By Eleni P. Austin
About 25 years ago, actor Tom Hanks wrote and directed a pitch-perfect movie called “That Thing You Do!” Taking place in the mid ‘60s, it tells the story of The Oneders (pronounced “Wonders”), a regional band riding their hit song to the top of the charts, experiencing not even 15 minutes of fame and then quickly...
By Daniel Paris
Chef Pierre Pelech shares his classic French cuisine with desert residents every day of the week except Mondays. He and his staff provide an elegant dining experience of French classics for a reasonable price.
Guests are seated at tables draped with white linens. A complimentary basket of wood-oven baked breads with sides of pate and creamy French butter...
Following more than 14 months of a dark stage due to the coronavirus pandemic, Coachella Valley Repertory will resume in-person entertainment with its Summer Classical Music Series. Each month a new partner will take the stage to present a classical music performance. Tickets will go on sale June 2, 2021.
May’s performance will feature the Winners Competition presented by The...
By Robin E. Simmons
For many movie buffs, the home theater has become increasingly bigger (screen wise) and better. Great sound and large ultra sharp 4K images are becoming the norm as we wean ourselves away from the big theatrical screen.
Many movies buffs have re-discovered the joy of finding older and new films on disc to supplement the plethora of...
By Rick Riozza
The first thing that came to my mind after quaffing the lightly chilled Young Red 2020, was that Bonterra had just produced the first “true-style” California Beaujolais in recent memory! The wine world simply loves French Beaujolais, and the fact that Mendocino County’s Bonterra’s vineyard has presented a fabulous “Cal Boge” put us over the moon!
But hold...
By Janet McAfee
After more than 30 years of practice, Dr. Lillian Roberts DVM, still loves what she does for living - - keeping our Coachella Valley pets healthy and happy. She operates Country Club Animal Clinic in Palm Desert. Dr. Roberts explains why she loves being a veterinarian, “Whether it’s a wellness visit or a challenging medical or surgical...
By Haddon Libby
I doubt any of us could name everyone in the Cabinet of the Biden Administration.
If we start at the front of succession line, you will fine Vice President Kamala Harris, the former U.S. Senator from California. Previously, she was California’s attorney general. Her roots go back to the City Attorney office in San Francisco and personal mentoring...
Your spouse hit you and the police were called. Now, how do you drop domestic violence charges against someone? The way criminal charges work is that the alleged victim does not have the legal authority to drop criminal charges against anyone (or to bring criminal charges against anyone).
Instead, charges are brought by a prosecutor's office, usually a district attorney....
BY MICHELLE BORTHWICK
Here’s Why I am so Passionate about Keto.
Before I began my own Keto journey, I owned a successful marketing and branding agency, where the demands of my business life led to my being overweight and dealing with multiple health challenges. Every day left me depleted of energy, suffering with Gerd, plantar fasciitis, migraine headaches, severe brain fog...
By Aimee Mosco
“Energy has no agenda separate from the programming it receives. allows us to fully embrace the idea that we have the ability to take control of the energy that traverses our aura by intentionally programming it to create outcomes we choose.” Gratitude + Forgiveness x (Love) = Happiness, by Aimee Mosco and Donald L. Ferguson, pg....
© Copyright 2021 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): ❝Open your mouth only if what you are going to say is more beautiful than silence," declares an Arab proverb. That's a high standard to aspire to. Even at our very best, when we're soaring with articulate vitality, it's hard to be more beautiful than silence for more than, say, 50...
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
This Memorial Day Weekend will be the biggest weekend in over a year with less Covid 19 restrictions. With great weather in the forecast, many people will be hitting the trails, parks, lakes, barbeques, golfing and of course our highways and roadways will have lots of traffic.
“Situational Awareness” and exercising good common sense will be...
Paso Robles, CA.
ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY LYNNE TUCKER
ANNOUNCING THEIR NEW INSTALLATION!
