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Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce
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Board of Directors
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Aaron Kyle
President
Joni Daniel
Vice President
Carrie Hendrickson
Secretary
Director
Robert Fleck
Director
Glenn Helm
Director
Lorie Wiederhold
Director
Yeseida Reyes
Director
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Busier than ever!
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Dear Members,
I have heard several times over the past five months, "What does the Chamber of Commerce offer me? What are the benefits of joining the Chamber of Commerce? How does it benefit me and my business or organization?" I asked myself the same questions before I joined the Chamber of Commerce. Let me tell you this, since I've joined the Chamber of Commerce my business has improved! My bottom line has increased, and it's all because of our staff and their dedication to us.
The single largest asset we have as a Chamber is our staff and volunteer board! Since our new board was brought on in July and our new staff is in place, we have increased our productivity and the amount of services that we offer our members. The tone of this Chamber and the policies that it's setting forth are purely fundamental business policies and good old-fashioned customer service, which we felt was something that we needed to do for all of you. You can call us, email us, or write us, and we will help you succeed.
On a side note, Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce is going through a transition and they need our help. Please give the Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce a call, (760) 366-3723. Find out what they need and how we can better help them. If our neighboring towns and cities are prospering, it helps us prosper.
Finally, as you are aware, Joshua Tree National Park is busier than ever and we at the Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce are working diligently to find solutions for our visitors. These solutions are YOUR businesses and organizations. Our Visitor Center has seen a huge increase in traffic and we are sending them to you!
Thank you so much for your membership!
Sincerely,
Aaron J Kyle
President Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce
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Desert Oasis Art Gallery
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"Winter Blues: Desert Moods and Shades" is the theme for the winter Art in Public Places exhibition at Twentynine Palms Visitor Center & Art Gallery and Chamber of Commerce, 73484 29 Palms Hwy. in Twentynine Palms. The exhibition will be on display January 13 - March 31, 2017.
"Winter's Kiss"
Hannah Campbell
Inktense Pencils
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Job Opening!
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Do you enjoy helping people? Are you described as energetic and outgoing? The Twentynine Palms Visitor Center is seeking applicants to fill a part-time weekend staff position. The hired candidate will work 10 hours per weekend, a cou-ple weekends per month. They may also cover other Visitors Center hours. Qualified candi-dates will have customer service and money handling experience. For more information on the position please see the posting on our website at www.29chamber.org. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age or older. Starting salary is $10/hour.
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From Jennifer's Desk....
This past week, PAAC (Public Arts Advisory Committee) held their opening reception for our Winter Art Show. Entitled "Winter Blues: Desert Moods and Shades", this show features wonderful art by local artists. We had the opportunity to host Bill and Bob as our entertainment for the evening, and it was such a joy having them.
Bill Winter, their guitarist and singer, has toured the US and Canada. He wrote many of the songs they played for all the guests.
Bill grew up on a farm in Nebraska. He went to colleg
e on the "guitar plan," gigs paying his way to a Bachelors Degree in Business with a minor in architecture. A true working musician.
Bob is a classically trained musician who "just doesn't get" fretted instruments. After serving in the Peace Corps in Guatemala, he traveled the US as an itinerant environmental educator.
Their uptempo guitar, trombone, and the ever so fun harmonica made the environment so fun and relaxing.
I look forward to booking more events with them. They were not only incredibly talented and fun to watch, they were so very kind. Visit their facebook page and book them for your next event!
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Chamber President Office Hours
Chamber President Aaron Kyle will be available every Wednesday from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to talk to business owners and community members about what the Chamber can do for you and the community. If you would like to speak with Aaron, stop by the Twentynine Palms Chamber of Commerce any time in the two hour period.
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17th Annual Car Show and Street Fair
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Gallery 62
Gallery 62 opens one of the most interesting exhibitions yet!. Four powerful artists deserve attention and a tie in with the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
"Freeze Frame" runs from Jan 7th until Jan 29th and the Opening Reception is on Jan 14th 6-8 pm.
Signature Artist, James E. Thompson, had a long career in film and TV and, at every opportunity, sketched famous actors. Memorabilia includes designs for Magnum PI, Monk and a number of movies.
Derald E. Martin, known to locals as "Curly" Martin, first moved to Twentynine Palms in 1925. After WWII, he attended Art Center College of Design and this retrospective exhibit displays his remarkable photography of the human figure.
