Author Archives: admin

The 2011-2012 Second Friday Lecture Series continues… Friday, May 11th at 7:00pm The History of Condor Field, 29 Palms by John Hale, Ph.D., Archaeologist Join John Hale, Ph.D., an archaeologist at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, to learn … Continue reading →

Come out to the museum on Saturday, March 17, 2012, between 11 AM and 4 PM, to celebrate the museum’s 30th Anniversary as a State Park. Antelope Valley Indian Museum opened to the public as a State Park in March, 1982. … Continue reading →

Come out to Antelope Valley Indian Museum SHP on Saturday, February 11, 2012, between 11 AM and 4 PM, to meet American Indian artists Raven Magpie Rivera and John Rivera. Raven and John will demonstrate jewelry making and other traditional arts, … Continue reading →

Evolving Vision 15 years of photographing the Mojave Desert — by Walter Feller Eclipse Gallery – February 4, through February 25, 2012 Artist’s Reception – February 4, at 7pm – 10pm The Artist Speaks – February 25 at 7pm – … Continue reading →

California State Parks Celebrates the New Year with First Day Hikes at Saddleback Butte State Park and Red Rock Canyon State Park Rejuvenate by taking a family friendly trek through a state park close to home California State Parks will … Continue reading →

Please forward this e-mail to your US Representative sent by Jim Harvey. The purpose is to stop wasting massive taxpayer dollars and stop this senseless blight of our beautiful Mojave Desert. Bill Lembright —– Original Message —– From: Jim Harvey … Continue reading →

Enjoy Country-Style Christmas at”Holidays on the Homestead” Museum Fundraiser Visit the Antelope Valley Indian Museum on Saturday, December 17th from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. for a country-style holiday fundraiser. The museum, which was built as a homestead in the 1930′s, will … Continue reading →

True Facts of the Mojave – #9: Desert Seasoning               There are 4 seasons in the Mojave Desert: There is Winter. During the short, hard winter it can be brutally cold and windy. Next … Continue reading →

“Out here there are no hearthstones, Hot grains, simply. It is dry, dry. And the air dangerous. Noonday acts queerly On the mind’s eye erecting a line Of poplars in the middle distance, the only Object beside the mad, straight … Continue reading →

Beale Adobe–The oldest building in the Mojave Desert. Built in 1846 by Jose Maria Flores to ‘prove up’ on his Rancho la Liebre (the ranch of the jackrabbits) grant, it was purchased in 1855 by E.F. Beale to become the … Continue reading →