Fifteen-year-old Idyllwild resident James Bachmann is preparing to open his own gallery on North Circle Drive. The gallery will showcase James’ paintings, as well as the art of other young artists. And James will helm the gallery as host and proprietor during the hours it is open. Asked why he is undertaking this venture at…
There are changes wafting in the wintry air for this year’s Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. The biggest of them is that this year’s festivities will be managed by the Idyllwild Community Center, with Chris Perreault chairing the entertainment activities planned for the event. The second is that the tree that will be brilliantly lit is…
This Sunday, Middle Ridge Winery Tasting Gallery will host recording artist Patrice Morris for a captivating performance of classic and original gospel music. For 12 years and counting, this quintessential singer/songwriter has kept her soul alive performing with The 5th Dimension much of the year, with gospel music in her heart. Morris began singing in…
‘Inspiration by the Human Voice’ showcased on Nov. 11 Oleh Krysa explains that he “became a musician because of Ukrainian folk music” sung to him by his mother decades ago. That bottomless well of personal and popular memory will spill over Krysa’s audience in William M. Lowman Concert Hall on Nov. 11, when he brings…
Foodie alert: Not only is there a new butcher at Village Market, Frank Dorame, he has also cooked for a president. “I cooked lamb chops for President Clinton and Chelsea at the Vintage Club in Indian Wells,” said Dorame. Dorame also served as meat and seafood director at upscale Jensen’s Finest Foods in Palm Desert…
Editor’s note: This was submitted by local artist Marcia Gawecki. On Halloween, or All Hallow’s Eve, a gazebo in the center of town honored some of Idyllwild’s former prominent citizens as well as current ones. Ernie Maxwell, Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser and Carol Mills are among those honored, all deceased. It all started when Cindi Hinds…
Parks Exhibition Center manager Cristie Scott is the next speaker at the Association of Idyllwild Arts Foundation’s ongoing series Spotlight on Leadership. She is the new manager of the campus gallery, the Parks Exhibition Center. Scott will speak about the gallery’s many-faceted roles in enriching the artistic lives of the Summer Program and Arts Academy…
Denver native and Idyllwild Arts filmmaker Nikki Tarro is the next speaker at the Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Art in Society series, Idy Talks. “The series was designed to connect the school to the community of Idyllwild,” said Eduardo Santiago, IAA faculty member and Art in Society coordinator. Nikki is a third-year senior at the academy…
A modest man realizes a long-held dream Idyllwild resident Michael Staff is a modest man, an everyman — a devoted husband and father, and a contributing member of his community. To all outward appearances, he is an ordinary man. But his quiet and respectful demeanor belies his sparkling intellect, artistic depth and multi-dimensional imagination. Unlike…
