








PHOTOS: IIFC 2015 kicks off
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Tuesday night kicked off the 2015 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. Betty Baily, center, hands her drink ticket to Mark Croudy behind the bar during the opening night party at the Creekstone Inn. Photo by Jenny Kirchner









The Idyllwild Town Crier and Visitors Center invites establishments to submit listings of events from October 2013 through the end of March 2014 for the upcoming Idyllwild Guide calendar. Stop by the Visitors Center for a form or email Halie Johnson at halie@towncrier.com.
Idyllwild’s Ghost Town has haunted several sites, unlike ghosts who usually manifest at the same place. This is the 15th year for Ghost Town, said Kat Wilson, the originator, and it will be located in a faux fort on the Camp Emerson Boy Scout Camp grounds in Idyllwild, its fifth location. Parking will be available…
Clarinetist Dan St. Marseille brings his Dixieland Quintet next to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. In addition to having well-reviewed musical chops in such publications as Downbeat, Jazztimes, Jazz Critic and the Los Angeles Times, St. Marseille has deep Idyllwild connections. “I’ve taught for 24 years as part of the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program,” he…
Holly Bratten stunned the judges at the Southern California Fair at the Perris Fairgrounds with her recipes and submissions in the food and baked goods categories. Bratten, who has submitted every year since 1992 at the SoCal Fair (previously the Farmer’s Fair), took home Best of Show for her pickled onions, 25 1st place awards,…
Jazz in the Pines (JITP) has been a popular event in Idyllwild for over two decades. Until last year, many came to the mountains to enjoy the amazing world of jazz while perusing the many vendors and dancing areas that were available for all attendees on the scenic Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) campus. However, after…
“Café Aroma hosted “Burlessence” Friday night, July 15. It featured several choreographed dances.