While Desert Sun reported a story on April 7 about IRS scams and fraud, Dale Gribow has been educating CV Weekly readers on this subject for the last several weeks. You heard it first from attorney Dale Gribow’s weekly legal column right here in CV Weekly.
It pays to be educated (aware) of those trying to steal your hard earned...
We’ve all encountered them at one time or another, and never a pleasant experience “snakes!” (and I’m not referring to some of those ‘special’ people in your life). “Though snake season usually doesn’t start until mid-March and really picks up steam between April and May, there have been an alarmingly high increase in snake sightings says Fire Chief Sam...
Learn
The Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center (it’s for men, too) has a full slate of learning opportunities this week. On Tuesday, April 14th at 5:30pm, Carla Ulloa helps you walk through the steps necessary to qualify for a business loan. Her tips and suggestions will save you time and aggravation as you look for loans.
The next night (Wednesday, April...
Friday, May 1 • 10:00 am
84110 Manila Street, Indio
The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission will be hosting a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Grand Opening of its new Joel E. Smilow Annex, which will serve as an emergency shelter. The new building is located directly adjacent to the Rescue Mission at 84110 Manila St. The Annex consists of a 10,000 square...
By Julie Buehler
I’m unapologetically “old school.”
I’d rather be picked up in a Ford F-150 than some Ferrari on a first date.
I can carry on a conversation without the assistance of technology, you know, like with real people.
I still enjoy steak and potatoes and can recite the capitals of all 50 states.
I love a great defensive battle between 2 football...
By Flint Wheeler
In his swan song as MLB commissioner last year, Bud Selig scheduled opening day in Australia. Because, hey, nothing says spring and baseball more than playing the season’s first game at 3 a.m. ET 7,500 miles away from the nearest U.S. ballpark.
In his debut as MLB commissioner this year, Rob Manfred scheduled opening day at Wrigley Field...
Locals Connect to Create a World Free of MS
WHAT: Multiple sclerosis destroys connections. This unpredictable disease disconnects the mind and the body and disconnects people from one another. So it’s only fitting that our connections would be its greatest enemy. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Walk MS events connect people living with MS, people who care about someone with...
Week of April 9
© Copyright 2015 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Uitwaaien is a Dutch word that means to go out for a stroll in windy weather simply because it's exhilarating. I don't know any language that has parallel terms for running in the rain for the dizzy joy of it, or dancing through a meadow in the dark...
By Bronwyn Ison
Journalizing daily explores the thoughts and feelings encompassing the events of one’s life. Expressing your thoughts on paper is expedient in your personal growth as well as it relieves stress. Did you know expressing your thoughts on paper improves your mental and physical health? Studies indicate that if you journal you improve self-esteem.
When we journal we are...
By Sunny Simon
The other day I received a note from my friend Jenny in Florida. She read my column about turning down the noise and had this to say: “I try to remind myself everyday to make quiet time for myself. I’m getting better at it. I remember the time when we lost power for most of the evening...
By Dr. Peter Kadile
Doc, my wife is having trouble sleeping and she is sweating a lot at night. Could she be in menopause? She’s only 46 and I think she still gets her period.
Larry, Desert Hot Springs
Larry, menopause is the permanent end of menstruation and fertility, defined as occurring 12 months after your last menstrual period. It can happen...
A BROAD SPECTRUM OF ARTISTS AND ACTIVITIES BRINGS FLOURISH AND FINESSE TO THE EVENT
By Alison Elsner
Just as an impressionist painting represents an overall image that, up close, reveals a significantly greater number of brushstrokes and juxtapositions of color than first realized, the Indian Wells Arts Festival is more than a showcase of original artists’ compositions.
Oh, rest assured, it definitely...
Transforming lives is the driving force behind the success of the Ophelia Project mentoring program; where every day in 11 desert area schools, 550 girls are learning the importance of education, nutrition, fitness and community involvement. Since its inception in 1998 - thanks to the contributions of individuals and companies - the Ophelia Project of the Coachella Valley has...
