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  1. Art in the Square begins today in Indio

    The fourth annual Art in the Square art festival will open today in Indio.

    • 8:19 AM
  2. Killy Lampe leads the ostrich race Sunday at the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival. One of the ostriches in the races fell and injured its leg Monday and had to be euthanized. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    Ostrich hurt in race is put down

    INDIO — An ostrich that fell during a race at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival had to be euthanized, a fair official said Tuesday.

    • 1:17 AM

  3. Mary Pickford Theatre to host Oscar party

    Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce and Palm Springs Women in Film are hosting an Oscars-watching event on Sunday at UltraStar's Mary Pickford Theatre. Red carpet arrivals start at 4 p.m. and the show's broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m.

    • 1:03 AM

  4. Comedy show set for Sunday at Elks Lodge

    Desert Hot Springs Elks Lodge will host a comedy show Sunday to raise money for charity.

    • 1:02 AM
  5. An ostrich fell Monday and suffered a broken leg during a chariot race like this one, photographed Sunday at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio. The ostrich that was injured Monday was euthanized, a fair official said. Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun

    Ostrich euthanized after fall in fair race

    An ostrich has been euthanized after falling Monday during a chariot race at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival in Indio, a fair official said.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
  6. Felton Perry (left) and Hal Williams are shown during rehearsal for the play “Two Old Black Guys Just Sitting Around Talking.” It's being staged Friday and Saturday at Cal State San Bernardino, Palm Desert. Crystal Chatham/The Desert Sun

    ‘Two Old Black Guys' have a story to tell

    Watching “Two Old Black Guys Just Sitting Around Talking” Friday at the Indian Wells Theater at Cal State San Bernardino, Palm Desert, was almost as fun as sitting around talking to the two old black guys who star in it.

    • Feb. 21, 2012

  7. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wins Pollstar Award

    Goldenvoice and AEG Live, promoters of the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, are big winners again in the annual Pollstar Awards.

    • Feb. 21, 2012

  8. Calling all artists for Palm Springs Chalk Art Walk

    The Palm Springs Sunup Rotary Club is looking for artists for its second annual Chalk Art Walk slated for March 31 at Smoke Tree Commons in Palm Springs.

    • Feb. 21, 2012

  9. All-Star Big Band to perform spy music at Cal State, San Bernardino Palm Desert campus

    The All-Star Big Band will present “Good Guys and Bad Guys: The Music of Spies and Private Eyes” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Indian Wells Theater at California State University, San Bernardino's Palm Desert campus.

    • Feb. 21, 2012

  10. Coachella named best festival

    The industry watchdog Pollstar named the 2011 Coachella Music and Arts Festival the best major non-touring music festival in America at its ceremony earlier this month at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

    • Feb. 20, 2012
  11. In this Dec. 16, 2011 photo, crew member Arthur Hong holds a clapboard while filming holiday movie trailers at the Maker Studios in Culver City, Calif. The $100 million investment by YouTube in 96 new channels starting in October has sparked a flurry of activity in Hollywood's independent producer community. At companies like Maker Studios, which received money for three new channels, the funds have turbo-charged an already teeming operation. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

    YouTube uses $100 million, enlists big-name help to redefine channels

    CULVER CITY, Calif. -- YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes.

    • Feb. 20, 2012

  12. Woody Allen wins his fifth WGA award for a screenplay

    HOLLYWOOD - Decorated screenwriter Woody Allen added another prize to his long resume of success tonight, winning best Original Screenplay for his fantasy/drama "Midnight in Paris" at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards.

    • Feb. 19, 2012
  13. Riders on the high flying swings seem to pass over a Ferris Wheel at the 2012 Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival Feb. 18. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival mixes new with traditional

    If Hilby the German Juggle Boy doesn't arouse your curiosity, how about the tempting and perhaps challenging deep-fried Oreos, Snickers, Twinkies or chicken-fried bacon? You'll find them all at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, underway through Sunday, along with camels, carnival rides, exhibits, free entertainment and food booths — lots of food booths.

    • Feb. 20, 2012

  14. Carol Burnett, Amy Poehler have a laugh

    With seven Emmy nominations, seven years on “Saturday Night Live” and top billing on her own weekly primetime series (“Parks and Recreation”), 40-year-old Amy Poehler is, by most measures, an entertainment veteran.

