Name: Puzzle Palooza Speed Contest & Sale!
Start: 2026-08-22T09:00:00-07:00
Location: College of the Desert

College of the Desert

Get out of the heat and into some puzzling fun - Join us for our first 🧩 Puzzle Palooza! 🧩 Compete to win $100 cash!
Grab three of your friends or family members to create your 4-person team. Compete against other teams on Saturday, August 22, to be the first to finish a 500-piece puzzle. Teams will have a maximum of 90-minutes to complete their random 500-piece puzzle. The first team to do so will receive a $100 cash prize plus one puzzle of their team's choice from our Puzzle Sale. Although this competition may be about who finishes their puzzle first, it’s really about having fun with your friends or family!
Choose to compete in either the Morning session from 10am-11:30am or the Afternoon session from 1pm-2:30pm. Register at <a href="https://friendsofcodlibrary.org/event-6707721/Registration." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">friendsofcodlibrary.org/event-6707721/Registration.</a>
FEE: $20 per 4-person team.
Need a new challenge or a gift for a puzzler in your life? Stop by from 9am-3pm to purchase a new puzzle from our 🧩 Puzzle Palooza Sale 🧩 Event!

Local Event: Puzzle Palooza Speed Contest & Sale!

Riverside County

Toni McAllister

San Diego Metropolitan Area

Palm Desert

California

Puzzle Palooza Speed Contest & Sale!

Get out of the heat and into some puzzling fun - Join us for our first 🧩 Puzzle Palooza! 🧩 Compete to win $100 cash!
Grab three...

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument , 51-500 CA-74, Palm Desert, CA, 92260

Join members of the Astronomical Society of the Desert for fun “sky tours” and direct observations of the night sky through telescopes and binoculars.
This is a family event. Minors must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
This event is wheelchair accessible with asphalt surfaces.
Etiquette: please do not touch equipment unless requested. No white lights near telescope field.
NOTE: OVERCAST SKIES CANCELS THIS EVENT.
View map/UTM Coordinates for the Visitor Center:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B040'17.4%22N+116%C2%B024'30.2%22W/@33.67149,-116.4105787,776m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x8e6bd0204c88b90d!8m2!3d33.67149!4d-116.40839" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">33.67149, -116.40839</a>
For more information contact Friends of the Desert Mountains 760-598-9918 or the Visitor Center at 760-862-9984.
A suggested nonrefundable donation of $5.00 per person is appreciated and encouraged to support our volunteer programs.
Ticket reservations begin 2 weeks prior to the event and will be published at that time.RSVP&nbsp;HERE:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.desertmountains.org/event/star-party-at-the-monument-24/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">desertmountains.org/event/star-party-at-the-monument-24/</a>

Local Event: Star Party at the Monument

Star Party at the Monument

Join members of the Astronomical Society of the Desert for fun “sky tours” and direct observations of the night sky through...

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, 51500 Highway 74 Palm Desert, CA 92260 

