Dining for Dollars

June 1-10, 2012

Site Staff Attractions, Restaurants

Savor barbecued short ribs at Jackalope Ranch. Bite into delicate pan-seared sea scallops at Arnold Palmer’s. Inhale Pacifica’s fusion of soy-honey sea bass and curry coconut. These are only a few of the sensory adventures that await you during Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week.

Moroccan Marketplace

Indio Open Air Market

Site Staff Attractions, Shopping

Can 8,000 bargain hunters be wrong? That’s the record number that recently attended one of the biggest open air markets in Southern California, which is located in the parking lots behind the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio. Operating in the same location since 1995 after relocating from the space now occupied by Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, this twice-weekly event brings

Short Stuff

Escape into a summer film festival

Site Staff Arts & Entertainment, Attractions

Laugh, cry, love, lust, or simply disappear for an hour, a day, or a weekend into the cool Camelot Theatres June 19-25 during Palm Springs International ShortFest. This annual homage to the art of short film provokes emotion, stimulates synapses, and tickles funny bones with its broad scope of themed packages, including comedy, drama, thrillers, adventure, romance, celebrity, and more.