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PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s traditional Christmas Tree Lighting
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Balance is often a nebulous goal, even for those blessed with a seemingly prescribed life. But its attainment becomes nearly impossible to manage during discordant times for an untrained mind. Stirring experiences such as wildfire evacuations lift personal issues like a river flooding a lake that causes sediment to churn imperceptibly within, inevitably rising visibly…
Wisconsin native and longtime Hill resident Annie Varvari has joined Idyllwild Arts Academy’s full time faculty as resource teacher. With degrees in special education and counseling, Varvari fills a key position, providing advocacy for and support to students with special classroom academic and logistical needs. “Kids in resource have concerns,” said Varvari. “Those concerns could…
Planning a Lilac Festival in spite of the vicissitudes of climate and weather patterns is a perilous endeavor. Just ask Gary Parton, who has fathered this celebration since 2009 and continues to propagate and promote Idyllwild as a lilac tourist venue. Each year, Parton and his committee set the date for the festival, hoping the…
Imagine being up close and personal with a butterfly! It’s all about the monarch during Idyllwild Nature Center’s Butterfly Daze, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. During the day, a butterfly pavilion will be erected on the grounds. Before entering the pavilion, everyone can buy a piece of watermelon for 50 cents. The…
“The Art Alliance of Idyllwild is dedicated to seeing Idyllwild become a nationally recognized fine arts center for education, creativity and exhibition.” That statement is AAI’s mantra, and to that end, AAI has rented The Courtyard Gallery, which is in the process of becoming a new gallery, visitor center and resource center. This location will…