

Brent Michael Davids teaches composition
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Award-winning Mohican composer Brent Michael Davids (wearing the top hat), taught four local native American youth how to compose a string quartet, which was played by a 12-piece ensemble Friday at Idyllwild Arts. With Davids are young composers Nesune Madrigal, Augustine Estrada and Juliana Glover. Not shown is Noel Madrigal. Photo: Sally Hedberg

From Toulon in Southern France to Idyllwild in Southern California, Françoise Frigola has experienced a life just as diverse as the two communities. Born in the Mediterranean region similar in climate to San Diego, Françoise (pronounced France-wis), when asked why she left, gave a practical answer, “I needed a job.” She attended college in Marseilles,…
At its July meeting, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association announced its annual donations to local community organizations. This year, PCPOA is giving $7,900, $600 more than the 2015 gift total. Two organizations — the Idyllwild HELP Center and Mountain Disaster Preparedness — received $1,500 each. And two others —Pine Cove Fire Station 23 and…
On Thursday and Friday, July 13 and 14, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program’s Native American Arts Festival paid tribute to Soto, a much honored principal dancer of the New York City Ballet. On Thursday the festival screened “Water Flowing Together,” a PBS/Independent Lens documentary. Gwendolen Cates directed the film that follows Soto as he…
For Herb Jeffries, the long ride is over.
Idyllwild Rotary Club Idyllwild Rotary Club reported that residents of the hilltop communities generously donated $174 on World Polio Day Monday, Oct. 24, at the Idyllwild Post Office. These contributions will allow Rotary International to administer 3,480 doses of polio vaccine around the world.
Three generations of the Ewing family returned to Idyllwild to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the original Ewing home. “This weekend, as has been happening for over 45 years, the Ewing clan will get together and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,” wrote daughter-in-law Camille Ewing before the event. “Most of the grandkids, now with families of…