2022 in Review
By Idyllwild Town Crier
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Veterans Day: 11/11/11
In November 1919, after the signing of the formal Treaty of Versailles, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day.
IIFC seminar provides roadmap for getting films placed in today’s market: At year 10, festival on brink of academy eligibility
The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema celebrates its 10th year with increasing industry recognition and competition among indie filmmakers to be accepted into what has become a festival for making major placement and distribution deals. Founder and Festival Chair Stephen Savage noted that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in recognizing the festival,…
One fateful moment turns paramedic into an artistic carver
Idyllwild local Cory Lavy wasn’t always the artistic type. While he was born and raised in Idyllwild, Lavy was more interested in the fire and medical world than he ever was with the arts. While in high school, Lavy volunteered for the U.S. Forest Service, and when he graduated in 2003, he was immediately picked…
Native American Festival Week is about storytelling
The Native American people are storytellers. It is a fundamental part of their culture — solemn yet celebratory ritual retellings of their arrival into this world and their history as a people. Year 15 of the Native American Festival Week at the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program centers around that key component of Native American life…
Crypto-Woodstock in Idyllwild
Last weekend, the Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) campus was the site of FWB Fest 2022, a tech and culture gathering for members of “Friends With Benefits.” Readers may think they know what “friends with benefits” means, but as times change, words take on new meanings, and in this case, FWB has two meanings: It is…
AAI donates art supplies to Idyllwild HELP Center
For years, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) has been providing the community with a place for all artists to share their work. They also support our young artists, encouraging them to explore their artistic abilities. Getting supplies has been a bit more difficult with the recent Stay-at-Home order. With school now being taught at…
