Join friends at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve on Saturday, May 27th to celebrate Black Birders Week!
Led in partnership with the Wilderness Society and the Bureau of Land Management, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve will host a bird watching walk to celebrate the fourth annual Black Birders Week. The event is a free, family friendly introduction to birding. Come prepared to see migrating birds, as well as year-round residents of the area. Register here to join the fun: bit.ly/44S9KSN
To learn more about Black Birders Week and it’s mission to support black professionals in science, please visit blackafinstem.com
For more information about this event, call the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve at (760) 792-1843.
29 PALMS ART GALLERY JUNE EXHIBITION
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 4 | 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Featuring Dean Mayo, Naomi Brown, and Artists’ Guild Members
A National Park in My Backyard by Dean Mayo
As he began his career as a photographer, Dean combined his two passions: golf and photography. By blending his passions, Dean started Foretography, specializing in golf course photography. It was a very natural transition for him since his early career as a PGA Golf Professional trained his eye to observe students’ swings to help them improve and visualize the shots he wanted to hit on the courses he played.
As his love for photography grew, Dean ventured to capture the fantastic landscapes in his immediate area and discovered and fell in love with Joshua Tree National Park. Today, Dean would guess that landscape photography accounts for 90% of the images he takes.
Desert Skies by Naomi Brown
Naomi’s influence on her art started when she was young, growing up in Twentynine Palms, CA, next to Joshua Tree National Park. The simple beauty and amazing colors inspired her to be an artist. She is very passionate about her Southwest surroundings and the underlying western lifestyle she now enjoys living in Queen Creek, AZ. She tries to portray this through each piece of her work. Naomi wants to engage and inspire the viewer and let them feel as though they have walked right into one of her paintings and be in the moment.
The 29 Palms Art Gallery is open Thursday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information about the June Exhibition, visit the 29 Palms Art Gallery’s website.
