

Santiago closes Idyllwild Authors Series
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The tables were turned on Eduardo Santiago, Idyllwild resident and author of “Tomorrow They Will Kiss,” Sunday when actress Karen Black interviewed him in the last of this year’s Idyllwild Authors Series. Photo: Marshall Smith

The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation are proud to present an afternoon of classical music, MUSICALE! The music, played by the Levy and Speltz families, will be performed outdoors at a beautiful Idyllwild home. The afternoon benefit performance will include complimentary beverages, appetizers and desserts. MUSICALE, presented by the Associates, is a fundraiser supporting…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild, essentially moribund since the April 15 resignation en masse of its former board, will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Town Hall to select new officers and relaunch the prestigious nonprofit. No directors from the previous board opted to be candidates for the new board. Until…
Idyllwild Master Chorale, Sherry Williams, Marshall Hawkins and Buzz Holmes appear at the Idyllwild School, at 7:30 Saturday, Dec. 22, and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23.
Broadway conductor and pit band veteran Wayne Abravanel is the new maestro of the Coachella Valley Symphony, appearing next for the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. For his first season as the symphony’s principal conductor, Abravanel tapped into his Big Apple roots. Those included 25 years in Broadway musical pit bands, on piano, for the…
An Idyllwild original album “The Last Bookstore,” a standout collection of original tunes written and sung by Cole Withers, delivers the authentic experience. Produced by Steve Desterhaft and Mike Gustin under Red Manzanita Records label, recorded at MTG Studios in Idyllwild and debuted March 6 at House of Blues in Anaheim, it already is…
Retired Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Commander John Metroka Jr. has always been a writer. As a child, he and his older sister Martha created fantasy stories. Later, even while serving in RCSD, he wrote short stories for his own pleasure. And professionally, he wrote many training documents and protocols for the sheriff’s department and for…