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Posts Tagged ‘ JOSHUA TREE ’

Joshua Tree Philharmonic Spring Season Begins February 13 – Musicians Encouraged to Audition for Open Positions

February 5, 2012
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JOSHUA TREE, CA – Following the extremely popular performances of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker this past December, the Joshua Tree Philharmonic Orchestra reconvenes to begin its spring rehearsal schedule and performances on Monday, February 13th at 6:00 pm. The JPHIL has grown to over 50 members and extends an invitation for new potential members to dust off their instruments, tune up, and join returning members for an organizational meeting beginning at 6 pm that night in the Blak Box Theater at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center in Joshua Tree. This season...

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Cultural Center & Morongo Basin Rotary Clubs Announce 2012 Music Scholarship & Regional Winners

January 26, 2012
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Cultural Center & Morongo Basin Rotary Clubs Announce 2012 Music Scholarship & Regional Winners

JOSHUA TREE, CA – The Hi-Desert Cultural Center’s Desert Music Foundation celebrated the 10th Anniversary of its Scholarship Concerts and Recitals by awarding $800.00 in music scholarships on Saturday, January 21st at the Center’s Blak Box Theater. The first place scholarship award went to vocalist Sasha Reavis from Palm Springs; second place went to violinist Hannah Yaghoubian from Rancho Mirage; and third place went to pianist Alyssa Peacock from 29 Palms. In addition to the three scholarships awarded, twenty-one participants performed in front of a live audience, of which...

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Funny Business In 29 Palms?

January 20, 2012
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Funny Business In 29 Palms?

City Hall Slow to Relinquish RDA Funds | January 19, 2012 29 Palms, CA -The town of Twentynine Palms is actually not a town at all, but rather a tiny city. It is situated in a very isolated portion of the Morongo Basin desert, about 15 miles East of Joshua Tree. State Route (SR) 62 runs through the modest municipality. Just outside of downtown a lone signpost on SR 62 reads “No services for 100 miles.” It’s a rustic and proud village with a rich history dating back to...

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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Eric Burdon, joins exciting slate of artists performing for Desert Stories V in Joshua Tree

January 8, 2012
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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Eric Burdon, joins exciting slate of artists performing for Desert Stories V in Joshua Tree

JOSHUA TREE, CA – The legendary Desert Stories spoken word event returns for its fifth year to the Hi-Desert Cultural Center’s Blak Box Theater on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 7pm.  The event traditionally sells out, and this year is expected to be no exception as the event features exciting new eclectic and celebrity artists.  Tickets are now on sale for Desert Stories V, a benefit fundraiser to help rebuild the historic and newly named Kaye Ballard Theater. “Spoken Word” is a popular form of literary art or artistic...

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Kaye Ballard Theater Receives $175,000 Matching Challenge Donation – Launches 90-Day Fundraising Drive to Complete Theater’s Rebuild

December 30, 2011
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Kaye Ballard Theater Receives $175,000 Matching Challenge Donation – Launches 90-Day Fundraising Drive to Complete Theater’s Rebuild

JOSHUA TREE, CA – This is truly an exciting time for everyone who once experienced live theater and music at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center’s iconic large theater, now named the Kaye Ballard Theater.  Because of the incredible business plan developed by business professionals who volunteer their time for the Center – a plan that creates a self-sustaining cultural arts center – an unparalleled opportunity has been presented to the Center. Following a generous $25,000 donation made by William Gillespie of the William Gillespie Foundation, where Gillespie recognized the Center’s...

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Gary Daigneault-Unable to Apologize Publically on Radio

December 30, 2011
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 Commentary- I believe in giving someone a second chance to do the right thing. I waited to post this commentary after the Z107.7 Friday talk show to see if Gary Daigneault, owner of the little radio station in this community, would apologize to Cora Heiser as he had promised last week. He did not keep his word. While claiming to “serve the community” with his radio broadcasts, Daigneault has used radio broadcasts to bully certain citizens and to promote his biased point of view on several matters. Some have called...

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Cultural Center’s “The Nutcracker” extended one more weekend due to popular demand

December 11, 2011
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Cultural Center’s “The Nutcracker” extended one more weekend due to popular demand

JOSHUA TREE, CA – With standing ovations and shouts of “encore!” The Nutcracker turned magical for the Hi-Desert Cultural Center as the Joshua Tree Philharmonic orchestra and a professional cast of actors brings laughter, warmth, and the spirit of the Christmas season to the Desert. Even with added seating to accommodate the large audiences, the Center has experienced unprecedented demand and is thrilled to announce that it is extending the show run of its popular production one more weekend. The added performances for The Nutcracker will occur on Friday,...

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Nutcracker Opens to Packed House & Standing Ovations

December 10, 2011
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Nutcracker Opens to Packed House & Standing Ovations

JOSHUA TREE, CA – Yesterday’s opening night turned magical for the Hi-Desert Cultural Center’s holiday spectacular, The Nutcracker. With added seating to accommodate the large audience, the Joshua Tree Philharmonic orchestra and professional cast of actors brought laughter, warmth, and the spirit of the Christmas season to the Desert. With only three performances left this weekend and tickets selling fast, call the Box Office at 760.366.3777 or purchase tickets online at www.hidesertculturalcenter.com to come and experience Tchaikovsky’s famed musical masterpiece as it is brought to life like never before!...

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THE NUTCRACKER at Hi-Desert Cultural Center This Weekend! Philharmonic & Theatrical Spectacular! Tickets Selling Fast!

December 5, 2011
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THE NUTCRACKER at Hi-Desert Cultural Center This Weekend! Philharmonic & Theatrical Spectacular! Tickets Selling Fast!

JOSHUA TREE, CA – Celebrate this holiday season with the Joshua Tree Philharmonic orchestra in a spectacular theatrical presentation of the magical and iconic Christmas fairytale, The Nutcracker.  The orchestra brilliantly realizes Tchaikovsky’s famed musical masterpiece under the direction of Maestro Jarrod Radnich while the tale is vibrantly told in a new reader’s theater presentation, directed by the renowned Justin Blake.  With the fifty members of the Orchestra, the cast that includes Corbett Brattin, Mika Young, Marty Neider, Peter Mins, Robby Nothstine and Maelei Blackburn, will bring to life the magical Christmas fairytale of the Nutcracker Prince and the evil Mouse...

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Discount chains storm the Inland market (including Joshua Tree)

November 21, 2011
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Discount chains storm the Inland market (including Joshua Tree)

Joshua Tree residents and concerned Morongo Basin dwellers are now dealing with Dollar General officials on the local level in connection with  the store’s preliminary efforts to open a Dollar General in Joshua Tree on the corner of Hwy 62 and Sunburst. In order for this project to be approved by Minor Use Permit through the San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department it has to be a non-controversial project, otherwise it is stepped up to a more rigorous, time-consuming, and expensive (for Dollar General) approval process. Joshua Tree...

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