The Beatnik Lounge in Joshua Tree CA is, among other things, a gallery that puts on themed shows every month. A lot of my art over the last several years been created to fit in a particular Beatnik show. I’ve also done a bunch of Facebook event visuals for the shows from 2017 to the present, among which are these.
all photomontages © Bruce Carleton 2017-2023
![the January 2017 show [using the art of Rik Livingston (my co-host for this show) on the left and the Snake Lady of Saigon on the right]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/94a16606-738c-458e-abef-cd0020547a60/0d93c903-0f72-420f-8593-d36d42a49e0e_rw_1920.jpg?h=0ef33a2b4850c017db9ba41372022c36)
the January 2017 show [using the art of Rik Livingston (my co-host for this show) on the left and the Snake Lady of Saigon on the right]
![the February 2017 [repurposing the mango gal from “Who Itches Is Who Scratches”]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/94a16606-738c-458e-abef-cd0020547a60/772a7d4c-eead-4f92-9623-6d2363e27fbe_rw_1920.jpg?h=f50b1b325cc8d04fdf764d58a0a74b09)
the February 2017 [repurposing the mango gal from “Who Itches Is Who Scratches”]

the April 2017 show

the June 2017 show

the November 2017 show
![the February 2018 show [featuring Stella Ru, host of the event]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/94a16606-738c-458e-abef-cd0020547a60/47c8b7f9-dac4-4734-a14b-b6c990f31714_rw_1920.jpg?h=923ed8754b7acbfc5a1714247963dcb4)
the February 2018 show [featuring Stella Ru, host of the event]

the May 2019 show

the July 2020 show

the August 2020 show

the April 2021 show

the August, 2021 show

the November, 2021 show

the December, 2021 show

the January, 2022 show

the April, 2022 show

the May, 2022 show

the July, 2022 show

the September, 2022 show

the September, 2023 show

the December, 2023 show (with montage of John Lennon by Chris Leech)
