


PHOTOS: Spring Dance Concert at Idyllwild Arts
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“Organ Donor,” a modern piece choreographed by dance faculty, Lauren Smith was eye catching at the Idyllwild Arts Spring Dance Concert. Dancers shown above are Natalia Quezada, Rachel Greenup, Hannah Everett, Ana Sotomayer, Andrea Sotomayer, Juan Posada, Mikail Holms, Mariana Bacerra, Marin Arai, Amira Lambert and Ana Salas.



The evening event raised $1,900 to fight human trafficking. The evening of art, music and information featured Marge Muir (back left) as emcee. Donated art, which local women created, was featured in a silent auction and — along with the admission fee — accounted for the money raised. Local musicians provided entertainment and local businesses donated food and beverages for attendees. The event drew more than 60 attendees.
Rick Barker, much-loved Idyllwild author and community volunteer, served on the Idyllwild Community Center board and was an advocate for the Idyllwild Dog Park, now under ICC management. Preston Sparks, local actor, craftsman and community volunteer, recently installed a memorial bench he created to honor Barker, who died this year on Jan. 20. Sparks said…
The 10th-annual Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema will present its sixth-annual Children’s Film Festival. The CFF is the brainchild of Andrea Charles, IIFC filmmaker liaison. “This year’s films are amazing. We have four animated films and all are so well done,” she said. “There’s also a short film that is a spoof of ‘Superman.’” In…
The Coachella Valley Repertory is beginng auditions for its production of the Woolgatherer by William Mastrosimone. The repertory is seeking a 25- to 35-year-old women to portray the nervous and flighty Rose, and a 35- to 40-year-old man to portray Cliff, a hard working, hard drinking truck driver. The auditions will be held from 11…
Town Hall hosted a Spring Break festival last week
The partnership between humanitarians Karla Leopold, art therapist, and Sister Judith Brun, founder of Neighbor’s Keeper, a nonprofit group in Baton Route, Louisiana, has been years in the making. First meeting as child well-being responders after Hurricane Katrina’s devastating impact on New Orleans, they quickly bonded in service of softening the impact on families. Soon…