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Photo courtesy Bob Lewis

Photo courtesy Bob Lewis
Sports: May 19, 2016
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The fourth Idyllwild CinemaFest opened Wednesday morning, Jan. 9, with 100 films to be screened over the festival’s five-day run. The 50 percent increase in number of films scheduled (67 last year) is a huge leap forward for the festival, as is the addition of a large new venue, the Astrocamp Galaxy Theatre. This year…
Trinity Houston, executive director of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, was surprised when there was some pushback from several attending filmmakers or their representatives over the film “Standpoint” winning five IIFC awards, including Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. “Standpoint” was made in 2016 by students at…
This Lemon Lily quilt, made by Anna-marie Padula, will be raffled at the 2013 Lemon Lily Festival in July.
Event charges may apply. See ads throughout the issue. Email melissa@towncrier.com. Wednesday, June 30• “@ Creation:” Native American Arts Festival Invitational Exhibition virtual artist and curator talk, 7 p.m. Idyllwild Arts Academy, idyllwildartsgallery.org. Thursday, July 1• “@ Creation:” Native American Arts Festival Invitational Exhibition, Idyllwild Arts Academy, idyllwildartsgallery.org. Friday, July 2• “@ Creation:” Native American…
Rachel Haynes first began driving for Hemet Unified School District in 1990. On Feb. 23 of this year she retired. “I loved driving our local kids,” she said. “Of course I won’t miss getting up at 3 a.m.” Depending on schedules, there were days that began for Haynes at 3 a.m. and did not end…
This past Friday kicked off a weekend full of live art in Idyllwild hosted by the Art Alliance of Idyllwild. During the Friday live painting demonstration, Richard “Rich” Stergulz, owner of The Green Art House in Bonsall, shared a wealth of information with more than 40 attendees at the Grand Idyllwild Lodge. An Illinois native…