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'Mormon Boy' Is Back: Steven Fales' One-Man Show Makes a Home at Hotel Zozo Through January
Steven Fales has been doing his one-man show Confessions of a Mormon Boy for a long time—for 18 years, to be exact.
After a 2001 Salt Lake City premiere and 10-week developmental run in Miami in 2003, Mor...
Western Lit: 'The End of the Myth' Probes the Injustice of Manifest Destiny—and Its Relationship to the 2016 Election
The American West is a region that has been conscripted into the service of the nation’s frontier myth. Nowhere are the absurdities and tragedies of this myth more apparent than in the U.S.-Mexico bor...
Consummate Campy Chaos: Desert Rose's 'Die, Mommie Die!' Is a Perfectly Cast, Completely Bonkers Theatrical Experience
Americans have always turned to entertainment to get them through tough times like recessions, wars and political upheaval. Live theater, movies and music soothe our souls and offer a respite from a s...
In Praise of Plants: The 14th Annual Desert Garden Community Day Celebrates the Desert's Varied Vegetation
Now that the scorching summer temperatures are (mostly) behind us for the year, it’s appropriate to think about doing things outside. Like, for example, gardening.
That means it’s a perfect time for th...
Oy Vey! The Encore Theatre District Kicks Off the 2019-2020 Show Season With the Enjoyable '25 Questions for a Jewish Mother'
The Independent is starting our seventh season of theater reviews—and the first of this new season celebrates the emergence of a new theater company.
Well, the Encore Theatre District isn’t really “new”:...
Behind the Bash: Party Planner Extraordinaire BB Ingle Moves His Halloween Event to The Show at Agua Caliente
BB Ingle is, without a doubt, one of the Coachella Valley’s premiere party-planners.
He’s been producing events locally for more than 35 years now, and one of his biggest events is his annual Halloween...
Back to the '60s! Modernism Week's Fall Preview Includes More Than 50 Ways to Celebrate Palm Springs' Midcentury Vibe
No annual event is more beloved—and as specific to Palm Springs—as Modernism Week.
The February program, a celebration of the city’s history as a playground and showcase for midcentury modern architect...
Overcoming Indoctrination: Cathy Schenkelberg's One-Woman Show Explains How Scientology Almost Ruined Her—and How She Escaped
Cathy Schenkelberg is coming to the valley to perform her renowned one-woman show, Squeeze My Cans: Surviving Scientology , for one reason: Scott Smith.
“He’s been my friend since (we both lived in) Chi...
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- Western Lit: Joe Wilkins' Debut Novel Tackles Male Relationships, Public Lands and Political Divisions
- High-Flying Show: The Palm Canyon Theatre Kicks Off Its New Season With 'Peter Pan'
- Comedy as Healing: Felipe Esparza Brings His Bilingual, Personal Comedy to Morongo
- For Women, By Women: The First Palm Springs Women's Week Celebrates 'Lesbian Culture and Thought' and Is Open to All
- Western Lit: Kali Fajardo-Anstine's Story Collection Tells the Tales of Women, in Fractured Families, in a Gentrifying City
- The Kids Are the Stars: Green Room Theatre Company Shows Off Its Summer Students' Work in a Huge Production of 'Sister Act'
- Western Lit: This Profound Posthumous Selection of Ellen Meloy's Essays Is a Great Introduction to the Desert Scribe's Works
- Patrons of the Arts: The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation Has Helped Thousands of People by Supporting Local Creative Nonprofits
- Western Lit: 'Maid' Puts a Face on the Things America's Poor Go Through to Stay Afloat
- Summer in Stitches: Desert Rose's 'Ruthless!' Is a Near-Perfect Musical Romp
- Helping the Community CREATE: After Almost Closing 18 Months Ago, the CREATE Center for the Arts Is Expanding—and Thriving
- Western Lit: Pam Houston Shares Personal Tales About Rural Living in 'Deep Creek'
- 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
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