CELEBRATING 25 EPIC YEARS OF DINAH
April 1-5, 2015 the legendary Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend is turning twenty-five and taking the event to a new zenith.
A quarter-century ago, Mariah Hanson did more than just kick-start her Dinah. She also and most importantly launched what would become her enduring legacy to both the city of Palm Springs and the LGBT...
By Lydia Kremer
The Unforgettables Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to providing low-income families assistance with a dignified burial for their children, has announced that the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center will join in presenting The Unforgettables’ 2nd Annual “CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS CONFERENCE.
This educational summit will be held on Friday, April 10 in the Indian Wells Theater at California...
Palm Springs Art Museum today dedicated The Joseph Clayes III Exhibition Wing, formerly the McCallum Wing, and opens its inaugural exhibition tomorrow. The renaming of the museum's second largest exhibition wing was made possible by a $1 million donation from the Joseph Clayes III Charitable Trust.
"My uncle was a lifelong lover and patron of the arts and he would...
BY DIANE MARLIN-DIRKX
The Vernal equinox sprang (Boing!) with great joy into all its Spring Fever, all its Spring Break, all its Spring Showers bringing May Flowers,(or more transparently Spring Flurries) on last Friday, on the 20th of March . And according to John Ruskin, English art critic and writer 0f the Victorian age, “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces...
Millennium Palm Desert will include Residential, Retail and Professional Areas
by Michael Felci
Mario J. Gonzales of GHA Companies, one of the most respected developers of residential and commercial properties in the Coachella Valley, today announced the approval of the master plan for Millennium Palm Desert, a new 152-acre mixed-use lifestyle community to be built between Portola Road and Cook Street,...
By Dee Jae Cox
It’s rare that I leave a theater with a sense of neutrality about a show. I usually love it or hate it, but seldom am I on the fence. And that is why Coyote Stageworks production of Jonathan Tolins’ comedy, “Buyer & Cellar” is a unique viewing. I wanted to like it, I almost did, the...
By Craig Michaels
As a young boy, Fitz’s (Jim Fitzgerald) family owned racehorses. He became fascinated with race track announcers and soon began calling the races at home throughout his families’ intercom system. His Dad noticed his son’s natural talent and urged him to go to broadcast school. At the age of 18 he went to the National Academy of...
By Esther Sanchez
With a sound that defies labels, CV Music Awards nominees, The Sweat Act, have officially landed & hit the ground running. This high-energy group of twenty-something’s have created a sound that combines balls to the wall rock riffs with a skillful peppering of funk that could very well compel you to kick off your shoes & dance....
Week #11 of The Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition turned out some fun performances and an excited ending. The $100 weekly cash prize for 1st place, fantastic prizes for 2nd and 3rd places, and the new 50% judge vote and 50% audience applause vote, kept the audience intrigued. Once everyone performed and the anonymous judge vote was tallied and...
By Monica Morones
In the middle of a windstorm, at a garage in Thousand Palms, the band FACELIFT melted my face off. Two shredding guitars, clean fast drums, steady bass, and angry vocals all contribute to the badass hardcore Punk Rock band called FACELIFT. The band started in 2006 and are about to release their first album called Straight out...
By Patte Purcell
I've been to some parties in my day. This one rocked the house! Carl Davis, local dance instructor and jazz fan, hosted a super party for all of his friends at 360 North that raised the bar for parties in the desert.
Local musicians and artists appeared as guests; Mike Costa, Michael D'Angelo, Paul Elia, and more graced...
By Lola Rossi
Marie Osmond will take the stage at Fantasy Springs Casino in The Special Events Center this Saturday, April 4, 2015, at 8 p.m. She has produced a new “One Woman Show” that is certain to touch the hearts of her loyal fans. The reviews have been outstanding and, as a fan, it is nice to know the...
