A review of Nunsense, a ‘clerical, cheeky’ production at Theater 29
With words, music, and lyrics all written by Dan Goggin, the musical first debuted off-Broadway in 1985, "Nunsense" tells the tale of five of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, a former missionary order, and their plight to raise money for…
Journey tribute band Voyager tonight at Tortoise Rock Casino
VOYAGER, a Journey cover band, is going to be rocking Tortoise Rock Casino tonight with a free show. The show is open to everyone – small town girls living in lonely worlds, city boys from Detroit or other non-desert destinations, or just…
Copper Mountain Mesa Community breakfast this Saturday
It’s the first Saturday of the month – time for another Community Breakfast at the Copper Mountain Mesa Community Center. The all-volunteer staff invites you to enjoy all your breakfast favorites and locally roasted coffee from Desert Rat…
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…
YVHS wrestling holds fundraiser this weekend
The Yucca Valley High School Trojans Wrestling team is holding a fundraising car wash and yard sale tomorrow. The team hopes to raise money to send team members to summer wrestling camps. The event is tomorrow morning (June 1) at Hi Desert Air,…
29 Palms Art Gallery opening reception this Saturday
The 29 Palms Art Gallery will host an art reception on Saturday, June 1st, to celebrate the June exhibition. The gallery will be open all day, and reception hospitality will be served on the gallery patio from 4 to 6 p.m. The public is invited…
Fleeing attempted murder suspect shoots at helicopter, apprehended after lethal force encounter
A Twentynine Palms man wanted for attempted murder in Arizona led a violent pursuit through the Morongo Basin before he was captured in a lethal force encounter. On Tuesday night (May 28) at around 9:30 p.m. the San Bernardino County…
Failure to yield leads to high-speed pursuit and arrest in Twentynine Palms
A high-speed pursuit in Twentynine Palms led to the forcible arrest of the suspect in her own yard. On Friday at 10:30 a.m., deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a silver Nissan that they say failed to stop at a stop sign on Utah…
BLM to temporarily close portion of Whitewater Canyon due to wildfire risk
A temporary closure in Whitewater Canyon down the hill in Riverside County starts this Saturday, June 1st and stays in effect until October 31st. The BLM says its due to high fire danger in the canyon - a mixture of dry grasses from this…
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…
Results in from Grubstake run
The Town of Yucca Valley has shared the results of last weekend’s Grubstakes Run. 5K Top 3 Males Candelario Alcaraz – 20:35.61 Merl Abel – 22:06.84 Sergio Valdez – 24:36.37 5K Top 3 Females: Talia Brown – 25:37.54 Linda Colburn – 27:41.66 Hailey…
What is the Chamber of Commerce?
A chamber of commerce is an organization commonly found in many municipalities. For Morongo Basin residents, it might be known as the organization that puts on several community events, the largest being the annual Grubstake Days celebration. On…
Medical CEO Karen Faulis on Friday’s Z107.7 “Up Close” show
Faulis was a nurse prior to becoming CEO at two of Desert Care Network’s three area hospitals — JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. She will talk about how she taps into those clinical skills as an…
YVHS Girls Soccer raises $5000 in sold-out fundraiser
The Yucca Valley High School Girls Soccer Booster hosted a fundraiser for the Lady Trojans Soccer Team, and they said it was a “sold out” success. The Boosters held their first Golf Masters Fundraiser Tournament on May 19, with the goal of…
Neighbor dispute devolves into threats and suspected assault in Twentynine Palms
A man was arrested for investigation into assault after threatening a neighbor with a spike and threatening to kill his dogs. At around 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday (May 22), County Sheriff’s Deputies received a report that two men were arguing in the…
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Dance Mojave hosting a sneak peek fundraiser for the upcoming production of “The Desert Nutcracker”
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