November 1 to November 7, 2012 Vol. 1 No. 32

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Desert Arc Italian Festival...........3 Gold Rush Country......................5 Long May It Wave.........................6 Crater Lake Chef Challenge........7 Selma Grows................................7 Dont Be Clueless..........................8 Haddon Libby: It’s All Local.........9 Desert DJ’s....................................9 Consider This..............................10 Valley Rhythms..........................11 Pet Place.....................................12 The Vino Voice............................13 Club Crawler Nightlife...............14 The Pampered Palette...............16 Palm Desert Country Club.........17 Screeners....................................18 Old Town Artisan Studio...........19 Restaurant Guide.......................20 Raymond | Lawrence.................21 Swat Fuel....................................21 Safety Tips..................................22 Golf Column...............................22 Dale Gribow on the Law............23 ShareKitchen..............................23 Classifieds..................................23 Free Will Astrology....................24 Health Fitness & Beauty ...........25 Mind, Body & Spirit...................25

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Desert Arc Italian Festival

by Lisa Morgan

Saturday, November 3rd @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

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ario Batali, the famous Italian, chef and television personality says, “There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who are Italian and those who want to be Italian.” Lucky for all of us, Desert Arc, the amazing organization that has provided opportunities for thousands of people with disabilities since 1959, is now providing the opportunity for all of us to be Italian for a day at the Desert Arc 2nd Annual Italian Festival. This event celebrates Italian influences that have helped Desert Arc become what it is today.

According to Mitch Blumberg, Desert Arc’s Deputy Executive Director, it was a conversation a year ago, last spring that inspired this successful festival idea.

“Director Richard Balocco suggested to me that Desert Arc create a fall event to complement our annual Spring Golf Tournament,” said Blumberg. “Both are fundraisers but just as importantly build and expand awareness of Desert Arc and our mission ‘to enhance the quality of life and create opportunities for people with disabilities.’ I reminded Dick that our campus property in Palm Desert was donated to Desert Arc by the Western Italian Golf Association in 1983, almost 30 years ago. Dick has 100% Italian heritage as does his wife, Loretta Ferraro. With these bookends reflecting our Italian heritage and pedigree, an Italian Festival is a perfect idea for a new annual event in November in the Valley. Many cities around the country have annual Italian Festivals. Now we do too!”

Following the success of last year’s event that drew an estimated 4,000, this year expects to be twice as enchanting with even

more food and entertainment arranged for a festive day outdoors in our now heavenly, Coachella Valley weather.

Twentyone food venders will fill the air with their mouthwatering aromas. They include: Gourmet Delights (Avanti–Olive Oils and Vinegars) Gourmet Delights (Avanti–Gelato) Mario’s Italian Cafe Castelli’s Ristorante D’Carlo’s Italian Café E & E Pel’s Italian Ices Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Fisherman’s Market Frankie’s Old World Biscotti Krazy Kettle Corn Le Donne Cucina Italiani Mama Liveri’s Migliori Gourmet Foods Pinzimini at Westin Mission Hills Resort Pizzeria Villagio Italian Kitchen Pellegrino Biscotti Italiani Renova – O Solar Mio The Old Spaghetti Factory Desert Arc Kitchen Services Piero’s Pizza Vino Yogurt at Its Best The entertainment lineup is phenomenal as well. One of the most special and memorable performances of the day promises to be the Desert Arc Choir singing the Italian National Anthem (in Italian) with special guest performer, Santina Pellegrino.

Filippo Voltaggio, star of stage, radio, TV and film will be performing. Singer, entertainer, Paul Elia is sure to have the ladies swooning just as he did last year. You’ll also take in the vocal beauty of former Dean Martin “Golddigger”, Joyce Garro, who will also be the emcee for the event. Even Patrick Evans, our charming, CBS Local 2 meteorologist will be on hand to say, “I told you so” in response to comments regarding the fabulous weather. There will also be

strolling entertainers adding to the festival ambiance.

If you’re feeling especially hungry AND competitive, be sure to enter the cannoli eating contest at 1:00 pm or the spaghetti eating contest at 3:00 pm. You could win a fabulous prize and unique bragging rights.

If stuffing your face for prizes isn’t your cup of Pellegrino, you can still enter for a chance to win a Barry Manilow package for two valued at $3,000 or a variety of other prizes in the $25 raffle.

To top it all off, Desert Arc will have a Family Fun Zone complete with games, face-painting, bocce ball and more! Suffice to say, there is something for everyone to enjoy, especially knowing that the proceeds benefit an organization that has provided so much for so many in our community for more than 5 decades. So come, “Mangia, bevi e sii felice” or “Eat, drink and be merry” at Whitewater Park in Rancho Mirage, on Highway 111, just west of The River. The celebration starts at 11 am and goes until 5 pm. Free parking and shuttle service is available at The River Shopping Center.

General admission is $5, kids 10 and under are free. For tickets and more information call Desert Arc at (760) 346-1611 or visit them at www.desertarc.org

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old Rush comes to Agua Caliente’s Lounge this Saturday, November 3rd packing a full arsenal of contemporary country music with performances that will knock your boots off right along with your socks. The toe tapping, line dancing, two stepping to their high energy contemporary country music begins at 9 pm. Believe me when I say, if you love country music, I highly recommend not missing out on the entertainment opportunity this seven piece band provides.

This Los Angeles based band regularly headlines the LA County Fair, The Canyon Club, Harrah’s Reno, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill, The Brandin’ Iron, Fantasy Springs Casino, and The Riviera in Las Vegas to name a few. They’ve appeared in concert with Kix Brooks (formerly of Brooks and Dunn), Eddie Money, Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins, Jaron and the Long Road to

Love, and Cowboy Troy.

Gold Rush Country originals, which are regularly featured in their live shows, are garnering wildly enthusiastic response from audiences as well. They are presently in pre-production for their debut CD with Peter Bernstein, a noted film and television composer and former Warner staff producer who’s worked with many legends from the glory days of California country rock: Linda Ronstadt, Timothy B. Schmidt (Poco, The Eagles), Andrew Gold etc. etc.

Bandleader Richard Young is co-producing the record.

The level of musicianship of these individual players is nothing less than stunning. Founder of the band, Richard Young, sings lead and background, plays electric and acoustic guitar, b bender, lap steel, slide, mandolin, banjo and pretty much anything else with strings and frets. He’s also an active studio musician,

producer, songwriter and music director who has collaborated with many music greats. He has played nearly every genre of music throughout the United States and his playing has been featured on many national commercials, television and film scores and artist CDs. Royce Nelson covers all the top female vocal country hits and plays percussion. This beautiful songbird was already performing on stage and recording by the age of 13, with singer/songwriter Karen Tobin. She’s more recently blessed the stages of House of Blues, The Roxy, The Viper Room, and the Whiskey-A-Go-Go. On electric and acoustic guitar and slide, is Scott Felton. A self-described “tone fanatic” is a first call guitarist in the thriving yet extremely competitive LA Indie music scene. He is also an active studio musician, engineer, arranger and songwriter.

Lead male vocalist, Jeff Valdez, also plays

acoustic guitar, harmonica and percussion.

Jeff has shared the stage with blues greats BB King and Buddy Guy. He is often a first call for producers and songwriters in Los Angeles and has appeared in venues from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

Bass and backup vocals are brought to you by Spencer Wright. Spencer’s skills earned him the privilege of playing with many legendary jazz musicians, including Ira Sullivan, Duffy Jackson and Darmon Meader of the New York Voices. He has toured internationally with many top name artists including Richie Sambora, Aaron Carter, Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon, Dave Krusen of Pearl Jam and Kenny G. You can also hear him in the soundtracks to Flags of our Fathers, War of the Worlds and the TV show Malcolm and Eddie.

Drummer, Steve DeLollis is a wellknown musician in the LA club scene and has toured and recorded with a number of national acts including Greg Ginn, founder of Black Flag and SST Records.

A “prodigy”, according to Young, Lacy Rostyak, who plays fiddle and keys, “combines consummate classical instrumental technique with a unique flair for lyrical improvisation.” That’s fancy talk for “the girl really kicks some musical ass”.

By age eight, she had already been playing violin and piano for 5 years and began studying at the world-renowned Manhattan School of Music. She continued graduate studies at The San Francisco Conservatory and has performed throughout the US including Branson. She’s been featured in the television shows “ Rosie O’Donnell” and “Glee”, and country music videos for artist such as Shania Twain.

You put these seven friends on a stage together, pay them for doing what they love for the singular purpose of entertaining you in the style of country music’s top 40, and you’re guaranteed a good time. Their set list includes all your new favorites and a few of your classics. They even through in some good old fashioned rock classics to spice it up. I for one can’t wait to see and hear them having perused their musical samplings on their website http://www. goldrushcountry.org/.

I’ll meet you there at Agua Caliente Casino, this Saturday November 3rd in The Lounge. Agua Caliente’s Lounge always offers a great mix of live music, tribute bands, karaoke and terrific tailgate parties with no cover. http://www.hotwatercasino. com/nightlife.html

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weekend absolutely full of unprecedented entertainment, events and celebration is being brought to the Coachella Valley once again

by The Greater Palm Springs Pride this Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 2-4th. “Long May it Wave” is this year’s banner as the LBGT pays tribute to the flag of many colors that stands for celebrating diversity and as a symbol of hope, not just to those in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, but to those around the world. The Greater Palm Springs Pride organization is a non-profit organization working to promote public education and awareness of individual rights and civil liberties of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community as well as to promote the history, diversity and future prosperity of the LGBT community. And boy, do they know how to party!

Thursday, November 1st kicks off the weekend with the sold out Center Stage Concert, a benefit honoring Dr. Woody Baldwin and Senator Sheila Kuehl. It will be headlined by Megan Mullally and Supreme Music with special guest emcee Ross Mathews.

Friday, November 2nd at 8 pm in the Palm Canyon Theatre, the second annual Broadway in Drag Pageant will be held. This event, that sold out last year, will feature a special tribute to Philip “Sebastian” Petrie, aka Morgana Le Fay, Miss Broadway in Drag 2011. Hosting for the second year, will be Coachella Valley’s “reigning drag diva”, Bella da Ball. Also on November 2 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, the prestigious Palm Springs Pride Honors Awards will be presented to individuals in honor of their work in furthering the causes of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and their allies. The awards will be presented at a reception at the Hyatt Regency Suites in Palm Springs.

Saturday, November 3rd at 8 am, the 12th Annual Pride Run and Walk will take place.

