The Idyllwild Community Center held a talent show last weekend to raise funds for the future construction. Among the many talented acts and performers was the vocal group Local Color. Photo by Peter Szabadi
Gary Kuscher, the newest member of the Idyllwild Rotary Club, is congratulated by Rotary President Roland Gaebert after Kuscher addressed the club at its May 10 meeting. Kuscher spoke about his journey from Delaware to Idyllwild by way of Palm Springs, including stints working for Sonny Bono, the Palm Springs Film Festival and Jazz in the Pines. Now co-owner of Images Gallery, he is planning a laser light show for the evening of July 4th. Photo by Tom Kluzak “Exploring Space” with storyteller Wendy Watts and special help from Michelle Ferrara-Peterson from Astro Camp, Beth Iyaman (above) helped son Solar Iyaman with the Name Rocket craft. Photo courtesy Idyllwild Library After the Idyllwild School Open House, the school orchestra performed a concert. Here, Kylie Camacho plays a violin piece. Photo by Peter Szabadi Besides parents, many students returned to Idyllwild School Thursday evening for the Open House. Here, Lyliann and Kaelynn Johnston check out future assignments on the computer. Photo by Peter Szabadi Randall Leake, of New American Lending, visits with Johnny Wilson, vice president of the Idyllwild Association of Realtors, on Saturday. Wilson was handing out maps in the center of town for the IAOR’s annual open house and home tour. Photo by Shelly McKay The Idyllwild Community Center held a talent show last weekend to raise funds for the future construction. Among the many talented acts and performers was the vocal group Local Color. Photo by Peter Szabadi Paul Simon made a guest appearance, with the help of Chic Fojtik, at the “Idyllwild’s Got Talent” show last weekend. Photo by Peter Szabadi Audience members who attended the “Idyllwild’s Got Talent” fundraiser for the Idyllwild Community Center enjoy an act. Photo by Peter Szabadi The Idyllwild Rotary Anns hosted a Safety Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, May 10, at the Idyllwild Fire Department. The annual event drew participants from the numerous government and volunteer organizations that help to make the Hill a safe place to live. Photo by Tom Kluzak
The prestigious Youth America Grand Prix at Escondido’s California Center for the Arts in the middle of last month turned into a kind of all-star game for Idyllwild Arts Academy dancers. Sofia Tellez Marquez, Alejandra Alicona and Andrea Hernandez placed among the top 24 female classical dancers, with Andrea landing in the top 12, and Dayoung “Sally” Kim placing among the top 12 female contemporary dancers.
By Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Art in Society (AIS) program will present its annual symposium via Zoom (https://idyllwildarts.zoom.us/j/95430507766) Friday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s Symposium on Art and Healing offers reflections on the healing power of art that have…
“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination” (From Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley) Like a real-life Willy Wonka, Hollywood writer, actor, producer, DJ, movie and music video director Morgan Higby Night has created a life that is built around the…
Bob Leih, Idyllwild Middle School science teacher, continues a distinguished lineage of teachers. Both his mother and father were teachers. Leih is one of five siblings, all of whom have been teachers at one time or another. And Leih’s oldest daughter is a teacher in Orange County. The Hemet Unified School District recently announced Leih…
