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Western Lit: Kali Fajardo-Anstine's Story Collection Tells the Tales of Women, in Fractured Families, in a Gentrifying City
Many of the young female protagonists in Sabrina and Corina , Denver author Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s poised, rich debut story collection, grow up in fractured families—in which one parent leaves, dies or ...
The Kids Are the Stars: Green Room Theatre Company Shows Off Its Summer Students' Work in a Huge Production of 'Sister Act'
Most of the Coachella Valley’s theater companies have gone dark during these dog days of summer—and those that are still going have left things up to the kids.
Western Lit: This Profound Posthumous Selection of Ellen Meloy's Essays Is a Great Introduction to the Desert Scribe's Works
Who hasn’t wondered what a favorite writer might have bestowed on the world if not silenced too soon? What fan doesn’t long for more—letters, a journal, unpublished fragments, even an annotated grocer...
Patrons of the Arts: The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation Has Helped Thousands of People by Supporting Local Creative Nonprofits
Over the past year and a half, it has been my privilege to visit, learn about and write about a number of nonprofit organizations in the Coachella Valley dedicated to the arts.
Someone once said that l...
Western Lit: 'Maid' Puts a Face on the Things America's Poor Go Through to Stay Afloat
When she discovered that she was pregnant, Stephanie Land ripped up her application for the University of Montana’s creative-writing program. Yet her dream of being a writer in Missoula endured, shini...
Summer in Stitches: Desert Rose's 'Ruthless!' Is a Near-Perfect Musical Romp
Loren Freeman is one of the best actors in our valley—and now he’s making his directorial debut with the Desert Rose Playhouse’s summer production of Ruthless! The Musical .
So here’s what is wrong with ...
Helping the Community CREATE: After Almost Closing 18 Months Ago, the CREATE Center for the Arts Is Expanding—and Thriving
About 18 months ago, I volunteered with the CREATE Center for the Arts for a week to see what it was all about.
The fledgling nonprofit was approaching its first anniversary in its inaugural home, subl...
Western Lit: Pam Houston Shares Personal Tales About Rural Living in 'Deep Creek'
When your homestead in the Colorado Rockies is threatened by wildfire, it’s easy to believe you have a front-row seat at the Apocalypse. In her recent memoir, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Count...
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- Shows for the Community: Encore Wants to Present Affordable Theater With a Message
- High Desert Destinations: Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley Have a Lot to Offer Lovers of Visual Arts
- Laugh Legend: Jo Anne Worley Returns to Michael Holmes' Purple Room
- Western Lit: Historian Gordon Chang's New Book Reminds America of the Chinese Workers Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
- Religious Rejection, Then Redemption: Steven Fales' Refreshed 'Confessions of a Mormon Boy' Arrives at Oscar's
- Western Lit: Two New Books Examine What Trees Can Teach Us About the Environment—and Ourselves
- The Power of Environment and Memory: CVRep's 'Good People' Is a Marvelously Acted Look at the Conflict Between Truth and Rationalization
- The Latina Experience: Desert Theatreworks Presents 'Real Women Have Curves'
- Pretty (?) in Pink: Desert Rose's 'Pageant' Is a Hilarious Drag Diversion
- Fanatical Fandom: The Spirit of Elvis Is Alive in Desert Ensemble Theatre's 'Graceland' and 'Asleep on the Wind'
- Art Is Healing: La Quinta's Old Town Artisan Studios Helps Spread the Healing Power of Art to Anybody and Everybody
- From Melissa to Margaritaville: The McCallum Theatre Announces a Packed 2019-2020 Schedule
- Love, Loss, Laundry: Dezart Performs' 'Maytag Virgin' Is a Literally a Perfect Time at the Theater
- The White Party Turns 30: Dance-Music Diva Beth Sacks Gets Ready to Perform at the Biggest Dance Party in the Country
- Setting a Higher Bar: The Newly Independent Artists Council Christens Its New Home in Palm Desert With 'Metamorphosis'
- A Multi-Character Tour de Force: Chuck Yates and Alan Denny Hilariously Reprise Coyote StageWorks' First-Ever Show, 'Greater Tuna'
- It All Adds Up: Desert Ensemble's 'Proof' Is a Well-Acted Play—and You Don't Need to Like Math to Enjoy It
- Checkmate! CVRep Opens Its Stunning New Playhouse With a Fantastic Production of the Musical 'Chess'
- The Making of a Gay Icon: Charles Busch Brings His Personal Cabaret Show to the Purple Room
- Triumph Before Terror: Desert Rose's Perfectly Cast 'The View UpStairs' Is Inspired by a 1970s Gay Bar Befallen by Tragedy
- Western Lit: 'Because It Is So Beautiful' Features Masterful Essays That Unravel the Mystique of the American West
- Revelations on Race: Dezart Performs' 'White Guy on the Bus' Stuns With Its Unexpected Turns—and Wows With Its Acting
- History Repeating? One-Man Play ‘Wiesenthal (Nazi Hunter)’ Offers Valuable Lessons
- The Return of 'Desert X': The Second Edition of the Coachella Valley's Biennial Features an Amazing Array of Site-Specific Installations
- A True Renaissance Man: Michael Childers Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of 'Midnight Cowboy' While Preparing for His Star-Studded 'One Night Only'
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