By Sally Hedberg Special to the Town Crier Last month, two Idyllwild mothers were running a marathon in Yellowstone National Park. “We started talking about a classmate of one of our boys who has Medulloblastoma or cancerous brain tumors,” said Cheryl Vladika. The other runner, Myla Davis, had just told her about James Bachmann, 12,…
For Kathleen O’Boyle Walker, soon to star in Stratford Players’ “The Lion in Winter,” acting was the beginning — of everything. “In school I was very shy,” she recalled. “There were problems at home and I just went into a shell.” And as it has been with many artists, personal demons and difficulties can be…
The Idyllwild Community Park is active every week, especially during the summer with a weekly concert series. With the playground, par course, pickle ball court and paths, the site provides opportunities to the community and visitors year round. More is coming and the Idyllwild Community Center board will soon be announcing the next step, “Let’s…
Saturday morning from 10:30 a.m., then 10:45 and finally at 11 a.m., the three venues for the 22nd Jazz in the Pines will come to life with exciting, bold and attention-grabbing sounds. The Euphoria Brass Band will be the first, their horns sharing a special “N’awlins” sound with the attendees at the French Quarter. Fifteen…
Jazz in the Pines weekend begins Friday with the delicious and entertaining Patrons Dinner. On Saturday and Sunday, Strawberry Valley is subsumed in clouds of wonderful and special music — jazz, a truly American genre. This year, the 22nd Jazz in the Pines also introduces something new, but not the performers. In 2015, Idyllwild Arts…
Popular R&B band City Beat, incorporating the six-member Main Street Horns section, returns to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series determined to keep the music professional and up tempo. Leader Ed Riojas, guitar and vocals, talked about the band’s reorganization and its expanded horn section. In previous appearances, City Beat was an all law-enforcement band composed…
By Sally Hedberg Special to the Town Crier We are aging since the day we were born, but each stage has its ups and downs, according to researcher and educator Dr. Renate Caine of Idyllwild. “Growing older does not have to be challenging if one can find ways to meet those challenges,” said Carol McClintic,…
Photos of the last week on the Hill.
Idyllwild visual artist and musician Kathy Harmon-Luber waits for the perfect moment, when the natural light dances with the slightest breeze, to illuminate and stir the subjects in her frame. “I’ve spent many a golden hour watching the light, waiting for just the right moment of illumination and a puff of breeze,” she explained. Her…
“What a thrill to be in paradise,” Pam Jordan said sitting in her office on the Idyllwild Arts campus across from the construction site of the William M. Lowman Concert Hall. “It’s everything I hoped for and much more. Christopher and I love living in Idyllwild. I thought we would, but I didn’t know how…
