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Ultimate Coachella Valley Hole In One Challenge Benefiting Camp of Champions...

Sunday, November 18th @ Mission Lakes Country Club By Lisa Morgan “There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man.  We are made up of thousands...

Desert Arc Italian Festival ~ Saturday, November 3rd @ 11:00 am...

By Lisa Morgan Mario Batali, the famous Italian, chef and television personality says, “There are two kinds of people in the world:  Those who are...

Crater Lake Final

For twelve weeks, Crater Lake Vodka and Fixtures Living in Rancho Mirage have brought us the valley’s first major cooking competition, featuring the best...

Long May it Wave!

Greater Palm Springs Pride November 1st – 4th, Thursday – Sunday By Lisa Morgan A weekend absolutely full of unprecedented entertainment, events and celebration is being...

There’s Gold Up on that Stage! Country Gold!

By Lisa Morgan Gold Rush comes to Agua Caliente’s Lounge this Saturday, November 3rd packing a full arsenal of contemporary country music with performances that...

The New and Improved Palm Desert Country Club ~ 18 Perfect...

By Lisa Morgan Palm Desert Country Club has been around for 50 years.  But if you haven’t been there within the last year, you really...

ABBONDANZA! At Miramonte Resort & Spa!

By Rick Riozza Really! When we think Italian, artistry always comes to mind. Be it music, art, sculpture, fashion—you name it, Italian culture has always...

Reggie “Vision” Alexander performs at Three Sixty North Lounge and Restaurant

by Lola Rossi-Meza Saxophonist, Reggie “Vision” Alexander, is also a very good vocalist and performs solo every Sunday and Tuesday from 6:30 until 10:30 p.m....

ShareKitchen

Every year 1 in 6 Americans gets sick from food borne illnesses according to the CDC. Cross-contamination, the primary culprit, is the transfer of...

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMANTORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS & MEMBERS

Public Benefit School to be opened 2013, Coachella Valley. Support and Education for Local Music and Arts (”Selma Grows”), including all of its Chapters, will...

“FLIGHT” CHANGES COURSE

DENZEL WASHINGTON SOARS IN REDEMPTIVE REHAB DRAMA FLIGHT This is not the movie the poster and trailer hint at. When theater owner Steve Mason asked the...

Change_Your_Clocks_-_Change_Your_Smoke_Detector_Batteries!

It’s time to change our clocks this coming Sunday November 4th “back” for daylight savings and when we do that it’s a good time...

No More Homeless Pets

The energy in the hotel ballroom was electric as 1500 animal lovers from all over the country gathered in Las Vegas last week for...

La Brasserie Review

While I am certain that I will never run out of restaurants in the valley in which to dine, there are some that I...

ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS?

Have you knocked on wood? Have you crossed your fingers? Have you avoided walking under an open ladder? Also, do you carry a lucky...

FRACK ATTACK

An oil and gas drilling practice called hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" is polluting well water with known carcinogens while causing earthquakes across the United...

scar revision

Scars tell a story and act as a reminder of what happened to us “back when”. Some people bear their scars with pride while...

NOTHING SILLY ABOUT THIS FALL…..

by Mike Livingston; Host, The Clubhouse Radio Show It used to be that they’d call anything after the Tour Championship, “the silly season”. That being,...

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of November 1 © Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Big opportunities are coming up for you. Even if you cash in on...

DON’T BE CLUELESS in the Coachella Valley

BYLINE: DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX We’re already deep into the season of fundraising luncheons that send the bathroom scale into overdrive, the glamour glut of benefit galas...

Dave Acosta “Passionate About the Oldies”

Growing up on the East Coast in Philadelphia, Dave Acosta knew he loved music so much that at the age of 12 he tried...

Fair Trial? You Don’t Need No Stinking Fair Trial!

In the Treasure of Sierra Madre the concern was “Badges, we don’t need no stinking badges!….but today the concern is that the poor and...

BEN FOLDS FIVE “The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind”

(Imaveepee Records/Sony Music) If it were possible for Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi and Power Pop progenitor Todd Rundgren to create a love child, his name would be...

“American Pride” Displayed at the 48th Annual Palm Desert Golf Cart...

By Lisa Morgan “It never rains on OUR parade,” boasts Mike Hardin, Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade Chairman.  He should know as he and his...

Crater Lake Chef Challenge

With the competition nearing a close, the Crater Lake Chef Challenge is heating up and the chefs are managing to create the most impressive...

Halloween Roundup

Thursday, October 25: 2nd ANNUAL ZOMBIE WALK PALM SPRINGS  Corner of South Palm Canyon & Baristo WHEN: 7:00 PM, Thursday, October 25, 2012 Zombie Walk Palm Springs...

