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By Idyllwild Town Crier

Photo by Tom Pierce















Piano man and arranger Keith Droste and jazz chanteuse Sherry Williams wrap the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series’ 13th edition with some sounds sweet, stirring and swinging. Chicago native Droste, Berklee School of Music graduate and Oscar Peterson student, covers all the musical bases from jazz to Dixieland to Broadway. With Williams fronting the group,…
A true jazz chanteuse Sherry Williams — sweet, smooth, soulful jazz vocalist — will perform at the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8. In May, Ken Dahleen, the founder and producer of the ISCS, said, “For the 20th series, I tried to pick the top groups — the most…
Don Reed, Marshall Hawkins and Joey Latimer, newly dubbed ‘The Louie Bluies,’ perform on Leap Day night, Monday, Feb. 29 at Café Aroma.
The Idyllwild Arts Academy, in a drive to build more connections with the town, is opening its first in-town store and information facility. On North Circle Drive, directly next to Jack Farley’s Art Supplies, the new center will serve as an introduction to campus life. It will screen, in high definition, IAA Film and Digital…
Idyllwild’s Jewish Temple Har Shalom (Mountain of Peace) celebrated its second Hanukkah as an Idyllwild congregation festively and inclusively. Of all the Jewish holidays, Hanukkah may be the most familiar to Christians because of its proximity to and occasional overlap with Christmas. Other similarities include the exchange of gifts, special meals, games and decorations, and…
By Antoinette Berthelotte Contributed Anyone coming into town sees the wonderful “Welcome to Idyllwild” sign. It proudly boasts insignias of numerous organizations, but one makes many scratch their head. The circle with the golden star says P.E.O, but what the heck is that? It is a group of special women who follow the mission statement of…