🌱 How Yucca Valley artists can plug into this new Joshua Tree residency
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- How Yucca Valley artists can plug into this new Joshua Tree residency
Also on today's calendar: Knit and Crochet and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: I went into the woods and found it. Once I'd found it, I searched for it. The harder I searched, the less I wanted it. When at last I couldn't find it, I carried it home in my hand. What is it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunshine and becoming windier, with a high of 80 and low of 48 degrees.
- Wednesday: Windy in the afternoon, temps: high: 73, low: 46.
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The Sandbox is place for artists to come out, play (hidesertstar.com) — Artists in Yucca Valley are being invited to connect with a new Joshua Tree-based residency called The Sandbox, created as a quiet, collaborative retreat in Monument Manor. Founder Al Sierra hopes local creatives will help shape the space, which emphasizes harmony with the desert landscape and aims to keep the High Desert’s artistic identity at the center of future growth. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Intro to Gymnastics →
Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
5:30 pm
Wednesday May 27
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Other local events
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Knit and Crochet →
Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
9:15 am -
Arts and Crafts Club →
Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
10:00 am -
Little Artists →
Yucca Valley Branch Library, 57271 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
11:30 am -
Watercolor Workshop →
Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
1:00 pm -
Robotic Robots! →
Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
9:30 am -
Yucca Valley Comedy Underground →
Giant Rock Meeting Room, 1131 Old Woman Springs Rd, Yucca Valley
8:00 pm
Thursday May 28
Saturday May 30
Saturday June 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Tumblin' Tots →
Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
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Ceramics Class – Session 1 →
Yucca Valley Community Center, 57090 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
4:30 pm -
Joshua Tree Meet & Greet →
Beatnik Lounge, 61597 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree
6:00 pm -
Community Resource Fair – Joshua Tree →
Joshua Tree Park & Recreation District, Sportsmans Park, Joshua Tree
11:00 am -
Creative Cafe →
Food for Thought Café, 59700 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree
12:00 pm
Tuesday May 26
Wednesday May 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- "My picture of the week 5/24/26" This is one of my favorite pictures.
This shot has a story and a back story. I was in DHS and it was a summer night around August. A storm woke me around mid-night. I grabbed my… (Nextdoor Sky Harbor) - Road Runner Car Club: May 28th will be at the Care Center in Joshua Tree between 10-12pm.
Free snacks & drinks. Come out and see our Classic Cars. (Nextdoor Church St)
- Bath and Body Works posted a job opening for Retail Key Holder-Joshua Village in Yucca Valley. Apply here.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in Yucca Valley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yucca Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Joshua Tree
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Desert Hot Springs
- 10 things to do in the Coachella Valley this week, May 25-31 (desertsun.com)
- Tracking a warm Memorial Day ahead of building breezes (kesq.com)
Twentynine Palms
- Have you ever wondered if you're allowed to grow your own Marijuana in the Morongo Basin? (z1077fm.com)
- 'He Was Murdered': 16 Years Later, A Gold Star Family Demands Truth For Marine Killed By U.S.-Paid Guard (tampafp.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A splinter. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)
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