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NEW MEMBER: Soroptimist International of Idyllwild President Karen Doshier (right) inducted Suzanne Avalon at the Wednesday, Feb. 4 meeting. Photo by Theresa Teel

To ensure all voters can vote on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, California law provides employees up to two hours off to vote if they do not have enough time to do so during non-work hours. “Every citizen should have the ability to exercise their right to vote,” Secretary of State Alex Padilla said in…
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,…
With growing polish and confidence, the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema closed out a hugely successful eighth year stronger than ever. The awards ceremony was co-hosted by Oscar-nominated actress Anne Archer and IIFC Director Stephen Savage. For the first time in festival history, the top awards went to documentaries. Cassie Jaye’s controversial examination of the…
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…
The Inter Arts Department at Idyllwild Arts Academy welcomes photographer, artist and curator Eve Fowler on Thursday, Oct. 25. Fowler will present a lecture on both her practice and her recent posters based on Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons. Her current project continues her exploration of language used in nonconventional ways to explore different interpretations of…
By Christian ChalifourContributed After a hiatus this past year, the Idyllwild Small Orchestra group will start rehearsals again at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Idyllwild Center for Spiritual Living, located in the Courtyard Building, 54240 Ridgeview Dr. Rehearsals will be every Tuesday. The group is open to all string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments….