By Art ConnorMusic Reviewer In recalling the past few months of both fateful and less world-shaking events, it comes as almost a relieving reprieve for this reviewer to reflect on the missing opportunities for live music in a community so favored and well-respected for those causes. So at a particularly salient moment, here at the…
By Dawn MillerMountain Quilters Angels don’t always have wings, but they can still fly in and save the day when it matters most. That is the case with Mountain Quilters of Idyllwild’s Quilt Show, called Idyllwild Strong. No matter how resilient Mountain Quilters has been, 2020 brought us all to our knees when all activities…
The judged “Explore” art winners of the most recent Art Alliance of Idyllwild show are: Best of Show: Scott Finnell for “Floating” Best Theme: Cher Townsend for “Only Way to Travel” People’s Choice: Jared Vance for “Mushroom Forest” 2D First Place: Neil Jenkins for “Furnace Falls, Wales, UK Second Place: Leslie Wolcott for “Cabin in…
Ann SmithReporter After a year off due to COVID-19, the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series is back on. Here is a look at the remaining bands. A few have performed for the town before. Aug. 5: Darryl Reed’s Creedence Clearwater Review Back in 2016, Reed was interviewed by the Daily Republic where he is quoted with…
Idyllwild Arts AcademyContributed The recent elevation of Dr. Jeanette Louise Yaryan, chair of Idyllwild Arts Academy’s (IAA) music department for two years, to assistant head of school has made room for Head of School Marianne Kent-Stoll to award a promotion to Heather Netz to music department chair. While Netz’s previous positions at IAA, as coordinator…
Donna ElliotContributed Despite the heat Saturday, July 10, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s (AAI) “Eye of the Artist” event was well-attended and provided joy for the artists who won ribbons and those who bought raffle tickets and won these valuable pieces of art. This is the AAI’s second largest fundraising event and raises thousands of…
Ann SmithReporter What is the Idyllwild Songwriters Retreat and Festival and who is Brett Perkins anyway? Perkins is a very interesting chap who was born in San Gabriel, California, and brought up in Arcadia. His grandmother had an undeveloped piece of property in Idyllwild during the 1960s. “I was brought to Idyllwild when I was…
Donna ElliotContributed The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) held its annual member meeting and mingle Wednesday, June 30. AAI President Cyn Grady introduced the current members of the board of directors. She also thanked its members and Idyllwild’s business community for the generous support it receives throughout the year. Each year at this meeting, the…
The Idyllwild Arts Academy Visual Arts Department Class of 2021 painted a family of deer with the buck “Camouflage,” a doe “Tribute” and a fawn “Diversions.” These will be installed on the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus.
By Art Alliance of IdyllwildContributed Zurich has its cows. Berlin has its bears. Santa Fe has its painted ponies. Cincinnati has its pigs and Idyllwild has its … deer — soon to be lots more of them. In 2013, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) launched a project to install 22 painted deer in 12…
