

First ever Midsummer Music Festival a success
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Gemini Anderson entertained music lovers on Sunday, Aug. 7, at the first Midsummer Music Festival at the Quiet Creek Inn. Funds were raised for the Earthwitness Foundation, Art Alliance of Idyllwild and the Idyllwild Community Fund. Photo courtesy of Jim Newcomb


The Quiet Creek Living Room Gallery held a double artist’s reception and exhibition on Saturday, featuring award-winning Plein Air artist Paul Strahm, center, and internationally-recognized ceramist Leslie Thomson (not shown).
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