Bill Dahl's early photography was influenced the masters such as Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. Today, his stunning photography includes black and white as well as color images of the California deserts, the Eastern Sierra, and the rockscapes of Joshua Tree National Park. His works are included in six books which also include poetry by his wife, Cynthia Anderson.
Larry White likes to think of art as "a place of convergence, where the intuitive thoughtfulness, and creative energy of the maker merges with the personal history and psyche of the observer." Although primarily known as a craftsman working with Sam Maloof for 29 years, he has also exhibited work in other media, including ceramic sculpture, drawing, painting and mixed media.
Gallery 62 is located at 60167 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Suite H, Joshua Tree and is open Saturdays 9-3 pm and Sundays 12-3 pm. Gallery 62 is the cooperative gallery of the Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council (a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization with a 501(c)(3) status) , featuring the exceptional talent of local artists. It has been said that the Morongo Basin has more visual artists per square mile than anywhere else in the U.S. For more information, see gallery62.org
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LifeStream
LIFESTREAM COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE
- Where: Walmart
- Address: 58501 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
- Date: Saturday, Jan. 21
- Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Where: Little Church of the Desert
- Address: 6079 Adobe Road, Twentynine Palms
- Date: Tuesday, Jan. 24
- Time: 2 to 6 p.m.
- Donors receive coupons for four free tacos and a milkshake, courtesy of Jack in the Box. Donors also receive free cholesterol screening and Gift of Life Donor Loyalty points that may be redeemed in the online donor store at www.LStream.org. Those aged 18-44 years may register for Be The Match bone marrow screening at all donor locations free of charge.
Healthy individuals at least 15 years of age may donate blood. Everyone under 18 years of age must provide LifeStream with written parental consent. Parent consent forms are available at any donor center, community blood drive or at
www.LStream.org. All prospective donors should be free of infections or illness, weigh at least 110 pounds, and not be at risk for AIDS or hepatitis. Donors receive a free mini-physical as part of the donation process. Donating blood takes about an hour, yet gives someone a lifetime. For more information, please call 1-800-TRY GIVING. Join the LifeStream volunteer team and make a lifesaving difference! For information, call 1.800.879.4484, ext. 458.
Give Hope - Give Life - Give Blood
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LuLaRoe by Veronica Bennett
Join my Facebook page to learn about the newest inventory available (leggings, tops, skirts, and dresses), sales, and giveaways.
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Morongo Basin Conservation Association
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Cupid Chase Family Fun Run
Twentynine Palms Parks and Recreation to offer Cupid Chase Family Fun Run
Complete Timing and the Twentynine Palms Parks and Recreation Department have partnered together to bring a family fun run to Twentynine Palms. This 3 1/2 mile chip timed fun run will take place Saturday, February 11th at 8 am beginning at the Rotary Shelter in Luckie Park. Participants will receive a t-shirt with paid registration. Early registration fees are $40.00 per person through February 8th. Registrations are currently being accepted online at completetiming.com, or at the Twentynine Palms Parks and Recreation department. For additional information call the recreation office at 760-367-7562.
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Joshua Tree Philharmonic
The acclaimed Joshua Tree Philharmonic (JPHIL) will begin its second session of the season this coming Monday, January 16, at 6 pm at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center's Blak Box Theater in Joshua Tree. The innovative inter-generational community orchestra welcomes new musicians to join and be a part of its phenomenal new season as it presents some of Hollywood's biggest MOVIE & TV blockbuster hits!
Titled "Back to the JPHIL," the philharmonic's new session will include selections from BACK TO THE FUTURE, GHOSTBUSTERS, SUPERMAN, SKYFALL, GHOST, SOMEWHERE IN TIME, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, ARMAGEDDON, THE SIMPSONS, AMISTAD, FANTASIA and more.
Under the direction of renowned Maestro Jarrod Radnich, the JPHIL is a multi-session, year-round, inter-generational community orchestra comprised of over 50 musicians from the Morongo Basin, Coachella Valley, Inland Empire, High-Desert/Apple Valley region - and beyond. Open to all instruments and musicians who demonstrate competency on their instrument, all orchestral parts are expertly created and arranged for each musician in the orchestra.
