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Harvey Mason and the Chameleon Project will be one of the new faces at the 20th Jazz in the Pines next month. Mason is a world-renowned drummer who has appeared on more than 1,000 recordings. He also is one of the original members of Fourplay, a widely popular jazz quartet. While Mason has not performed…
On Feb. 27, a concert celebrating the guitar accomplishments of Idyllwild resident David Pelham will be performed at the Idyllwild Library. The concert starts at 5 p.m. and Pelham will be attending. Thirteen of his guitar compositions will be performed by four local outstanding guitarists — Ernesto Alé, Jack McBroom, Lawrence Spector and David Jerome….
Ken Dahleen has inked Fritz Coleman to do stand-up on the deck of Uncle B’s Smokin’ Bar-b-que. Coleman’s Saturday, July 9, appearance kicks off a comedy series Dahleen plans to hold throughout the summer. Coleman appears in two shows, one at 7 p.m. and one at 9 p.m. Coleman previously regaled Idyllwild audiences emceeing a…
The Idyllwild Arts Academy Visual Arts Department held an opening for the first of the winter semester’s three senior shows last Friday. The theme, “Solitude,” drew varied and surprising responses from the artists. Works expressed the positive and negative aspects of solitude; peace and freedom to dream, but also mortality, vulnerability and disability. Eight seniors…
Fifth-grader Michael Stroud and his sister, fourth-grader Mei Li Stroud, are two of four Idyllwild School students who will represent the school at the Hemet Unified District Spelling Bee Tuesday, Jan. 12. Michael and Mei Li will represent Idyllwild Elementary. Michael finished first after correctly spelling “sonar.” Jessica Ruelas and Grace McKimson, both sixth graders,…
Renowned guitarist Kenny Burrell will perform at the 19th Annual Jazz in the Pines. Burrell will appear in the Holmes Amphitheatre at 1:30 p.m, Saturday, Aug. 25, the first day of the festival. Burrell has been a popular and great jazz guitarist since the 1950s. For 60 years, he has entertained jazz fans across…