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Rick Barker, much-loved Idyllwild author and community volunteer, served on the Idyllwild Community Center board and was an advocate for the Idyllwild Dog Park, now under ICC management. Preston Sparks, local actor, craftsman and community volunteer, recently installed a memorial bench he created to honor Barker, who died this year on Jan. 20. Sparks said…
This past Friday kicked off a weekend full of live art in Idyllwild hosted by the Art Alliance of Idyllwild. During the Friday live painting demonstration, Richard “Rich” Stergulz, owner of The Green Art House in Bonsall, shared a wealth of information with more than 40 attendees at the Grand Idyllwild Lodge. An Illinois native…
Idyllwild has been a seminal player in Kenny Gioeli’s career Hard work, perseverance and recognizing opportunities others failed to see characterize Idyllwild resident Kenny Gioeli’s career. Idyllwild has been a seminal player in the way Kenny’s personal and professional journey has unfolded. “Landscape design is my passion,” said Kenny, whose garden and family compound on…
Idyllwild Town Crier Staff Reporter Marshall Smith has garnered another honorable mention this year, this one for Best Sports Feature Story for “Todd Carpenter finishes first in under 50 in Race Across the West” that ran last year. The award was from the National Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Editorial Contest in the Daily and…
(Some of this story was taken from a Climate Science Alliance press release) Climate Science Alliance South Coast Director Dr. Amber Pairis was among eight recipients honored nationally on May 8, for helping safeguard America’s valuable natural resources. Pairis is a former Idyllwild resident. “I grew up in Idyllwild (age 5 and up) and lived there until…
(This story is from an Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation press release.) An organizational meeting in January 1968 created the Associates of Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (now Associates of Idyllwild Arts). January 2018 marks the 50th anniversary as a supporter of the arts, especially Idyllwild Arts. “Our purpose is to raise funds…
Second-place winner in 2017 McCallum Theater’s Open Call competition Some think artists are self-indulgent egotists glorying in their creative pursuits. The reality is often far more complex and demanding. Michael Staff, local pianist, composer and teacher, was on the road to a major concert-performance career. He was preparing, at age 21, to enter the Van…
This night it’s all for laughs, although the annual Soroptimist International of Idyllwild fundraiser raises money to combat a dangerously pervasive and serious social problem — human trafficking. For more than 40 years, Soroptimist International of Idyllwild has passionately raised funds and advocated for women and girls. This year’s fundraiser — Hilltop Comedy Night —…
Art Alliance presents Plein Air 2017 For one weekend annually, painters create art outdoors in four designated gardens and in other locations throughout Idyllwild, taking advantage of the bold blue skies and vibrant light the mountain location provides. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 25 painters will paint in plein air, (French for…
