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MBCAC Artist Exhibit: 29 Palms Inn
MBCAC Artist Exhibit: The Hi-Desert Nature Museum
Through January 5th, Eva Montville
Eva Montville's wood sculptures wil be on display through January 5th. "I have always spent a lot of time in the wilderness and the desert in particular, as an instructor and for personal enjoyment and inspiration. It is where I feel most deeply connected with myself, most in touch with Source. My art is an attempt to bring something of this back with me. My sculptures reflect the beauty of the earth forms that I love in nature, and are also metaphors for a more inner kind of landscape. I want each sculpture to look like a treasure you might find on a walk in the wilderness, something worn by wind and water. My art embodies a paradox - intensely worked and highly finished, yet looking as if it were formed by nature. In this way, it is about links between inner and outer worlds, and the complex relationships of human creation with those of our natural universe. I want the immediate sensuality of my pieces to evoke in viewers a desire to go deeper within, to experience their own connection to Source." Eva Montville has lived much of her life in the Middle East. This has influenced her work in many ways, and explains her deep connection with the desert. She has been sculpting for 40 years, and her sculptures are in collections around the world. The museum is located in the Yucca Valley Community Center Complex at 57116 HWY 62. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 10am-5pm. Admission is free; donations support the educational mission of the museum. For more information call 760 369-7212
Saturday, January 5th, 10am to noon
Join us for a Linoleum Cut Print Workshop, a soft, easy-to-cut linoleum plate will be used to cut out your drawing. Between different stages in cutting, multiple prints will be made in many different colors, resulting in a series of prints with varying depths of color. Bring a 4"x6" drawing to transfer onto the plate. Cost is $50 per person. No experience necessary to create a linoleum print! All print classes are instructed on an etching press with Gretchen Grunt from her studio at the 29 Palms Creative Center & Gallery, 6847 Adobe Road. Call Gretchen at 760-361-3461 or gretchen9@verizon.net
29 Palms Art Gallery
Reception January 6th, 1-3pm
An exhibit of desert paintings and photography by Esther Shaw of Yucca Valley and Ellie Tyler of Joshua Tree opens the new year at Twentynine Palms Art Gallery. The show is on display Jan. 2 through Jan. 27, and a reception for the artists will be held at the gallery on Sunday, Jan. 6, from 12 to 3 p.m. Esther Shaw's series of oils on canvas, entitled "Intense Nature," is a representational response to the desert environment, and one she hopes will bring attention to the plight of shrinking wildlands. Her large, softly hued paintings feature parading quail, mysterious bobcats, desert landscapes, and Joshua trees burned and bleached from recent fires or standing adorned in desert snow. Award-winning nature photographer Ellie Tyler presents some of her best work in her "Earth Images" from Joshua Tree National Park and various southwestern desert locales. Simplicity of line, boldness of color, and a strong sense of harmony have become Tyler's signature, and most of her work is created in early morning or lae afternoon when the light is most dynamic. The gallery and giftshop hours are 12-3pm Wednesday through Sunday. The Art Guild and gallery are located at 74055 Cottonwood Drive (off National Park Drive) in Twentynine Palms. For more information call 760 367-7819 or visit 29palmsartgallery.com
ArtiCulture Club Meeting
January 7th, 7pm in Joshua Tree
The Articulture Club meets first Monday of each month at 7 pm. Everyone is encouraged to bring a painting, a photograph, a drawing, or any other medium to show to a group of sympathetic people for discussion. The atmosphere is very informal. Drinks and munchies are brought voluntarily. Meetings are held in the conference room of the Hospice Thrift Store, located at 61675 HWY 62 in Joshua Tree. For more information contact Regina at 760-366-0286 or regina1kir@hotmail.com
Thursday, January 10th from 6:30 - 8:30pm
Morongo Basin Life Drawing will resume its schedule in January. If your New Year's resolution is to draw more, this is your opportunity! The group meets in various studios and homes in the Morongo Basin to draw from a live model. The model fee of $40 is split by those who attend. No membership is necessary. If you are interested , contact Janis Commentz at elpres2@msn.com (365-4955) or Darin Rich at (228-3167) limesparkle@gmail.com
Chaparral Artists Meeting
January 14th, 1pm in Joshua Tree
Chaparral Artists is having their general meeting on January 14th at 1pm at the Joshua Tree Community Center. Please join us and meet Barbara Matheney, well known Western and Equine Artist, who will be presenting a demonstration in oils. We are a friendly group who welcomes one and all. T he Joshua Tree Community Center located at 6177 Sunburst, Joshua Tree. For more information call 366-3622 or Shirley James at 365-6769
Wonder Valley Homestead Cabin Festival
CALL TO ARTISTS
