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Hannah Johnson, 8, made a butterfly mask at the Idyllwild Nature Center Butterfly Daze event on Saturday. Photos by Jenny Kirchner


The Crier spoke with Bella Gioeli, proprietor of Mountain Poppy Florals,as she approaches her one year anniversary at the Collective. “June 15thI opened. We are going to be having a special event for our one yearanniversary, I’m hoping to start an annual flower festival. This yearmight be the start of it.” Gioeli says there will…
The Idyllwild Public Library is sponsoring a summer reading program with the the “Dream Big — Read!” to encourage and to promote reading and library use. Registration is open to children and young adults. Prizes will be awarded for books read at the completion of program. Those signing up will also receive a prize. The…
Kate Dennis is such a hot commodity as a director these days that she needs an administrative assistant to schedule time for her to breathe. Yet the Australian-born Dennis’ respect for the Idyllwild Arts Academy Film and Digital Media Department will bring her up to inhale the fresh air of the mountains on a…
Los Angeles author Dete Meserve returns to the Idyllwild Author Series with “Perfectly Good Crime” (Melrose Hill Publishing, 2016), a follow up to her successful first outing “Good Sam.” “Stories about senseless murders, tragic accidents, massive fraud and the dark side of the American Dream dominate the headlines,” notes Meserve. “I was inspired to write…
Idyllwild Arts Academy’s 2020 Student Showcase is happening on March 4 at Rancho Mirage Library, catering to the Idyllwild Arts family of supporters and their friends in the desert cities. The art school’s fashion-themed, hour-long event will showcase the works of more than 40 students across all seven of the school’s disciplines. Susan Stein, creative…