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Conor O’Farrell, the Town Crier’s award-winning columnist, also is an actor. Currently, he is a regular on the new series “Game of Silence” Thursdays on NBC. While it is not his first television series, he said, “It is the first time I’ve been a series regular. That’s a different thing for me.” Most of the…
Scott and Kim Finnell’s Idyllwild 2nd Saturday Art Fair has a new name and venue for its third season. The new name, reflective of the fact that it is held on multiple days on holiday weekends, is Idyllwild Art in the Park. The new location, rented from the Johnson family, is David Roy’s former carving…
For the third year, U.S. military veterans return to Idyllwild as thru-hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. They are part of “Warrior Hike: Walk Off the War,” a program of outdoor wilderness exercise therapy designed to help veterans transition from front-line military service to civilian life. Former Marine Corps Capt. Sean Gobin realized the potential…
Planning a Lilac Festival in spite of the vicissitudes of climate and weather patterns is a perilous endeavor. Just ask Gary Parton, who has fathered this celebration since 2009 and continues to propagate and promote Idyllwild as a lilac tourist venue. Each year, Parton and his committee set the date for the festival, hoping the…
Bob Lewis, former Town Hall recreation director under the Idyllwild Community Recreation Council, returned Friday, April 1, to a slightly reconfigured job. Lewis, a long familiar presence in community recreation, was hired by the Riverside County Parks and Open Space District, the current recreation managers under contract with the county. He began a one-year probationary…
Richard Barker is not a painter or a visual artist. But he has developed a theory about how art can influence and shape us. In his talk, Barker will review recent history and the future direction of art, using painting as the medium for his discussion. Barker speaks as part of the Idyllwild Community Center…
Jazz aficionados will mark their summer calendar for the 23rd-annual Jazz in the Pines, which is Aug. 19 to 21. Many favorites, such as Casey Abrams, Chuck Alvarez, Graham Dechter, Yve Evans, Lisa Haley, Greg Jones and Harry Pickens, will return and perform over the weekend. Two important jazz figures also will return to the…
This year, Idyllwild Arts celebrates 70 years of providing arts education to students and adults alike. In 1946, the Summer Program was the first building block of the dream that would become a full-time residential arts school for ninth- through 12th-grade aspiring artists and a summer arts program offering programs for youth and adults. Pamela…
