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Members Judged Show Reception March 4 at 29 Palms Art Gallery

The 29 Palms Art Gallery will host an awards reception on tomorrow (March 4) for the annual Members Judged Show, featuring works by the 29 Palms Artists’ Guild members.

An annual tradition for many decades, the Members Judged Show will be on display in all three gallery rooms from March 2 to 26, 2023. This is an opportunity for local and regional artists in the Morongo Basin to show their best work and participate in friendly competition. An awards reception will be held for artists and the public from 4 to 6 p.m. on the gallery patio. Admission is free.

Hours for the exhibition at the gallery are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. The 29 Palms Art Gallery is located in a historic 1930s adobe at 74055 Cottonwood Drive at the corner of National Park Drive, next to the Oasis of Mara in Twentynine Palms, CA.

Charlie Thomas

Charlie Thomas is a local theatrical director, actor, producer, stage designer and playwright with over thirty-five years’ experience in both professional and non-professional live theatre, film, television, and radio. His pedigree includes most of the major theatrical companies in the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin including Theatre 29, Hi-Desert Playhouse, Groves Cabin Theatre, Palm Canyon Theatre and College of the Desert, to name a very few. Charlie is an active member of the greater desert performing arts scene. He currently serves as Vice-President on the Theatre 29 board of directors. He also serves on the board of the Desert Theatre League, a live performance support organization that provides judging and awards for theatrical and dance excellence for over 39 organizations. He is also a founding panelist of the Alliance of Desert Theatres which formed during the COVID-19 pandemic to network with performing arts houses all over the desert for support and networking while the industry was shutdown. During his theatrical career, Charlie has won many Desert Theatre League performance awards as well as their “Sidney Harmon” award which recognizes honorees for exhibiting theatrical excellence. Charlie Thomas joined Z107.7 in April 2020 and has greatly come to enjoy the everchanging scope of the work. He has also enjoyed the opportunity to share his breadth of knowledge and experience as Z107.7’s Entertainment Reporter. He is grateful to be able to share news stories about the wide variety of arts our beautiful basin has to offer.


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Charlie Thomas is a local theatrical director, actor, producer, stage designer and playwright with over thirty-five years’ experience in both professional and non-professional live theatre, film, television, and radio. His pedigree includes most of the…

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