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The Idyllwild Haunted Hotel moved to Lake Hemet and has expanded this year to a Haunted Village, complete with the Haunted Hotel, Boneyard Maze, Abandoned Mine and music stage featuring live bands every night. A preview tour led by Young Idyllwild’s Vice President Arn Hancock revealed an expanded Hotel, with additional themed rooms cast with…
By Dawn MillerMountain Quilters Angels don’t always have wings, but they can still fly in and save the day when it matters most. That is the case with Mountain Quilters of Idyllwild’s Quilt Show, called Idyllwild Strong. No matter how resilient Mountain Quilters has been, 2020 brought us all to our knees when all activities…
The Native American people are storytellers. It is a fundamental part of their culture — solemn yet celebratory ritual retellings of their arrival into this world and their history as a people. Year 15 of the Native American Festival Week at the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program centers around that key component of Native American life…
Dr. Marshall Hawkins, founder of the Idyllwild Arts Jazz Department, and Dr. Daniel Bassin, Idyllwild Arts director of orchestras, are giving a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Lowman Concert Hall in honor of Black History Month. The concert features an 18-piece guest jazz orchestra along with jazz and classical music students,…
Only four Junior Naturalist Programs remain at the Idyllwild Nature Center. All will be held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon and cost $3 per child, which includes crafts, hikes and snacks. This Saturday, July 30, the theme is “Envirothoning.” At four separate learning stations children ages 7 to 11 will identify animal skulls,…
Sixth, seventh and eighth graders in Lenore Sazer’s classes receive awards Friday for their work in math and science.