Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical, In the Heights celebrates a community of industrious Latino immigrants in a New York barrio in pursuit of love and the American dream.

Challenging creation myths and infusing a dose of identity and sexual politics, Michael Petry: The Touch of the Oracle — an exhibition of three site-specific installations.

Shimmy, shake, or just chill to cool sets of sundry sounds by DJ Day on Thursdays through March at Ace Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs.

When it comes to live entertainment, casinos rock — literally. Here’s a sampling of what’s hot and happening locally.

LINA SIMONI of Palm Springs has published a children’s book titled Sofia’s Rainbow (Moonleaf Publishing). The story is set in Turkey, where a young girl strikes up a friendship with a kitten and learns a lesson of tolerance and acceptance through their adventure together. For each book sold on www.sofiasrainbow.com, Moonleaf Publishing donates $4 to two literacy nonprofit organizations: Coachella

Eleven days of Modernism Week, a new international fine art fair, an important exhibition of photography, and an elite automobile show and auction make this the busiest February in years.

STEPPING FORWARD This month’s Share the Love fundraiser of the Make-a-Wish Foundation puts a novel spin on the charity walk. Instead of walking a track or park, participants will stroll El Paseo and stop in boutiques offering them special deals. The stroll starts at 10 a.m. and concludes around 1 p.m. at Cuistot, where Chef Bernard Dervieux will serve gourmet

“The building’s elegant simplicity has always lifted my spirit far above the level of mere daily existence,” wrote Erik J. Williams about his father’s iconic edifice at the southeast corner of Palm Canyon Drive and Baristo Road in downtown Palm Springs.

On Feb. 8, Zippel will direct Cy Coleman’s Broadway at McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, in honor of his longtime mentor and collaborator.

Just when she thought California art history had forgotten about her, Judy Chicago — a pioneer in feminist art and education — has returned to Southern California, including an evening in Palm Springs, to enjoy the recognition that eluded her for decades.