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On the Town
Local Dining, Arts & Entertainment
Bluegrass enlivens Summer Concert Series
By Marshall Smith
Correspondent
Silverado Bluegrass, a
Lake Elsinore-based pickin’
quintet, encamps at Mt. San
Jacinto State Park on July
24 as the third act in Ken
Dahleen’s Idyllwild Summer
Concert Series. Starting at
7 p.m., Silverado musicians
Mike Nadolson (guitar and
vocals), David Dias (dobro
and vocals), Noel Taggart
(mandolin and vocals), Kevin
Gore (banjo and vocals)
and Fred Wade (bass) bring
this Appalachian offshoot of
traditional country music to
Idyllwild.
Like country music, bluegrass
is an American music
form with Celtic roots that
can be distinguished from
country by its acoustic instruments
and improvisational
structure. Bluegrass
is the music of British Isle
immigrants to America,
particularly the Scots-Irish
that settled up and down
the Appalachian mountains
in hills and hollers.
The term “bluegrass”
originated with William
Smith (Bill) Monroe’s group
the Blue Grass Boys, with
instrumentation of fiddle,
guitar, mandolin and banjo
in the mid-20th century.
Monroe begat Flatt and
Scruggs, who begat the
Foggy Mountain Boys and
by the mid-1950s, “bluegrass”
had established itself
as a distinct fi rst cousin of
country.
Typically in bluegrass,
each lead instrument player
states the melody then improvises
on it before passing
it on to another bandmate.
Besides instrumentation,
bluegrass is distinguished
by vocal harmony — two-,
three- or four-part. Varietals
emerge over time as single
players or bluegrass fusion
groups.
A second generation of
bluegrass players includes
notables like John Hartford,
the Dillards and Grateful
Dead frontman Jerry Garcia
on banjo. Hybrids of
bluegrass and jazz emerged
The Silverado Bluegrass Band performs at the Idyllwild Summer
Concert Series on July 24.
in the music of Béla Fleck
and the Flecktones, Doc
Watson, David Grisman and
Sam Bush. The Coen Brothers’
2000 fi lm, “O Brother,
Where Art Thou” starring
George Clooney brought
wider exposure to the traditional
bluegrass form.
Silverado brings traditional
bluegrass to its Hill
date, with, according to its
Web site, “the high lonesome
sounds of traditional
bluegrass vocals, with
smooth, tight and intriguing
harmonies. This, along with
superb acoustic instrumentation
and innovative arrangements”
will have Hill folks
dancing on the grass under
starry mountain skies.
Dahleen’s series is free
to attendees but depends
upon sponsorships to meet
expenses each year. This
year, because of the economic
downturn, Dahleen
said sponsorships are fewer
than at any time in the
series’ history. “We’re still
thousands of dollars under
budget,” said Dahleen,
hoping for additional community
participation.
Anyone wishing to contribute
may contact Dahleen
through the event Web site
http://mysite.verizon.net/
kendahleen/. The organization
also has an account at
Guaranty Bank in Idyllwild
for people who wish to
donate anonymously. And,
donations are accepted at
the event.
Audience members may
bring chairs or blankets,
food and drinks, and sweaters
or jackets for when the
weather cools down. They
also are invited to dance
under the pines.
M a r s h a l l S m i t h
c a n b e r e a c h e d a t
marshall@towncrier.com.
Katrina art exhibit at jazz festival
“Katrina Through the Eyes of Children” is a mixedmedia
exhibit of artwork created by children displaced by
Hurricane Katrina.
The exhibit will be at the Parks Exhibition Center on the
Idyllwild Arts campus during Jazz in the Pines on Aug. 23
and 24.
Karla Leopold, an art therapist at Idyllwild Arts, was one
of a team of therapists that made nine visits to Renaissance
Village, the largest trailer park for Katrina evacuees, to work
with the children.
The art expresses their losses, anger and depression, as
well as their hopes and dreams for the future. The exhibit
includes drawings, paintings, photographs and scultpures.
Now Showing
July 18 th - Aug. 7 st
“The Dark Knight”
Rated PG-13
Showtimes
Mon. - Fri.: 7pm
Sat. & Sun.: *2 & 7:30pm
*Matinée Price
General Admission: $8.00 Senior, Child & Matinée: $5.50
IDYLLWILD MASTER CHORALE PRESENTS:
“NUNSENSE”
Showing at 5pm Saturday & Sunday, July 19, 20, 26 & 27.
$15 at the door or $12 in advance, tickets available at
The Rustic Theatre, Prairie Dove & www.masterchorale.com
For more info on The Rustic’s calendar, please call
951-659-2747 or visit www.therustic.com
Additional parking behind theatre.
Mike Rider and the M-80’s
Friday, July 18, 6-9 pm
the CREEK HOUSE
Idyllwild’s Classic Creekside
Dinner House
Steaks*Seafood*Salad Bar*Cocktails
— — — —
Dinner Thurs.-Sun.
Now Open for Lunch Sat.-Sun. 11:30-2:30
659-0686
Seafood
BREAKFAST
served
All
Every
DAY
DAY
Lunch Special (Mon.-Fri.)
Dinner Specials
Champagne Sunday Brunch
Full Bar Open 7 Days
Monday Night - Taco Night
Wednesday Night - Tostada Night
Thursday Night - 1/2 Priced Reg.
Margarita & Beer Night
H LIVE MUSIC 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. H
FRIDAYS: Joey Latimer & Robin Rabens
SATURDAYS: Sandi Castleberry
25980 HWY. 243 OPEN M-SAT 10AM - 9PM
659-4960
SUN 9AM - 9PM