The 10K Run, 5K Run, and 5K Walk course is flat and fast. All participants receive a race t-shirt and goodie bag. Awards will be presented to top male and female finishers in various age categories. Raffle prizes and refreshments will be served after the race.

Saturday and Sunday, November 3rd and 4th, from 10 am until 6pm (or later, depending on the headliners) the Palm Springs Pride Festival begins at the Palm Springs stadium/Sunrise Park, only one “rainbow mile” from downtown. Speaking of “headliners” Karmin, the rocking, rapping, popping duo of Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan, as seen on the cover of Rolling Stone, will be one of a huge list of celebrities joining forces and sharing their talents in support of the LGBT community.

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5 stages, a Big Top Cabaret Tent, Country Dance and PNN.fm HiNrg dance tents that will also feature live entertainment and over 90 performances. New features include Fetish in the Outfield the Leather Realm, Karaoke Tent, Children’s Cabana, Youth Xone, gourmet food trucks, Vons Farmer’s Market, 150 exhibitors and non-profit organizations, (take a deep breath), food and beverage vendors, Bud Light 2nd Base bar with multiple beer stations, Authors’ Village where there will be a very special book signing, and HIV/AIDS testing by Desert Aids Project. The list of entertainers and events is mind boggling, especially for this writer who has limited number of words and space. If you’re like me and don’t want to miss anything, do NOT worry. In the infamous words of... well, everyone, there’s an App for that! “There is no better tool to get up to date Pride event information, purchase tickets or share Pride Weekend pictures.” per Ron deHarte, president of Palm Springs Pride. The Greater Palm Springs Pride App is available for iPhone, iPad and iTouch users to download free of cost from the iTunes App Store. A droid version will be available as well.

Saturday, November 3, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm the Arenas Road, Block Party 2012. The LGBT community will be taking the party to the streets, Palm Springs style. Enjoy musical headliners and guest DJs entertaining under the stars on Arenas Road. Street performers along with food and beverage stations will also fill the streets. Thousands of dancing

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Greater Palm Springs Pride November 1st – 4th, Thursday – Sunday

by Lisa Morgan

party goers and a few dishy drag queens are expected. This party is reserved for 21 and over only.

Sunday, November 4, 2012 Aids Walk Palm Springs: “For 25 years, our supporters have been ‘showing the love’ by joining the Palm Springs AIDS Walk to raise muchneeded funds for client services at Desert AIDS Project. In our first 24 years, the Palm Springs AIDS Walk has netted nearly $6.25 million through individual walkers who secure donation pledges from friends and family, as well as through significant sponsorships from community partnerships.

This year, we are honored to join the 2012 Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade, marching as part of the Pride Parade up Palm Canyon

Drive, as the recipient of the 2012 Spirit of Stonewall Advocate of the Year Award.”

Registration and check in begins at 7:30 am at the Kaiser Permanente Building 1150 N. Indian Canyon.

Touted as “The most scenic Pride Parade in the world!” it is definitely the largest parade in the Coachella Valley. The Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade steps off at 10 am on Sunday, at West Ramon Road on Palm Canyon Drive and travels north to East Tamarisk Road. A many as 60,000 people are expected to line the streets. It is here where you, will be able to show your support and appreciation, not only to the 6,000 wonderful, spirited souls marching in solidarity for the causes of the LGBT community, but also to a very special Grand Marshall: American hero, Staff Sergeant Eric Fidelis Alva, Purple Heart recipient for his injuries during the Iraq war and a key element to the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Alva took an incredibly courageous step in openly admitting to the military and the world that he was gay, in order to work towards fighting for the rights of LGBT Americans and for all those who have served and are serving in the military. He and so many others have found the courage to identify and celebrate themselves at a Palm Springs Pride parade over the years.

The purpose and goal of this event, aside from providing an epically fantastic time, is summed up in the words of Palm Springs Pride President, Ron deHarte: “We want to raise awareness for equality and equal rights for ALL individuals. This is an opportunity for the entire community to celebrate the unity and diversity of the Coachella Valley.”

For more information, tickets, times and events go to http://pspride.org/, follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ PalmSprings.Pride#!/PalmSprings.Pride or call them at (760) 416-8711.

Crater Lake Chef Challenge

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or twelve weeks, Crater Lake Vodka and Fixtures Living in Rancho Mirage have brought us the valley’s first major cooking competition, featuring the best chefs the Coachella Valley has to offer. Each week we watched these talented chefs compete, offering incredible delicacies and showing off their expertise for increasing crowds. It was a pleasure to be a part of the experience, judging each event until our final competition last Wednesday where we finally declared a winner.

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While each chef showed amazing talent, we could allow but one winner. The bottom three chefs, in no particular order, would be Chef Anthony Santucci of Capri, Chef Jesse Souza of Circa 59 and Chef Kevin Favinger of Sullivan’s.

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of the recognition they’ve received and more! Our runner up was Chef Paco Solano of Solano’s Bistro and our winner is Chef Emmanuel Janin of La Brasserie Bistro and Bar. The winning dish was a “Surf, Turf & Air” plate that included Pink Snapper on a bed of fennel and vodka risotto with a green Gaspacho Sauce, sliced Veal Tenderloin with French lentils and figs with a bacon vinaigrette and a Bone-In Beef Tenderloin, crusted with coffee and pepper, served with a hazelnut demi glaze and sautéed Swiss Chard.

This amazing dish will be featured in a congratulatory wine dinner later this month.

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While this event has come to an end, next year’s Chef Challenge is already in the works!

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e’re already deep into the season of fundraising luncheons that send the bathroom scale into overdrive, the glamour glut of benefit galas with its best-dressed group hugs, the happy meetsand-greets at openings and anniversaries of new ventures, musical performances and theatrical shows, the heart-felt welcomes to returning snowbirds winging in, and the presentation of awards to those who voluntarily give of themselves to do good works---and so much more rattling our caged sloth of the past summer. Now, the desert’s party-line is a-buzz because it’s our main business hereabouts. Calendars operate like Etch A Sketch---with the shakes. As a result of all the to-ing and fro-ing, there is enough convivial clamor and air kisses to toss the prettily-named influenza bug-a-boos to all on our flight path wherever we roam in the Coachella Valley. (Get your flu shot.) Here are events you’ll want to ink in on your calendar, tablet, mobile, or, okay, Etch A Sketch. Read on.

Thursday, November 1 – January 1, 2013. Books are more than ink on paper; they’re a child’s invitation to the future. To wit with writ wares: Booksellers Barnes & Noble invite you to give the gift of reading to children in need through their countrywide Annual Holiday Book Drive. Here’s an opportunity to donate B&N specially selected, age-appropriate children’s books to two local non-profit organizations---this year, SafeHouse of the Desert who support teens in crisis, and Coachella Valley BookPALS, sponsored by PSWIFT (Palm Springs Women in Film and Television). “Coachella Valley BookPALS volunteers read aloud once a week to students from kindergarten to 5th grade.

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end of the Coachella Valley to the other,” says Tere Romero Britton, BookPALS coordinator.

Palm Desert Barnes & Noble, 72-840 HWY 111, Suite 425 in the Westfield Shopping Mall. More info, call 760-779-0637, or email crm2130@bn.com.

Thursday, November 1 through 30. We thank the marines for their service, and now for their children, the Assistance League of Palm Springs Desert Area is launching a Holiday Toy Drive at the 29 Palms Marine Corps base. New, unwrapped toys for infants to 17-year-olds will be collected at the Assistance League Treasure Chest, 68-355 Ramon Rd. in Cathedral City, 760-321-1990 until November 30. Or you may drop your toys off at Paula Vaughan at Salon Internationale, 73-290 El Paseo, Suite 2, Palm Desert, 760-776-1120. The Assistance League is a national organization, founded in the 1890s, that now has 26,000 member volunteers in 120 chapters in the country. Each chapter focuses on the needs of its own community with fundraising in the local area. More information, visit www.assistanceleague.org, or contact Jane McDonough at 760-771-5771.

Thursday, November 1, 7pm. Talk about a hard act to follow! John Adams said he would have been content with his “farm, family and goose quill,” but concerned with the building of our new nation, he toted his quill into the Oval Office as the second American president after the acknowledged “father of this nation” George Washington. Spend the evening with actor George Baker as he gives a timely, sharp and witty portrayal of the impetuous, sometimes petulant, American patriot John Adams, who died on July 4, 1826, along with his frenemy Thomas Jefferson, on the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which they helped write.

The fundraiser event is being presented by the Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation.

Tickets, $50. All 760-341-7323, x605, or go to www.ranchomiragelibrary.org. RMPL: 71– 100 Hwy. 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270.

Friday, November 2, 10am to 9:15pm. “Ol’ Blue Eyes” Frank Sinatra called Tony Bennett “the best singer in the business.” A high note of praise. The guy at 85 is still convincing his fans that “The Best Is Yet to Come” and sung with his usual easy-going style, we believe him. “It’s a great song, and I never tire of hearing it,” says Bennett, who has recorded four versions of that upbeat-on-steroids winner. Check out the new documentary, The Zen of Bennett, an Abramorama release in association with Benedetto Films, in its nation-wide release at select theaters---here exclusively at Palme d’Or in Palm Desert.

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Haddon Libby: It’s all local

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IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY Called “a “seductive and soulful view” into the mind of singer Tony Bennett, as well as an intimate portrait of the “artist’s creative process,” the film captures his life—so far--as he looks back over his 60 year career in a first person narrative that reveals his “philosophies of life, lessons learned.” Yet Bennett looks ahead with unfettered joy while expressing his passion for art and music. Cinema Palme d’Or, 72840 HWY 111, Palm Desert. For more info, call 760-779-0430, or go to www. zenofbennett.com Sunday, November 11, 11am. Veteran’s Day! The General George S. Patton Memorial Museum at Chiriaco Summit, presents its 24th annual Veterans Day Celebration with an air salute fly-over by World War II aircraft operated by Warbirds West, a collectors’ fav-rave car show, special interest booths and exhibits, a sinus-clearing chili cook-off, an exhibit of military vehicles (I don’t know whether they’ll let you look under the hood), and a salute to singer Al Jolson---the first to entertain US troops in WWII and Korea--with a special performance of his music.

Patton, nicknamed “Bandito,” Georgie,” “Old Blood and Guts,” “The Old Man,” among other colorful monikers, died in 1945, but Michael Keane, author of the new biography Blood, Guts and Prayer will be an honored guest. Chiriaco Summit is 30 miles east of the Coachella Valley, off I 10 at exit 173. More info, call the Museum 760-227-3483.

