

Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Howard Cheng (right) gives Chelsea Sik a spin during the Idyllwild Arts’ Spring Fashion Show Friday night at Rush Hall on campus.
Photo by Jenny Kirchne
PHOTOS: Last week at Idyllwild Arts
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In honor of Black History Month, Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) is holding its annual Black History jazz concert that is free and open to the public. It is from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in the Lowman Concert Hall on campus. The event is the brainchild of IAA’s iconic Jazz Program founder Dr….
Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery, is once again introducing a new art exhibit in its 4,000-square-foot gallery. Appropriately called “The Idyllwild Collection: Best of Times,” the exhibit aims to warm the heart and raise the spirit. With more than 200 works of art from 33 Southern California talented artists, the exhibit invites viewers to explore…
“It’s bittersweet,” said Eduardo Santiago, founder of the Idyllwild Authors Series, now in its fifth season. “This is likely to be the last year.” Santiago launched the series five years ago shortly after buying a cabin in Idyllwild. “It was my way of giving back,” said Santiago. “The main reason it’s bittersweet to stop at…
Retired Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Commander John Metroka Jr. has always been a writer. As a child, he and his older sister Martha created fantasy stories. Later, even while serving in RCSD, he wrote short stories for his own pleasure. And professionally, he wrote many training documents and protocols for the sheriff’s department and for…
Opposition to Smart Meter installation grows
The Idyllwild Master Chorale and the Idyllwild Arts Academy are inextricably linked by shared history. They will be linked again with a shared future. Robert Evans Holmes, who began the Idyllwild Master Chorale in 1975, also inaugurated the Idyllwild (ISOMATA) Summer Program Festival Choir in 1957. The Idyllwild Master Chorale, now conducted by Robert Evans…