
Photos by John Drake



PHOTOS: Idyllwild Montessori open house
By Idyllwild Town Crier




Each year, Santa allows the Town Crier to publish local kids’ letters on their way to the North Pole. Here’s this year’s crop of Christmas correspondence: Dear Santa, I would like a singing Elsa doll for Christmas this year. Merry Christmas. Love, Kinsey Dear Santa and Mrs. Claus, We have been good listeners and helpers…
Evoking Harlem’s early 20th century penchant for rent parties, Piper Dellums, now a full-time Hill resident, is bringing to Idyllwild a self-help event on Oct. 8. After a severe personal trauma, Dellums moved to the Hill where she sought peace and solitude. She was fragile and did not know anyone. Eventually, while in the…
Harold Wherry and his Blue Breeze Band serve Motown and blues at the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. They take the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. Guitarist Wherry has more than 30 years experience working in the Motown, R&B, funk, jazz and blues styles. As a teenager he backed soul R&B singer Bobby Day…
Ransom Wilson is back at orchestra Idyllwild Arts’ legendary Summer Orchestra Director Larry Livingston is departing after more than 30 years. During Livingston’s tenure with Idyllwild Arts, he consistently received glowing reviews and dramatically enhanced the artistic reputation of Idyllwild Arts around the globe. This year’s 2019 August Summer Culmination Concert at Walt Disney Concert…
Back in late September 2020, a mountain lion cub was found motionless on the side of the road in the Idyllwild area near the Riverside County Fire Department. “The California Department of Fish and Wildlife suggested they contact the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) because they have a wildlife center in Romona with vet…
Saturday June 17, the weather was perfect, everyone was rocking and many people left happy carrying art they had won at the “Eye of the Artist” and “Call of the Wyld” events. Town Hall’s outdoor stage was the venue for an art gallery and a concert. The “Eye” event is the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s…