

Idyllwild Francophonies celebrate Bastille Day
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Idyllwild Francophonie, a local French-speaking group, met at Café Aroma on July 14 to celebrate Bastille Day. Enjoying the camaraderie, from left, Hubert Halkin, Karen Fina, Claudine LaForce, Francoise Frigola, Bronwyn Jones, Summer Brown and Marie-Charlotte Henderson. Photo by Cid Castillo

The Art Alliance of Idyllwild presents its third judged show for AAI member artists coupled with a working artist gallery tour the weekend of July 19 and 20. Artists may enter one piece to be judged, in one of six categories — oils and acrylics; water-based media; pastels, charcoal, drawings and print making; mixed-media, collage…
The Idyllwild Master Chorale (IMC) season began rehearsals this month from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday nights in the music room at Idyllwild School. Singers interested in auditioning and joining the master chorale should contact Dwight Holmes, artistic director and conductor, at (951) 659-2650 or can email from IMC’s website at www.idyllwildmasterchorale.com. The Idyllwild Master…
By The Associates of the Idyllwild ArtsContributed The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts are proud to present the inaugural Pamela Goldwasser Scholarship supporting the music and jazz students of the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program. Goldwasser was vice president of Associates of the Idyllwild Arts at the time of her passing from cancer in…
Preston Atkins, 16, a senior bassoonist at Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) who hails from Cedar Falls, Iowa, is preparing for a number of concerto competitions. His bassoon teacher, Martin Kuuskmann, is professor of bassoon at the University of Denver Lamont School of Music, making the trek to Idyllwild once a month to work with IAA’s…
By Art Connor Music Reviewer William H. Lowman Concert Hall Grand Opening and Alumni Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro,” K. 492 — Mozart Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra (1924) — Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major (1932) — Ravel Symphony #41 in C Major (“Jupiter”), K. 551…
The free Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS) continues this Thursday, Aug. 4 at the Butterfield Amphitheater, when Darryl Reed’s SouthBound and Company presents the Southern rock extravaganza, Skynyrd and Frynds. There will be no opening act as this is a large group, and the music starts at 7 p.m. The four core members, Darryl Reed…