Art & Culture

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Producer Andrew Meyer lectures at Idyllwild Arts, rediscovers 80s hideaway cabin

Producer Andrew Meyer lectures at Idyllwild Arts, rediscovers 80s hideaway cabin

Andrew Meyer recently visited the Idyllwild Arts Academy where he shared with students some of the knowledge he gained during his career as a film producer. The visit included a screening at the Rustic Theater of one of his better-known productions, The Breakfast Club, and a more personal quest; the search for the little cabin…

Coming Soon: Great Pumpkin Carnival and Tree Lighting Festival

Coming Soon: Great Pumpkin Carnival and Tree Lighting Festival

By Stephanie YostPresident of Idyllwild Community Center As we welcome fall, it’s time to welcome back two traditional mountain community events that have been put on by the Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) for the past several years. The first is Idyllwild’s annual Great Pumpkin Carnival. With no sidewalks, few streetlights, and many second homes, door-to-door…

IAA extends invitation to community for Indigenous Peoples Day events

IAA extends invitation to community for Indigenous Peoples Day events

The Idyllwild Arts Academy has extended a special invitation to the community, welcoming all to the special events that will mark Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, October 14. The free and family-friendly events will happen on campus during the day, and at Harvey House in the evening. The on-campus events will include performances and demonstrations for…

Idyllwild Area Historical Society Archivist talks local history at library

Idyllwild Area Historical Society Archivist talks local history at library

The Idyllwild Library had a full house on Tuesday night, September 24,for IAHS archivist Bob Greenamyer as he took listeners on a trip throughour local history. All the familiar names and places took on new meaningas he added details and connections between them. Older residents put intheir two cents, and the evening ended with a…

Art and healing at Dytch66 and Holistic by Nona

Art and healing at Dytch66 and Holistic by Nona

Robert and Nona Gomez have finally found the place to merge theirtalents in their new gallery and holistic spa, Dytch66 Gallery andHolistic by Nona. It is a showroom for Robert’s paintings and a spawhere Nona, an aesthetician and massage therapist, can carry on her workwith clients. The space will be a spa during the week…

Julia’s Trail Tales – Part 8: PCT Days Festival and the Circuitous Journey Home

Julia’s Trail Tales – Part 8: PCT Days Festival and the Circuitous Journey Home

By Holly ParsonsCorrespondent Julia is a 17-year-old from Seattle, Washington who began hiking the PCTalone on May 25^(th) during the summer prior to her senior year in highschool. I was her driver on several occasions in Idyllwild and found herthoughts refreshingly unvarnished, colorful and succinct. She is by farthe youngest lone PCT hiker I’d met….

Art’s Corner

With the approaching turn of the seasons here in Idyllwild, as well aselsewhere, the outlook generally bodes well for the expected fineweather for the last celebratory days of summer and the added benefit oflive music events of all varieties. Additionally, with the complementarypublicity of such musical occasions in evidence in as many locations aspossible on…

Enhancing Relationships at Amore Retreat

Enhancing Relationships at Amore Retreat

Dr. M.P. Wylie’s Amore Retreat has been a part of Idyllwild’stherapeutic tourism community for 11 years now. Amore’s website callstheir couple’s retreats “A journey of renewed connection and lastingintimacy.’ The Crier spoke with Dr Wylie about her innovative approachto couples therapy this week. Wylie works out of a spacious yet cozy home office, and only…

Broken Hallelujahs this week at Butterfield Amphitheater, next week BlueBreeze Band

Idyllwild’s free Summer Concert Series will bring more audiencefavorites to the Butterfield Amphitheater this week and next, with TheBroken Hallelujah’s on the 15th, and The Blue Breeze Band on the 22nd.In the Lenny,t will open the first concert, and Terry Jo and Lenny thesecond. The Broken Hallelujahs are based in Joshua Tree, and the CoachellaValley…