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Photo by Tom Kluzak
The week in photos: Feb. 1, 2018
By Idyllwild Town Crier







Soroptimist International of Idyllwild holds its annual Basket Festival and spaghetti Dinner at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Buckhorn Camp on Highway 243. Themed and wildly decorated baskets containing nearly $8,000 in gifts and certificates go to those with winning tickets, according to Karen Doshier, Soroptimist spokesperson. “Each year we go out into…
The big-band era that had its heyday from the early 1930s to the 1950s helped to lift the spirits of a country recovering from a Great Depression and facing a devastating war on two fronts. Ken Dahleen and his Big Band Staff, next up at the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series, plan to lift the spirits…
By the Associates of the Idyllwild Arts FoundationContributed The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation has been recognizing a volunteer of the year since 1970. The honoree’s name is kept secret and is known only by the previous year’s recipient and the search committee. The Associates is proud to announce Suzie Bennett as its 2020…
‘Naturally Crazy’ is the theme The Mountain Quilters of Idyllwild, at 77 strong (“76 women and one brave man,” according to Penny Bottomley), will host their 15th-annual Quilt Show. Themed “Naturally Crazy,” the show will feature crazy quilts, patchwork quilts made of patches of randomly varying sizes, shapes, colors and fabrics. Once again, the popular…
Music educator and opera buff Diane Mitchell’s six-week musical journey will be an international smorgasbord. As previously reported in the Crier, this free course will examine the exotic influences on non-Western music and how they have permeated and profoundly changed Western music, from classical to jazz and everything in between. As Mitchell notes, “Where armies…