| Articles | |
| 26 | At Home With Connie Stevens: The Forever-young Star (can It Really Be That Long Since Palm Springs Weekend'!) Talks To Psl About Her Life In The Desert. Includes Exclusive Photos Of Her Palm Desert Home/ By Susan Littwin |
| 32 | Holiday Progressive Dinner: Five Incredible Valley Restaurants Join Forces To Create The Most Edible Meal In The Desert/ By Pamela And Roland Bieri |
| 36 | The New Philanthrophy: Local Desert Charities Look To The Future And Discover Many Reasons To Be Optimistic. |
| 40 | More Than A Meerkat: How Palm Desert's Pam And Philip Wallberg's House Guests Turned Into The Movie Stars Of The Decade. |
| Features | |
| 24 | Holiday Gift Guide |
| 42 | Gallery Scene |
| 67 | Shoppers Bazaar |
| Special Sections | |
| 1-52DG | Palm Springs Life's Desert Guide: A Complete Roundup Of All Of The Attractions, Sports, Restaurants And Events In The Desert. The Most Authoritative Reference To The Valley/ By Donna Curran |
| Departments | |
| 10 | Around Town: Allan Houser At The Museum; Tim Conway At The Mccallum And Everybody In Town On Minerva Avenue. |
| 53 | Hank Stokes' Valley Observer: Stokes' Pokes At Rancho Mirage And An Exclusive Interview With Corky Larson. |
| 60 | Social Calendar: Charitable And Philanthropic Events Open To The Public. |
| 61 | Desert Stars: Ginger Rogers. Bob Dole And The Brightest Smiles In The Desert/ By Marilyn Visel |
| 68 | Astrology: By Joyce Jillson. This Isn't A Syndicated Column; Miss Jillson Creates These Horoscopes Expressly For Palm Springs Life Readers. |
ABOUT THE COVER: Photographer Charles William Bush captures the relaxed radiance of one of the desert's most popular residents, Connie Stevens. The coat was designed by Miss Stevens' friend Yoli Munoz.