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Joshua Tree Improv & Stand-Up presents “I HEART MYSELF” Improv Stand...
Sunday August 20, 2017, 1-4pm at
RAINBOW STEW, 55509 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
Laugh and have fun with us!
TAMI WOOD will teach life skills through...
Goldy McJohn, Locals and Legends Tribute and Benefit Concert
September 1st, 6 pm – 10 pm at Big Rock Pub
By Lisa Morgan
We were deeply saddened to announce the passing of Goldy McJohn, Founding...
Desert Pirates – Storming The Coachella Valley With Original Hip Hop
By Esther Sanchez
Having just dropped their new EP, Setting Sail, this past April, these Coachella Valley Music Award nominees are starting to book shows...
Backstage Jazz, Ronnie King & John Stanley King received Pioneer Award...
BY PATTE PURCELL
I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate two brothers who have expanded the musical footprint of the desert, Ronnie King and...
TRIBESMEN PERFORM FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 at CLUB 5
By Noe Gutierrez
2017 Coachella Valley Music Award for ‘Best Instrumental Artist’
“We weren’t able to attend the awards and we were stoked when we found...
JULIANA HATFIELD “Pussycat” (American Laundromat Records)
BY ELENI P. AUSTIN
The recent Presidential election was a shocking surprise to millions of Americans, (well, at least three million). Suddenly, nothing could be...
SCOTT DOTEN – Driving Art Home
By Angela Romeo
I cannot deny that I have an affinity for any art project that is so far out of the box it is...
Summer Safety for Fido!
BY JANET McAFEE
As the scorching Coachella Valley summer continues, we need to take extra precautions to protect our 4-legged family members. The summer heat...
An August Line of Refreshers
BY RICK RIOZZA
Welcome back folks to Coachella’s writing wine bar. Our last couple of columns centered on the refreshment of gin and its stable...
ACQUA CALIFORNIA BISTRO OPENS AT THE RIVER
Acqua joins a stellar line-up of restaurants at Rancho Mirage’s premiere entertainment and dining destination
BY DENISE ORTUNO NEIL
The River has warmly welcomed the opening...
LICENSE TO THRILL!
BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS
NOW PLAYING:
ATOMIC BLONDE
Is anyone more deserving than Charlize Theron to be crowned Hollywood's next action hero? Consider “Atomic Blonde” if...
Family Matters
Book Review by Heidi Simmons
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Right Behind You
by Lisa Gardner – Fiction
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Family should always have your back. But, not so they can better stab you!...
A Back-to-School Special
When I was younger I hated all the back-to-school commercials. They were a dreaded reminder that summer was over and pretty soon, I’d be...
Article: The Flight of the Sunbirds
BY BRUCE CATHCART
It has been a long, hot summer in the Coachella Valley so far this year with daytime temperatures exceeding 120 degrees in...
Back to School!
By Haddon Libby
Historically, August has been a time for family vacations for many of us. Why then are so many elementary and high schools...
ATTORNEY EXPOSES MISTAKES INSURANCE CO’S WANT YOU TO MAKE MISTAKES DECREASE...
At The Scene:
They do not want the victim to use their cell phone and takes picture of the cars, witnesses, parties, insurance cards, CDL,...
Bet the Dodgers To Break Mariners Record?
By Flint Wheeler
The Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves standing head and shoulders above the rest of the sport in terms of both wins and...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of August 10
© Copyright 2017 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I hope you're making wise use of the surging fertility that has been...
Bikram Yoga Yoga El Paseo Gets an Unexpected Make-over
While some valley residents are used to Ann Marie Palma looking in their mouth, others are accustomed to her watching them pose in the...
Kitchen Meditation
By Sunny Simon
I don’t meditate in the traditional sense of the word. Despite repeated efforts, I have never succeeded in establishing inner peace by...
Suicide Is Permanent: Everyone Can Intervene
By Noe Gutierrez
With the recent loss of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington and Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, the public health issue pandemic that is suicide has...
Hollywood filmmaker partners with iRecover Treatment Centers to help battle the...
Drug overdoses kill more Americans than car accidents and gun related deaths a year. The numbers are tragic and they’re getting worse. This is...
Losing A Child To Suicide
By Noe Gutierrez
On November 23, 2014, Palm Spring’s based world champion boxer Mia St. John lost her 24 year old son Julian to suicide....
Holistic Health Coach & Lifestyle Practitioner Leads by Example
by Craig Michaels
Love Your Life Healthy - is not only the name of her business but an example she sets every day. Dipika Patel,...
