Obamacare to penalize nearly half a million Native Americans
Native Americans are entitled to free and subsidized medical care at some federally-funded health clinics, but ‘Obamacare’ will soon force many of them to buy insurance or else face hefty fines if they are not “Indian enough”. “A lot of folks are going to get stuck with the bill,” Jay Stiener of the National Council of [...]
Palm Springs 75th Anniversary
Palm Springs celebrated its 75th anniversary in the biggest way possible. A party to top all parties was held at the O’Donnell Golf Course in Palm Springs on Saturday, April 20th. The event was free to the whole family from 3 to 8 pm with fireworks ending the evening at 8:30. Thousands of people came [...]
DHS Historical Society with Quintanilla
The Desert Hot Springs Historical Society held its quarterly soup and salad supper at Miracle Springs Hotel and Spa on Thursday night, April 25, 2013. City attorney Steve Quintanilla was the guest speaker, presenting a very informative illustrated talk called “Capturing our Desert Varmints in Art.” More photos of the event by Bruce Montgomery; just [...]
Coyote Stageworks Presents Truman Capote Story At Annenberg Theatre
Every now and then an audience is treated to “theatrical” lightning caught in a bottle. It’s a time when all of the planets and stars align in perfect order producing special moments. That is definitely the case with the Coyote StageWorks enthralling production of “Tru” at the Annenberg Theatre in Palm Springs, starring Chuck Yates [...]
San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre Presents Ibsen Classic
Henrik Ibsen, the great Norwegian playwright, is often referred to as “the father of realism” and one of the founders of modernism in the theatre. His plays were groundbreaking and controversial for his day. Europe and the Americas had prescribed societal rules that were not to be challenged. The arts, in general, very rarely [...]
Newspapers the old ‘Social-Network’
Newspapers have been the ‘social-networks’ for hundreds of years. Gutenberg’s inventions of the printed word changed the way the people got their information; information is power; power equals money. Nothing really has changed, money is still the game. It is just the way information is delivered. Newspaper use reporters, writers and confidential informers to investigate [...]
Elena Bulatova Gallery Grand opening in Palm Springs April 3, 2013
Grand opening of the Elena Bulatova Gallery in beautiful Palm Springs, California on April 3, 2013. The evening will be filled with art, wine and guest artists. The event will start at 6pm at the Gallery located at 2652 South Cherokee Way, Palm Springs. We will be serving wine, and light appetizers at the opening [...]
LGBT Community Center of the Desert’s “Red Dress Party” a Whimsically Fashionable Affair with a Serious Purpose
Palm Springs, CA – More than 400 guests wore red to stand out and stand up for the programs of the LGBT Community Center of the Desert. The evening raised more than $30,000 for The Center thanks in part to sponsors Nesteggg Group, LLC and LULU California Bistro who helped to underwrite the evening. The event was held Saturday night at the [...]
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
College of the Desert Theatre Arts presents One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Dale Wasserman Adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey Produced in association with Samuel French, Inc. Friday, March 15th & Saturday, March 16th at 7:00 pm / Sunday, March 17th at 2 pm Friday, March 22nd & Saturday, March 23rd at [...]
12Th Annual Native American Film Festival Begins
The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum presents its 12th Annual Native American Film Festival on February 27, 2013 and will screen the first of fifteen films to be screened at the Festival Host theatre, the Camelot Theatres of Palm Springs. All of the films have a direct connection to Native American or Indigenous people and their [...]