Light Towers is a stunning new exhibit at Sensorio, created by internationally acclaimed artist Bruce Munro to celebrate Paso Robles’
extensive wine country environs. Don’t miss these colorful 6‑foot-tall towers composed of more than 17,000 wine bottles, illuminated with glowing optic fibers whose colors morph to a moving musical score — included with admission...
Article By Noe Gutierrez / Photos by Marc Silverstein
The multi-pronged artist Esjay Jones rolled with the punches of the pandemic of 2020. During the height of COVID-19, Jones unearthed opportunities to become an even more discerning artist. Having already worked as songwriter and producer with artists like Alien Ant Farm, songwriter Justin Tranter (Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande), Jamaican-American rapper Sean...
By Lisa Morgan
With two music festival seasons cancelled, the 14 months of the desert’s Covid Ab-normal seemed even more agonizing for those of us who live and breathe live music. Contention and misinformation plagued us as much as the virus itself, making the absence of the one thing that brings people together more than any other medium, felt deep...
By Crystal Harrell
The Palm Springs Air Museum’s 23rd Annual Memorial Day Weekend Air Fair & Flower Drop will take place on May 30 and 31, providing spectacular aircraft views and a chance to commemorate those who lost their lives while serving their country.
Each day, 3,000 flowers (2,000 white and 1,000 red carnations) will be dropped from a helicopter in...
A Three-Week Immersive Musical Experience for Ages 12 to 18
The Academy of Musical Performance (AMP) is pleased to announce the return of their popular summer music program aimed at Coachella Valley teens in 6th through 12th grades. AMP Summer Camp is an intensive three-week contemporary music performance day camp where young musicians hone their performance and concert production skills...
Incremental Economic Impact to Bolster Visitor Spending, Business Sales, Employment, State & Local Tax Revenue. Project to Generate $141 million for the Local Economy and Nearly 1,600 Jobs
The Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) today announced the findings from its tourism impact study for the Coachella Valley Arena, a new state-of-the-art sports and entertainment arena in the...
By Eleni P. Austin
In 1988, Lucinda Williams seemed to appear out of nowhere, with a self-titled album released via the British Punk label, Rough Trade. In reality, she had been making music for more than a decade, and already had two other records under her belt.
Lucinda was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1953. Her dad, Miller Williams, was...
BY BREWMASTER ED HEETHUIS
Time to pick up where we left off; touring the local Tasting Rooms! We will begin with La Quinta Brewing this week and continue from there. Let’s head out to the brewery on Wildcat in Palm Desert together and I’ll describe my approach as if it were my very first visit to this location.
Upon entering, we...
By Robin E. Simmons
AMERICAN FIGHTER
Desperate for cash to save his dying mom, college wrestler Ali (George Kosturos) enters the hidden and mostly secret world of underground fighting. Ali shows promise, but he lacks skills, and gets beaten bloody. Duke (Sean Patrick Flannery), a troubled handler, takes pity on the boy and personally trains him to be a fiercer fighter...
By Rick Riozza
Something is happening in the great Golden State of California. For so long, the vino cognoscenti took pride in the capitalistic fact that the crop worth of the most valued wine vineyards, especially in Napa County with their prized Cabernet Sauvignon, fetched up to $40,000 per acre per harvest.
Then the passage of California Proposition 64 in 2016...
By Raymond Bill
When I switched to a plant-based diet last year, I knew I would be giving up many of my favorite meals. As a seafood lover from a very young age, the thought of never enjoying fish tacos or crab cakes again was very defeating. However, I have recently been working to recreate some of these entrees through...
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is hosting a company-wide job fair on Friday, May 21st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its Special Events Center. Department managers will be on hand to interview candidates for up to 60 open positions, including Food & Beverage, Hotel, Cash Operations, Table Games, Public Safety, and more. Applicants must wear a mask while...
Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT) will hold its 25th annual kids summer camp, June 14-July 24. More than a dozen theatre professionals will mentor kids in performing and stagecraft. The camp includes instruction in acting, singing, dancing, makeup, set design, props, costuming, stage combat, improve and more. Campers will learn skills that will help them prepare for an audition or...
By Janet McAfee
Palm Desert dog groomer, Susan Clark with The Pampered Pet, has noticed more foxtails in her canine clients these two past years. Normally, the few dogs Clark sees with foxtails come from outside the Coachella Valley. They are not typically a plant found in the desert, but proliferate in mountainous fields. Clark explains, “The foxtails are horrible! ...
By Haddon Libby
Next time someone complains about California, remember these facts as compiled by U.S. News so that you can constructively tell those negative Nellies or pessimistic Petes where to go.
For example, if access to healthcare is that person’s top gripe, tell them to go to Hawaii, Massachusetts or Connecticut. They could stay right here as well as California...
People don’t plan to fail they fail to plan! When you read what I write about below, you will have a head start on your neighbors, when the need arises. I am covering the following areas, on which I have gained insight while observing my mother in laws challenges when going into Eisenhower: 1) Medicare Criteria for Admission to...
BY RUTH HILL R.N.
Cannabis Corner has always been at the forefront of advocating cannabis for pets. Just as the nursing profession has been educating the public in all forms of safe cannabis use through organizations like the American Cannabis Nurses Association, Cal NORML, and the Society for Cannabis Clinicians, we now have veterinarians forming the Veterinary Cannabis Society (VCS).
All...
© Copyright 2021 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries playwright Samuel Beckett wrote the play Waiting for Godot. At one point in the tale, the character named Estragon suggests it might be possible, even desirable, to "dance first and think afterwards." In response, the character named Pozzo says, "By all means, nothing simpler. It’s the natural order." With that...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month!
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
As I write this 85% of our state is experiencing a drought. We are only in the springtime and summer is quickly approaching. Every year for the past five years has been the worst fire season in history. This looks like it will shape up as being our sixth worst...
Tucson AZ
ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY LYNNE TUCKER
Their Story
Vintage vibes. Modern perks. Affordable rates.
Retro meets contemporary here at their 1960’s mid-century modern art hotel.
From the fully restored pool to the A-shaped entrance & exposed posts & beams, it’s the best of both worlds.
Tucson is magic. They will share share that with you when you are there. The lobby is adorned...
By Crystal Harrell
Long were the days that theatres remained empty as the COVID-19 pandemic prevented large scale audiences from attending any shows. With more cases declining and California aiming to fully reopen by June, the McCallum Theatre announced its new lineup for the 2021-2022 season, which will bring audiences and artists back together to the Palm Desert venue beginning...
By Esther Sanchez
This coming Saturday, May 15th, Coachella Valley Brewing Company will be hosting an event to benefit a local family who’s 5 year-old is battling brain cancer. This all age event will include 2 stages of some of the best live music the Coachella Valley has to offer. In addition, there will be a food truck and a...
By Eleni P. Austin
It’s hard to believe that Cheap Trick has been rocking America for nearly 50 years. It seems like just yesterday that the singles “I Want You To Want Me” and “Surrender” were climbing the charts. Maybe that’s because those songs sound as fresh, innovative and exciting today as they did in the late ‘70s.
Guitarist Rick Nielsen...
The community tournament tees off May 20 at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa
On May 20, the Greater Palm Springs Tourism Foundation will hold a fundraiser golf tournament at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa to continue its mission to provide scholarship opportunities for local students and other programming in the hospitality, convention and tourism...
RETURNS TO FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th
Grammy, ACM, CMA, and AMA Award-winning group Little Big Town is returning to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino’s Special Events Center on Friday, September 17th at 8 p.m. Tickets ($79, $89, $109 and $129) are NOW on sale at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via phone (800) 827-2946 and online at...
