Mar 13
Celebrating its 22nd Anniversary, The Palm Springs White Party is one of the premier gay circuit parties in the world. With over 20,000 gay men dressed in white, the White Party Springs Break at the Palm Springs Convention Center is filled with excitement, entertainment, after hour events and pool parties to complete the fun.
Tickets, VIP Passes, rooms and videos at: http:///www.jeffreysanker.com
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Oct 16
Golf Cart Parade Celebrates Carnival Style
One of the Coachella Valley’s most colorful and beloved traditions returns to Palm Desert this month when scores of decorated golf carts motor down El Paseo for the 47th annual Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade on Sunday, October 23.
The day’s events kick off at 7:30 a.m. with a Rotary-sponsored pancake breakfast followed by a golf cart show at 10 a.m. The parade starts at the corner of San Luis Rey Avenue and El Paseo at 1 p.m. featuring decorated golf carts, floats, and marching bands galore. Food booths, children’s games, celebrities, and local dignitaries will help make this year’s parade another unforgettable experience.
Reserved shaded seating is available for seniors, ages 65 and older. VIP seats for $25 per person including a boxed lunch are also available. Space is limited and must be reserved in advance.
Click here for more information or call 760-346-6111.
Oct 10
Greater Palm Springs Pride honors anti-bullying activist, business leader, community volunteers and local celebrities as grand marshals in the 25th annual Pride Parade, scheduled for 10:00a.m., Sunday, November 6th, along Palm Canyon Drive through the heart of Downtown Palm Springs.
Serving as grand marshal is 16 year old anti-bullying activist Caleb Laieski from Surprise, Arizona. Community grand marshals are business woman Mindy Reed, and the founders of Palm Springs Front Runners and Walkers Lee Walton and Phil Catalli. Joining them as celebrity grand marshals are radio personalities Bill Feingold and Kevin Holmes.
“We are thrilled at the opportunity of honoring such inspiring individuals who have made a positive, lasting impact on our community, advocate for our youth and embody the spirit of volunteerism.” stated Ron deHarte, Palm Springs Pride Executive Vice President.
Jun 27
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s Senate narrowly voted to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, handing activists a breakthrough victory in the state where the gay rights movement was born.
New York is poised to become the sixth state where gay couples can wed and the biggest by far.
“We are leaders and we join other proud states that recognize our families and the battle will now go on in other states,” said Sen. Thomas Duane, a Democrat.
May 18
Turn up the heat !
Michael Brandon and his crew are at it again giving the summer kick off party of men in the INappropriate Behavior Party Weekend at the Barracks
More details on the weekends events including Pool Parties and more at:
http://xxxmichaelbrandon.com/events.asp
Dont forget to Book your reservations at SANTIAGO resort for the weekend.
Apr 4
THURSDAY: Welcome Party, Azul Nightclub, 369 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. DJ Corey Craig begins playing music at 8 p.m. Free before 11 p.m., $10 after 11.
FRIDAY: Pool party, noon-6 p.m., Renaissance Hotel pool, 888 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, featuring DJ Michael Paul, $20 general admission; NOH8 photo opps with Charo by photographer Adam Bouska, $40 per photo, 3-5 p.m., Renaissance lobby; Boxers and Briefs party, featuring Australian dance music star Zoe Badwi, He Met Her and DJs Theresa and Hector Fonseca, 9 p.m.-4 a.m., Renaissance Events Center, $60
SATURDAY: Pool party and White Party Concert Series featuring Kat Graham, underground club stars Jessie and the Toy Boys, and iSquare, noon-1 p.m., and DJs Manny Lehman, Bobby Blanco and Luke Johnstone, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Renaissance Pool, $40 general admission; White Party, 9 p.m.-5 a.m, Palm Springs Convention Center, 277 E. Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs, featuring Robyn, “Zumanity” Cirque due Soleil performers, and DJs Joe Gauthreaux, Dave Aude and Peter Rauhofer with DJ Chi Chi LaRue in the Diamond Pop Lounge, 9 p.m.-5 a.m., $140; Climax After Party, featuring adult star Brodie Newport and DJ Pagano, 4-10 a.m. in the Renaissance, $50
SUNDAY: Pool party, featuring Luciana and DJ Kimberly S, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Renaissance pool, $20 general admission; T-Dance, featuring Charo and Alexis Jordan, DJ Wayne G and the Freemasons, and the White Party Ferris Wheel, 3-10 p.m. under the big top across from the convention center, $130; Closing Party featuring Natalia Kills and Wynter Gordon and DJ duo Rosabel, 10 p.m.-7:30 a.m., the Renaissance, $90
PACKAGE DEALS: VIP Express Pass, for all weekend activities, $600; Weekend Pass, including the Boxers and Briefs party, the Saturday White Party, the Sunday T-Dance and the Sunday Closing Party, $360. Discounts available for hotel guests.
INFORMATION: www.jeffreysanker.com
MORE ONLINE: Check back here next weekend for photos from the White Party.
