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The week in photos: Dec. 26, 2019

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Special guest singer Sherry Williams performs during the jazz set with Bob Boss on guitar and Marshall Hawkins on bass. The Idyllwild Master Chorale performed its “I Remember Christmas” 2019 holiday concert Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at Idyllwild Arts Academy. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

The Idyllwild Master Chorale performed its “I Remember Christmas” 2019 holiday concert Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at Idyllwild Arts Academy. Photos by Jenny Kirchner

Idyllwild Master Chorale Conductor Dwight “Buzz” Holmes shakes hands with first violinist Dr. Todor Pelev.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Little ones enjoyed decorating cookies after story time Monday morning at the Idyllwild Library. Story time was all about cookies this week, just in time for the holidays. Photos by Jenny Kirchner

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District delivered toys to the HELP Center Wednesday as part of its Spark of Love toy drive. Photo by Melissa Diaz Hernandez

The kinders at Idyllwild School performed Christmas songs for family and friends Wednesday, Dec. 18. Photo by Halie Wilson

The Hot Flash Trio, featuring Don Reed, Kathleen Anne Johnson, and Sandii Castleberry, performed their fusion bluegrass at Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery last Friday night.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Many came out to enjoy some soups, bread and dessert during the community lunch at Town Hall Friday afternoon. The lunch is free and open to the public with the purpose of bringing the community together. The next community lunch will be Jan. 31 at 12:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 25925 Cedar St. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Musicians came out to perform during the weekly jam session at Leanna’s Idyll Awhile Thursday night.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Jeff Hixon and Terry Jo perform together as TimbreWoods. Their folk-rock, blues and country tunes filled Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery Sunday afternoon. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Live Bait filled Leanna’s Idyll Awhile with tunes Saturday afternoon. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Musician Keith McCabe performed at Café Aroma Friday and Saturday night last week entertaining the dinner guests with his mellow tunes. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Students of Idyllwild School performed “Miracle on 34th Street” Saturday afternoon ringing in the holidays with the classic performance.
Photos by Jenny Kirchner

Patrice Morris and the Women of Soul trio rocked Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery Saturday with music from Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Kahn and many others. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Jason Bogan (center) teaches students at Mountain Pottery last Saturday morning.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner

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Idyllwild Master Chorale presents Fauré, Copeland, Mozart in Spring Concert
By April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 Reading Time: 2 minutes

In its 43rd season, the Idyllwild Master Chorale, led by Conductor Dwight Allen “Buzz” Holmes, continues to regale Idyllwild audiences with internationally renowned chamber orchestrations and exquisite vocal harmonies. Selections for this year’s Spring Concert tender a poignant tribute to Karen Visel, a cherished member of the chorale since 1984 who passed in 2017. Several…

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Shepard Fairey speaks at Idyllwild Arts
By February 12, 2012January 28, 2013 Reading Time: 3 minutes

A 1988 Idyllwild Arts graduate credited early teen skateboard and punk rock influences as the bases for his development into an iconoclastic, guerrilla street artist …

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Summer concert season still short of budget after last concert
By September 2, 2015February 18, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Each year, Ken Dahleen and the Idyllwild Summer Concert Season board begin the season with a budget but insufficient funds on hand to pay for the season’s expenses. But each year, through the generosity of patrons and sponsors, they close the season without a deficit. This year, even though the lineup was stellar, there were…

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Mentors influenced former PCWD general manager
ByJP Crumrine January 4, 2022February 15, 2022 Reading Time: 7 minutes

Editor’s note: This is a continuation of the story from last week about Jerry Holldber, Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) general manager who retired at the end of 2021 after more than 35 years. Just last summer and fall, Holldber developed a 10/20/50 Year Plan he took to the PCWD board. This effort, done in…

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Idyllwild Arts student and family raising funds for autism
By October 30, 2018 Reading Time: 2 minutes

In an effort to raise awareness about the impacts of neurological disorders, Idyllwild Arts Academy Inter-arts student Jackson Bujnosek’s family decided to take this idea directly to campus. “With my personal passion for art, and the importance of certain social issues within my family circle, we’ve found it best appropriate to combine the two aspects…

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Summer Concert Series starts with parade and a big band
By June 21, 2012April 5, 2013 Reading Time: 3 minutes

The 13th annual Idyllwild Summer Concert Series begins with a musical preview in the Fourth of July Parade. Six float-borne members of Ken Dahleen’s Big Band Staff, this season’s opening act, will send out an instrumental invitation along the parade route. As the series’ pied pipers, Dahleen’s combo will use its music to entice attendees to the July 5 concert at the Idyllwild Playground and Community Center site.

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