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Noteworthy happenings around the desert Desert Aids Project’s Queen of the Desert is the official charity for DRG BRNCH
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens begins construction on expansion
For the entire Month of May #PassThePurse, the charity portion of Arial Trampway Presents DRG BRNCH Sundays at Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs, will be raised for Queen of the Desert, benefiting Desert Aids Project. Contestants will come to the show and help raise money during the charity portion of the show. Doors open for seating at 11 a.m. and show time from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The brunch features a special menu at $35 and includes unlimited Mimosas, Bloody Mary’s and a Bellini Bar.
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens kicked off the first phase of Crossroads of Conservation—capital improvement and park expansion that will provide guests new opportunities to interact and learn about the world’s desert wildlife. The first of three phases will transform the visitor entrance to the park with new welcome plazas and visitor services and will be home to the Living Legacy Endowment Garden. Following the completion of the first phase, subsequent phases will include major animal exhibits featuring lions, rhinoceros, and hyena and a special events center. Construction is scheduled to begin in the next couple of weeks, and phase one will be complete by Fall 2018. Construction and development is not expected to affect park operations or guest experiences.
Seating is limited and reservations are required. Guests can reserve a table by calling 760-325-9676 or book your reservation through Open Table. Each purchase includes same-day admission to the hotel’s pool party.
For more information, call 760-346-5694 or visit livingdesert.org. The Living Desert is located at 47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert.
Palm Springs Cultural Center creates Community Theatre at Camelot Theatres Through the generosity of Ric and Rozene Supple and the Palm Springs Cultural Center, one of the theatres at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs will be permanently dedicated to community programming. The newly named Cultural Center Community Theatre offers a much-needed resource to the community as a whole, as well as to valley charities, and will make a variety of film programs, educational programs and live speaking engagements accessible to a wide public audience. For more information, call 760-325-6565 or visit camelottheatres.com. Camelot Theatres is located at 2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs.
First exclusive entertainment magazine established in 2003 and published for locals and visitors to the desert communities in the Coachella Valley. Content in the magazine and online provides readers with information that helps you have an exciting desert experience including dining, gaming, events, art, attractions, nightlife, shopping and theater. Staff Deb Geissler Publisher dgeissler@desertentertainer.com Jose De La Cruz Editor news@desertentertainer.com Kimberly Brucks Advertising Manager kbrucks@desertentertainer.com Judy Telander Marketing Specialist jtelander@desertentertainer.com Sandra Baroni Graphic Designer ads@desertentertainer.com Writers / Contributors
THIS WEEK
Gary Walker Curtain Time Lucinda Sue Crosby Dining
6 Joshua Tree Music Festival 8 Ann Wilson of Heart at Fantasy Springs
Alison Elsner Features
9 Bite into the Best in the Desert 10 EL Mirador Film Screening at Desert Regional Medical Center Graham Dechter Page 4
11 Crossword
Office is located at: 41-995 Boardwalk, Suite L2 Palm Desert, CA 92211
14 Horoscopes 15 Pop-Up Studio at Palm Springs Art Museum
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday Closed Major Holidays
16 Curtain Time 19 Calendar of Events and Performances 20 The Nightlife Roundup 23 Film Review: “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” Fantasy Springs Rock Yard Concerts Page 18
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entertainment
Queen of Comedy
Mo’Nique brings laughs to Spotlight 29
READY TO LAUGH? Mo’Nique delivers hilarious brand of comedy that will bring audiences to their knees.
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cademy award-winning actress and comedienne Mo’Nique is set to take the stage at the Spotlight Showroom at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. Known widely as the multi-talented “Queen of Comedy,” she delivers a brand of comedy that brings audiences to their knees. Monique Angela Hicks known professionally as Mo’Nique is a comedian and actress. She first gained fame for her role as Nicole “Nikki” Parker in the UPN series “The Parkers,” while making a name as a stand-up comedian hosting a variety of venues, including “Showtime at the Apollo.” Mo’Nique transitioned to film with roles in such films as “Phat Girlz,” and “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.” In 2002, she with other female comedians earned a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album.
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In 2009, she received critical praise for her role as the abusive Mary Lee Johnston in the film “Precious” and won numerous awards including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She hosted “The Mo’Nique Show,” a late-night talk show that premiered in 2009 on BET. In 2015, she received rave reviews for her performance as Ma Rainey in the HBO biopic “Bessie” and earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Mo’Nique is a not-to-be-missed comedy show on Saturday, May 20 at 8 p.m. at the Spotlight Showroom. Tickets are $45, $55 and $65 and are available atSpotlight29.com, Star Tickets 800-585-3737, or the Spotlight 29 Box Office and Gift Shop. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show starts at 8 p.m. All shows are ages 6+.
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entertainment
Fantastic Four
Graham Dechter Quartet brings exceptional jazz to Pete Carlson’s
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ete Carlson’s Jazz for Jazz Lovers Series continues to bring world-class musicians to the Coachella Valley. This week, the talented Graham Dechter Quartet will take the stage at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. The quartet includes Graham Dechter on guitar, Jeff Hamilton on drums, Tamir Hendelman on piano, and Mike Gurrola on bass. Dechter, guitarist, is a composer, and arranger who has performed with the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra for 10 years. He has a reverence for jazz guitar tradition, whether its ballads, bossa’s, bebop, or blues Dechter always plays with great intensity, and perfect technique that makes him a formidable soloist and consummate accompanist. His style can be considered bluesy, relaxed, mature,
and sophisticated. He possesses great knowledge and ability, and is a joy to hear. Dechter really has it all, the chops, harmonic depth, deep swing, melodic inventiveness, and serious arranging skills. Hamilton is one of the most in-demand drummers who plays with a versatile, driving, technical style that is full of superlatives. He is an accomplished teacher, arranger, and composer who’s colorful work is sensitive, sizzling, seasoned, and intelligent. Hamilton plays at the highest standard and can be powerful yet soft, understated, and riveting. Award-winning pianist Tamir Hendelman’s playing can be described as exhilarating, intense, sensitive, introspective, captivating, hard swinging, dynamic, flawless, versatile, warm, with a feather-
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like touch. Gurrola, bassist, is a mainstay on the LA jazz scene. He plays the bass with strength and humility, and a well-rounded knowledge giving the musicians and the music respect. Mike has a big warm welcoming sound with perfect intonation, and at a young age plays at a high level with creativity that is inspiring. The concert starts 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. Tickets are $25, students and active military are free. Non-profit concert proceeds support music education for young musicians in the Coachella Valley. Pete Carlson’s is located at 73741 Highway 111 in Palm Desert. 760-568-3263 or visit petecarlsonsgolf.com.
GRAHAM DECHTER QUARTET will perform jazz standards, classics, and originals.
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Hiking & Biking Trails Hiking Palm Springs
Hiking La Quinta
Andreas Canyon Trail
Boo Hoff Trail to Lake
Tahquitz Canyon
Cahuilla Loop
Palm Springs Art Museum Trail
For directions, maps and information visit www.playinlaquinta.com.
