

Visual Arts Senior show opens at Idyllwild Arts
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The first Visual Arts Senior Show opened Friday night at the Parks Exhibition Center on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The wire sculpture named “Wire Man, the Thinker” represents “the unraveling of complex thought.” The two artists from left to right are Damian WonSeok Hur and Kenny GunHee Han. David Reid-Mar, the sculpture teacher, is seen on the right. Photo by Careena Chase


Two weeks into her ownership of Mountain Pottery, Helen Hixon could not be happier or more enthusiastic. The working studio offers ceramic classes, including all materials, use of design tools and instruction, and Hixon is fully involved in the studio’s evolution. Detailed information regarding classes and studio memberships will be available on the website, although…
For nearly 40 years, Dr. Eric Barr taught acting, directing and writing at the University of California, Riverside. For 30 years, he chaired UCR’s Theater Department. A key architect of UCR’s master’s degree in fine arts in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts, Barr was responsible for launching the program at the UCR,…
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By Ann SmithReporter In our own backyard is the Western Center Academy (WCA), a charter school, offering middle school and high school education. Among one of their successful programs is the academic decathlon. While the academy is located in Hemet, of particular pride is Idyllwild student Sophia Carver. Sophia was part of WCA’s academic decathlon…
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