By Eleni P. Austin
“Hey, I’m Kate and I am a Taurus/I love tomatoes and black-capped chickadees.” That enthusiastic announcement came from Kate Pierson in the midst of “Song For A Future Generation” off the B-52’s third album, Whammy. By then, the five-piece group were already well on their way to becoming America’s premiere party band.
The B-52’s formed in 1976,...
By Monica Morones
They are considered to be two of the best artists of their genre. Carlos Ramirez and Armando Lerma are the Date Farmers. With shows in major cities in the U.S., features in countless magazines, an image for the Obama Campaign, two shows at the pristine Ace Gallery Los Angeles, The Wynwood Walls in Miami, and more recently,...
By Janet McAfee
People who rescue a dog often describe the miracle that brought them together. There is often a magical connection, and sometimes the connection happens just in the nick of time through an inexplicable change in circumstance. Adopters of rescue dogs tell of the joys and the miracles these survivor animals create in their own lives. They give...
By Rick Riozza
Some of us wine lovers out there have a worn out T-shirt lying around that says “Life’s too short to drink cheap wine”. Well—it seems that’s just what four plaintiffs are claiming in a lawsuit filed last week in California against 28 notable wine companies. Their position is that many cheap wines in the market place have...
New executive chef Stephen Lyons adds seasonal classics and original dishes
matchboxfoodgroup is thrilled to announce the addition of several new menu items at matchbox Palm Springs. The new menu includes curated classics and original creations by Vice President of Culinary Operations Stephen Lyons, who brings a career in fine dining and an inspired, fresh take on upscale casual dining...
By Robin E. Simmons
IT FOLLOWS
The art of fear is a delicate and difficult thing to master. For me, the mounting pressure of “nameless dreads” is far more disturbing than a menacing predator with a knife and a ski mask, buckets of blood and severed body parts. So I was pleased to be jolted by this out-of-the-blue horror thriller...
By Heidi Simmons
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Glow
By Ned Beauman
Fiction
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Humans are chemical beings. Nearly 99 percent of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus. Smaller chemical amounts, but no less important for life, include: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine and magnesium. In Ned Beauman’s, Glow, (Alfred Knopf, 256 pages) a search to alter human chemistry leads...
By Haddon Libby
Excluding tax-exempt organizations like the NFL and Credit Unions, over 5% of all economic activity in the United States ($1.65 trillion) is transacted through nonprofits. Nearly 10% of all wages and salaries in the United States come from nonprofit organizations. Surprisingly, only 21% of nonprofit revenues come from contributions, gifts and government grants with most of the...
By Dale Gribow
The VISA Fraud/Scam, like so many I have discussed in the last month or so, involves a caller claiming to be someone they are not. I warned my readers last week, that When the IRS Calls to Hang UP. This is because the IRS like Visa does not call, they write.
Some phony callers claim to be with...
HEALTH FAIR and GLOW RUN 5K
Cathedral City Rotary presents its first annual Health Fair on Saturday, May 2 from 3p-10p in collaboration with ShareKitchen, Salvation Army of Cathedral City, the City of Cathedral City and The Foundation for Palm Springs Unified School District’s Health Glo Run/Walk. The Health Fair will feature cooking demonstrations at ShareKitchen’s CV Fresh Tent, health screenings, education, exercise...
Follow these Easter Safety Reminders.
Candy & Toy Safety: In order to prevent choking, avoid hard, round candy; children's airways are higher and narrower than an adult's, creating a choking hazard. Fake grass is not easily digestible, so keep it away from little children. Be sure that Easter toys and dolls (such as bunnies, chicks etc) are free of choking...
CV Water Counts conservation awards aim to highlight great examples of efficient water-use
By Katie Ruark
CV Water Counts is looking for Coachella Valley residents who have transformed their yards into water-friendly retreats, and businesses—general commercial and hospitality—that have put a water-saving technique or design in place. The spring 2015 CV Water Counts conservation awards will be announced in late April.
Those...
By Julie Buehler
If the Leaning Tower of Pisa ever just tipped over, we’d probably say, “Welp, it was about time.”
