Posts tagged "Coachella Valley"
The Holidays…From a Queens Point of View

The Holidays…From a Queens Point of View

It may not feel like it but, like it or not the holidays are just around the corner. With that in mind we wanted to bring you a bit of holiday fabulousity, fierceness, & fun and what better way to do that but by hearing from a few members of Palm Springs Drag Royalty and...
Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast

Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast

This year the breakfast is commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising which is known as the birth of the modern LGBT movement, and the Assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, and his legacy of groundbreaking inspiration in the struggle to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.  The event...
AAP - Food Samaritans

AAP – Food Samaritans

26 Years of Giving Back to the Community By Michael Heinrich In 1991 AAP – Food Samaritans was founded (originally called AIDS Assistance Program) with the goal of helping the most at-risk members of our community – people who are low-income and compromised by health issues – by providing nutritional support to men, women and...
Modernist Menus

Modernist Menus

Curating of Cuisine in the Coachella Valley By Dann Foley Living in our resort towns of the Valley, we have a plethora of restaurants, from culinary artisans to the proverbial “diners & dives.”  I do not believe I am overstating myself when I suggest that the Valley is undergoing a bit of a restaurant renaissance. ...
Upcoming Food Festivals

Upcoming Food Festivals

Upcoming Food Festivals 2019 Food lovers and libation enthusiasts have much to look forward to in the oasis these upcoming months as the region transforms into a mecca of grub satisfaction and dining deliciousness. So, whether you’re in search of new, local fare or are simply looking for the best in regional festival food goodness,...
PSP Focus

PSP Focus

Palm Springs International Comedy Festival   The first Palm Springs International Comedy Festival is coming November 10th, 17th & 18th, at Hotel Zoso Palm Springs. It will feature great comedic talent from all around the world, and will showcase the works of seasoned professionals and celebrities. The festival kicks off with a star studded Comedy...
PS Pride 2018 : Youth Power for Change

PS Pride 2018 : Youth Power for Change

PS Pride 2018 : Youth Power for Change By Ron deHarte   Greater Palm Springs Pride celebrating our diversity, advancing equality, and working for social justice for all. Inspired by and in support of youth-led movement-building efforts that are awakening critical conversations for social change, Greater Palm Springs Pride kicks off the 2018 Pride season...
Modernism Week Fall Preview

Modernism Week Fall Preview

Modernism Week Fall Preview By Bob Bogard Modernism Week’s 2018 Fall Preview will take place October 18-21 at various locations in the Coachella Valley. The weekend’s events provide attendees with a sampling of the events and activities that will be offered during the annual 11-day festival in February 2019. Highlights of the October Fall Preview...
Palm Springs Pride Honors

Palm Springs Pride Honors

2018 Palm Springs Pride Honors Awards Recognizes Seven PS Residents & A Community Organization   The prestigious Pride Honors are presented annually to individuals to recognize their efforts in raising awareness and furthering the causes of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and their allies. The awards ceremony is September 26, at the Hilton Palm...
Palm Springs Focus

Palm Springs Focus

TCC Presents The Stonewall Humanitarian Awards Gala Transgender Community Coalition (TCC) began as TDoR Palm Springs in 2014 and is a certified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. In the beginning, its purpose was to raise funds for the first Transgender Day of Remembrance Memorial Cenotaph Statue. Due to the strong demand by the local transgender, intersex, gender...
Evening Under the Stars

Evening Under the Stars

25 Years of Honoring Community Heroes and Providing Outstanding Performances By Bob Bogard   In 1991 AAP – Food Samaritans was founded (originally called AIDS Assistance Program) with the goal of helping the most at-risk members of our community – people who are low-income and compromised by health issues – by providing nutritional support to...
Desert AIDS Project

Desert AIDS Project

Desert AIDS Project Looks Toward the Future: Innovation and Commitment By Jack Bunting   In our work to address the health needs of the most vulnerable in our community, including our core focus on those affected by the HIV epidemic, we had believed for some time that the need for services was greater than the...