The colors are changing and I thought it would be fun to learn how nature actually creates all those beautiful colors.

Most of the beautiful fall colors have been there all year, but they’ve been covered up, disguised by the dominant green of chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a green pigment, present in all green plants, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. During the spring and summer, the increased amount of sunlight causes trees and plants to produce lots of chlorophyl. When our days start to get shorter and the temperatures drop, less and less chlorophyll is produced and we see the tree’s natural leaf color. Eventually there will be no chlorophyll produced and the leaves will die and fall off the tree. But in the process, we get the beautiful colors that we all associate with fall. It’s like we’re seeing trees in their green costumes for half the year, then we catch a glimpse of them out of their green costumes and see their “true colors” for just one brief season. The leaves fall off, and are naked during the winter, and they start the whole photosynthesis process all over again. Nature is AMAZING! Happy Fall everyone.

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Thursday October 15th
Yarn Club
Idyllwild Library
10am – 12 pm

Thursday October 15th
Fireside Book Club
“Kindred” by Octavia Butler
Idyllwild Laundry
2:00 pm

This month’s discussion will be on “Kindred” by Octavia Butler, a gripping neo-slave narrative about a modern Black woman in Los Angeles who is inexplicably and repeatedly transported back in time to a 19th-century Maryland plantation, where she must protect a white slaveholder to ensure her own ancestry while confronting the brutal realities of slavery.

Thursday October 15th
Chess Club
New Community Center
Ages 5 – 14: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Ages 15+: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Thursday October 15th
Medicare 101
With Charise Karjala
Idyllwild Library
4:00 pm

Learn about the latest Medicare updates and how it affects you. Presented by Charise Karjala, a Health Markets Insurance Agent, specializing in helping individuals, families, self-employed professionals, retirees and business owners understand their insurance options and make informed decisions. Free and open to the public.

Friday October 16th
Oktober-Friend-Fest
Town Hall Oktoberfest
Ages 5-14
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Register @ www.idyllwildcommiunitycenter.org

Friday/Saturday/Sunday
October 16th – 17th – 18th
Idyllwild Arts
Rush Hall
FREE
Friday 7:30
Saturday 2:00 & 7:30

Matt & Ben depicts its Hollywood golden boys – before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before Project Greenlight, before Oscar… before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the heavens, the boys realize they’re being tested by a Higher Power. Rated PG13 due to some language.

Friday 10/16 7:30 pm
Saturday 10/17 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday 10/18 2:00 pm

Saturday October 17th
Garden Club Special Event
Idyllwild Nature Center
FREE
3-Speakers
9:30 Helen Hixon
10:30 Julie Roy
11:30 Peter Kindfield

Friday/Saturday/Sunday
October 16th – 17th – 18th
Idyllwild Arts
Rush Hall
FREE
Friday 7:30
Saturday 2:00 & 7:30

Matt & Ben depicts its Hollywood golden boys – before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before Project Greenlight, before Oscar… before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the heavens, the boys realize they’re being tested by a Higher Power. Rated PG13 due to some language.

Friday 10/16 7:30 pm
Saturday 10/17 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday 10/18 2:00 pm

Saturday October 17th
Off the Record Opening
Community Art Event
Funky Bazaar
54875 N. Circle
2 pm – 5 pm

Sunday October 18th
Memorial for Rosie
Camp Maranatha
54162 Maranatha Dr.
3:00 pm

Sunday
October 18th
Idyllwild Arts
Rush Hall
2:00 pm
FREE

Matt & Ben depicts its Hollywood golden boys – before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before Project Greenlight, before Oscar… before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the heavens, the boys realize they’re being tested by a Higher Power. Rated PG13 due to some language.

Wednesday, October 21st
Story Time
“BIGFOOT”
Idyllwild Library
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for a foot-tastically fun Bigfoot storytime!

Wednesday October 21st
Kids Book Club
“Extra Normal”
Idyllwild Library
4:30 pm

The youth book club will be reading “Extra Normal” by Kate Alice Marshall, a middle-grade paranormal novel, where an ordinary girl with no supernatural abilities must team up with her extraordinary adopted siblings—who happen to be a ghost, a werewolf, and a psychic—to investigate a spooky mystery and save their town.