Murray Canyon Trail Araby Trail South Lykken Trail North Lykken Trail For directions, maps and information visit www.visitpalmsprings.com.
Hiking Rancho Mirage Bighorn Overlook Trail Butler-Abrams Trail Chuckwalla Trail Clancy Lane Trail Jack Rabbit Trail Road Runner Trail For directions, maps and information visit www.ranchomirageca.gov.
Hiking Palm Desert Hopalong Cassidy Trail
Global Music
Joshua Tree Music Festival takes place in the magical mojave
Biking Palm Springs Las Palmas Loop Downtown Loop Citywide Loop Tahquitz Creek Loop Deepwelll Loop Canyon Country Club Loop Gene Autry Bikeway Whitewater Trail For directions, maps and information visit www.visitpalmsprings.com.
Biking La Quinta Bear Creek Trailhead Cove Oasis Trailhead Fritz Burns Park
Randall Henderson Trail
Fred Wolff Bear Creek Nature Preserve
Herb Jeffries Trail
La Quinta Library
For directions, maps and information visit www.cityofpalmdesert.org
La Quinta Park Sports Complex
Hiking La Quinta
Boys and Girls Club
Bear Creek Trailhead to Cave, Cave to Palm Oasis
For directions, maps and information visit www.playinlaquinta.com.
Cove to Lake Cahuilla
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FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE The music is diverse and the schedule is action packed.
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he Joshua Tree Music Festival is one of the nation’s premier family friendly festivals. An intimate festival where lasting friendships are created, the element of belonging is tangible, and the experience is real. The music is diverse, and the Kidsville schedule is action packed. Magically magnificent art installations, a full spectrum of yoga classes, 27 different music playshops, late night Astronomy theatre, circus performers and a World Market further inspire and intrigue. Discover your new favorite band and dozens of new friends in the shadows of the Joshua Tree National Park. The spring lineup features the live electronic funk’n disco of Kraak & Smaak, gritty raw California soul with a heart from Orgone, the transcendent progressive intergalactic wizardry of House of Hamsa, the Korean folk rock of Jambinai (more a force of nature than a band), celebratory New Orleans high life from the California Honeydrops, Zimbabwe’s hottest export; Mokoomba, seminal house music pioneer Marques Wyatt, the otherworldly grooves of Liberation Movement, the Princemeets-Stevie Wonder soul-funk of (Joshua Tree’s own) Gene Evaro Jr. and more. The festival lineups are diverse. We look for artists on the rise; the wildly talented dream chasers who deliver passionate performances as if their lives depended on it. Many artists have performed here as unknowns, and now have thriving music careers, such as: Brett Dennen, the Avett Brothers, Trombone Shorty,
Deer Tick, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Trampled by Turtles, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Ghostland Observatory, California Honeydrops, Greensky Bluegrass, Gene Evaro, Valerie June, Orgone and many more. Kidsville is brimming with interactive, hands-on projects happening throughout each day. Circus street shows, creation station projects, slack line instruction, music performances, free-range art and the Love Boat keep the children inspired. Kids 10 and under attend the festivals for free, and young ones aged 11-16 get in for half price. Kidsville is fully shaded (as is the music bowl), and centrally located at the festival, within earshot of the music bowl. The festivals (there are two each year; one in May, one in October) are cozy, community-centric, artistically infused and highly participatory affairs. They are produced by a family of friends and funsters convinced that music is the soul of life, and that art enriches and saves lives. With just one stage ‘live’ at a time, everyone enjoys each performance together. Those ‘shared experiences’ are where you find the magic. “This is a festival community that will take you in as a family member, and send you home with more than you came with; recharged and energized!” The 15th Annual Spring Joshua Tree Music Festival is held from May 18 through May 21. For the full line-up, tickets and festival information, visit joshuatreemusicfestival.com.
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Joshua Tree Music Festival Schedule of performances
WORLDLY SOUNDS Mokoomba combines their traditional Tonga and pan-African music cultures with dashes of Rap, Ska, Soukous, and Afro-Cuban music.
Thursday, May 18 6 p.m. Sasha Rose (DJ Set) 7 p.m. Chris Unck 8:30 p.m. Sasha Rose (DJ Set) 9:15 p.m. Todo Mundo 10:45 p.m. Sasha Rose (DJ Set)
Friday, May 19 10:45 a.m. Bad Jamma Noon Shea Freedom 12:45 p.m. Phillip Rosenberg 1:30 p.m. The Adobe Collective 3:15 p.m. Myshkin Warbler’s Royal Rabble Circus 5 p.m. La Inedita 6:40 p.m. Kraak & Smaak 8:15 p.m. Gene Avaro Jr. 9:50 p.m. Liberation Movement 11:30 p.m. Marques Wyatt 11:30 p.m. Whiskerman
Saturday, May 20
11:30 a.m. Sirens of Soul Noon Myshkin Warbler’s Royal Rabble Circus 12:45 p.m. Davis 1:15 p.m. Desert Rhythm Project 3 p.m. Wally Ingram, Tom Freud & Friends 4:45 p.m. Baraka Moon 6:30 p.m. Jambinai 8:15 p.m. California Honeydrops 10 p.m. Orgone 11:30 p.m. House of Hamsa 11:30 p.m. Cactus Wine Experience
Sunday, May 21 10:45 a.m. Edith Crash 12:30 p.m. Trevor Green 12:45 p.m. Megan Hutch 2:20 p.m. Dirtwire 4:10 p.m. Mokoomba 6 p.m. Yak Attack 7:45 p.m. Ian Winters The 15th Annual Spring Joshua Tree Music Festival is held from May 18 through May 21. For the full line-up, tickets and festival information, visit joshuatreemusicfestival.com.
9:15 a.m. Trevor Green 10 a.m. Sasha Rose
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Ann Wilson of Heart Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
MUSICAL JOURNEY Ann Wilson’s present will meet her past during her solo tour.
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nn Wilson of Heart has decided to take the next step of her musical journey by announcing a 2017 20-date solo tour. Designed to be the step that puts her entire career into perspective, Ann Wilson’s present will meet her past and join the timeless when she brings her solo tour to the Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Friday, May 19. In announcing her new tour, she has made sure that all of the songs that make up the essence of Ann Wilson will be on display; Heart songs, songs from Ann’s solo projects, and songs that have influenced and inspired Ann throughout her life. The show, like the woman herself, will know no bounds… Joined—not
backed—by a band of true artists, Ann’s true voice will be heard. “The stage is a magical place where I can be beautifully in and out of control, where I can build a fire and then jump into it,” says the esteemed and pioneering Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend who’s known for her force-of-nature vocals. “The stage is where I have always lived; where I’ve expressed my deepest emotions and supreme joys.” Ann continues: “I suppose I am addicted to it. I’ve never been much good at talking, but I can sing, and when I sing I connect with people in a much deeper, higher way.” Ann Wilson’s musical gifts are legendary. As a songwriter and lyricist, she has created a truly impressive body of work (“Crazy On You,” “Barracuda,” “Magic Man,” “Dog & Butterfly,” “Straight On”, “Even It Up,” and many, more). Her greatest gift and first “calling,” however, is singing. Her voice is considered to be among the best ever, with its vast range, amazing power, and sheer musicality. It has inspired legions of great singers across every genre of music. “Ann Wilson of Heart is what I have been preparing for all my life,” says Ann. “The time is right, and I’m ready.” Tickets for the 8 p.m. Ann Wilson of Heart performance on Friday, May 19 are on sale now at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via telephone at 800-827-2946 or online at fantasyspringsresort.com.
