Upcoming events for 29 Palms, Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley
and surrounding desert communities of the Morongo Basin.

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June 2008

Every Thursday through July The Morongo Basin Life Drawing Group meets from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. every Thursday evening and splits the $40 cost of a model. Call Janis Commentz at 365-4955 or email elpres2@msn.com for more information. The group will meet in Joshua Tree for the rest of the month.
Every Saturday through 10/25 The Pioneertown Posse Old West re-enactments at historic Pioneertown, California. Free show at 2:30pm on Mane Street in front of Pioneer Bowl. Visit www.pioneertownposse.org for more information.
Through June First Show - Studio 62 Art Gallery. Featuring Mike Smiley, Chuck Caplinger, Drew Reese, Jane Maru, Dennis Blevins, Max West, Bill Sherwood, Randy Addy, Dave Henley and Wanda Stadum. Studio 62 Art Gallery, 55663 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley. Part of Route 62 Arts and Antiques. Call 365-4330 or visit www.studio62artgallery.com for additional information.
Through 6/21 Tumbleweed Art Gallery presents Kim Mayhew. Kim's whimsical ant art draws us into a world that mirrors the fun and foibles of everyday life. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday. The studio and gallery is located at 57490 Twentynine Palms Highway at Airway next to Von's center and Union Bank in Yucca Valley. For more information, call Shirley James at 365-6769.
Through 6/28 The Trickeries of Scapin, a French Farce by Moliere, directed by Les Taylor. Evening shows start at 7 pm, with a Thursday evening show on June 5; Sunday matinee on June 22 starting at 2:30 pm. Shows held at the John Calveri Theatre, 73637 Sullivan Road, Twentynine Palms.  Phone 760-361-4151 or visit www.theatre29.com for more information. 
Through 7/7 Chris Carraher  - Views of a New Desert with Landscaping. Hi Desert Nature Museum. An installation inspired by a single long wall, the setting of a small town nature museum, and the end of the world as we know it. Hi-Desert Nature Museum, 57090 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley, CA 92284. For more information, call 369-7212 or visit www.hidesertnaturemuseum.org.
6/6 Armed Services YMCA Soapbox Derby, kicking off the 29 Palms Street Fair and Car Show. Entry fee $25 per child; space is limited to 50. Deadline to sign up is April 30. Derby categories for those without prior experience: 5-8 years old Stock Division, 9-14 years old Stock Division. Categories for those with experience: 5-8 years old Super Stock Division, 9-14 years old Super Stock Division. Register on race day. Kits provided, excluding tools. Pit opens race day at 3pm, inspection at  4pm. MCAGCC Bldg. 192. Race starts at 4:30 pm.  For more information, call 830-7481 or email henryasymca@roadrunner.com.
6/6 Annual Twentynine Palm Street Fair and Car Show. For more information, call the Twentynine Palms Chamber at 367-3445 or visit www.29chamber.com.
6/7 - 6/29 Skies Falling Art Collective. The Red Arrow Gallery, 61010 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, CA.  Call  366-2519 or visit www.theredarrowgallery.com  for additional information.
6/7 - 7/6 Faithful Redemptions. New Paintings by Shea Dunn. Artist's Reception and Gallery Crawl, Saturday June 7th, 7 - 10 PM. True World Gallery, 61740 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree. Call 366-2300 or visit www.trueworldgallery.com for additional information.
6/13 "Joshua Tree Songs," with singer/song writer John Malcolm Penn. Part of the Second Friday Lecture Series at the Old Schoolhouse Museum, 6760 National Park Drive, 29 Palms. Lectures begin at 7 pm; admission is $5 at the door. For additional information contact the Desert Institute at 367-5535 or visit www.joshuatree.org. 
6/14 Join emcees Sherrie Karr and Tami Roleff for The Alleycats (Doo Wop) at the 14th annual Yucca Valley Summer Music Festival, 7 p.m., Yucca Valley Community Center Ballfield.
6/19 The Chamber mixer will be at Reach Out Morongo Basin (at the senior center), 6539 Adobe Road, 29 Palms, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
6/21 Join emcee Sherrie Karr for Folk Collection (Folk) at the 14th annual Yucca Valley Summer Music Festival, 7 p.m., Yucca Valley Community Center Ballfield.
6/22 - 7/19 Artist Reception at Tumbleweed Photos. Elouise Barrus. 3-5 p.m. Elouise Barrus brings an eclectic background to her watercolor artistry. Watercolor glazing is the art of layering washes of color, to create vivid and stylized renderings of animals in nature, floral landscapes and revealing portraits. Elouise's art palette includes, watercolor, ceramic neckaces, Southwestern Gourds and metal sculpture. Her families' involvement in architecture and engineering provides a grounding in design fundamentals. Her dad, a retired architect and accomplished watercolorist and her husband Robert's welding skill and engineering expertise are the tapestry underlying Elouise's art. Elouise has been seriously producing fun works of art since retiring from 25 years as a substitute teacher. Elouise's art will be on display through July 19. Hours are 9-5 pm Monday-Friday and 10-2 pm Saturday. The studio and gallery is located at 57490 29 Palms Hwy (at Airway next to Von's center and Union Bank) in Yucca Valley. For more information call, Shirley James at 365-6769.
6/24 - 6/26,
7/1 - 7/3		 The Academy of Learning Arts is offering a summer arts program at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center on the highway in Joshua Tree. The Academy of Learning Arts will offer creative group instruction in Drawing, Music, and Movement. This youth summer arts program will take place June 24, 25, 26 and July 1, 2, 3 from 9am to 11am at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center's Palmer Performance Hall in Joshua Tree. To register or for more information, call 760.366.3441 or send an email to info@hidesertculturalcenter.com.
6/28 Join emcees Karl Gardner and Tami Roleff for The Silverados (Country) at the 14th annual Yucca Valley Summer Music Festival, 7 p.m., Yucca Valley Community Center Ballfield.

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