Feb 3
Book your reservation with Santiago Resort NOW and enjoy Modernism Week - Feb 17th – 27th 2011
Self Guided Tour:
Each February, Palm Springs Modernism Week showcases mid-20th century architecture and design. Renowned as the “Mecca of Modernism,” the desert’s built environment lures aficionados from near and far. Many buildings are iconic, like the Palm Springs Visitors Center, with its dramatic, corrugated-metal roof soaring from the base of Tram Way. Other treasures are less conspicuous, but of no less importance. Examples include the 1955 Fire Station Number One on Indian Canyon Drive and Bank of America building on South Palm Canyon Drive. Some desert modern gems are tucked away on large or gated properties, while others grab our attention from the curb.
Midcentury modern marvels appear well beyond the realm of architecture. Proud drivers and classic dealerships flaunt vintage automobiles throughout the valley. Even some of our favorite townspeople are living models of midcentury memories, such as our very own “Elvis” tooling around in his classic red Cadillac Eldorado convertible with de rigueur personalized license plates and a signature pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror.
Examples of the desert’s midcentury anthology exist everywhere, from public and private buildings to shops and fashion. It’s found in the arts and in music streaming out of eateries, clubs and watering holes. So fire up the T-Bird (more likely the Prius), plug in the GPS, grab a friend, and head out for a self-guided treasure hunt of midcentury jewels. Start from either end of the city and work your way around. Here are a dozen sites to get you started on your retro adventure.
1. PALM SPRINGS VISITORS CENTER (HSPB*)
901 N. Palm Canyon Dr.
Originally a gasoline station, the Palm Springs Visitors Center greets tourists and locals at the northern entrance to the city. Designed by modernist Palm Springs architect Albert Frey with Robson Chambers, the distinctive structure served as a beacon broadcasting something special ahead — something different, optimistic, and exciting. No less monumental today, the site is world-acclaimed and serves as testament to an era of ground-breaking ideas and extraordinary accomplishment.* A Class One Historic Site designated by Palm Springs Historic Site Board.
2. WEXLER STEEL HOUSES (HSPB)
E. Molino Rd. & N. Sunny View Dr.
Designed by prolific Palm Springs architect Donald Wexler and built by the George Alexander Construction Co., this once-forgotten Palm Springs neighborhood features the now iconic Steel Development Houses. In the early 1960s, these seven one-of-a-kind homes offered new, all-steel building technology and the beginnings of a large subdivision, which was ultimately crushed by an increase in steel prices. Today, the elegant glass-and-steel homes are the subject of films, books, magazine articles, and exhibitions.
3. WALTER WHITE HOUSE
1011 W. Cielo Rd. (in Little Tuscany Estates)
Sophisticated design and organic materials define this treasure. An educated eye might date it at 1975, even 1985, but little-known architect Walter White designed this outstanding house in 1955, after spending time with legendary Austrian-American architect R.M. Schindler. Note the curved roof, angled glass at back, mitered clerestory windows in the garage, notched steel beam, and lighting.
4. UPTOWN DESIGN DISTRICT
N. Palm Canyon Dr. (between Tachevah Dr. and Alejo Rd.)
Uptown Palm Springs offers a wealth of midcentury retail and design. Furniture, home accessories, jewelry, and fashions spill onto sidewalks from a network of boutiques offering modern finery. At Modern Way (745 N. Palm Canyon Dr.), look for a custom-made 1968 silver Cadillac Eldorado convertible alongside chrome floor lamps or a turquoise chaise lounge. Beyond Palm Springs, check out Cathedral City’s Perez Design Center on Perez Road and an assortment of consignment galleries and thrift stores that reach east as far as Indio.
5. 1955 FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE (HSPB)
277 N. Indian Canyon Dr.
Frey and Chamber’s 1955 Fire Station Number One on Indian Canyon Drive is a brilliant case study, combining refinement and new thinking, materials and practicality into a civic building. A flagpole pierces the open corrugated-metal roof, serving perhaps as a nod to the quintessential firehouse pole.
6. FREY HOUSE II (HSPB)
Hillside, West end of Tahquitz Canyon Way
Perched 220 feet above the desert floor, appearing like a glass box on the hillside, sits the second home of Albert Frey. Built from aluminum, steel, glass, and concrete block, the house surrounds an enormous granite boulder that divides living spaces in this less-than- 1,000-square-foot gem. Willed to the Palm Springs Art Museum on the architect’s death in 1998, you can tour Frey House II during Modernism Week (www.psmuseum.org).
7. THE HIDEAWAY
370 W. Arenas Rd.
A 2010 Palm Springs Modern Committee Preservation Award recipient (psmodcom.org), this 1947 apartment/hotel building features copious modernist elements. Architect Herbert W. Burns’ work stretches from Palm Springs to Indio, recognizable from the infusion of gracious, elegant features such as low, sleek roof lines; a floating double soffit; extended thin brick or stone planters; and built-in wall clocks.
