Cast of characters storms Idyllwild
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The Town Crier had the opportunity to catch up with Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) Jazz Faculty member Paul Carman this week. He and his students recently returned from one of the high points of their year, the trip to the Reno Jazz Festival. This tradition for jazz educators across the West is now in its…
By Stephanie YostIdyllwild Community Center president The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) is reopening the Sunday Farmers Market at Town Hall this coming Sunday, April 25. Market hours will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Please note that all COVID-19 restrictions remain in place for the market, so mask-wearing and social distancing will be enforced for vendors…
By Jim CrandallPalms to Pines Golf Association handicap chair Idyllwild’s Palms to Pines Golf Association played its regular monthly tournament at The Legends in Temeku Hills in Temecula Friday, Dec, 16. In the A-flight, Bob Wadlow (course handicap 12) shot a net 75 for first place; Gary Brown (13) and Paul Cozens (5) shot net…
Idyllwild has two Girl Scout troops. One is Troop 367, which was started last year by Denise Jones and Jennifer Lozano with the hopes of changing young girls’ lives for the better. The other troop is on a winter hiatus. The Girl Scouts of America was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon, according to the…
Diana Wagman, the next author at Eduardo Santiago’s Idyllwild Author Series, explores how an unexpected event in an ordinary day can alter a city’s landscape and the course of a woman’s life. In her fourth novel, “The Care and Feeding of Exotic Pets,” Wagman’s central character, Winnie, is a 38-year-old woman who, after a divorce,…
Clarinetist Dan St. Marseille brings his Dixieland Quintet next to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. In addition to having well-reviewed musical chops in such publications as Downbeat, Jazztimes, Jazz Critic and the Los Angeles Times, St. Marseille has deep Idyllwild connections. “I’ve taught for 24 years as part of the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program,” he…