice” exhibit turns up the heat with art that delivers thrills, chills and heart-melting beauty. The exhibit features more than 200 works of art created by more than 50 artists, including for the…
(This story came from an AAI press release.) The Art Alliance of Idyllwild held its annual fund-raising event the “Eye of the Artist” on Saturday, July 15. AAI partnered with the Idyllwild Area Historical Society where artists and visitors enjoyed the museum’s gardens, live music and refreshments. N.S. David judged the many creative works art…
(This story is from an Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation press release.) An organizational meeting in January 1968 created the Associates of Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (now Associates of Idyllwild Arts). January 2018 marks the 50th anniversary as a supporter of the arts, especially Idyllwild Arts. “Our purpose is to raise funds…