Photos: May 9, 2024
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Chris Thile (pronounced ‘thee-lee), who came of age in Idyllwild playing mandolin, already has a career life of honors and accolades — and he is only 34. He is about to add one more — hosting a storied radio program that has been on the air longer than Thile has been on the planet….
At the Sunday, Aug. 7 annual meeting of the Idyllwild Area Historical Society (IAHS), the featured speaker, aviation archeologist Gary “Pat” Macha, spoke of crash sites in local mountains. Prior to Macha’s talk, Treasurer Bob Smith reported that IAHS was flying high financially on a strong course with good instrument ratings. “We feel fortunate to…
Idyllwild Arts welcomes world-renowned conductor Ransom Wilson By Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed Idyllwild Arts Foundation welcomes new year-round Director of Orchestral Programs Ransom Wilson and Associate Director of Orchestral Programs Gregory Robbins. Signaling the beginning of an exciting new era in which the summer program and academy will become more closely integrated, Wilson and Robbins have been brought…
Don Raridon solves problems. With a keen analytic and intuitive nature, he notices small openings that lead into larger clearings. Once through the opening and into the clearing he assesses and appreciates what is there. It is in the noticing that his particular gift for analysis, structure and composition produces elegant results. As is characteristic…
Photos of the activities and events in Idyllwild last week.
On Wednesday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the Idyllwild Library, artist Mary Cuda will present seven of her Keystone Species mosaics. She will demonstrate how she creates her mosaics by working on her eighth species, the salmon. When asked, “What is meant by Keystone Species,” Mary replied, “They are the species on which our…