Saturday, November 10, 7pm and Sunday, November 11, 4pm. Dancing as fast as they can, the McCallum Theatre Choreography Festival celebrates 15 years in a weekend of innovative choreography from across the nation featuring professional dance companies on Saturday, and continuing on Sunday with pre-professional companies.

Founded by artistic director Shea New in 1998, the Festival has been incorporated and produced by The McCallum Theatre Institute since 2002. The Festival features a choreographer competition in two divisions, educational workshops and residencies and honors those who have made outstanding contributions to dance through a lifetime Achievement Award. Finalists were selected from 109 country-wide submissions to perform before an audience and judges to win over $26,000 in cash awards and a paid engagement. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Los Angeles Ballet Artistic Directors Colleen Neary and Thordal Christensen. Saturday performance tickets, $15 to $30. Sunday performance tickets, $10 to $25. Box office, 760-340-2787. McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert.

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Here’s a day the rug-rats in your family will love---the ones who push a vacuum cleaner, too! The Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert’s 25th Birthday Celebration Family Fundraiser has bragging rights to this posting! “If anyone knows how to throw a party, we do!” they crow delightfully highdecibel---and that’s only the press release.

Dressed as a carnival theme bash, the event is complete with petting zoo, Ferris wheel, bounce house, swing ride, entertainment and games galore! Food will be available, and “Sunny,” the CDMOD mascot will lead the “Happy Birthday” sing-a-long while passing around birthday cake to all comers big and small. The mission of the non-profit institution is to give kids in six and a half acres to stimulate a kid’s intellectual curiosity and self-expression through play. New statistics show the Museum will serve almost 100,000 per year in our valley that has more than 50,000 school children. Wristband tickets are $15 per celebrant. Stop by our Museum Gift Store to pre-buy your child’s day of super fun and splendiferous activities. Location: 71-701 Gerald Ford Dr., Rancho Mirage. More info, call 760-321-1602.

Saturday, November 10, 6-9pm. Last chance to buy tickets for Meet the New Museum, where the theme-scream is “fame lasts more than 15 minutes!” Of course, it’s a salute to the 60s! “If it feels good, do it!” was the slogan. Get ready to remember a love-in by lava lite, shaking your love-beads and booty to the Watusi. At the dawning of the age of Aquarius, get with it by channeling your inner Twiggy or Andy Warhol in costume for an evening at the Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert where the partyhearty will gather in The Galen and The Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden to music by DJ Alf Alpha, supreme nibbles and noshes from Spencer’s, complimentary open bar and valet parking. Thanks to the Art Angels--Helene Galen, Donna MacMillan, Harold Matzner, Faye Sarkowsky—and their 100% underwriting, every dollar raised goes to the museum. Members, $40 single/$80 couple. Nonmembers, $50 single/$85 couple (includes a one-year museum membership.)

Tickets available online: www.psmuseum. org/meet-the-museum.

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FRACK ATTACK

n oil and gas drilling practice called hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is polluting well water with known carcinogens while causing earthquakes across the United States. Except for Vermont, no other state and federal governmental entity bans the practice. The Safe Drinking Water Act should have protected us but in 2005, the Bush administration exempted the fracking process from the law. The Obama administration have made no effort to reverse this public safety problem either although the Environment Protection Agency began investigating this practice earlier this year.

Fracking injects mix of water, waste waters, sand and carcinogenic chemicals such as isopropanol and propane into the ground. In general, oil and gas drillers consider the injected chemicals a “proprietary recipe” that they will not voluntarily disclose. The industry feels that the process safe as the “fracking fluid” is injected below water tables and therefore cannot contaminate ground water. This argument is flawed as much of the fluid

injected percolates up and mixes with ground water. For each oil or gas well, as much as 7.8 million of the mixture is injected into the ground of which approximately 1-2% consists of the carcinogenic proprietary fluid. The U.S. Energy Administration reported that 405,000 wells were drilled over the last decade with varying levels of fluid injected into the ground with the majority of these wells.

If polluted ground water were the only problem, fracking would be a practice in need of tight government supervision. The causation of earthquakes across the United States is of additional concern - particularly here in California. Only this year did a U.S. Geological Survey link fracking to earthquakes as their survey found that 2011 earthquakes levels were six times historic levels of the 20th century and most likely attributable to fracking.

In California, fracking is unregulated and done on top of the San Andreas fault line. The oil and gas industry along with the California Department of Conservation’s Oil, Gas and Geothermal Division state that the

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rowing up on the East Coast in Philadelphia, Dave Acosta knew he loved music so much that at the age of 12 he tried to get a job at local radio station. Although he was told by the program director he was too young, Dave did not let that dampen his enthusiasm for music. He began making cassette tapes of songs he heard on the radio for family and friends, making sure the songs had smooth segue and sounded like they were professionally recorded.

At the age of 16, Dave’s family moved to Los Angeles. Like most teenagers, Dave liked playing video games and hanging out at the beach but knew he needed to satisfy his passion for music. In the earl y 90’s, Dave would get his first taste of getting paid for playing music when he secured a job as a happy hour DJ at local nightclub

practice has been going on for decades with no known negative effects. The problem with this opinion is that the State does not require notification on the use of the process and have very little data to base their opinions on. Studies indicate that lubricants used change the pressure on fault lines induces fractures and earthquakes.

Serge Shapiro, a professor of Free University of Berlin has studied induced seismicity caused by fracking and found that, “You can’t have an earthquake larger than a given fault can provide.” Looking at the Inglewood Oil Fields in Los Angeles that currently use this oil extraction process and run alongside the Newport-Inglewood fault, finds that this area has the potential for a 7.4 magnitude earthquake. If that is not enough to raise concerns, this practice increases the chance of an oil field collapse as happened in 1963 in Baldwin Hills, killing five people and destroying 60 homes. An early indicator that there are serious problems brewing are increased occurrences of home damage such as cracked walls and foundations as well as buckled roadways. Nearby resident

Lark Galloway-Gilliam says, “We are looking to our regulatory agencies to protect us, and they are scratching their heads and turning a blind eye.”

State regulators admit that they do not have the information necessary to determine if there is a pending problem. In response, Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski of Fremont tried to pass a bill requiring the disclosure of where fracking is used, the chemicals injected into the ground as well as how much water is injected. An industry headed by Halliburton opposed the effort and the bill stalled - never reaching the floor for a vote.

The industry response to heightened concerns? A $747 million lobbying effort on Congress as well as a discreet effort to slow regulatory efforts here in California.

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Dave Acosta

called, Bentley’s , in Santa Monica. “I would stay after my shift and hang with the main DJ to learn to mix until I was able to fill in for him on his nights off,” recalls Dave.

Still needing to satisfy his yearning to be on the radio, Dave enrolled himself at the Academy of Radio Broadcasting in Huntington Beach, CA. After graduating, Dave was hired as an intern for the morning show at 1290 KMEN, in Riverside, CA. Dave was excited he go to play a lot of the oldies like Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and The Temptations that he grew up listening to as a young kid in Philadelphia.

Eventually, Dave’s enthusiasm for the format landed him the mid show where he was able to craft his radio skills.

A few years later, Dave heard that KDES 104.7 in Palm Springs was looking for a personality to do a night-time request and dedication show. On the drive out for the interview, Dave started to fall in love with the desert and luckily got the job where he would spend the next 5 years playing

“Passionate About the Oldies”

what he loved the most, Oldies. Dave would eventually leave the desert to work at a radio station in Anaheim for a short time only to return to KDES after getting a phone call from the GM asking if he was interested in coming back. It was during this time Dave started his own mobile DJ company called: Five Star Mobile music.

Dave later moved to the Eagle 106.9 in Palm Springs where he would work until 2007 at which point he decided to move to Ohio and get a change of scenery. The move was not what Dave had anticipated which led to him moving back to the Coachella Valley in 2010. Dave took a job selling cell phones but knew it was not what he wanted as he asserted, “I believe once you’re in radio or a DJ it’s in your blood, no matter how hard you try to get a “real job” it just doesn’t work.”

A few months ago, Dave heard there was a new station playing the music he loves and grew up listing to as a young boy in Philadelphia. That station is

Jammin 99.5, which plays the best in Old School and R & B. Dave knew one of the other radio personalities at the station who got him an interview and was called back that day and offered the morning, weekdays from 6am to 10am. This was the opportunity Dave had been waiting for which would give him the platform to showcase his upbeat personality and love for the oldies. Due to his dedication and knowledge of the business, Dave has recently been promoted to production director in addition to his on-air shifts.

When he is not playing his favorite Old School artist on the radio, Dave confesses that he enjoys singing their songs at local karaoke bars. Dave also would like to get back out and start up his mobile DJ business as well. If you would like to contact Dave Acosta, you can e-mail him at: palmspringsradio@gmail.com.

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BEN FOLDS FIVE

f it were possible for Jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi and Power Pop progenitor Todd Rundgren to create a love child, his name would be Ben Folds!

Back in the mid 90s, Ben Folds stood out in an era of flannel, piercings and greasy hair. Pianist Ben Folds partnered with drummer Darren Jessee and bassist Robert Sledge, forming their trio, Ben Folds Five, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Grunge had exploded in the wake of Kurt Cobain’s death. Bands like Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins ruled the air waves. In the midst of this sludgey and dour gloom, Ben Folds Five was a breath of fresh air. The band pioneered an intriguing new sound. A guitar-less trio, Ben Folds Five focused on Folds’ virtuoso piano skills, snappy, taut melodies and lyrics that pivoted between sarcastic and poignant.

The band’s eponymous debut came out in 1995, but it was their sophomore effort, 1997’s Whatever & Ever Amen that brought them critical and commercial success.

Perhaps it was a case of “too much too soon,” because following their third effort, The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner, the band called it quits in 2000.

Ben Folds soldiered on as a solo act while Darren Jessee and Robert Sledge also continued in music but with diminished results. In late 2011 the trio reunited and the result is their new effort, The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind.

The album opens with the bang of “Erase Me,” which is equal parts menacing and plaintive. An ambitious slightly cacophonous melody , the instrumentation clangs and careens like malevolent circus music. The lyrics, which detail the dissolution of a marriage veer from sad betrayal: ..”Would it just be easier to delete the pages and plans we made?” To incredulity and devastation:

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“Erase me, what the fuck is this, you’re crazy/ Turn around in two weeks and replace me, treat me like a ‘Bro and tase me…”

Ben Folds’ lithe piano runs and droll lyrics take center stage for most of the record, but on “Michael Praytor, Five Years Later,” and “Do It Anyway,” Folds and Robert Sledge share the spotlight equally.