Artists, writers, performers, musicians, and just plain folks are invited to be part of the Homestead Show 'n Tell open gallery and open stage at The Palms Restaurant as part of the Wonder Valley Homestead Cabin Festival during February and March 2008. Work must concern, include, or be inspired by the homestead cabins. Falling down, remodeled, "built-more", or just a memory, they're part of our lives in the Morongo Basin, and the Festival wants your view of the cabins of our homestead desert. Everyone is invited to take part. Through the arts, the Wonder Valley Homestead Cabin Festival will explore the legacy of the homestead cabins in a community that was profoundly shaped by the Small-Tract Homestead Act. The Festival will take place at the Fi-Lox-See Gallery, The Palms Restaurant, and elsewhere in Wonder Valley during February and March, 2008. The Wonder Valley Homestead Cabin Festival is a no-profit grassroots effort organized by the Homestead Cabinet and Wonder Valley Arts, with the goal of discovering the history, celebrating the culture, and strengthening the community of Wonder Valley. Details are available at www.wondervalleyarts.com or contact Chris Carraher at 760-361-0505 or magicgroove@gmail.com
The Red Arrow Gallery
"Freaks Of Nature"
On display currently are works from Shannon Leigh, Drew Reese and Frederick Fulmers "Freaks of Nature" show . Weekend Hours are Friday 5-8pm, Saturday's noon-5pm and Sunday's noon-4 pm. For more information call 760 366-2519. The Red Arrow Gallery is located at 61010 HWY 62 in Joshua Tree theredarrowgallery.com
True World Gallery
If you have not had a chance to come in and see Tina Bluefield's work, we urge you to do so this week. Her paintings are beautiful and affordable. The show runs through January 6th. Hours and Days: Jan.3: noon-6pm, Fridays 5-8pm, Saturdays 11am-5pm, Sundays 11am-3pm or by appointment. The True World Gallery is located at 61740 HWY 62 in Joshua Tree for more information call 760 366-2300 trueworlgallery.com
MBCAC Exhibition: nothing to hide
at A Roadside Attraction
MBCAC Exhibitions are showcasing member artists in a collection of works celebrating the human form. Pieces on display at A Roadside Attraction range from 3-dimensional work in stone and metal to paintings and drawings that capture the nature of the figure. Throughout the gallery will be works by MBCAC artists who also attend the Weekly Figure Drawing Group. Gallery hours are from 10am-5pm daily, closed Sundays. A Roadside Attraction is located at 69197 HWY 62 in Twentynine Palms. For more information please call 760 362-4100
MBCAC Artist: Wonder Garden Café
Through February 4th, Kevin Wong
Photography by Kevin Wong will be on display in 29 Palms at the Wonder Garden Cafe through February 4th. Kevin was born and raised in Berkeley, where his father worked for the University of California at Berkeley and instilled in all of his children a deep love for the culture and art that the campus presented. Both his mother and father are accomplished artists and work in painting, jewelry, stained glass, ceramics and photography. Kevin began his artistic education at home when he was quite young and then was enrolled in art classes at Studio One in Oakland, at the age of 8. Now living in the hi-desert town of Joshua Tree Kevin has found the desert provides inspiration to his imagination. His desert landscapes include the abandoned homesteads of human occupation. Weathered steel, wood and stone display the same desert patina that can be found in the faces of the portraits of his friends and neighbors. Wonder Garden Cafe, 73511 HWY 62 in Twentynine Palms. Open 8am - 3pm, Mon - Sat, closed Sundays. 706 367- 2429
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Open Mic Night With The Sibleys
Thursday Nights,8 - 10pm
Every Thursday night at the Palms Restaurant in Wonder Valley. Performances by rockers The Sibleys & guests regularly taking the stage. Come and share your talent or sit back and relax, have a drink, some great food and enjoy the show! Located 13 miles east of Twentynine Palms, 83131 Amboy Road, Wonder Valley. For more information call 760 361-2810 or visit myspace.com/thepalmsvw
Water Canyon
Line Up of Entertainment
Join us for the Thursday Night Songwriting, Poetry, and Rhythm Club 7-9pm Invitational Talent Showcase with Tom Merritt, Gabrielle Shivers and more, on Friday Night 7-9pm Bob Garcia and Saturday Brunch set 11am -1pm with Tommy Paul. Saturday evening from 8-10pm is a live recording session with Jonathon Wagner + John Elliot and Tuesday evening 6-9pm show up for Kenny Brown's Unbeatable Indefatigable Invitational Jamathon.. If you read/write poetry, or write/play music, and would like to be part of the SPRC family, email info@new-moon-records.com. Water Canyon Coffee Company is located at 55844 HWY 62 in Yucca Valley. For more information call 760 365-7771 or visit myspace.com/thewatercanyon
Pappy & Harriet's
January 11th, 7:30pm
Roar into the New Year with the exciting Ritmo Loco Afro-Cuban Jazz Quintet, who will take the stage from 7:30 – 10:30 PM on Friday, January 11, with a joyful evening of sizzling Latin Jazz and Salsa at Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace in Pioneertown. Pappy & Harriet's is located at 53688 Pioneertown Road, in Pioneertown. For full details visit myspace.com/pappyandharriets or call 760 365-5956
Beatnik Café
Weekly Events
Alice and Albert host a night of Songwriters and Poets. Contact Alice & Albert Williams aawilliams@aliceandalbert
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Laura Peterson-Volz, Exhibitions & Venue Assistant
Support Team
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