The Weekend Planner helps plan out your weekend in Palm Springs and the desert resort cities with concerts, events, restaurants, nightlife, clubs and the world of entertainment only found in the desert.

At one point in the play, Tori Thompson looks out at the audience and says, "Do I have a sign painted on my face that says, 'Get me?' " Thompson, a freshman at La Quinta High School, portrays Helen, one of two characters in the play, "Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet and other rarely used expressions",

Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin and Bryan Cranston are singled out for their roles in the story behind the Iran hostage crisis.

The daughter of the legendary Judy Garland and Sid Luft, and the half-sister of Liza Minelli, Lorna Luft has created an act very much her own.

The festival is attended by more than 100,000 people and ranked among the top 10 “All-American Food Festivals” nationally by the Food Network.

While it is all about the tamales, this two-day festival is very family friendly, and celebrates the Hispanic culture.

There is no better seat for Bradley Hammer than behind the wheel of a fire truck and in the annual Palm Springs holiday trek down Palm Canyon Drive.

Sunnylands Center Gardens, ARnold Palmer Congressional Gold Medal, Cellist Ray Kelley’s Soundscapes, Iron Chef Jose Garces’ cookbook, and Word Association.

A master violist, Donald McInnes retired from performing in 2009, but teaches at USC Thornton School of Music and Music Academy of the West (which in August bestowed upon him its Distinguished Alumni Award).