The former locks into a sweet early 70s groove. The lyrics make plain that this song is the antithesis of “Fire & Rain.” Instead of mourning the loss of a fragile friend, Folds is tormented every few years by his childhood bully!

While most bassists would be content just keeping time, Robert Sledge takes a page from Jazz bassists like Jaco Pastorious and Stanley Clarke by playing the melody.

Here his sinewy riffs weave in and out of Folds’ cascading piano fills.

On the latter, the snarky self-help lyrics take a back seat to Folds’ barrelhouse piano rolls and Sledge’s commanding bass lines.

One of Folds’ gifts as a writer is his ability to create vivid character vignettes in his songs. The best tracks on The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind drop the listener into a series of richly detailed tableaus.

An achingly beautiful melody underscores “On Being Frank.” It is the sad tale of a celebrity hanger-on: “I had it all, or should I say I saw it all.” As the valet to Ol’ Blue Eyes, the narrator has lived the life of luxury once removed.

“Away When You Were Here” is sort of a reverse “Cat’s In The Cradle.” Here the spectral presence of a deceased father looms large. Folds reaches an epiphany when he realizes “You could age with grace, if I freed you in my mind.”

Only Ben Folds could begin a song with the couplet, “She broke down and cried at the strip mall acupuncturist, while the world went on outside.”

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That introduction sets the scene on “Hold That Thought.” Here he sketches out lives of quiet desperation. The buoyant melody belies the wistful words. Folds’ piano solo is lovely but economical, echoing the Vince Guaraldi song, “Skating,” and Todd Rundgren’s eternally optimistic “We Gotta Get You A Woman.”

Other highlights include the breakneck title track, a tale of triumph that unspools like an “Afterschool Special.” On “Sky High” Folds drops the smart-ass façade to wallow in this beatific ballad of heartbreak.

Folds is at his most self-deprecating on “Draw A Crowd” when he confesses, “I Only wanted to be Stevie Wonder, but I had to settle for this vanilla thunder.”

The closing track, “Thank You For Breaking My Heart” strips away Folds’ trademark irony. Accompanying himself on piano, Folds is rueful and heartbroken but wiser for the experience. The melody is lush but elegant with pirouettes and filigrees . This is what it might sound like if Burt Bacharach and Brian Wilson ever collaborated.

In a pop music landscape littered with Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepson, Ben Folds Five seem as weird now as they did in 1995. Thank God! It’s great to have them back.

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axophonist, Reggie “Vision” Alexander, is also a very good vocalist and performs solo every Sunday and Tuesday from 6:30 until 10:30 p.m. at the Three Sixty North Lounge and Restaurant at 360 North Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. He also performs there every Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in “The Gang” with vocalist Darci Daniels. (760) 327-1773. On New Year’s Eve, Monday, December 31, he will perform in the Escena Lounge and Grill at the Escena Golf Club, 1100 Club House View in Palm Springs. For reservations call (760) 992-0002.

Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Reggie Alexander started playing the guitar

when he was 11 years old. His parents were very supportive of his interest in music. His father played the trumpet and exposed him to the music of Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Nancy Wilson and Diana Washington, at a very young age. The following year, he was hoping to play the drums in school. “I signed up to play the drums when I was in Washington Junior High School,” said Alexander. “But I was assigned to play the saxophone instead, and I really loved it.” He continued playing the instrument in Jefferson High School and started his professional playing career at 16.

“I wasn’t old enough to play in some of the venues, but everyone from our small town knew who I was, so it was accepted and I had the opportunity to perform with a lot of talented musicians.”

After graduating high school, he joined a band out of Kansas City, “Clyde N’em and Her” and made the move to Las Vegas in 1973, where the band was based. “We performed in Las Vegas for seven months out of the year. The rest of the time, we were touring throughout the country, Tokyo, Saint Tropez and several other places in Europe. I worked with that band for seven years.”

Alexander moved to Los Angeles in 1980, where he soon married his childhood sweetheart, Pamela on January 2, 1981.

He started playing with one of the lead vocalists for the Temptations, Ollie “Ali” Woodson, who wrote “Treat Her Like A Lady” and toured with him and various artists for a few years. He later started his own group. “One day I was talking with a very good friend of mine, Thadieus Richards, an amazing saxophonist and organist out of New Orleans, who also toured with Paul McCartney for many years.

At the time, there was a TV commercial that was done by Reggie Jackson, the baseball player, endorsing the new video recorder for Panasonic called Omni Vision. He would come on at the end of the commercial and say, ‘It’s not Omni Vision, it’s Reggie Vision.’

So, Thadieus was joking with me one day, and started calling me “Reggie Vision” and soon, the club owner started advertising The Reggie Vision Band instead of The Reginald Alexander Quartet. It was a nickname that has stuck with me. People in Los Angeles remember me by that name.”

A father of three sons and one daughter, he and his family moved to San Bernardino in 1997, where he continued working in Los Angeles night clubs, festivals and private parties. In 2003, he started working in Palm

Springs at The Blue Guitar and soon moved to the Hotel Zozo where he performed for five years. He continues to perform in Southern California and in Rockford, when he visits his mother, who still lives in the family home. He is looking forward to releasing his second solo CD, “Under Cover” later this year.

In 2011, he performed with his band at the Director’s Conference and opened for Diana Ross. This past year, he opened for Smokey Robinson during the same event.

He also played for Michelle Obama during “A Luncheon With The First Lady” and was requested by her to perform at another event. “We got her up dancing, it was really special.” Alexander has performed for several political events. One being for Mayor Acquanetta Warren during the “Mayor’s Jazz Jam” in Fontana. “The funds raised at this annual event purchased two new vans for the Fontana Boys and Girls Club.”

Alexander plays every Sunday in the Music Ministry at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in San Bernardino. He has five grand-children; Ambrionna (17), Ahlexus (13), Robert (11), Regina (10) and Anmarie (7). His son Reginald plays the saxophone, along with his nephew Robert Sadai. His daughter Rana plays the cello and works for a bank.

He recently produced a Rap CD of uplifting spoken words entitled, “Simply Ro” for his youngest son Roshaun. However, one of his proudest moments was receiving a flag from his son Sergeant Rapheal Eugene Alexander, after flying in a helicopter during Afghanistan mission “Operation: Enduring Freedom” certified and signed by the Captain of the Mission, the Co-Pilot, the Ariel Gunner, the Flight Engineer, and the Air-Craft Commander.

You can contact him at (909) 534-8475 or ReggieVisionAlexander.com

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No More Homeless Pets

he energy in the hotel ballroom was electric as 1500 animal lovers from all over the country gathered in Las Vegas last week for the Best Friends’ 2012 conference, NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. Social media, fundraising, increasing shelter adoptions, non-surgical spay and neuter, dog behavior 101, trap/neuter/ return for cats, writing winning grant proposals.....it became a challenge to know which of seven workshops to attend at any given time. Surrounded by these dedicated and talented folks, it is easy to believe Julie Castle when she declared to the audience, “Animal welfare and the no-kill movement is the cause of this decade!”

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thousand acres of high desert property in the wilds of southern Utah. United in their devotion to animals, they created the largest and most beloved animal sanctuary in the world - - Best Friends. Nestled in one of the loveliest spots in the country, just north of the Grand Canyon in Kanub, Utah, Angel Canyon is now home to over 3,000 rescued animals. The stark beauty of the red-rock cliffs, majestic cottonwoods, and soft whispering willows create a magical enclave that soothes souls human and animal alike.

This peaceful, tranquil place where ancient people once gathered is a place where animals are loved and heal from their hard life’s journey.

Today, Best Friends Animal Society supports animal welfare throughout the world. They were on the ground during Katrina, and are now on the East Coast assisting with pet rescue in Hurricane Sandy.

Many of the dogs seized from the dog fighting raid on Michael Vick’s property went to Best Friends for training and rehabilitation.

All but one of those “Victory” dogs were adopted and thriving in loving homes.

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cats, special needs cats, and horses all have their special facilities, beautifully designed with their unique needs in mind. Most of the original founders are still involved, and many of them were at the conference, a little grayer, but with commitment and enthusiasm intact.

Best Friends’ CEO Gregory Castle admonished us about the bickering and competition that still exists between animal welfare groups. “While all this bickering is taking place, some progressives are stepping outside of the arguments and getting on with saving lives. They are forming innovative partnerships and forging a new future in the world of animal welfare.” Public-private partnerships are forging the gaps in cash strapped municipalities, and providing resources to people who really don’t want to give up their pets. Working together, we can save more!

Michael Arms, director of San Diego’s Helen Woodward Animal Center, advised us, “We need to advertise and promote our rescue animals. Don’t use the word ‘shelter’, call your facility an ‘adoption center’. Market your product with positive

descriptions of the animals.” Humor gets the public’s attention. One spay and neuter mobile in Utah is called “The Big Fix... because Utah already has enough pregnant females”.

At the “Austin Pets Alive” workshop we learned how Austin, Texas now has a 90% live release rate thanks to this innovative organization. A large network of foster homes has over 800 animals in foster care.

A group of dog trainers go into the shelters focusing on the large dogs with behavior problems, a group that has a high euthanasia rate. Their website, www.austinpetsalive. org is a wealth of information about how Austin is becoming a no-kill community.

Julie Castle noted that most of us were recruited to the world of rescue by an animal who made us aware that they experience the same emotions we do and they want to live just as we want to live. They shame us with their devotion and trust, a trust we violate when we hand them over to a public shelter when their being with us becomes an inconvenience. In Latin “Fido” means “I am faithful”. Faithfulness is a given for these animals who challenge us in this mission. In 1982 when Best Friends started, 17 million animals were killed annually in public shelters. Today that number is down to 5 million, though that is nearly 5 million too many. The no-kill movement is about saving animals, and saving ourselves in the process.

You can read more about Best Friends Animal Society, meet their wonderful animals, and discover innovative programs at www.bestfriends.org. The Best Friends animal sanctuary is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the Western United States. Free tours are offered daily. I had the opportunity to visit there and volunteered at the puppy sanctuary and at Dogtown. It was an exciting and most rewarding vacation.

