On the Cover

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Photography by Gene Kiegel.
Gowns courtesy Saks Fifth Avenue, Palm Desert.

Datebook

Art Walk on El Paseo

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Palm Springs Special events and promotions. The Art Walks, Samsung World Championships, Art Affair, Women’s Leaders Forum, PAlm Springs Walk for Aids, McCallum Theatre’s fundraiser. Yuri Zatarain at Peter Taylor Interior Design.

The Official 2000 Skins Game Program

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Once again, the most popular televised golf special event features local favorite and last year’s champ Fred Couples fighting off the challenge by Sergio Garcia, Colin Montgomerie and Vijay Singh.

The Battle at Bighorn

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Edited by Stewart Weiner. Designed by John Thompson. The nationally- televised tournament returns to Bighorn Golf Club. The official program for the event is inside this edition.

How The Desert Loved Lucy

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History by Allene Arthur. Photography courtesy Thunderbird Country Club and Hollywood Memories. – Taking a break from making TV history, the Arnazes settled into the desert lifestyle – she played cards and games; he played golf and… around. Through it all, they loved each other to the end. A fun (and revealing) read.

Call Him Responsible: The Desert Life of Jimmy Van Heusen

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Memorabilia from Marty Newman. Photography by Ethan Kaminsky. He was Frank Sinatra’s favorite songwriter (“I Thought About You,” “Polka Dots and Moonbeams,” “High Hopes,” “All The Way,” “Pocketful of Miracles”). More than that he was Sinatra’s role model. “Frank wanted to be Jimmy,” the saying went, “but he couldn’t pass the physical!” We’re reprinting here the timeless profile of the composer by Gloria Greer from Palm Springs Life, April 1962. And Gloria has updated us on Van Heusen’s final years. Nice nostalgia.