By Heidi Simmons
Something about summer reading makes me feel relaxed. It’s as if I’m on holiday even if I never leave home.
The idea of choosing a book with an immersive story that can take you far, far away to a distant world with new and fascinating characters, is for me, like being on an exotic vacation and making interesting...
By Dee Jae Cox
The word farce is a noun and defined as a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations. Mistaken identities, men in dresses and unexpected visitors are prerequisites.
‘Love, Sex and the IRS,’ currently in production at Desert Theatreworks, directed by Lance Phillips-Martinez, written by Jane Milmore and Billy...
By Haddon Libby
On the first day of summer, temperatures in the Coachella Valley surpassed 120 degrees.
Despite these scorching temperatures, two ‘rocket scientists’ decided to hike the Bump and Grind Trail. It was so hot at the time of their 911 call that a rescue helicopter could not be safely dispatched to airlift them to safety. As such, the fire...
By Dale Gribow
When arrested for a DUI your physical CDL is taken from you and you receive a pink piece of paper which is a temporary driver's license good for 30 days. Within the paper is a warning that you and or your attorney have 10 days from the arrest date to request a DMV hearing. Failure to do...
FG Creative (FGC), Inc., a leading full-service branding, marketing, advertising, social media, website development, and public relations firm, officially announced today the addition of several new clients. Joining the award-winning agency’s roster since late 2015 and of recent are Dr. Carreon Foundation, Desert Cancer Foundation, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, The Academy of Musical Performance,...
Ice Cubes, Ice Cream or Ice Water is certainly what we need with this heat! It’s important to keep your cool during this dangerous hot spell were having reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Here’s a few tips:
Stay hydrated! The more hydrated you are, the more effective your body will be at keeping you cool. Drink water – not fizzy...
By Flint Wheeler
It may have arrived in controversial fashion but Dustin Johnson described his first major triumph at the U.S. Open as a "monkey off his back." The new world No. 3 overcame a one-stroke penalty awarded in bizarre fashion to secure a three-shot victory at Oakmont. Johnson called an official while on the fifth green during his final...
Week of June 23
© Copyright 2016 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "The past lives on in art and memory," writes author Margaret Drabble, "but it is not static: it shifts and changes as the present throws its shadow backwards." That's a fertile thought for you to meditate on during the coming weeks, Aries. Why? Because your history will be...
By Bronwyn Ison
Do you feel as though you cannot complete your multiple tasks throughout the day? You are not alone. Most people feel overwhelmed by their to-do lists. It is possible you feel frantic and are wondering how you can get everything accomplished. Breathe and stay composed. Think about how you can make better use of your time?
What is...
By Dr. Peter Kadile
My last article was about heat related illness. As I’m writing the column for this week, it’s 122 degrees outside, so I thought it would be important to again educate you about surviving in this heat.
The most important thing to do would be to stay indoors. If you don’t have to be outside than don’t go....
Dear Jenny,
I have an amazing boyfriend! We get along so well and like to do most of the same things. The only problem is that sometimes, actually most of the time, he tells me that I am crowding him. He has told me that I call him too much, can you imagine? And he has told me that we...
By Sunny Simon
Summer has arrived in the Coachella Valley. Those of us who haven’t closed up shop and headed to the beach, set sails for an ocean cruise or rented a chalet high in the mountains, are planted on the desert floor dealing with consistent triple digits. This day-after-day season of blazing hot sun and blowing air conditioners is...
"It's all for you I do this. It's how you want me, trust me. It's all waiting inside: love, compassion, a deeper understanding of self and a shift from the animal brain to a compassionate mind; accepting love and owning your actions. It's all there in that bottle too: freedom, no pain, a voice to be heard, a confidence...
By Kristy Kneiding
The Living Desert is commemorating the longest day of the year by celebrating the longest-necked animal during World Giraffe Day, Tuesday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The celebration includes special giraffe keeper chats, arts and crafts, giraffe feedings, a 20 percent discount on giraffe merchandise in the shops and more. Plus, guests who wear giraffe...
