Every yearly scheduled event presented at the Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) campus promises treasures of sound production from a wide-ranging talented student body to the most distinguished guest artists. This is particularly true of the programs regularly slated for the end of the fall and the beginning of the winter…
The Village Lane is approaching full occupancy as Taryn Scanlon makes the final push to open her art gallery and tavern, Taryn’s Place, there. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has signed off (pending a period to allow public protest) and environmental health has also given the go ahead, according to Scanlon. The last hurdle…
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Hopes were high this past weekend at the Lowman Concert Hall on the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus; with the continued warm weather and clear sunshine on the Hill, a larger than usual turnout was also expected, and as it happened, the situation materialized according to the anticipatory heights. The Saturday evening orchestral concert, ably supervised…
Two Idyllwild sisters are blazing trails artistically with the premier of their second project as Cinballera Entertainment, melding elements of cinema, ballet and opera. Tiffany, 22, and Rebekah, 19, are daughters of James and Teresa Brannan. Their new production, based on material from Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings,” is called “Lady of the Ring,” and…
Idyllwild Arts presents its second-annual Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration Sunday and Monday, Oct. 8 and 9, on campus. Idyllwild Arts is an institution rooted in respect, reverence, and support for Native American people, culture, and art, and is the only residential arts high school in the country to offer a Native American Arts Center led…
The prospects of the Labor Day holiday weekend always bode well for the Idyllwild area, regardless of ever-changing weather patterns and the ever-increasing plethora of yard sales and other outdoor activities. To this mixture of community togetherness, the joint coordinators of the Manhattan Chamber Players, Luke Fleming and Brendan Speltz, both dedicated musicians as well…
The fifth-annual Here and Now Art Show last Saturday saw the participation of 36 artists who submitted their original artworks for judgment. Oakwood Village provided the backdrop to showcase these pieces while attendees were treated to performances by Makai Metzler and Todd Fowler. The atmosphere was further enriched by captivating spoken word performances and poetry…
Idyllwild’s 2023 Summer Concert Series (ISCS) concludes Thursday night, Aug. 31, with The Blue Breeze Band at 7 p.m. Opening at 6:05 p.m. will be local singer/songwriter Terry Jo Stratton, accompanied by Lenny Hansell. This is the second year ISCS founder Ken Dahleen has stretched the season to nine shows. The Blue Breeze Band perform…
Idyllwild’s free Summer Concert Series (ISCS) continues with the USMC Division 1 Concert Band this Thursday, Aug. 17, and next week, on Aug. 24, Nathan James opens for Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs. The Aug. 17 concert will not begin at 7 p.m., as stated in last week’s Crier. At 4:30 p.m, series producer…