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Pappy & Harriet's - Biker Larry & The Black Rope
7 p.m. Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown. (760) 365-5956.
Saturday, February 17 ~ 8:00
e C S T a T i C
An Evening of Spirited Music
"Unplugged & Under the Desert Dome"With Amara and Friends ...Thomas Alban o Amritakripa, Arjuna o Damien Lester, Mike Mucklow o Robbi Robb Kirtan to Follow Main Program. Donations accepted. Directions: From YV ...Take Hwy 62 east into JT. Turn north (left) on Sunburst, go past JT Elementary. Turn east (right) on Two Mile. At Border go north (left). Go a 1/4 of a mile and the dome will be on your left. 5420 Border Ave.
Tuesday, February 20th
Ritmo Loco will be appearing at the Twentynine Palms Inn
Ritmo Loco will be appearing at the Twentynine Palms Inn for the local "Fat Tuesday" kick-off celebration of Mardi Gras. Joining us on the bill will be Beverly & Bill with some New Orleans style Jazz, Un Petit Peu Zydeco with Louisiana's Zydeco music. The event is free (no host bar); donations in support of The High Desert Living Arts Center and the Hi-Desert Playhouse are welcomed and accepted, and you're invited to pull out all the stops--come as you are or dress in costume and really party with us in the Mardi Gras tradition. The celebration starts at 5:30, Gumbo will be served, and the music will continue for your listening and dancing enjoyment till 10:00 PM. All of the information for this festive event is included below--RSVP requested: 808-3893.
Friday, February 23rd
Reviving the Lost Art of Native American Pottery.
Fourth Friday Old Firehouse Lecture Series features Tony Soares, artist and potter, who learned the fundamentals of pottery and olla making. Today, Tony's pottery is displayed in art galleries and museum's including the Tahquitz Canyon Museum. He is dedicated to sharing his knowledge to ensure that Native American pottery making is never lost. He has taught his skills to the Agua Caliente Band of the Desert Cahuilla of Palm Springs and the Cocopa of Yuma, Arizona. The lecture will be held at the Old Firehouse Museum, 72-861 El Paseo Dr., Palm Desert on Friday, February 23 at 7 pm. Sponsored by the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park and the Historical Society of Palm Desert, this lecture is open to the public and is $5 at the door. For further press information, please call Karina White, Program Director (760) 367-5535
Saturday, February 24th
"$3 bag sale"
The Hi-Desert Medical Center Auxiliary is hosting a "$3 bag sale" at their Thrift Shop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (note new extended hours). Customers may stuff clothes and shoes only into bags provided by the shop and pay only $3 per bag for its contents. There is no limit to the number of bags a customer may buy. The Thrift Shop is located at 6534 Park Blvd. in Joshua Tree. For more information, call 366-8660.
Saturday, February 24th
Joshua Tree Clean Team
Joshua Tree Clean Team is planning their first major community clean-up at 7:30 a.m. We will be targeting the highway and Park Blvd. and are in need of the community's help. We will be meeting in the Community Park behind the fire station where there will be a dumpster. Please bring gloves and a rake or other tool, and join the group afterward for free coffee at the Park Rock Cafe.
Art Call
"Art from the Heart of the River"
An Indoor Art Show March 17, 18 2007 at the Colorado Place Event Center, 2580 Hwy 95, Bullhead City, AZ 86442. For more information and an appilication visit www.artalongtheriver.com
ART CLASS
February 17, Saturday, 10am to Noon - Viscosity Printmaking Workshop
Printing with etching inks that have varied amounts of oil added to them, to create a strange three dimensional floating affect with the layered inks on a monotype plate.
Cost is $40 per person. No experience necessary to have a great time making Viscosity Prints at the 29 Palms Creative Center & Gallery, 6847 Adobe Road! Call Gretchen at 760-361-1805, www.29PalmsCreativeCenter.com
3rd Sunday Improv
Feb. 18 At Palm Canyon Theatre
On Sunday, February 18, at 7:00 p.m., the monthly "3RD SUNDAY IMPROV JAM" takes place at the Palm Canyon Theatre, 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, with Joey English as the special guest. Joey English spent 27 years singing for stars like George Burns, Bob Hope, Milton Berle and Rodney Dangerfield. She has been a guest on Mike Douglas', Dinah Shore's and Merv Griffin's television shows, and served as the emcee for many of the Palm Springs "Walk of Stars" dedications. She is the most listened to female talk show host in the Coachella Valley, and has been dubbed "a Palm Springs tradition." The 3RD SUNDAY IMPROV JAM begins at 7:00 with a completely improvised performance piece based on an audience suggestion. Then, at 7:30, the audience is invited to step up on stage and try their hand at improvisation. Audience members choose whether to watch or participate. Admission is $4.00, and tickets can be purchased at the box office the evening of the event. For more information, call (760) 320-2825.
