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PHOTOS: Clubs: Art Alliance of Idyllwild, Associates of Idyllwild Arts, Mountain Quilters
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Brian Parnell has taken a circuitous journey to end up an Idyllwilder. Like so many of us, a chance taken paid off in the satisfaction that comes from being part of a community that supports self-expression. Readers with an ear for the pulse of 21st century rock know him as one of the founders of…
The iconic “Ramona” pageant has been re-written. Local resident Stephen Savage, who assumed the role of executive creative director for Hemet’s Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre in June, has revised the historic script, submitted it to the state, scheduled a premiere reading, and maintains the pageant’s unique place in the state as “The California State Outdoor Play.”…
Talking with local poet and performer Mick Lynch is a merry experience. No matter the valleys or obstacles he describes in his journey, there is a twinkle in his eye and a lilt in his voice when he tells the tale. And even though every person experiences a unique journey, artists chronicle theirs through their…
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Louisiana coast with a direct hit on New Orleans. Idyllwild resident Karla Leopold led a team of art therapists to an evacuation center just north of Baton Rouge to help Katrina survivors, many of them children, to express and externalize the trauma they had experienced…
Marc Kassouf, co-owner of Quiet Creek Inn with partner Nathan Depetris, is the new president of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild, one of the most active and visible of Idyllwild’s many nonprofits. He had previously served on the AAI board and was chosen for this demanding post because of his project management, business and organizational…
By Ann SmithReporter When former Idyllwild resident Kelsey Makida was featured in the May 20 issue of Travel + Leisure magazine in an article about a Hawaiian resort with a 1.8-million-gallon aquarium, we had to catch up to find out how this all came about. Makida grew up in Idyllwild. She attended Idyllwild School and…