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Art Alliance of Idyllwild Community Social Potluck
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The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, aka The Associates, held its monthly meeting via Zoom video conference on Monday, June 8. Marianne Kent-Stoll, vice president of educational programs at Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA), was the featured speaker as part of the ongoing Spotlight on Leadership series. Kent-Stoll spoke about the school’s response to the…
At its monthly meeting Monday April 8, the Associates of Idyllwild ArtsFoundation awarded a $1,000 grant to Idyllwild Arts Dramatic Artsstudent Andre Real. Through intense competitions, Andre was selected from all Dramatic Artsstudents to represent California and Idyllwild Arts as the entry in theEnglish-Speaking Union’s (ESU) National Shakespeare competition in NewYork City. For 100 years,…
“Everyone loves the dead girl,” writes Alice Bolin in her new collection, “Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession” (William Morrow/HarperCollins). It’s a provocative claim that leaves Bolin, a University of Memphis visiting assistant professor of English, with some ’splaining to do — perhaps during her appearance on the Idyllwild Arts campus at 7:30…
Only two of the selections for the upcoming Chamber Music in Idyllwild Series bare the name “Fantasy.” But even when they’re not performing Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces for Cello or Saint-Saëns’ Fantaisie in A Major, the Pacific Trio and their handful of superb string, wind, brass, and piano collaborators from the Idyllwild Arts Chamber Festival faculty…
Self-described flower child Bonnie Wolf, gentle, soft-spoken and wide-eyed, said it was time to retire. “There were a lot of good memories and a lot of challenges,” said Wolf of her long history on North Circle Drive. “But now I want to simplify, slow down and enjoy.” Wolf spoke glowingly of her customers and the…