Dahleen and friends open summer concert series

By Reading Time: 3 minutes
Those who came early got front row seats Thursday night to enjoy the big band ballads. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

 

The Rotary Club made a big donation to help support the Summer Concert Series on Thursday night at the ICC site. From left, Summer Concert Series Founder, Ken Dahleen receives a check for $1,000 from Rotary Club member, Steve Espinoza. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

 

Doug Austin was the emcee at the first Summer Concert Series Thursday night featuring Ken Dahleen and his Big Band Staff. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

 

The American Legion Post 800 Color Guard placed the nations flags to open the ceremony and pay tribute to our independence day. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

 

Ken Dahleen plays the saxophone on Thursday with the Ken Dahleen and his Big Band Staff. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

 

The donation jar was passed around the crowd to raise money to continue the annual Summer Concert Series. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

 

The first summer concert was well attended by the community on Thursday. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

 

Lewis Payne, 92 of Sun City, AZ attended the summer concert and sat in the front row. Payne who served in World War II was part of the 100th Bomb Movement, was a B-17 Gunner and the recipient of the Purple Heart. While everyone paid tribute to the fourth of July, Payne stood and saluted with his American flag in hand. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

 

Ken Dahleen and his Big Band Staff performed at the first summer concert of the season Thursday night at the ICC site. This is the 15 Annual Summer Concert Series and relies totally on donations. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

 

Dr. Jack Poster, center, performed the Trumpet with Ken Dahleen, right, and his Big Band Staff. Poster and Dahleen have been friends since childhood and told a few jokes and stories in between songs. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Similar Posts

Management plan for four wild and scenic rivers completed

ByIdyllwild Town Crier Reading Time: 1 minute

The San Bernardino National Forest’s management plan for four rivers in the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains has been completed and is now in effect. Congress designated the rivers for preservation under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP), including supporting and other planning process documents, are available online…

ICF accepting grants for Cranston Fire victims
|

ICF accepting grants for Cranston Fire victims

By Reading Time: 1 minute

By Idyllwild Community FundContributed The Idyllwild Community Fund (ICF) started accepting grant applications from local nonprofit organizations Oct. 18 for the specific purpose of helping Cranston Fire victims only. To obtain an application visit the ICF website, idyllwildcommunityfund.org, or contact Shannon Ng at 909-213-7018. The background of ICF The Idyllwild Community Fund originated in 1995…

Dorothy Brooks used exercise to restore health after a stroke: Runs Fit After 50 program

By Reading Time: 3 minutes

After suffering a debilitating stroke in 2014, retired registered nurse Dorothy Brooks had to choose. Unable to walk and severely challenged with balance issues, visual distortions, memory loss and speech impairment, Brooks decided she had to find her own way out of her disabilities. She chose adult coloring books. “I went home to color,” she…

Wildland Organics opens new store
| |

Wildland Organics opens new store

By Reading Time: 3 minutes

Wildland Organics offers eco-conscious hair and body care products, helping people live a healthy and organic lifestyle. On Halloween, Wildland Organics officially opened a new storefront in Oakwood Village — a dream come true for owners Marisa Quintanilla and Daane Griffeth. “We’ve always loved this spot,” Quintanilla said. “We wanted to open a shop but…

Michael McEwen designs with light and water: A month-long show at Idyllwild Arts
|

Michael McEwen designs with light and water: A month-long show at Idyllwild Arts

By Reading Time: 3 minutes

“Light is everything; everything that is seen anyway,” said Michael McEwen, designer and principal of McEwen Lighting Studio in Berkeley. McEwen mounts a month-long show of his work at the Parks Exhibition Center on the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus that opened Friday, Oct. 21. And, in some way, even given his extraordinarily different career track,…