Free Spring Concert Enjoy live performances in Palm Desert The fun continues May 18 with a performance by Rose’s Pawn Shop from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park Amphitheater. This Grammy-nominated Los Angeles-based band blends multipart vocal harmonies and a high energy, alt-rock sensibility with songs inspired by traditional American artists including Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, and Hank
Williams. Featuring guitars, banjo, upright bass, fiddle, and drums, they combines rock, country, bluegrass, and punk to create music that is unique, yet familiar. Civic Center Park is located on the northeast corner of San Pablo Avenue and Fred Waring Drive. For more information, call 760-3460611, ext. 416.
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American AJ’s on the Green 36200 Date Palm Dr., Cathedral City 760-202-1111 ajsonthegreen.com Jem Steakhouse at Spotlight 29 Casino 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella 760-775-5566 spotlight29.com Escena Lounge & Grill 1100 Clubhouse View Dr., Palm Springs 760-992-0002 escenagrill.com Rick’s Restaurant & Bakery 1937 N. Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs 760-416-0090 ricksrestaurant.biz Woody’s Palm House 450 S. Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs 760-230-0188 woodyspalmhouse.com Peaks Restaurant at Palm Springs Aerial Tramway 1 Tramway Rd., Palm Springs 760-325-4537 pstramway.com/dining Lost on 111 Grill 79410 Highway 111, La Quinta 760-564-8601 loston111.com Rick’s Desert Grill 1596 N. Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs 760-325-2127 ricksrestaurant.biz Simon Kitchen + Bar at Hard Rock Hotel 150 S. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-325-9676 hrhpalmsprings.com/simon
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WHAT’S FOR DINNER? Fajitas Agave served with marinated chicken or beef, onions and green peppers at Fresh Agave. Oscar’s 125 E. Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Springs 760-325-1188 oscarspalmsprings.com
Bucatini Tratoria 36901 Cook Street, Ste 10, Palm Desert 760-636-5906 bucatini.biz
Mélange at The Chateau 78120 Caleo Bay, La Quinta 760-564-7332 thechateaulakelaquinta.com
L’Olivo Italian Bistro 333 N. Palm Canyon, Palm Springs 760-327-0382 lolivoitalianbistro.com
Trio 707 N. Palm Canyon, Palm Springs 760-864-8746 triopalmsprings.com
Pinzimini Restaurant Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa 71333 Dinah Shore Dr., Rancho Mirage 760-770-2150 westinmissionhills.com
Lavender Bistro 78073 Calle Barcelona, La Quinta 760-564-5353 lavenderbistro.com
Mexican
Italian
El Ranchito 78039 Calle Estado, La Quinta 760564-0061 elranchitorestaurantlq.com/menu
Riccio’s Steak and Seafood 495 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-325-3111 ricciossteakandseafood.com Bucatini Tratoria 46660 Washington St., La Quinta 760-777-9007 bucatini.biz
760-836-9028 freshagavemexicanbarandgrill.com
Indian Monsoon Indian Cuisine 555 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs 760-325-2700 monsoonindianrestaurant.com
Seafood Fisherman’s Market and Grill Palm Springs: 235 S. Indinan Canyon 760-327-1766, fishermans.com Palm Desert: 44250 Town Center Way 760-776-6533, fishermans.com La Quinta: 78575 Highway 111 760-777-1601, fishermans.com
Tortillas Restaurant 32123 Cathedral Canyon, Cathedral City 760-324-8070 tortillasrestaurant.us
Tapas
Fresh Agave Mexican Bar & Grill 73325 Highway 111, Palm Desert
Justapas 301 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-835-5878 justapas.com.
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history
Movie Night
Desert Regional Medical Center to host El Mirador Hotel film screening
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ans of local history will have the opportunity to relive the glory days of Palm Springs and the El Mirador Hotel at a special screening of a promotional film about the famous resort and the early days of the desert community. The special event will be held at 2 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. May 21 in the Sinatra Education Center Auditorium on the campus of Desert Regional Medical Center, 1150 N. Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Volunteers will be on hand to share memorabilia and history from the hospital archives. Popcorn, candy, and soda will be for sale, and door prizes will be given away at each showing. Space is limited, so advance tickets are recommended. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the lobby gift shop at the hospital. All pro-
ceeds go to the Auxiliary, which provides scholarships for hospital VolunTeens and grants to support local nonprofit organizations. For tickets, call the hospital gift shop at Desert Regional at (760) 323-6240. Desert Regional Medical Center was built on the grounds of the El Mirador Hotel, a $1 million resort that opened in 1928 and became the playground to early Hollywood actors and producers. Albert Einstein also was known to be a fan of the resort. In 1948, the City of Palm Springs opened Palm Springs Community Hospital on one corner of the hotel campus. As the hotel declined over the years, the hospital grew into a major medical center that is now home to the region’s only trauma center and its only intensive care unit for newborns.
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PAST AND PRESENT El Mirador Hotel today is Desert Regional Medical Center.
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Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa
32-250 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage (760) 321-2000 | www.hotwatercasino.com
Augustine Casino
84-001 Avenue 54, Coachella (760) 391-9500 | www.augustinecasino.com
Cahuilla Casino
52-702 California 371, Anza (951) 763-1200 | www.cahuillacasino.com
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
“SOUND BEGINNING” Across 1. Diver Louganis 5. Italian wine region 9. Mazda offering 14. Make a call 15. Chastity’s mom 16. Keys 17. Moon ___ Zappa 18. Actress Sofer 19. Nights in Paris 20. “Which ‘Frozen’ Character Are You?”, e.g. 23. Soaking place 24. Cereal grass 25. Mouse mover 29. Fens 30. School volunteer gp. 31. Urge to vent, perhaps 32. Florida beach town, familiarly 35. Kin of a fisheye 37. Get as profit 38. Lake creator 39. Author/critic James 40. First-rate 43. Find loathsome 45. Cosmological span 46. Sony alternative
47. 48. 50. 51. 54. 57. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67.
Spy from within Fine print Novel part Tooth that turns Ready for the white glove treatment Youth in Job Toward the sheltered side “The Sun ___ Rises” Coyote of toons Singer McEntire Slight in structure Campaign stop, e.g. Fly like a condor Sprayer
Down 1. Bait shop stock 2. Ascend quickly 3. “My Fair Lady” heroine 4. Sax great Stan 5. Extent of land 6. Three ___ to the wind 7. Manages 8. Jordan neighbor 9. Little shooter 10. Subaru competitor 11. “The Greatest” boxer 12. Oriental holiday 13. Sure-footed critter 21. Pump insert 22. No later than 26. Extended attack
27. 28. 29. 30. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 38. 41. 42. 43.
