Art & Culture

Jazz in the Pines, Art Alliance of Idyllwild, Idyllwild Arts and other arts and entertainment, theatre, live music and visual arts coverage. The most comprehensive arts and entertainment calendar covering the Idyllwild area.

Dahleen and his Big Band Staff wrap up concerts

Ken Dahleen and his Big Band Staff wrap the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series on Thursday night, Aug. 24. Dahleen and his board produce...

Real jazz was front and center at festival’s 24th year

In returning to its straight-ahead jazz roots, Jazz in the Pines year 24 will be remembered as the year innovative and compelling jazz...

Idyllwild Arts ESL chair next at Spotlight on Leadership

IAA is more than 50 percent international enrollment Jeni Sponseller, English as a Second Language chair at Idyllwild Arts Academy, is the next speaker at the...

25 years and counting of Musicale fundraiser

For more than 25 years, the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation has hosted Musicale, an annual fundraiser featuring live classical music in an intimate...

Jazz in the Pines year 24 starts this weekend

Jazz as a form is delicious, surprising, exciting and inspirational — oh yes, and fun. This year’s menu, as crafted by festival gastronomists Marshall Hawkins...

Groupo Bohemio returns to town with Latin beats for dynamic dancing

Grupo Bohemio returns to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series serving up a variety of Latin musical beats and styles, including Spanish rock, Cumbia, Reggaeton...

Disneyland veterans bring Dixieland to summer concerts

The Dixie Machine, next at the Idyllwild Summer Concerts, are longtime veterans of Disneyland, having collectively logged 220 years of experience playing for the...

From Idyllwild: Brendan Steele

“… I leave this stage tonight even more optimistic about this country than I was when we started… This generation coming up – unselfish,...

Jazz festival moves away from smooth jazz

Feature new jazz innovators and jazz legends Jazz in the Pines returns to its original roots, under the guidance of founder Marshall Hawkins and John...

What’s happening at the Idyllwild Nature Center

Although there is a little more than a month left in the summer, the Idyllwild Nature Center still has many special programs for everyone. On the weekend of Aug. 5 and 6, butterflies will be making their annual appearance at Butterfly Daze both days from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. People can enter butterfly pavilions and observe Monarch butterflies at close range. Volunteers will be there to explain the life cycle of a butterfly and other pertinent butterfly facts.
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