The seventh season of the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema promises provocative opening night films, an expanded lineup of 125 features, shorts, documentaries and student films, and valentines to iconic movies celebrating anniversaries in 2016. One “oldie” celebrating its 20th anniversary in Idyllwild even comes with its own DeLorean car. In the six years since…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild staged its highly anticipated Art Walk and Wine Tasting event Saturday, Oct. 10. The 18th edition of this successful event was sold out by noon on event day. More than 1,000 wine glasses were sold prior to the event. “The maximum number of tickets available this year was set at…
The village of Idyllwild was overrun with hundreds of characters on Saturday, as the Halloween Parade made its way down North Circle Drive, collecting treats along the way, and into town, where the carnival fun began. Photos by Cheryl Bayse
Sky Island Natural Foods and Sky Island Organics owner Michael Wangler was on a fast track to a Ph.D. and a college presidency when his passion for food intervened. As artist of the week, Wangler shares with other artists a common bond — a passion for creating something of beauty that affects and touches others….
On Oct. 24, 2000, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument was established. At 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, its 15th anniversary will be celebrated at the monument’s Visitors Center on Highway 74 in Palm Desert. On that day in 2000, then-President Bill Clinton signed the legislation, a bipartisan effort led by former…
The Idyllwild Arts Foundation celebrates 70 years of campus history in 2016 that began in 1946 with the founding of the Summer Program. As Idyllwild Arts begins a year of anniversary commemorations, the William M. Lowman Concert Hall, currently under construction, is poised to play a prominent part in hosting 2016 celebratory events. IAF President…
“Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, Voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!’” — Dexter Kozen In the small village of Idyllwild, Halloween occupies a large place in the yearly calendar. Celebrations bring young and old, two-footed and four-footed residents together in a festive family oriented holiday. Some of the celebrations are…
Idyllwild resident and art therapist Karla Leopold went to Louisiana in 2005 shortly after Hurricane Katrina had devastated New Orleans. With the assistance of Rosie O’Donnell’s “Project Katrina,” Leopold led a team of art therapists to an evacuation center north of Baton Rouge. Their mission was to use art to help survivors process the emotional…
