








A red, white and blue celebration
By Idyllwild Town Crier









Joyce Schilling, matriarch of the family who own and operate the Strawberry Creek Village, cuts the ribbon on Saturday, March 25, signaling the official opening of the inn on North Circle Drive. Surrounded by well-wishers from the Rotary Club and friends, family members, in blue jackets, are (back row, from left) Kurt, Nicole and Joseph Jones, innkeepers Cindi and Rick Hinds; and (front row, from left) Brendan Jones, Schilling and Sean Jones.
Associates of the Idyllwild Arts FoundationContributed Between the early afternoon rain and the night’s downpour Sunday, July 25, the Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation hosted its annual meeting. This year with the “Welcome Back” theme, the organization welcomed nearly 90 members and guests to begin the new year. Appetizers and beverages were served while…
The prospect for the reopening of the Lowman Hall performance space to the expecting public was quite favorable this past Sunday, with mild enough temperatures and despite brisk winds and partial cloudiness. Inside, the stage itself resembled an operating theater, with a scrupulously clean setting, with only chairs and microphones interrupting a whitened, bare and…
A modest man realizes a long-held dream Idyllwild resident Michael Staff is a modest man, an everyman — a devoted husband and father, and a contributing member of his community. To all outward appearances, he is an ordinary man. But his quiet and respectful demeanor belies his sparkling intellect, artistic depth and multi-dimensional imagination. Unlike…
“Arts Academy,” a 10-episode television season follows 15 Idyllwild Arts Academy seniors in the year leading up to their 2015 graduation. You get to know these students well as they go through their challenging senior year. You experience their aspirations and angst as they go through arduous auditions and portfolio submissions for top schools, conservatories…
Nine students from high schools across the country were selected as winners of Bennington College’s 2018/2019 Young Writers Awards, including Kali Puhnaty of Idyllwild Arts Academy, who won second place in fiction for “Moon Fever.” This annual competition, which accepts entries in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, is free to enter and open to high school…