Doing it Sinatra's Way

The Frank Sinatra Countrywide Celebrity Invitational honors its namesake’s traditions

Site Staff Arts & Entertainment

In recognition of 20 years of golf and parties for a worthy cause, Palm Springs Life asked Barbara Sinatra to reflect on the history of the event begun by her and her late husband.

PSST! February 2008

The Best of Coachella Valley and Beyond

Janice Haak. Arts & Entertainment

Dogs and cats learn the good life at Orphan Pet Oasis; modernism by the book; three restaurants that serve up vegetarian delights;
two new public sculptures in La Quinta; and one wild waterslide manufacturer.

Editor’s Letter

Are we Mod!

Steven Biller Arts & Entertainment

From the roof over your head to the packaging of your favorite skin cream, design matters more today than ever. It captures our attention, energizes our spirit, and inspires us to act (usually with a thoughtful purchase or a bright twist on the way we live).

The Man Behind the Camera

Julius Shulman: Palm Springs honors the photographer’s 70-year history with the Coachella Valley.

Michael Stern. Arts & Entertainment

Opening this month, Julius Shulman: Palm Springs honors the photographer’s 70-year history with the Coachella Valley. The exhibition curator and author of Julius Shulman: Palm Springs marvels at the legendary lensman behind some of the most iconic photographs of midcentury modern houses.

A Tour De Force – International Film Festival

Among the competitive field, Palm Springs International Film Festival rates a thumbs up from Hollywood powerhouses Peter Bart and Peter Gruber

Keith Bush Arts & Entertainment

This charming location just may be the ideal spot for a film festival. Palm Springs is an easy ride from L.A. or Santa Barbara, where a lot of the talent lives. It’s easy for the industry to monitor, as opposed to Cannes or Venice. It has great amenities — beautiful hotels, swimming pools, golf clubs — and the setting offers a sense of romance to the films themselves.

Calling All Filmmakers

A producer of infomercials and the VP of a Desert Hot Springs Studio are raising the profile and building a community of local women working in film and television

Robert Julian Arts & Entertainment

Many of us were disappointed last year when the television show Hidden Palms — whose pilot was shot in Palm Springs — moved to Phoenix after the show was picked up by the CW network. Although the series lasted only six weeks, those were six weeks of shooting that could have generated work for local residents who work in the

Galleries – California at Mid-Century

Contemporary artists tap into the ideals and aesthetics of a simpler time

Steven Biller Arts & Entertainment

From Palm Desert to Paris, the art of postwar Southern California has enjoyed unprecedented attention in the past two years. Bursting with color and invention, the sleek L.A. style of 50 years ago has been celebrated in Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach, SoCal: Southern California Art of the 1960s and 70s from LACMA’s Permanent Collection (through March 30) in Los Angeles, and Los Angeles 1955-1985: The Birth of An Artistic Capital at Centre Pompidou in Paris.