
Around town photos
By Idyllwild Town Crier

As promising as the weather prognostications materialized for the gradual relief of summertime heat over the holiday weekend — happily enough for the various yard sale promoters — the prospects for the annual Levy and Speltz families’ benefit for the Idyllwild Arts Foundation were even greater, due not only to a better event venue, just…
Installed in May 2015, after a chaotic en masse resignation of the previous board, the board of directors of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild has reinvented and redefined itself. At its annual membership meeting Friday, Feb. 26, the board reviewed its last nine-and-a-half months and unveiled plans for the future. AAI is steadied by a…
Sky Island Natural Foods and Sky Island Organics owner Michael Wangler was on a fast track to a Ph.D. and a college presidency when his passion for food intervened. As artist of the week, Wangler shares with other artists a common bond — a passion for creating something of beauty that affects and touches others….
In returning to its straight-ahead jazz roots, Jazz in the Pines year 24 will be remembered as the year innovative and compelling jazz could be heard in all three festival venues. Even in the French Quarter, innovation found a place and an audience. Santa Monica street busker, singer/songwriter Eric Kufs opened the venue on Sunday,…
The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema returns for the fifth time next month. From Jan. 7 to 11, festival participants will once again be offered a panoply of dozens of films — from features to documentaries to shorts. “We really focused on quality this year,” said Idyllwild Director Steve Savage. “Our standards are through the…
The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (IIFC) 2012 launches its third season on Thursday, Jan. 12, through Sunday, Jan. 15.