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Lucas Reiner’s fascination with trees is surprising at first glance. Reiner is the quintessentially urban painter, print maker and photographer, dividing his time between Los Angeles and Berlin, who will speak in Parks Exhibition Center, on the Idyllwild Arts campus, at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. But a book about Reiner’s depictions of the trees…
The art studio is a “sacred space where transformation happens” for David Reid-Marr, chair of Idyllwild Arts Academy’s Visual Arts Department. The commitment to spiritual growth that affects the academy’s students so deeply will be shared with the wider community in Ataloa Studio on campus Saturday, Dec. 8, when Reid-Marr leads a workshop called “Full…
Eric Bolton remembers being given the solo in “In Idyllwild” as part of four summers with the ISOMATA music program. He sang under the direction of Robert Evans Holmes for whom the Idyllwild Arts amphitheater is named. Now as a recent full-time resident of Idyllwild, he is singing under the direction of Dwight “Buzz” Holmes,…
Budding comedy writer and late-night host next at Idy Talks Granted, Idyllwild Arts senior Josh Thomas is only 17. But he has had the same dream since he was 8, and piece by piece his dream is coming together. “I’ve just wanted to be a ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member and a late-night television host,” he…
Idyllwild resident Paul Young grew up in radio broadcasting and made the transition to television news in the 1950s. Born in Texas and a graduate of the University of Texas, Austin’s radio broadcasting program, Young got his first jobs in radio in Texas — in Bay City, Harlingen and Corpus Christi. “I began as an…
A group of parents have formed Cub Scout Pack 96 for children ages kindergarten through fifth grade. Both boys and girls are invited even though no girls have signed up, according to one of the coordinators, Paul White, commander at American Legion Post 800, the charter organization for the pack. More than 20 boys have…
This year’s Ernie Maxwell Community Spirit Award went to Dave and Loie Butterfield. “We are blessed to be able to contribute to the beautification and preservation of our precious mountain community for all to enjoy. We thank all the volunteers and others for their help and support,” said Dave. The honor is given to an…
Fireside Book Club This month, the club has moved from the third Wednesday to the fourth Wednesday due to the holiday. They liked “Frankenstein” so much, they thought they’d like “Dracula” even better. Everyone is invited from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the Idyllwild Library to discuss the novel. Amazon said, “The…
Idyllwild School uses butterfly effect to benefit Help Center Educational inspiration can come from many sources. Community projects also have a myriad of origins. In Idyllwild, the “Butterfly Effect” joins community benefit with education. In August, while in San Diego at an educational conference, Idyllwild Middle School history teacher Kirsten Ingbretsen “… came across giant…
