Saturday, February 21 - 27, 2015

TODAY, 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.

9:00 a.m. - NOON: Drop off 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.

9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.: Household Hazardous Waste Disposal, 62499 Twentynine Palms Highway. For more info: 800-645-9228. (They take butane cans!)

6:00 p.m.: LIVE at the Saloon, FEEDING LEROY, think Gram Parsons and Emmylou meets the Jayhawks, country music at its core. 61835 Twentynine Palms Highway, JT. No cover or drink minimum, 21 and over. Listen!

SUNDAY, February 22, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.:  LIVE at the Beatnik Lounge: TWO great acts - MYSHKIN & ADOBE COLLECTIVE, 61597 Twentynine Palms Highway, JT

MONDAY, February 23: Public comments will be accepted on the DRECP (Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan – drecp.org) through today. If you haven’t already, send your comments to: docket@energy.ca.gov or http://tinyurl.com/hdstar-drecp

TUESDAY, February 24, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.: High Desert Mythological Roundtable Group: Screening of the film "Ensoulment." Discussion follows. Beatnik Lounge, 61597 Twentynine Palms Highway, JT http://tinyurl.com/hdstar-ensoulment

THURSDAY, February 26, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.: Barker Dam, ranger-led hike exploring how humans have learned to live in harmony with the desert. Bring a hat, wear sunscreen, and carry plenty of water. 1 mile, 1.5 hours, FREE. Ask for directions at the Park Avenue entrance. [ MAP ]

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, February 27 & 28, 7:30 p.m.:
LIVE - PROBOSCI: Guitarist Gyan Riley and Violinist Timba Harris, Harrision House,  6881 Mount Lassen Avenue. Info 760.366.4712. $15 donation – tickets at JT Health Foods, 61693 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA 92252.

PLAN AHEAD:

Saturday, February 28, 2015, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Health Sciences & Nursing Open House – programs for registered and vocational nursing, LVN to RN, Nurse Assistant, Home Health Aide and EMT – Copper Mountain College, Bell Center Gym, 6162 Rotary Way, JT 760-366-3791 x 5801 or nursing@cmccd.edu.

"I shivered in those solitudes when I heard the voice of the salt in the desert." Pablo Neruda