The interior of the nearly ready William M. Lowman Concert Hall, the new state-of-the-art music venue on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The beams visible in the ceiling are part of the acoustical design engineered by ARUP North America, the firm responsible for the designs of the world-famous Sydney (Australia) Opera House, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Tate Modern in London. The concert venue should open soon.

Boasting larger, more fright-filled theme rooms and next door to an old building long rumored to have its own ghosts, Kathy Sacher-Wilson’s Idyllwild Haunted Ghost Town has found a home that feels fright-right. Now in its 12th year, Ghost Town haunts the sprawling space behind Idyllwild’s iconic Town Hall. There are many clever new touches…