April 2010

Upgrade the furniture of your mind

The Retreat Workshops, led by Arnold Siegel, offer a unique and extraordinary inquiry into the nature, condition and opportunities of our human existence. The aim of the Workshops is to provide you with the tools and insight required to forge a life of your own design.

Grand Opening of SHAG (the store)

The World's 1st store dedicated to the artwork of JoSH AGle (aka SHAG) will feature many exclusive prints and items available from the store only.

Arthur Elrod A.I.D - his other house...

The Classic Contempory - The 1962 Palm Springs home of Arthur Elrod, A.I.D, is an interpretation of living in the grand manner. Elrod's, John Lautner designed Southridge home (built in 1968)is the most famous in Palm Springs , but here is a look at the Palm Springs Las Palmas home of Arthur Elrod six years before he moved to Southridge.

The Cottage the Eisenhowers Called Home

Located on the eleventh fairway of the country club's golf course, it's was the place that former President and Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower called home through their winter vacation in the desert.

Summerland Winery Winemaker’s Dinner at Morgan's in the desert

James Beard Award Winning Chef Jimmy Schmidt has put together an incredible food menu to pair with the great wines of Summerland Winery. Menu highlights include: Grilled Diver Sea Scallops and Pan Seared Ryan Percy's Bermuda Dunes Chicken.

Delicious Menus Planned for Desert Spirit XXI

Event chairpersons and spouses Megan Foster, M.D., and Scott Gering, M.D. along with host restaurateur Paul Bruggemans revealed the delicious menus planned for DESERT SPIRIT XXI, the desert’s premier food and entertainment event, set for Sunday, April 25 at 6 p.m., to benefit the American Cancer Society’s community-ba

Roys New $35 3-course Springs Prix Fixe Menu

Taste the exhilaration of spring with the new Roy's $35 3-course Spring Prix Fixe Menu. Bright flavors and the freshest ingredients come together to create incredible dishes like Mochi Crusted & Seared Ahi Sashimi and Roasted Garlic & Herb Crusted Lamb Chops.

Kitchen Kitchen

Kitchen Kitchen in Indian Wells, has everything you'd like to have (or could even imagine) on your kitchen counters or in your drawers -- gourmet kitchen accessories, baking utensils, gadgets, and the like. And now Kitchen Kitchen owned by Jan Boydston offers - cooking classes, cooking demonstrations and events in their beautiful new store in Indian Wells

The Perfect Date Chef Challenge 2010

By Donna Curran

Each year, chefs from around the country amaze us with their innovative use of California dates as appetizers, entrées, and desserts. This is the 10th anniversary of this intriguing event and all past top winners were invited to participate.

36 Hours A Week

While a majority of lounges limit live entertainment to weekends or specific nights of the week, Village Pub hosts bands every night. So if it’s a Monday or a Tuesday or a … well, you get the idea … and you get the urge to kick up your heels, just head for downtown Palm Springs — even if it’s after Leno’s show.

A Sure Thing

While restaurants come and go, there are those that become institutions through years of stellar food and service and a loyal clientele. Wally’s Desert Turtle is one such place.

If the Shoe Fits

Stuart Weitzman offers shoes in more than 50 sizes, ranging from size 4 to 12 and in four widths. The Stuart Weitzman store in Palm Desert previews fall show and handbag collections on April 24-25 (10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday).

Sage Advice

Sage, The Spa at Morongo suggests relaxing with a special package this month that includes your choice of a Swedish or traditional massage, your choice of an express pedicure or manicure, wash and cut for men, or wash and style for women, and not only use of the resort pool for the day, but also use of a pool cabana — all that for only $169 (a $400 value).

Art Calendar

April 2010 - Monthy Art Calendar for the Coachella Valley art galleries, festivals and exhibition receptions.

Club for those with Clubs

Whether you are a resident or a visitor spending more than a few days in Palm Springs, it could pay you to look into the Players Club at Tahquitz Creek Golf Course. For $29 a month on the Legend course or $49 a month on the Resort and Legend courses, enjoy waived greens fees in the afternoons (or any time of day from July through September), a free bucket of range balls (one bucket per day), and an opportunity to attend free weekly instructional clinic.

See Level

This month, the museum hosts a “Meet the Museum” party on April 9, opens a Birger Sandzén exhibition (April 17), and welcomes Diahann Carroll to its Annenberg Theater stage (April 21). On April 11, as on every second Sunday of the month, admission is free and the museum offers special programming that includes performances, lectures, and hands-on activities.

A Month of Enlightenment

Throughout April, the City of Palm Desert celebrates early desert and contemporary landscape painters with exhibitions, demonstrations, and lectures. Even before the 20th century, artists have been drawn by the quality of light in the desert.

This Way to Coachella

BY STEVEN BILLER

Beenish Chaudhry will fly in from London. Mauricio Silva will be here from Bogota, Colombia. Ashley Roberson Heath will make the trip from Connecticut for the fifth consecutive year....

Ongoing Weekly April 2010

Certified Farmers Market. Produce from local farmers and vendors. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. North end of Camelot Theatres, 2300 Baristo Rd., Palm Springs. 898-5250.

Keith and Urban Country

More than 100,000 music fans attended last year’s Stagecoach festival. The fourth annual country music event (April 24-25) brings superstars such as Toby Keith and Keith Urban (shown here) to the desert, as well as Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland.

Making Connections

In an age of interactive communication, the Indian Wells Arts Festival (April 2-4) shines as an example of an event that connects people to art. Attendees can watch artists paint, sculpt stone, build sand sculptures, blow glass, throw pots, bead jewelry, and weave.