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Thursday, April 14, 2022 Volume 68 | Number 32
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR OVER 65 YEARS
Monty Python’s SPAMALOT
The award-winning Broadway musical comes to Palm Canyon Theatre
In This Issue
Covid Phone Scams.............................2 “Native Gardens” at CVRep..................3 DHS Women’s Club BBQ.....................5 Easter Service Directory.......................8
1. HUMAN ANATOMY: How many miles of blood vessels does the average human have?
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alm Canyon Theatre (PCT) is spreading laughter and merriment with Monty Python’s SPAMALOT. A musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture “Monty Python and The Holy Grail” This hilarious musical comedy tells the legendary story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, as they journey through England in search of the Holy Grail. With Book and Lyr-
2. GEOGRAPHY: What degree is assigned to the International Date Line?
ics by Eric Idle and Music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle, the musical tale stars Sir Lancelot (Eric SteinSteele), Sir Bedevere (Alan Berry) and the Lady of the Lake (Jaci Davis.) It also features insulting Frenchmen, inventive use of coconuts and a homicidal rabbit. Monty Python’s SPAMALOT runs April 22 – May 1. Show times are 7 p.m. on Thursdays, 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $32-
$36. Student tickets are available for $15 with a valid ID. For tickets, sponsorship opportunities, or other information, call the PCT Box Office at 760323-5123 or order online: PalmCanyonTheatre.org. The Palm Canyon Theatre is located at 538 North Palm Canyon Drive, at the corner of Alejo Road and Palm Canyon Drive. Box Office hours are currently Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Shop & visit with local artisans & farmers at Market Mash-Up On Saturday, April 23, long-time community culinary resource The Certified Farmers’ Market in Palm Springs will welcome local maker showcase The Artisan Market to their Saturday home, adjacent to the Palm Springs Cultural Center at 2300E. Baristo Rd. This “Market Mash-Up”
• In 2007, Ben Carpenter got the most terrifying ride of his life when his wheelchair’s handles were caught in the grill of a semitrailer. Carpenter was pushed for several miles at a speed of over 60 mph before a pair of police officers followed the truck to its place of business and informed the stunned driver. The chair’s wheels had to be replaced, but Ben survived without injury.
will give regular customers of both events the chance to mix, mingle and sample each others’ offerings. Great minds and hearts thinking as they do, the Market Mash-Up was bound to happen eventually, and with a show of customer enthusiasm will likely reoccur in the fall.
Taking place during the CFMPS’ traditional hours of 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Artisan Market businesses will set up on the North Side of the parking lot space where the CFMPS sets up. Additional customer parking will be available beyond the Artisan Market footprint.
• Now, here’s a good reason not to neglect checking your spam email folder from time to time: A Michigan woman bought a lottery ticket online but forgot about it until, opening said folder days later in search of a missing message, discovered that she’d won $3 million.
Vegas trip, in which he used the corporation’s last $5,000 to play blackjack. Fortunately, he managed to turn the sum into $27,000 and keep things running until he obtained more funding.
• In 1985, a sting operation dubbed Operation Flagship mailed letters offering free tickets for Washington Redskins games to fugitive criminals. More than 100 arrests resulted, including two of America’s top 10 most wanted. • FedEx’s founder nearly bankrupted his company with a Las
• The movie “Babe” required one animatronic and 48 real pigs, due to their rapid growth rate. • In 1920, Anoka, Minnesota, became the first U.S. city to put on a Halloween celebration, in an effort to distract kids from playing Halloween pranks. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
3. MOVIES: Which Looney Tunes character’s catchphrase is “You’re despicable”? 4. ADVERTISING: What was the name of the grocery owner in the Charmin bath tissue ads of the 1960s80s? 5. U.S. STATES: What is the only state to have one syllable in its name? 6. CHEMISTRY: What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in the periodic table? 7. MYTHOLOGY: How many gods and goddesses were said to live on Mount Olympus? 8. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president was the last to serve without a college degree? 9. LITERATURE: Celie is a character in which 1982 novel? 10. TELEVISION: Which musical TV drama takes place at William McKinley High School? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6