Top entertainment headlines from Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2009, mydesert.com SaxoTech Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 00 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:07:55 00 15 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES0104/911220304/1050/RSS04 The first day of Bermuda Dunes' first public art festival drew hundreds of attendees. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:14:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES0104/911220304/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES0101/911220314/1050/RSS04 Two entertainers will take the stage today for a concert of blues, jazz, pop and Broadway favorites. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:06:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES0101/911220314/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES01/911210337/1050/RSS04 Gene Austin was the best-selling recording artist of the 1920s, but he died virtually unknown in Palm Springs at age 71 after walking away from big-time show biz in the 1930s.Inside: Listen to Austin's recordings Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:05:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES01/911210337/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210348/1050/RSS04 Chaps and spurs were optional, but classy western fun was inevitable when the 22nd annual Family YMCA of the Desert's Hoedown at Sundown galloped into the Agua Caliente Spa Casino Resort in Rancho Mirage. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:41:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210348/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210347/1050/RSS04 Guests arriving at one of the many recent Veterans Day luncheons were greeted by an imposing barricade of combat-ready heavy equipment, plus many tactical and multipurpose war vehicles manned by 20 good looking men and women from the 185th Infantry Regiment in Van Nuys and the 1498th Transportation Company based at March Air Reserve Base. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:33:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210347/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210346/1050/RSS04 The first time I heard the words “slow food,” I had a flashback to my mother's Midwestern kitchen, where slow food meant the aroma of slowly simmering Cincinnati chili or beef stew. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:08:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210346/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210345/1050/RSS04 The grown-up version of recess on the schoolyard was reflected in Christian Schools of the Desert's 20th Anniversary Auction and Gala at the Riviera Resort and Spa in Palm Springs. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:58:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210345/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210344/1050/RSS04 Desert Cancer Foundation's Gift of Life Celebration was quite simply a jewel. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:57:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES09/911210344/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES12/911210338/1050/RSS04 Bullying is a very serious issue, especially when it becomes physical and requires immediate action. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:58:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES12/911210338/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES01/911210336/1050/RSS04 Darin Riggio has a thing for older women — he dated his first “Cougar” when he was a 19-year-old college student. She was 43. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:49:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES01/911210336/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES08/911210340/1050/RSS04 Legalized gambling began in Deadwood on Nov. 1, 1989, when an actor portraying Wild Bill Hickok, accompanied by a woman portraying Calamity Jane, shot a revolver into the air. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:47:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091122/LIFESTYLES08/911210340/1050/RSS04 http://palmsprings.metromix.com/ • Playboy signing party • Grand opening of Space 120 • Palm Springs Pride parties • Tilted Kilt: Beers, pool, and Beatles Rock Band Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:42:00 00 http://palmsprings.metromix.com/ http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES03/911210324/1050/RSS04 New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES03/911210324/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES12/911210314/1050/RSS04 The second annual Palm Springs Unified School District Marching “Band-o-Rama” is scheduled for 1 p.m., today at the Cathedral City High School Stadium, school officials announced. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES12/911210314/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES11/911210315/1050/RSS04 Home Depot in collaboration with Fairbanks Solar Consulting and BP Solar is scheduled to host a Solar Seminar at 1 p.m. today at the La Quinta Home Depot, 79-900 Highway 111. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:29:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES11/911210315/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES09/911210321/1050/RSS04 Thomas J. McDermott Jr. was recently awarded the 2009 John P. Frank Award for his lifetime of achievement in practicing before the courts of the Ninth Circuit Federal Courts, officials said. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:28:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES09/911210321/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES09/911210318/1050/RSS04 “Operation Gobble” will give turkeys today to needy families, Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez and County Supervisor Marion Ashley announced. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:27:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES09/911210318/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES06/911210320/1050/RSS04 Grace Church will host two free seminars to help those grieving during the holiday season. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:27:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES06/911210320/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES11/911200335/1050/RSS04 With Thanksgiving just around the corner, here's a gadget and a tip to help make the holiday easier on you and your kitchen helpers. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:52:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES11/911200335/1050/RSS04 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES11/911200336/1050/RSS04 I had a feeling that I needed to be here,” artist Christina De Musée says, sitting in the dining room of the south Palm Desert home she bought last year. “I knew I'd love it and that I couldn't afford it,” she sighs. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:36:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES11/911200336/1050/RSS04