2025 Trends for Holistic Health & Well Being
By Adrian Castro In 2025, the focus on holistic health, sustainability, and intentional living is more critical than ever. From nurturing mental well-being to making environmentally conscious choices, this year’s wellness trends encourage us to slow down, reconnect with ourselves, and embrace balance in all aspects of life. One must distinguish the difference between a...
The History of the LGBTQ+ Movement
By Jonathan Fernan The chant for LGBTQ+ equality reverberates as a testament to decades of resilience, perseverance, and progress. The LGBTQ+ activism movement has been at the forefront of creating change with individuals, organizations, and communities all working towards a common goal: equality for all. Origins of the LGBTQ+ Movement A notable event in the...
Top LGBTQ+ Destinations in 2025
By Nestor M. Allende Sometimes a break away from the day-to-day grind is exactly what your mind and body need and traveling gives you just that; the space and time to relax, collect your thoughts and reboot from the daily grind. And finding LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations is an important part of the experience where there...
Express Yourself: LGBTQ+ Artistic Insight
By Damian Hustone The visual arts have long been a part of exploring queer life: from subtle suggestions in paintings during times when homosexuality was widely criminalized, to the raw liberation of protest art. As contemporary LGBTQ+ artists continue to express themes of love, loss, resistance, and resilience, social platforms like Instagram have seen explosions...
The Chase
KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND HEADLINES THE 31ST ANNUAL STEVE CHASE HUMANITARIAN AWARDS The gala event will be presented by Desert Care Network at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Tickets are now on sale, and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Beloved local caterer and philanthropist Lynn Hammond to receive the...
Modernism Week 2025
By Bob Bogard Modernism Week takes place February 13-23, 2025, highlighting midcentury modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. The popular annual 11-day festival will feature more than 400 events including the Palm Springs Modernism Show, tours of iconic homes in more than 35...
The 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival
The 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival By John Bayern Celebrating its 36th year, the Palm Springs International Film Festival has a well-established reputation as one of the most prestigious and well-attended film festivals in the country. It is scheduled to be held from January 2-13, 2025. The Festival has long secured its place on...
The Ultimate Guide to Gay Gift Giving – 2024 Edition
by Mikey Rox The Holidays are an excellent distraction after an election cycle – makes ya wonder if it was planned like that, huh? – and this year is no exception. Instead of churning out endless political memes on social media (really, give it a rest), turn your attention to making memories and exchanging gifts,...
It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year!
Holiday Foods and Trends By Chef Andre Carthen It’s the most wonderful time of the year…and this year it’s been one politically f-up year, so it needs to get better! The holidays are supposed to be a time of love and goodwill, of joy and gratefulness. Certainly not a time of political unrest, mistrust, and...
Palm Springs Pride 2024
“Be You” Palm Springs Pride 2024 By Ron deHarte The Palm Springs Pride Festival will take place downtown on Palm Canyon Drive and in the Arenas District from October 31 to November 3, 2024. The annual Pride Parade starts at 10:00 A.M. in Uptown at Palm Canyon Drive and Tachevah. The annual Pride celebration promotes...
Evening Under the Stars’ Garden Party with Special Guest Debby Holiday
Evening Under the Stars’ Garden Party with Special Guest Debby Holiday By Tim O’Bayley Food Samaritans is delighted to announce that its upcoming Evening Under the Stars Garden Party will be held on Sunday, October 13 in the picturesque setting of Brad Lampley and Rigo Lomeli’s Old Las Palmas estate. This enchanting event promises to...
The Dinah
World’s Largest Queer Women’s Event & Music Festival Celebrates 33rd Anniversary By Michel Khordoc The Dinah, the world’s largest event and music festival for queer women, is celebrating its 33rd Anniversary September 25th through the 29th marking its lasting impact on both the LGBTQ+ community and the city of Palm Springs. Once more, big names...
