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By Idyllwild Town Crier



The prospects of the Labor Day holiday weekend always bode well for the Idyllwild area, regardless of ever-changing weather patterns and the ever-increasing plethora of yard sales and other outdoor activities. To this mixture of community togetherness, the joint coordinators of the Manhattan Chamber Players, Luke Fleming and Brendan Speltz, both dedicated musicians as well…
The ninth Idyllwild International Festival Cinema is in the early stages of planning, and although it is only three months since patrons left the awards ceremony happy and excited, some changes have already been decided for the 2018 event. For the first time, the fest will be in March instead of early January. The official…
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…
An Idyllwild summer is about the arts — every kind of art Choosing the highlights of the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program is a bit like choosing highlights from the night sky: everywhere you look, something glitters. From Sunday, June 9 to Sunday, Aug. 4, people of all ages and skill levels will learn about every…
On Thursday and Friday, July 13 and 14, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program’s Native American Arts Festival paid tribute to Soto, a much honored principal dancer of the New York City Ballet. On Thursday the festival screened “Water Flowing Together,” a PBS/Independent Lens documentary. Gwendolen Cates directed the film that follows Soto as he…
The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema awards ceremony showed a new level of sophistication and seamless management. Especially polished were the full-screen graphics behind each award, the music played as award recipients walked from the audience to the stage and the seamless sharing of award introductions. Sharing introductions were guest host Anne Archer, Festival Founder,…