La Quinta Theater Company presents “A Handful O’ Nickels” at the...

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Friday, November 2 @ 7 pm By Lisa Morgan Hilariously naughty vaudeville and burlesque comedy with world class music will descend upon the...

26th Anniversary Concert & Sale – At Musicians Outlet

Oct. 28th 12pm-8pm At Musicians Outlet, Musicians Outlet 26th Anniversary Concert and Sale ~ October 28th @ 12pm – 8pm By Lisa Morgan After over a quarter...

Shannon Ridge takes stage at Escena Lounge

by Rick Riozza Fifty years ago the Napa and Sonoma Valleys were the “new” wine sweetheart locales where the world came to the Tuscan-like landscape...

Spanish Guitarist, Benise, Returns to Palm Springs an Emmy Award Winning...

by Lola Rossi-Meza   Presented by the McCallum Theatre and KJJZ’s Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald, Spanish guitarist, Benise, kicks off the 14th year of concerts for “Fitz’s...

ShareKitchen

Pop-Up restaurants are all the rage.  In Finland, a Pop-Up or temporary restaurant recently opened in a mining shaft.  In London, one was erected...

BOO!

DISCOUNT SCARES DELIVER BIG OF HALLOWEEN TREATS   For years, I’ve posted or published a “Do It Yourself Halloween Horror Film Fest” that’s just about exhausted...

The Cat Clinic

Coachella Valley cats recently celebrated the opening of their own special veterinary clinic in Cathedral City. The Cat Clinic is an amazing cat-only facility...

Café Europa

While I often feature a fine dining restaurant, usually offering dinner service only, I was so impressed with a recent breakfast experience that I...

Inner Peace, Inner Idea

Discretely situated at one of our most beautiful venues in the valley, The Inner Idea Conference will be visiting our pristine paradise.  The Inner...

SAME AS IT EVER WAS

The political attack by Mary Bono Mack against Raul Ruiz appears to be one of the most negative in recent memory here in the...

BB Cream

Suddenly drugstore shelves and department store beauty counters are advertising that the latest and greatest BB Cream will be your beauty savior. But where...

LOVE III LOOKS TO PLAY WAY IN TO PRESIDENTS CUP….

by Mike Livingston; Host, The Clubhouse Radio Show When you’ve had the kind of career Davis Love II has, you really don’t owe anyone anything....

From The Front Lines

By Lisa Morgan Afghanistan, August 31:   As our MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle) made its way through the base exit, our vehicle commander radioed...

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of October 25 © Copyright 2012  Rob Brezsny   ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the coming days, many of your important tasks will be best accomplished...

DON’T BE CLUELESS in the Coachella Valley

BYLINE:  DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX Happy Halloween!  Every kid we’ve ever known, including yours truly, has always been afraid of the dark, of things that go bump...

DJ Ray expects B B’s Halloween Bash this year to be...

Ray Phillips is one of the few DJs who was born and raised here in the Coachella Valley. Spending much of his youth in...

AIMEE MANN “Charmer” (Superego Records)

Aimee Mann first burst on the scene in 1985 as leader of the Boston band, til’ tuesday.  Their unique and ubiquitous single,  “Voices Carry” was a...

“The World Needs Art” Stark + Kent Galleries

Grand Opening Celebration, Saturday October 27 @ 4 -10 pm By Lisa Morgan “The World Needs Art” and Stark + Kent Galleries is doing their part...

Avanti! Chianti!

by Rick Riozza Now how many of us back in the day, when we went into a mom & pop family Italian restaurant, saw all...

Valley Rhythms

by Lola Rossi-Meza Hollywood Star, Margaret O’Brien launches The 2012 Legends at Lyons Series. In association with Chi-Chi Productions, Lyons English Grille located at 233 East...

ShareKitchen

With Halloween fast approaching, pumpkins seem to be everywhere. Pumpkins are more than a decorative ornament as they are a good source of low...

SELMA Launches High School Lunchtime Concert Series 2012-2013

Support and Education for Local Music and Arts presents the launch of the second annual Coachella Valley, High School Lunchtime Concert Series. The initiation...

REMEMBERING ROBERT ALDRICH

FEROCIOUS FILMMAKER POKED THE BUBBLE IN WHICH WE DWELL Warner Bros Home Video is releasing a 50th Anniversary Blu-ray disc of Robert Aldrich’s classic WHATEVER...

Halloween Safety Tips

Though a couple weeks ahead, now is the time to begin planning for Halloween says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Preparing ahead and planning for...

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