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Great sounds, unforgettable music, all in the forest The complete line-up for the 25th-annual Jazz in the Pines festival is complete — headliners, legends, up and coming, alumni, favorites and new. Reserve the weekend of Friday, Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug. 12. Alumni will dominate Saturday afternoon on the Holmes Amphitheatre stage. At 2:30 p.m.,…
Lilacs reach their peaks of bloom and fragrance based on weather conditions. And since weather conditions vary, scheduling annual lilac festivals can be tricky. But this year, Gary Parton and his Idyllwild Garden Club associates are celebrating. The hundreds of lilac varietals at Parton’s Alpenglow Gardens on Fern Valley Road will be at their peak…
By Richard Barker Special to the Town Crier Earlier this year, I had the good fortune to be given a tour of the James Reserve by Dr. Jennifer Gee, reserve director. After the tour, she explained that the reserve is named in honor of an extraordinary man named Harry C. James. My curiosity was piqued,…
Photos of events and goings on last week.
Budget doesn’t sacrifice quality with these filmmakers You can attend the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema to just view the great movies. But you also can attend the seminars to learn and to hear stories about film making from the professionals. This year, on March 9, festival founder Stephen Savage, and chair of the IIFC,…
Margarat Nee will speak about nutrition and feeding options for pets as the next speaker in the ARF series. But she touts a resume filled with many other pet treatments and health options in which she is trained as part of her lifelong interest in animals. Nee states her objective in her work as a…