44. 47. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59.
Maritime birds Put back to square one Automotive pioneer Fluffy lap dog, for short Ensured, with “up” Western lake & resort Fabric pattern Zig’s counterpart Running ___ Genetic helix, for short Grill item Human rights org. Mythical unit of time that is seven times a human’s Util. bill Folk singer Miriam Whitish So-called “caveman diet” Yo-Yo string? Where to find dates? Diminutive dwarf Shucked units Whip stroke Ram’s squeeze 54, once O’Neill work
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84-245 Indio Springs Dr., Indio (760) 342-5000 | www.fantasyspringsresort.com
Morongo Casino Resort
49-500 Seminole Dr., Cabazon (951) 849-3080 | www.morongocasinoresort.com
Red Earth Casino
3089 Norm Niver Road, Salton Sea Beach (760) 395-1200 | www.redearthcasino.com
Spa Resort Casino
401 E. Amado Rd., Palm Springs (760) 883-1000 | www.sparesortcasino.com
Spotlight 29 Casino
46-200 Harrison Pl., Coachella (760) 775-5566 | www.spotlight29.com
Tortoise Rock Casino
73-829 Baseline Road, Twentynine Palms (760) 367-9759 | www.tortoiserockcasino.com
astrology
Horoscopes May 18 - May 24
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You are prepared to feel new feelings. It’s part of the price tag of growing a relationship, expanding your capacity for kindness and deepening your wells of love. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Restraint is called for today and will be among the most difficult values to uphold. At the end of the day, you’ll be as proud of what you don’t do as you are of what you do. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It’s a day to place your value on all things very carefully, especially in regard to how you value your own efforts. The world will believe you and will take your price as the going rate. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re gifted at seeing beyond the physical. Even as you gaze on the beautiful face of one you love, you realize that the beauty you are seeing is the light of a bright spirit and radiant heart. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When the choice is between a beautiful lie and a painful truth, much will depend on the degrees of pain and pleasure involved. Most things are a mix. And therefore, you remain flexible and aware.
CROSSWORD ANSWERS
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You mean what you say, but you mean a lot more that you don’t say. Some of the messages that you hide in your heart will have their day. And the ones that belong hidden and stay hidden will be felt on the skin like a breeze. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Most would agree that sooner or later love hurts and that the ones we love most will hurt us the most. Yet most would also agree that it’s worth it. Open your heart cautiously, but definitely open it. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It seems that lately you’ve been struggling at the tug-of-war rope, unsure of how to play it — fighting to let go, fighting to hang on. Bottom line, this is a game. If it’s not fun, it’s not worth playing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Introverts get immediate and obvious benefits from solitude. Extroverts are less sensitized to the energizing effects, yet quiet time alone will still be soul-fortifying today. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). People will give you the oddest things, both physically and emotionally. It’s almost silly to expect to get what you ask for — and quite wise to expect to get whatever it is they have to give. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can be confident that all is well. Don’t take another person’s silence as a bad sign. The one who is not talking may just be very at peace with his or her thoughts. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You will be among familiars, communicating as usual, yet very much in your own world, too, as your imagination works through a knotty circumstance, searches for freedom, lifts off toward a secret sky.
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art
Pop-Up Studio Interactive exhibition at Palm Springs Art Museum
CREATIVE Workshops and performances for “The Ides: Radical Cartography”
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he Pop-Up Studio at Palm Springs Art Museum is proud to present “The Ides: Radical Cartography,” at the Museum’s Sheffer/Sheffler Education Space in the Hoover Gallery. Based on Los Angeles-based artist Michael Parker’s multi-decade project, “The Ides,” this interactive exhibition will allow participants to create mixed-media sculptures that frame systems of power. Using as its foundation the 2016 sculpture, “The ides (arch du triumph) map by Vi Ha,” the exhibition features the first large-scale arch in the series, which framed the Port of Los Angeles over the past year. It has been reconfigured into 39 sets of gestural ceramic sculptures with corresponding robotically formed replicas, which will be interpreted by collaborators, referred to by Parker as Radical Cartographers. “The workshops and performances for “The Ides’ will explore technological advancement: mapping, the hand-made and artificial intelligence,” says Leonardo
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Bravo, Palm Springs Art Museum Director of Education. “The goal is to draw meaningful connections between robotics, automation and labor issues in the early 21st century.” The schedule for “The Ides: Radical Cartography” Pop-Up Studio is as follows: • Wednesday, May 24, 10 a.m. to noon: Workshops with Michael Parker, Via Ha/ Dulce Ibarra Soledad and High School/ Community College Students; free with Museum admission. • Thursday, May 25, 5 to 8 p.m.: Juicerina performance with collaborator Wesley Hicks. For information about Palm Springs Art Museum, please visit psmuseum.org or call 760322-4800.
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curtain time
‘Into the Woods’
Theatre 29 presents Stephen Sondheim’s musical retelling of several popular fairy tales
“INTO THE WOODS” Cast (L-R) Janet Peercy, Ceara Davids, Bella Oden, Chris Fleischman. By Gary Walker Special for Desert Entertainer
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alm Canyon Theatre (PCT) has announced it has opened registration for its 21st Summer Kids Camp, six weeks of acting, dancing, improv, theatre dance, stage combat, make-up, and stagecraft. The camp runs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 12July 22, culminating in the Final Camp Production of “Neverland,” July 22-23. Children 6-17 years of age will be separated into three groups, each of which
will take six classes a day. The Kids Camp fee is $125 a week, with discounts are available. For registration information and packets, stop by the theatre at 538 N. Canyon Drive or call (760) 323-5123.
‘Pirates’ Summer 2017 The Green Room Theatre Company Summer Theatre Conservatory 2017 is ready to start its summer musical program, “The Pirates of Penzance.” If you are interested in participating, contact them online at greenroomtheatrecompany.org. Managing Director Karen Lin says scholarships are available on a case-bycase basis and students must apply directly. She says you also can look them up on Facebook.
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‘Into the Woods’ The High Desert’s Theatre 29 finishes its run of the Broadway hit “Into the Woods” this Sunday, May 21, at its Twentynine Palms venue. Stephen Sondheim’s musical retelling of several popular fairy tales is directed by award winners Charles Harvey and Kathryn Ferguson (who also created the costumes), with a talented cast portraying the Baker and his wife, Cinderella, Jack (of the Beanstalk), Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf, the Witch and Princes. When Jack’s beanstalk brings them an angry visit from the Giant, the community comes together to save the kingdom and each other. Curtain Time: “Into the Woods,” 7:30
p.m. Friday-Saturday, through May 21; 2 p.m. Sunday matinee May 21 Theatre 29, Twentynine Palms. For tickets, call 760361-4151 or visit theatre29.org.
