

Photo by Peter Szabadi

Photo by Peter Szabadi


Photo by Peter Szabadi





Photo by Jenny Kirchner
An Idyllwild holiday weekend with a new twist
By Idyllwild Town Crier











Spotlight on Leadership series continues The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation Contributed The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s next Spotlight on Leadership presentation is Monday, Oct. 14. Laura Sherman, vice president of campus planning and facilities management at Idyllwild Arts Academy, will share her story. Sherman will speak about visible projects now underway…
The fourth Idyllwild CinemaFest opened Wednesday morning, Jan. 9, with 100 films to be screened over the festival’s five-day run. The 50 percent increase in number of films scheduled (67 last year) is a huge leap forward for the festival, as is the addition of a large new venue, the Astrocamp Galaxy Theatre. This year…
Cassie Jaye is one of two featured filmmakers at the 2014 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. She is returning to Idyllwild, a springboard for her successful and growing career. “The new feature at IIFC this year is a more focused spotlight on our featured filmmakers. Both Wolfgang Bodison and Cassie Jaye are alums of the…
It’s almost noon, a hazy sunlight abounds, yet, the stars are already out in front of the Rustic Theatre in Idyllwild. This day, March 11, is awards day for the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema that has been reviewing and showing independent films since March 6. Which films, filmmakers and actors will receive awards has…
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…