

Idyllwild Arts film program screening
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Seven films comprised the Filmmaker’s Screenings held at the Rustic Theatre on Saturday, July 30. Under the direction of Ira Abrams, the films were written, directed and produced by students in the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program. After the screenings, writers, cinematographers, editors, actors and key personnel in each film took the stage for a bow. Photo by Cid Castillo

Strawberry Creek and beautiful gardens featured On Sept. 14, the Idyllwild Area Historical Society (IAHS) will host its 19th-annual home tour. It will include five homes with the oldest home built in 1927 and the newest home, with magnificent views, built in 2004, said Charlotte Groty, president of the IAHS. Strawberry Creek is the focus…
Last Saturday afternoon, during a time unlike any we’ve seen and under a “Stay-at-Home” order, I met Lori Brookes at the base of Deer Springs Trail. Nature is still one of the few places we are still “allowed” to go. We maintained “social distancing,” a term that has quickly become a way of life. As…
Jeff Stover and Chris Gore combined their respective bands, All Star Big Band and Jackson Garrett, to produce the Mixed Bag Orchestra (MBO), which headlines at the Thursday, July 28 Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS). “We’ll play jazz to country to salsa,” said Stover, leader, for this gig, of the wedded bands. Stover’s band plays…
As part of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Art in Society Program, IAA musicians have been mentoring young San Jacinto string players for the last year. The culmination of their year-long mentoring experience takes place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at Lowman Concert Hall on the IAA campus. The Art in Society program is an…
When he lived in the hill canyons of Hollywood, author and drama critic Steven Leigh Morris ruffled feathers and started a neighborhood political war by raising chickens in his condo. In his book, “Fowl Play, a Novel in Three Acts” (Padaro Press, Los Angeles, 2016), he recounts in quasi-memoir style, the chicken war and his…
At Christmas, Idyllwild turns on its holiday twinkle, with colored lights on the downtown Christmas trees and with shops, restaurants and homes brilliant in their nighttime sparkle …