College dean, teacher and avid horseman Dr. David Haddad volunteers his time and expertise for a cause close to his heart. The Idyllwild resident founded a nonprofit, the Sandia Creek Ranch Auxiliary Foundation, in 2014 to help facilitate creating a second life for race horses retired by injury, age or loss of funding. Sandia Creek…
Idyllwild Arts Dance and Musical Theatre Faculty, and Associate Director and Principal Dancer at Inland Pacific Ballet Jonathan Sharp of Idyllwild is directing and dancing (as the Sea King) in IPC’s “The Little Mermaid” performing from April 6 to 28 at Bridges Auditorium, Lewis Family Playhouse, and Fox Performing Arts Center. Sharp was trained at…
Wespark Award Barbara Bain Best Editing Short Film Cat Dexx – Scott Simerly Jr Best Editing Featurette Grimshaw – Matt Alanzo Best Editing Feature Film Abnormal Attraction – Michael Leavy Marshall Hawkins Award Best Original Score Short Film The Assassin’s Apprentice Marshall Hawkins Award Best Original Score Featurette The Shipment Marshall Hawkins Award Best Original…
Named 2016 ‘Music Evangelist of the Year’ Johnny Rowlett is a gentleman country singer honored as “Music Evangelist of the Year” in 2016 and 2018 by the Inspirational County Music Association. He is a Nashville recording artist with four top-five singles. Two of his songs, “The Truth Is” and “Old Mustang,” hit number one on…
Janet Fitch’s mega-bestselling 1999 debut novel “White Oleander” makes her well qualified to lead the April 5 to 7 Spring Writers Retreat (idyllwildarts.org/spring-writers-retreat/) on the Idyllwild Arts campus. The course description promises an attempt to “reinforce participants’ connection with their creative sources, and explore aspects of craft,” and the craft that Fitch lavished on “White…
“Turnover,” a film from producers Linda Palmer, Rae Davis, Marvin Glover, Mark Cardone, Brian McCormick and Martina Webster, aims to educate and break down barriers for people with disabilities. It has been nominated in 14 categories at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. “Turnover” is the story of cafe owner Peter (played by nominee, Independent…
The term “page turner” is generally associated with novels of suspense, intrigue and mystery. Rarely do we find it applied to a work of nonfiction. But one writer has crafted a memoir of his time as an arctic physician that well earns that accolade. The book is “On Call in the Arctic” by Thomas J….
The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema celebrates its 10th year with increasing industry recognition and competition among indie filmmakers to be accepted into what has become a festival for making major placement and distribution deals. Founder and Festival Chair Stephen Savage noted that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in recognizing the festival,…
First you dream. Then you act. Stories that inspire us begin with dreams, often seemingly impossible dreams. “Breathe Breana,” a feature-length documentary candidate for Best Documentary and Best Director at the 2019 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema chronicles a young girl’s daring dream — to become a tandem surfing champion while handicapped by cystic fibrosis….
The Associates of the Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s Spotlight on Leadership Series comes back from a brief holiday and winter-weather hiatus on Monday, March 11. In the Idyllwild Arts campus’ Fireside Room — a comfortable setting on what could be a chilly morning — three key players will share their excitement about their work for Idyllwild…
