pioneertown-gazette

Search the Gazette

Meaning-based search across upcoming events, local businesses, and published articles. Use this first for open-ended questions such as "live music this weekend", "where to get breakfast in Joshua Tree", or "stories about the Pipes Canyon fire". For precise filtering by date, category, or region, use list_events, list_businesses, or list_articles instead.

List upcoming events

Chronological listing of individual event dates (a recurring series appears once per date). Filter by date window, category, region, price, or keyword. Defaults to everything from now on. For one venue’s calendar, call get_business instead.

Get one event

Full detail for a single event series by slug: description, every upcoming date, venue, address, performers, price, and ticket link.

List businesses and venues

Directory of local businesses — restaurants, bars, shops, galleries, lodging, venues. Filter by type, region, or keyword. Only active listings are returned.

Get one business

Full detail for a business by slug: description, address, contact, opening hours, and its upcoming events.

List articles

Published Gazette journalism and guides, newest first. Filter by keyword, category, region, or publication window. Returns headlines and excerpts — call get_article for the full text.

Get one article

Full markdown text of a published article, with byline, categories, and image.

List classes and workshops

Upcoming class and workshop sessions in chronological order — yoga, ceramics, desert skills, and similar. Filter by date window, region, host, or keyword.

List regions covered

The towns and areas the Gazette covers, with their slugs. Call this before using a regionSlugs filter, and to check whether a place is inside the coverage area.

List films with a local connection

Movies shot in or connected to the Pioneertown area, with the Gazette notes on that connection and where to watch.