By Heidi Simmons
The Coachella Valley is a place with a myriad of interesting events. When one festival ends, another begins. The First Annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival starts Wednesday, January 15, and runs through Saturday the 18th.
For three days (January 16, 17 and 18), the Rancho Mirage library will close its doors to celebrate writers, readers, books and ideas....
THE DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE TO PRESENT “NITE CLUB CONFIDENTIAL”
The Desert Rose Playhouse, the Valley’s live stage company serving the LGBT community, will present Miss Joey English in Dennis Deal’s “mid-century modern” jazz musical Nite Club Confidential. The production will open January 10, 2014 for a six-week run closing on February 16, 2014. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00...
By Haddon Libby
Last month The Milken Institute published a study analyzing the places where jobs are being created and sustained throughout the United States. When I lived in Los Angeles, I had the opportunity to work in the Milken Institute think tanks and speak on urban development in blighted areas. Based in Santa Monica, The Milken Institute is...
ShareKitchen will be participating in the Humana Healthy Fun Fair and Well Being Walk this weekend. The event will be held at the La Quinta Community Park on Saturday, January 11th from 9am-1pm. Participants in the Well Being Walk will start a 5.75 mile course at 7am at the Park and cross the finish line at the Healthy Fun...
By Dale Gribow
IF you were cited/arrested for a DUI, then these are some of the important Things you need to know.
The issues presented by a DUI are confusing to the uninitiated and the same questions are asked over and over again even though I write on this topic often and explain these facts to potential and actual clients. Most...
By John Paul Valdez
Homebuilders have returned to Indio, La Quinta, and PS. They avoid places like Desert Hot Springs because of lack of infrastructure and poor city administration now sadly facing a possible bankruptcy. The city has recently disbanded its fire department, and this becomes a liability for builders as one might imagine.
Solar is also making a big impact...
“The Flu season is here and like a wildfire, it seems to be spreading rapidly says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.” Symptoms may include: A 100oF or higher fever or feeling feverish (not everyone with the flu has a fever), a cough and/or sore throat a runny or stuffy nose. Headaches and/or body aches, chills, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea (most common...
By Jennifer Tan AKA Mrs Fett
Now that we have established the next gen consoles, and their issues, 2014 leaves a vast playground for breakthrough technology in gaming. After comparing some of the highly anticipated titles for 2014, I broke down the top ten titles worth pre-ordering, playing, and possibly losing sleep over.
Titan Fall. Supersoldiers and giant mechs go head...
Week of January 9
© Copyright 2013, 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can blame it on the coming full moon. You can blame it on the gorgeous storm or the epic dream or the haunting song or the suffering you're struggling to vanquish. All I ask is that you don't blame it on the alcohol. OK? If you're...
By Bronwyn Ison
Ahhh, if I was cognizant of my overriding passion then all the stars would align and my life will be perfect. Have you often wondered if you followed your childhood dream where you might be today? Finding your passion may extend far deeper than just a thought and this will require action. Your passion...
By Sunny Simon
January is one of my favorite months. The beginning of a brand new year symbolizes a time to implement change and seize exciting new opportunities. This month take time to analyze and decide which contracts to renew and what requires modification or ultimately cancellation. I’m not exactly talking about your contract with a pest control company. This...
By Dr. Maria Lombardo
Through the normal aging process we all lose volume or fullness in our faces. Usually the first noticeable sign is a deepening of the naso-labial folds that start at the corner of the nose and end at the corners of the mouth. Replacing the fullness with a “filler” can soften the look of those lines and...
By Heidi Simmons
It’s that time of year where nearly one hundred and fifty thousand film buffs descend on Palm Springs to stand in the sun and sit in the dark. For a quarter of a century, The Palm Springs International Film Festival has brought the best of world cinema to the Coachella Valley.
“The Festival has come to be known...
The 25th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will launch on Friday, January 3 with the U.S. Premiere of opening night film Belle directed by Amma Assante, and screenings playing throughout the day. The Festival will wrap on Sunday, January 12 with Le Week-End directed by Roger Michell. 187 films from 60 countries, including 77 premieres (8 world,...
By Robin E. Simmons
This great series features ten films selected from international directors who have set the standards for current cinema. The “Modern Masters” section features films from directors Vinko Bresan, François Dupeyron, Agnieszka Holland, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Claude Lanzmann, Hayao Miyazaki, Errol Morris, Avi Nesher, and François Ozon. The films include:
Burning Bush (Czech Republic) – An emotional and epic...
By Heidi Simmons
What’s so amazing about comedienne Kathleen Madigan is she’s a natural. She is intuitive, observant and incredibly funny! Yet Madigan does not consider herself a “funny” person. But at the same time, she does not separate who she is from her work as a stand-up comic.
For the last 25 years, Madigan has been doing what she loves....
Sunday Polo Every Sunday From January 5th – March 30th, 2014
Empire Polo Club is pleased to announce the dates of the winter 2014 Polo Season. Opening Day & Hat Day at Empire Polo Club is scheduled for Sunday, January 5th. Opening Day will feature two competitive polo games at 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM.
