BY DAVID JAMES HEISS

Banning’s signature events will take place in some sort of amended fashion this year.

COVID-19 may have kept visitors from enjoying treats of cherry pies and samples of cherry cheesecake, but it did not deter supporters from coming out to participate in the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Rotary Club’s Cherries Jubilee event and fundraising spaghetti pickup dinner.

BY DAVID JAMES HEISS

Celebrity chef Fabio Viviani will bring his passion for incredible food and his world-renowned reputation for elevated hospitality to the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa.

BY BEVERLY RASHIDD

The Cultural Alliance of the Pass has adopted the theme ‘Keep the Arts Alive’ as it takes steps to welcome the Pass area back to fine art at its Banning Art Gallery, the only privately owned nonprofit fine arts gallery in this area.

After a challenging year of pandemic ups and downs, The Cultural Alliance of the Pass is reopening the Banning Art Gallery.

The Edward-Dean Museum has reopened, and its grounds and exhibition hall is open to the public.

We’re back.

Catch A Star Theatrical (CAST) Players, Beaumont's community theater, was recently notified that four of its productions in 2019 had been judged as deserving of awards for "Excellence in Theatre" by the Inland Theatre League (ITL), an association of 54 community theaters throughout the Inlan…

The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals, which were earlier postponed until October because of the growing spread of coronavirus, have been canceled for 2020.

Homeschooled Brothers Nathan and Ayden Poleynard of Beaumont’s Mission Vista Academy, and Roni Vis of Inspire Charter School were among those receiving recognition during the fifth week of “Art Connects” visual arts competition, sponsored by the Riverside County Office of Education.

Toti’s Art Studio’s young artists continue on with their art projects while trying to make sense of no school and sheltering in place.

The show must go on, and the Mt. San Jacinto College Art Gallery will not disappoint when it presents its annual Student Exhibition in the college’s new online gallery on Monday, April 27.

D’Place Entertainment is making available one of the simple pleasures that makes movie night an event: freshly popped movie theater popcorn.

The Morongo peoples and local tribes paved the way and set the standard for sustainability, led in part by support from a Supreme Court ruling that established gaming rights on tribal lands.

The Banning Art Gallery will exhibit unique artwork of Tysen Knight on March 3.

Cold damp weather did not deter hundreds of visitors from enjoying the samples of breads, cheeses, olive oils, kombuchas, shrubs and other fermented food and drink Last weekend as Highland Springs Ranch held its annual Sourdough Festival in Cherry Valley.

Many may not immediately “see” an immediate connection between art and science.

The Yucaipa Performing Arts Center has announced its early spring programs, which include modern folk music, classic cello, rock & roll and jazz performers.

Open auditions for LifeHouse Theater’s original musical “Little Women,” will be Thursday, Feb. 27, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church Street, Redlands. Auditions will be held on a first come-first served basis and those auditioning must be at least 10 years of age. Ro…

The Banning Art Gallery is currently hosting the art of Robert LeDuc and David Patrick.

“The Girl in the Freudian Slip,” a lighthearted comedy by William F. Smith, is the next offering from Catch A Star Theatrical (CAST) Players, Beaumont's community theater.

The Morongo Casino Resort & Spa announced the recent completion of a sweeping renovation project that has transformed the heart of the property by adding elegant new décor and amenities throughout the casino floor, including new bars and three distinctive new restaurants.

The biggest fans can celebrate the biggest game of the year with former NFL greats at Morongo’s Super Sunday festivities, set for Sunday, Feb. 2.

Dick Meinhold and Bethany Schultz have seen the success of the CAST Players’ summer youth drama camp at the Woman’s Club.

Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans, star of such blockbuster comedies as “White Chicks,” “Scary Movie,” and “Fifty Shades of Black,” is set to bring his stand-up comedy show to the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa on Friday, March 20.

Shake off the winter chill and warm up your writing revision skills at Inlandia’s Palm Desert Boot Camp for Writers with Natasha Sajé, Saturday, Jan. 4 at 10 a.m.

Inlandia Institute invites you to celebrate and learn about the area’s Native American connection and genízaro pioneers on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 1:30 p.m. at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts in Riverside.

For more than 30 years,Amir Zaki has been intrigued with skateboard parks.

Delightful books with colorful art and stories that stir imaginations encompass a long table and line shelves at the Cherry Valley Children’s Books store.

There were no frosted window panes and flickering lights, but lots of children’s fingers were covered in whipped cream as they made gingerbread houses (out of graham crackers), usually with the steadier hands of their parents.

Just in time to contribute to the destinations of market night visitors, The Haven Café and Catering invites the public to its grand re-opening at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20, and expects to be open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

It was a cold rainy night on Friday, Dec. 6 at The Cherry Valley Grange and Chelsea Leitner and two of her children had the right idea.

The Sons of Norway Soldalen Lodge, a non-profit organization devoted to the study of Norwegian culture and heritage, invites you to come and share Christmas traditions in the forms of customary foods, song, and dance on Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. at the Joslyn Senior Center, 21 Grant St., Redlands.

Santa Claus is going to be tired this weekend.

Christmas at Gilman Ranch, holiday festivities at Dorothy Ramon and Toti’s Studio

The Mt. San Jacinto College Photography Department will host a free exhibit of the best photos created by its advanced photography students from Dec. 10 to 12.

As the Beaumont Spirit Run is on hiatus, Pass area residents can still participate in a competitive 5k and raise funds for charity.

Beaumont’s Holiday Light parade will be taking a different route this year as it entertains the crowds along Beaumont Avenue on Saturday night, Dec. 14.

When Banning historian and musician Bill Bell sees poetry from Edythe Hope Genee, he hears music.

The Mt. San Jacinto College Art Gallery, California Family Life Center and Worth Visual Arts are proud to present a.r.t.e.r.y.ʼs The Eclipse Project exhibit from now through Dec. 5 at the college’s San Jacinto Campus.