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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…
Quiet Creek and Strawberry Creek inns Manager Marc Kassouf was awarded General Manager of the Year (small property) by the California Hotel and Lodging Association at Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Outstanding General Manager of the Year award honors a hotelier who has demonstrated superior professionalism in operating a…
Mark Votapek, assistant professor of cello at the University of Arizona, is an accomplished cellist with a distinguished resume. A graduate of Indiana University’s prestigious Jacobs School of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music, Votapek has served as associate principal cellist with the St. Louis Symphony, principal cellist with the Honolulu, Oregon and…
Do It Records/Sony will release Darien Martus of Idyllwild’s rock epic poem “Rockaxeon” Friday, Oct. 1. It will be available on all streaming platforms. Martus said, “A whole new experience in rock recording, Rockaxeon is a 70-minute rock epic poem, spanning the life of our solar system. The poem centers around an ancient stone ax,…