Sunday Polo games are scheduled every...
By Julie Buehler
Imagine getting to the top of Mt. Everest and seeing another peak.
Imagine walking on the moon, only to see another on the distant horizon.
Ronda Rousey quoted George St. Pierre when she said, “There’s simplicity in the struggle and complexity in success,” and MMA fighters know all too well the rigorous struggle to not only climb the mountains...
By Flint Wheeler
Here is BCS executive director Bill Hancock after the final standings were released, officially pairing Florida State and Auburn in the last BCS-approved national championship before the four-team playoff debuts next season: “We’ve gotten the matchup everybody wants to see. We felt we’d get the two best teams, and we did.”
I know some fans in Columbus who...
By Phil Lacombe
Name: Chris Reyes
Where you tat: Bloodline Tattoo
Why you started tattooing: I was 15 years old and hanging out with the wrong crowd, mostly gang members and addicts. As part of the culture we would tattoo each other with homemade tattoo guns. I never had any training or an apprenticeship I was just self-taught.
What style of tattooing do...
By Denise Ortuno Neil
With the demands of school and the inventible challenges of growing up, kids need an outlet that inspires them to succeed. These outlets sometimes come in the form of sports and other after school activities which cannot always be afforded by them. But with the help of Rosie’s Kids, these kids now have the opportunity to...
By Judith Salkin
There is something to be said for the anonymity of sitting behind a microphone in radio: making faces and gestures that no one sees and not being recognized when you’re out shopping. And getting guests to open up in ways they might not if there were TV cameras.
“The Download” host Elli Tourjé loves to find that “one...
By Lola Rossi
Vocalist and guitarist Randyn Seymon (pronounced Simon) performs every Monday and Tuesday from 5:30 until 9:30 p.m. in the dining room at Sammy G’s Tuscan Grill, 265 South Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs. (760) 320-8041.
A California native, Randyn Seymon was the eldest of six children. His Father’s entire family, including Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, were...
By Tracy Dietlin
Jesika Von Rabbit, popular front woman and keyboard player for the alt rock band Gram Rabbit will appear at BAR twice in the next couple weeks.
The Joshua Tree-based Gram Rabbit has been together for about 10 years, have toured the country and graced the stage at Coachella Music Festival, but the first time I heard them perform...
Live at the hottest road house in California... Pappy & Harriet's. January 9th, 7PM Free Show
by Robin Linn
The Bobby Nichols Band features fine musicianship and stunning guitar work. These Inner Planetary Monks have crafted a sound from desert landscape, and it is filtered through the lens of Bobby Nichols. The interplay between these talented musicians is enthralling and exciting....
By Eleni P. Austin
Lucy Wainwright Roche has a pretty impressive pedigree. She would probably prefer you don’t dwell on it. But it’s so dynastic, it bears a brief discussion.
Lucy comes from Folk-Rock royalty. Her dad, Loudon Wainwright III, began his career in the late ‘60s, one of a crop of singer-songwriters christened the “new Dylan.” Dry and laconic, Loudon...
By Janet McAfee
You are probably already familiar with the incredible ability of dogs to detect odors way beyond our human capability. Dogs are used to detect drugs and explosives in airports, they help our military in combat detect land mines, and they valiantly work in search and recovery efforts to find missing people. Service dogs can give epilepsy sufferers...
By Rick Riozza
I love receiving email from you CV Weekly readers who respond to this Vino Voice column. I thought it would be enjoyable to print some samples of your emails and my responses over this past year.
Dear Rick: I know you think you’re cool because you can write a little in French & Italian and constantly pepper your...
By Raymond Bill
Most restaurants featured in this column are places that I have reviewed after one visit. To be fair, it would be best to visit a restaurant more than once to get an accurate depiction of what they are about. Because any restaurant can have an off night (a steak gets overcooked, a server spills a beverage, etc),...
AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF GOOD AND BAD MOVIES
By Robin E. Simmons
FIRST, THE WORST…
It’s been quite a year for movies. Some very hi-profile, tent-pole, over-hyped studio efforts not only tanked at the box office but disappointed legions of ever-hopeful film lovers. Here, with my comments -- and in no special order -- are some mainstream titles that left me baffled...
By Heidi Simmons
Over the last several years, books have become more fully actualized on screen than in the past. Today, filmmaking techniques and technology are so sophisticated they can render anything imagined on the big screen. Where once only the pages in a book could take you to another world, now the wizards of cinema can bring it to...
By Haddon Libby
With the 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in town from January 3rd through the 13th, we have a unique chance to see films and meet their filmmakers from around the world. Our festival ranks amongst the best attended and most relevant in the United States.
In addition to the cultural diversity that we can all experience,...
Do you have a small business interested in greater sales and profits? Is your New Year’s Resolution to start a business? They are many resources here in the Coachella Valley that want to help you.
To meet with all of us under one roof, come to SCORE’s 50th Anniversary Breakfast and Expo on Thursday, January 23rd. The event runs from...
