Big Band Staff and tribute to Sammy Davis Jr, Blue Breeze Band The free Idyllwild Summer Concert Series approaches the end of its 26th year, with the two last concerts of the season. Tonight, August 21, series founder and producer Ken Dahleen will lead his own Big Band Staff through a set before being joined…
The Idyllwild Nature Center will be hosting their annual Butterfly Daze event this Saturday, August 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission is free, and will include–in addition to a walk-in butterfly aviary–nature walks, lectures, arts and crafts for kids. There will also be vendors with various goods and food. The event is sponsored…
The free Idyllwild Summer Concert Series continues tonight, Thursday August 14, when the Butterfield Amphitheater welcomes back the United States Marine Corps 1st Marine Division Brass Band. There will be no opening act that night, but the music still begins at 6:00 p.m. Series founder and producer Ken Dahleen is a Marine Band alumnus, and…
Press Release– In response to the rise of scams targeting older adults across California, Assemblymember Greg Wallis is partnering with the Desert Recreation District to host a Senior Scam Awareness Seminar at the Palm Desert Community Center. In 2024 alone, roughly $700 million in combined individual losses was reported by older adults across the nation. This free public…
The weekend of August 1 through 3 saw the return of the Friends With Benefits Fest to the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus. This was their fourth year in Idyllwild. As in past years, FWB Fest 2025 offered attendees three schedules, Music, Ideas, and Experiences. Music included shows at the Holmes Amphitheater, a surround sound venue…
The Cal Fire Incident Update for the Rosa Fire reported that by 6:23 p.m. on Sunday August 10 the fire was 90% contained and two structures had been destroyed. There was still an evacuation warning for the the area north of Santa Rosa Truck Trail, east of Santa Rosa Road, south of Saint Pierre Road,…
Cal Fire’s Incident update for the Rosa Fire reported that the fire was 80% contained as of 6:48 p.m. Saturday, August 9. All Evacuation Orders had been lifted, although an Evacuation Warning was in still in effect for the area North of Santa Rosa Truck Trail, East of Santa Rosa Road, South of Sant Pierre…
The Rosa Fire has remained at 1,690 acres but was 40% contained, according to Cal Fire’s 12:41 p.m. Friday August 8 Incident update. Four zones were still under evacuation orders and five under warnings. Assigned resources included: 118 engines, 22 hand crews, 16 tenders 18 doers, 2 helicopters and 1082 personnel, in addition to “numerous”…
The Rosa Fire was listed on the CalFire website at 1,690 acres and 25% containment Thursday morning August 7. Deployed assets included 121 engines, 17 tenders, 20 dozers, 22 hand crews, 2 helicopters and 1081 personnel. The status report noted that “remote and rugged terrain.. .continues to present operational challenges…” Seven zones including Pinyon Pines,…
The Rosa fire, which started on the afternoon of Monday August 4, had grown to 1,200 acres by 8 p.m. with 0% containment. Maps showed the fire spreading eastward, away from the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation. Seven zones were under evacuation orders, an area North of Highway 74/Springcrest Dr., South of Alpine Rd., East of…
