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Saturday, December 21, 2019 Presented by The Refinery Integrated Wellness Services Coachella Valley Weekly & Desert Music
By Noe Gutierrez
The Coachella Valley will participate in...
WHEN TIDES TURN
The Present and Hereafter of Metal
By Noe Gutierrez
When I listen to the 2019 EP Upon Arrival by When Tides Turn, I hear a Progressive...
Backstage Jazz
By Patte Purcell
I love live jazz, it's my favorite, and a close second is a live CD. I enjoy the energy you get from...
PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999 AT BIG ROCK PUB
DEC. 31, 2019 AT 7PM. TICKETS FROM $19-$99 Tickets from $19-$99 on sale now: www.TheBigRockPub.com
By Lisa Morgan
20 years post Y2K, Big Rock Pub is...
Don’t Be Clueless In The Coachella Valley
BY STEPHANIE GREEN
CASINOS
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Adam Lambert
Friday, Dec. 20 8pm
Tickets 59.00, 79.00, 99.00
Call 800-827-2946 or go to www.fantasyspringsresort.com
Fresh off a summer tour with Queen,...
The Dream Syndicate “These Times” (Anti- Records)
By Eleni P. Austin
Nearly forty years ago, Steve Wynn, Kendra Smith, Dennis Duck and Karl Percoda came together to form The Dream Syndicate....
OLIVE CREST DESERT COMMUNITIES HOSTS 16th ANNUAL “VIVA LAS VEGAS” CASINO...
JUDIE COTHRUN NAMED RECIPIENT OF 2019 BRINTON CHILD ADVOCACY AWARD
By Madeline Zuckerman / Photos By Gregg Felson
Did you know that social isolation is a...
YUMA, WAITING FOR A HOLIDAY MIRACLE!
By Janet McAfee
On July 6, 2019, this lovely 2 ½ year old German Shepherd dog was brought in to the San Bernardino county shelter...
Holiday Cheers!
By Rick Riozza
At this year’s end (and I’m sure we said the same thing last year), there’s just so much hustle & bustle—our days...
DESERT BEER COMPANY SPICES UP THE DESERT’S BEER SCENE
By Aaron Ramson
When Devon Sanchez opened the doors to his business on July 12, 2019, Desert Beer Company became the fourth craft brewery located...
A RIGHTEOUS VISION
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW PLAYING:
A HIDDEN LIFE
Fresh off its World Premier at the 72nd FestivaL de Cannes, Terrence Malick’s ambitious and visually stunning new...
Holiday Gift Guide
By Heidi Simmons
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, unless shopping is not your favorite thing. If that’s the case, then...
Radiate Safety With Your Fireplace!
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
“Cold weather is in store this week and nothing beats a nice fire in the fireplace. Fires may keep us...
HO, HO…. UH OH
By Haddon Libby
With the end of the holiday shopping season, struggling retailers will be going over their results to determine what their next steps...
ACCIDENT? DON’T FORGET TO MENTION…
An accident case can be more than just broken bones and stiffness and soreness. How do I know this? In part because I have...
Christmas Benefit Show Manos a Manos: Helping Hands Across the...
Friday, Dec 20th at The Hood Bar and Pizza
By Esther Sanchez
Manos a Manos: Helping Hands Across the Border, is a grassroots charity that is...
Pay Dirt Brings Hollywood to the Desert
By Crystal Harrell
The Coachella Valley continues to act as a backdrop of motion picture magic as more film crews set their sights on the...
Cannabis Gift Suggestions
BY RUTH HILL R.N.
Twas the night before Christmas and you have yet to purchase your gift for mom or dad or wife or girlfriend....
A GOOD DEED
By Bronwyn Ison
The phrase “Pay it Forward,” was coined and popularized in 2000. The movie, Pay It Forward starring Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
Week of December 19
© Copyright 2019 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The English word "hubris" means prideful, exaggerated self-assurance. In the HBO TV series...
BENEFITS OF CANNABINOL
BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZIO
CBN stands for cannabinol and is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid created when THC ages. When THC is heated and oxidized it converts...
El Paseo Is Going Wild Wildest to Open December 20
By Crystal Harrell
The old adage goes “you are what you eat,” so why not try to be the very best that you can be?...
3rd Annual CAMFEST Children’s Art and Music Festival
Unity Through the Arts
By Noe Gutierrez
According to a recent report by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) (2019), art funding throughout the...
Animals in Need Music Benefit
Gadi’s Bar & Grill - 12/14/19
By Noe Gutierrez
Greg Gendron is at it once more in the name of animal rights. This Saturday, December 14th...
YAWNING MAN – MACEDONIAN LINES
The Coachella Valley Weekly Album Review
By Noe Gutierrez
There’s no mistaking the sound of Yawning Man. Since the mid-80’s, they have presided over all that...
