IT’S TIME TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE 2024 JOSHUAS HONORS GALA!
We are over the moon to celebrate our community once again at the 3rd Annual Joshuas Honors Gala, October 20th at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center. Get your tickets to the Gala now space is limited!
VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: Before you click on the Vote Now button, please know that you can only vote one time per email address. You don’t have to vote in all categories, but if you sign out before you are done voting, you will NOT be able to go back and finish under that same email address. If you have questions or accidentally log out before you finish voting, please send your questions or votes to TheJoshuas@JoshuaTreeVoice.com.
ABOUT THE NOMINATIONS: Over the summer, Joshua Tree Voice reached out to over 500 people working and creating in the greater Joshua Tree area. These are folks we have worked with over the years who range from business owners, artists, musicians, ecologists, non-profits, and the like. We gave a list of categories for outstanding efforts in the fields of music, art, ecology, local love, and culture. There were no suggested names offered, only the category description. The top 3 names that were mentioned most are now listed as nominees. In some cases, we had multiple ties for third, so we have more than three nominees in those categories. Previous Honors recipients were not eligible for nomination so that others who are contributing great things to our community can be celebrated.
If you are named as a nominee, please know that this is already a big win. You are seen. You are heard. You are recognized by multiple peers and have been named without any influence other than a deep appreciation for your efforts. If you are not named, that does NOT mean you are not appreciated. There were hundreds of names submitted. These are just the top few. Know that we see you and will be following your efforts and doing what we can as a publication to support your success.
Why a public vote? The reason we put the nominations to public vote is because it creates a unique platform to celebrate the nominees and make our community (as well as subscribers from outside the area) aware of efforts they may not have had the chance to discover. Through this platform, the world can learn about the number of quality, talented, diligent, and loving efforts being poured into our area by some wonderful human beings.
The popular vote will be announced at the 2024 Joshuas Honors Gala on October 20th in the Joshua Tree Retreat Center Sanctuary. The event will begin at 5 pm with a cocktail reception serving lite bites and spirt samples. A bar will be available to purchase additional beverages with the proceeds going to Joshua Tree Retreat Center. MORE food will be served during our intermission as well as at the afterparty (all included in your ticket purchase of $39). Proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Desert and the Joshua Tree National Park Association.
Hope to see you at the party!
OUTSTANDING TWO DIMENTIONAL ARTIST
SUSAN KERNS
JOE ALVAREZ
CHLOE ALLRED
PATRICK HASSON
ZARA KAND
OUTSTANDING THREE DIMENTIONAL ARTIST
RON THERRIO
RIK LIVINGSTON
VICTORIA SEBANZ
JOHN HENSON
CYBELE ROWE
OUTSTANDING ART GALLERY
TAYLOR JUNCTION – PUNK ROCK MUSEUM, JOSHUA TREE
CHAPTER
29 PALMS ART GALLERY
SPACE TRUCKIN
OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHER
MITCH MILLER
MIKE REED
CARL RICE
PENELOPE VALENTINE
OUTSTANDING VIDEOGRAPHY/DOCUMENTARY
WENDY MCCOLM – FILM MAKER
TED MEYER – SHEEPDOGS
SPELLMAN DOWNER – VIDEOGRAPHER
JOSE GARCIA DAVIS & JOE ALVAREZ – CHICANO MOSES
CHASING THE LIGHT – JACO STRYDOM
WENDY MCCOLM – FILM MAKER
OUTSTANDING AMERICANA/FOLK ARTIST/GROUP
PAT & SUSAN KERNS
ROSA PULLMAN
SISTER JOHN ANGELA
BRAD BYRD
OUTSTANDING INSTRUMENTAL ARTIST/GROUP
LEE SCOTT
DANNY FRANKEL
Q.VARO
OUTSTANDING WORLD MUSIC ARTIST/GROUP
Q.VARO
LEE SCOTT
3RD EAR EXPERIENCE
PALO XANTO
JASMINE AND LORENZO
OUTSTANDING MUSIC EVENT
MORONGO VALLEY DAZE FESTIVAL
GRAM FEST AT JOSHUA TREE INN 2023
THE PALMS WONDER VALLEY – MULTIPLE EVENTS
OUTSTANDING ALBUM
GHOST RANCH – SON OF THE VELVET RAT
FLAMES OF DURGA (SELF TITLED)
EASY KEEPER – SISTER JOHN ANGELA
OUTSTANDING STUDIO
GIANT ROCK STUDIOS
RED BARN RECORDERS
GATOS TRAIL RECORDING
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG
“I WAS RIGHT, SHE WAS WRONG” LOUISE GOFFIN
“THESE TIMES” – THE STIFFTONES
“I NEED A CAR” PAUL MOELLER
“AN AI STOLE MY BABY” PERRY HOBERMAN
OUTSTANDING ROCK ARTIST/GROUP
KARMA DEALERS
CULT OF HELIOS
YUCCA MAN
MARIO LALLI & THE RUBBER SNAKE CHARMERS
OUTSTANDING FEMALE VOCALIST
ROSA PULLMAN
SHANNON NAVARRO
PAULINE PIASANO
LOUISE GOFFIN
OUTSTANDING MALE VOCALIST
JOE CITY GARCIA
JOSUA KJERSTAD
BIG DAVE JOHNSON
GENE EVARO JR.