Words from Faith Maloney, one of the founders, “What is it about these creatures that just seeing them, knowing they’re all right, makes every petty worry fade? Is it because they give us back ourselves? That with them we are not judged, need not pretend, can allow the emotions we must hide in order to survive to emerge freely, in all innocence, without fear?” Best Friends is about dreaming big, and creating a better world for people and the animals they love. jmcafee7@verizon.net

by Rick Riozza

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And it’s been said that Italy is one giant elongated vineyard with one huge and abundant farmers’ market. In Italian it’s known as Abbondanza!

On the evening of this November 9th, the second of Miramonte’s wine dinner series, aptly titled in Italian, Il Serate di Vino— Evenings of Wine, will be held on their Italianesque grounds on the green lawn under the olive trees.

So although we are extremely excited to hear of the fantastic collaboration of the Marchesi Antinori wine family and the culinary Italian bounty prepared and displayed by renowned executive Chef

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In the span of 26 generations, tradition, passion, and intuition have been the three driving principles which have led the Marquis Antinori firm to become a leader in Italian wine. Two of the most soughtafter world class wines, Solaia [soh-LIEah] and Tignanello [Teen-yah-NEL-low], known as “Super-Tuscans”, are the “stars” in their portfolio.

Antinori’s extraordinary line of wines are indeed crafted with food in mind. We always appreciate Chef Robert’s take on the flavor profiles of the scheduled array of wine to his fresh seasonal California and Italian cuisine mindset.

The Chef explains, “It’s an outdoor Italian banquet where the food and wine will be served family style.” Chef Robert relaxes and continues, “No one will be rushed—in fact, we look to everyone having a wonderful time chatting and casually mingling about!

And we’ll have ‘rustic’ type surroundings— hinting at an artistic mis-match of tableware & settings. Our great staff of servers will be on hand but not intrusive.”

Geez! It seems like we’re going to be in one of those beautiful Italian movies—but here, the wine and food, the sounds and the smells—will all be real! And speaking of sounds, noted guitarist, Rafa, will be providing the full cinematic effect with his la serenata playing in the background.

Presto! Let’s discuss the meal! For the Reception, Hors d’Oeuvres of Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus, Eggplant Bruschetta[bruz-KET-ta], and Pancetta Wrapped Shrimp will be graced with the Col de Salici [Sah-lee-chee] which is a Prosecco produced outside of Venice. This most delicious sparkling wine is the perfect cleanser to all the full-flavored appetizers.

For the Antipasto Course served family style, look for grilled vegetables, olives, artichokes, tomatoes, Buffalo Mozzarella, Tuscan Salami, Coppa, and Cappacola, Fontina and Gorgonzola Cheeses and Lemon Marinated Calamari.

The wine for this course is an Italian Chardonnay that is clean and fruity, soft and well-balanced with excellent structure. I’ve just enjoyed this at a recent wine tasting and it is high quality. The 2011 Bramito Del Cervo [Brah-Mee-toe del CHAIR-vo] will work well with the cheeses and meats and each vegetable will bring out fresh nuances in the wine. “Bramito” is the mating song

of the adult male deer which are plentiful in the hills surrounding the Antinori estate.

The Second “Plated” Course will consist of Artichoke and Sun-Dried Tomato Ravioli with Tomato Saffron and Basil. The pairing will be the 2010 La Braccesca [Brah-CHESSka] Rosso di Montepulciano, “Sabazio”.

This very lively ruby red wine is a fun matchup to the fragrant ravioli. You’ll really love the aromas of white peaches and red-berry fruit; it’s ripe and round on the palate with a cleansing mineral finish.

By the way, “Sabazio” was the nick name of a monk, who in the Middle Ages, brought recognition of the area’s wine to all of Tuscany.

The Third Course, served family style, reads like a menu and speaks for itself: Sea Bass Piccata, with Preserved Lemon & Capers; Barolo Marinated Grilled prime Flat Iron Steak with Carmelized Cipollini Onions; Lamb Osso Bucco Cremolata; Mascarpone Polenta with Braised Rapini and Oven Roasted Tomatoes.

Well of course—you’ll be expecting a “heavy hitting” red to take on that menu!

And it’s the perfect 2009 Il Bruciato [EelBroo-CHAH-toe], 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 20% Syrah. This is a very tasty medium to full-bodied wine with strikingly fragrant aromas of cherries and

raspberries, followed by more complex hints of licorice and coffee. The tannins are soft & sweet with a lingering finish to assist finishing that third course!

A family style assortment of Mini Pastries will include Cannoli, Fruit Tarts, Chocolate Decadence, Lemon Curd and Opera Cake. And it wouldn’t be a traditional “Tuscan-style” family banquet without the sweet presence of VinSanto—“Holy Wine”.

Like the Communion Wine of the Middle Ages, this 2007 Vinsanto is made from grapes that are spread on straw mats and left to dry until late December, when they are pressed. Each pastry offered will set off the wine’s rich aromas and flavors of chocolate, dried nuts, almonds and chestnut flour with citrus fruit on the finish—along with vibrant acidity which adds to its drinking pleasure.

Sweet success and sweet dreams!

The fantastic price for this Antinori Wine Dinner is $75 plus tax & gratuity.

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FRI NOVEMBER 2 19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Karaoke w/ T Bone 9pm 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Dana Larson 6pm (AC) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 TVOD w/ Blok Amigo room 10pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-2021111 Karaoke w/ Jimmy 8-12am AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Kim Kuzma 8pm BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm BLUE BAR, SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-775-5566 DJ PWee 8pm (VD) BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 The Stanley Butler Trio 6pm CAFÉ PALETTE; PS; 760-322-9264 John Gallagher 7pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Dynamic Daze 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 6pm (PB) CHARLI MARRONE’S; IND; 760-6251500 Club Night w/ DJ 9pm 18+ CORK TREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Live Entertainment 6pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-5643660 Paul Patterson 6pm (PB) DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 9pm DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Cool Grooves w/ Timber Woolfe DICKIE O’NEALS IRISH PUB; PS; 760-325-2600 Lassie Jo’s Best Damn Karaoke 7pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760-

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Music 9pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760777-1601 The P.S. Blues w/ Gil Hansen and Tony Dean 8pm (BL) SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-2008787 Latin Rock 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. (JZ)(RR) TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-3479985 Live entertainment 9pm THREESIXTY NOR­­TH; PS; 760-3271773 John McCormick 8pm VIBE; MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951755-5391 Funky Fridays 10pm (VD) VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-3459770 Pat Rizzo & All That Jazz Band 6:30-10pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Fixx 9pm DJ upstairs 9:30pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760328-5955 Michael Keeth 7pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Live entertainment 9pm THE WINE BAR AT OLD TOWN; LQ; 760-564-2201 Rob & JB 7-10pm (CR) WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-2300188 Gand Band 7-11pm (CR) ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 Sweet Louie & The Men of the Hollywood Strip DJ PJ and DJ Bigster

SAT NOVEMBER 3 19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 The Caddies 10pm 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Beverly & Bill 6-9pm (JZ) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Hands on Pool party poolside noon, Hands on Dance party Amigo room 10pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-2021111 Karaokie Jo 7pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Ladies of Hollywood starring Diane Pancel 7pm BLUE BAR; SPOTLIGHT 29; IND; 760-775-5566 DJ PWee (VD) BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Steve Madeo 6pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Dynamic Daze 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 6pm (PB) CHARLI MARRONE’S; IND; 760-6251500 Live Bands 8pm CORK TREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Live Entertainment 6:30-9:30pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-5643660 Paul Patterson 6pm (PB) DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Lisa Coleman 8pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-3296787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm

DICKIE O’NEALS IRISH PUB; PS; 760-325-2600 Karaoke Madness 8pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 Reggae Mash 9pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-3422333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Sonny Evaro 6-10pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-7777773 Rob Martinez and JB 8-11pm (LR) THE GROOVE LOUNGE; SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-775-5566 DJ 7pm HAMILTON’S; LQ; 760-698-8303 Mikey Reyes 8-11pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Philvis’ Desert Rumble w/ Deadbeat Daddies 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 Frank Di Salvo 6-9:30pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LAVENDER BISTRO; LQ; 760-5645353 Johnny Meza 6pm LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760345-2450 Common Ground 9pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-999-1995 Gold Rush Country 9pm (VD) MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm (PB)(VD) MARGARITA’S; PS; 760-778-3500 Mark Guerrero & Dennis Alvarez 6:30pm MYSTIQUE LOUNGE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 888-MORONGO; Bobby & The Allstars 9pm (VD) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 Live DJ O’LEARY’S; PS; 760-325-4913 Karaoke PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Live Entertainment 9pm (RR) PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760-345-0222 212 Band 7-10pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 Divine Fits w/ Cold Cave 9pm PEABODY’S; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Ideation w/ Lodies 9pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 JB Jam 8pm RENAISSANCE PALM; PS; 760-322-

6100 Art of Sax featuring Sax Man Will Donato & Eddie Reddick 7-10pm (JZ) RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Over the Wall 9pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760327-8311 Lindsey Harper duo Sidebar 6:30-10pm, Will Champlin, Sidebar 10:30-cl,The Clueless Remix Starlite Lounge 10-cl ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 Live Entertainment 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 Live Music 9pm (RR) SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760777-1601 The P.S. Blues w/ Gil Hansen and Tony Dean 8pm (BL) SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-2008787 Latin Music 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Smooth Brothers (BL) (RG) TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-3479985 The Arrangements 9pm THREESIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-3271773 Darci Daniels & The Gang 7:30pm VIBE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-755-5391 DJ Hektik 10pm (VD) VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-3459770 Pat Rizzo & All That Jazz Band 6:30-10pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Fixx 9pm DJ upstairs 9:30pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760328-5955 Michael Keeth 7pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Karaoke Show 9-2am THE WINE BAR AT OLD TOWN; LQ; 760-564-2201 Mark Linford 7-10pm (AC) WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760230-0188 Damon Von Baun Jazz 7-11pm (JZ) ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ PJ& DJ Bigster (VD)

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by Raymond Bill

La Brasserie Review

hile I am certain that I will never run out of restaurants in the valley in which to dine, there are some that I wish I could review over and over again! Having judged the Crater Lake Chef Challenge for several weeks and recently awarding La Brasserie’s Chef Emmanuel Janin the winner, I knew I had to visit this French bistro to see if the talent extends into his menu. After an amazing evening, I am ready to return again so that I can try more of these amazing dishes!

My dear friend and I were seated on the intimate patio where we were able to enjoy the desert’s beautiful weather with an open view of the bright full moon and surrounding stars. We received the most amazing service by not only our beautiful, attentive server, Christina, but also her service assistants. Plates were cleared,

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silverware was reset and the table was cleared and crumbed between courses in a fashion that rivals some of the finest restaurants in the industry. I was truly pampered!

