

Concertgoers enjoy Jeff Stover’s Mixed Bag
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Vocalist Diva Denise belts out a favorite melody as part of the performance by Jeff Stover’s Mixed Bag Orchestra during the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series on Thursday, July 28, at the Idyllwild Community Center site. Photo by Cid Castillo

Marshall Hawkins — musician, educator, mentor … Idyllwild icon. His contributions to the lives of others are legendary. Student after student, year after year, his accolades amass. What they’ve learned from him about music, jazz, character — life in general — would fill a thousand films. The life work of a rare few is preserved…
Photos of the happenings in and around Idyllwild last week.
Marsha Kennedy, artistic director and founder of Idyllwild’s Stratford Players, in announcing the company’s holiday presentation, noted the holidays can be filled with too much hustle and bustle. “With our presentation, essayist Robert Fulghum’s ‘Uh Oh, Here Comes Christmas,’ we want to give people a break, take care of them a little with a warm…
The Los Angeles Music Center announced 108 semifinalists from Southern California high schools as part of its 27th annual “The Music Center Presents Spotlight Program” that included three Idyllwild Arts Academy students. More than 1,600 high school arts students in various disciplines auditioned for this prestigious program. Semifinalists were named in seven arts categories —…