Lisa and the Country Gents will return to Idyllwild for the third consecutive year. For the 20th Annual Idyllwild Summer Concert Series, producer Ken Dahleen promised popular and favorite groups. Lisa Morgan and her musicians easily qualified. Chairs brought to sit and listen to other performers are often an unnecessary effort when Lisa sings and…
On the morning of July 3, Susie and Richard Hampson were recognized for their years of volunteering at the Idyllwild Nature Center. The recognition occurred during the unveiling of “The Birds of Idyllwild Nature Center” interpretive panel. This panel, sponsored by the Friends of Mt. San Jacinto County Parks and designed by Janet McAlpine, is…
By Dr. Jennifer Gee Director, UC Riverside James Reserve Allison Roth, a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Nick Keiser’s lab at the University of Florida, will be launching a project with Dr. Jennifer Gee, the resident director of The James Reserve, on California quail. Roth comes to us fresh from the University of Oxford where she…
Second ISCS features American Songbook On July 18, Frank Sinatra classics will be heard at the second concert of the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS). He will be here in the person of Rick Michel, who will be joined by the Harry James 12-piece band. Michel does “Sinatra Forever: A Salute to Frank Sinatra” around…
Teresa Halliburton, a longtime and well-known Idyllwild resident, will present “A Capella Science.” It will be the last STEAM (Science, Technology, Art, Math) event at the Idyllwild Library for the summer. I interviewed Halliburton, who resonated energy as she explained what she would be presenting to the families at the STEAM event. “Using concepts of…
Only two of the selections for the upcoming Chamber Music in Idyllwild Series bare the name “Fantasy.” But even when they’re not performing Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces for Cello or Saint-Saëns’ Fantaisie in A Major, the Pacific Trio and their handful of superb string, wind, brass, and piano collaborators from the Idyllwild Arts Chamber Festival faculty…
Classic rock ’n’ roll revs the dancin’ The Diamonds, a 50s and 60s Canadian rock and roll quartet, will open the 20th Annual Idyllwild Summer Concert Series (ISCS) on July 11. The group is well-known for several songs, including “Little Darlin,” “Silhouettes” and “The Stroll.” They are definitely classical rock and roll. The Diamonds had 16…
In observance of the Independence Day holiday, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will open early on Thursday, July 4. The first tram car up on the holiday will be 8 a.m., the last tram car up will be 8 p.m. and the last tram car down will leave the Mountain Station at 9:45 p.m. Also,…
At 10:30 am Wednesday, July 3, Jen Hajj will show how abstract art can be created by using acrylics to create paintings. As Jen puts it, “One can create beautiful and interesting paintings by letting the pigment run amok.” Jen came to Idyllwild five years ago and started volunteering at the school and library. One…