By Robin E. Simmons
THE MARKSMAN
Oscar® nominee Liam Neeson is Jim Henson an ex marine and hardened Arizona rancher who simply wants to be left alone -- isn’t that how it almost always starts? – as he tries to eek out a living and save is ranch on an isolated stretch of barren borderland.
Everything changes when he witnesses 11-year-old migrant...
By Rick Riozza
I love the radio ads for Kitchen-86 on El Paseo where the announcer speaks in a wise guy Brooklyn tone and is quite quippy with his phases. One thing he mentions in the script is that “the restaurant has a friendly wine list.”
I thought about that little line and found it amusing. What indeed is a “friendly...
By Janet McAfee
It may be only May, but the Coachella Valley weather already feels like summer. Our remaining snow birds are heading home, and our locals planning overdue trips for summer 2021. Dogs love to travel, and it adds to your experience when you see Fido’s joy at sharing a trip with his favorite humans. Most dogs get excited...
By Haddon Libby
The East Coast is suffered a gas shortage this week as Russian hackers disabled the Colonial Pipeline. Government-sponsored hackers from around the world continue to wreak havoc on businesses of all sizes whether it is a gas pipeline or a local online weekly…as in CV Weekly. We were hacked just last week.
According to IdentityForce, these are some...
Everyone has heard of the Mc Donalds Spilled Coffee case, with what seemed like a stupid verdict. However, few know all the facts which support the underlying verdict …which led to the Stella Awards for crazy litigation. Likewise we don’t know all the facts in these cases, which on their face are ridiculous. Thus there is still hope for...
(Part 2 in a 2-part series)
BY MICHELLE BORTHWICK
In a recent article I shared about how to maintain a long-term Keto lifestyle. There’s so much controversy and confusing information that says Keto isn’t sustainable. I’ve been Keto for 3 ½ years now…and you can do it as well. Here is a recap of the previous tips I shared in Part...
© Copyright 2021 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In one of her poems, Emily Dickinson tells us, "The pedigree of honey / Does not concern the bee; / A clover, any time, to him / Is aristocracy." I suggest you be like Dickinson's bee in the coming weeks, my dear Aries. Take pleasure and power where they are offered....
May is Mental Health Awareness Month!
By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
As I write this 85% of our state is experiencing a drought. We are only in the springtime and summer is quickly approaching. Every year for the past five years has been the worst fire season in history. This looks like it will shape up as being our sixth worst...
Palm Desert CA
ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY A LYNNE TUCKER
A beautiful flower arrangement or a striking garden plant can make an enduring impression. It is their mission to bring a unique and dramatic perspective to all they do for their clients. They want to be your trusted floral and gardenscape designer and purveyor every time you are looking to dress...
By Noe Gutierrez
The Four Twenty Bank & Swear Jar Presents RAS-1 with Special Guests
Mozaiq / Crucial Culture / Higher Heights / Rufus Jr. Friday, May 7, 2021
Doors open @ 5pm/Show starts @ 6pm
21 & over $10.00 Cover charge
Live music continues its steadfast return to the Coachella Valley with a reverberant Reggae show for the ages at The Four Twenty...
By Tricia Witkower
Sly and the Family Stone, a band with Top 10 hits such as “Everyday People”, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”, and “Dance to the Music”, started in 1966 and was pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic music. Consisting of a core lineup of singer-songwriter/record producer/multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and included Stone's brother...
By Crystal Harrell
Summer is quickly approaching and as children find themselves with more free time on their hands away from school, what better way to learn a new skill than going to art camp? Old Town Artisan Studios in La Quinta will be offering weekly sessions, from June 7 through August 13, for ages 7 to 10 years and...
Est. 1985 Rancho Mirage CA
ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY LYNNE TUCKER
Come Taste the Difference!
Delectable desserts designed for you from elegant to whimsical, their wedding and specialty cakes will make your event truly memorable. With cakes that taste even better than they look, you’ll get the perfect hand-made dessert designed just for you.
The Pastry Swan Bakery specializes in wedding cakes, but...
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