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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…
Washboard Joey and The Muddy Boots played traditional jazz Saturday night at Cafe Aroma …
Gary Parton presented his ideas for an Idyllwild Lilac Festival to the Garden Club at its May 6 meeting. Parton is devoted to establishing Idyllwild as the lilac center of Southern California and the festival would be a celebration of lilacs. Over the past four years, he has organized the planting of more than 1,000…
By Shanna Robb Special to the Town Crier According to The American’s for the Arts, a nationally recognized organization, “Public art activates the imagination and encourages people to perceive more deeply the environment they occupy.” Art projects, such as Idyllwild Deer Sightings, help stimulate the local economy and provide an avenue for residents to…
Art Alliance of Idyllwild President Zack Steinhuas presided over the annual membership meeting. Twenty-three members attended the Friday, March 3, meeting, at the Idyllwild Community Presbyterian Church. Active volunteerism, as with many Idyllwild nonprofits, was the common thread throughout the evening. Highlighting the benefits of membership and where members can get involved was the message,…
Tax-funded recreation in Idyllwild continues under Riverside County Regional Park & Open Space management until January of 2017 when a new recreation provider will be selected. Until then, major decisions are held in abeyance. A Request for Proposal to manage local recreation was sent out by the county last month and closed at 5 p.m….