
Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Idyllwild Arts dance recital
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Juan Posada plays “Escamillo” in Carmen, the final performance of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Spring Dance Concert over the weekend.

As a special treat to the community, “The Idyllwild Summer Concert Series has added a ninth concert this summer,” Ken Dahleen, series producer, announced last week. “John King and Change Required will perform on Friday, Aug. 24.” Just as the last concert of the 2017 ISCS, this will be a dance party dedicated to all…
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Idyllwild local Carmen Park has called our Hill her home for four years. Originally from Georgia, Park grew up in a family that glorified ghost stories and mysteries. “Growing up in Georgia, I always wanted to be Nancy Drew,” Park said. “The very first stories I read were mysteries and ghost stories. So from a…