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U.S. Marine Corps Band coming to Idyllwild Aug. 17
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U.S. Marine Corps Band coming to Idyllwild Aug. 17

Editor’s update: The Marine band on 8/17, Fritz Coleman is on at 5:30 p.m. and the band starts at 6 p.m. Dahleen is playing a recording of last year’s Marine Band performance from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Idyllwild’s free Summer Concert Series (ISCS) at the Butterfield Amphitheater continues Thursday, Aug. 17, with another tradition, the…

Elin Thomas wins first in Plein Air Festival
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Elin Thomas wins first in Plein Air Festival

Twenty eight artists participated in the Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Plein Air Festival Saturday, Aug. 5. Many paintings are still available at the Town Gallery located in Oakwood Village. The paintings will be hung until Sept. 10. Juror Daniel Foster of Pinyon Crest chose the award winners. • 1st Place – Elin Thomas of Riverside…

Jennifer Singer performing Aug. 10 at summer concert
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Jennifer Singer performing Aug. 10 at summer concert

Idyllwild’s free Summer Concert Series continues Thursday, Aug. 10, when the Butterfield Amphitheater will host Jennifer Singer, with locals Bryan and Lareé Goodhead opening. The music begins at 6:05 p.m. with the headliner taking the stage at 7 p.m. Singer was a special treat at the end of last summer’s series. Series producer Ken Dahleen…

Terri Olsen and The Perfect Blend next week
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Terri Olsen and The Perfect Blend next week

Idyllwild’s free Summer Concert Series (ISCS) continues Thursday, July 27, with Terri Olsen and The Perfect Blend. Opening will be a trio of Idyllwild jazz stalwarts, Paul, Bob and Bill (Carman, Boss and Saitta.) The music begins at 6:05 p.m., with the headliner taking the stage at 7 p.m. Olsen is a summer concert veteran,…

‘The Voice’ competitor Morgan Myles at Audiowild
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‘The Voice’ competitor Morgan Myles at Audiowild

Brian Parnell’s Audiowild continues to book surprising talent in a tiny space. Friday, July 21, singer Morgan Myles will include Idyllwild in a national barnstorming tour. Myles appears at Buffalo Bill’s Resort and Casino in Primm, Nevada the next night. Other upcoming shows at Audiowild cover quite the range, from Punk Rock Night to Paul…

Crucial Culture at concert series July 20
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Crucial Culture at concert series July 20

Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS) fans should note that Thursday, July 13, the concert begins at 6:10 p.m., not 7 p.m., as last week’s story had it. Ken Dahleen and the Big Band Staff will open, then stay around to back up Sharon Owens as Barbra Streisand. It’s hard to think of a band that…

Concert honors Jazz in the Pines founders
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Concert honors Jazz in the Pines founders

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….

AAI board elects new president
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AAI board elects new president

For several years, the Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) was on a quest to find a new president. At its latest board meeting Wednesday, June 28, Haleigh Lavy was unanimously elected as the new president with immediate effect, believing she is the perfect fit. Lavy has been organizing Art in the Park events for the…

‘Tribute to Barbra Streisand’ next in concert series
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‘Tribute to Barbra Streisand’ next in concert series

Idyllwild’s 2023 free Summer Concert Series (ISCS) continues Thursday, July 13, when the Big Band Staff backs up Sharon Owens in a “Tribute to Barbra Streisand.” There will be no opening act, and the music starts at 7 p.m. The concerts are free to all and have been a big draw for locals and visitors…

Frank DiSalvo kicks off summer concert series
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Frank DiSalvo kicks off summer concert series

The first of 2023’s Thursday night free Idyllwild Summer Concerts is set for July 6 at the Butterfield Amphitheater. It will feature series veteran Frank DiSalvo and his classic country band the Sundowners. The Sundowners feature “the good old boys: Willie, Waylon, Cash, Buck, Merle, George Jones … no new country!” Like all the headliners,…