A Sure Bet with Mandi Witkower
By Crystal Harrell
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino gives you a tantalizing escape into a Las Vegas-style gambling experience with luxurious hotel and dining accommodations, but...
Catalan Mediterranean Cuisine
By Chris Clemens
Catalan Mediterranean Cuisine presents a special celebration for the last night of the year. An exclusive four-course New Year’s Eve dinner menu...
‘Mary Poppins’
By Dee Jae Cox
If you love being swept away with imagination practically perfect theatrical experiences, then look no further than Desert Theatreworks current production...
Desert-Based Sitcom Mark’s Place Slated for 2020
By Crystal Harrell
The Coachella Valley has been home to an assortment of film projects and shoots throughout the years, and adding to that list...
Don’t Be Clueless In The Coachella Valley
CV WEEKLY CALENDAR – DEC. 12 – 18, 2019
BY STEPHANIE GREEN
CASINOS
Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage
Mix 100.5 Merry FitzMas!
Thursday, Dec. 12...
GEOFF PEARLMAN “Lost In The Satellites” (Easy Walkers Music)
By Eleni P. Austin
“I’d like to think that I always could let things take me where they would, and though I’d like to...
Port of Ilwaco
Ilwaco, Washington
Welcome to the Port of Ilwaco
Located on the Southwest coast of Washington, the Port of Ilwaco is nestled just inside the Columbia River...
Pixie’s Gift of Comfort and Joy!
By Janet McAfee
I huddled in the back of a kennel in the Orange County shelter, suffering with pain from a mass growing on my...
The Palm Springs Wine Blog
By Rick Riozza
So here we go! A blogging website whose first focus is wine and beverages and then everything that gastronomically follows! And the...
More than Taco’s at Taco Gonzalez
By Denise Ortuno
With a variety of delicious Mexican dishes, you’ll find more than just tacos, at Taco Gonzalez in Indio.
Taco Gonzalez is a...
TOP 10 INAPPROPRIATE, TONE DEAF, AND JUST BAD BEER NAMES: PART...
By Aaron Ramson
Last week, North Carolina's Sycamore Brewing Company got into a little bit of hot water when shoppers noticed the risqué design incorporated...
UP, UP AND AWAY!
By Robin E. Simmons
NOW PLAYING:
THE AERONAUTS
Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne reunite in the thrilling drama written by Jack Thorne.
Set in 1862, THE AERONAUTS follows...
BEST FRIENDS FOREVER
By Heidi Simmons
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Chances Are...
By Richard Russo – Fiction
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Aristotle figured there were three kinds of friendships: Friendships of utility, pleasure, and “the good.” Some friendships...
Holiday Safety Tips!
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
Here are a few tips on keeping you, your family and your home safe during the holidays.
Holiday Lights
Always maintain your...
SANTA’S VILLAGE IS MELTING
By Haddon Libby
How did the holiday season evolve such that we get crushed by the majority of our most celebrated holidays during just a...
DRINK ALL YOU WANT AT HOLIDAY PARTIES
That's right. Drink Up! You are at a party to have fun, so have another! What could go wrong? After all, you have a...
Changing Your Vibration with Words
By Aimee Mosco
“Everything is energy and energy is everything. Absolutely everything you come in contact with and experience has a measurable energy signature or...
Have You Been Cheating & Want to Get Back into Ketosis...
BY MICHELLE BORTHWICK
What if during the Holidays there have been too many chances to over-indulge in carbohydrates and you have been giving into that...
MEMORIES ARE GIFTS
BY BRONWYN ISON
All I can hear in my head is Barbara Streisand’s song, “memory all alone in the moonlight.” It was then I began...
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
© Copyright 2019 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Nobody knows really what they're doing," says Aries comedian Conan O'Brien. "And there are two ways...
Remembering our Roots: How Cannabis Became Legal in California
BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZIO
In the current landscape of our California cannabis industry, I’ve been finding it has been easy for customers and professionals alike...
Jesika von Rabbit – Hello and Happy Holidaze!
Performing 12/13 at The Reef & 12/20 at Taylor Junction
By Noe Gutierrez
There are enigmatic artists and then there are paradoxical ones. The ultimate of...
5th Annual CV MUSIC SHOWCASE KICKS OFF AT THE HOOD
By Rich Henrich
The Fifth Edition of the CV Music Showcase kicked off at The Hood last Sunday night with four bands going head to...
MIKE CANCINO
2019 Coachella Valley Music Awards ‘Best Drummer’
By Noe Gutierrez
Mike Cancino has a drumstick in every pot imaginable. As drummer for House of Broken Promises...