
Letters to Santa
By Idyllwild Town Crier

Idyllwild jazz icon Marshall Hawkins, one of the founders of Jazz in the Pines, now in its 19th year, is adding venues and artists to his second jazz festival creation — Town Jazz. Entering its second year, Town Jazz is Hawkins’ effort to bridge a division between the Idyllwild Arts location of Jazz in the…
Idyllwild Arts Academy President Pamela Jordan spoke to an enthusiastic audience of students and community members at the first in a series of public discussions on the role of the artist in society, at the IAF Theatre on Friday, Feb. 13. Directly addressing her students, she said, “Idyllwild Arts is not only a place to…
Several hundred residents and visitors came to the “Rhapsody in Red” Quilt Show …
Steven Savage, film director and producer of the Idyllwild Independent Festival of Cinema, presents Rustic Theatre owner Shane Stewart with personal copies of his newly released film, “Legacy.”
Idyllwild local Jon King has been hiking since he was a boy. Originally from the United Kingdom, King bonded with his father who was also a keen hiker. King’s love for the outdoors has led him all over the world. He took his passion and education as a wildlife biologist to work, allowing him to…
Philosopher Rick Barker, author of “Transcending Evolution, a Christian Guide to Understanding, Accepting and Transcending Evolution” (Amazon 2014), riffs on complex themes and evolutionary history much like a master jazz improviser. He connects the dissonances and sonorities of human societal growth to illustrate what is the most important end product of that growth — choice….