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Musica! students and teachers are heading into a fifth year of string instruction and concertizing, thanks to the support of generous grants and donors, especially from those in our own neck of the woods. The Community Foundation Serving Riverside and San Bernardino Counties awarded Musica! a $9,500 capacity-building grant for the 2015-16 year, allowing it…
Imagine a novel in which a major presidential candidate builds his platform on deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants and secures his party’s nomination. That is the basis for “Crossings: A Political Fable of the Near Future” by Sid Gardner, a novelist experienced in government service in the District of Columbia, and co-author Scott Robinson, an…
Hemet Unified School District’s middle schools are having their sports tryouts. If your student is interested in joining flag football, girls volleyball, cross country or cheer, you are encouraged to speak with Darren McKay, Idyllwild School athletic director. Coaches and principals are excited for the new season. Staff believes that having an athletic program in…
Leaving the confines of academia, Idyllwild Arts student songwriters, part of a new Music Department program this school year, will appear at Fern Valley Corner’s Creek House Restaurant. Songwriters Will Whitaker, Nicky Martin, Elias Sedlmayr, Alex Keller and Corwin Zekley, assisted by Idyllwild Arts’ award-winning jazz combo pianist Luca Jacaruso take the stage at 6…
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).