JTNP Art Expo selects 64 artists for juried exhibition at 29 Palms Art Gallery
Sixty-four artists have been selected for the 11th annual Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo juried exhibition in November. The 64 artists and artworks, inspired by Joshua Tree National Park in three categories: 2-Dimensional Art, 3-Dimensional…
Onaga Elementary seeking volunteers for Friday’s Trunk or Treat
Onaga Elementary School’s PTO is seeking volunteers for the Friday’s (October 20) Trunk or Treat event. Every year, teachers, staff and volunteers at Onaga Elementary School host this popular event. Parents, family and friends of Onaga…
Pushback from solar-weary residents and small-scale miners on Chuckwalla Monument gathers steam
Listen here: Concerned residents and gold mining hobbyists gathered Thursday afternoon to hear a presentation and voice opinions about the Chuckwalla Monument in Riverside County that they say will bring an end to their decades-long practice of…
Second Saturday Art Walk in Joshua Tree tonight
The Second Saturday Art Walk will be taking place once again this Saturday, October 14th at various downtown Joshua Tree art galleries who will be celebrating their opening receptions. Art Queen East Gallery is presenting Feminal Reverence, a…
“From Earthquakes to Epidemics” at Hi Desert Nature Museum starting today
The Hi-Desert Nature Museum in Yucca Valley has a new exhibit starting today. Titled “From Earthquakes to Epidemics: How Disasters Transform California’s People and Places” - the temporary exhibit explores the impact of natural and manmade…
Weed Show Workshop tomorrow at Old Schoolhouse Museum
Those wanting to know more about the famous Twentynine Palms Weed Show will want to stop by a free weed show workshop tomorrow at 1pm at the Old Schoolhouse Museum. The Twentynine Palms Historical Society Weed Show Committee will give you the…
Free Dance class in Twentynine Palms open to all this Sunday (10/15)
This Sunday, Emmy-award winning choreographer and hi desert resident Ryan Heffington is teaching a free dance class at the Freedom Plaza Community Center in Twentynine Palms. Heffington is known for dances in Sia’s music videos, the finale of…
Hwy. 62 Studio Art Tours continue for second weekend, group show at CMC displays 40 student artists
The Hwy 62 Art Tour continues this Saturday (October 14) and Sunday (October 15) as well as the following weekend. The event sees hi-desert artists open the doors to their studios to the public for visits and sales. This year sees an even more…
Les Snodgrass named 2023 Old Timer of the Year
Les Snodgrass has been named the 2023 Old Timer of the Year. The honor is bestowed upon one long-time local a year by the Twentynine Palms Historical Society. Les came to Twentynine Palms as a Marine in 1977 and stayed after his retirement in…
Yucca Valley man arrested for suspected child abuse
A Yucca Valley man was arrested for the second time for suspicion of child abuse. On August 30, Deputies from the Sheriff’s Morongo Basin Station began to investigate an allegation of child abuse reported by someone at Twentynine Palms Jr.…
MUSD Board of Education accepting applications to fill vacant trustee seat
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Education is accepting applications to fill a vacant trustee seat for Area 2 of the district, to serve the remainder of the term through December of next year. The California School Boards Association…
Foreigner tribute band at Tortoise Rock tonight
You’ll get hot blooded tonight at Tortoise Rock Casino, where “4NR,” a foreigner tribute band, will take the stage. It’ll feel like the first time when they take the stage Tortoise Rocks’ outdoor stage for music, food and family fun. And bring a…
Partial solar eclipse starts Saturday morning in Morongo Basin
Starting Saturday morning around the 8 o'clock hour, the moon’s shadow will start passing over the sun - at its peak darkening it down to about 75% of its normal brightness for Southern California viewers. The good news is that like most…
Madalitso Band plays Harrison House tonight
The Harrison House is presenting a performance from their current artists-in-residence, Madalitso Band. The duo from Malawi plays rhythmic music on homemade instruments. They’ll take the stage tonight at 7 p.m. at Harrison House’s outdoor stage…
Twentynine Palms Historical Society screening California’s Gold tonight
The Twentynine Palms Historical Society is kicking off a series of Friday evening events tonight (October 13) with a screening of two Huell Howser episodes about Twentynine Palms. California’s Gold episodes about moving the old schoolhouse and…
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