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TORTOISE SCULPTURES AND 80S CONCERT AT TORTOISE ROCK CASINO

In celebration of its one-year anniversary, Tortoise Rock Casino in Twentynine Palms unveiled two eye-catching new sculptures Tuesday outside of the casino at the corner of Adobe Road and Baseline Road. The spectacular 8-foot-tall metal tortoises were created by Ricardo Breceda of Temecula. Breceda also created the sculptures of bighorn sheep and the gold miner and donkeys on National Park Drive in Twentynine Palms. The tortoises are eight feet tall, eight feet wide, 10- and 12-feet long, and weigh almost 300 pounds each; it took Breceda three months to design and create them. The unveiling was in conjunction with the casino’s celebratory anniversary weekend, which kicked off last night with a free concert by the group Checker’d Past. With more on the concert—which repeats tonight—is managing editor Tami Roleff…

Tortoise sculpture by Ricardo Breceda at Tortoise Rock Casino
Tortoise sculpture by Ricardo Breceda at Tortoise Rock Casino

In case you missed them last night, or want to relive the crazy 80s one more time, tonight is the second of two concerts featuring the group Checker’d Past. The concert will feature all of the infamous ‘80s styles and fashion, along with the classic music from Duran Duran, Devo, Men at Work and more, for a fun and entertaining evening. The free concert starts at 8 p.m. on the outdoor stage at Tortoise Rock Casino in Twentynine Palms.

Reporting for Z107.7, this is managing editor Tami Roleff.

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