For more than 10 years, the Rancho Mirage Speaker Series committee has invited provocative presenters to the desert for a one-night-only appearance at the Helen Galen Auditorium of the Annenberg Center (located on the campus of Eisenhower Medical Center at 39-000 Bob Hope Drive in Rancho Mirage). Known for an eclectic mix of guests that…
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Well, the announcements keep coming—and the excitement keeps mounting! So far, we know that such A-lister performers as Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, Ruth Negga, Casey Affleck, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Kevin Costner, Jim Parsons, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, and Amy Adams will be recognized at the 28th Annual Palm Springs Film Festival’s…
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Thanks to a spectacular concert venue at The Show at Agua Caliente Resort, Rancho Mirage is the place to be for musicians and music lovers. In fact, Sting just announced that he’s stopping by the resort with his 57th and 9th Tour on February 11, 2017. Other concerts scheduled for this winter include Huey Lewis…
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First, the Palm Springs International Film Festival announced that Casey Affleck (“Manchester By the Sea”), Ruth Negga (“Loving”), and Tom Hanks (“Scully”) are the first three of a dozen or more movie stars to be fêted at its annual Awards Gala on January 2, 2017. www.psfilmfest.org Then event promoter Goldenvoice declared that the headliners for…
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If you need a well-deserved respite from all the holiday shopping and bingeing of late November and early December, I’ve got just the right sweet candy cane to stuff into your stocking. It’s called “The Santaland Diaries.” It’s a one-man, one-act show written by Tony Award-winning Broadway director Joe Mantello based on New York Times…
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For every thankful Sunnylands visitor who’s ever wanted to take a bit of the cherished landmark home, there is now “Sunnylands: American’s Midcentury Masterpiece,” a weighty, lushly illustrated book penned by Janice Lyle, Ph.D., who has served as the director of Sunnylands Center & Gardens since 2008. Sunnylands is, of course, many things. It is…
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Well, it ended where it all started—at PIRCH, that beloved purveyor of high-quality appliances and fixtures for the home whose motto is “Kitchen. Bath. Outdoor. Joy.” The retailer, located in the complex across from The River on Highway 111, graciously donated its working kitchen to the 2016 Firefighter Chef Challenge, a benefit on behalf of…
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Held on November 12 & 13, 10am-4pm at the Rancho Mirage Community Park, the Italian Festival is a community event to celebrate the Italian heritage and culture! With this event, Desert Arc is acknowledging the generous donation of land for our current campus from the Western Italian Golf Association in 1983…and the Italian heritage of…
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To know Bonnie Barkley, chef and co-owner (with hubby Tom Steferak) of working kitchen and catering headquarters Cello’s Pantry on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage, is to love her. Not only is she a kind and generous soul, the lady can cook up a sensational storm in more ways than one. First off, you can…
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Palm Springs-area’s first outdoor ice rink along Highway 111 will bring seasonal cheer to everyone; Holiday Spectacular on ice and tree lighting on November 29 October 19, 2016 (Rancho Mirage, CA)– Excitement is building for the start of the holiday season with the Palm Springs area’s unexpected and new activity for everyone- outdoor ice skating…
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