“It’s no longer the little red school house,” said Pamela Jordan, president of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation. Jordan will talk about the student and information-driven bottom-up revolution that is changing educational paradigms in this country and around the world. Jordan is the next speaker in the Idyllwild Community Center Speaker Series and will talk about…

Partner Melissa Goddard and Smith create A Sense of Home   Each day, most of us see the needs of others. Because of how widespread and overwhelming those needs are — homelessness, poverty, addiction and hopelessness — we often feel powerless to respond. But some do respond. Idyllwild part-timer Georgie Smith and her partner Melissa…

James Tompkins, also known by his stage name “Hooke,” brought together the members of the band called Port O’Thority. Hooke develops the sound for the compositions the band plays. He also plays guitar, world-percussion drums and ukulele, and uses his years of training in theater to put together their pirate act. As with most artists…