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Photos of the week: September 15, 2016
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Once upon a time in a tiny, isolated mountain hamlet called Idyllwild, residents joined together at the newly constructed Town Hall for talent shows, food and fun. Entertainment was local, homespun and provided a way to get to know the hidden performing talents of one’s neighbors. That’s why Town Hall was built with a stage…
Rick Barker, much-loved Idyllwild author and community volunteer, served on the Idyllwild Community Center board and was an advocate for the Idyllwild Dog Park, now under ICC management. Preston Sparks, local actor, craftsman and community volunteer, recently installed a memorial bench he created to honor Barker, who died this year on Jan. 20. Sparks said…
Coming off a fine tie-for-fifth finish in Mexico in his very first LIV event followed by a tie for second place in his second event at Tucson two weeks ago, Brendan Steele will tee it up again Friday on the Crooked Cat course at Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge in Orlando, Florida. The…
“There are many reasons to use native plants locally,” said horticulturist Harold Voorheis. He, along with co-presenters Jackie Lasater and Ben White, will discuss the virtues of planting natives in local gardens at the Thursday, May 16, Idyllwild Community Recreation Council’s Speaker Series. As the title of their talk, “The Importance of Native Plants in…
Are you an artist? Are you 18 years old or younger? Are you a local? Then the Art Alliance of Idyllwild invites you to enter your art into its first public exhibition for talented young artists on the hill. For more information and to register online, visit www.artinidyllwild.org/event-1852981. Registered artists must deliver their art to…
The new president of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, Pamela Jordan, is from Chicago. She comes here familiar with the campus and town and prepared to lead the institution forward in the 21st century. After 23 years at the Chicago Academy of the Arts, Jordan decided it was time for someone else to guide her child,…