


Idyllwild Arts’ class of 2017 bids adieu to high school
By Idyllwild Town Crier



“Nailbiter,” a horror film involving a tornado, is the first feature from director Patrick Rea who last year contributed the very well-received short “Get Off My Porch” (you remember the Girl Scouts and their oddly compelling cookies?). Rea, who grew up in Nebraska, used his experience running from a tornado as a boy as inspiration…
A three-day festival celebrating films directed by women, for everyone Announcing the inaugural Women Under the Influence (WUTI), WUTI Goes IdyllWILD, a three-day film festival taking place Sept. 20 through 22 in Idyllwild. WUTI, founded in 2015 by director Tabitha Denholm, is a community committed to raising awareness of female directors and their stories. WUTI…
The Idyllwild Arts Academy Jazz Combo returned to the top of the podium, taking first place in the 49th Berklee High School Jazz Festival, small combo, (S-4) smaller-school category. Once again, two IAA musicians were honored in the highest individual award categories — Owen Zorn, bass, for Superior Musicianship, and Sumi Onoe, piano, for Outstanding…
Now that the successful Lemon Lily Festival is over, the Nature Center will resume the Junior Naturalist Program …
Globe-traveling Capt. Woody Henderson sailed to see Idyllwild resident Woody Henderson has roots on land, but he has lived his adult life at sea. His father bought the Idyllwild cabin in 1974 that Woody now calls home. But it was the South Bay, Manhattan and Hermosa Beach where he grew up and like many beach…