Saturday, February 14 - 20, 2015

Late Breaking, THIS week!

WEDNESDAY, February 11:
Liesl Clouse released her video "to support keeping dollar general out of joshua tree!" RFJT and Beatnik Cafe - why didn't I know about this? Talk to me!!!

FRIDAY, February 13, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.:
350 Joshua Tree "Eco-Artist Call-Out" & "Global Fossil-Fuel Divestment Day Protest"!

Join the World-Wide Protest This Friday the 13th in Downtown Joshua Tree, then contribute your protest-poster-art to the "Show Me (& the Planet) the LOVE" Art Exhibit & Support the Beatnik Lounge. (Side-Theme: "Where Will U Put Ur 'Heart-On' If U Don't Have a Planet?")

We Will Meet at the Beatnik Lounge at approximately 3:00 p.m. Friday afternoon to create protest posters (bring poster board & art supplies if you can!) Then at approximately 5:00 p.m. we will march down to the corner of Park Boulevard and Highway 62 for an hour or so of spreading the message and calling attention to people who may want to join our fight! Come with your art and time to "invest" in the quickly-growing movement to "divest" in fossil fuels.

Beatnik Lounge, 61597 Twentynine Palms Highway, JT 92252 (at the corner of Park & Highway 62)

FACEBOOK: http://tinyurl.com/jt-divest

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This is the column for Saturday, February 14, 2015

TONIGHT, 6:00 p.m.:
Austrian/Mojave indie band Son of the Velvet Rat at The Saloon, 61835 Twentynine Palms Highway. No cover or drink minimum, 21 and over.

MONDAY, February 16, 8:00-11:00 a.m.:
JT Commodities Food Distribution, JT Community Center, 6171 Sunburst Ave. Low income San Bernardino residents self-certify on site.

Late addition: Wednesday, February 17, 8:00 p.m.: Liesl Clouse's No Dollar General video debut at Beatnik Lounge. Beatnik Lounge, 61597 Twentynine Palms Highway

THURSDAY, February 19, noon - 1:00 p.m.:
Artists from Invention/Reinvention discuss their work in a public forum during the 3rd Thursday Cultural Series.
Ada Hatch Center, 6334 Rotary Way, next to the CMC main campus.
Contact Cathy Allen at 760-366-379 x 0600

THURSDAY, February 19, 6:30 p.m.: CANCELLED!
Joshua Tree Film Festival, indie film 45 RPM tells of a young girl’s quest for a 45 RPM recording of her father’s music.

Beatnik Lounge, 61597 Twentynine Palms Highway

FRIDAY, February 20, 7:00-9:00 p.m.:
Black Rock Lecture Series: San Bernardino County Renewable Energy Development Codes Updates, Copper Mountain College, 6162 Rotary 

Moderator:  Laraine Turk, Morongo Basin Conservation Association Panelists:  James Ramos, Supervisor, San Bernardino County; David Lamfrom, National Parks Conservation Association and Frazier Haney, Mojave Desert Land Trust. Register for this free event.

PLAN AHEAD:

SATURDAY, February 21, 9:30 a.m. - NOON
Field Trip at Joshua Tree & Southern Railroad Museum, 8901 Willow Lane, JT. Morongo Basin Historical Society, members $10, non-members $15. Contact Claudia jrcs7599@roadrunner.com or 760-366-7896.

SATURDAY, February 21, 9:00 a.m.-NOON
Drop off your unwanted prescription drugs and sharps at Hi-Desert Medical Center in front of the Helen Gray Education Center on the hospital campus in Joshua Tree. Keep unneeded prescription drugs out of the hands of children and teens.

SATURDAY, February 21,  9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal, 62499 Twentynine Palms Highway. For more info: 800-645-9228.

GET RICH SLOWLY!  Sign up to learn placer gold mining through the Copper Mountain College Community Education Program. Four all-day SATURDAY courses beginning February 28 for $60. The course teaches equipment needs, electronic prospecting, filing a claim, map reading, desert survival, and more. Lots of other useful classes available, peruse the catalog: http://tinyurl.com/hdstar-gold

“Relaxation don't tire you so much in the desert as other places.” - Harry Oliver, Desert Rat Scrap Book