29 Palms Annual Weed Show

1. Sugar Bowl
Purple Glass - Arrangement using Museum Quality Purple glass as accessory

2. Sheep Hole Pass
Broken Purple Glass - Composition using Broken Purple glass

3. 29 Palms Art Gallery
Miniature 6x6x6 - 6x6x6 overall composition.

4. Chocolate Drop
Miniature 3x3x3 - 3x3x3 overall composition.

5. Four Corners
Composition using an item associated with travel or transportation as an accessory.

6. Old Schoolhouse
Composition using something associated with education as an accessory.

7. Historic Plaza
Composition using necessities of daily living as an accessory.

8. Oasis of Mara/JTNP
Composition using any element related to these areas as an accessory.

9. Gold Park
Composition using something related to mining or a gold color accessory.

10. Condor Field/Marine Corps Base
Oversized composition to be staged outside. (Any entry which exceeds the length, width, height, or weight limitations set out in the rules are placed outside.)

11. Knott's Sky Park
Kids 8 and under - Composition using any item used in play as an accessory.

12. Luckie Park
Kids 9 to 12 - Composition using any item from the above categories as an accessory.

The rules are really quite simple, but if you have any questions please contact the committee member at the telephone number or email address listed below.

1. Enter as many categories as you wish but you can only have ONE entry per category.

2. All compositions MUST include dried desert plants; it is a weed show after all.

3. Each entry MUST have an accessory to fit the category, as indicated in the category descriptions.

4. Only natural adhesives may be used to hold the entry together, i.e., clay, sand, sap, etc. (that means no hot glue, oasis foam, mortar, grout, etc.)

5. No artificial plants are allowed. No live or dead critters (or any parts thereof) allowed.

6. Your entry must be solid and stable enough to permit handling by a committee member. Only committee members will be allowed to reposition a display. Construction paper or mat board may be used to complement your entry.

7. Due to limited space in the museum, the maximum size for indoor entries is 20"x16" and no more than 24" high with a maximum weight limit of 10 lbs. Larger or heavier entries will automatically be staged outside and will be unattended. Each outside entry must be strong enough to withstand wind and weather.

8. Category 1 is an ARRANGEMENT which uses ONLY fresh plant material, not necessarily native plants.

9. All other categories are COMPOSITIONS which may include fresh desert plant material together with a dried desert plant in its natural state, that is, not varnished or painted. A composition can also use dried desert plants exclusively.

10. Category 11 and 12 are ONLY for children 12 years of age and under. Entries must conform with general rules. Children may enter any other category but will be judged with the adults.

11. Entries must be brought to the museum between the hours of 4:00 and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, November 1 or Saturday, November 2 from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Everything must be assembled and completed by 9:15 a.m. NO EXCEPTIONS. Judging is from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

12. The Weed Show is open to the public from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Sat (Nov 2) and 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sun (Nov 3). Entries must be picked up between 4:00 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov 3. Please, no early pickups. The Twentynine Palms Historical Society is not responsible for loss, damage or unclaimed entries.