

Lowman concert hall nearly complete
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The interior of the nearly ready William M. Lowman Concert Hall, the new state-of-the-art music venue on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The beams visible in the ceiling are part of the acoustical design engineered by ARUP North America, the firm responsible for the designs of the world-famous Sydney (Australia) Opera House, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Tate Modern in London. The concert venue should open soon.

Isis Theatre is presenting Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” starting Friday July 8 through Sunday July 10 at the Caine Learning Center. It is a full production that director Emily Heebner has crafted to enhance the spare staging and terse text that are hallmarks of “Our Town.”
Next weekend, Idyllwild will host its first French Film Festival. Seven French short films will be shown at the Idyllwild Library Saturday, Oct. 21. The festival begins Friday night at Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery, when “Heloise” will be shown. While this is an English-language film, the subject is French romance. The idea for the…
Images from Idyllwild School’s annual Blast to the Past …
Founded in 1980, Living Free Animal Sanctuary was among the first privately funded no-kill animal sanctuaries, with a mission of rescuing cats and dogs from imminent shelter euthanasia. And in an effort to better acquaint the mountain communities with Living Free’s mission, the board has inaugurated “town meetings,” prior to board meetings. The next meeting…
The village of Idyllwild was overrun with hundreds of characters on Saturday, as the Halloween Parade made its way down North Circle Drive, collecting treats along the way, and into town, where the carnival fun began. Photos by Cheryl Bayse
Duffy Hudson, Broadway and film actor, presents the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. Without the aid of props or costumes, he plays all 46 characters to bring the magical tale to life. The Friends of the Idyllwild Library brings this program to Idyllwild. It will be presented Wednesday, Dec.7 at the Rainbow Inn. Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. And the program will begin at 5:30 p.m. This 75-minute program is suitable for teens and adults.