Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, Last year, when the Class of 2020 returned to campus for their senior year, they had normal teenage aspirations. They looked forward to art exhibits and recitals. They signed up for activities like IdyTalks and the…
Dear Idyllwild Arts Family, Businesses and schools across the country are now impacted by the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. It is my sincerest hope that you have not been affected by the virus, either directly or indirectly.…
Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, Each February we look forward to the Black History Month Concert presented by Marshall Hawkins and featuring the Seahawk Modern Jazz Orchestra (MOJO). The concert is very special and now at eighty years old, Marshall is…
Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, Transferring to a new school can be daunting for a teenager. Wondering how they look, what to wear, and whom they’ll meet are just a few of the questions that dance through their young minds. For…
Seasons Greetings! Each December, I have childhood memories of waking on Christmas morning and bounding out of bed in anticipation of gifts that I hoped would be under our tree. In my younger years, I hoped for an Easy-Bake Oven,…
Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, As I write to you, students are preparing to leave for a much-deserved Fall Break. Unlike other schools, Idyllwild Arts draws students from around the world and this year the school is home to three hundred…
Dear Idyllwild Arts Community, This month I attended a series of rehearsals leading up to the first orchestra performance of the school year. I had a commitment that would cause me to miss the concert so I decided to do…
The students of Idyllwild Arts are now part of a long legacy of citizen artists who have contributed to the discourse and conversation for change in our country. Examples include choreographer Bella Lewitzky who stood up to the National Endowment…
Greetings from Idyllwild, What do you want to be when you grow up? This was a question that many of us heard throughout our adolescent years. The implications of that question were two-fold. First, it seemed that we were expected…
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