A Roadside Attraction Presents
Wax Painter, Ida K. Foreman, and Ceramicist, Janet Braley
COME ONE COME ALL! February 24th, 1-4 PM, A ROADSIDE ATTRACTION presents its LAST ARTIST'S RECEPTION, featuring the wonderful wax painter, Ida K. Foreman, and serious ceramicist, Janet Braley. At 2:00 PM, there will be a FREE ART RAFFLE (mystery artist). About the show...Ida's delightful paintings are characterized by vivid colors applied in direct, often carved, textures. This is accomplished by using the ancient technique of "encaustic," painting with bees wax. Janet, a prize-winning ceramicist, is experienced in creating functional stoneware, low-fire tile installations and ceramic sculptures. This dynamic two-woman show runs to April 28th at A Roadside Attraction, 69197 Twentynine Palms Hwy., 29 Palms (Indian Cove area). (760) 362-4100
MBCAC Winter Gathering
March 10, 2007, from 2:30 - 4:30
Please join us for the Winter Gathering/Meeting of Artists on March 10, 2007, from 2:30 - 4:30 at the beautiful home of Eric and Carolyn Mueller in Pioneertown (see directions below). This will be a very special Gathering, not only because of the location, but because it will include the introduction of the new MBCAC Board, with, HOPEFULLY, all positions filled. If not, we will let you know right there and then, so that you can help us with nominations to fill them.
POT-LUCK - Once again, the event will be catered by YOU, our membership, so please bring your delectable dishes as you did for the Fall Gathering - with great food, great company and a great location, it can't help but be a great party!
Directions to the Mueller's': From Hwy. 62, turn at Water Canyon Coffee Co. and go up Pioneertown Rd. for 3 miles. Watch for a wood sign that says "Pioneertown 1946". Turn right on Skyline Ranch Road, which is immediately past the sign. (If you go to Pappy and Harriet's, you've gone too far.) Go 2 miles on Skyline, watch for small plywood sign that says "Muellers 5505 Hakataya". Turn left on Hakataya. Follow signs and go to the second house by bearing to the right on the driveway.
Teams sought for Morongo Basin Relay For Life
Relay For Life, April 28 and 29th
Do you know 10 people youd like to spend the night with? Then join the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life, April 28 and 29th for a 24-hour walk-a-thon at the Yucca Valley High School Football Field. Rely for life is a 24-hour community event that raises awareness and funds for cancer research, education, advocacy and service programs. The event is a celebration of life for survivors; a memorial for loved ones lost and a rally for the community to fight cancer. Teams form from businesses, clubs, families, friends, hospitals, churches, schools and service organizations. A representative from each team is always on the track walking jogging or running. Help raise money for cancer research, education and patient services while you walk, run, camp out, cheer, and have fun during this 24 hour community event. To find out more, to volunteer as a team captain, or to form a team, contact Doreen Thompson team chair, at (760) 365-2275. Relay For Life, its not just and event, its an experience.
The Oil Paintings of Robert Arnett
Wonder Garden Cafe
The Oil Paintings of Robert Arnett, Wonder Valley Landscape Artist will be on display at the Wonder Garden Cafe from Feb 5 through April2, 2007. A native Californian born in 1943.
EDUCATION: Mt. San Antonio College, Associate of Arts Degree, Otis Parson Art Institute, Scottsdale Artist School
EXHIBITIONS: Open Studio Tour, Morongo Basin Cultural Art Council, City of Glendora - Art Walk, California Art Club Patron - Pasadena Woman's Club, Citrus College
STUDIO: Lazy A Gallery, Covina, CA
New MBCAC Artists at the 29 Palms Inn
Jenny Morningstar and Darin Rich from February 5th - March 25th
Drawings, etchings, and prints by Twentynine Palms resident Jenny Morningstar, and oil paintings and monotype-prints by Darin Rich. Come enjoy art at this wonderfully magical location that is the 'heart' of Twentynine Palms.
