Before Antibiotics were discovered, Tuberculosis, or as it was known then as “Consumption”, was very prevalent, especially in Europe where in the late 1800’s, 25% of the population died each year from it. The creation of “Sanatoriums” were on the rise everywhere, including the U.S. A public health doctor named Walter Lindley from Los Angles, decided to build a sanatorium which is a specialized health facility, primarily for tuberculosis, in the mountains where he thought people would come for fresh air and rest to cure their disease. So in 1901, together with a group of doctors from Los Angeles, they built the Idyllwild Sanatorium. It could house 40 patients at one time, and was erected right in the center of town where Idy Park is today.

It only lasted 2 years as a Sanatorium, as patients discovered that the altitude in Idyllwild, along with the cold nights, was not conducive to healing. After trying to rent half the building to patients and half to tourists, the Sanatorium was converted to a full time Inn with no patients allowed in 1903. Sadly in 1904, a fire burned the giant 2 story building to the ground. It was rebuilt as a 1-story inn and ready for guests by 1905.

The second building was still in the same center of town location and was called “The Bungalow”. It went back and forth with various owners and managers and was eventually renamed “Idyllwild Inn” . It was sold again in 1917 to Claudius Emerson who built a cement swimming pool across the street from the inn where the current “FORT” is located. Emerson and his family ran the inn for 21 years with all his kids working at it. In 1936 Emerson lost the inn in bankruptcy, and in 1945, the building again burned to the ground, not to be rebuilt on the same location again. The property had changed hands again, and in 1949, the new owners, Jerry & Eleanor Johnson started making the plot of land where both buildings had previously stood, into a park, eventually named Eleanor Park. But the first major building erected in Idyllwild was dedicated to the healing properties of fresh air, rest & relaxation in what we all know now as Idy Park.

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Friday April 11th
Lizzie, Asher & Brendon’s Songwriting Recital
Idyllwild Arts
Stephens Recital Hall
7:30 pm

Join Idyllwild Arts musicians Lizzie Vu, Asher Stein, and Brendon Soo for their songwriting recital! If you’re unable to attend in person, please join the livestream link below. 

Saturday April 12th
Grand Opening
Almost Heaven Bakery
POP-UP (Store Coming Soon)
54545 N. Circle Dr.
10 am

Come meet the new owners of the new bakery “Almost Heaven” located where the Mountain High Escrow/Idyllwild Chiropractic were previously. Owners will be operating a POP-UP Bakery while they complete renovations inside their new building. Come try out their bread.

Saturday April 12th
Memorial for Gretchen Peckham
Hamilton Museum
39991 Contreras Rd., Anza
Noon

Saturday April 12th
“Silly Saturdays” Improv Troupe
Idyllwild Arts
Rush Hall
1:00 pm

Come see our student-run IAA Improv Troupe and faculty Jeanette Knight faculty perform! These are fun, silly, and even have audience participation in the tradition of the great Improv Clubs. Come out and laugh!

Saturday April 12th
Jayden Porter’s Electronic Music Showcase
Idyllwild Arts
Rush Hall
7:30 pm

Join InterArts artist Jayden Porter for his Electronic Music Showcase! This performance will feature midi tracks, unique lighting rigs and screens with a focus on technology, instead of traditional instruments. This multi-department show will also feature our Idyllwild Arts Hip-Hop dancers! 

Sunday April 13th
Live Pottery Demonstration
Mountain Pottery
54240 Pine Crest Ave.

Master potter Dr. T will demonstrate the wheel throwing technique of “throwing off the hump”. Join us on Sunday.

Sunday April 13th
Collage Club
Art Department
54240 Pie Crest Ave.
4 pm – 6 pm

Sunday April 13th
Full Pink Moon

April’s full moon is widely known as the Full Pink Moon, even though it doesn’t actually turn pastel pink as the name suggests. The Full Pink Moon’s name comes from the abundance of moss phlox, a common little pink flower that typically begins to spread across the ground in early spring. With that said, this creeping phlox is not the only thing that begins blooming during the Full Pink Moon.

In many Native American tribes, April’s full moon is associated with the bustling life and vibrant growth of spring.

