As this issue goes to press, a new housing report aired on NPR indicating that home prices had inched up about three-tenths of a point, continuing a slow but steady trend that may signal market stabilization.
PSST – Opening Night for Jasper Cole
Veteran character actor and Palm Springs “weekender” resident Jasper Cole appears alongside Will Forte, Val Kilmer, Ryan Phillipe, and Kristin Wiig in the hard-R comedy-action film MacGruber, opening on May 21.
Editor's Letter April 2010
Let the Sun Shine In
This is the magical part of the year — when warmer evenings encourage alfresco dining, yet days remain cool enough to take in the beauty left by those few weeks we call the rainy season.
PSST – What’s Under the Hood, Al DiMora?
Al DiMora’s lair in an inconspicuous Palm Springs industrial park holds many marvels of innovation. From Batman’s car (from the 1992 film Batman Returns) to an armored and armed spec vehicle for the U.S. Border Patrol, a fantastic story roars in every engine.
A ‘Splash’ of Imagination
Dennis Oppenheim’s new sculptures burst with color.
Form and color have long distinguished the daring and monumental sculptures of New York-based artist Dennis Oppenheim. For his new series of work, Splash Buildings, he reaches deep into his youth, when he lived in Berkeley and drove to San Francisco.
Editor's Letter March 2010
Acting Locally, Thinking Globally
As temperatures climb during the days this month, it’s easy to forget the cool nights. I’m reminded each year during the evening matches at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Center and Fashion Week El Paseo — events that draw passionate souls to the desert even after the shiny Palm Springs International Film Festival and Palm Springs Modernism Week have run their course.
Editor's Letter – February 2010
Celebrate Modernism!
Our desert has so much going for it — Native American heritage, celebrities on red carpets, fine art and culture, and a landscape that invites adventurers to see the land from jaw-dropping perspectives. So the prevailing interest in the area’s midcentury modern architecture — which has captured the attention of local and visiting enthusiasts, experts, photographers, and journalists — hardly surprises us.
Editor's Letter – January 2010
Stars Come Out for Palm Springs’ film festival
The Coachella Valley’s premier red-carpet event, widely considered the official start of “season,” will be a powerful affair this month. Transcending the star-studded Palm Springs International Film Festival programming are the storylines that lifted at least two of its honorees to high acclaim.
Then & Now
Modern masters, contemporary icons, and emerging artists offer variety
Art for all tastes (and price points) prevails this month, as galleries from Palm Springs to Indian Wells open exhibitions featuring paintings, sculptures, limited-edition lithographs and screenprints, and works that blur the lines of these media.
Editor's Letter – December 2009
Home Is Where the Art Is
The art market rises and falls with the same gut-wrenching drama as the stock market. The difference, of course, is that you can enjoy your art investment regardless of its fluctuating value. Sure, most of us purchase art for love more than investment, but we like our marquee pieces — and the artists who created them — to grow in importance as well as price. Experts say that now is the time to invest in stocks and real estate; the same holds true for fine art.