
PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
By Idyllwild Town Crier


The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema (IIFC) enters year seven with over 300 films in submission. “Last year we had 160,” said festival founder and director Stephen Savage. “This year is almost double from last year. “Our reputation for quality independent films is growing. The Hollywood Reporter article naming the festival one of the ‘new…
Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) is an environment that nurtures arts exploration — a place for high school students to hone their art of choice while completing the necessary credits to graduate high school. Four-year student Aminta Skye spoke with the Town Crier via Zoom over the weekend, telling her story about how IAA has shaped…
Justin Holmes (center) adds tap dancing into the mix during the “History of the Drum” event Thursday at Idyllwild Arts. Musicians providing rhythm for Holmes are (from left) Bob Boss on guitar, Marshall Hawkins on bass, Toby Williams on drums and Najite on African drums …
As cross discipline cooperation continues to expand at Idyllwild Arts. One of those opportunities is the relatively new jazz choir …
Films at Idyllwild Library The ninth-annual Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema will present its fifth-annual Children’s Film Fest, the brainchild of Andrea Charles, executive artist liaison for the IIFC. “It was my first year; I volunteered to view movies,” Charles said. After several weeks of watching films for submission to the festival, she asked Stephen…
The partnership between humanitarians Karla Leopold, art therapist, and Sister Judith Brun, founder of Neighbor’s Keeper, a nonprofit group in Baton Route, Louisiana, has been years in the making. First meeting as child well-being responders after Hurricane Katrina’s devastating impact on New Orleans, they quickly bonded in service of softening the impact on families. Soon…