Weather Damages Force Theatre To Raise $100,000 before Re-Opening
Severe cold weather deals devastating blow to Hi-Desert Playhouse
JOSHUA TREE, CA- A local landmark known for live theatre, concerts, dance, and art shows was hit with a devastating blow on January 13th when overhead water pipes burst in the main theatre due to the severe cold weather. As of right now, we are trying to gather community support to start rebuilding, stated HDPG Board President Jarrod Radnich. The Hi-Desert Playhouse is a non-profit organization and had plans for revision, but nowhere near the magnitude they now must endure. As of Thursday, estimated cost of repairs was totaling well over $150,000 not including replacing the mechanicals. Mechanicals such as the heating & air system alone will cost over $60,000, and the almost 30-year-old theatre must also be brought up to today's strict commercial building codes. Altogether, it will cost nearly a quarter of a million dollars before the theatre can raise the curtain on another show. This theatre was built entirely by the generosity and support of the community, and now it will take that same level of generosity and support to rebuild it, said Vice President Craig Knudsen. After seeing the damage, Theatre 29 Board President and Z107.7 FM radio personality Gary Daigneault offered to host a radio-a-thon to gather community gifts and donations to help offset the costs. Though the new Hi-Desert Playhouse board of directors is hopeful that a portion of the damages will be covered by insurance, it has been made clear that they will have to raise funds nearing $100,000 before the theatre can re-open. The Hi-Desert Playhouse was recently enjoying a surge of popularity with sold-out shows like A Christmas Carol and the acclaimed Bullshot Crummond. This theatre is for the community, said volunteer Kathleen Radnich. It is a place where people can escape their everyday troubles and come together as family and friends to enjoy moments of laughter and play. We are hoping that the public will recognize what we are doing and will try to help. If you would like to donate to the Rebuilding Fund, please call 760.366.3777 or send an email toinfo@hidesertplayhouse.com. You may also mail the theatre at: Hi-Desert Playhouse Guild, Inc., P.O. Box 128, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Art Retreat Program
Rich Thompson in Palm Springs
Rich Thompson is coordinating an art retreat program in early March in Palm Springs. For more information view his website: www.worldartretreats.com He's working with several High Desert Artists. Richs's idea have a lot of potential.
The MOSAIC Workshop
This SPRING at Perry Hoffman's Studio in Wonder Valley.
You are being invited to partake in a Mosaic Workshop this SPRING at Perry Hoffman's Studio in Wonder Valley.
is from 10 til 4 each day. Bring a lunch with you.
March 10 & 11, TWO THOUSAND & SEVEN
$125 includes all your materials. You will leave the workshop with at least one finished piece. Sign up early...call Perry at 760-361-2091
Pappy & Harriet's Serves Up Another Big Helping Of Salsa with
The Ritmo Loco Afro-Cuban Jazz Quintet
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 7:00 - 10:30 PM
The exciting Ritmo Loco Afro-Cuban Jazz Quintet, featuring Bob Garcia on guitar and vocals, Owen Willingham on keyboards, Marv Schmelling on bass, Dennis McDade on drums and timbales, and Sam Sloneker on congas and percussion, will perform a program of sizzling Salsa and Latin Jazz on Friday, February 16, from 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM at Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace in Pioneertown. No cover--lots of fun and great music! Come early and enjoy some of P & H's great food, and be sure to bring your dancin' shoes. A Hi-Desert favorite, Ritmo Loco (Crazy Rhythm) will play selections from early Gregorian chant to show tunes (George Gershwin, Cole Porter), pop and jazz standards (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie), Latin classics (Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Antonio Carlos Jobim) and their own original compositions, all set to infectious, body-groovin' Afro-Cuban Rhythms. "If you can sit still to this music, take your pulse." (www.myspace.com/ritmolocojt). Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace is located at 53688 Pioneertown Rd. in Pioneertown (4 miles North of Highway 62 in Yucca Valley on Pioneertown Rd.). For more information call! (760) 365-5956 or visit www.pappyandharriets.com.
