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Thursday nights concert in the park featured City Beat a contagious high energy band playing classic tunes from the 50s to the present …
Idyllwild Arts (IA) is honored to host artist Shepard Fairey, class of 1988. He is one of several noted alumni artists to be feted on campus this month. Fairey is the renowned creator of works, such as the iconic Obama “Hope” poster and “Obey” street art, and is a featured subject of the 2010 documentary,…
As the family story goes, when Leona Agnes Barton first met her husband to be, Joe McGaugh, in the mid-1930s, she had a .22 over one shoulder and a dead rabbit, dinner, over the other. With her death on Dec. 29, one day shy of her 95th birthday, a well and fondly remembered part of…
By Donna ElliotContributed The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) celebrated the grand opening of its new gallery and visitors center showcasing the art of its members at the third-annual “Here and Now” Judged Art Show. With over 40 entries, the judge, Rachel Welch, commented that it was difficult to choose the ribbon winners with so…
Popular jazz singer and famous cowboy actor Herb Jeffries celebrated his 98th birthday in Idyllwild on Saturday, Sept. 24. Jeffries spent the weekend visiting with old friends and was seen Monday morning having breakfast with more friends at Jo’An’s Restaurant.
Trine Bietz, one of Idyllwild’s premier holistic healers and artists, has had an eventful summer. In June, she opened a shop where she offers a variety of holistic approaches, while simultaneously showcasing her artworks, which line the walls. On Sept. 15, the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center Board of Directors elected Trine to their ranks, recognizing in her the ideal candidate to represent the artistic, as well as the holistic, community.