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. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

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‘The Red Pill,’ IIFC opening-night film, a difficult pill for filmmaker
By December 28, 2016 Reading Time: 4 minutes

Making “The Red Pill,” Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema opening-night film, was a difficult and extraordinarily personal journey for documentarian Cassie Jaye. When Jaye founded Jaye Bird Productions in 2008, her goal was to produce feature-length documentaries that would expand the mind and encourage critical thought on politically polarizing issues. But with “The Red Pill,”…

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A new century for the Historic Hemet Theatre
ByIdyllwild Town Crier April 4, 2018 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Built in 1921, the Historic Hemet Theatre is one of the oldest surviving movie houses in the country, according to CEO Susan Carrier. The first movie house in Hemet was built in 1913 across the street from the current theater where the Strawberry Bike Shop building stands. The theater was a vibrant cultural center of…

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National author O’Meara in upcoming local talk
ByDavid Jerome June 6, 2023August 23, 2023 Reading Time: 13 minutes

The Friends of the Idyllwild Library is hosting a talk with nationally recognized author and recent Idyllwild transplant Mallory O’Meara at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 at the library. O’Meara came to California to work in the film industry, becoming a producer of horror films, before she found her voice as an author. Her first…

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Art Fair has new name and venue
By April 20, 2016August 19, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Scott and Kim Finnell’s Idyllwild 2nd Saturday Art Fair has a new name and venue for its third season. The new name, reflective of the fact that it is held on multiple days on holiday weekends, is Idyllwild Art in the Park. The new location, rented from the Johnson family, is David Roy’s former carving…

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Blue Breeze Band to appear on stage Thursday
ByDavid Jerome August 9, 2022August 30, 2022 Reading Time: 8 minutes

The Crier received two bits of good news about this year’s Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS): This year’s fundraising goal has been exceeded and a ninth concert has been added. As of last week, contributions had reached $34,422. The added Thursday, Sept. 1 concert will feature Jennifer Singer, a crowd-pleasing vocalist who has enjoyed pre-pandemic…

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AAI annual judged art show is ‘Front and Center’
By May 12, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild continues its mission of keeping art vitally alive in Idyllwild with its annual judged art show from Friday, May 20, to Sunday, May 22. Appropriately titled “Front and Center,” the show features adjudicated art in four categories — 2D, Wearable Art, Photography and Digital Art, and 3D. Judging the show…

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