

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 Angel Tree at the BBVA Compass bank contains gift tags each listing a child’s Christmas wishes.
Although the stats out on the green may show one winning team, the real winners on April 1 were the many charities who benefited from the Charity Golf Tournament for the Soboba Foundation live auction event. After a well-played game of golf, the event raised more than $100,000 in donations for several charities, including EEK…
Stage, television and motion picture costumer and fashion designer Noelle Raffy is the next speaker for the popular Idyllwild Community Center Speaker Series. She will discuss and illustrate “Costume Design From Creation Concept to Screen and Stage.” “I grew up as a backstage baby,” said Raffy. Both parents danced professionally — her father, Patrick Frantz,…
Conductor and Composer in Residence of Idyllwild Arts, Peter Askim, speaks at the ICRC speakers series on Wednesday evening at the Quiet Creek Gallery. As he gave his talk, “What’s New? The Latest, Greatest, Up-To-Date in Contemporary Classical Music,” he played examples of the music. The event was co-sponsored by the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation.
Adam Smith, an Idyllwild eighth-grader being home-schooled through Creekside Christian Academy, plays for the Wildcats Hockey Club, with home games in Riverside. The Wildcats are an advanced travel ice hockey team that plays all over Southern California, from San Diego to Ventura. Adam began his hockey career at the L.A. Kings Icetown hockey academy in…