<p style="--wp--preset--font-size--small: clamp(12px, 5vw, 16px); --wp--preset--font-size--special: clamp(16px, 5vw, 30px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; color: #141827; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #fcf9f6;">The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains is a hotspot for biodiversity with over 3,100 species. Join us for a week of recording observations in the SRSJM National Monument’s desert, foothills and mountains. Help us find and document more species by participating in this yearlong bioblitz event to keep identifying new species.<p style="--wp--preset--font-size--small: clamp(12px, 5vw, 16px); --wp--preset--font-size--special: clamp(16px, 5vw, 30px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; color: #141827; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #fcf9f6;">Anyone can participate by going outside and exploring any of the over 280+ miles of designated <a href="https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/CA_SantaRosaSanJacinto_NM.pdf" title="https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/CA_SantaRosaSanJacinto_NM.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #141827; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 18px); cursor: pointer; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-skip-ink: all; scroll-behavior: smooth; transition: color 0.2s; font-weight: 700; border-bottom: 0.8px solid #e0b45c; text-decoration: none;">trails in the Monument</a> and identifying any plants or animals you see using the&nbsp;iNaturalist app on your phone. Be sure to <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/santa-rosa-and-san-jacinto-mountains-national-monument" title="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/santa-rosa-and-san-jacinto-mountains-national-monument" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #141827; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 18px); cursor: pointer; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-skip-ink: all; scroll-behavior: smooth; transition: color 0.2s; font-weight: 700; border-bottom: 0.8px solid #e0b45c; text-decoration: none;">add the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument project</a> to your&nbsp;iNaturalist account to participate. Learn more about&nbsp;iNaturalist <a href="https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/151000049022" title="https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/151000049022" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #141827; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 18px); cursor: pointer; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-skip-ink: all; scroll-behavior: smooth; transition: color 0.2s; font-weight: 700; border-bottom: 0.8px solid #e0b45c; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.<p style="--wp--preset--font-size--small: clamp(12px, 5vw, 16px); --wp--preset--font-size--special: clamp(16px, 5vw, 30px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; color: #141827; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #fcf9f6;">Participants are encouraged to explore the trails and record as many species as they can using the iNaturalist app. There will be one day that week that&nbsp;participants can participate in a special bioblitz event with other participants and local researchers and specialists. Info can be requested by calling the Friends of the Desert Mountains at 760-568-9918 or the Visitor Center (760) 862-9984 a week prior to the start of the event.<p style="--wp--preset--font-size--small: clamp(12px, 5vw, 16px); --wp--preset--font-size--special: clamp(16px, 5vw, 30px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; color: #141827; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #fcf9f6;">Location: Special one day event with researchers and specialists is To Be Determined. Otherwise, participants can explore any of the Monument trails on their own at any time.<p style="--wp--preset--font-size--small: clamp(12px, 5vw, 16px); --wp--preset--font-size--special: clamp(16px, 5vw, 30px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; color: #141827; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #fcf9f6;">Guides: Various Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument staff and research partners<p style="--wp--preset--font-size--small: clamp(12px, 5vw, 16px); --wp--preset--font-size--special: clamp(16px, 5vw, 30px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; color: #141827; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #fcf9f6;">THE REGISTRATION HERE IS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WEEK-LONG EVENT. REGISTRATION FOR A DAY OUT WITH OUR RESEARCHERS WILL BE POSTED THE WEEK PRIOR.<p style="--wp--preset--font-size--small: clamp(12px, 5vw, 16px); --wp--preset--font-size--special: clamp(16px, 5vw, 30px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; color: #141827; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #fcf9f6;">RSVP HERE:&nbsp;&nbsp;https://www.desertmountains.org/event/summer-bioblitz-santa-rosa-san-jacinto-mountains-national-monument-2/<p style="--wp--preset--font-size--small: clamp(12px, 5vw, 16px); --wp--preset--font-size--special: clamp(16px, 5vw, 30px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; color: #141827; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #fcf9f6;">We will send an email to registered participants to advise when sign-ups are ready for this special research activity. Space will be limited, so sign up ASAP after receiving notice.&nbsp;This is a free event.<p style="--wp--preset--font-size--small: clamp(12px, 5vw, 16px); --wp--preset--font-size--special: clamp(16px, 5vw, 30px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; color: #141827; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #fcf9f6;">Sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service in collaboration with the Friends of the Desert Mountains.

Local Event: Summer Bioblitz: Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

Summer Bioblitz: Santa Rosa & San Jacinto...

The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains is a hotspot for biodiversity with over 3,100 species. Join us for a week of recording...

Summer Bioblitz: Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

Yuma Civic Center

Adobe Population Health, an innovative care management company serving the southwest, announced today they will be offering health fairs at three Arizona locations in July and August for WellCare members. 
Health fairs will have representatives on-site providing point-of-care testing, immunizations and boosters, well-child visits, comprehensive health assessments and more unless otherwise noted below. 
<ul>
 <li>Saturday, July 11th – Mojave Community College – 1971 Jagerson Ave, Room 240, Kingman, AZ – 10AM - 3PM – Blood Pressure Checks, A1C Checks, Eye Exams, Comprehensive Exams, Well Child Visits</li>
 <li>Saturday, July 25th – Yuma Civic Center - 1440 W Desert Hills Drive, Yuma, AZ– 9AM - 2PM – Blood Pressure Checks, A1C Checks, Eye Exams, Comprehensive Exams, Well Child Visits</li>
 <li>Saturday, August 1st – Murdoch Community Center – 203 E Brannen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ – 9AM - 2PM – Blood Pressure Checks, A1C Checks, Diabetic Eye Exams, Comprehensive Exams, and Well Child Visits</li>
</ul>
Call (855) 236-2366 to check eligibility or to make an appointment.
Adobe is committed to enhancing access to care and screenings for rural communities to empower effective care management. 
For interviews, please contact Gail Lara at gail.l@adobepophealth.com or (480) 334-4856.

Local Event: Adobe Population Health to Host Pop-Up Health Fairs for WellCare Members in July and August

Yuma County

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Arizona

Adobe Population Health to Host Pop-Up Health...

Adobe Population Health, an innovative care management company serving the southwest, announced today they will be offering...

