


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



The judged “Explore” art winners of the most recent Art Alliance of Idyllwild show are: Best of Show: Scott Finnell for “Floating” Best Theme: Cher Townsend for “Only Way to Travel” People’s Choice: Jared Vance for “Mushroom Forest” 2D First Place: Neil Jenkins for “Furnace Falls, Wales, UK Second Place: Leslie Wolcott for “Cabin in…
The sounds of drums beating began the celebration of the autumnal equinox for more than 70 men, women and children at Idyllwild’s Spirit Mountain Retreat on Sunday …
The IDYTalk series featuring Idyllwild Arts Academy students returns at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, with Musical Theatre major Benjamin Biber speaking in person in the campus’ Krone Library to academy faculty and students, and on Zoom to everyone else. Ben and his family are long-time Idyllwild residents, and he has attended both the Idyllwild…
It is not just the loved ones who need succor but often those tendering care need love, too. No matter how much love and goodwill we offer to a family member — child or elderly — or friend, sometimes, even without being aware, the gift of caring can become an unexpected burden. Coping with and…
Opal Singleton knows the dangers of trafficking of young people both in the United States and in third-world countries. And the recruitment methods are not that dissimilar, regardless of first- or third-world location. “A lot of recruitment has to do with gangs,” said Singleton, noting that the ubiquity of smart phones and the Internet makes…
Ignatius Fischer, one of two Idyllwild CinemaFest 2012 honorees, had one of those off the charts serendipitous launches into the filmmaking business. Like Quentin Tarantino who worked as a clerk in a Manhattan Beach video rental prior to breaking into the business of movie making, Fischer also worked in a South Bay store when he…