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Photos: Last Week in Idyllwild: October 15, 2015
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Cynthia Bond’s first novel, “Ruby,” was just released by Random House in April and is already garnering overwhelming critical acclaim. She speaks next with Eduardo Santiago as part of his Idyllwild Authors Series, now in its fourth season. Bond charted an interesting course in her journey to writing her first novel. “My Dad was a…
Ken Dahleen and the Big Band Staff open this year’s Summer Concert Series on July 4 …
Tucked away in the Village Lane is a trio of stores — Idyllwild Antiques and Uniques, The Fool on the Hill Trading Post, and The Rubber Soul Room — all owned by Mary and Sean Chantler. The married duo have been entrepreneurs for years, running a successful online business called Auction Pros, which sells consignment…
Anna Derschmidt is now in her senior year at Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA). The two-year student started her IAA schooling as a junior in the fall of 2019. Before attending IAA, she attended a public boarding arts high school as a music major — performing violin and singing in the choir — in Vienna, Austria….
Idyllwild Arts Academy sophomore Alex Bishop, creative writing major, is the next speaker at the academy-sponsored Idy Talks. The series is part of IAA’s “Art in Society” program designed to foster students’ commitment to using their art to contribute to society. Alex’s talk is timely. She just won a prestigious national award from the Poetry…