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Arts and Culture
New Beginnings: The Excellent Production of 'The Sugar Witch' Proves the Desert Rose Playhouse Is in Good Hands
Life is all about change, and there have been some major changes at the Desert Rose Playhouse this season—all of which bode well for the theater’s future.
After years of putting on excellent, edgy prod...
On Their Own: After 50 Years Under the Wing of the Palm Springs Art Museum, the Artists Council Is Becoming Independent
The Artists Council was established 50 years ago when the Palm Springs Museum was still primarily a natural history and science museum. The purpose of the council was to sponsor exhibitions of local a...
Western Lit: 'Kings of the Yukon' Explores a Fishing Culture Collapsing—as Reality TV Moves In
During one of his many visits to the Northwest Territories, Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams , was asked by a native elder how long he intended to stay. Before Lopez could respond, the elder, who’d ...
Funny in Love: Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman Kick Off Season 2 of Palm Springs Speaks
On Oct. 2, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History , a book by Hollywood comedy couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, is being released—and three days later, the hilarious duo will kick of...
Western Lit: Two New Memoirs Tell Stories About the Beauty—and Dangers—of Living in the Wild
Those of us who are ravenous readers of books set in the American West are used to stories of living life on the edge, off the grid, out of the box.
But two new memoirs, both debuts, take isolation and...
Western Lit: Luis Alberto Urrea's New Novel Reflects on Family Relationships That Transcend the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Last winter, at a talk in Aspen, Colorado, author Luis Alberto Urrea described his childhood in a rough San Diego neighborhood near the border, where his family moved from Tijuana during a tuberculosi...
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...
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- Desert as Muse: The Hi-Desert Cultural Center Brings More 'Desert Stories,' and New Exhibits at a Brand-New Visual-Arts Space
- Experimental and Conceptual: The Desert-Centered Works of Cristopher Cichocki Get the Spotlight at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History
- Western Lit: Pulitzer-Winning Biography 'Prairie Fires' Examines the Gritty Reality Behind Laura Ingalls Wilder's Writings
- Interesting Incarceration: Desert Rose's 'Women Behind Bars' Is a Profane, Irreverent and Perfectly Cast Romp
- A Musical Worth a Toast: 'The Wedding Singer' Comes to the Palm Canyon Theatre
- Hooray for Clay: Palm Springs' Silica Studios Offers Ceramic Artists a Place to Commune and Create
- 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
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