The Salvation Mountain Man Moves On
Leonard Knight, the man who gave us Salvation Mountain—the roadside attraction near the Salton Sea, which was immortalized in the 2007 movie Into the Wild—has passed away. Leonard, who was…
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The Rammy Awards
February is the middle of awards season in Hollywood. The Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Golden Globes—they’re all just warm-up for the…
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The Stars of the 25th Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala
A veritable who’s who of Hollywood hot shots was on hand to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the awards gala that anchors the Palm Springs International Film Festival. On…
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The Coachella Lineup
The long-awaited lineup for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival—which will once again take place over two consecutive weekends, April 11-13 and April 18-20, 2014—has finally been announced, and…
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The Dinah and The White Party in Palm Springs
While the entire Palm Springs Valley is a powerful magnet for the LGBT community every month of the year, April is a particularly strong draw for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals,…
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala
If it’s almost January, it’s almost film festival time. And 2014 being the 25th anniversary of this star-studded affair invented by former Palm Springs mayor Sonny Bono, you just know…
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2014 Modernism Week in the Palm Springs Valley
With all the amazing events throughout the Palm Springs Valley every season, it’s hard to keep track of things. I’m constantly scouring the web and updating my calendar so that…
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Rancho Mirage Library: IndieFlix and Zinnio Magazines
My favorite book nook in the entire Palm Springs Valley—the Rancho Mirage Public Library, of course—has a well-known endless array of extra perks for people who live in or visit…
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Rancho Mirage Art Affaire 2013: Better Than Ever!
One of my very favorite events of the packed Palm Springs Valley calendar is upon us, and I want to make sure that you don’t miss it… The 2013 Rancho…
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Rancho Mirage’s First Annual Writers Festival
My hometown is about to get a whole lot more literate, what with the recent announcement of the First Annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, which is to take place at…
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