Saturday, May 23 - 29, 2015

SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2015

May 23 is World Tortoise Day. The Joshua Basin Water District has live tortoises for viewing at their booth at the Farmer’s Market in Joshua Tree every Saturday in May.

Baby tortoise found at Sunnever Farms by Jay Babcock.

Letter of Marque Theater Company hosts a workshop on collaborative art today from 2 - 4 p.m. at Harrison House, 6881 Mount Lassen Avenue, Joshua Tree. All artists are welcome. Call 760-366-4712 for more information.

The Hi-Desert Medical Center hosts a free Veteran’s Disability Clinic today, assisting veterans in establishing their disability claims. Meet between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the Helen Gray Education Center at the entrance of the Hi-Desert Medical Center, 6601 White Feather Road, Joshua Tree. Call Don Jaffa at 760-865-0594 for more information.

The Art of War opens at the Beatnik Lounge today at 5:30 p.m. Artworks created by members of the military and their families focus on experiences of serving the country.  61597 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree. Sponsored by Mil-Tree.

The Joshua Treenial continues today with local artist Diane Best screening three moving image works accompanied by Lucio Menegon (a.k.a. Reverend Screaming Fingers), the etheral Artemis, and Wonder Valley's own The Renderers. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. at the Palms, 83131 Amboy Road in Wonder Valley. A $10 donation is suggested.

Joshua Tree's High Desert Test Sites hosts Carmen Argote's exhibition, A Vast Furniture, with an opening reception, potluck and overnight campout at the Iron Age Road Parcel, beginning at 6:00 pm. Take Twentynine Palms Highway to Iron Age Road in Wonder Valley, turn left and drive a few more miles. For more information visit tinyurl.com/vastfurniture.

SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015

Joshua Treenial continues Sunday. Storyteller Y-Ping and Message in the Sky collaborate on a "tapestry of hopes and dreams in America's frontier." Meet at the Joshua Tree Campground at 2601 Sunfair Road at 8:30 p.m. There is a $10 suggested donation.

Sing for Nepal at the Beatnik Lounge at 5:00 p.m. 61597 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree. A hat will be passed to benefit the peoples of Nepal.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015

Take a friend to Taco Wednesday at the VFW, 6402 Veterans Way. They serve a full menu, with everything from a taco salad to a full plate for less than $5.00. 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Registration is open for Summer Youth Theater at the Hi-Desert Arts Academy for a production of The Lion King. Classes and rehearsals run from July 6 - August 5 with performances August 6 - 8. For more information visit tinyurl.com/hdstar-lionking.