Modernism Week Announces Fall Preview 2017 Schedule
Weekend Provides Sample of February Festival Activities Including Tours, Educational Programs, and Receptions
Modernism Week’s 2017 Fall Preview has now been expanded to four days...
Desert Town Hall Speakers Confirmed for 2018
By Chris Clemens
Desert Town Hall, presented by The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, today announced the confirmed speakers for the 2018 season. Now...
A Breaking Wind
An entire plane was evacuated this week after a passenger passed gas. Apparently, the smell was so bad that it made people sick, and...
Art & Love: Thomas & Amara Alban
By Angela Romeo
Artists seem to find each other. Thomas and Amara Alban grew up in Savannah Georgia. They began their artistic collaboration in 1998....
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING SUPERSTAR OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN WILL BE PERFORMING HER HITS...
Olivia Newton-John’s appeal is timeless. With a career spanning more than five decades she is still a vibrant, creative individual adored by fans around...
SPOTLIGHT 29 CASINO PROUDLY PRESENTS TOWER OF POWER
Saturday, September 30 at 8 p.m.
Spotlight 29 Casino is proud to present Tower of Power on Saturday, September 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets go...
Glen Campbell “Adios” (UMe/UMG Recordings)
By Eleni P. Austin
There’s such a finality to the word “goodbye.”
Farewell, so long, even adieu and cheerio feel less permanent. Adios feels slightly less...
FRANKIE SAYS “AB 485 HELPS PUPPY MILL DOGS!”
By Janet McAfee
His feet were sore and swollen from standing on the wire mesh of his cage in the sweltering garage. The dog could...
Chilled Gin Gems!
By Rick Riozza
Last time we whooped it up by clearing off our venerable wine bar and setting up generous ideas for you gin lovers...
Murph’s Gaslight Now Serving Weekend Breakfast
By Denise Ortuno-Neil
Murph’s Gaslight in Bermuda Dunes, famous for off the chart delicious Pan Fried Chicken, is now serving breakfast on Saturday’s and Sunday’s...
WHEN SURVIVAL WAS VICTORY
by Robin E. Simmons
CVW#276
NOW PLAYING:
DUNKIRK
“Soldiers of the West Front! Dunkirk has fallen … with it has ended the greatest battle in world history. Soldiers!...
Poetic Resonance
Book Review by Heidi Simmons
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The Teeth of the Comb
by Osama Alomar - Stories
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Casualties of the Syrian Civil War are estimated at 450,000. As if...
NDR Tile – Service Before Self!
Service Before Self is something we learn early in the fire service. It's one of many virtues I love about the fire service. Unselfish...
FOOD: THE DANGER ZONE
BY HADDON LIBBY
August is hot. It is a time of year when many of us enjoy outdoor picnics or barbecues with family and friends....
DO NOT HIRE AN ACCIDENT LAWYER UNTIL YOU READ THIS:
The odds are that you or a loved one will be in an auto accident....sometime. Now what do you do and what does the...
USC – A Betting Perspective
By Flint Wheeler
Southern Cal’s Trojans hope to ride the momentum of last season’s great finish into this season, which they’ll begin as the betting...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2017 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In my astrological opinion, your life in the coming days should draw inspiration from the ancient...
PEACEFUL DECISIONS
By Bronwyn Ison
Have you ever thought about how many decisions you have to make each day? If you take a moment to ponder how...
Rake In The Rewards
By Dr. Maria Lombardo
We often hear patients complain that the cost of doing the cosmetic procedures they want is more expensive than they feel...
Before You Leave for Vacation, Unplug
By Sunny Simon
Stopping for a moment to put down my summer beach read and rest my eyes, I scanned the activity around the resort’s...
CV Music Awards Hero: Ken Hanna – Owner of Big Rock...
By Tricia Witkower
At CV Weekly, we live and breathe music and entertainment. In that arena, we have many heroes those we admire for their...
CV Music Awards Hero: Vincent Battaglia – Renova Solar
By Tricia Witkower
He·ro (noun) a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
When the Riviera Palm Springs experienced an...
CV Music Awards Hero: Todd “TK” Killiam – Program Director for...
By Morgan James
When tragedy struck at The Coachella Valley Music Awards last month, a hero stood up and immediately began a Generosity campaign to...
CV Music Awards Hero: Julie Montante – Owner of PSA Organica
By Avery Wood
P.S.A Organica, a popular medicinal marijuana dispensary in Palm Springs, calls itself ‘A Collective That Cares,’ and the truth in this statement...