Yes, Labor day is actually about workers. In the late 1800’s, manufacturing was replacing agriculture , at least in most cities, as the main employer of workers. With the rise of factories and the increase in immigration to the United States, employers were taking advantage of low wages and an excess of low paid workers. There were so many new immigrants thankful to have work that they didn’t dare complain about working 7 days a week, 12 hours a day. Even children as young as 5-6 years old were employed in factories. The working condition were extremely unsafe & unhealthy. All throughout the 1800’s workers had been organizing into unions based on different industries. The unions were working toward better working conditions, a shorter work week, and shorter work days. Also making child labor illegal.

After several violent strikes such as the Haymarket Riots in 1886, laborers started to give themselves a day off in protest and chose the first Monday in September to hold a parade and march through the cities. This tradition spread across the United States, and in 1894 after a particularly violent strike by the railway workers called the Pullman strike, President Grover Cleveland made Labor Day a federal holiday. Although now days, we mostly just celebrate Labor Day as the “unofficial end of summer” we can thank the labor movement for our 5 day work week, our 8 hour work day and the laws prohibiting child labor.

Click Here for a short video about the history of Labor Day

Art & Wine Walk Tickets
Price goes up September 1st
Get your tickets now!
$40 before Sept. 1st.
$45 starting Sept. 1st.
Event is October 11th
337 Tickets currently available…

Final Summer Concert
Thursday August 28th
Blue Breeze Motown Band
7:00 pm – 8:30

6:00 pm Opening Group: In the Pocket

Bring a lawn chair or blanket for the ground.
Bring a picnic dinner or buy hot dogs at the food stand.

Friday/Saturday/Sunday
Labor Day BBQ
The Peak Restaurant
Tahquitz Pines Retreat
55251 South Circle
5 pm – 8 pm
Live Music

Friday/Saturday/Sunday
August 29th, 30th, 31st
Lily Rock Chamber Music Festival
Friday & Saturday at Idyllwild Arts
Friday & Saturday: Lowman Concert Hall 6:00 pm
Sunday: St. Hugh episcopal Church 1:00 pm
FREE – Donations suggested.

Featuring the world-renowned artists of the Manhattan Chamber Players along with special guests.

Saturday August 30th
Garden Club Class
Herb Harvesting & Drying
Community Garden
Corner of N. Circle & Alderwood
9 am – 10 am

Today we’ll harvest herbs from the Community Garden. Some you’ll take home fresh to use in recipes, salads etc. Then we’ll learn to bundle herbs and set them up to dry. We’ll harvest them in a couple of weeks and jar them up for future use.

Please RSVP for this class. The donation for this class is $10 and can be paid at the garden on the day of the class. 

Saturday & Sunday August 30-31
Rustic Theatre
2-Day Reggae Festival
Stage Behind the Rustic Theatre
11:00 am – 8:30 pm

Saturday August 30th
Celebration of Life for
Peter Buhl of Funky Bazaar
In front of “The Funky Bazaar”
54875 N. Circle Dr.
1:00 pm

All who knew and loved him are welcome.

Saturday/Sunday
August 30th, 31st
Lily Rock Chamber Music Festival
Saturday at Idyllwild Arts
Saturday: Lowman Concert Hall 6:00 pm
Sunday: St. Hugh episcopal Church 1:00 pm
FREE – Donations suggested.

Featuring the world-renowned artists of the Manhattan Chamber Players along with special guests.

Sundays
Farmer’s Market
Town Hall
25925 Cedar Street
9am – 2pm

Sunday August 31
Rustic Theatre
Reggae Festival
Stage Behind the Rustic Theatre
11:00 am – 8:30 pm

Sunday
August 31st
Lily Rock Chamber Music Festival
Sunday: St. Hugh episcopal Church
25525 Tahquitz Dr.
1:00 pm
FREE – Donations suggested.

Featuring the world-renowned artists of the Manhattan Chamber Players along with special guests.

Tuesday September 2nd
Feeding America Food Distribution
Town Hall
25925 Cedar Street
10:30 am – 12:00 Noon

Wednesday September 3rd
Garden Club Monthly Meeting & Speaker
“Forest Health”
w/ Deborah Geisinger
Idyllwild Nature Center
25225 Hwy. 243
12:30 Social Time
1:00 Meeting
1:30 Speaker

Come join our Idyllwild Garden Club general meeting on September 3rd, where arborist Deborah Geisinger will talk about forest health. She will discuss how too many trees have sent our forest into decline, with possible solutions. 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Historical Society is in need of some adult volunteers who would be willing to help out with this year’s Home Tour on Saturday September 13th. No special knowledge is needed but you will need to be able to stand (or sit) in one of the homes for a 6 hour shift (with breaks, of course).

One of the benefits of volunteering, is that you will get to tour the homes on Friday without all the visitors that will attend on Saturday. We would really appreciate your help. Please contact Nanci at 951-659-0575if you are interested. Thank you.

Saturday September 6th
Summer Lecture Series
“Falconry: The Ancient Art of Hunting with Raptors”
With Jamie Lessie & Derrick Thrasher
Idylwild Nature Center
24225 Hwy. 243
11:00 am – 12:00 noon

Witness these magnificent birds up close.

Saturday September 6th
BINGO
Town Hall
25925 Cedar St.
5:00 pm
Benefits Idyllwild Scholarship Fund

Wednesday September 10th
Inaugural Men’s Book Club Meeting
Idyllwild Library
6:00 pm

Initial short meeting to decide on day & time, and choose our first book. Please join us if you’re interested.

Friday September 19th
Pickleball Tournament
Mixed Doubles Only
Tahquitz Pines Retreat
55251 S. Circle Dr.
8:00 am

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
Everyday: 11 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

Fridays
Yoga for Seniors
Town Hall
25925 Cedar St.
10:45 am – 11:45 am

Fit after 50
Free Exercise Class
Town Hall

Mondays
None until Sept. 8th

Tue/Wed/Thur
10am – 11am

Fridays
None until Sept. 8th

Mondays
Tai Chi Class
Free!
Town Hall
25925 Cedar Street
10:30 am – 11:30 am

FEEDING AMERICA
First Tuesday of each month.

The Visitor Center is now open between the public bathrooms and Idyllwild Gardens on Saturdays & Sundays from 11am – 4 pm.

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.