"Air" is the June show at Joshua Tree Art Gallery, with an opening reception on Saturday, June 8, from 6 to 8p.. The exhibit will be on display through June 30. Joshua Tree Art Gallery is located at 61607 Hwy 62 Suite B, open 10am-3pm Saturday and noon-3pm Sunday, or by appointment at 760-366-3636. For more info visit www.joshuatreeartgallery.com.

The Joshua Tree Retreat Center at the Institute of Mentalphysics will hold a community drum circle celebrating the Summer Solstice on Thursday, June 20, from 7 to 9pm on the patio in front of the Sanctuary (building with tall spire) ; it will move indoors in the event of cold, rain, or high wind.

The gathering is facilitated by well-known Morongo Basin percussionist Sam Sloneker. Participants are encouraged to bring drums, shakers, tambourines, etc.; a number of instruments will also be available at the event.

Mil-Tree will hold a Memorial Day Dance Party Celebration & Fundraiser on Sunday, May 26, from 6pm to midnight at Furstworld, Bobby Furst's Studio, located at 8528 Desert Shadows Road in Joshua Tree.

Schedule for the evening includes a guided Moving Meditation lead by Robbi Rob at 6pm, Music and Dance featuring Robbi Rob and Friends begins at 7:30pm, and a screening

The 5th Annual Joshua Tree Gay Pride Festival is set for Saturday, June 15, from 11am to 11pm at the Art Queen Complex and and surrounding venues Joshua Tree Saloon, Trailer Trash and Courtyard, The Station.

Joshua Tree Gay Pride Festival, A Celebration for Progress, is an Art & Music Festival for the whole family! Cost: Free, but a $5 suggested donation is requested.

This is a hometown community festival with local eateries, stage with live entertainment, DJ, musicians, artists, vendors, games for the kids, beer garden for the adults and more. Joshua Tree California is an art community with galleries, specialty shops, restaurants and is a gateway to the Joshua Tree National Park. Joshua Tree is home of the

The 13th annual Car Show and Street Fair returns to downtown Twentynine Palms on Saturday, June 1, from 5 to 9pm. This is a free family event, featuring prizes, food, music, and old-fashioned fun.

For more information, or to participate, call 760-367-3445.

Local recording artist Dana Larson will headline the continuous community entertainment featured at this years Grubstake Days Community Fair. The 63rd annual event is set for Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Hi-Desert Boys and Girls Club and Brehm Youth Park grounds on Little League Drive in Yucca Valley.

Grubstake Days is not being held at the Yucca Valley Community Center this year because of construction. Admission and parking are free. The outside booths and entertainment area will open immediately following the Grubstake Days Parade and run until 5pm.

In addition, for the fifth year in a row, the

Harrison House Music & Arts will present artists-in-residence Nyoman & Nanik Wenten and 40 members of the CalArts Balinese Gamelan Burat Wangi under the moonrise on Saturday, May 25 at 8:30 pm.

Twenty-five musicans and fifteen dancers will grace the new outdoor stage at Harrison House in a colorful spectacle of instruments, costumes, music and dance. Tickets are available for a suggested donation of $15, available at Joshua Tree Health Foods, located at 19 Palms Hwy at Sunset Street in Joshua Tree.

A gamelan is a traditional musical ensemble from Indonesia,

The Joshua Tree Retreat Center at the Institute of Mentalphysics will hold a community drum circle celebrating World Turtle Day on Thursday, May 23, from  to 9pm on the patio in front of the Sanctuary (building with tall spire) ; it will move indoors in the event of cold, rain, or high wind.

The gathering is facilitated by well-known Morongo Basin percussionist Sam Sloneker. Participants are encouraged to bring drums, shakers, tambourines, etc.; a number of instruments will also be available at the event.