

Leslie Thompson’s final collection at Quiet Creek
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Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed The recent elevation of Dr. Jeanette Louise Yaryan, chair of Idyllwild Arts Academy’s (IAA) music department for two years, to assistant head of school has made room for Head of School Marianne Kent-Stoll to award a promotion to Heather Netz to music department chair. While Netz’s previous positions at IAA, as coordinator…
Frank Ferro finishes a five-pound burger in less than 45 minutes to win the contest …
At 10:30 am Wednesday, July 3, Jen Hajj will show how abstract art can be created by using acrylics to create paintings. As Jen puts it, “One can create beautiful and interesting paintings by letting the pigment run amok.” Jen came to Idyllwild five years ago and started volunteering at the school and library. One…
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…
Brendan Steele posted an 8-over-par 68-70-78-72 — 288 at the Wells Fargo Championship in Maryland last week to tie for 51st place. The Idyllwild native’s drives averaged 281 yards. He hit 57% of the fairways and 58% of the greens in regulation, but he lost about 2.3 strokes to the field with the putter. Brendan…
Mark Sarvas, novelist and literary blogger, appears next in Eduardo Santiago’s Idyllwild Authors Series. He will discuss his 2008 novel, “Harry Revised,” the story of a flawed protagonist who seeks to reinvent himself after the death of his wife during cosmetic surgery — a breast augmentation procedure she hoped would reinvigorate their marital relationship. He…