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A New Literature and Art Festival Comes to Bombay Beach

If you want a glance at what the future might look like, look at Bombay Beach.

By Jackie DesForges | Mar 15, 2023

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Author and Life Coach Bernard Hiller to Speak to Palm Springs Women in Film and Television

Desert Magazine put together a calendar of featured upcoming events for February.

By Desert Magazine | Dec 29, 2022

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Desert Magazine November and December Events

By Jim Whisler | Oct 28, 2022

Desert Magazine November and December Events

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Renaissance Man André Carthen to lead Palm Springs Pride week

By Darya Mead | Oct 28, 2022

André Carthen is an understated, but magnetic, man. The actor, dancer, chef, community activist and local hero is also the Celebrity Grand Marshall of the Palm Springs 2022 Pride week celebrations.

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One Night Only: The Perfect Puzzle

By Desert Staff | Sep 23, 2022

“Have you ever played Jenga?

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Cause for Celebration

By Desert Staff | Sep 23, 2022

Event organizer Paul Anderson’s first La Quinta Art Celebration was nearly his last. Anderson, a former president of the board of directors for the Sausalito Art Festival and onetime Northern California weekly magazine publisher, is also the head of Scope Events, which was chosen in 2019 by Celebration’s board to produce the annual March event.As Anderson labored through the early months of 2020 to produce a much more upscale, patron-focused event than had been produced previously, the news of the looming pandemic was dire. “The world was in turmoil,” he says.

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The Long and Short of ShortFest

By Cezar Greif | Jun 9, 2022

Two hundred and ninety-five. That’s how many short films will be shown at this year’s ShortFest, Palm Springs’ short films festival.

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Bird Watching at Sunnylands

By Darya Mead | Apr 27, 2022

A recent New Yorker Magazine cartoon shows a fully kitted out guy with binoculars, vest, tripod, hat and multiple cameras with various lenses looking at a flock of birds.

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‘Evening Under the Stars’ disco dances for a good cause

By Cara Clark | Apr 12, 2022

Acclaimed gala brings disco theme to life against backdrop of San Jacinto Mountains to raise operating funds for worthy cause

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A new leader valiantly takes White Party Palm Springs into the future

By Greg Archer | Apr 1, 2022

Festive pool parties.

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Peace, Love and Tiki

By Darya Mead | Apr 1, 2022

Alohana Spring 2022—the fifth annual Palm Springs celebration of tiki culture—is set to take place on Sunday, April 17, at the Palm Springs Cultural Center.

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BNP Paribas Open: Celebrating the return of springtime tennis in the desert

By Savannah Howe | Mar 1, 2022

The BNP Paribas Open will make its second return after a two-and-a-half year pandemic hiatus with qualifying matches kicking off on Monday, March 7 and finals on Sunday, March 20.

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Modernism Week comes to Palm Springs

By Katie Nartonis | Jan 28, 2022

Modernism Week, the highly anticipated annual event highlighting the Mid-Century treasures of Palm Springs, returns February 17-27. This month’s festival includes a rich slate of events featuring the stunning modern architecture, landscapes, art and interiors that make our desert city a worldwide destination.

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Spectators, live concerts returning to 2022 American Express golf tournament

By Karen Kidd | Dec 30, 2021

Spectators returning to this year to The American Express golf tournament, after being turned away last year over COVID, has got to be the most exciting news about the more than half-century old event

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December Community Calendar

By Matt Smith | Dec 6, 2021

Do not miss out on the following events:

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November Community Calendar

By Carrie Bradon | Nov 8, 2021

Do not miss out on the following events this November in Palm Springs:

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January Calendar

By Matt Smith | Nov 8, 2021

Don't miss out on the following events in January:Jan. 29:Carol Burnett:Legendary comedian Carol Burnett will take the stage at Agua Caliente Resort Casino and Spa in Rancho Mirage.

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What's happening around The Valley

By Press release submission | Apr 25, 2021

Check out these things to do in the Valley:Indian Wells Certified Farmers MarketShop produce from local farmers, fresh food and artisans every Thursday from 8 a.m.

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Tickets still available for Modernism Week festivities

By Savannah Howe | Apr 7, 2021

Palm Springs is gearing up for nearly two weeks of celebrations highlighting midcentury modern culture, design and architecture, and it's not too late for modernism enthusiasts to snag their tickets and join the festivities.

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United Way of the Desert and Inland SoCal United Way team up for golf tournament after challenging year

By David Beasley | Mar 31, 2021

United Way of the Desert, which serves the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin, and Inland SoCal United Way, serving Riverside and San Bernandino counties, are holding a joint golf tournament Saturday, May 1.