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Screening of the Mojave Phone Booth on September 30, 2024 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room, Bell Center. Free and we will supply the popcorn!

Thanks to director John Putch, Mojave Month at CMC is hosting a special screening of his 2006 film, Mojave Phone Booth. His feature film has a storyline that revolves around the legendary phone booth in the Mojave Desert that was eventually removed by National Park Service personnel at the Mojave National Preserve. The phone booth, originally erected for those working the cinder mines nearby, became an internet sensation, with people calling the booth from around the world hoping to speak with whomever happened to be out in the desert accepting calls.

Mojave Mondays: More Movies

September 23, 2024 at 7pm: Of Men & Bombs, a rare public screening of a special cut of the award-winning project that began as “Scrapper,” a 2011 documentary about the scrapper community around Niland on the east side of the Salton Sea where residents make their living through gathering “scrap” from the bombing range in the Chocolate Mountains. The screening features an introduction and Q&A with the film’s writer and co-producer, Michael DiGregorio, desert journalist and former editor of Hustler magazine.

Tentative: October 7, Mojave Mondays: Screening: Amargosa, the inspirational story of Marta Becket, the creator and spirit of the iconic Amargosa Opera House and the revival of the town of Death Valley Junction.

Thursday, October 10, 5:30 p.m.: CMC Foundation's Presidents' Circle and reception for Paul & Jane Smith Desert Studies Collection donation to Greenleaf Library.

Featuring a screening of The Real Desert (Southwest Stories) television episode filmed at the 29 Palms Inn, including interviews with Jane Smith, Pat Flanagan, and Vickie Waite. Contact CMCF for more details or to RSVP.

Many of our Mojave Month Lectures are available through CMC's Community Education Program. See the whole offering for Fall 2024 on our website.