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With trumpeter Stan Watkins (in the foreground) and vocalist Sherry Williams, the Keith Droste Quintet wowed the capacity crowd at its Thursday, Aug. 4 performance as part of Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. Keith Droste, background, on keyboard, along with Luther Hughes on bass and Sinclair Lott on drums played a medley of Broadway show tunes, old standards and jazz and pop selections. Photo by Cid Castillo


Author, editor, journalist and public speaker Nana-Ama Danquah opens Eduardo Santiago’s Idyllwild Author Series on Sunday, July 10. This is year six for Santiago’s popular series, held at 4 p.m. Sunday, for five weeks, on the deck of Café Aroma. Danquah is a compelling choice to open the series. Born in Ghana, she immigrated to…
Idyllwild’s Fourth of July celebrations begin with the 53rd-annual parade sponsored by the Idyllwild Rotary Club for the 16th year. This classic small-town parade, large on substance, will originate from Fern Valley Corners and proceed to the town center at 10 a.m. with more than 75 participants. Organizers suggest viewers pack breakfast, park and set…
Idyology’s location has boasted a creekside restaurant for decades, one of them being The Chart House. This location offers one of the most attractive patio ambiances on the mountain, offering two areas for outdoor dining — the upper deck and the lower patio area next to Strawberry Creek. Carmel Benson is the new owner of…
Editor’s note: This is taken from an Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) press release. “Gavroche,” the new musical the Idyllwild Arts Theatre Department will perform to the public 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, is a fresh take on “Les Misérables.” The musical, to be livestreamed at https://idyllwildarts.zoom.us/j/95125102317, features a pop, contemporary score, and is told from…
One of the highlights of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema’s second weekend is an hour-long Q&A with Academy Award-nominated actress Anne Archer. Archer received her Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her role as Beth Gallagher in Adrian Lyne’s 1987 thriller “Fatal Attraction.” Hosted by IIFC Founder and Director Stephen Savage, the…
The free Idyllwild Summer Concert Series comes again to the Butterfield Ampitheater this Thursday night, July 7, with Coachella Valley favorites and Summer Concert veterans Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs. The show starts at 6:15 p.m. and is free to all. The first concert opens with globe-trotting, one-man band Nathan James.Since 2000, local big…