Monday April 14th
A Night of Bossa
Idyllwild Arts
Stephens Recital Hall
6:30

Join 12th grade Jazz Music major Seb Olsen for this very special event “A Night of Bossa” will be a truly immersive sensory experience celebrating Brazilian culture. The evening’s entertainment includes a jazz quartet performing a variety of Bossa Nova tunes, accompanied by select vocalists.

Love to Sing?
Tuesdays through May
Rehearsals for Master Chorale
Idyllwild Arts – Lowman Hall or Stephens Hall
7 pm

If you love to sing, join the Idyllwild Master Chorale. We’re rehearsing now for our Spring Concert May 31st. For more information contact Larry 562-544-5593

Wednesday April 16th
Kids Story Time
“Some Bunny Loves You“
Idyllwild Library
11 am

Wednesday April 16th
Youth Book Club
“Mystery in Rocky Mountain National Park“
Idyllwild Library
4:30 pm

Idyllwild’s youth book club will be reading “Mystery in Rocky Mountain National Park” by Aaron Johnson, book one in the National Park mystery series.  Ages 9-14. Activity and refreshment included. Free copy of book provided to those who wish to join in the book discussion. Call for more information. Sponsored by the Friends of the Idyllwild Library.

Monday April 21st
Ol Tyme Radio Performance
Middle Ridge Winery
54301 North Circle Dr.
5:00 pm

Tuesday April 22nd
Author Talk – Lawrence Fina
“Guiseppe: A Sicilian Odyssey“
Idyllwild Library
5:00 pm

Thursday April 25th
Blood Drive
Idyllwild Library
10 am – 2 pm

Saturday April 26th
Arbor Day Celebration
St. Hugh Episcopal Church
25525 Tahquitz Dr.
12 Noon – 7 pm

Saturday May 3rd
Yacht Rock Party
Rustic Theatre
7:30 pm

Snow Plow/Shoveling Services

Body & Soul

Click Here for a list of Yoga, Pilates, Aerobics, Meditation & Hypnosis in Idyllwild.

Emergency Radio Station

In Idyllwild, have a portable radio with batteries available and tune into WNKI AM 1610 Radio station for Emergency announcements in Idyllwild.

Delivery in Idyllwild

Bear Necessities Delivered
Groceries/Restaurant Food/Mail/Pharmacy/Etc.
Call or Text: (951) 512-0800
Available 7 Days a Week
Monday – Wednesday 11 am – 8 pm
Thursday – Sunday 8 am – 8 pm
Deliver to Idyllwild, Pine Cove & Mountain Center.

The New Bathrooms are OPEN!
Next door to the Idyllwild Gardens Nursery – Across the street from the Rustic Theatre.
Open Daily 9am – 5pm

Thank you to Shane & Ashley Stewart for donating the land for these bathrooms and to Stephanie Yost with ICC for her persistence with the County of Riverside to FINALLY get us public bathrooms. Thank you to the County of Riverside and Supervisor Manuel Perez for making this happen. It’s been a LONG time coming! Bathrooms will be locked at night.

Hotel Information
Upcoming Weekends
www.IdyLodging.com

Idyllwild Churches

All events, venues & programs run by
Idyllwild Community Center

Mondays
Tai Chi Classes
Town Hall
25925 Cedar Street
10:30 – 11:30

Fit after 50
Free Exercise Class
Town Hall

Mondays
12-pm – 1pm

Tue/Wed/Thur
10am – 11am

Fridays
12-pm – 1pm

Wednesdays
Sing & Dance with Fran
Ages 2 – 5 years
Town hall
25925 Cedar St.
3:30 – 4:15
$5

Gymnastic Classes
Coming Soon…
Thursdays
Town Hall
4pm – 6pm

FEEDING AMERICA
First Tuesday of each month.

The Visitor Center is now open between the public bathrooms and Idyllwild Gardens on Saturdays & Sundays from 10am – 4pm.

If you would like to volunteer to talk to visitors, help them find their way and point them in the direction of “A Good Time” please contact me at hello@GoodMorningIdyllwild.com.