The greatest thing about the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden—other than the fact that it’s still privately owned by Oracle billionaire and Rancho Mirage resident Larry Ellison—is that everybody who participates wins! The top tennis pros in the world get to compete in our Palm Springs Valley paradise at nine state-of-the-art…
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The Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala and The Golden Globes have come and gone. And the Grammys, Film Independent’s Spirit Awards, and the Oscars have yet to come. Right smack in the middle of all this trophy-giving comes Rancho Mirage’s Rammys, which were handed out at the clubhouse of Mission Hills Country Club…
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With the high season in high gear here in the Palm Springs Valley, one of the biggest (and in my eyes, the most fun) event kicks off on Thursday, February 11, running non-stop until Sunday, February 21. Of which event do I speak? Palm Springs Modernism Week, of course. It’s almost a misnomer, since many…
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There was a little chill in the air but the skies were clear as Hollywood movie stars rained down onto the plush red carpet at the 27th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Awards Gala on Saturday, January 2. The ever-effervescent Mary Hart served as emcee for the evening, which saw more than 2000 people…
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Every year the good news just comes earlier and earlier, doesn’t it? Goldenvoice, the promoter that annually brings audiences throughout the globe two identical weekends of its perennially popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (AKA “Coachella”), has announced its lineup for 2016. That’s music to my ears! You? While the first weekend passes sold…
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With this year’s Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globes nominations having just been released mere days ago, the Hollywood awards season is finally kicking into high gear. As I overheard Tom Hanks tell Julia Robert a few years ago on the red carpet, “Are you ready for this?” Indeed! From Mark Ruffalo in “Spotlight” and…
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My beloved late mother so adored the hilarious “Carol Burnett Show,” which ran on CBS from 1967 to 1978. When I was a kid, she and I would watch it regularly, sharing the laughs. I remember asking Mom if Carol and co-star Vicki Lawrence were real sisters. So striking was their “family” resemblance that I…
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Every season in the Palm Springs Valley, I have a list of “don’t miss” events that includes my hometown of Rancho Mirage’s Art Affaire (which this year introduced the awesome new amphitheater at the Rancho Mirage Community Park), El Paseo Fashion Week in Palm Desert, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and the Virginia Waring…
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I’m often asked how I keep my social calendar in order with all the hundreds of parties, events, openings, and benefits that are available throughout the “high season” in the Palm Springs Valley. My stock answer? “Very carefully.” I could be busy just about every evening in my own hometown of Rancho Mirage, but with…
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When I think of this year’s Rancho Mirage Art Affaire—an immensely popular free annual event that will take place over the weekend of November 7th and 8th, rain or shine, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Rancho Mirage Community Park (formerly Whitewater Park) at 71560 San Jacinto Drive—I get even more excited than…
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