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At the Associates of Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s annual meeting Sunday, June 12, Diana and Terry Kurr were named volunteers of the year and were presented the annual Honor Award. Diana has served as Membership Chair for many years; she serves as a member of the Board of Directors, and supports the Associates whenever there is…
Idyllwild Arts will present the annual culmination performance of the Summer Chamber Festival Orchestra, and Festival Choir and Ensemble at Walt Disney Music Hall, home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The IA Summer Music Program provides a unique experience for young artists attending intensive two-week programs led by world-renowned teachers, designed to offer outstanding musicians the opportunity to refine their skills. The performance…
Casey Abrams, school alum, returns Set aside the weekend of Aug. 10, 11 and 12 for the 25th-annual Jazz in Pines festival. This summer marks a quarter century of homage to, as Marshall Hawkins, Idyllwild Arts jazz founder, says, the musical genre unique to America — jazz. From a warm and secluded Saturday afternoon in…
The double entendre of Oscar Wilde’s title “The Importance of Being Earnest” deftly sends up the conventions and snobbery of the final years of the Victorian Era when the British Empire was at its height. An outsider by birth, the Irishman Wilde was nevertheless accepted by the British upper class. They loved his wit, his…
Brian Michael Tracy, poet and founder of Idyllwild Storytellers, has a country album, “Drinking My Tomorrows,” set to release Feb. 14. Tracy wrote all the songs with the exception of “Drinking My Tomorrows” and “Last Lonely Train” where he collaborated with local and Idyllwild Arts Academy faculty member Don Reed. The album came together organically,…
Two weeks into her ownership of Mountain Pottery, Helen Hixon could not be happier or more enthusiastic. The working studio offers ceramic classes, including all materials, use of design tools and instruction, and Hixon is fully involved in the studio’s evolution. Detailed information regarding classes and studio memberships will be available on the website, although…