Sandscapes sculptors to build sand sculpture over three days leading up to the event on July 2, 2016
Spa Resort Casino will display a finished Sandscapes sand sculpture, which will be three days in the making, at Sandsational Summer, an outdoor festival with delicious food, drink, and live entertainment on July 2, 2016, at the corner of N. Indian Canyon and...
By Tracy Dietlin
Welcome to my new column Publisher’s Pick. Over the last 4 years, I have had many occasions where I was at a restaurant, event or show and I was extremely impressed and wanted to write something about it and share it with my readers, however, I didn’t have time to write a full article about it and...
By Morgan James
Inspiring, award-winning, ultra-creative soul, Giselle Woo, has taken on the role of showcasing other talented musical artists as Music Director at KCOD, yet all the while continuing to strengthen and cultivate her own songs and performances. This incredibly talented songbird completely moves any crowd she faces with her powerful, yet delicate, presence. Her words are sung with...
By Slim Man
Hello there you Good-Looking People of Slimness!
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Slim Man. You might not know about me (most people don’t!) but I’m a jazz singer, songwriter, and I’ve just finished my first cookbook, “Slim Man Cooks”.
I’ve been in Palm Springs for about 2 years. I’m just getting to know the place....
The summer nights at the Indio Performing Arts Center (IPAC) just got hotter with the announcement of the Tierra concert. RR Class Act proudly presents, Tierra with special guest Michael D'Angelo Friday June 24, 2016.
Brothers Rudy and Steve Salas are the founding members of Tiera and recorded their self-titled debut album in 1973. By the 1980’s, Tierra began claiming...
JUNE 23, 24, 25 - JULY 21, 22, 23 - AUGUST 25, 26,27
The Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre’s (CVRep) in association with Bill Saitta present their 1st Annual Summer Jazz Series set for JUNE 23, 24, 25 - JULY 21, 22, 23 (Mini Jazz Series) and AUGUST 25, 26, 27, 2016.
The CVRep SUMMER JAZZ SERIES will kick off with jazz...
By Eleni P. Austin
In 2007 Tom Petty released a career defining documentary, “Runnin’ Down A Dream,” directed by ‘70s film auteur, Peter Bogdanovich (“Last Picture Show,” “Paper Moon” “What’s Up Doc?”). Clocking in at a little over four hours, it charted Tom Petty’s journey from his Florida childhood, his bar band beginnings and his 30 years fronting Tom Petty...
By Angela Romeo
Arte Vita Gallery is located in the burgeoning art district of Perez Road in Cathedral City. The gallery shares space with Belgian design firm, Joannes Lucas. The gallery is presently featuring Something is About to Change, selected works from the estate of Canadian artist Gerald Zeldin. “These works are stunning examples of the talent of Gerald Zeldin,”...
By Janet McAfee
As a general rule, you should not feed your dog people food, in spite of his pleading looks at the dinner table. Several foods are extremely toxic to dogs including onions, chocolate, grapes, raisins, processed foods, garlic, macadamia nuts, avocados, and unbaked bread dough. Xylitol artificial sweetener, used in sugar free gum and candy, can also be...
By Rick Riozza
Traditionally, the wine business was geared to men; both as to wine and accoutrement. Thank God there’s a new wide world of wine where everyone is included. Truly, the stats are out that female millennials are fast becoming the largest block of wine buyers in the U.S.!
Indeed, dad may have been the one who influenced the next...
By Tracy Dietlin
If it weren't for Restaurant Week we may have never discovered Melange, a hidden gem located on Caleo Bay in La Quinta.
This fabulous little restaurant is located inside The Chateau at Lake La Quinta, a 24 room bed and breakfast that sits on Lake La Quinta. Upon entering I was immediately impressed with the ambience that included...