    • Feb. 19, 2012
  15. Giselle Becerra, 6, of Indio looks back at her parents as she rides the merry-go-round Saturday at the 2012 Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. Wade Byars, The Desert Sun

    Fair, festival bring food, fun in Indio

    If you enjoy thrill rides, junk food, trinkets and sea lions, then the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival is your kind of fun.

    • Feb. 19, 2012
  16. Mimi Alford wrote “Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and its Aftermath” about her experiences working at the White House. Tina Fineberg, The Associated Press

    Palm Springs party recounted in intern's book about JFK affair

    Mimi Alford was terrified in 1998 when the Monica Lewinsky scandal turned the word “intern” into a dirty joke, exposing an affair with a president. Her decades-old secret about her trysts with John F. Kennedy, including a party at Bing Crosby's house in Palm Springs, was still safe then.

    • Feb. 19, 2012
  17. Designers make sure even the smallest accessories are true to the period, like this narrow clutch purse from the film “The Help,” which is set in the 1960s. Marilyn Chung, The Desert Sun

    Oscar-nominated designs focus of new FIDM exhibit

    More than 100 of the gowns, uniforms, circus outfits, robot suits and other wardrobe pieces that transported moviegoers last year are now on display at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum and Galleries in Los Angeles.

    • Feb. 19, 2012
  18. Actor Matt Bomer attends the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards on Feb. 11 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    As Matt Bomer comes out, MTV tells us why 'It Gets Better'

    Palm Springs made news last weekend as host to actor Matt Bomer's coming-out party. The humanitarian, actor and downright beautiful man took his time telling the world he's gay. Why? I watched something that reminded me: an hour-long special to air on MTV and Logo Tuesday called “It Gets Better.”

    • Feb. 18, 2012

  19. Mayor Pougnet takes job with film festival

    Mayor Steve Pougnet has always been a fan of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, but this year he's also an employee of the star-studded event.

    • Feb. 18, 2012
  20. Cheech Marin, seen in this Jan. 11 photo from the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles, will be honored today at the Palm Springs Fine Arts Fair. Frazer Harrison, Getty Images for PCA

    Cheech Marin to be honored at PS art fair

    Comic actor Cheech Marin will be honored today, but not for being funny. The former “Nash Bridges” star will receive the Arts Patron of the Year award from the Palm Springs Fine Arts Fair for his work promoting Chicano art.

    • Feb. 18, 2012
  21. Michael Masser of Rancho Mirage was one of Whitney Houston's earliest producers. Provided photo

    Houston collaborator recalls her talent

    Michael Masser wasn't feeling up to par when news of Whitney Houston's death broke last Saturday. After that, the Rancho Mirage resident couldn't even think about it. Masser was there when Clive Davis said he discovered the singer, whose funeral is today.

    • Feb. 18, 2012
  22. In Roger C. Palmer's book, “Palm Springs — Then & Now,“ readers get the chance to see what Palm Springs was like in the 1940s. Submitted by the Palm Springs Historical Society

    Discover Palm Springs before 'mod' movement

    A new book by Palm Springs resident Roger C. Palmer takes readers back in time before midcentury buildings ever existed in the city.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
  23. In this Oct. 13, 1997 file photo, Whitney Houston looks over her shoulder as her husband Bobby Brown looks to her at the premiere of "The Wonderful World of Disney" movie "Cinderella," at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Rene Macura, Associated Press file photo

    Bobby Brown to attend Whitney Houston funeral

    Bobby Brown is expected to attend today's funeral for his ex, Whitney Houston.

    • Feb. 17, 2012

  24. Cathedral City Public Arts Commission hosting speakers series

    The Cathedral City Public Arts Commission will be hosting LiveArts in the Afternoon: Spring Speakers Series.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
  25. Clouds pepper the sky over the Ferris wheel at the Riverside Country Fair and National Date Festival. Clear skies and warmer temperatures are expected when the fair opens today. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    Let the fun begin at the National Date Festival

    Indio — What started as an event to celebrate the end of the date harvest has evolved into 10 days of fun, food and festivities that attracts more than 300,000 people.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
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