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UPCOMING ARTS EVENTS IN THE BASIN...

Call for Art: Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council has a new venue for our members to show their work! It's in the new government building in Joshua Tree, called the Bob Burke Joshua Tree Government Center, at 6527 White Feather Rd.

Alan Rasmussen, Field Representativ...

The Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council is in the midst of producing the next Hwy 62 Art Tours, and we're looking for volunteers to help with a wide array of tasks.

No experience is needed, though reliability is crucial. Being part of the Art Tours is very exciting!...

Tickets are on sale now for the the 10th Annual Joshua Tree Music Festival May 18-20. Three-day festival passes go up to $120 this Saturday at midnight, then will be $130 at the gate.

Volunteers are needed to work the festival, as well as street team, in exchange for ...

The City of Twentynine Palms Recreation Department presents the 2012 Spring Concert in Luckie Park on Saturday, May 19, from 12:30 to 8:30pm. Admission is free.

Three bands will perform on the stage north of the racquetball courts in Luckie Park in 29 Palms.  A beer bo...

There will be a special hi-desert screening of the films "Koch Brothers Exposed" and "Rethink Afghanistan" on Saturday, May 19, at the Joshua Tree Community Center. The screening is sponsored by the Morongo Basin Democratic Club.

Doors open at 3m, program begins at 3...

ArtFx & Furnishings will host an Artist and Product Development workshop on Sunday, May 20, from 5 to 7pm.

Carlos Reyes, owner of ArtFx & Furnishings in Old Town Yucca Valley, will be leading a class and discussion group for artists interested in stimulating new ...

The Joshua Tree Retreat Center will host a Community Drum Circle to celebrate the New Moon on Sunday, May 20, from 7-9pm. Well-known Morongo Basin percussionist Sam Sloneker will facilitate the gathering, which will be held outdoors on the patio, in front of the center'...

Harrison House Music & Arts will exhibit "The Brake Job Cut-Outs" - Cut Steel Sculpture & Screens and Other Works by Bay Area graphic artist & sculptor Mark Bulwinkle, from April 21 - May 20, 2012.

The exhibit will feature new figurative sculpture typical o...

From country to pop-punk, the entertainment stage at the Grubstake Days Community Fair on Saturday, May 26, will have a little bit of something for everyone.

Immediately after the parade, which starts down Twentynine Palms Hwy at 10am, the Z107.7  Mobile DJ will take the...

The 29 Palms Art Gallery is showing ceramic sculptures by John Greenfield and digital montage by Ray Yeager in the Main Gallery, and the oil paintings of Diana Durr in the West Gallery.  In the Pickering Room are the works of 29 Palms Artists' Guild members. The show wi...

W. Somerset Maugham's most popular comedy, "The Circle," is now playing at Groves Cabin Theatre in Morongo Valley on Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm through Sunday, May 27.

"The Circle, " a wise and witty satire concerning marriage, infidelity and the battle b...

“Desert Wildflowers: Kaleidoscope of Color” is an Art in Public Places exhibition, currently on display at the Twentynine Palms Visitor Center & Gallery. The show will be on exhibit through May 31.

The Visitor Center and Chamber of Commerce is located at 73484 29 P...

Spirit Recovery Presents A SoulCare Journey at Joshua Tree Retreat Center, May 31st - June 3rd, 2012.

On this experiential retreat led by esteemed Joan Borysenko and friends, reconnect with your authentic self.  Spark transformational healing through generative soulf...

Uli Boege, Jack Slomovits and Judy Wold are new artists included in the collective exhibit at Joshua Tree Art Gallery in May. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, May 12, from 6 to 8pm at the gallery.

The May exhibit also features works by William Bengston...

Gosia Wlodarczak's Frost Drawing for Joshua Tree unfolded over three days at the new BoxoPROJECTS site in Joshua Tree, CA. In addition to the site-specific work, Gosia also produced 14 canvases during her week-long residency, the results of Situations that took place at...

Joshua Tree Retreat Center will host a screening of the film "Dreaming Heaven" on Friday, June 1, at 7pm at the center.

Experience the mysterious essence of transformation offered by an ancient tradition. Dreaming Heaven will transport you to the magical plazas, t...

The rocks will ring out with the sounds of Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame member Chris Hillman and long-time music collaborator Herb Pedersen as the Joshua Tree National Park Association hosts these legendary musicians for the second annual Evening at Indian Cove on June 1....

Transmission Joshua Tree presents A Mystical Mojave Wild Kingdom Extravaganza on Saturday, June 2, from 7pm to 1am at Bobby Furst's Studio in Joshua Tree.

Beneath a desert big top of arched steel all manner of curiosities, exotic beasts, and thrills await. In this third ...

"A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody" is now playing at Theatre 29 on Friday and Saturday nights at 7pm, through June 2. A Thursday show will be given on May 17 at 7pm, and a Sunday matinee on May 27 at 2:30pm.

"A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody", homage to the screwb...

"Circus Sideshows and Superstitions" is on exhibit through June 3 at Red Arrow gallery in Joshua Tree.

An Artist Dinner is set for June 1st - for info and to RSVP, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

"Just as in life there are transition periods between the constant ...