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Molly Cozens, president of the local Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) chapter, heard in August that the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree was coming from Eureka. “… there was a suggestion to send handmade ornaments, with a suggestion they be made of natural resources from our state,” she said. The PEO requisitioned Denise Van Herpen of The…
“Arts Academy,” a 10-episode television season follows 15 Idyllwild Arts Academy seniors in the year leading up to their 2015 graduation. You get to know these students well as they go through their challenging senior year. You experience their aspirations and angst as they go through arduous auditions and portfolio submissions for top schools, conservatories…
At some point in life, we all must deal with the issues presented in “The Outgoing Tide.” Many in Idyllwild already have or intend to face subsurface strength of the outgoing tide. Bruce Graham, the playwright, has infused this insightful and provocative play with a surface of humor. The audience will be observers in this…
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…
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…