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

Yard Sales this Weekend:

Friday/Saturday/Sunday
54740 Jameson Dr.  8 am
53960 Lower Pine Crest 9 am – 3 pm
25628 Big Pine (Cedar Glen)
54010 Pine Crest Ave.
54420 North Circle Dr.
54315 Valley View Dr.
25965 Hwy. 243 Stop Light Thrift shop
52260 Sylvan Way Pine Cove  8 am – 5 pm

Friday/Saturday
53125 Overlook Dr. Pine Cove   7am

Saturday Only
25475 Scenic Dr.  9 – 2
55053 South Circle Dr.  1 am – 1pm

Saturday/Sunday/Monday
24863 Ponderosa Dr.  9-3

Friday/Saturday/Sunday
A Different Concert Each Day
FREE
Manhattan Chamber Players
Idyllwild Arts
Lowman Concert Hall
Sunday Concert – St. Hugh Episcopal Church

Friday 6:00 pm
Saturday 6:00 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm – St. Hugh Episcopal Church

Each recital during LRCMF is preceded by a free Pre-Concert Talk and Q&A 30 minutes prior to the concert time.  No pieces are repeated over the course of these three recitals, so each concert is unique and unmissable!

Admission is also FREE ($20 suggested donation).

Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon
Aug. 30-31, Sept. 1-2
Group Art Show
Wyllwood Studio & Gallery
54960 Pine Crest Ave. #3
Fri. 1 – 7
Sat & Sun 11 – 7
Mon. 11 – 4

Saturday August 31st
Save The Bees Talk
Idyllwild Nature Center
25225 Hwy. 243
12:00 Noon

The Bee Doctor teaches us about why bees are important with hive display and demonstration.

Saturday/Sunday
Aug. 31 – Sept. 1
Flim Flam Fest
Americana Weekend
Rustic Theatre Back Lot
2 pm – 7 pm

Saturday August 31st
BBQ & Music
American Legion
54360 Marian View Dr.
3 pm – 7 pm

Sunday September 1st
Book Signing
Idyllwild Community Church
54400 North Circle Dr.
11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Sunday Sept. 1st
Art in the Courtyard
Village Center Shops
54245 N. Circle Dr.
11am – 3 pm

Sunday
Sept. 1
Flim Flam Fest
Americana Weekend
Rustic Theatre Back Lot
2 pm – 7 pm

Sunday September 1st
War Horse Creek Event
El Sereno Mercantile
54320 N Circle Dr
5 pm – 8 pm

Monday September 2nd
Kids Labor Day BBQ
Town Hall
9 am – 5 pm

Wednesday September 4th
Kids Bilingual Storytime
Idyllwild Library
11:00 am

Wednesday September 4th
Idyllwild Garden Club Meeting
Speaker: Gary Parton
12:30 – 2:30 pm
Idyllwild Nature Center
25225 HWY. 243,

Gary Parton will present “Landscaping in the Forest.” He will discuss a variety of plants that grow well in our environment, and how you can create a footprint without destroying the natural beauty.

Free

Wednesday September 4th
Youth Workshop
Town Hall
Kinder – 1st 2pm – 3pm
2nd – 4th 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Thursday Sept. 5th
Karaoke Night
Rustic Theatre
6 pm – 10 pm

September 7-15
Biodiversity Project
Events coming soon.
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iNaturalist APP.
Start documenting photos.

26890 Hwy. 243
951-659-1122

Body & Soul

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

Order by Monday Sep. 9th
Next Food Delivery Thursday Sep. 12th, 2024

MOUNTAIN AID
Need food or other items?
Want to help those who do?
Twice monthly food boxes for every budget.
By ordering a food box, you help pay for those who can’t pay.

Summer Pick-up will be at the Mormon Church on Tollgate
www.MountainAid.net

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

Fit after 50
Free Exercise Class
Town Hall

Mondays
12-pm – 1pm

Tue/Wed/Thur
10am – 11am

Fridays
12-pm – 1pm

Mondays
Tai Chi Classes
10:30 – 11:30 am
Town Hall
$10 per class or $35 a month

FEEDING AMERICA
First Tuesday of each month.

Wednesday September 4th
Youth Workshop
Town Hall
Kinder – 1st 2pm – 3pm
2nd – 4th 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Wednesday Sept. 4th
Cabaret Class for Seniors
First class of 12 week workshop
Town Hall
25925 Cedar St.
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

We still need a few more volunteers so volunteers only have to work 1-shift per 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. Download the Volunteer Application below, fill it out, take a photo with your phone and send it off to hello@GoodMorningIdyllwild.com or drop it off at The Art Dept. on lower Pine Crest.

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PCT Information Page