OUTSTANDING THEATRICAL PERFORMER/FEMALE
LIYAN MCNELTIER
MIRI HUNTER
NADIA CLARK
ELIANA HICKS
OUTSTANDING THEATRICAL PERFORMER/MALE
SEAN WHEELER
PAT WALLIS
JERICHO MCNELTIER
GRAHAM COOLEY
OUTSTANDING INDOOR THEATRICAL PRODUCTION
HAY FESTIVAL/SLUMBER OF REASON
SPARKLE & SWAGGER
CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE – THE PALMS
TAPESTRY – MIL-TREE
OUTSTANDING OUTDOOR THEATRICAL STAGE PRODUCTION
BARRETT MARTIN ONE MAN SHOW JTNPA
CACTUS WINE EXPERIENCE
JOSHUA TREENIAL – BOXO PROJECTS
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR, THEATRICAL PRODUCTION
MIRI HUNTER
KEVIN BONE
CHRISTIAN CARMAGO
IAN FERRIS
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO ECOLOGY/CONSERVATION
MORONGO BASIN CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
HARRISON HOUSE
SKY’S THE LIMIT OBSERVATORY
OUTSTANDING DISPLAY OF LOCAL LOVE PERSON/GROUP
T. HAMMIDI
ROLO & TERRY CASTILLO
GLEN HARRIS
LAUREL SEIDL- GLASS OUTHOUSE
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO CULTURE
ROLO & TERRY CASTILLO
HARRISON HOUSE
JOSHUA TREE RETREAT CENTER FOR MENTAL PHYSICS
T. HAMMIDI
KEVIN BONE – THE PALMS
TRAIL BLAZER
JOSHUA TREE RETREAT CENTER FOR MENTAL PHYSICS
HARRISON HOUSE
HIGHWAY SANCTUARY
In addition, every year, the Joshua Tree team takes great consideration in identifying individuals / groups that we feel define the following two honors:
The Voice of Joshua Tree – individuals/organizations whose hard-earned community voice is signature to our desert, and/or exemplifies the collective principles of the community based on our hundreds of interaction throughout the year. Past recipients include musician, Victoria Williams, and Joshua Tree Music Festival Founder, Barnett English.
This year, we are proud to announce that we have chosen to celebrate Friends of Pioneertown, a gathering of like-minded individuals working collectively for the love and respect for their unique and wildly loved community.
The Legacy Honor – individuals who have left a beautiful and cherished footprint in their community. Previous recipients include Harriet Allan, co founder of the beloved Pappy and Harriet’s, and Kim Stringfellow, who has combined her gifts of storytelling, art, and research to capture for longevity, the unique history of our desert.
This year, we celebrate musician, entrepreneur, and recording engineer, David Catching. As co-founder of the world renown Rancho De La Luna, Catching has been a trailblazer and creative force that has brought major recording artists to our desert to experience its mystique and magic. While there are numerous quality recording studios in our area now, Catching was one of the first and has made Rancho De La Luna legendary.
We hope you will all join us in celebrating all of the honor nominees at the 2024 Joshuas Honors Gala.
