Past Events

Archived Past Community Events

2008

January

Jan 12 Second Annual American Legion Post 853 Chili Cook-off. more info

Jan 14-16 Watercolor Workshop at Borrego Art Institute. more info

Jan 15 Educational Talk regarding the effort to designate Borrego Springs a dark-sky community. High School Library at 6:30 pm Co-sponsored by ABDNHA & ABFI. more info

Jan 15 Hearing Aid Health Care at the Woolcott Clinic, 655 Palm Canyon Dr. Call 888-550-5545 for an appointment.

Jan 15 USDA engineers meet with Borrego Springs Park Community Services District & the Borrego Water District

Jan 18 Boys & Girls Clubs Borrego Springs Golf Tournament at the Borrego Springs Resort. Check in at 10:30 am / Shot-gun start at 12 noon. more info or contact Lori Woosley at 760-788-7564.

Jan 19 Clean Up Borrego !! more info

Jan 26 Muriel Anderson at the Performing Arts Center more info

Jan 26 Borrego Springs Century Bicycle Event more info

Jan 26 10am - 2pm Car Wash Fundraiser - Borrego Springs High School AVID students are washing our community’s cars in an effort to raise funds for two very expensive academic trips planned this year. Show your support for our dedicated high school students and get your car washed at the same time. Where: The Mall. You’ll see students waving signs.

Jan 29 Community Sponsor Group public workshop on Borrego's community trails plan

Jan 30 Submission deadline for Second Annual Anza-Borrego Desert Photo Contest

Jan 31 San Diego City Ballet at the Performing Arts Center more info

February

Feb 02 College of Borrego Foundation BBQ and Western Concert

Feb 02 7:00 pm The House of Borrego Springs presents: a talk, slide & film screening and book signing with KIM STRINGFELLOW www.kimstringfellow.com at The Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center. FREE to the public

Artist, educator and author Kim Stringfellow will address the impact of the Salton Sea and the regional environment affecting Borrego Springs and the state park. A film screening of "Plagues and Pleasures of the Salton Sea" and a book signing of "Greetings from the Salton Sea" by author Kim Stringfellow will follow the talk.

Feb 8 Chamber Sundowner more info

Feb 8 - 9 Borrego Sings ! at the Performing Arts Center Cancelled

2007

January

Jan 27 - Borrego Century Desert Bike Ride

Jan 26 - Chamber Appreciation Breakfast

Jan 19 - 9th Annual Borrego Springs Golf Tournament

Jan 12 - Chamber Sundowner

February

Feb/Mar - First Transcontinental Mail Route Celebrations in 2007

Feb 23-28 - 1st Water Education Week

Feb 23 - 19th Annual Woolcott Memorial Tournament

Feb 16-18 - 1st Annual Desert Photo Awards Weekend

Feb 16 - Chamber Sundowner

Feb 11 - Soroptimist "Cupid's Capers" luncheon & fashion show

Feb 10-11 - 4th Annual Archeology Weekend

Feb 9-10 - 16th Annual "Borrego Sings"

Feb 7 - Desert Photo Contest - Entry Deadline

Feb 2-4 - Winter Cycling Camp

March

Mar 30-31 - 4th Annual Desert Home Care Golf Tournament - call 760-767-0041 for details

March 24-25 - 18th Annual Circle of Art Show

March 25 - 9th Annual Desert Garden Tour

Mar 12 - Mar 23 - Road Closure Advisory

March 19 - Wine Tasting for the Performing Arts - An Evening with the Stars.

Tickets can be purchased at: Desert Robin, Borrego Outfitters and ABDNHA.

March 11-18 - Borrego Plein Air Invitational

Mar 17 - 3rd Annual Kiwanis Golf Classic - call 760-767-3202 for details

Mar 16 - 18 - California Geographical Society Conference

March 10 - 32nd Annual Borrego Springs Art Guild Faire- call 760-767-4586 for details

Mar 10 - 4th Annual College of Borrego Foundation BBQ & Western Concert -

call 760-767-4525 for details

Mar 10 - 24th Annual Community Health Fair "The Art of Healthy Living"

March 9 - Chamber Sundowner

Mar 5 - Borrego Days Desert Festival planning meeting

Mar 4 - 23rd Soroptimist Home Tour

April

Apr 20 - Chamber Sundowner

Apr 12 - Revitalization Kick-off

Apr 7 - Peg Leg Liars' Contest

May

May 18 - Chamber Sundowner - 5-8 pm

May 14 - 16 - Plein Air Art Workshop with Saim Caglayan

May 4 - 6 - Re-enactment Mule & Horse Ride (Overland Mail 150th Anniversary 1857-2007)