Theatre 29 2018 Submissions Twentynine Palms’ Theatre 29 has begun the process of selecting plays (comedy and drama) and musicals for the 2018 season. Area theatrical directors are invited to submit their suggestions for consideration. The Theater’s Gary Daigneault says the Play Selection Committee “strongly suggests directors submit two titles to allow flexibility in forming a well-balanced season. “Prospective directors are also encouraged to present both a musical and a play title. Directors can request a particular
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time slot or slots but are not guaranteed their requested time frame will be available…the full Board will make the final determination.” He also wants directors to submit an estimated budget for the show, including estimated royalties and script costs. Directors who are submitting for the first time also should include a directorial resume or biography of the candidate’s theatrical background. Here are the tentative 2018 season slots: • Show 1: Jan. 12-28 • Show 2: March 9-April 1
• Show 3: May 4-20 • Summer Youth Program: June 24-July 29 • Show 4: Aug. 17-Sept. 8 • Show 5: (Halloween theme preferred) Oct. 12-28 • Show 6: (Holiday theme) Nov. 30-Dec. 23 Deadline for submissions is June 30. Prospective directors can review their responsibilities on the Directors page at theatre29.org. For further information, call Theatre 29 Season Selection Committee Secretary Daigneault at (760) 366-8471.
BOX OFFICE “Later Life,” by A.R. Gurney, through May 21, CV Rep, 69-930 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage. For tickets, call 760-2962966 or visit cvrep.org. Arise Roots (Reggae) free concert 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25, Palm Desert Civic Center Park Amphitheater (San Pablo and Fred Waring), presented by Palm Desert Springs Concerts. For more information, call 760-346-0611 ext. 416. “Clark Gable Slept Here,” FridaySunday, through May 28, Desert Rose Playhouse, 69620 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage. For tickets, call 760-202-3000 or visit desertroseplayhouse.org. McCallum Summer Institute 2017, “The Children of Willesden Lane,” 3
p.m. Wednesday, June 14; “PIXing—A Storytelling Adventure,” 3 p.m. Tursday, June 15; “Snowflake” performed by Gale LaJoye, 3 p.m. Friday, June 16, McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert. Tickets: Three-performance Pass $35 adults, $20 students; Single Tickets: $15 adults, $10 students, 760-340-2787 or visit mccallumtheatre.com. “Rock of Ages,” 7 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, through May 21, Palm Canyon Theatre, 538 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. Tickets: $32-$36 general, $15 students with valid ID (student tickets must be purchased at the Box Office), 760-323-5123 or visit palmcanyontheatre.org.
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Let’s Rock Yard! Fantasy Springs
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum History, culture of Cahuilla Indians, baskets, artifacts, photographs. Wednesday through Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 219 South Palm Canyon, Palm Springs. 760778-1079; accmuseum.org. The Best of the Best Tours. Call for the Lowest and Best Tours in the Valley. We have been in business for 20 years now. The original PS Windmill Tour Company. Tours daily, 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. The original Rich & Famous City Celebrity Tour, Tours daily, 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Indian Canyon Tour, Daily at 9 a.m. Also offering Combination Tours. Call for reservations at 760-3201365 or visit thebestofthebesttours.com. Palm Springs Air Museum. One of the world’s largest collections of flyable Worl War II aircrafts and memorabillia, vintage automobiles, large-scale model ships. Open daily year round 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., last admission at 4 p.m. 745 North Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, palmspringsairmuseum.org.
Moorten Botanical Garden. 1701 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Wednesdays. For more information, 760-327-6555 or visit moortengarden.com. Coachella Valley History Museum. Open Thursday - Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 82616 Miles Avenue, Indio. For admission information call 760-3426651 or visit cvhm.org. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. World’s largest rotating tram provides breathtaking views of the Coachella Valley as it ascends Mt. San Jacinto. Monday - Friday. First tram up 10 a.m. Last tram up Sunday - Thursday 8 p.m., last tram down 9:45 p.m. Last Tram up Friday - Saturday 9 p.m. and last tram down 10:30 p.m. Highway 111 and Tram Road, Palm Springs. For information, call 760-325-1391 or visit pstramway.com. Cabot’s Pueblo Museum. 67616 East Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs. For more information call 760-329-7610 or visit cabotsmuseum.org.
“THE ARTIST” Purple Reign has risen to international acclaim and recognition as the world’s No.1 Prince Tribute.
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he Rock Yard at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino has become the premiere setting for live rock ‘n’ roll music in the Coachella Valley, developing a following of fans that recognize the venue as their favorite source of live rock music. After a successful spring, the country’s best tribute bands and the most accomplished cover bands in Southern California will continue to rock Fantasy Springs Resort Casino’s Rock Yard stage every weekend this summer. The Rock Yard runs every Saturday night (plus some Fridays) starting at 7:30 p.m. for five straight hours of music. Bands play the biggest hits and perform as the Legends of Rock themselves; including tributes to favorites like AC/ DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Prince, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and many more. Also, on Saturday, June 10, get ready for The Rock Yard On Steroids, when The Yardbirds (“For Your Love,” “I’m A Man”) hits the outdoor venue featuring their signature “rave-up” instrumental breaks. The Rock Yard outdoor concert stage is an amphitheater-style area featuring two side-by-side stages holding audiences of more than 3,000 passionate music fans. The Rock Yard runs from Spring to Fall and is always live, always free, and always outdoors. New beer and drink specials
offered weekly. Guests must be 18 and older to rock. Rock Yard 2017 Lineup May 20: Mistress of Reality (Black Sabbath tribute) with Thank U, Drive Thru. May 26: Smooth (Santana tribute) with Bar Boys. May 27: Purple Reign (Prince tribute) with Hollywood Blonde. June 3: Escape (Journey tribute) with Rocktane. June 9: Pump (Aerosmith tribute) with Metal Mania. June 10: The Yardbirds with Almost Famous. June 17: Which One’s Pink (Pink Floyd tribute) with Pandoras Rock. June 24: Motley Inc. (Motley Crue tribute) with Uncle Johnny. July 1: Appetite For Destruction (Guns & Roses tribute) with Crimson Crow. July 8: 4NR (Foreigner tribute) with Weekend Warrior. July 15: Moving Pictures (Rush tribute) with Glorious Bastards. July 22: You Got Lucky (Tom Petty tribute) with 212 Band. July 28: Springsteen Experience (Bruce Springsteen tribute) with Anthem Road. July 29: Pyromania (Def Leppard tribute) with Triple 7. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is located at 84245 Indio Springs Parkway in Indio. For more information, call 760-342-5000 or visit fantasyspringsresort.com.
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Events and Performances May 18 through May 29 ONGOING ACTIVITIES
MAY 18-21
Joshua Tree Spring Music Festival The music is diverse and eclectic, from dance-world-electro-funk’n groove to soulful global-ethno melodies. Additionally, a robust schedule of Kidsville activities, magnificent art installations, and a world market further inspire, intrigue, and invite festival goers. Joshua Tree Lake Campground, 2601 Sunfair Road, Joshua Tree. joshuatreemusicfestival.com.
MAY 18 Woven Stories
Woven Stories Baskets of the Cahuilla Baskets in this exhibition come from Southern California and especially from Cahuilla Territory. Some of these baskets are on exhibit for the first time in their 25 year history. Fee admission and free parking. Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, 219 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs. 760-778-1079, accmuseum.org. Palm Springs Historical Walking Tours 7 different walking tours including tours of downtown Palm Springs, historic neighborhoods with high concentrations of celebrity homes, midcentury modern commercial properties as well as inns. Visit pshistoricalsociety.org for description of tours, days and times. 221 S. Palm Canyon Dr. in the Village Green, call for more information 760323-8297. Reservations required.
