

Associates give Idyllwild Arts 2012 jazz festival profits
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At left, Jim Newcomb, president of the Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation, presents a check for $31,500 to Idyllwild Arts Foundation Chair Faith Raiguel (center). At Raiguel’s left is Head of School and Dean of Arts Doug Ashcraft and to her right is Idyllwild Arts Vice President and Director of the Summer Program Steve Fraider. The check represents profits from this year’s Jazz in the Pines. Associates also contributed an additional $7,000 to the foundation. Photo by Marshall Smith

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