

Idyllwild Arts alumni poet returns for reading
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An audience of students and faculty members listened to Idyllwild Arts (IA) graduate David Shook read his poetry at the Parks Exhibition Center on Friday, Oct. 7. Shook, a 2004 graduate, has gained a reputation as a translator, poet, documentarian and activist. Photo by Cid Castillo

Receives award on U.S.S. Midway Jazzercise founder and CEO Judi Sheppard Missett experienced two major career moments in one week in early October. Sheppard Missett, part-time Pine Cove resident, joined 1,180 Jazzercise instructors and customers from as far away as Japan on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Midway in San Diego on Saturday, Oct….
The Hill’s elusive “Idyllbeast” and his lovely companion held center stage at Mountain Restaurant where they were “roasted” during the Mountain’s first “Improv Comedy Night,” slated to take place on Thursday evenings.
It was a reunion of people from all over Southern California — parents, grandparents, children, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, girlfriends and widows. Yes, widows. And friends and co-workers. And TV crews. In an unlikely place for one — a barren area that requires driving a long, rutted, rocky and unpaved road — this family reunion…
Jeff Peterson’s guitar concert at idyllwild Arts scheduled for Monday, Jan. 23 is in jeopardy, according to Darren Schilling, Director of Marketing for the school. Peterson has recently injured his back and may not be able to travel from Hawaii to Southern California. To be sure about the concert’s status, Schilling suggested people call the…
The Idyllwild Community Center is preparing for the groundbreaking of Phase 1 construction next spring. After quietly raising more than $2.3 million for the new facility, the final leg of the fundraising efforts begins with the “Let’s Build it Concert” from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Ferro. A minimum donation of $50…