Award-winning, Professional Coachella Valley Theater Company Gearing Up for Next Season
Coyote StageWorks, the award-winning Actors’ Equity professional theater company, will be the recipient of a significant matching gift in support of their upcoming season.
Nine-time Emmy Award-winning television producer and writer David Lee, best known for Frasier, Wings, and Cheers, has generously offered to match all gifts up to $30,000...
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW PLAYING:
WARCRAFT
In the works for over a decade, Legendary Pictures' big budget ($180 mil) “WARCRAFT,” is a 3D epic adventure of the world-bashing game that does justice to Blizzard Entertainment's multi-player online video game that, over the years, has enlisted an enthusiastic global virtual army of semi-obsessed players. Director Duncan Jones (David Bowie’s son) – an...
By Heidi Simmons
My father loves to read about history. This makes it fun and easy for me to choose a good book for Father’s Day. Historical nonfiction is some of the most fascinating, compelling and entertaining reading on the shelves today. More often than not, this genre reads better than fiction.
If your dad doesn’t have a thing for history,...
By Haddon Libby
The attack at the LGBTQ club in Orlando last week was a hate crime undertaken by a deeply disturbed Muslim man. Despite a casualty count of more than 100 people, this horrific event equates to less than 2% of all hate crimes in the United States in a year.
The FBI reported 6,727 hate crimes in the United...
By Dale Gribow
CALL POLICE: You often need the police report to establish liability
WAITING TO LONG TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY: Once evidence gets cold or destroyed it makes it difficult to get maximum value on your case.
DO NOT HIDE PRIOR ACCIDENTS FROM YOUR LAWYER: The insurance company has extensive data bases and will find prior accidents and your hiding them...
How did this happened again? Anger, sadness and a tremendous feeling of disappointment and let down, I never thought I’d be writing an article of this nature. Run, Hide or Fight? Surviving An Active Shooter in the United States of America. What’s happened to us?
Being able to protect yourself in an active shooter situation begins with having a good...
By Doug Morin
Executive Director, Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine, Indio
American men, on average, die almost 5 years earlier than women but, according to the Centers for Disease Control, women are 100% more likely to visit the doctor for annual examinations and preventive services than men. That’s food for thought! Here are some ideas you men can adopt to help...
By Flint Wheeler
This weekend the world's best golfers will head to Oakmont Country Club, widely regarded as the toughest course in the country, for the 2016 US Open.
Oakmont takes a long, tough course with greens made of glass along with 6-8 inch deep rough. The last time the USGA got a hold of Oakmont for the US Open, back...
Week of June 16
© Copyright 2016 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The coming months will be a favorable time to boost your skills as a cagey warrior. I don't mean you should push people around and get into lots of fights. Rather, the goal is for you to harness your aggressiveness constructively and to wield your willpower with maximum...
By Bronwyn Ison
Soulfully “Digging Deep” sounds intense, doesn’t it? This may be just what your soul is ordering. Dig deep, get raw and get to know one self. Ahhh, but of course, you already know who you are. You have it resolved and feel reassured with whom you are. All right, I cannot say we’re all lost, feeling empty...
By Sunny Simon
On a recent vacation getaway my husband and I stopped at a popular bistro for dinner. We had eaten there before and enjoyed the menu offerings and casual atmosphere. Upon our arrival, we knew something had changed. Our first hint was the total chaos at the check-in desk. Three hostesses, each with their own seating system scurried...
By Rich Henrich
Sound the horns! Call in the jesters…the sons of Gondor have returned! You will be hard pressed to find anyone as proud to call the Coachella Valley home as award winning Hollywood director, Christian Sesma. The Valley native returns to share another film from his rapidly growing library of action cinema. The screening will be free and open to the public...
In an unfortunate situation, the musician Beth Orton recently filmed a music video during which she spray-painted a Joshua tree and a cholla cactus. The release of her video created a concerned response over such treatment of the rare and important ecosystem that is the Mojave Desert. Orton subsequently pulled the video offline and apologized for her actions.
