

Nordella, Sparks shine in ‘It Had to be You’
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60 years ago – 1956 Nearly 400 county educators, administrators and groups concerned with education held an all-day meeting on the campus of the Arts Foundation (now Idyllwild Arts). 55 years ago – 1961 Idyllwild’s reputation as a creative center got a boost from a new art factory. Idyllwild resident and artist Jon Gnagy, with…
Dr. Richard Minnich made it clear that he believes the Hill is still very vulnerable to another large and devastating wildfire.
As the autumn season progresses here on the Hill and elsewhere, more opportunities arise to hear live music performances and as a rule tend to improve with the advent of cooler weather, at least from the viewpoint of this reviewer. The latest of these occasions took place last week and was as equally rewarding as…
Poet Terrance Hayes recently spent a week at Idyllwild Arts Academy as a guest poet, just prior to being named The New York Times Magazine’s new poetry editor. Author of six distinguished collections, Hayes’ gift for process distills language into its combustible form, garnering his voice a host of distinguished accolades including an NAACP Image…
“From ghoulies and ghosties And long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us!” (Traditional Scottish prayer) The word “Halloween” dates from around 1745 and comes from a Scottish term for the evening before the Christian celebration of All Hallows Day, a time in the year dedicated to remembering the…