What could be better than an outdoor summer concert with the big band hits of the Dorsey Brothers and vocals made famous by the Pied Pipers? And it’s not just nostalgia for another time. This music swings. The smooth sounds of clarinets, saxes, trumpets and trombones in recognizable ’40s harmony, driven by a walking bass…
“My problem is I’m too diversified,” smiled Dutch native Jan Jaspers-Fayer. Eighty-six years young, Jaspers-Fayer still creates, still exhibits and is still interested — in everything. From bronze-cast sculptures to pencil drawings to anything in glass, Jan finds something that catches his eye and sparks his interest. His palette ranges from charcoal grays to brilliant…
Hollywood film professional Annette Haywood-Carter is the new chair of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Department of Film and Digital Media. Best known for her breakout directorial debut movie “Foxfire,” and her recent theatrical release “Savannah,” Haywood-Carter brings current industry experience and Hollywood connections to her new position. As script supervisor for many A-list Hollywood directors,…
Palencia Turner is the new Chief Development Officer at Idyllwild Arts Foundation. She begins July 13 and brings extensive fundraising experience to her new position. Most recently, she was vice president of development at KCETlink, which includes the nation’s largest independent public television station serving Southern and Central California. Development is not an easy profession….
Scott and Kimberlee Finnell started “2nd Saturday” in 2013 with the goal of attracting new visitors to the Hill and adding to Idyllwild’s reputation as an art destination. “It was also a way to help local merchants and restaurants, and to publicize the town,” said Scott. The event has grown significantly since debuting in 2013….
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild will join Chris and Melody Johnston’s Middle Ridge Winery in an art and wine event at the winery’s “under construction” tasting room on North Circle Drive. Billed as “Art Uncorked — Judged Art Show and Gallery Tour,” the Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19, event continues AAI’s commitment to…
Linda Fuller, beloved art teacher, is the third speaker in the Throwback Summer Lecture Series to be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at the Krone Library on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The idea of the lectures is to learn about and celebrate the past 70 years of this successful, creative arts academy. Linda…
Although the lead time was too short to publish a story about Dr. Ernest Siva before his lecture, the stories he related about his time at the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (now Idyllwild Arts) from 1953 to the present are valuable historic information. Ernest, a Cahuilla/Serrano Indian, was a saxophone player in…
First of all, there really wasn’t a plan for part two. I thought I was done but here I am writing about this subject again. It started after I wrote an article for the Town Crier’s other publication, Palms to Pines Magazine, last May. It was titled “Idyllwild’s Patriotic Parade” and it spoke of the history and the long-standing tradition it brings.
Gracious, garrulous and generously talented, Llew Matthews, longtime Nancy Wilson music director, brings his brand of smooth and cool to the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series. New York City-born Matthews does it all — pianist, arranger, singer and conductor. He also tells good stories about his musical evolution from ukulele player at four to French horn…
