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Second Saturday Art Crawl in downtown Joshua Tree tonight


It’s the second Saturday of the month, and that means that it’s time for the Joshua Tree Art Crawl.

La Matadora kicks off the night with a show called “Ex Votos: Miracle Paintings of Gratitude, featuring non-traditional ex votos, or votives offered to divinities, from Mexico City artists. DJ 8-Trax will be spinning, and the gallery will host an open mic for people to recount their near-death experiences starting at 7:00 p.m. The gallery will be open from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Hey There Gallery continues their show “STINCKERS,” which features prints and stickers from cartoonists Mats Stromberg and Steven Weissman.

Coyote Little continues their July show “Mojave Visions,” featuring work from Anna Stump, Xenia Y Smith, and Daphne Hill. They’ll be featuring music from DJ Segue and drinks from Desert Midnight Lemonade. 

All of these galleries are close together, so park at one and walk to the others.

Jef Harmatz

Jef Harmatz is the co-host of Z107.7’s “Morning Show with Cody and Jef” and Z107.7’s News Director. He has worked as a journalist, cartoonist, chef, and delivery driver. He is known nationally for his writing and comics in publications like TimeOut, Popula, Roadtrippers, Solrad and Spiralbound, and for his album covers for Third Eye Blind and Sir Sly. He is known locally for his pop-up barbecue restaurant Hot Dog Panic. He remains unknown in the field of beekeeping, because he is too afraid of being stung to try it. When not on the radio, he draws comics and self-publishes little books. He lives with his partner and his dog Sunday in Yucca Valley, where he cooks them both elaborate meals.

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