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Tara Sechrest: “The enrollment landscape at Idyllwild Arts” The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s Spotlight on Leadership next presentation is at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 9. In the Idyllwild Arts campus’ Fireside Room in the Nelson Dining Hall — a comfortable setting — Tara Sechrest, vice president of enrollment management and strategic partnerships…
The Idyllwild Nature Center has a new ranger, Sonny Waldron. His most recent assignment was at Lake Skinner, where he served for over five years. He is certified by the National Association for Interpretation as an interpretative guide (IG), and is also trained and certified in First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, CPR/AED, Basic Water Rescue,…
Los Angeles author Dete Meserve returns to the Idyllwild Author Series with “Perfectly Good Crime” (Melrose Hill Publishing, 2016), a follow up to her successful first outing “Good Sam.” “Stories about senseless murders, tragic accidents, massive fraud and the dark side of the American Dream dominate the headlines,” notes Meserve. “I was inspired to write…
The Idyllwild community stepped up again to generously donate monies to the Idyllwild Scholarship Fund (ISF). Nine high school seniors, who submitted applications and were interviewed, received a total of $47,000 to help them with their college educations. Tuesday night, May 17, a reception was held at the Idyllwild Library for the scholarship recipients, their…
Marianne Kent-Stoll has been in education for decades, melding together academics and the arts as she teaches young minds. Kent-Stoll has had a passion for the arts ever since she was a child. “I came from a family with three other siblings and a single mom, but she always made sure we were exposed to…
Editor’s note: This story is taken from a press release. The finest Visual Arts creations by Idyllwild Arts Academy students are on display at https://www.idyllwildartsgallery.org/dreams-2021-theme-show from Friday, Nov. 12 to Friday, Dec. 9, with the quality of the work for this themed show guaranteed by a distinguished outside juror, Becky Alley. The student theme show…