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Continuing its commitment to the classics, the Stratford Players presents “Will in the Woods IV,” a full immersion in some sonorous Shakespeare snippets — sonnets, and scenes from some of the bard’s most memorable, merry and moving masterpieces — “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Taming of the Shrew,” “Macbeth” or, for the superstitious actor, “The Scottish…
Amy and Richard Hawley are the proprietors of Idyllwild’s only foodtruck, the cheerful and cheeky Dick’s Dogs. Amy sat down with the Crierto fill us in. “Both of us worked in the restaurant business up here,until with COVID, like many people, we were sent home for months. Wewanted to think, ‘What would sustain us through…
Idyllwild local Peter Davison has always had an interest in music. He began playing the flute when he was six years old. Starting at such a young age, Davison was ahead of the music game early on in life. Playing an instrument like the flute led him to play in the LA City Orchestra at…
This Thursday’s Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) Songwriting Concert, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., presents an excuse to mention an appointment that may have flown under the radar last fall: Kasaan Hammon’s promotion to assistant chair of IAA’s Music Department. Hammon has brought “exceptional efficiency and problem-solving skills” as well as “warmth and humor” to her…
Good ol’ Sheriff came to the rescue, shooting down the cowboys Saturday afternoon. The gunfighters and cowboys took over town on and near The Fort Saturday afternoon before heading to Idyology for the celebration of its grand opening Saturday night.
When Stephen Savage founded the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema in 2010, he hoped for success. But now, in year seven, the festival is starting to outgrow its venues. Savage confirmed the awards ceremony, the consummation of the six-day festival, had to be split into two nights because of advanced ticket sales for the ceremony….