High Desert Living Art Center presents:
Mardi Gras Fais Dodo '07
Join us for an Evening of Music, Costumes, Gumbo Dinner, & Cocktails at 29 Palms Inn on Feb. 20, 2007
Free Admission!
Cash Bar
Cocktails @ 5:30pm, Food @ 6:15pm, Music: 6pm-10pm, Featuring:
-BEVERLY & BILL-
-UN PETIT PEU ZYDECO-
-RITMO LOCO-
Put the kids to bed, put on your masks and dancing shoes, and join us @ The 29 Palms Inn on Fat Tuesday for a Mardi Gras Party you won't forget. Please RSVP: 760-808-3893
A portion of all Mardi Gras proceeds will be donated to the HDLAC from the very generous 29 Palms Inn.
The Palms - Wonder Valley
Local music every Thursday
Local music every Thursday at the Palms in Wonder Valley Starting this Thursday, February 8th. Join The Hafler Duo for live music at the Palms.
Show starts at 8:00 p.m. followed by an open mic at 9:00 p.m.
The Palms Restaurant 83131 Amboy Rd.
760-361-2810
Theatre 29
Auditions set for "Junie B Jones and A Little Monkey Business"
Twentynine Palms, Ca: and the directing team of Nicole Guzman and Carol Calveri proudly announce auditions for the third show of the 2007 season, the classic children's book brought to life on stage, "Junie B Jones & A Little Monkey Business". The auditions will take place on the Theatre 29 main stage at 73637 Sullivan Rd on Monday, February 26 at 6:00PM. The creative team will be seeking both adults and children. The principal roles sought for adults are as follows: School Principal - any age, Mom - late 20's - 30's, Father - late 20's - 30's, School Teacher- any age, Grandpa Miller - 50+, Grandma Miller - 50+. Children's roles sought include the title role of Junie B Jones, and her school friends Grace, Lucille, Jim & William, all of whom should be second to third graders. Adults need to bring either sheet music or a karaoke tape, no background vocals please. except for those auditioning for the Father. Children, need to be accompanied by a parent and will be taught music. Children need to be able to sing, be willing to dance, memorize lots of lines and be cooperative. Rehearsals will run Mondays through Fridays, beginning February 27 from 6-8 P.M. The show will run weekends beginning April 13 - May 12. For further information, contact Gary Daigneault at (760) 366-8471.
Officers'Spouses' Club Annual Benefit Auction:
CALL FOR ART!
The Officers' Spouses' Club is holding our annual benefit auction aboard the MCAGCC on Saturday, February the 24th. All the proceeds go to local grants and scholarships. Last year, $7,000 was given to twenty-six area organizations, including The American Red Cross, Boys and Girls Club of The High Desert, Hospice of Morongo Basin, and Twentynine Palms Community Food Bank. Additionally, $7,000 was awarded as scholarships to area children and spouses of military members. As our talented local artists, we would love to include your artwork in the auction. It would also be a great opportunity to display and advertise your artwork! If you are interested in donating a piece to the auction, please contact Jessica Pinkerton at 368-2111 or send an email to jcp2682@yahoo.com by February 17th.
Copper Mountain College's 10th ANNUAL ART AUCTION
Saturday, February 24th at 6:00p.m
Copper Mountain College's 10th ANNUAL ART AUCTION will be held Saturday, February 24th at 6:00p.m. in the Helen Gray Education Center at 6601 White Feather Rd. in Joshua Tree. Admission is free and hors d'ouvres will be served. Bid numbers are $10 each. This event is the College's main fundraiser for student scholarships. For more information please contact Michael Murillo at 366-5291, or email mmurillo@cmccd.edu.