The JPHIL rehearses Monday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm that will culminate in three performances March 3-5, 2017 at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center's state-of-the-art facilities located at 61231 Hwy 62 in Joshua Tree, CA. There are no fees to participate in the orchestra. New musicians are encouraged to attend and bring their instrument to audition or send an email to info@hidesertculturalcenter.org for more information on participation. All concert proceeds go toward supporting the Cultural Center's music programs and student scholarships.
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Gladys Carol Scholarship Program
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29 Palms Art Gallery
JANUARY 2017
Student Art Show
January 11: Show Open
January 15: Opening Reception: 12-3
January 29: Show Close
Art Classes/Workshops/Events:
January 14: Youth, "The Tree House Project" with Krista Wargo 9-11am
January 19: Adults, "Potluck Paint Party" with Janis Commentz (for adults) 5:30-8:30pm
FEBRUARY 2017
Claudia Bucher:
Guild Members Exhibition
Jeni Bate: Skyscapes For The Soul
February 1: Show Open
February 5: Opening Reception 12-3
February 26: Show Close
Art Classes/Workshops/Events:
February 5: Youth, "Creating Collages" with Jeni Bates 3:30-5:30pm
February 5: Adults, Artist Talk and Slideshow with Jeni Bates 2-3pm
MARCH 2017
Guild Members Exhibition
March 1: Show Open
March 5: Opening Reception
March 31 (Friday): Show Close
April 1: Annual Art Auction
Art Classes/Workshops/Events:
March 18: Youth, "Drawing Made Fun & Easy" with Bud (Bhardraji Javatilaka) 10-12 noon
March 9: Adults, Potluck Paint Night with Mark Spangenberg 5:30-8:30pm
APRIL 2017
M.B. Clay Folk: (Multiple Artists)
Teal Buhler: Surreal Collages: Transitions
Guild Members Exhibition
April 1: Special Fundraising Event to be announced
April 5: Show Open
April 9: Opening Reception 12-3
April 30: Show Close
Art Classes/Workshops/Events:
April 6, 13, 20, 27 & 28: Adults, 3-Week Clay Camp with Ed Keeling 5:30-8:30pm
MAY 2017
Volunteer Show (By Invitation only)
May 3: Show Open
May 7: Opening Reception 12-3
June 4: Show Close
Art Classes/Workshops/Events:
TBD: Youth, Mixed Media Mechanical Animals with Cathy Allen
May 18: Adults, "Plein Air Potluck Paint Night" with Esther Shaw 5-8pm
JUNE-JULY-AUGUST 2017
Members Summer Show- All Galleries
June 5: Intake/ Outtake 9-11:30
June 7: Soft Opening
June 11: Reception
Summer Kids Camp
June/July dates to be determined
"Color Camp: Chalk and Paint" with our Guild Members
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Reach Out Morongo Basin
Reach Out Morongo Basin officials have begun gathering homes and sponsors for the 13th Annual Parade of Homes, set to take place Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. The annual event, which sees Reach Out Morongo Basin supporters from across the basin open their homes to curious visitors, is the Neighbors-Helping-Neighbors program's long running fundraiser bringing in thousands of dollars in ticket sales and sponsorships every year to support it's services to senior and disabled residents of the Morongo Basin.
"The generosity of owners who open their homes to us is what makes this event such a success" said Executive Director Robin Schlosser who continued "Growing interest and success in the recent past has homeowners eager to show their homes which range from renovated homestead cabins to astonishing architectural masterpieces. The unique qualities of each home showcase our desert community and way of life. Visitors on the tour view six homes in the Morongo Basin each with its own story."
Homeowners are urged to call Reach Out at 760-361-1410 for information or to volunteer their homes.
In addition organizers are looking for tour and media sponsors at the following levels:
- Platinum: $1,000 or more
- The single platinum sponsor will receive top billing in all publicity about the home tour as well as listing on tickets, directional signs, advertising, fliers and posters and the Reach Out Morongo Basin website and newsletter. The platinum sponsor also has the option of nominating one home for the tour, with the caveat that the home should be of historical or architectural interest and that the chairman reserves the right to choose homes for the tour. Docents at each home will wear company shirts and hats, assuming they are supplied by the sponsor and will display company brochures during parade hours. The platinum sponsor will receive 20 free tickets.
- Gold: $500 or more
- Each gold sponsor will also be the floral centerpiece sponsor for one home on the tour, with their name featured prominently in the display. Gold sponsors will also be listed in advertising, fliers, posters and on the Reach Out Morongo Basin website and newsletter and will receive eight free tickets.
