PHOTOS: New Year’s Eve cabaret
![Performer Jersey Shore accepts a tip from local Scott Foster. All of the performers donated tips made from the sold-out New Year’s Eve show to the HELP Center and ARF. Photo by John Pacheco](https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rustic-12.jpg)
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![Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz gets some personal attention from Sassy Ross at the Rustic Theatre’s New Year’s Eve Cabaret. The performers gave a special thank you to the firefighters and first responders involved in the Mountain Fire. Photo by John Pacheco](https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rustic-10.jpg)
![Melissa Stratman belts out a colorful number during the Rustic Cabaret Evening on New Year’s Eve. Photo by John Pacheco](https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rustic-9.jpg)
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![TaDaa! The Rustic Theatre hosted a cabaret evening on New Year’s Eve. The show titled “Going Bananas” was a sell out and featured Idyllwild’s own Pinkie Meringue Shimmer, aka Larry Edwards, among others. Photo by John Pacheco](https://idyllwildtowncrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Rustic-5.jpg)
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