Palencia Turner is the new Chief Development Officer at Idyllwild Arts Foundation. She begins July 13 and brings extensive fundraising experience to her new position. Most recently, she was vice president of development at KCETlink, which includes the nation’s largest independent public television station serving Southern and Central California. Development is not an easy profession….

The interior of the nearly ready William M. Lowman Concert Hall, the new state-of-the-art music venue on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The beams visible in the ceiling are part of the acoustical design engineered by ARUP North America, the firm responsible for the designs of the world-famous Sydney (Australia) Opera House, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Tate Modern in London. The concert venue should open soon.