



Photo by Jenny Kirchner





Photo by Jenny Kirchner


Photo by Jenny Kirchner





Photos by Jenny Kirchner


Photo by Jenny Kirchner
The week in photos: Dec. 26, 2019
By Idyllwild Town Crier



















Jeff Hamilton is famous for his hands, his power drumming, and how he deftly drives any ensemble fortunate enough to have him at the seat.
Christian Chalifour is bringing Too Much Fun in the Pines, a concert to benefit Spirit Mountain Retreat, to the retreat at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, in the retreat’s garden at 25661 Oakwood Street. It will run just under two hours with a short intermission for purchasing snacks. The concert features John Walz, Los Angeles…
Miss Sunshine’s Container & Shipping Supplies opened its doors last Monday. The expansion of Miss Sunshine’s General Store is located at the former Idyllwild Town Crier office on North Circle Drive. While there was some confusion, owner Shelly Downes explained that the general store isn’t relocating, but expanding to this second location offering shipping supplies,…
Helle Books LLC (www.HelleBooks.com), founded by Idyllwild inspirational speaker and book author Helle Brisson, and animation industry artist and children’s book illustrator Helle Urban, released its first book featuring Rasmoose the MooseTM in a new book for the holiday season entitled “Rasmoose the Christmas Moose.”The book is crafted for children ages 5 to 8, and…
Idyllwild Arts Academy held its annual Black History Month Concert Saturday night in the William M. Lowman Concert Hall on campus. The hall was filled to capacity with jazz fans, as well as students, faculty and staff. “Afro-American Symphony” by William Grant Still and special performances by Seahawk MoJO (Modern Jazz Orchestra) featuring music from Duke Ellington, Thelonious Sphere Monk and Daniel Jackson rounded out the evening. At left: Black History Month Concert Founder, Conductor, Arranger and Composer Marshall Hawkins (right) watches with the orchestra as the percussionists and traditional dancing take to the stage before intermission. Above: Idyllwild Arts Academy music major Sumi Onoe performed as the piano soloist with the Idyllwild Arts Orchestra, opening the Black History Month Concert with “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin. Sumi and the orchestra received a standing ovation for the performance.