The wine list is impressive, not in size, but in quality. We began with a Côtes du Rhône that would pair with both entrees and even our dessert! Our first course was a “Gravelax” appetizer of cured salmon over toasted brioche. It was a mouthwatering beginning to what would be an amazing combination of flavors for one evening! My guest enjoyed a roasted beet salad while I received the mixed green salad with crispy goat cheese and a pear vinaigrette. We were off to an amazing start.

We felt no rush between courses and truly enjoyed the dining experience as it was meant to be enjoyed. Taking our server’s recommendations, our entrees included Sauteed Calf Liver and their Oven Roasted Pork Chop. The Liver is one of their specialties and I would bet that even if you do not like liver, you will love this dish.

Served with roasted shallots and a sherry vinegar demi-glace topped with crispy bacon, this entrée is incredibly tender and full of flavor! The pork chop is brined for six hours with honey and seasonings before being roasted and served with a Coachella date chutney. The pork was served with chipotle mashed potatoes and the sweet

chutney profoundly complimented the peppery potatoes. It is no wonder that this chef is getting such recognition in our valley!

The best part of an authentic French meal is definitely the dessert! La Brasserie’s pastry chef, Ariana Didziulis, was sure to impress us with her decadent chocolate mousse with fresh whipped cream and sliced strawberries. As we had finished our red wine with our dessert, I completed this amazing evening with a taste of Grand Marnier. It was the perfect ending to a perfect meal!

La Brasserie offers entertainment every

Friday and Saturday night through season from 6-9:30 pm including local favorites like Eric Frankson on Friday, November 16th and Todd Ashley on Saturday November 24th. La Brasserie is located at the corner of Washington and Hwy 111 in La Quinta and open for lunch from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, serving dinner from 5:00 pm until 10:00 pm. Happy hour is offered from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Open Monday through Saturday, reservations are recommended for dinner service but not required. Come see why Chef Emmanuel was named winner of the 2012 Crater Lake Chef Challenge.

alm Desert Country Club has been around for 50 years. But if you haven’t been there within the last year, you really HAVEN’T been to the new Palm Desert Country Club. According to Sales and Marketing Director, Sean Haggerty, the new beauty of the place is all thanks to new owners, PD Golf Operations, who acquired the property in September 2011 and have invested in changes ever since.

“The two courses and the 13,000-squarefoot clubhouse opened in January of 2012, and are finally returning to the glory of the good old days. And don’t let the Country Club moniker fool you,” says Haggerty.

“Even though we treat all of our guests like members of a private country club, we are completely open to the public, and are looking forward to a very exciting winter full of incredible golf, a new and improved clubhouse with fun and exciting events.”

The 170-acre Palm Desert Country Club, a 27-hole course, originally designed by Billy Bell Jr. in 1962, has been completely redesigned by architect Cary Bickler, who renovated both the 18 hole course and the 9 hole executive course, even adding new water hazards. “With the acquisition of a dream team of maintenance men and equipment, and more John Deere Tractors than I’ve seen since traveling through Kansas, it will be a great golf season,” said Haggerty. “David Zickau our Director of Golf, brings a wealth of knowledge and an abundance of enthusiasm to the club.”

The 18 hole course re-opens this Friday, November 2nd. The 9 hole executive course will close for over seeding to insure uninterrupted golf throughout the year.

The rates are $69 from open to 11 am, $64 from 11am to 1pm, and $52 from

1pm to close. Prices include a golf cart.

Custom tournament packages, perfect for fundraisers and groups are available with or without food provided, Snow Bird and monthly passes are also available and all can be inquired about in the golf shop.

The golf course isn’t the only part of the club that has been given a face lift. The clubhouse, re-named The Cactus Club, offers casual dining and a full bar. “Reggie Cox, our new Food & Beverage Manager, is no stranger to the Coachella Valley. He recently served as Food and Beverage Manager then ultimately as General Manager at Indian Palms Country Club. Reggie also has a diversified background with Velvet Turtle Restaurants and American Golf. Together with Chef Jay, a veteran of Hotel del Coronado and the D’Anza Country Club, they have created a tasty, and reasonably priced, array of fine American cuisine,” Haggerty stated.

Newly re-decorated, The Cactus Club has a warm but elegant feel. Large windows offer impressive views of the putting and chipping greens and the surrounding mountains and open up to a large patio, complete with a rock wall fountain, two fire pits and misters. It’s a wonderful place to enjoy the beauty of the San Jacinto Mountain range by day or the moon and stars by night.

Live music abounds on that patio every Friday and Saturday night from 6 to 10pm.

Quality bands like Kal David, Meltdown, The Arrangements, Reaction, The Muddy Sparks Trio, and many more have proven to delight their listeners and get people up, out of their chairs and dancing.

The Cactus Club has also become a popular place to watch Monday Night Football with 6 large, flat-screen televisions

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and fun games and prizes. All of these things, combined with a truly warm and welcoming staff, who are anxious to please, tends to make one feel like they are simply enjoying a great time in a good friend’s fabulous home.

For more information, you can follow them on Facebook (Palm Desert Country

Club), or on Twitter (@PDCactusClub). Visit their website at www.palmdesertgolf.com, or just give them a call at (760) 345-0222.

They will be happy to keep you up to date on all of the fun and exciting things happening at the very public Palm Desert Country Club.

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Movie Reviews with Robin E. Simmons

Screeners No. 32

“FLIGHT” CHANGES COURSE

DENZEL WASHINGTON SOARS IN REDEMPTIVE REHAB DRAMA

FLIGHT

This is not the movie the poster and trailer hint at. When theater owner Steve Mason asked the audience of the Palm d’Or screening I attended: “Is this the movie you expected?” The packed house shouted as one voice, “No!” Screenwriter John Gatins, who was in attendance, was startled then laughed. This is not to say that the film was not fully involving, it’s just that the story that starts one way, becomes something else.

The opening scenes: Denzel Washington’s in bed with a beautiful, naked, young woman (there will be a lot of Google hits for Nadine Veleazquez). Washington takes a call from an ex-wife who wants money, smokes dope, snorts coke, has a drink then dresses for work. We see he’s a pilot on his way to work! At the airport, we see the young woman he was with is an attendant on the flight. The plane takes off and pilot, Washington sneaks few more drinks during the flight, naps, then masterfully pilots the plane to a relatively safe crash landing after a harrowing mechanical malfunction.

Only six deaths out of 102 passengers.

But among the dead: Washington’s flight attendant girlfriend. That’s the set up. Act 1, if you will.

However,the rest of the movie barely spends time on the crash investigation itself, but rather on the question of Washington’s not-so-secret, self-deluding addiction and his tentative relationship with a junkie (Kelly Reilly) who has hit bottom. Washington’s uncanny skill at flying while drunk is barely dealt with. And it’s clear he did not cause

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the crash – even if drunk. So there’s not much suspense, and in fact we are hardly even rooting for Washington. We’re just curious how he’s going to self-destruct.

And that’s not enough to carry a movie or a story.

The high point of the film is certainly the extended crash sequence. It’s the money shot and probably worth the price of admittance. It’s gut wrenching, unnerving and beautifully crafted. I especially liked the cell-phone footage of the actual impact over a Georgia pond where a Black congregation’s having a baptismal service.

That metaphorical bit was brilliant and utterly convincing. Nice touch having the church steeple partially sheered off by the plane’s tail.

Director Robert Zemeckis is a visual FX genius, but his first live-action film since 2000 is in reality a modest ($31 million budget) personal story about a man who refuses to recognize his condition. He just happens to be a pilot. Although Hollywood melodrama reins supreme here, all the actors are terrific. Don Cheadle is a cool amoral snake of a lawyer and John Goodman is surreal as the bigger than life, loud, oblivious long-time friend and dope dealer to Washington’s multiple addictions.

Watching the film, I was reminded of other similar movies like THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, THE LOST WEEKEND, DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES, and even CLEAN AND SOBER. Trouble is, I shouldn’t be thinking about other films. Screenwriter Gatin spoke of his days as an alcoholic and clearly this movie is about the redemption that is possible even when we take flight from our addictions and see death up close. On that level, it’s effective and heartfelt. And Washington’s performance maybe the best of his career. Starts Friday, November 1, at Cinemas Palme d’Or.

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Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the married team responsible for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, follow up their 2006 hit with a

less than satisfying vanity production about a lonely writer (Paul Dano) who literally conjures up a girlfriend (Zoe Kazan) who will do anything he writes, only to finally realize it’s not what he really wants. Dano and Kazan are a real-life couple and Kazan wrote the screenplay for the two of them. Kazan is a find. She illuminates every frame in which she appears, but the too long, repetitive movie finally disappoints -- and is a constant reminder of the much superior STRANGER THAN FICTION. 20th Century Fox. Blu-ray.

SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED

I loved this unusual indie sci-fi comedy drama about a trio of reporters from a Pacific Northwest regional magazine who investigate an unusual classified advertisement. At first, it’s a tad slow-going, but when the story gets in gear, it’s winning and rewarding. The shifting relationships of the two intern reporters, especially the female (Aubrey Plaza) with the strange guy (Mark Duplass) who placed the time-travel ad pays off emotionally -- especially the more we find out their personal needs, the issues at play and what’s really at stake. I did not expect the ending -- and loved it.

The disc includes a short featurette about the actual ad on which the movie is based.

Sony. Blu-ray.

titled FAMILY PLOT. The discs are loaded with bonus features and there’s a 50-page book with cool behind the scenes info.

Universal. Blu-ray.

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Old Town Artisan Studio Announces

Fall Schedule of Ceramics Classes T

his is part of the all new schedule of for-fee classes offered by the non-profit Old Town Artisan Studio to the general public, according to Development Director Louise Cummings.

Art Director Stefania Ford is the instructor for all classes.

A Thanksgiving ceramic “Thankful for Clay” class is Nov.17 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Cost is $30 per person. A “Holly for Holiday” ceramics classes is scheduled Dec. 22 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $30 per person.

The new fall schedule offers a wide range of clay and glass fusing classes for threeand four- year olds with the “Mommy and Me In Clay” to “Adult And Senior Ceramics,” introducing wheel throwing and hand building. Classes for all ages are available.

Class sessions start Oct. 24.

Cummings also said there are additional opportunities for artists to come in to “Open Studio” and paint your pottery or work with clay, Private lessons are also available.

