Cinema Diverse 19
Showcasing LGBTQ+ Cinema & Filmmakers By Marcus DeLatorre Cinema Diverse is back and Palm Springs is about to get a whole lot more fabulous. The celebrated annual showcase of LGBTQ+ cinema and the filmmakers behind it returns September 17–20 and September 24–27 for its 19th edition, bringing two weekends of provocative stories, unforgettable characters, bold...
Palm Springs Pride 2025
Pride Honors Awards Recipients Greater Palm Springs Pride is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Palm Springs Pride Honors Awards, recognizing individuals and organizations for their exceptional contributions to the LGBTQ+ community. This year’s honorees have demonstrated remarkable leadership and a profound commitment to activism and allyship. The awards reception, a night of...
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 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...
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,...
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 Story of David
David Hernandez Gets Real in the Remake of his First-Ever single, “I AM”By Jamie Booth “So much of what I sang about in my first album still rings true today,” David Hernandez reflects from his home in Los Angeles. It’s been fifteen years since the singer-songwriter first emerged on the world’s stage in the seventh...
Cinema Diverse is Back!
By Michael C. Green The Sixteenth edition of Cinema Diverse, The Palm Springs LGBTQ+ Film Festival will soon be underway. The schedule is set, and tickets and passes are now on sale. The festival, which includes forty-nine feature films and over 100 short films this year, runs for two long weekends at the Palm Springs...
LGBTQ+ Filmmakers and Artists on the Rise in 2023
LGBTQ+ Filmmakers and Artists on the Rise in 202 By Francisco Rivas Twenty twenty-three is shaping up to be a Very Queer Year. Sundance was very gay, between the new Ira Sachs film, and a documentary about the Indigo Girls, and Anne Hathaway in a lesbian drama. The talk of Cannes was Pedro Almodóvar’s queer...
Eurovision
Eurovision: One of the Biggest Nights in Music on the LGBT+ Calendar By Travis Espinoza Eurovision has a long and proud history of supporting queer artists and championing LGBT+ rights. There have been countless key moments that waved the flag for LGBT+ representation. In 1998 Dana International entered the competition as the first trans performer...
Modernism Week 2023
Modernism Week 2023 By Bob Bogard Modernism Week’s signature February festival will take place February 16-26, 2023, highlighting midcentury modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture in Palm Springs. For the seventeenth year, the annual 11-day festival will feature a wide array of events including the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale,...
Burn the Page
Always Overbooked By Terri Schlichenmeyer Sometimes, the smallest things make you hot under the collar. It doesn’t take much: an idiot on the road, a disrespectful eyeroll, something muttered under someone’s breath and that’s it, you’re torched. Sometimes, conversely, the smallest things can change your bad mood. In “Burn the Page” by Danica Roem, it...