Certified Farmers’ Markets Fruits, vegetables, artisan food vendors and other products from California certified farms. Locations: Palm Springs, Saturdays at 8 a.m., 2300 Baristo Road. La Quinta, Sundays at 8 a.m., Old Town La Quinta at 78100 Main Street. Palm Desert, Wednesdays at 8 a.m., 72599 Highway 111. VillageFest Every Thursday, 7 to 10 p.m. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, food, farmers’ market, downtown Palm Springs on Palm Canyon Drive. Stores along the street stay open late. 760-320-3781. Palm Springs Vintage Market First Sunday of the month, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Experience a diverse gathering of merchants selling vintage, retro and mid century merchandise. Camelot Theatres, 2300 E. Baristo, Palm Springs. Visit palmspringsvintagemarket.com.
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Jazz at the Pollock 7 p.m. Featuring faculty, students, guest artists and showcases the Jazz Studies program at College of the Desert. College of the Desert, 43500 Monterey Ave., Palm Desert. 760-773-2574. Palm Desert Concert in the Park Featuring live performance by the Rose’s Pawn Shop, with an arsenal of guitars, banjo, thumping upright bass, fiddle and drums, delivering neo-classical-sounding melodies and lyrics. Concerts are free. Palm Desert Civic Center Park, 43900 San Pablo Ave., Palm Desert. palm-desert.org /events/ concerts-in-the-park.
MAY 19
Joe Walsh 8 p.m. Guitar icon, best known for his powerful guitar licks with The Eagles. Spotlight 29 Casino, 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella. 760775-5566, spotlight29.com. College of the Desert’s Chamber and Jazz Singers 7 p.m. concert is open to the public and a $5 donation is requested. Indian Wells Theater, 37500 Cook Street, Palm Desert. 760773-2574, collegeofthedesert.edu. Ann Wilson of Heart 8 p.m. Wilson’s present will meet her past and join the timeless when she brings her solo tour to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. 760-342-5000, fantasyspringsresort.com. Films on the Green Lawn 7:30 p.m. Featuring the 1995 film “Now and Then,” directed by Lesli Linka. Sunny-
lands Center and Gardens, 37977 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. 760-2022222, sunnylands.org.
Center Park, 43900 San Pablo Ave., Palm Desert. palm-desert.org /events/ concerts-in-the-park.
MAY 20
MAY 26
Mo’Nique 8 p.m. The hilarious comedian and actress. Spotlight 29 Casino, 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella. 760775-5566, spotlight29.com. Starry Safari A nighttime sleepover experience for the whole family. Stay past closing time and encounter the sights and sounds of the desert at night. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, 47900 Portola Ave., Palm Desert. 760-346-5694, livingdesert.org. Pete Carlson’s Jazz for Jazz Lovers Series 7 p.m. Performance by The Graham Dechter Quartet. Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis, 73741 Highway 111, Palm Desert. 760-568-3263, petecarlsonsgolf.com. Monument Night Adventure Discover the desert after dark. Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center, 51500 Highway 74, Palm Desert. 760-8629984, desertmountains.org. Free Armed Forces Day Concert: “Our American Heritage” 7 p.m. Enjoy a spectacular evening of Americana and Patriotic music dedicated to honoring our men and women in the Armed Forces. Booths and representatives from a variety of Veteran and Armed Forces organizations will be onsite. Palm Desert Civic Center Park, 43900 San Pablo Ave., Palm Desert. Boy George 10 p.m. Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. 800-252-4499, morongocasinoresort.com.
MAY 25
Palm Desert Concert in the Park Featuring live performance by the Arise Roots, six veteran musicians unite their talents in order to bring a unique and refreshing interpretation of Roots-Reggae with the common goal of preserving its true message. Concerts are free. Palm Desert Civic
“Remembering the Sacrifice” Memorial Day Observance Ceremony 3 p.m. program will include a welcome by Jack P. Macfarlane, Senior Chief, U.S. Navy (Ret.), a presentation of colors by the Desert Hot Springs High School Marine Corps JROTC, followed by an invocation. Charles Carter, U.S. Army veteran. California State University San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus, 37500 Cook Street, Palm Desert. 909-537-5195, search.csusb.edu/ event/28561. Larry Hernández 8 p.m. Mexican Regional music sensation returns to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. 760342-5000, fantasyspringsresort.com. Ron White 8 p.m. Known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon. Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, 49500 Seminole Dr., Cabazon. 800252-4499, morongocasinoresort.com. Films on the Green Lawn 7:30 p.m. Featuring the 1993 film “The Sandlot,” directed by David M. Evans. Sunnylands Center and Gardens, 37977 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. 760-2022222, sunnylands.org.
MAY 27
Pete Carlson’s Jazz for Jazz Lovers Series 7 p.m. Performance by the Kelly Jocoy Sextet. Pete Carlson’s Golf & Tennis, 73741 Highway 111, Palm Desert. 760-568-3263, petecarlsonsgolf.com.
MAY 29
Memorial Day Flower Drop & Air Fair Watch as 3,000 red and white carnations drop from a vintage airplane to commemorate those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Activities include flight exhibitions throughout, music, children activities and food vendors. Palm Springs Air Museum, 745 N. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs. 760-778-6262, palmspringsairmuseum.org.
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Festive nighttime outings unfold May 18-24 Entertainment sometimes changes after press deadline. Please check with venue to confirm the evening’s entertainment.
THURSDAY - 5/18 AJ’s on the Green Francesca Amari, Bill Marx and Doug MacDonald 7 to 10 p.m. 36200 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City 760-202-1111 ajsonthegreen.com Ace Hotel & Swim Club DJ Victor Rodriguez, 9 p.m. 701 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-325-9900 acehotel.com/palmsprings Indian Wells Resort Hotel Frank DiSalvo, 6 to 9 p.m. 76661 Highway 111, Indian Wells 760-345-6466 indianwellsresort.com La Rue Bistro Entertainment at 6 p.m. 78015 Main Street, La Quinta (760) 296-3420 laruewinebar.com La Quinta Brewing Company Entertainment at 8 p.m. 78065 Main St., La Quinta 760-972-4251 laquintabrewing.com Oscar’s Café & Bar Kal David, 5:30 p.m. 125 E. Tahquitz Canyon Dr. Palm Springs 760-325-1188 oscarspalmsprings.com Shanghai Reds Bar & Grill Smooth Brothers, 7 p.m. to closing 235 S. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-322-9293 fishermans.com Vicky’s of Santa Fe Robert Salisbury, 5-6 p.m. Carolyn Martinez & Trio, 6:30 to 10 p.m.
