

Butterfly Daze
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Hannah Johnson, 8, made a butterfly mask at the Idyllwild Nature Center Butterfly Daze event on Saturday. Photos by Jenny Kirchner


With the prospects of a glorious mountain sunset, unfazed by the smoke of distant fires tempered by light breezes, the yearly ritual of the inaugural concert of the newly formed Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra began with the usual necessities. The introduction of the proceedings by Music Department Chair Dr. Jeanette Louise Yaryan and of the…
7/3 Ken Dahleen’s Big Band Staff and Rick Michael 7/10 Doc Poster’s Rock Rave 7/17 Buddy Holly Band 7/24 Yve Evans 7/31 Bohemio 8/7 New Sensations 8/14 Blue Breeze Band 8/21 Lisa Haley
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…
For several years, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) was on a quest to find a new president. At its latest board meeting Wednesday, June 28, Haleigh Lavy was unanimously elected as the new president with immediate effect, believing she is the perfect fit. Lavy has been organizing Art in the Park events for the…
Larry Kawano, chief scientist and outreach coordinator at Idyllwild’s Astrocamp, makes science interesting as part of his current job, explaining and enlivening scientific mysteries for young students at the Hill’s science camp. He does the same for older Idyllwild residents as a popular speaker for Idyllwild Community Recreation Council’s long-running speaker series. He returns for…
With the potential for a white Christmas (or at least a wet Christmas) on the horizon, and a cover of gray skies for the Hillfolk, the annual presentation of Idyllwild’s Master Chorale was proving to be unpromising for both attendance and programmatic reasons. Artistic Director Dwight Holmes’ choices seemed at first glance uninspiring for his…