December 2006

See It, Feel It, Touch It

Janice Kleinschmidt

The Da Vinci Experience stimulates all the senses at Palm Springs Air Museum, which transformed a hangar into 15th century Italy for the exhibition's U.S. debut.

KCET In December

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Celebrating Georgia O'Keeffe

John Villani

The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum commemorates its 10th anniversary and unveils its expanded collection of one of America’s most famous artists. Now, more than ever, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum should not be missed.

Backstage at The Santa Fe Opera

Photography by Peter Ogilvie

A festive spirit prevails behind the scenes at The Santa Fe Opera, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this season. PSL went backstage and found elegant style and fashion.

Wheels - Aston Martin's Vantage V8

Patrick Deveraux

Let’s start with the car’s divine looks. A blend of muscular aggression, refinement, and purpose, the Vantage’s style jabs you in the face and demands your full attention.

Oh Screw It!

By Janice Kleinschmidt

It may be time to let go of that old wine-bottle standby: the cork.

Datebook - December 2006

Cathedral City celebrates the holidays with a Christmas tree lighting, ice carving demonstration, ornament making, games and entertainment, and a visit from Santa.

First Takes - Party Talk

Long a favorite topic of conversation among those who don’t really know each other, weather brought together 15 people from as far away as Canada for dinner at LG’s Steakhouse in Palm Springs.

First Takes - Sun, Sand, Celebrity, Sin

An exclusive excerpt from Hollywood Celebrity Playground will appear in the January 2007 issue of Palm Springs Life. Don’t miss it!

First Takes - The New Look of Live/Work Spaces

Those who enjoy living and working in Palm Springs will soon have the chance to do both in the same place.

Intelligencer

Give Indian Wells Golf Resort credit for coming up with a bonus-filled package.

Erica Hopper: Opposites Attract

Sharon Apfelbaum

The painter uses contrasting elements to convey emotion and desire

Rear View - Ladies of the Canyon

Ann Japenga

Residents of now-abandoned Whitewater Canyon enjoyed a utopian lifestyle.

Wealth - The Collection Market

Ellen Paris

Investing in art and antiques requires caution, knowledge, and patience.

Best of the Best - Readers Choice 2006

By Our Readers

Palm Springs Life Subscribers selected the Coachella Valley’s best attractions, restaurants, spas, festivals, art galleries, specialty retail, nightlife, vistas, golf courses, services — even doggie day care.

Editor's Letter

Steven Biller

Palm Springs Life recently asked its subscribers to help us identify the best of everything in the Coachella Valley — from spas, attractions, and restaurants to golf courses, doggie day care, and art galleries, and (almost) everything in between.

First Takes - Bird's Eye View

Lisa Marie Rovito

Hot-as-summer golf course architect Tom Doak and visitors to Stone Eagle Golf Club in Palm Desert — his first course in California

First Takes - Music Man

Trudie Mitschang

Will Schaefer quietly positions himself to become the desert’s “next big thing.”