By Dale Gribow
Many of our Coachella Valley Weekly readers will have partied too hard on New Year’s Eve and been stopped for a possible Drunk Driving……….were you? On the other hand were you the victim of a Drunk Driver who rear ended your car causing you and your passenger’s injuries?
I have sued Drunk Drivers for over 30 years for...
By John Paul Valdez
In 2014, we have only gained back about 70 percent of those all-time high 2008-9 values, which were likely overvalued. That’s a dangerous game when the American Dream is home ownership.
When they say that the “median” price of a home in Palm Springs right now is 240K they simply mean that the number has an equal...
New Years Eve is a special evening, however it’s no special pass to over-do it! “These Safe and responsible tips should be practiced year round says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.”
Designate a Driver! If you are going to be driving New Years Eve, don't drink and drive. If you have a friend who does not prefer to drink, make sure...
By Jennifer Tan AKA Mrs Fett
When Blizzard announced they were making Diablo III, I literally screamed with excitement in the middle of a GameStop. Why? A few reasons. Diablo was the first RPG that I had ever played, along with my first PC title. I was addicted, and young enough that I thought the piles of bones that jingled...
THE DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE TO PRESENT “NITE CLUB CONFIDENTIAL”
The Desert Rose Playhouse, the Valley’s live stage company serving the LGBT community, will present Miss Joey English in Dennis Deal’s “mid-century modern” jazz musical Nite Club Confidential. The production will open January 10, 2014 for a six-week run closing on February 16, 2014. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00...
Week of January 2
© Copyright 2013, 2014 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Deep bronzes and smoky cinnamons and dark chocolates will be your lucky colors in 2014. Mellow mahoganies and resonant russets will work well for you, too. They will all be part of life's conspiracy to get you to slow down, deepen your perspective, and slip into the...
By Bronwyn Ison
Exercise is at the pinnacle of New Year’s resolutions. Is obtaining an exercise routine in 2014 a goal you have set for yourself? Statistics show gym memberships soar commencing each New Year. Yet, as the year passes only 60% of those memberships are acted upon. Generally gyms offer incentives to entice the highly motivated future client. Will...
By Sunny Simon
Planning for the New Year is energizing. It always reminds me of what my engineering friends call “clean sheet design.” My process is similar. Based on my personal requirements for success, I open a new word document and develop my goals for the coming year. There is one important thing I do prior to gearing up for...
Dear Dr. Kadile, my right foot will occasionally go numb when I am sitting in the car or watching television. I think I’m just pinching a nerve because it goes away, but my uncle says I should be checked out for diabetes. Why?
-Andrew, Ranch Mirage
Andrew, if diabetes is not under control it may cause numbness or tingling in...
By Tracy Dietlin
Hot off of the success of the Halloween Bash, BB Ingle will be throwing the 30th Annual New Year’s Eve Masquerade Party on December 31. In honor of this landmark occasion of 30 years of hosting parties, BB has moved the event to the Spectacular Palm Springs Convention Center. BB is looking forward to hosting the Annual...
Article and photos by Scott Pam
Hearing The Rebel Noise for the first time at The Hood last Friday night, I was instantly reminded of the influential bands that made the 70s and 80s what they were musically. Their hard driving leads and rhythms, with pitch perfect vocals and truly catchy lyrics made me wonder why they have not been...
Featuring Alfredo Hernandez, Mike Smith, and Jon Arnold. Post Christmas Stress Release Show Coming to Schmidy's Tavern in Palm Desert along with Dali's Llama and Rawbone December 27th (9PM)
by Robin Linn
Drummer Alfredo Hernandez has been in so many ground breaking music projects over the years.....one could write volumes just about him. He has been featured in dozens of publications...
By Noe Gutierrez
Long Duk Dong is the name of the fictional character in the classic 80’s movie ‘Sixteen Candles’. It’s also the assumed name of Coachella Valley Weekly’s Best of 2013 “Best Cover Band”. They are self-proclaimed as “The Best 80’s Cover Band This Side of the Dinosaurs”. The dinosaurs they refer to are of course Mr. Rex and...
Living in the Music
by Robin Linn / Desert Rhythms
House of Broken Promises is the love child of desert bad boy, Arthur Seay and his brother in music, partner in crime, drummer, Mike Cancino. The band has been through some changes in personnel....which is always trying in a group.....and this led them to join forces with the newest member, bassist...
By Eric The Red
In recent days, our local music scene has been going through a recovery from a massive recession of local shows. At its peak, our valley had local bands playing shows all throughout the week and through the weekend. For some reason, unbeknownst to me, bands just stopped playing and venues closed their doors. Now that the...
By Eric The Red
With this major reunion show coming up, I finally got the opportunity to interview one of my newest and best friends. Bassist for Ming Tran and legendary promoter Ming Bob. Now, I’ve known Bob for about a year now, but I’ve never had the opportunity to hear his music. Now that Ming Tran has reunited, I’m...
What are you doing for New Year's Eve? We have you covered at Tilted @ Night this NYE. Live in the east end of the valley? No problem! West end? We have you covered as well! Our prices for this NYE are $10 in advance and $15 at the door, while supplies last. We also have the richest balloon...
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