BY EMILY RAND

BY DAVID JAMES HEISS

BY DAVID JAMES HEISS

BY HELEN ENRIQUEZ AND NANCY CARROLL

The whimsical works of Dutch artist Bjorn Wiinblad are on display as part of the Edward-Dean Museum’s newest exhibition “Touch of Magic: Life and Work of Bjorn Wiinblad,” featuring his charming characters.

Over the last year-and-a-half, the Banning Library District and the Friends of Banning Library have come together to produce a series of mini-documentaries, “Exploring the Pass,” about important places and events in the San Gorgonio Pass region.

BY BEVERLY RASHIDD

BY PAUL PRADO

Last weekend Gilman Ranch hosted its ninth Annual Wild West Festival and Art Show.

Beaver Creek could be Anytown in the Pass area.

After an almost two-year absence, the Annual Stagecoach Days Parade was held in Banning on Sept. 10.

Last weekend the Banning Stagecoach Days Rodeo returned to Dysart Equestrian Park in Banning.

Fred Gear, a 45-year-old artist who recently moved to Banning from Georgia, painted the mural “The Medicine Wheel” at the intersection of Ramsey and First streets.

On Aug. 7, the independent films of the Prestige Film Festival were viewed from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. at the Fox Cineplex on Ramsey Street in Banning.

On Aug. 6 and 7 the premier Prestige Film Festival took place in Banning.

After a year-long forced hiatus in light of the pandemic, the Playhouse Bowl returns for its traditional August Evenings in the Park summer concert series, with an added bonus of an additional concert in September.

BY DAVID JAMES HEISS

BY DAVID JAMES HEISS

The San Gorgonio Ballet will host a grand opening of its new facility on Saturday, July 24, starting at 6 p.m.

BY BEVERLY RASHIDD

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…