Photos: This week in Idyllwild: December 24, 2015
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Editor’s note: throughout the year, we will cover events and write articles celebrating IAF’s 70th anniversary. Idyllwild Arts began in the early 1940s with one man’s dream of a peaceful mountain idyll where people could experience the civilizing influences of art and music in extended summer sessions. The Idyllwild Arts Foundation will celebrate its 70th…
At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, Karyn Bearden, a Hemet resident, was one of the biggest winners of Soboba Casino’s “Survive the New Year” promotion. She braved the zombie apocalypse and walked away with the one-day top prize of $50,000 cash. Bearden (shown) was ecstatic as she accepted the payout, musing, “This is life-changing money.”…
Dirt, dust, burned-out trees and new shrub growth is like a blanket across May Valley a year-and-a-half after the Cranston Fire ripped through the area, quickly chewing up anything in its path. The Santa Ana winds didn’t give way Saturday morning as about 25 volunteers worked tirelessly planting saplings as part of a reforestation project…
The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation (IAF) will present the Founders’ Concert Saturday, July 8, at the Harvey House B&B, 54420 South Circle Dr. This benefit performance will honor the original founders of Jazz in the Pines: Lin Carlson, Dr. Marshall Hawkins and Barbara Wood. The Yve Evans Quartet, featuring Yve Evans and Dr….
James Tompkins, also known by his stage name “Hooke,” brought together the members of the band called Port O’Thority. Hooke develops the sound for the compositions the band plays. He also plays guitar, world-percussion drums and ukulele, and uses his years of training in theater to put together their pirate act. As with most artists…
Many talented musicians played for hours Sunday during the first ever Midsummer Music Festival in Idyllwild at the Quiet Creek Inn. Proceeds from the event benefited the Earthwitness Foundation.
