Gabriel Hart is a journalist and author from Morongo Valley, CA.

Second Saturday Art Crawl tonight in Joshua Tree

Art Queen presents: Form and Fire, an all-female group show specializing in ceramics, featuring Reeyna Daniel, April Adewole, Mary Dennis, and Kim Martin. On display will be a variety of sculptural and wall hung ceramic creations which transcend the known, conventional usage of this medium, by offering unusual shapes and perspectives from vessels of both beauty and functionality. Opening reception from 6-8 with refreshments.  La Matadora presents Viva La Luchadora! Plus Defiled: Part Siete Art…

MVCSD agrees to exchange use of multipurpose room for new paint job by road improvement group

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors held a special meeting last night in Covington Park’s Mesquite Room. With only the Rawson Road Improvement group the only community members in attendance, the Board discussed the only item on the agenda: the request for the Rawson Road Improvement group to have their fees waived for use of the multipurpose room for their next ten meetings. In exchange, the Rawson Road Improvement group would agree to paint the multipurpose room,…

MVCSD discuss waiving fees in exchange for labor from road improvement group at tonight’s special meeting

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding a special 6 PM meeting tonight in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. The sole item on the meeting’s agenda is a request from a local road improvement community group seeking to waive fees for use of the multipurpose room for the road improvement group’s next ten meetings. In exchange, the road improvement group is offering to paint the interior of the multipurpose room. It’s recommended the Board discuss,…

MUSD’s free Summer Feeding Program begins June 17th

In conjunction with the USDA and the National School Lunch Program, the Morongo Unified School District is rolling out their free Summer Feeding Program for children 0-18. With a focus on accessibility and nutrition, the Summer Feeding Program is designed to provide children with wholesome meals throughout the summer break without the burden of paperwork or cost to parents/guardians. Families are invited to enjoy daily meals on-site or a weekly meal pick-up option is available for families whose…

Landroid, Alien Probe, and Yvonne Champagne at The Palms tonight

Tonight, at The Palms waaay out in Wonder Valley you can get even further out with psychedelic space art rock of Landroid, Alien Probe, and Yvonne Champagne. The long-standing Landers two-piece group Landroid is a dark and dreamlike melancholic, inspired by the desolate isolation of the desert. Alien Probe is a performance art ensemble spewing loose facts and answers to all your probing questions about aliens. And Yvonne Champagne is a mysteriously masked female fuzz-laden trio who combine early…

Big Morongo Canyon Preserve celebrates Black Birders Week

Morongo Valley’s Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is celebrating Black Birders Week beginning this Saturday, June 1st from 8 AM to 12 noon. To highlight Black nature enthusiasts and to increase the visibility of Black birders, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management and the Wilderness Society providing a free, family friendly introduction to birding. Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is an internationally known birding site with over 240 species of birds being recorded.…

L.A. punk icon Exene Cervenka art book signing at Very Very this Friday

This Friday (May 31st), Twentynine Palms’ Very Very will be hosting the new art book exhibition by punk rock icon Exene Cervenka of the long-standing Los Angeles band X. Cervenka’s new art book “Swinging on A Star” features all new visual work by the art/punk pioneer. While most known for her vocals and poetic lyrics in the roots-punk group X where she sings alongside John Doe, Cervenka’s art and pen work has adorned X’s album covers and lyric sheets since “year one.” Eventually breaking out of…

MVCSD meets on Memorial Day for FEMA funding

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding a special 2 PM meeting on Monday, May 22 in Covington Park’s. multipurpose room. The sole item on the agenda is the “designation of applicant’s agent resolution for non-state agencies.” For the Morongo Valley Community Services District to receive its long-anticipated payments from FEMA, the authorized agents need to be updated. It is recommended that the Board of Directors review, discuss and approve…

MVCSD and Firefighters discuss staffing and preemptive vehicle maintenance at last night’s special meeting

Last night the Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors held a special meeting in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. For the first action items, the Board discussed overdue maintenance for the Fire Department’s Medic Engine 461, currently stalling from a malfunctioning EGR sensor. With the district in the middle of a spending freeze and $31,000 over budget for vehicle maintenance, a quote was approved 5/0 for repair with the cushion of a 30-day net to pay. Another related…

MVCSD to discuss Fire vehicle maintenance and preliminary budget at special meeting tonight

The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding a special 6 PM meeting tonight in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. For the meeting’s agenda, the Board of Directors will review, discuss, and approve the quote from H&S Mobile to service the Medic Engine 461 which is two months past due for its annual maintenance, causing the EGR sensor to malfunction, potentially causing additional issues. Another action item will be for the same vehicle’s preventative…