45100 Club Dr, Indian Wells 760-345-9770 vickysofsantafe.com Woody’s Palm House Barney McClure, 6:30 to 10 p.m. 450 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs 760-230-0188 woodyspalmhouse.com
FRIDAY - 5/19 AJ’s on the Green The Carmens Duo, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. 36200 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City 760-202-1111 ajsonthegreen.com Ace Hotel & Swim Club DJ Sets, 10 p.m. 701 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-325-9900 acehotel.com/palmsprings Fisherman’s Market & Grill The Carmens, 7 p.m. to closing 78575 Highway 111, La Quinta 760-777-1601 fishermans.com The Fisherman’s Grotto Live music from 4 to 7 p.m. 44250 Town Center Way, Palm Desert 760-776-6534 fishermans.com Indian Wells Resort Hotel Frank DiSalvo, 6 to 9 p.m. 76661 Highway 111, Indian Wells 760-345-6466 indianwellsresort.com La Rue Bistro Entertainment at 6 p.m. 78015 Main Street, La Quinta (760) 296-3420 laruewinebar.com Oscar’s Café & Bar Dirty Martini Trio, 5:30-8:30 p.m. 125 E. Tahquitz Canyon Dr. Palm Springs 760-325-1188 oscarspalmsprings.com
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THE JAZZ SINGER Yve Evans performs at Woody’s every Wednesday evening.
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Shanghai Reds Bar & Grill Barry Baughn Blues Band at 8 p.m. 235 S. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-322-9293 fishermans.com
Oscar’s Café & Bar Gypsy’s Folllies, 6 p.m. 125 E. Tahquitz Canyon Dr. Palm Springs 760-325-1188 oscarspalmsprings.com
Spotlight 29 Casino DJ Chase Martinez at Groove, 7 p.m. 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella 760-775-5566 Spotlight29.com
Shanghai Reds Bar & Grill Barry Baughn Blues Band at 8 p.m. 235 S. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-322-9293 fishermans.com
Vicky’s of Santa Fe Meet the Corwins, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. John Stanley King Show, 8 to Midnight 45100 Club Dr, Indian Wells 760-345-9770 vickysofsantafe.com
Spotlight 29 Casino DJ at the Blue Bar, 8 p.m. 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella. 760-775-5566 Spotlight29.com
Woody’s Palm House Rose Mallett, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. 450 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs 760-230-0188 woodyspalmhouse.com
SATURDAY - 5/20 AJ’s on the Green Cabaret on the Green Open Mic with Les Michaels & Joel Baker, 7:30 to 10 p.m. 36200 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City 760-202-1111 ajsonthegreen.com Ace Hotel & Swim Club Polyglamorous DJ Set, 11 a.m. TSR Airlines DJ Set 10 p.m. 701 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-325-9900 acehotel.com/palmsprings Fisherman’s Market & Grill The Carmens, 7 p.m. to closing 78575 Highway 111, La Quinta 760-777-1601 fishermans.com The Fisherman’s Grotto Live music from 4 to 7 p.m. 44250 Town Center Way, Palm Desert 760-776-6534 fishermans.com Indian Wells Resort Hotel Frank DiSalvo, 6 to 9 p.m. 76661 Highway 111, Indian Wells
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Vicky’s of Santa Fe Rose Mallet & Barney McClure, 5 to 7 p.m. Johnny Meza & Company, 7:30 p.m. 45100 Club Dr, Indian Wells 760-345-9770 vickysofsantafe.com Woody’s Palm House Stanley Butler Band, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. 450 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs 760-230-0188 woodyspalmhouse.com
SUNDAY - 5/21 AJ’s on the Green Carole Hampton & Frinds, 11:30 a.m. 36200 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City 760-202-1111 ajsonthegreen.com Ace Hotel & Swim Club Mamabear DJ Set 11 a.m. 701 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-325-9900 acehotel.com/palmsprings Indian Wells Resort Hotel Ted Herman Big Band, 6 to 8 p.m. 76661 Highway 111, Indian Wells 760-345-6466 indianwellsresort.com Oscar’s Café & Bar Mikole Kaar Trio, 10:30 a.m. 125 E. Tahquitz Canyon Dr. Palm Springs 760-325-1188 oscarspalmsprings.com
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SUNDAY - 5/21
PALM SPRINGS
LA QUINTA
Ace Hotel & Swim Club 701 E. Palm Canyon Dr. 760-3259900. Happy Hour Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday 11 p.m.-1 a.m. Amigo Room.
Fisherman’s Market & Grill 78575 Highway 111. 760-777-1601. Happy hour: Monday - Friday, 4 to 6 p.m. Late night happy hour 8 p.m. to close. All day Sunday.
Shanghai Reds Bar & Grill 235 S. Indian Canyon Dr. 760-3229293. Happy Hour: Monday-Friday, 4 to 6 p.m. All day Sunday. 8 p.m. to closing happy hour.
Lavender Bistro 78073 Calle Barcelona. 760-5645353. Daily happy hour, 4 p.m. to Closing (in bar and lounge only). Free corkage on Sundays only.
Rick’s Desert Grill 1596 N. Palm Canyon Dr. 760-3252127. Daily happy hour, 3-10 p.m. all day Monday. Woody’s Palm House 450 S. Palm Canyon Drive. 760-2300188. Daily happy hour from 4-6 p.m.
INDIAN WELLS Indian Wells Resort Hotel 76661 Highway 111. 760-345-6466. Daily happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m.
PALM DESERT
Justapas 301 N. Palm Canyon, Ste 200. 760-8355878. Daily happy hour, 5-6:30 p.m.
Fresh Agave Mexican Bar and Grill 73325 Highway 111. 760-836-9028. Daily, 3-5 p.m. at the bar only.
Trio Restaurant 707 N. Palm Canyon Dr. 760-8648746. Daily happy hour, 11am-7 p.m.
COACHELLA
Oscar’s 125 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. 760325-1188. Happy Hour: Monday-Friday, 2 to 7 p.m.
RANCHO MIRAGE Pinzimini Restaurant The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa, 71333 Dinah Shore Drive. 760-770-2150.Daily happy hour, 4-6 p.m.
Spotlight 29 Casino 46200 Harrison Place. 760-775-5566. Happy hour at the Hot Spot inside Spotlight 29 from 2-6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to closing.
CATHEDRAL CITY
AJ’s on the Green 36200 Date Palm Drive, inside Date Palm Country Club. 760-202-111. Happy hour , Monday, WednesdaySaturday, 2-7 p.m., 9 to close in bar and lounge.
