PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s hometown July 4th parade
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Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program announces its spring 2019 off-site student performances, catering to Idyllwild Arts’ family of supporters in the desert cities. On April 17, the student showcase will be held at the Rancho Mirage Library, a cultural oasis for the desert. This evening of dance, music, theater, fashion and creative writing will…
The Idyllwild Master Chorale presents its spring musical, “A Night at the Opera,” with a twist. It’s all hummable. IMC Musical Director Dwight “Buzz” Holmes has front-loaded the program with music and lyrics. And if you like your vocal musicals to feature familiar melodies you can hum when leaving the performance, this is your special…
By Associates of the Idyllwild Arts FoundationContributed The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation have been supporting our community and the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program since 1968. While the world around us changes, the Associates are committed to our mission of supporting the Scholarship Funds of Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program and…
Retired arts educator Ken Young, popular with Idyllwild audiences for his portrayals of famous painters, made his last Idyllwild appearance as French pointillist Georges Seurat Thursday night at the Rainbow Inn. The Friends of the Idyllwild Library and Idyllwild Community Recreation Council co-sponsored the event.
Charles M. Province’s list of published works include no less that 11 titles about General George Patton, (including one focused on the allegation that he was assassinated by the powers that be). His latest work is “Jon Gnagy — America’s Art Teacher.” Gnagy, to those not old enough to remember, hosted a long-running series of…
For J. Barrett Cooper, Idyllwild Arts Academy Theatre Department chair, a playwright’s words are the most important component in producing and presenting a play. “I’m not going to lose the play for a director’s concept,” he said. “The text must support the concept. We serve the playwright, not the director’s concept of a play.” He…