April 2011

Transcendence is a talent

Arnold Siegel

We know transcendence. Love's chemicals send us soaring. Under their spell, we wing above the humdrum and find enchantment in a world no different than it was before.

Cocktail Tales

So what are the stories behind our classic drinks? Accounts vary, but one thing is certain, the stories behind the drinks are as colorful as the drinks themselves.

Dine Out, Fight AIDS!

Grab your family, friends, classmates, neighbors and coworkers and make plans to dine out for breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, cocktails and more on Thursday, April 28, 2011!

Humana and the William J Clinton Foundation Partner with PGA TOUR for Bob Hope Classic

The PGA TOUR and the Bob Hope Classic have announced that Humana and the William J. Clinton Foundation have formed an eight-year partnership with the TOUR and the Classic beginning in 2012, with Humana becoming title sponsor.

Life at Kraft Nabisco Championship: William Devane Talks About Desert Delights

BRANE JEVRIC

Longtime desert resident actor William Devane loves polo and golf: two things the Coachella Valley has in spades.

Life at Kraft Nabisco Championship 2011: Yani Tseng — The Beaumont Bond

BRANE JEVRIC

Professional golfer Yani Tseng talks about her golf game and family life just half an hour up the road in Beaumont.

Life at Kraft Nabisco Championship: Caddie Chat

BRANE JEVRIC

Caddies do so much more than just carry golf equipment. Find out during this exclusive chat with a professional caddie what it takes to be ‘behind the ropes.”

Life at Kraft Nabisco Championship: Dinah Memories with Melissa Montgomery

BRANE JEVRIC

Melissa Montgomery opens up to www.palmspringslife.com during the 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship in Rancho Mirage about her mother, Dinah Shore, and the legacy she left to golf and the Coachella Valley.

Labors of Love

Janice Kleinschmidt

Ampelos Cellars’ Peter and Rebecca Work exchanged corporate lives to work with the earth. On Earth Day, La Quinta Resort & Club honors their commitment to sustainability with a wine dinner.

Life at Kraft Nabisco Championship: Tournament Wrap Up

BRANE JEVRIC

“It was fantastic!” Tournament Director Gabe Codding told palmspringslife.com. “Stacy’s a first time winner! We love it!”

Life at Kraft Nabisco Championship: Stacy Lewis Remembers Her Grandfather

BRANE JEVRIC

Golf star Stacy Lewis loses a family member days before the Rancho Mirage tournament began.

Life at the Kraft Nabisco Championship: Michelle Wie, Now and Then

BRANE JEVRIC

Michelle Wie turned pro at 16 while playing at Bighorn Golf Club. Now, at 21, she hopes to win the title at Mission Hills Golf Club, while celebrating the Kraft Nabisco Championship’s 40th anniversary.

Life at Kraft Nabisco Championship

BRANE JEVRIC

Actor Joe Mantegna In Rare Form at 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship Celebrity Pro-Am After Party.

Surviving the Music Fests

Find out what you can and can’t do and bring to the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival

Pups on the Patio

Perfect weather for nine months of the year (and 12 with misters) makes the Coachella Valley a haven for outdoor dining with your dog. There are oodles of places for poodles, a bevy of eateries...

Zin and Now

by David A. Lee

Benefiting from the well-placed location on a bustling corner of Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs, Zin American Bistro opened in 2004

After Coachella

By Daniel Vaillancourt

It’s not a bar that has a stage, it’s a music venue that has a bar.” So says Alex Haagen IV of his beloved Date Shed located on the grounds of the Empire Polo Club

Happy Trails - Whitewater Canyon/ Pacific Crest Trail Ridge Loop

This hike treats you to canyon and mountain vistas of the Whitewater River basin and surrounding hills and mountains.

Have an Adventurous April!

The turbine fields at the north end of Palm Springs attract a great deal of attention, yet many folks don’t realize they can tour them.

M•A•C Attack

By Mona de Crinis

While in the desert checking on M•A•C Cosmetics outlets, Gina Bettelli provides a quick peek into hot makeup trends.

Beauty in Bloom

BY MONA DE CRINIS

Last month, posh El Paseo attracted another elegant retailer. Sephora opened at The Gardens on El Paseo

Suzan Hanson

BY MONA DE CRINIS

Blessed with a voice of beauty and power, Suzann Hanson brings her consummate talent to the Festival of Opera & Art

Festival of Opera & Art

BY MONA DE CRINIS

OperaArts’ European Grand Tour at the Festival of Opera & Art on April 10 at Palm Desert’s Civic Center Park.

Michael Childers Puts Literary Artists in the Limelight

The Rancho Mirage Public Library features Author, Author, a new exhibition opening April 3, of famed photographer Michael Childers’ work focusing on literary artists, such as Tennessee Williams, Jackie Collins, Carrie Fisher, and more. A reception for Childers takes place April 13.

Art Happens

From the Indian Wells Arts Festival to the Desert Arts Festival in Palm Springs, there’s a wealth of art events happening in the desert this April. Among them are include Art Under the Umbrellas in La Quinta and the ever-popular El Paseo Art Walk.

An Array of Choices

Spring means previewing the fall 2011 Stuart Weitzman shoe and boot collection. See what’s on tap, or rather on toe, for next season at the trunk show on April 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Estrella Spa — Deserved Indulgence

Mona de Crinis

From body treatments to Red Carpet Facials, Estrella Spa at Viceroy Palm Springs satisfies. As the weather warms up, try their “cool” specialties, such as Massage Under the Stars and the Icehouse.

BNP Paribas Open Wrap-Up

BRANE JEVRIC

After the men’s and women’s finals that featured great tennis from four Euro champs, promoters of the BNP Paribas Open report that the 2011 event broke records in attendance.