- Silver: $250 or more
- Silver sponsors will be listed in advertising, on fliers and posters and on the Reach Out Morongo Basin website and newsletter. They will receive four free tickets.
For more details, call Reach Out Morongo Basin at (760) 361-1410.
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Twentynine Palms Rotary Club
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Afterglow29 Tanning Salon
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A packed house of Community leaders and Theatre supporters from throughout the Morongo Basin and beyond filled the Friendship Hall at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center last Thursday, September 15, as the three Morongo Basin Chambers of Commerce joined Theatre 29 volunteers to reveal the exciting 2017 "Season of Magic" theatrical season.
Theatre 29 Board President Gary Daigneault opened the event by welcoming the overflow crowd to the 8th annual event with a brief look at the remarkable history, ongoing growth, and unquestioning community support for the all-volunteer Community Theatre organization since its inception in 1999.
For 2017, Theatre 29 will present five Main Stage productions, a Halloween Haunt, a Summer Youth Theater Program, and an exclusive two-week run of a special theatrical event. In addition, new for 2017, Theatre 29 will introduce an Improvisational Theatre troupe under the direction of Chris Fleischman
Starting with the 2017 Season, Musicals will run 12 performances over a 4 week run (three performances, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday each weekend) with allowance to extend the run another weekend. Non-Musicals will run 9 performances in a 3 week run, also Friday, Saturday evenings, and Sunday matinees. Each show will run Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 pm and Sunday at 2:30 pm. All shows are produced at the Theatre 29 building at 73637 Sullivan Road in the City of Twentynine Palms.
Daigneault explained that the Theatre 29 Board had looked carefully at what offerings were bringing in the biggest audiences, as a way to gauge what the community wants from its local theatre.
Citing the spectacular success of last year's "Disney's Little Mermaid" which sold out all performances before it even opened and then sold out two additional shows in an hour, he said it was clear that family-oriented productions were what the public wanted to see.
In keeping with the family-oriented theme, the seven Directors for the season took the podium, and with humor, snippets of shows and outstanding vocal performances, they introduced the "Season of Magic" themed 2017 season.
The season will start with Sylvia January 13th through 29th. Eddie Tucker will direct this hilarious comedy. "Sylvia is what happens when a smart and sassy canine meets a man in Central Park and changes his life," Tucker said.
The second show for the season is Mary Poppins March 3rd through 26th. Daigneault as artistic director and Bill Barrett as music director will team up to direct this hit Broadway musical based on the Disney classic.
Next up, the popular Broadway musical Into the Woods will be helmed by artistic director Charles Harvey and musical director Kathryn Ferguson. With a classic story that darkly twists and turns through the worlds of favorite Fairy tales and Children's literature. Into the Woods will run April 21st through May 14th.
The Andrew Lloyd Webber operetta, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat running August 25th through September 17th will bring the St. Joseph's Players of Yucca Valley's artistic director Rebecca Havely along with musical director Analisa Pilecki to Theatre 29.
The very popular season themed Halloween Haunt will continue with Freak Show for October 19th through 31st. Producer Brandon Hazel said the walk-through attraction will be both frightening and disturbing and definitely not for younger children.
The 2017 "Season of Magic" will conclude with the Broadway Classic Meet Me in St. Louis November 24th through December 17th. Multi-award winner Kathryn Ferguson will direct this Broadway musical based on the 1944 film about a family living in St. Louis, Missouri, in the beginning of the 20th century. The film debuted "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," now a classic carol.
Theatre 29 will also host a two-week special offering of Rashomon, an adaptation of an Akira Kurosawa film about contradictory versions of an assault and murder in Japan. It will be directed by Abe Daniels, an award winning director/actor from both Grove's Cabin Theatre and the St. Joseph's Players. The play will run June 16th through 25th.
In addition to the regular season offerings, Theatre 29 will also hold a Summer Youth Theater program June 26th to July 30th. Last year the program saw 64 area children from 7-17 participate.
2017 Season tickets are available now, visit
www.theatre29.org
or call (760) 361-4151.
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73471 Twentynine Palms Highway, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
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Spring 2017 educational programming is NOW AVAILABLE with 46 classes, which is a new record for the Desert Institute, including six NEW classes!!
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Hi-Desert Cultural Center 2016-2017 Season
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