

Student Jazz Concert impresses
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The brass section in one of the four big bands and eight jazz combos that performed at the Student Jazz Concert takes center stage. The free concert was held at the IAF Theatre at Idyllwild Arts on Saturday, July 16. Photo: Cid Castillo

Many know Gary Parton as the lilac guru of Alpenglow Gardens on Fern Valley Road. His cultivation of lilac varietals and his meticulous planning and attention to detail in his 1-acre lilac experience are, in themselves, works of art. Many do not know that Parton taught art in the South Bay city of Torrance for…
John Edward Marin was looking for studio space where he could paint andfound more: space for three painters and his Wylldwood Gallery. “Thiswas not anticipated, it happened all very spur-of-the-moment. I saw thespace in December, moved in Jan. 5.” Marin began painting relatively recently, in 2003. “I was told by apsychic my art would hang…
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In many cultures, coming of age begins at 12. For Luann Hanf Carman, it was when she found her personal purpose and passion, the piano. “My parents divorced [when I was age] 12,” she remembered. “The piano was my way to shut the door. No one was making me play. I just loved it.” For…
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