JOSHUA TREE PHILHARMONIC - History of the World - IN CONCERT!
May 17 - 19
The amazing Joshua Tree Philharmonic (JPHIL) returns to delight audiences with "History of the World" - an eclectic and artistic blend of musical selections including "Jurassic Park", "2001:A Space Odyssey", Titanic, Robin Hood:Prince Of Thieves", "Braveheart"... MORE INFO

HOME OF THE GREAT PECAN!
Jun 28 - Jul 13
Popular local award-winning director Wendy Cohen is returning to the stage to direct the Center's 5th theatrical production this season! Along the lines of "Greater Tuna" and "Almost Maine", Stephen Bittrich's "Home of the Great Pecan" is a hilarious new farce... MORE INFO

Dear Family and Friends -

On this day, Wednesday, the eighth of May, two thousand and thirteen, our beloved Eveline Palmer has gone home to be with the Lord and her late husband, Robert. Known simply as "Cherie" to her many friends, the legacy that she and Robert created will never be forgotten - and cannot be overstated.

For more than 30 years, Cherie volunteered her time to our Hi-Desert Cultural Center.  Until her death, she served as an executive board member, treasurer, and as the Center's "Wardrobe Mistress Extraordinaire" working to establish a vibrant and thriving center for the arts and, not surprisingly, the most extensive theater wardrobe in the Desert.  A pillar of strength for us all, she stood behind us through the bad days as well as the good.

Along with the other non-profit organizations Cherie served and loved, the Cultural Center will host a "Celebration of Life" ceremony in Cherie's honor with a date soon to be determined.  The ceremony will be held in the Cultural Center's second theater building, which had been dedicated solely to her husband but will be re-dedicated the "Robert & Eveline Palmer Performance Hall".

Although Cherie will be greatly missed by us all here on Earth, we can imagine that after these many years of separation, Robert is thrilled to have the graceful company of his better half again at his side. There, he can show her their new home. . . and she can sew him a new suit.

We can never underestimate the power of one.

Godspeed, Cherie.

Jarrod Radnich
President, Hi-Desert Cultural Center

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World-Class Pianist Robert Thies and Flutist Boglarka Kiss to Perform This Saturday
– Thies is the first American in four decades to win an International Russian Piano Competition since Van Cliburn's famed triumph!

JOSHUA TREE, CA - The Hi-Desert Cultural Center is pleased to offer a world-class concert this Saturday evening featuring internationally-recognized and award-winning classical musicians Robert Edward Thies and Boglarka Kiss. Among his many accolades, Thies is the only American pianist in four decades to win a Russian piano competition since Van Cliburn triumphantly did so in 1958. This remarkable concert will be presented at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center's Blak Box Theater for one night only on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 7 pm. The evening will feature music selections by Schumann, Poulenc, Debussy, Taktakishvili, Hoover, Takemitsu and Piazzolla and will also offer wine and beer at a no-host bar... MORE INFO

Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to Play This Thursday-Sunday at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center
– Shakespeare Guild's Inaugural Performance Promises to Break New Ground

JOSHUA TREE, CA -Following the artistic success with sold-out audiences of the acclaimed production run of "The Dining Room", the Hi-Desert Cultural Center, with an almost fifty-year tradition of staging the Desert's best in live theatre, has collaborated with the area's new Shakespeare Guild and will open the highly anticipated production of "Julius Caesar" this Thursday. Under the direction of the Shakespeare Guild's Artistic Director and Founder, Eric Quander (aka Q), this Shakespearean classic – with interpretive twists – will open with four performances beginning this Thursday at the Center's state-of-the-art Blak Box Theater... MORE INFO

Hi-Desert Cultural Center presents the Live Theatrical Production, The Dining Room

JOSHUA TREE, CA - The Hi-Desert Cultural Center is proud to announce that The Dining Room, a fantastic theatrical "comedy of manners", will open next weekend and tickets are now on sale. Under the direction of popular local director, Wendy Cohen, and featuring an exciting cast of characters, this acclaimed "comedy of manners" will play at the Center's state-of-the-art Blak Box Theater and will run three weekends from February 15 through March 2, 2013. Complete with a no-host bar with wine, beer and champagne, a special gala will launch opening night!... MORE INFO

Joshua Tree Philharmonic to Commence Spring Season

JOSHUA TREE, CA - After December's sold-out concert series featuring the music of Mannheim Steamroller, and sponsored by Chip Davis himself, musicians from the Morongo Basin, Coachella Valley, and Inland Empire regions are returning to the Hi-Desert Cultural Center in Joshua Tree to prepare for this new season of music that will boast selections including "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves" and more.  Under the direction of Maestro Jarrod Radnich, the all volunteer Joshua Tree Philharmonic, or "JPHIL," welcomes new members to join the orchestra for the launch of its 10th Spring/Summer Season that will culminate in a spectacular concert series in May of this year... MORE INFO

Hi-Desert Cultural Center Presents "Class" this Sunday Evening – with Charles Evered, Joshua Fardon, Amy Cao, & Corbett Brattin

JOSHUA TREE, CA -The Hi-Desert Cultural Center in Joshua Tree is thrilled to present a dramatic reading of Class, a play written by award-winning writer/director, Charles Evered. This outstanding production will be directed by Evered himself, and features veteran actor, Joshua Fardon [Elliot], with Amy Cao [Sarah], and Corbett Brattin [Narrator]. This special performance of Class will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 30th, and will be preceded by a full bar and social beginning at 5:30 p.m.... MORE INFO