Idyllwild Assembly of God is celebrating its first year of ministry in Idyllwild. At 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, Town Hall will be the site for IAG’s special service with guest speaker Fred Rodriguez and a home-style lunch to follow, marking the first year as a congregation in Idyllwild. The entire community is welcome. IAG…
It’s opening day and opening weekend for year eight of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. And this audacious upstart festival that Stephen Savage started as a valentine to his hometown of Idyllwild has grown into a preeminent indie film event. While Founder and Festival Chairman Savage is increasingly involved writing and directing major feature…
Mary Aebischer, department head of the modern language department at Idyllwild Arts Academy, opens “Spotlight on Leadership,” a new IA speaker series. As part of the Academy’s outreach to the community, and its desire to build understanding and bridges between town and gown, the series will focus on both the academic and arts programs. Sponsored…
The Christmas Eve snow attracted many visitors to Idyllwild on Christmas Day. Traffic around the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, Ridgeview Drive and Highway 243 was more like city commuter traffic than Idyllwild …
Making “The Red Pill,” Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema opening-night film, was a difficult and extraordinarily personal journey for documentarian Cassie Jaye. When Jaye founded Jaye Bird Productions in 2008, her goal was to produce feature-length documentaries that would expand the mind and encourage critical thought on politically polarizing issues. But with “The Red Pill,”…
With a mission to raise scholarship money for Idyllwild Arts, the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation are banking that magic will fill the coffers. Celebrated magician Dean Apple will perform at a fundraiser at the IAF Theatre on the IA campus on Saturday, Jan. 28. Touted for his approach that makes the audience stars of…
To: Santa I love Santa. May I please have a Frozen Tea Party. Emily Jones Dear Santa I’ve been a very good boy and I’m doing well in school. I want new mittens, vr gogles for ps4, golden p24 controller.. A. great game to go with vr. Demolisher, Ice Centurion Blaster, Doomlands Double Dealer…
This year marks the 120th anniversary of probably the most famous Christmas newspaper editorial of all time. It was written by Francis P. Church in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon. It was published on Sept. 21, 1897, in the New York Sun. We reprint it each year for the enjoyment of our…
Idyllwild Librarian Shannon Houlihan Ng said her nearly five years in Idyllwild have changed her in ways she never expected. “I’ve always been focused and running at full speed,” she observed. “My concept of home has always been where my family and my people are.” But even with her children and grandchildren living off the…