Wednesday October 21st
Tate’s Tech Troubleshooting
Idyllwild Library
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Drop-In, Friendly Computer & Device Help with local high school student and robotics team member, Tate Donovan. 

Get help with:

• Setting up email & linking accounts
• Adjusting phone settings & privacy
• Exploring AI tools & internet search tips
• Navigating phone, tablet, or laptop features
• and more!

Wednesday October 21st
Film Club!
Idyllwild Library
5:00 pm

Watch Casablanca and get ready to join us at the Library on Wednesday October 21st.

Tuesdays
Join the Master Chorale

The Idyllwild Master Chorale has started rehearsals for its 51st annual winter concert. Rehearsals take place Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. on the campus of Idyllwild Arts Academy in Lowman Concert Hall. Performances will be: Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 20, 2026 1:30 p.m. There is still time to join if you’re interested in singing with us! Email us at
idymasterchorale1975@gmail.com

October Garden of the Month

Home of Dave Lilieholm – 52507 Doubleview Stroll anytime but to speak to the owner the best time is between 11 am – 1 pm

Our last Garden of the Month for October 2026 has it all: a diverse collection of plants and stunning natural landscaping. Dave Lilieholm has spent more than a decade collecting a wide variety of natives in addition to drought-tolerant specimens from around the globe to arrange artistically on his parcel palette. Located at 52507 Doubleview (on your left just before Inspiration Point). Dave will be available most days around noon (between 11 and 1 PM) to share insights (highly recommended).

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Soapy Shed
Village Center Shops
54245 North Circle

54245 North Circle

Thursday October 22nd
Adult Spelling Bee
Idyllwild Library
3:30 pm

Put your spelling to the test in a fun, friendly Spelling Bee for teens and adults!

Saturday October 24th
Author Talk w/ Bobbie Becerra
“How I grew to Accept Abuse”
Idyllwild Library
11:00 am

Sunday October 25th
Soup Tasting & Recipe Exchange
Harmony Farms
53700 Hwy. 74
Mountain Center
(Next to Living Free)
3:00 – 5:30 pm

Wednesday October 28th
Faces & Places Reading Group
“Julia Child”
Idyllwild Library
2:00 pm

This month the Faces and Places Reading Group will be discussing the culinary brilliance of the legendary Julia Child—the trailblazing chef who taught America how to master French cuisine with humor, passion, and an unmistakable zest for life!You may choose to read any book or watch a video on the topic.

Sunday November 1st
Dia de Los Muertos Show
Casa Querida
54425 North Circle #8
Forest Haven
12:00 noon

Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), celebrated November 1 and 2, is a vibrant holiday rooted in Indigenous Latin American and Catholic traditions that honors departed loved ones through joyful family reunions, colorful altars (ofrendas), and symbolic monarch butterflies. To mark the occasion, Casa Querida in Forest Haven is hosting two special community events in Idyllwild: a screening of the movie Coco at The Rustic Theater on Friday, October 30 ($10 at the door), and a gathering on Sunday, November 1 featuring crafts, pan de muerto, and a noon aerial show. For details on these local festivities, contact shop.casa.querida@gmail.com.

Body & Soul

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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.

Public 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.

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All events, venues & programs run by
Idyllwild Community Center

Idyllwild TOWN HALL
25925 Cedar St

Fit After 50
Tuesdays 10 am – 11 am
Thursdays 10 am – 11 am

Chair Exercise Class
FREE
Town Hall

Monday 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Wednesday 11:30 am – 12:30pm
Friday 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Wednesdays & Fridays
Yoga for Seniors
Town Hall
10:45 am – 11:45 am

Fit after 50
Free Exercise Class
Town Hall
Tuesday 10:00am – 11:00am
Wednesday 10:00am – 11:00am
Thursday 10:00am – 11:00am

Mondays
Tai Chi Class
Free!
Town Hall
Mondays:10:30 am – 11:30 am
Fridays: 9:45 am – 10:30 am

Every 3rd Thursday
Chess League
Community Center
54201 Ridgeview Dr.

FEEDING AMERICA
First Tuesday of each month.
Volunteers Welcome!

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.