Photos: This week in Idyllwild: February 4, 2016

Photo by Jenny Kirchner




Photo by J P Crumrine

The Messhuggah-Nuns cast, perform with the Master Chorale’s in the hilarious musical …
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild, one of the busiest and most visible of local nonprofits, presents a weekend of outdoor art. The Art and Treasures Weekend, envisioned as a mini Sawdust Festival (with a nod to Laguna Beach), gives AAI member artists an outdoor venue for two full days, from 10 a.m. to 5…
Local video producers and life partners Marcia Waldorf and Jim Crawford are featuring Idyllwild in a soon-to-be-released national infomercial. Recognized internationally for their production, writing and video expertise, Waldorf Crawford is a powerhouse in direct-response marketing. Their company creates ad campaigns from creative concept and scripting to finished video for use in broadcast, cable, satellite…
Broadway conductor and pit band veteran Wayne Abravanel is the new maestro of the Coachella Valley Symphony, appearing next for the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. For his first season as the symphony’s principal conductor, Abravanel tapped into his Big Apple roots. Those included 25 years in Broadway musical pit bands, on piano, for the…
A ‘musical smoothie’ blending eclectic sounds and songs To say that Gigi “Gee” Rabe knows music is an understatement. This virtuoso accordion and steel drum player holds a Master of Arts in ethnomusicology from the UCLA, and has completed her Ph.D. coursework in the same field. Her areas of research, which influence and drive her…
Two weeks into her ownership of Mountain Pottery, Helen Hixon could not be happier or more enthusiastic. The working studio offers ceramic classes, including all materials, use of design tools and instruction, and Hixon is fully involved in the studio’s evolution. Detailed information regarding classes and studio memberships will be available on the website, although…