The for-fee classes help fund a myriad of pottery and glass fusing classes offered

to the underserved youth of the Coachella Valley, according to Cummings.

Old Town Artisan Studio invites persons of all ages to reveal their artistic expressions through the medium of clay, Bisque pottery and fused glass. Studio use, blended with fee exempt (free) instruction, is offered to numerous charities serving the interest of youth, special needs and seniors throughout the Coachella Valley. They include Boys and Girls Club of the Coachella Valley, Desert Arc, Indio Youth Task Force, Shelter from the Storm, Mourning Star and many more.

Old Town Artisan Studio is located at 51-105 Avenida Villa, Suite 101. For more information, please call (760) 777-1444. Contact us online at www. oldtownartisanstudio.org About Old Town Artisan Studio: We are a 501(c)(3) public charity. Classes and private instruction are available with professional instructors. Clay techniques include: throwing pots on the wheel, sculpting for clay finish or bronze, hand building, life casting, glazing and kiln firing. The studio

gallery displays and sells the art of instructors and founders. The studio also provides our popular glass fusion jewelry class. Your participation in these classes allows us to

conduct classes for underserved children and adults and other charitable groups. The studio can accommodate parties and social events on a prearranged basis.

Chapelli’s 50949 Washington St, La Quinta CA 92253

Hours: • 11:30am -10pm Monday - Thursday • 11:30am-12am Fri & Sat • 11:30am-9pm Sunday

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Universal has found yet another way to repackage the films from the best director who ever worked for the studio. Here are classics that continue to deliver thrills, chills and dark comedy over repeated viewings.

New hi-def transfers and restoration make the best titles a pure joy to see again.

The collection includes these world-class gems: NORTH BY NORTHWEST, PSYCHO, SABOTEUR, SHADOW OF A DOUBT, REAR WINDOW, VERTIGO and THE BIRDS. Also part of the set are these lesser, but still engaging productions: FRENZY, THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, TORN CURTAIN, TOPAZ, ROPE, MARNIE, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH and the disappointing but cleverly

November 1 to November 7, 2012

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Jaggi 6pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-5643660 Paul Patterson 6pm (PB) DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-3296787 Karaoke 9pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-3422333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-3271700 Michael Keeth INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 The Ted Herman 18 Pc. Big Band 6-8pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760366-2250 Open Jam 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Robin Miller 6pm (PB) THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-999-1995 Karaoke Joe 7pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Sunday Jam 4-8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm (PB) PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Longest Running Jam Session in the valley. Hosted by JB, Sign up 6pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 The Sunday Band 7pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 JB Jam 8pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760327-4080 8311 Art of Sax Trio 5-9pm

Farmer Boys 81951 California 111 Indio, CA 92201

SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Smooth Brothers (RR) (LR) THREESIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-3271773 Reggie Vision 6:30pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-3459770 Linda Peterson 6:30-10pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Sunday Skool 9pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Line Dancing w/ Tina 5:30-9pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-2300188 Barry Baughn Blues Band 7-11pm

MON NOVEMBER 5 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bonnie Scott 6pm (AC) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Sissy Bingo w/ Linda Gerard 7-9pm BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Joe Jaggi 6pm DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Music Mondays 9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760325-2794 Hot Rox LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm (PB) NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic Night 7pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Brad Mercer & Mark Guerrero 8pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Randy Seymon 6pm

American

(760) 863-5050 www.farmerboys.com

Wine Bar

78015 Main Street #109 La Quinta, CA

Roc’s Firehouse 36891 Cook St # 10 Palm Desert, CA 92211

American

American

(760) 340-3222 www.rocsfirehouse.com

Tack Room 81800 Avenue 51 Indio, CA 92201

Casey’s

42455 Washington Street Palm Desert, CA 92211

(760) 345-6503

www.caseysrestaurant.com

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73505 El Paseo Palm Desert, CA

TUE NOVEMBER 6 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Hafler Duo 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Ace Karaoke with Kiesha 9pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Bella da Ball Dinner Revue w/ guest performers 7:30pm (CB) BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Joe Jaggi 6pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-5643660 Johnny Morris 6pm (PB) DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Andrew, Matt & Mike 8:30pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 ESCENA LOUNGE & GRILL; PS; 760992-0002 John Stanley King 5-9pm (JZ)(BL) FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-3271700 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 The Rocketz, Hard Fall Hearts and The Graveyard Drifters 9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760366-2250 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic Reality Show Jam 8pm (VD) LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Tim

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Burleson 7:45 (PB) PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Eclectic Tuesdays.

Singer/songwriter night. All acts welcome. Hosted by JB, Sign up 7pm NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Brad Mercer & Mark Guerrero 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Open Mic 8pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Dr. Paul 6pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. (RR)(JZ) TAQUERIA GUERRERO’S; TP; 760343-5971 DJ Keith 9pm THREESIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-3271773 Reggie Vision 6:30pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 The King’s Town Trio 9pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-2300188 John Bolivar Jazz Sax 6:309pm

WED NOVEMBER 7 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bobby And Randy (BL) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ Howie Pyro 10pm (VD) AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Rudy de la Mor 7pm (PB) BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 6pm (PB) CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-5643660 Johnny Morris 6pm (PB) DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 ESCENA LOUNGE & GRILL; PS; 760992-0002 Rose Mallet 5-9pm (JZ) (BL) FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Sonny Evaro 6-10pm

Babes Bar-B-Que American & Brewhouse

Charli Marrones

(760) 346-8738

(760) 625-1500

71800 Hwy 111, Rancho Mirage

42250 Jackson Street #101 Indio, CA

www.babesbbque.com

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AJ’s on the Green 36-200 Date Palm Dr Cathedral City

American

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Western Grill

Lavender Bistro Continental 78073 Calle Barcelona La Quinta, CA 92253

(760) 564-5353 www.lavenderbistro.com

2155 North Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs, CA 92262

El Mexicali II 43-430 Monroe St. Indio, CA

Irish

78772 California 111 La Quinta, CA 92253 www.lamppostpizza.com

Crab Pot

70030 California 111 Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

Seafood

(760) 321-7635

www.crabpotranchomirage.com

Mexican

(760) 342-2333

Pacifica

73505 El Paseo # 2500 Palm Desert

Seafood

(760) 674-8666

www.elmexicalicafe2.com

San Miguel

Pizza

Lamppost

(760) 564-4568

www.dickieoneal.com

Western (760) 347-1522 Grill Restaurant & Lounge 80956 Hwy 111 Indio, CA 92201

Dickie O’Neals

Italian

(760) 325-2600 American

THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-7777773 Demetrius Houser 7-10pm HAMILTON’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL; LQ; 760-698-8303 Karaoke w/ T-Bone 8:30-12:30am JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760366-2250 Live Music (RR) LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760325-2794 Hot Rox LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 “Sing Jam” w/ Michael Healy 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Karaokie Jo 7pm ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Dr. Paul 6pm STADIUM CLUB SPORTS BISTRO; RM; 760-424-8190 The Vampire’s Ball SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Straight Ahead Jazz (JZ) THREESIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-3271773 Shaken Not Stirred 7pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-3459770 Pat Rizzo & All That Jazz Band 6:30-10pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Sixx 9pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760328-5955 Art of Sax 7-10pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Karaoke WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-2300188 Mara Getz Jazz 6-10pm

Restaurant guide

sullivanssteakhouse.com

(760) 202-1111

(760) 347-9985

www.tackroomtavern.com

Sullivan’s

VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 3sum 9pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760328-5955 Art of Sax 8-11pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-2300188 Karaokie Jo 6-10pm

(760) 341-3560

(760) 564-2201

www.thewinebaratoldtown.com

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www.pacificaseafoodrestaurant.com

Mexican

35 320 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City (760) 328-9402 TAQUERIA SAN MIGUEL 72 450 Ramon Rd Mexican Restaurant Mariscos & Cantina 1000 Palms (760) 343-7340

35 320 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City

(760) 328-9402

72 450 Ramon Rd, Thousand Palms

(760) 343-7340

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November 1 to November 7, 2012

RAYMOND | LAWRENCE TO HOST PRIDE WEEKEND KICKOFF PARTY TO BENEFIT THE LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE DESERT

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aymond | Lawrence, the innovative retail incubator located in the heart of the Palm Springs Uptown Design District, will host a Palm Springs Pride Weekend kickoff party to benefit The LGBT Community Center (“The Center”) of the Desert on Friday, November 2 from 6-9 pm at 830 North Palm Canyon Drive. Donations are appreciated.

The event will feature food, drink, a DJ and dancers, and will also commemorate the third anniversary of ASI (Art - Style Innovation), which is also owned by Larry Abel and Raymond McCallister and is one of the ‘pop-up’ stores at Raymond | Lawrence.

“The Center is a vibrant organization that has recently undergone a dramatic expansion,” says co-owner Larry Abel.

“We want support their efforts and to help

embrace diversity here in the Coachella Valley. What better time to do so then during Pride Weekend?”

Through the contributions of members, volunteers, donors, business partners,

board and staff, The Center addresses urgent needs of hunger, depression, and isolation. The Center’s mission is to bring people together in the interests of health, wellness, to socialize, and to share a broad

array of interests. For more information, visit http://thecenterps.org.

Raymond | Lawrence includes ‘pop-up’ stores for a variety of retail businesses, some of which are already established enterprises in other cities, and some that are new concepts. Current stores include ASI (Art - Style - Innovation), sOUP Home, Crate, Alpha: Gear for Gents, Made 2 Measure Fashion, Paul Kaplan Real Estate, Fit to Print, K. Berwick, Pavilion, Katelyn & Grayce, Mirade, Pelago, PAWS, LASC, and Royale Projects Recipe for Men, V&G Hip Wear and Accessories, The Body Deli, Modernism Week’s MODSHOP, Water Pressure Lighting, and My Baby Fusion.

For more information about Raymond | Lawrence, call (760) 322-3344 or visit www. raymond-lawrence.com.

SWAT DOC LAUNCHES FAT BURNING SUPPLEMENTS AT MAX MUSCLE PALM DESERT Thermogenic formulas sharpen senses, improve stamina and overall health

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f you’re going to design supplements for our nation’s heroes, it helps if you are one.

Now available at Max Muscle in Palm Desert is SWAT fuel, a new line of energy supplements designed to meet the needs of those in uniform. Created by Palm Springs Reserve Police Officer and SWAT Doc Dan Olesnicky, M.D., SWAT Fuel increases energy and endurance, while it burns fat.

