October 2010

Pretty in Pink

In recognition of October National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Desert Regional Medical Center/CCC recently enhanced it’s famous Stergios Tower by bathing it in an array of energy-efficient pink light.

The Race is On

More than 30 Hollywood celebrities will don racing jump suits and take to the roadway in a 100-mile classic car rally for the got Kids? and the Palm Springs Angel View Crippled Children organization.

Making Connections

Bickering on the set. Patience come to an end. Egos run amuck. Shooting behind schedule — way behind schedule. Such are the common threads running through many a Hollywood movie.

Leslie Jordan

By Mona de Crinis

Leslie Jordan Returns to Desert for One-Man Show This November at the Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs to benefit the Golden Rainbow Center

Project Runway’s Michael C: Hometown Hero

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

In Palm Springs’ version of a Super Bowl gathering where locals cheer on the hometown team, about 250 people watched their native son Project Runway contestant in the pivotal episode of the reality-TV show

James Tormé to perform at Torme's Jazz Bar and Restaurant

Multi-Award winning E1 Music recording artist James Tormé is a uniquely gifted performer whose music infuses older jazz classics with the influences of today.

Celebrate the Holidays La Quinta Resort & Club-Style

La Quinta Resort & Club is a great place during Thanksgiving weekend and before the holiday for interactive cooking demos for those seeking chef tips on preparing the bird and fixings at home.

Riviera Palm Springs Receives National Praise

Riviera Palm Springs has received the 2010 Santé Award for Spirits Hospitality from Santé, the Magazine for Restaurant Professionals, one of 88 restaurants and hospitality industry winners of the 2010 Santé Restaurant Awards

Former William Holden Estate Now Available

Windermere Real Estate has just announced a $1 million price reduction on the legendary Palm Springs estate previously owned by Hollywood star William Holden.

$2.2 million renovation at Hyatt Grand Champions Completed

Hyatt Grand Champions Resort Villas and Spa Unveils New Lobby Bar and Newly Designed Penthouse Suites. The extensive renovations redefine luxury for the exquisite desert resort

Desert Dunes Golf Club to Host Inaugural Canadian Tour Event November 1-7

Desert Dunes Classic Promises Strong Field of International Hopefuls Coachella Valley’s highly acclaimed Robert Trent Jones, Jr. course will host the region’s first ever Canadian Tour stop; Several Southern California standouts expected to participate.

Move to the Groove

By Janice Kleinschmidt

The premiere Grooves in the Grove concert on Oct. 1 featured saxophonist Michael Paulo, who is producing the series with the resort, and horn-player Rick Braun.

Wine Dinner and BBQ Tasting to Benefit the James Beard Foundation

Wine Dinner and BBQ Tasting Featuring Cult Cab Winemaker Heidi Barrett and James Beard Award-Winning Chefs Larry Forgione and Jimmy Schmidt, November 5 & 6, 2010

Cheryl Ladd & John O’Hurley Golf Classic

Childhelp celebrity ambassadors, Cheryl Ladd and John O'Hurley, invite the public to attend a charity golf tournament on November 8th to benefit Childhelp’s

Stay & Play Golf At Eagle Falls

A California golf vacation is more affordable than ever. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, just 20 minutes away from Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley, offers great deals for golfers beginning Nov. 15, 2010.

Staying On Trek

Women’s national triathlon series wraps up in the Coachella Valley

Kenny Loggins at the McCallum Theatre

On Oct. 30, Kenny Loggins brings his versatile brand of entertainment to McCallum Theatre.

Seek the Shallow Sky

GarganOptics Observatory invites the study of celestial objects assisted by high-powered, high-tech equipment not usually available to the public. GarganOptics, an astronomy specialty company formed in 2000

A Classic Day

Casual Concours Palm Springs returns to the desert this month, bringing car lovers together and raising money for local charities. On Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m

Celebrity Blackjack

New gaming chips and table felts at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa allow guests and visitors to the Coachella Valley to play with the stars when the play blackjack at one of the desert’s finest resort casinos

The Desert’s China Connection

Larcombe works hard bringing Chinese treasures to the desert. He travels to Asia two, sometimes three times a year and often spends two weeks or more searching for items to purchase. And sometimes, he notes, the conditions are less than stellar.

Do you control your rivalry?

Creatures high and low are driven by their rivalrous instincts. But this doesn't mean we realize that it was rivalry that got us to dress up, build cars, freeways and GPS systems and to drink good wines.

October Detox

This is a great month to clear your body of summertime toxins to make room for any new ones you might acquire over the holidays.

Dishing on Pizza

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza on Palm Desert’s posh El Paseo offers an expanded gluten-free menu featuring more than 30 of Sammy’s most popular sharable tapas, pizzas, entrées, salads, and desserts.

The New Hope

Plans are well underway to make the 2011 Bob Hope Classic a dynamic and exciting tournament. Under the experienced and innovative eye of the new Tournament Chairman, Larry Theil the bar has been raised.

4 Courses & 6 Wines

The 3rd Corner Wine Shop & Bistro in Palm Desert will hosts it's first win dinner featuring Fallbrook Winery on September 30th.

Happy Trails - Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Walkabout

Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Walkabout: Length: 3 miles, Hiking Time: 2 hours, Elevation Gain: 200 feet, Difficulty: Easy, Location - BMC Preserve, Morongo Valley

Richard Avedon: Fashion, Stage, and Screen

Richard Avedon’s photography shaped a nation’s image of beauty, culture, and style, setting new precedents in fashion and portraiture for nearly seven decades.

10th Annual Rancho Mirage Art Affaire

Like the fine wine that’s served with art and jazz, Rancho Mirage Art Affaire (Nov. 13-14) has matured into a full-bodied, flavorful celebration of creativity and community. Now in its 10th year, the event has evolved, while still embracing the intimate quality that separates it from larger festivals.

Trick or Treat?

The City of Palm Desert and Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce invite you to a day of play at the Golf Cart Parade! It's the largest parade of its kind in the world and also the longest running in the desert, celebrating 46 years.

Lulu Faddis Appointed Chief Fashion Designer for Tehama and IZOD G

The active wear brands Tehama and IZOD G have installed 18-year design-industry veteran Lulu Faddis to direct their design department with her new post as Chief Designer.

Tormé’s Jazz Bar and Restaurant Opens Sept 30th

Tormé’s Jazz Bar and Restaurant’s owners, Ed Wald and his wife, Melissa Tormé-Wald , promise to deliver a fresh new vibe to the Palm Springs strip.