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Tuesday night kicked off the 2015 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. Betty Baily, center, hands her drink ticket to Mark Croudy behind the bar during the opening night party at the Creekstone Inn. Photo by Jenny Kirchner









Peter Szabadi took these Halloween photographs at the Idyllwild Brewpub.
Zac Archuleta of Orange County and part of The Lost Boys Project, jumps over five people as fellow skaters watch on in awe last Saturday at the Idyllwild Skate Park. The Lost Boys Project’s vision is to provide an awesome, safe environment to build up, mentor and develop students in their academic and daily life, and spiritual journey in their Christian faith.
Beginning its 13th year, smARTS has returned the arts to local students. What started as a small project with only classes for four grades, now serves the entire Idyllwild School — from kindergarten through eighth grade. Nearly every Friday, teachers find time to accommodate the arts in the school’s curriculum. But smARTs is a PTA-sponsored…
The Rustic Theatre presents Kathy Garver at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, in a staged reading of Truman Capote’s classic short story “A Christmas Memory.” Garver will then do a question-and-answer period with a meet-and-greet book signing with wine and cheese after the reading. This is the 55th anniversary of “Family Affair” in which Garner…
Sherry Williams (left), Conductor Dwight “Buzz” Holmes (right) and the Idyllwild Master Chorale perform “Sigh No More Ladies” by John Dankworth last Saturday night at Stephens Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus.
Trine Bietz, one of Idyllwild’s premier holistic healers and artists, has had an eventful summer. In June, she opened a shop where she offers a variety of holistic approaches, while simultaneously showcasing her artworks, which line the walls. On Sept. 15, the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center Board of Directors elected Trine to their ranks, recognizing in her the ideal candidate to represent the artistic, as well as the holistic, community.