Beth Orton...
CVEP and Partners to Award More Than $600,0000 in Scholarships to Coachella Valley Students at Eighth Annual Awards Ceremony on June 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the Annenberg Health Science Center at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage
The Coachella Valley Economic Partnership (CVEP) and its partners will award more than $600,000 in scholarships to 150 college-bound Coachella Valley students...
Multi-City Regional Organization Includes More Than 1,200 Members
The newly formed Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce (GCVCC) has selected Joshua Bonner as its President and CEO, it was announced today. Bonner held the same position with the Indio Chamber of Commerce prior to the formation of the GCVCC, which merged the cities of Coachella, Indio and La Quinta, as...
SET FOR JUNE 11 AT SPOTLIGHT 29 CASINO
Major Fundraising Effort Provides Education Scholarships For Students
Travel down the legendary Route 66 as the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians and Spotlight 29 Casino present the 19th Annual Theresa A. Mike Fashion Show on Saturday, June 11 at 6 p.m. in the Spotlight 29 Casino Showroom.
A delicious sit down dinner will...
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Available for CV Residents and Surrounding Areas
Healing with horses program offers a well-respected healing method with proven therapeutic benefits
By Michelle McLaughlin
One of the most powerful therapeutic experiences another human being can achieve is through the power of animals. It is well known that in the animal kingdom, horses are one of the most intelligent and intuitive...
By Morgan James
From Coachella Valley to Los Angeles, from backyard parties to big clubs and hotels, DJ crew The Deep Ones never disappoint with their powerfully entertaining stage presence and broad mix of musical genres which always hit the mark. The players hold an intriguing masked facade as they captivate their crowd using a fiercely energetic vibe. I spoke...
On Thursday, June 16th, Palm Canyon Road House will host a benefit concert for the Soroptimist International House of Hope (SHOH) in Desert Hot Springs, a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to provide recovery programs to women with substance abuse disorders.
The concert will be headlined by Travis Meadows, an artist Rolling Stone calls, "Nashville's most bad ass songwriter." Meadows'...
By Craig Michaels
If you’ve lived through a few summers in the desert, you know as the temperatures go up, the amount of noise around the valley goes down. On Friday June 17, things are going to get real quiet at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club as ISTHISIT presents “Silence,” a choose-your-own-DJ dance party.
Have you ever been on the...
By Patte Purcell
It was a hot night at Shanghai Reds and the blues were even hotter at the BB King Tribute Jam produced by John Carey (Smooth Brothers). The standing room only crowd grooved to the music with a great open by John Carey on guitar with Theo, Les, Bob, and Johnny. Rose Mallett took the stage and wowed...
By Eleni P. Austin
Certain cities are known for specific genres of music. Chicago is the home of the Blues, New York is the birthplace of Punk, Detroit, a.k.a. “Hitsville, U.S.A.” spawned the Soulful R&B of Motown and Nashville is the capital of Country music. Los Angeles, well, Los Angeles is the home of everything.
Because the City Of Angels is...
By Angela Romeo
Often we hear the phrase “she is a woman in a man’s world.” And as the world changes, we learn that acceptance and respect are for all. The art world still has its prejudices. For example there is an ongoing debate concerning craft vs., art. There is a school that views craft as a skill at making...
By Janet McAfee
On May 26th, John Finley was home in Seaback, Washington, casually checking emails on his computer. He was shocked when he received one from HomeAgain Microchip stating Animal Samaritans Veterinary Clinic in Thousand Palms identified a cat belonging to him from its microchip. The animal was caught in a trap by Loving All Animals and brought in...
By Rick Riozza
Pismo Beach, with its laid back atmosphere and cleansing sea breezes, is hardly the spot I would have thought to be tasting the most delicious Chardonnay around—but it was! Indeed, it was an international Chardonnay conference with wine folk and pioneers from all over the world that famously produce this bestselling white wine.
The International Chardonnay Symposium brought top...
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