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Wake-Up Call

Andaz Palm Springs will dramatically change what has been a quiet Palm Springs intersection with a luxury village atmosphere.

Sean Planck Current Digital, Hotels & Resorts

The opening of Andaz Palm Springs will transform what was once a sleepy intersection into part of the walk appeal of downtown Palm Springs.

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Best of Both Worlds

A partnership between Comic Con Palm Springs and the Palm Springs International Animation Festival means a bigger event with equal potential.

Sean Planck Arts & Entertainment, Current Digital

The merger of Comic Çon Palm Springs and the Palm Springs International Animation Festival creates a future of a bigger festival that takes over the city’s downtown.

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Superhero Celebration

Actors C. Thomas Howell and Darren Dalton gear up for the desert’s newest Con event, PS Comic Xpo … and a cutthroat round of golf.

Sean Planck Arts & Entertainment, Current Digital

Actors C. Thomas Howell and Darren Dalton see the Coachella Valley as an ideal location for the brand-new PS Comic Xpo, June 22–24 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

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Voice Recognition

The famous voices that make animation popular will show another side of themselves at the inaugural PS Comic Xpo.

Sean Planck Arts & Entertainment, Current Digital

The PS Comic Xpo has invited a slew of famous voice actors behind the animated characters that draw fans to these conventions to show another side of their performance skills.

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Women and Weed

A new documentary screened in Palm Springs sheds light on the “Puffragettes” of the cannabis industry.

Sean Planck Arts & Entertainment

With the screening of Mary Janes: The Women of Weed at the recent Palm Springs Cannabis Film Festival and Summit, filmmaker Windy Borman sheds light on the “Puffragettes” of the cannabis industry.

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The Cannabis Czar

Lori Ajax tackles the daunting task of regulating California’s legal cannabis market.

Sean Planck Arts & Entertainment

Lori Ajax, who was appointed to head the Bureau of Cannabis Control to oversee California’s legal cannabis market, comes to Palm Springs to speak at the Cannabis Film Fest and Summit.

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Cannabis Culture Takes Root

The Palm Springs Cannabis Film Festival and Summit will help plant seeds in the desert for a widespread industry.

Sean Planck Arts & Entertainment

In recognition of the increasing impact of cannabis culture on the valley, the Palm Springs Cultural Center presents the Palm Springs Cannabis Film Festival and Summit, April 19–22.