Adobe Population Health to Host Pop-Up Health Fairs for WellCare Members in July and August

Art Smith Trailhead, MH9R+7Q, Palm Desert, CA 92260 

Discover how the desert comes alive after dark! Do you know which animals change colors when you use a blacklight?
Using blacklights, a Friends’ volunteer docent will begin a short walk on uneven cobbled desert terrain in the basin below the dike/levy looking for scorpions and other nocturnal creatures that inhabit our desert.
This is a family friendly event. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Bring water, wear closed-toed shoes and a black light if you have one. If not, we will have a few black lights to share. Sorry, no dogs allowed on this trail.
Tickets will go on sale two weeks prior to the event. RSVP is required, check-in 15 minutes prior to start time. A suggested non-refundable donation of $5.00 per person is appreciated and encouraged to support our volunteer programs.&nbsp;&nbsp;RSVP&nbsp;HERE:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.desertmountains.org/event/monument-night-adventures-5/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">desertmountains.org/event/monument-night-adventures-5/</a>
For more information contact Friends of the Desert Mountains at 760-568-9918.
Please note: We will meet at the Art Smith Trailhead parking lot located just past the driveway for the Visitor Center approximately 100 feet on the southwest side of Highway 74.
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B040'04.7%22N+116%C2%B024'27.6%22W/@33.6679722,-116.4076667,901m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d33.6679722!4d-116.4076667!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMxOS4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">View map at coordinates: 33.667957, -116.407666</a>

Local Event: Monument Night Adventures

Monument Night Adventures

Discover how the desert comes alive after dark! Do you know which animals change colors when you use a blacklight?
Using...

Art Smith Trailhead, MH9R+7Q, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer astronomers will be setting up their telescopes and are inviting you to stop by any time while they are there to view the ever-changing display of fascinating objects to see — stars, constellations, bright planets, moon and sometimes meteors.
This is a family friendly event. Minors must be accompanied by parent or guardian. Bring water and wear closed-toed shoes.
Tickets will go on sale two weeks prior to the event. RSVP is required. A suggested non-refundable donation of $5.00 per person is appreciated and encouraged to support our volunteer programs.RSVP&nbsp;HERE:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.desertmountains.org/event/night-sky-viewing-stars-and-planets-9/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">desertmountains.org/event/night-sky-viewing-stars-and-planets-9/</a>
NOTE: CHECK WEATHER BEFORE DEPARTING, THIS EVENT WILL BE CANCELLED FOR HEAVY CLOUD COVER, WIND OR RAIN.
For more information contact Friends of the Desert Mountains at 760-568-9918.
We will meet at the Art Smith Trailhead parking lot located just past the driveway for the Visitor Center approximately 100 feet on the southwest side of Highway 74.
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B040'04.7%22N+116%C2%B024'27.6%22W/@33.6679722,-116.4076667,901m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d33.6679722!4d-116.4076667!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMxOS4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">View map at coordinates: 33.667957, -116.407666</a>

Local Event: Night Sky Viewing Stars and Planets

Night Sky Viewing Stars and Planets

Friends of the Desert Mountains volunteer astronomers will be setting up their telescopes and are inviting you to stop by any...

Prolific Brewing Company

Tap in this summer!
Not first pick? Perfect.
Join us at Prolific Brewing Co for a run that celebrates the underdogs, the misfits, and the ones who still showed up.
A feel-good morning with miles to move, throwback camp vibes, and ice-cold beer waiting at the finish.&nbsp;

Expect the full Hobby Joggers race experience: costume contest, raffle prizes, signature anti-awards, and a bingo-style side quests activity card to keep the fun going!
🏕️ No talent - No problem. Just show up.
Beer included. 🍺 (21+)
Save with code: PATCH10
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Run. Drink. Regret nothing. (probably)
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Summer Camp Rejects 5K (Pour Decisions Series)

Tap in this summer!
Not first pick? Perfect.
Join us at Prolific Brewing Co for a run that celebrates the underdogs, the...

Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA 92260

Join members of the Astronomical Society of the Desert for fun “sky tours” and direct observations of the night sky through telescopes and binoculars.
This is a family event. Minors must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
This event is wheelchair accessible with asphalt surfaces.
Etiquette: please do not touch equipment unless requested. No white lights near telescope field.
NOTE: OVERCAST SKIES CANCELS THIS EVENT.
View map/UTM Coordinates for the Visitor Center:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/33%C2%B040'17.4%22N+116%C2%B024'30.2%22W/@33.67149,-116.4105787,776m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x8e6bd0204c88b90d!8m2!3d33.67149!4d-116.40839" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">33.67149, -116.40839</a>
For more information contact Friends of the Desert Mountains 760-598-9918 or the Visitor Center at 760-862-9984.
A suggested nonrefundable donation of $5.00 per person is appreciated and encouraged to support our volunteer programs.
Ticket reservations begin 2 weeks prior to the event and will be published at that time.RSVP&nbsp;HERE:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.desertmountains.org/event/star-party-at-the-monument-25/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">desertmountains.org/event/star-party-at-the-monument-25/</a>

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