8. AIRPORT FOUNTAIN (HSPB)
Tahquitz Canyon Way and El Cielo Rd.
Another gem, the fountain at Palm Springs International Airport (which itself is a midcentury work of art, built in 1965 by Donald Wexler) was designed by prolific Guadalajara mid-century architect and educator Julio de la Pena Lomeli. Made of 398 hand-cut pieces of cantera stone from Jalisco, Mexico, the fountain was given to the City of Palm Springs in 1968 as a gesture of friendship.
9. ST. THERESA CATHOLIC CHURCH
2800 E. Ramon Rd.
An inspirational peak set dramatically against the mountains draws us into a “must-see” interior of unexpected delight. Exceptional lighting, scale, and bold detail combine in travertine marble forms, bronze fittings, walnut pews, and remarkable windows. Palm Springs modernist William F. Cody designed every aspect of this 1968 house of worship.
10. BANK OF AMERICA (HSPB)
588 S. Palm Canyon Dr.
This 1959 sculptural jewel by architect Rudi Baumfeld (Victor Gruen Associates) contains sophisticated references to North African buildings. He partly designed the Palm Springs bank as an homage to the architecture of a small chapel in Ronchamp, France by venerated modernist Le Corbusier. The bank’s original elements captivate passersby with elegant combinations of curved and linear forms, mosaic tiles, and a concrete window screen.
11. ROYAL HAWAIIAN ESTATES (HSPB)
83 E. Twin Palms Dr. (Across from Moorten Botanical Garden)
Can you spell tiki? This striking island-inspired condominium community designed in 1960 by Donald Wexler and Richard Harrison features carved tikis and stylized apexes on lofty beams. It exemplifies an idiosyncratic midcentury subtext, including sometimes kitschy ideas, furnishings, and architecture inspired by the tropical experiences of Armed Forces who served there during World War II.
12. ALEXANDER TRACT HOUSES
1070 Apache Rd.
In the 1950s and ’60s, father and son developers George and Robert Alexander introduced innovative housing concepts to the desert, featuring butterfly roofs, open carports, walls of glass, concrete decorative block, and wooden screens. In Twin Palms Estates (the first Alexander neighborhood), check out 1070 Apache Road: an award-winning 1957 Alexander beautifully updated with gates and mailbox by contemporary architect/artist Phillip K. Smith III and landscaping designed by William Krisel.
For more information Visit the website
Jan 18
OK guys, if you love Bonnie and want to mix a nice relaxing weekend with the boys at Santiago Resort’s all male clothing optional resort, Check it out and book your rooms now!
8PM · SATURDAY , JANUARY 22nd
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TICKETS $49 – $89
Bonnie Raitt is a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose unique style blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop. After 20 years as a cult favorite, she broke through to the top in the early 90s with her Grammy award winning albums, Nick of Time and Luck of the Draw, which featured hits such as, “Something To Talk About” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me”. With nine Grammys under her belt and a committed social activist, Bonnie tours regularly incorporating many benefit concerts into her schedule. For more information, please visit www.bonnieraitt.com
Jan 10
The Palm Springs Human Rights Commission will present its annual Promoting Universal Human Rights Close to Home Awards to 11 individuals and organizations today at City Hall.
Each year, the Human Rights Commission chooses to honor those who provide strong community service to Palm Springs.
“These awards are one way the Human Rights Commission continues to raise awareness about people in our community who work every day to better the lives of others,” chairman Sidney Craig said. “That community service is key to protecting human rights here in the Coachella Valley.”
Award recipients include Fern Rudd, an advocate for children with autism, and Holly Whitlow, who works with stroke patients to help them regain speaking ability.
The awards will be presented at the commission’s 3 p.m. meeting in the Council Chamber.
Aug 9
2010 Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade
Sunday Nov. 7, 2010 10AM
Known for its crystal blue skies, year-round sunshine, stunning landscape, palm tree lined streets and starry nights the City of Palm Springs comes alive during the annual pride celebration. The 24th anniversary of Pride celebrations in Palm Springs will be held over the weekend of November 6 and 7, 2010.
On Sunday, November 7 rainbow flags and glitter will fill the streets as the ever present Mount San Jacinto Mountains star in the most scenic pride parade in the world. The downtown parade steps off at 10am and travels along historic Palm Canyon Drive.
Only a rainbow mile from downtown, the unique two-day pride festival is held at the former spring training home of the California Angels and Chicago White Sox. On pride weekend, thousands take to the field with the baseball diamond serving as the gathering spot for friends and a celebration of diversity and unity. Complete with gay-owned and LGBT friendly companies, the festival includes music, dancing, food vendors, and booths staffed by local organizations.
With over 125 parade contingents, 100 exhibitors, and several entertainment venues, the Palm Springs Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest annual gathering of LGBT people and allies in the Greater Palm Springs area.