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By Idyllwild Town Crier

By Sally Hedberg Special to the Town Crier If you love butterflies, you won’t want to miss the annual Butterfly Daze extravaganza held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Idyllwild Nature Center, 25225 Highway 243. Come prepared to learn all about butterflies and join 100 monarchs as you step into…
As part of the annual spring influx of Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers, six military veteran hikers will be welcomed by American Legion Post 800. This is the fourth year returning combat vets are hiking the PCT and visiting Idyllwild as part of Warrior Expeditions’ “Warrior Hike — Walk off the War,” a program designed to…
The debut of foreign films as a new category at Idyllwild CinemaFest 2013 is a sign of the increasing breadth of programming in the festival’s fourth year. Although the list of films selected won’t be public until Dec. 15, ICF Chairman Phil Calderone knows two particularly striking films will definitely screen — from Russia, “Siberie…
“I’ve never stopped working since coming to the U.S. in 1982,” said Gail (Hai Fang) Qi, founder and longtime owner of Far East Gifts. “I decided I just needed to take a break and to rest.” Qi sold the shop to new owner Yafen Yan, who will continue to operate the longtime business in the…
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The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation are presenting “Love Letters,” a play by A.R. Gurney starring Wendie Malick and Dan Lauria. This one-night-only production is a fundraiser for the Scholarship Fund of the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program. Malick and Lauria are well recognized for their portrayal of memorable characters on the stage,…