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FISHER TO LIFE: Historical lecturer and Hemet resident Penelope Engard engages the crowd at the Idyllwild Library with stories of late food author MFK Fisher. Fisher once owned 90 acres of land in Hemet with her second husband and authored such books as “How to Cook a Wolf” and “The Art of Eating.” Photo by John Drake

With less locations and more bands, this year’s Idyllwild StrongBenefit Music Festival event promises to deliver. The event is organized to make sure that patrons are able to travel easily between venues. The popular fire engine will be back this year with stops at or very near venue locations. This year’s main stage will be…
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…
By Associates of Idyllwild Arts FoundationContributed The Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation are pleased to present the Virtual Holiday Gathering from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 via Zoom at https://idyllwildarts.zoom.us/j/96510131801. Not able to safely gather in person, we are taking the party to you via Zoom. All Associates members, plus members of the community, can…
Built in 1921, the Historic Hemet Theatre is one of the oldest surviving movie houses in the country, according to CEO Susan Carrier. The first movie house in Hemet was built in 1913 across the street from the current theater where the Strawberry Bike Shop building stands. The theater was a vibrant cultural center of…
The idea for an Earth Fair, hatched last year by members of the Idyllwild Arts Environmental Club, fermented all summer in the minds and hearts of IAA Seniors Maeve Gillespie and Linda Payne with the view of becoming an annual collaborative event with the Idyllwild community. Under the supervision of the clubs’ advisor Jennifer Murdock,…