Author: Idyllwild Town Crier

Tinoco describes vote counting process and protections

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors received the statement of votefrom the March 5 Presidential Primary Election at its April 9 meeting.Registrar of Voters Art Tinoco certified the results and described hisoffice’s procedures and actions to ensure both a fair and open election. Before and since, his office has been open for the public to…

The Associates award grant

The Associates award grant

At its monthly meeting Monday April 8, the Associates of Idyllwild ArtsFoundation awarded a $1,000 grant to Idyllwild Arts Dramatic Artsstudent Andre Real. Through intense competitions, Andre was selected from all Dramatic Artsstudents to represent California and Idyllwild Arts as the entry in theEnglish-Speaking Union’s (ESU) National Shakespeare competition in NewYork City. For 100 years,…

Idyllwild Arts presents exhibition reception in desert

Idyllwild Arts presents exhibition reception in desert

Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) debuts its spring 2024 off-site studentexhibition with a reception Friday, May 3. Students will show their workonce again to the desert audience in a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. thatday at Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery, 73-660 El Paseo, Palm Desert. At6 p.m., IAA songwriting students will perform their originalcompositions at a free…

International student to unveil special installation

Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) invites the public to attend its CommunityDay from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 11, to learn about thetransformative power of art. As part of the event, Arts EnterpriseLaboratory (AEL) student Devika Aggarwal will unveil herthought-provoking, interactive and meticulously-engineered artinstallation “Outside In,” a sphere-like, geodesic dome structure thatwill provide a…

Fairway discontinuing plastic bags Friday

Fairway discontinuing plastic bags Friday

In an effort to reduce plastic bag waste, promote recycling and make apositive contribution to planetary sustainability, Fairway Market hasdecided it will stop offering plastic bags at its checkout laneseffective Friday, April 12. Research shows the average “life span” of a plastic bag is 12 minutes,yet it takes over 1,000 years for one bag to…

First Arbor Day Celebration

Sunday, April 28, St. Hugh of Lincoln in Idyllwild will host its firstArbor Day Celebration. The “seed” for this idea came from a discussionregarding the oldest tree in Idyllwild that graces the church’s memorialgarden. Part of the celebration for Arbor Day will include a “tree naming”contest. Leading up to that contest, St. Hugh is seeking…