

Colin Wenhardt brings smooth sounds to Idyllwild stage
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Colin Wenhardt and his Bossa Nova Quintet provided Brazilian samba and bossa nova music during last week’s Summer Concert Series produced by Ken Dahleen. Photo: Cid Castillo

Next month’s Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines will feature many artists who are returning and familiar to the faithful audience. But one voice will make her inaugural visit to the mountain amphitheatre. Diane Schuur will step onto the Holmes Amphitheatre stage Saturday, Aug. 17, for the first time. Schuur, now living in Palm Desert, is…
The Idyllwild Haunted Ghost Town Halloween event has been going on for over 16 years and is a great family activity. For participants, it is a wonderful opportunity for adults to mentor and teach younger ones basic theatrical techniques, special effects makeup, audio and lighting, costuming, set design, animatronics, and special effects. The themes of…
Construction of the William M. Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Programs campus will occur in the next year or two. The Idyllwild Arts Foundation successfully completed a $6.3-million campaign to fund the project by its Dec. 31 deadline. A 298-seat, acoustically brilliant facility, the concert hall will become the centerpiece…
Imagine a novel in which a major presidential candidate builds his platform on deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants and secures his party’s nomination. That is the basis for “Crossings: A Political Fable of the Near Future” by Sid Gardner, a novelist experienced in government service in the District of Columbia, and co-author Scott Robinson, an…
By Cineflix ProductionsContributed Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team are excited to return to California. They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout the area in December. While we plan to be in California this December, we will continue to reschedule if conditions change for the worse. Regardless, we are…
Fundraiser features 20 Southern California wineries The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI), on Oct. 12, welcomes 20 of Southern California’s premier wineries and hundreds of wine lovers from near and far. The 22nd-annual Art Walk and Wine Tasting features galleries and artist booths throughout the entire length of the village. Organizers hope this event brings…