Tiger Woods has been leaning towards mediocrity for years now.
He’s tipped over.
And it’s about time.
He’s dropped out of the Top 100 golfers in the world for the first time since 1996 when he was ranked 221st and began his ascent...
By Flint Wheeler
The ANA Inspiration golf tournament is part of the LPGA Tour and is one of the five major championships in women's golf. ANA stands for All Nippon Airlines, a Japanese carrier that became title sponsor beginning in 2015. ANA replaced Kraft Nabisco as title sponsor.
Despite all the changes in title sponsors, the ANA Inspiration has always been...
By Chris Clemens
The Well Spa at Miramonte Resort & Spa is holding a ZENTS Spa Party on April 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. in which purchase to the event will support four-year old Jacob Reyes and his family as he fights leukemia. The event includes a special guest from ZENTS, a variety of mini spa treatments, hors d’oevres...
By Dietitian & Author Manuel Villacorta
What exactly is the Super Food Incan diet, and what makes eating the Peruvian way so beneficial?
In his third book Whole Body Reboot: The Peruvian Super Foods Diet to Detoxify, Energize, and Supercharge Fat Loss (HCI Books/Dec 2014 $18.95), Manuel Villacorta lays out the important elements that make his dieting plan a well-seasoned recipe...
By Bronwyn Ison
Do you “like” it or not? Do you participate in social media or have a teenager who does? Regardless, Facebook, Instagram and Tweeting are the craze. Each of these platforms exudes positivity as well as negativity. Thus, what is social media doing for you personally? How are you choosing to use your social media ~ Business, pleasure...
Week of April 2
© Copyright 2015 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Choconiverous" is an English slang word that's defined as having the tendency, when eating a chocolate Easter Bunny, to bite the head off first. I recommend that you adopt this direct approach in everything you do in the coming weeks. Don't get bogged down with preliminaries. Don't get...
By Sunny Simon
Intense frustration permeated my client’s voice. Cathy spent the past twelve weeks diligently working all angles of her job search. Things were finally starting to heat up. Phone screenings led to one-on-one and panel interviews. Agencies entered the picture and began pitching long term assignments. Why the angst? Cathy was in limbo. As she waited for an...
By Publisher and Editor Tracy Dietlin
March 29 will mark the 3 year Anniversary of CV Weekly being in print and online. As the Owner, Publisher and Editor of CV Weekly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has made this publication become the success that it is today.
There are so many people who have been...
The CV Music Awards nominees were determined by a panel of over 200 people consisting of radio & TV personalities, music writers/journalists, music photographers, club & venue owners, promoters, fans and musicians themselves. The musicians on the nominating panel were not permitted to nominate in any of their own categories or for themselves.
The nomination ballot will be posted on...
By Judith Salkin
The fifth year of the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Food and Wine Festival Palm Desert starts off with foursome of female chefs and proceeds to fill the Big White Tent with foods from some of the desert’s finest restaurants, vineyards from all of California’s wine regions and across the country and a marketplace where foodies can...
By Judith Salkin
At only 4 ft. 11 inches (wow! She’s the same height as Chef Sara Moulton!), Cat Cora casts a much bigger profile when it comes to working in the kitchen at her restaurants, Ocean by Cat Cora located at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore and Cat Cora’s Kitchen in the Houston, Salt Lake City and San Francisco...
The Indio Performing Arts Center, 45-175 Fargo Street in Indio, is proud to present “A Weekend of Comedy” March 27, 28 & 29, 2015. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7PM, Sunday’s performance is at 2PM.
By Jeanette Knight
What makes this show special for the Coachella Valley is that the performers were chosen by audience votes at the inaugural Coachella...
By Chris Clemens
The season may be slowing down, but more is to come in April on El Paseo, including a visit by the beloved Budweiser Clydesdales. Throughout the month while the weather remains near perfect, a plethora of options are available for visitors to enjoy.
The highlight of April is a return visit from the world-renowned Budweiser Clydesdales making a...
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