May 5 - Cinco de Mayo

June

June 19-30 - Registration for Annual Summer Reading Program - call 760-767-5761

June 17 - Father's Day Breakfast at American Legion Post - RSVP 760-767-4001

June 13 - Book Discussion - 6 - 7 pm at Library - call 760-767-5761

June 8 - Chamber Sundowner - Ice Cream Social - 5 - 7pm @ Chamber Building

June 8-10 - Desert Animal Extravaganza - call 760-767-4063

July

July 7 - Reading & Book Signing

July 20 - Chamber Sundowner

July 27-28 - Junior Performing Arts - call 760-767-5158 or 760-271-7517

August

Aug 21 - Chamber Sundowner

Aug 25 - Cosmic Cover Up

September

Sep 21 - Sundowner at Borrego Valley Inn

October

Oct 10 - Library Book discussion Group - call 767-5761

Oct 18, Borrego Springs Art Guild Luncheon, noon, de Anza Country Club, "Show and Tell", reservations please. Call Lorraine at 767-4737.

Oct 18-21 - Borrego Akrofest at the Borrego Valley Airport. Practice and Registration on Thursday Oct 18th. Contest on Friday and Saturday, Oct 19th & 20th.

Oct 19 - Sundowner - at the Airport. 5 to 7 pm, classic car show, static display of aerobatic planes, music, full dinner, dessert, cash bar, raffle and door prizes including 3 flights valued at $350 each.

Oct 20 - Salton Sea Century Bike Ride

Oct 26-28 - 42nd Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival

November

Nov 11, Sun., 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. BORREGO HISTORY PRESERVATION DAY - You are invited to visit the Old Borego Townsite on History Preservation Day sponsored by the Borrego Civic Foundation and ABDNHA.

Nov 15, Borrego Springs Art Guild Luncheon, noon, de Anza Country Club. Guest speaker is renown potter David Salk. Call Beth 767-5303.
November 15th, 7:30 P.M. San Diego Opera, Thursday, Performing Arts Center. Visit: www.bspac.us

Nov 16 - Sundowner

Nov 23, 7:30 pm - Northern Sky Travelogue, Friday, Join popular astronomer and sky photographer Dennis Mammana for a tour of the magnificent northern sky. Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center. Limited seating. Free to members, $5 for non-members.

Nov 30, 5 - 7:30 pm - Hot Shopping on Chili Nights - Do Your Holiday Shopping With Borrego's Unique & Fantastic Retailers! Free entry into Raffles at each retailer! Look for your Holiday Passport in your mailbox soon!

December

Dec 1, 7:30 pm - Jacqueline Silver, Pianist, Saturday, Performing Arts Center. Visit: www.bspac.us

Dec 8, 4 - 7 pm - Annual Chili Fest, Saturday, Enjoy a bounteous sampling of South of the Border cuisine --- homemade chilis, corn bread, and dessert. Then get your holiday shopping done! Visit www.abdnha.org

Dec 13 Borrego Springs Art Guild Luncheon, noon, de Anza Country Club. Christmas party, "Best holiday wearable art contest" Reservations please, call Beth 767-5303.

Dec 15 Annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Festival. St Richards Catholic Church.

Dec 15 4 - 8pm The House of Borrego Open House

Dec 15 8 am - Noon - ABI Workshop "Success in a Photo Contest", Saturday, Borrego Art Institute. Get tips on creative techniques to help you take winning photos from professional photographers Dennis Mammana and Paul Johnson. Visit: www.theabf.org
Dec 15 7:30 pm - Gobi: The Other Desert, Saturday, Performing Arts Center. State Park Superintendent Mark Jorgensen shares images and experiences from his recent exploration of Ikh Nartiin Chuluu Nature Preserve, our "sister park" in the remote Gobi Desert of Mongolia.

Dec 21 5 - 7 pm Sundowner at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center. Click here for details.

Dec 28 Library Happy Hour 9am - 4 pm Call 760-767-5761

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2006

17th Annual Circle-of-Art - March

Cinco de Mayo - May 6

Summer Solstice Celebration - June 24

41st Annual Borrego Days - Oct 27-29

2nd Annual Music Festival - Oct 28

Modern II - Nov 11

Chamber Sundowner - Dec 15

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