Around town photos
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Built in 1921, the Historic Hemet Theatre is one of the oldest surviving movie houses in the country, according to CEO Susan Carrier. The first movie house in Hemet was built in 1913 across the street from the current theater where the Strawberry Bike Shop building stands. The theater was a vibrant cultural center of…
The second Season of the Lily Rock Chamber Music Festival is scheduled for Labor Day weekend, Friday to Sunday, Sept. 1 to 3. The first two programs will be held in Stephens Recital Hall at Idyllwild Arts Academy, followed by an outdoor Season Finale Concert in the amphitheater at St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church. Admission is…
“It will be fabulous,” said author Cherry Vanilla of her upcoming interview with Eduardo Santiago. She will be talking about her life with rock and roll royalty as recounted in her memoir, “Lick Me, How I Became Cherry Vanilla (by way of the Copacabana, Madison Avenue, the Fillmore East, Andy Warhol, David Bowie and the…
Geri Peterson plays pool. She plays pool extremely well.
By Scott Schroeder Special to the Town Crier Solange Signoret and her sister Juliette have performed in Idyllwild Arts Summer Program musicals and drama productions for the past several years, thanks to scholarship funding by Idyllwild resident David Martin. Last summer, Solange was the Wicked Witch in the “Wizard of Oz,” and her sister has…