Vicky’s of Santa Fe John Stnley King & Trio, 6-9:30 p.m. 45100 Club Dr, Indian Wells 760-345-9770 vickysofsantafe.com Woody’s Palm House Barney McClure, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jay Lewis & Friends, 6 to 10 p.m. 450 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs 760-230-0188 woodyspalmhouse.com
MONDAY - 5/22 AJ’s on the Green Bill Marx 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. 36200 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City 760-202-1111 ajsonthegreen.com
76661 Highway 111, Indian Wells 760-345-6466 indianwellsresort.com Oscar’s Café & Bar Alex Santana, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. 125 E. Tahquitz Canyon Dr. Palm Springs 760-325-1188 oscarspalmsprings.com Vicky’s of Santa Fe Mike Costly Trio, 6:30 to 10 p.m. 45100 Club Dr, Indian Wells 760-345-9770 vickysofsantafe.com Woody’s Palm House John Bolivar & Tony Granberry, 6 p.m. 450 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs 760-230-0188 woodyspalmhouse.com
WEDNESDAY - 5/24
Indian Wells Resort Hotel Larry Capeloto, 6 to 9 p.m. 76661 Highway 111, Indian Wells 760-345-6466 indianwellsresort.com
AJ’s on the Green Doug MacDonald & Friends, 7 to 10 p.m. 36200 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City 760-202-1111 ajsonthegreen.com
Oscar’s Café & Bar Kal David Trio, 6 to 9 p.m. 125 E. Tahquitz Canyon Dr. Palm Springs 760-325-1188 oscarspalmsprings.com
Ace Hotel & Swim Club Professor Colombo, 7 p.m. 701 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs 760-325-9900 acehotel.com/palmsprings
Vicky’s of Santa Fe Mike Costley’s Jazz Showcase, 6:30 p.m. 45100 Club Dr, Indian Wells 760-345-9770 vickysofsantafe.com
Indian Wells Resort Hotel Terri Olsen and The Perfect Band, 6 p.m. 76661 Highway 111, Indian Wells 760-345-6466 indianwellsresort.com
Woody’s Palm House Motown, 6 to 10 p.m. 450 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs 760-230-0188 woodyspalmhouse.com
Oscar’s Café & Bar Mikole Karr Trio, 5 to 8 p.m. 125 E. Tahquitz Canyon Dr. Palm Springs 760-325-1188 oscarspalmsprings.com
TUESDAY - 5/23
Vicky’s of Santa Fe Barbara Morrison, 4:30-6 p.m. Barry Miniefield, 6:30 to 10 p.m. 45100 Club Dr, Indian Wells 760-345-9770 vickysofsantafe.com
AJ’s on the Green Singer Showcase with Eve Holmes, 7 to 10 p.m. 36200 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City 760-202-1111 ajsonthegreen.com Indian Wells Resort Patricia Welch, 6 to 9 p.m.
Woody’s Palm House Yve Evans, 6:30-10 p.m. 450 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs 760-230-0188 woodyspalmhouse.com
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Return of the King
‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ gets a modern-movie, hipster makeover By Neil Pond
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n the opening scene, the kingdom of Camelot of ravaged by a heathen horde and a rampage of gigantic, monstrous war elephants swinging black wrecking balls on their tree-like trunks. Director Guy Richie’s wild-ride take on the legendary British folk tale is a bit like those jumbo Dumbos—it’s a huge, lumbering, dark fantasy that smashes and crashes into themes, events, and characters that have been popularized in literature, lore, legend and popular culture for centuries. “Legend of the Sword” gives Camelot a modern-movie, rock ’n’ roll makeover, with bombastic special effects, a pounding original contemporary soundtrack and a barrage of hipster Cockney slang. “You’ve got some heat on you, Arthur,” young Arthur (Charlie Hunnam from TV’s “Sons of Anarchy”) is warned at one point—and he’s not being cautioned about standing too close to the fireplace. We find out how baby Arthur was raised by in a brothel after the death of his parents at the hands of his evil uncle, Vortigem (Jude Law), now the ruler of the kingdom. Bullied by the other kids, Arthur grew up tough, haunted by nightmares of his childhood and learning to despise the king. Director Richie brings to the movie much of his fondness for streetwise, wisecracking British lads, as in his previous films “Snatch,” “RocknRolla” and “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” and two Sherlock Holmes flicks. As the plot thickens and Arthur and his miscreant “crew”—with names like Wet Stick, Mischief John, Brother Blackleg and Back Lack—prepare to make their move on Vortigem, Richie indulges his love of fast-flying quips, jerky, quick-cut edits and characters fastforwarding, downshifting into super slomo and “rewinding.” Naturally, Arthur pulls “the sword” from “the stone.” But for a movie called “The Legend of the Sword,” we really don’t learn anything about the legend, or the sword—why it’s so powerful, how it came to be or even its name. For some
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THE KINGDOM “Legend of the Sword” gives Camelot a modern-movie, rock ’n’ roll makeover, with special effects and soundtrack.
reason, it’s never referred to as Excalibur, or anything—other than “the sword.” The movie is far too occupied throwing everything else on the screen: There are family murders, a slashed throat, a severed ear, human sacrifices and knights that burst into flame. Not to mention those gargantuan elephants… huge, hissing rats… sirens that morph into a slimy blob of slithering eels… and a snake the size of a subway train. Why? If a street bloke can pull a magical blade from a rock, why not? And it turns out Arthur’s weapon might be the world’s first smartsword—it seems to know who’s a bad guy and who’s a good guy, at least based on Arthur’s first big brawl. What’s next—self-firing catapults? Law makes a juicy villain, and Hunnam brings a muscular, scrappy outsider’s heft and attitude to Arthur, not quite yet the nobleman he’s destined to become. Astrid Bergès-Frisbey (who played the mermaid Syrena in “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”) is runway-model cool as the mage, a mysterious rebel with magical powers who helps Arthur harness the awesomeness of
the sword not called Excalibur. And hey, isn’t that the guy from “Gladiator,” “The Legend of Tarzan” and TV’s “Wayward Pines?” Yes, it’s Djimon Hounsou, whose character will eventually be knighted as Bevidere. And isn’t that archer a dude from “Game of Thrones?” Yep, it’s Aidan Gillan (GOT’s Petyr Baelish) as Arthur’s go-to bow-and-arrow guy, Goose Fat Bill. Is that former world soccer star David Beckham? Sure is—as a not-so-chivalrous knight in not-so-shining armor. Who’s that Lady of the Lake? It’s the director’s wife, Jacqui Ainsley, who gets a bit of screen time as the ghostly aqua-lass. Wasn’t Maid Maggie in “Peaky Blinders?” Yes, actress Annabelle Wallis starred on the BBC crime drama from 2013 to 2016, and she’ll play archeologist Jenny Halsey in “The Mummy,” opening June 7. There are characters afoot everywhere, but too often, everyone’s competing with the spewing fountain of CGI showoff excess, a patchwork of unfocused, all-over-the-place storytelling and dialogue so rich and ripe with authentic accents “from the Isles” that American ears may have trouble keeping up. (I think
“Goshen me brath” was “Catchin’ my breath,” but I’m not sure.) This is supposedly the lead-off in a franchise, the first of six—rather optimistically—planned movies about Camelot, the boy king, and his magical weapon. “Did you see everything you needed to see?” the mage asks Arthur after his venture into the Dark Lands. “I saw enough,” he tells her. After watching Legend of the Sword, I think I did, too.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law & Astrid Bergès-Frisbey Directed by Guy Richie Rated: PG-13 Theaters: Mary Pickford Theatre, Regal Cinemas Rancho Mirage Stadium 16, Regal Cinemas Indio Metro 8, Century Theatres Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert 10 Cinemas, Regal Cinemas Palm Springs Stadium 9, Century Theatres La Quinta, Camelot Theatres, Regency Theatres.
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