PHOTOS: Idyllwild’s hometown July 4th parade
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Photo by J.P. Crumrine
Those who ventured downtown this last weekend saw quite a few visitors up and down North Circle and in local restaurants. Chris Perrault gave us some numbers form the Visitors Center and the IAHS Museum: “We had 167 visitors on Sunday at the Historical Museum and 100 visitors at the Visitor Center on Saturday. (The…
Poet, writer, teacher and translator, Alba Cruz-Hacker, will read from her recent works at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 9. The reading will be held in the Fireside Room in Nelson Hall on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The Dominican-American Alba Cruz-Hacker is the author of “No Honey for Wild Beasts,” which has been published in the…
Zhen “Edmund” Yang, new owner of the Gastrognome, plans a steady course as he moves the flagship restaurant forward. Yang took over from longtime owners Lanny and Jane Wagstaff on Feb. 20. “I am asked by every customer if I am going to make changes,” said Yang. “What I tell them is ‘If this is…
Modern dance legend Bella Lewitzky, 1996 National Medal of Arts recipient, built a career that eschewed then-prevailing standards. She crafted a dance career based in Southern California rather than in New York, the dance citadel of the period. She cofounded Dance Theatre in Los Angeles in 1946 as an interracial school and company that artistically…
Professional dancer and university professor Robin Johnson is in motion even when sitting still. There is a quality of gracious good humor, enthusiasm and total commitment when he speaks. He smiles often and radiates joie de vivre. Although formally retired from a 34-year teaching career at Cal State Fullerton and professional touring with three…
Seven films comprised the Filmmaker’s Screenings held at the Rustic Theatre on Saturday, July 30. Under the direction of Ira Abrams, the films were written, directed and produced by students in the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program. After the screenings, writers, cinematographers, editors, actors and key personnel in each film took the stage for a bow.