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Arts and Culture
PSAM at 80: The Palm Springs Art Museum Celebrates a Milestone Anniversary With an Exhibit of New Acquisitions
The Palm Springs Art Museum is celebrating its 80th anniversary with an exhibition of 80 works of art recently added to its permanent collection. The exhibit showcases the wide-ranging collections the...
Western Lit: A Fantastic New Memoir Reflects on an Isolated Upbringing in a Survivalist Mormon Family
Tara Westover’s astonishing debut memoir, Educated , chronicles how she grew up on a southern Idaho mountain in a survivalist Mormon family, never setting foot in school—but eventually earned her doctor...
Desert as Muse: The Hi-Desert Cultural Center Brings More 'Desert Stories,' and New Exhibits at a Brand-New Visual-Arts Space
The Hi-Desert Cultural Center is a mere 35 miles from downtown Palm Springs. It’s a place where artists from around the world have come to express themselves while being surrounded by nature.
The cente...
Experimental and Conceptual: The Desert-Centered Works of Cristopher Cichocki Get the Spotlight at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History
The desert isn’t just a place to create art for Cristopher Cichocki; the desert is also his muse—and at times, his art includes actual pieces of the desert. His works have showcased the beauty, the da...
Western Lit: Pulitzer-Winning Biography 'Prairie Fires' Examines the Gritty Reality Behind Laura Ingalls Wilder's Writings
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books form some of my earliest literary memories. Reading them—first with my mom and then on my own—sparked my fascination with stories of the past, memories of true-...
Interesting Incarceration: Desert Rose's 'Women Behind Bars' Is a Profane, Irreverent and Perfectly Cast Romp
Believe it or not, I have 10 years of experience with female incarceration! Yes, me!
OK … it was as a weekly volunteer at the Riverside County Jail in Indio. But still …
For most of us, there is somethi...
A Musical Worth a Toast: 'The Wedding Singer' Comes to the Palm Canyon Theatre
Everybody loves a good wedding. However, whether the nuptials are for a family member, an old friend, or an ex, the best part of the wedding is the reception.
“All right! Everyone out on the dance floo...
Hooray for Clay: Palm Springs' Silica Studios Offers Ceramic Artists a Place to Commune and Create
Do you remember what it was like to play in the mud? Well, Silica Studios in Palm Springs has elevated this cherished childhood memory into an artistic experience.
For 15 years, owners Daric Harvie, Do...
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- Funny Business: Aspiring Standup Comic Jacob Cantu Hopes His Monthly Comedy Night at The Hood Is the Start of Something Big
- Western Lit: Memoir 'Narrow River, Wide Sky' Shows What It's Like to Be Poor in the Shadow of Luxury
- Honoring Doris Day: CV Rep Hosts Actor/Singer Scott Dreier's Cabaret Tribute to the Legendary Performer
- A Message of Liberation: Juan-Manuel Alonso Celebrates Palm Springs and Those We Have Lost in New Murals at the LGBT Center
- Food Trucks, A Classic Film and Lots of Fun: Street Food Cinema Comes to La Quinta
- A Lovely, Light-Hearted Ride: CV Rep's '2 Across' Is an Upbeat, Fun Success
- A 'Dare' You Should Take: Desert Rose's World-Premiere Production Is a Well-Acted, Terrific Piece of Theater
- The Art of an Icon: Heather James Fine Art Offers a Rare Chance to Experience Paintings by Sir Winston Churchill
- From Mars to 'Rent' and Beyond: The McCallum Theatre Announces Its 2018-2019 Season
- The Evening the Stars Come Out: Michael Childers' 'One Night Only' Charity Extravaganza Returns to the McCallum Theatre
- The Family Business: Marlon Wayans Returns to the Area for a Comedy Show at Spotlight 29
- Evenings With Art: Monthly Art Walks in Palm Springs and Cathedral City Are Cultural Delights
- Moms Take the Spotlight: Dezart Performs' 'Motherhood Out Loud' Is a Riveting Joy
- Stories Told in Song: Opera in the Park Returns for Its 20th Year
- Not Quite Ready for Drinks: Due to an Illness, Coyote StageWorks' 'The Cocktail Hour' Opened Before It Should Have
- A Mannish Minx: Drag Star Varla Jean Merman Brings Material Both New and Classic to Her Five-Week Residency at the Copa
- Reputation Is Everything: Desert Rose's 'Suddenly Last Summer' Is an Impeccable Piece of Southern Horror
- Absurd and Awesome: CV Rep's 'The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?' Soars Because of an Impeccable Cast and Fantastic Direction
- Find the Funny: DETC's Brand-New 'Thespian Radio Hour' Has Great Comedic Touches and a Lot of Potential—but the Cast Needs to Find the Silly
- Western Lit: 'Mozart's Starling' Explores the Unlikely Relationship Between a Musical Genius and the Avian Pariah
- The Happy Playwright: Desert Ensemble Theatre Company Founder Tony Padilla Works to Bolster and Improve the Valley's Theater Scene
- Rumble at the McCallum: The Sharks and the Jets Return—With a 40-Piece Orchestra!—in 'West Side Story: In Concert'
- A Crazy Campaign: Despite Funny Lines and a Great Central Performance, DETC's 'Election Day' Is Diminished by Real-World Goings-On
- Artists Among Us: The PSAM Artists Council Partners With UCR-Palm Desert to Show Off a Lot of Local Talent
- Western Lit: A New Book Focuses on the Man Who Helped Take the Sierra Club From Hiking Group to Political Force
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