I apologize to Brendan Steele and his family — including his parents, Kent and Jana Steele here in Idyllwild — and to our readers for my blunder in this week’s Town Crier. I was under the very mistaken impression that a player not only needed to score high enough on the FedExCup list to advance…
The recent passing of Mayor Max II has left Idyllwild without canine leadership, but Phyllis Mueller, Max’s chief of staff, is doggedly seeking a successor.Several readers have inquired as to the role of Animal Rescue Friends (ARF) regarding a new mayor, seeing as how ARF originated the idea of an animal mayor for our town…
Thursday night, Aug. 18, the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series will bring Aretha Franklin and Friends featuring Gino Walker to the Butterfield Amphitheater. The music starts at 6:15 p.m. with Idyllwild’s Miles Thomas and friends Jac Jacaruso and Eric Lindgreen. The concerts are free to all, a gift to the community funded by donations from the…
By Donna ElliotArt Alliance of Idyllwild The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) Gallery and Visitors Center is closing Thursday, Sept. 1. Nam Park generously sponsored the property at 26364 Saunders Meadow Road since October 2020. It will now revert to a more commercial enterprise. Prior to this space, AAI ran the Courtyard Gallery, with Evan…
The Crier received two bits of good news about this year’s Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS): This year’s fundraising goal has been exceeded and a ninth concert has been added. As of last week, contributions had reached $34,422. The added Thursday, Sept. 1 concert will feature Jennifer Singer, a crowd-pleasing vocalist who has enjoyed pre-pandemic…
The Idyllwild Community Fund (ICF) announces its 2022 grant award recipients — a diverse cross-section of community programs run by local nonprofits that: • Nurture the arts • Foster educational opportunities • Provide for the well-being of those in need • Contribute to the vibrancy of Idyllwild mountain communities The ICF Advisory Committee of local…
It’s the 2022 PGA Tour post-season, and this year the FedExCup Champion will be determined after three tournaments: the FedEx St. Jude Championship (played this week), next week’s BMW Championship and the Tour Championship played the week after next. Idyllwild native Brendan Steele qualified for this week’s $15 million St. Jude, which will be played…
Comedian Adam Cozens will present an evening of stand-up comedy at “ye olde” Rustic Theater at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. He will be joined by his longtime friend and colleague Nick Cobb.In addition to his grueling (and ego bruising) work as a stand-up comic, Cozens has contributed material to “Saturday Night Live,” “Funny or…
The free Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS) continues this Thursday, Aug. 4 at the Butterfield Amphitheater, when Darryl Reed’s SouthBound and Company presents the Southern rock extravaganza, Skynyrd and Frynds. There will be no opening act as this is a large group, and the music starts at 7 p.m. The four core members, Darryl Reed…
Brendan Steele finished in a tie for 30th place last week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, posting an 11-under par 69-69-67-72 — 277. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged over 320 yards while finding 66% of the fairways, and he hit a sparkling 87.5% of the greens in regulation, but his putter cost him…
