PHOTOS: This week in Idyllwild: February 25, 2016

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Idyllwild Rotary President “Young” Chuck Weisbart presents an Idyllwild Squirrel Nutcracker to this week’s speaker Barney Brause. The Rotary group was “nuts” about Brause’s presentation, which he explained his lifelong service record with the Marines. “It was simply fascinating,” said Weisbart. Photo courtesy Chuck Weisbart

Soroptomist International of Idyllwild’s newest member, Sasha Fisher (left), shown with President Karen Doshier. Photo by Mary Morse

Author Ron Singerton offers advice about navigating the publishing industry Friday at Silver Pines. Singerton was part of the ICC Speaker Series. Photo by John Drake — Author Ron Singerton offers advice about navigating the publishing industry Friday at Silver Pines. Singerton was part of the ICC Speaker Series.
Photo by John Drake

Ryan Strickland opened the Nature Center’s Spring Lecture Series, “Nature of Nature,” with a Friday talk on clean climbing. Here he shows an old wooden piton found on Tahquitz Rock. Photo by John Drake — Ryan Strickland opened the Nature Center’s Spring Lecture Series, “Nature of Nature,” with a Friday talk on clean climbing. Here he shows an old wooden piton found on Tahquitz Rock.
Photo by John Drake

The Idyllwild Arts Choir Concert, Monday night at IAF Theatre, brought angelic voices to the audience.Photo by Jenny Kirchner — The Idyllwild Arts Choir Concert, Monday night at IAF Theatre, brought angelic voices to the audience. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

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Midnight Rumba in Cuba with Eduardo: A literary tour to places in Havana in Santiago’s novel
By September 2, 2015February 18, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Cuban émigré and Idyllwild author Eduardo Santiago intimately knows the Havana landmarks in his novel, “Midnight Rumba” (Cuban Heel Press, 2013). And now, because of the interest of two local book clubs, Idyllwild residents may have the opportunity to accompany Santiago to his Cuban homeland and visit key places where important scenes play out. One…

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Lowman Concert Hall funded, permit process begun
By January 8, 2014February 20, 2014 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Construction of the William M. Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Programs campus will occur in the next year or two. The Idyllwild Arts Foundation successfully completed a $6.3-million campaign to fund the project by its Dec. 31 deadline. A 298-seat, acoustically brilliant facility, the concert hall will become the centerpiece…

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Though not listed as endangered, this butterfly really is
ByIdyllwild Town Crier November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Despite several conservation groups attempting to get the Monarch butterfly listed as a federally endangered species, in December 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department rejected the groups’ 2014 petition.“We conducted an intensive, thorough review using a rigorous, transparent science-based process and found that the monarch meets listing criteria under the Endangered Species Act. However,…

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Idyllwild Arts Native American Arts Festival Week a highlight
By June 20, 2017 Reading Time: 3 minutes

The annual Native American Arts Festival Week is a cultural gemstone in the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program offerings. This year’s theme is “Native American Art and Activism.” Tribal artists and speakers examine ways to foster change and raise awareness about social and political issues of particular importance to Native Americans. Program Director Heather Companiott spoke…

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An inner city rugby tale plays at ICF 2013
By December 4, 2012May 2, 2013 Reading Time: 4 minutes

“Red, White, Black and Blue,” which screens at Idyllwild CinemaFest 2013, is first a sports story that follows a traditional arc of inner city youth winning on the field and in their own lives, despite the odds stacked against them. But it goes beyond the playing fields and also chronicles the challenges these South Los…

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Pamela Goldwasser memorial scholarship
ByIdyllwild Town Crier March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Reading Time: 1 minute

By The Associates of the Idyllwild ArtsContributed The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts are proud to present the inaugural Pamela Goldwasser Scholarship supporting the music and jazz students of the Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program. Goldwasser was vice president of Associates of the Idyllwild Arts at the time of her passing from cancer in…

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