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Photos: Last week in Idyllwild: October 22, 2015
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The American Legion Post 800 in Idyllwild hosts its annual “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” with food, boom-box music of the era and happy-hour drink prices. Intended to honor the more than three million Americans who served in one of the longest conflicts in America’s war history, Vietnam Veterans Day was created by proclamation of…
The Lemon Lily Festival planning committee members are looking for a new committee chairperson and are hopeful someone will be stepping into that position soon. Bryan Tallent stepped down from the position after this year’s festival. An organizational and planning meeting soon has not been set but is expected to occur soon. For more information,…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) honored three former local paid call firefighters (PCF) at an appreciation ceremony at the station Thursday evening, Jan. 18, in the IFPD board room. The honorees are three longtime Idyllwild community members and business owners: Capt. Keith Smith (Harold K. Smith Construction Co.), who served for 40 years (1973-2013);…
Enoch Grubb studied dance in Simi Valley before attending Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) and is the first dance major the Town Crier has spoken with for the IAA senior spotlight series. Grubb originally became interested in dance when he learned about hip-hop and street dance. At the age of 9, Grubb started dancing and learning…
Inhale deeply. Hold it. Now release. Feel better? Recovered from what was eating you? That’s a pale imitation of the release you’ll experience at Idyllwild Arts Academy Tuesday, Oct. 16, during “An Evening with Orpheo McCord: A Sonic Journey for Peace of Mind.” The percussionist and composer returns to IAA, where he earned his high…
For its first production under its new moniker, the Idyllwild Actors Theatre stages Pulitizer Prize-nominee Theresa Rebeck’s provocative comedy, “Seminar.” Presented as a staged reading, with sets, costumes and props, “Seminar” stars IAT Artistic Director Howard Shangraw as Leonard, an internationally famous writer who mentors aspiring young novelists in private writing classes. Charging $5,000 to…