The Dianalogues
At Groves Cabin Theatre In Morongo Valley
Plays Saturdays & Sundays Through Sunday, February 18. Laurel Haines' acclaimed comedy. The show will play four weekends on Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM through Sunday, February 18. The Dianalogues is a comedic look at the world of women as seen through the looking glass of Princess Diana's life and tragic death. Eleven women and one man explore the mystique of the late Princess Di, sharing life experiences that have been influenced by the former fairytale princess turned victim of fame. The characters include an eight year old girl as she watches the Royal Wedding, a world-weary Princess Di impersonator, a homicidal housewife, and Mother Teresa. The women highlighted in the script are from all strata of society, yet through their various encounters, they reveal the contradictory expectations placed on women in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Moments of insight are juxtaposed with over-the-top comedy. As the story unfolds, these women tell us how they deal with image problems, relationships, equality issues and a host of unhelpful men. The Dianalogues manages to be interesting, moving, educational, politically incorrect, and very funny--all at the same time. Playwright Laurel Haines has lived in New York, Arizona, and, most recently, Chicago. The production's stellar cast of popular local actors features Tarin Cochran, Wendy Cohen, Hannah Covington, Marge Doyle, Jenise Fryatt, Joy Groves, Kathy Inscore, Charlie Parker, Katie Peacher, Julie Scott, Ralph Simmons, and Donette Swain. Groves Cabin Theatre has won multiple Desert Theatre League awards for its high-quality productions. The 23-seat theater offers one of the most intimate theatrical experiences available anywhere in the world. The limited seating means early reservations are a must. The Dianalogues plays Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 PM from January 27, through February18. Groves Cabin Theatre is located at 8768 Desert Willow Trail in Morongo Valley north of Highway 62 (look for the large red, white, and blue stone on the north side of the highway). Tickets for all seats are $10. For additional information and reservations call! (760) 365-4523.
Dorothy Brunell's "Colors of Life" photography
Show celebrates the colors nature puts in front of us every day
Twentynine Palms--March, 2007--Fine arts photographer Dorothy Brunell will be exhibiting a new collection of her photographs, "Colors of Life," in the West Gallery of 29 Palms Art Gallery, located at 74055 Cottonwood Drive (off National Park Drive), in Twentynine Palms. The show is free, open to the public, and runs from Wednesday through Sunday, 12 to 3 p.m., February 28 through March 25. A reception is scheduled for Sunday, March 4 from 12 to 3 p.m. "I'm looking forward to sharing my photographs with the Twentynine Palms community," said Brunell " Come take a walk in nature's garden." A fine arts photographer since 1974, Brunell lives in Montclair, Calif., and travels nationally and internationally to practice her art. She also flies her own small plane to pristine areas to capture images of flora and fauna in their natural habitats. Brunell is an accomplished photographer who has participated in a number of juried shows, including the Twentynine Palms Artists Guild, Pomona Valley Art Association and Ontario Museum of Art and History. A graduate of California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, Calif., Brunell studied photography at California State University in Fullerton, Calif., Chaffey College in Alta Loma, Calif, and Humboldt State University in Eureka, Calif. To view Brunell's current collections, visit www.Dotphotographs.com. For more information about this event, contact: 29 Palms Art Gallery 74055 Cottonwood Drive (760)367-7819 artgallery29@verizon.net
Call For Artists
Hospice of Morongo Basin "Tortoise Project"
Hospice of Morongo Basin is calling for interested artists to participate in our "Tortoise Project". We will provide you with an unpainted ceramic tortoise to be decorated, painted, and designed as only you know how. There are no rules or limitations to your creative process. The artist is asked to sign the piece and donate it back to Hospice of Morongo Basin which will be auctioned at the 25th anniversary gala fundraiser event on September 8, 2007. All participating artists will receive recognition for their work in media releases, printed programs, and at the event. We are also looking to expand our promotion of the event by placing several of these tortoises on an internet auction. If you know of any artist that currently resides in the Coachella Valley, Los Angeles, or other areas that may want to participate in the internet auction, please forward this email. If you wish to be considered for the regional event, please contact Kevin Wong, Executive Director of Hospice of Morongo Basin at 760-366-1308 or reply to this email at hospiceofmb@gmail.com. Your support will help raise funds to provide essential services to the terminally ill and to the families of the bereaved in our communities.
HI-Desert Nature Museum
Dimitry Kirillov, "San Francisco Photographs" - Feb.6 through March 31, 2007.
Dimitry Kirillov, a physicist, got his first camera as a birthday present from his mother when he was 11 years old. Since then his main interest in life besides science was and is taking pictures of street scenes, parades, carnivals, portraits of people, architectural landscapes and nature to name a few. His photography was never displayed in Soviet Russia as his view of life expressed in his works was quite controversial to the establishment. He had numerous shows in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Italy and here in the Desert.
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