“Many of my friends are police officers, SWAT team members, military, EMS, firefighters, outdoorsmen, athletes, adventurers, and healthcare workers,” says Olesnicky, a Palm Springs emergency room and internal medicine physician.

“I knew there had to be a better way to fuel the body as a warrior, so I designed these supplements with them in mind.

These thermogenic fat burn formulas will

energize you from the very start, giving you the look and feel of a true warrior every time your boots hit the ground.”

SWAT Fuel 9mm formulas are a blend of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, vasodilators, and stimulants. The combination helps users reach an early level of workout intensity, sustain energy levels by accessing fat as a fuel source, and increases intensity and endurance during

physical activities. The 9mm formula’s glucose stabilizers combat sugar cravings and post workout crashes, while its orange extract curbs post workout cravings.

SWAT Fuel products are available online, and at the Coachella Valley’s premier supplier of sports nutrition supplements, Max Muscle (42-175 Washington Street, Suite C3). Max Muscle also offers the best customer service as all staff members are certified Sports Nutrition coaches.

“We believe our success is reflected through that of our clients,” states owner Joe Hensley. “Your goals become our goals and together we make it happen. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, build muscle, increase endurance, or just improve your overall health, Max Muscle is your place and SWAT Fuel is your supplement.”

All SWAT Fuel products are made in the United States, with 10% of profits donated

to charities that support the military, law enforcement, EMS workers, firefighters, educational endeavors, medical research, and other organizations.

SWAT Fuel 9mm is $34.95 and the 9mm+P retails for $39.95. For more information, and to purchase SWAT Fuel products, go to www.swatfuel.com or call 866-915-6670.

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Safety Tips

by Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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Change Your Clocks - Change Your Smoke Detector Batteries!

t’s time to change our clocks this coming Sunday November 4th “back” for daylight savings and when we do that it’s a good time to change our smoke detector batteries and check their

condition says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.

Roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths occurred in homes without working smoke alarms. Since most fatal fires occur at night, it’s essential that every home have working smoke alarms to provide an early warning.

Eighty percent of child fire fatalities occur in homes without working smoke alarms additionally Adults 75 and older are 2.8 times more likely to die in a home fire. A working smoke detector doubles your chance of surviving a home fire.

Change Your Clocks Change Your Batteries

Batteries in a smoke alarm should be changed at least twice a year, even if they are hardwired into the electrical. A good time to remember to check your smoke alarm and change the batteries is when you

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change your clocks twice a year as daylight saving time begins and ends.

Placement

Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, in the hallways leading to the bedrooms, and on each level of your home including the basement. Smoke alarms should be mounted on the ceiling 4” from the wall; wall mounts should be 4-12” from the ceiling. Do not install near draft areas such as windows or vents. Call your local fire department if you are unsure about placement.

Smoke Alarm Maintenance

In addition to changing the batteries twice a year, you should test your smoke alarm every month by simply holding down on the test button. Vacuum your alarm at least once a year. Dust and cobwebs can impair sensitivity. Never paint over a smoke

alarms. Smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years.

When the Alarm Goes Off

If the alarm goes off crawl low to the ground under the smoke and exit your home quickly. Don’t try to take anything with you, just get out. Once safely outside, go to your family meeting place to ensure that everyone got out safely. Once you’re out, Stay out!

Make sure to prepare and practice an escape plan including a family meeting place. Just like schools practice fire drills, families should also practice what to do if their smoke alarms go off.

Remember, almost every day a smoke alarm saves somebody’s life!

Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna 949-274-2979

by Mike Livingston

NOTHING SILLY ABOUT THIS FALL I

t used to be that they’d call anything after the Tour Championship, “the silly season”.

That being, anything in the Fall meant that the actual season had ended, points and Tour ranking had been established for next year and anything you were doing now was to work on your game, keep it sharp and if possible – make a little bread. Well, based on this weekend some things have changed but some have stayed the same.

Gone are the days of events like The Wendy’s Three Tour Challenge and the Skins Game, both synonymous with our Coachella Valley at one time or another.

However, the way in which the game has changed dictates that regardless of the fact that the Tour Championship is long over, the FedEx Cup decided, Ryder Cup played…..there are still events being played worldwide and the way in which tour slotting is calculated now, these events mean something!

Also, so much for the lack of silly

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season events……In a Chinese made-fortelevision-event just this past Monday, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods played a one-on-one match at a new course in Shanghai, dubbed “the Dual at Lake Jinsha” for a guaranteed purse of $3 Million! ($2mill for Tiger and $1 million for Rory)…..hmmm, seems Tiger still has a bigger name even though Rory is the current World’s #1. McIlroy won the event by a shot, 67 to 68 as both golfer played well after having to travel long distances after finishing events later Sunday……

McIlroy finished second to Peter Hanson at the BMW Masters, also in China, and Tiger jetted in from a tournament in Malaysia.

On The Champions Tour it was David Frost taking a break from his wine making to edge Bernhard Langer and on the LPGA, Suzanne Pettersen is on fire winning her second event in a row, this time in Taiwan.

Locally, the big news in local sports talk radio continues to be “The Clubhouse with Mike Livingston” radio show on

KNEWS 94.3 FM, Saturdays mornings from 6 – 8 a.m. Guests o‘ plenty with lots of big surprises ahead so join me as we talk sports here in the valley and across the globe! We’ll be looking for you in The Clubhouse on Saturday mornings from 6-8 a.m. on KNEWS 94.3 FM……Heads Up!

Mike Livingston is the Host of The Clubhouse Radio Show on KNEWS 94.3 FM on Saturday Mornings from 6:00-8:00 a.m.; Additionally, Mike is the Director of Management for Personalized Property Management Company, in Cathedral City.

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Dale Gribow On The Law

Fair Trial?

In the Treasure of Sierra Madre the concern was “Badges, we don’t need no stinking badges!….but today the concern is that the poor and celebrities Don’t need/get no stinking fair trial!

It is challenging for the poor and celebrities to get justice in our court system.

The poor can not afford a lawyer or at least a good lawyer. If they do get a competent attorney they can not afford all the costs that are necessary for their lawyer to do a first class job! For instance, the California courts no longer provide free court reporters and transcripts. If you want a copy of what was said that day in court (Dailys) then you have to pay for a court reporter. If there is a trial and you do not pay for a transcript there is no basis for you and your attorney to effectively appeal the court’s proceedings because you can not prove that which you allege.

In a civil trial the court clerk has to receive a check for $500 total to cover the cost of the court reporter… before the Trial starts. If you are in trial and want a copy of the Daily Transcript of what was said that day the reporter will charge you extra to expedite the copy.

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by Dale Gribow Attorney at Law

You Don’t Need No Stinking Fair Trial!

In a criminal case the poor will be appointed a public defender for the court proceedings. However, the Public Defender does NOT handle the DMV hearings on a DUI matter. This DMV hearing is necessary for EVERY DUI because the DMV hearing officer provides the defense attorney with a copy of the police report. This takes place before the DA and the court would have a chance to give the defense counsel a copy. At the hearing the defense attorney has a chance to listen and question the arresting officer’s testimony. This will lock in the officer’s testimony of what happened and give the defense two bites of the apple.

If there is no DMV hearing, the defendant driver will automatically lose the DMV proceeding and thus their driver’s license will be suspended. Therefore what later happens in court is almost irrelevant. The driver will have already lost their driving privilege.

We recently had a case where an officer testified on a DUI at the DMV hearing one way. On our Motion to Suppress the Evidence in the court proceedings, the officer testified the opposite. We ordered a copy of the DMV tape and the Court

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Reporter’s transcript. When we presented it to the DA they folded. The DA knew that when a jury heard the arresting officer had testified two different ways on the same case that a jury would not like him and no doubt would rule in favor of our client.

On a DMV Hearing the hearing officer is both the prosecutor and the judge. If the hearing officer screws up, most clients will not have the funds to purchase a copy of the DMV taped proceedings and will not be able to afford an attorney to file a WRIT to protect their rights. The DMV hearing officer will assume the driver will not be able to flex his/her muscles. They know that even though they rule improperly the average driver can not afford to pay their lawyer to TURN WRONGS INTO RIGHTS! When representing a celebrity we often have another set of problems. Everyone in the DA’s office is gunning for the celebrity to add a notch to their belt. Even if the celebrity has a good argument the DA is afraid to be perceived as giving someone a break because they are a celebrity or VIP. In the past some DA’s would write VIP with a red pen on the front of the file.

Their concern is that if the celebrity

is perceived to get off or receive a light sentence that the Enquirer or Star Magazine will report it the next week. They will portray the Judge and DA as being soft on crime or that the celebrity was given a break the average citizen would not get. This is true even though, with the same facts, all other clients would have received the same sentence.

To avoid this I have had to announce the defendants name with an accent on the wrong syllable. If I represented a defendant named Joseph Robert Cotton I would announce Attorney Gribow representing J. R. Koton pursuant to 977 PC. This code section allows an attorney to appear on behalf of their client. By doing this no one in court or the media would recognize the VIP/Celebrity. In other words I would mispronounce the last name and not use the full first and middle name.

Thus when you get down to it both the poor and the VIP/Celebrity clients have a lot in common………they both Don’t Get No Stinking Fair Trial.

Law Office of Dale S. Gribow, P.C. “A full Service Firm” dale@gribowlaw.com 760-341-4411

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very year 1 in 6 Americans gets sick from food borne illnesses according to the CDC. Cross-contamination, the primary culprit, is the transfer of harmful bacteria from raw meats, poultry or seafood to other foods that you eat. Here are a few simple things you can do to keep this from happening at your house.

First, when shopping, wipe down your cart handles and the child seat area with the sanitizer cloths provided at the store. Make sure to keep raw meats in plastic bags away from your other foods to prevent contamination in your basket and at the check-out counter. Remember the conveyor belts at the checkout can be covered with harmful bacteria so make sure that your fruits and vegetables are bagged when checking out and wash them well at home.

Most cross-contamination occurs during food preparation. Often what happens is that raw meats are prepared on counter tops or cutting boards

that are not properly sanitized before preparing other raw or cooked foods for consumption. Remember to wash your hands and surfaces with soap and water and to sanitize your surfaces with 1 tablespoon of bleach per gallon of hot water.

If your cutting boards have lots of cut marks on them, think about getting new ones as bacteria breeds more easily in these crevices. Restaurants use colorcoded cutting boards; red is for raw meat, yellow for raw poultry, blue for raw seafood and green for produce.

Consider getting these boards for your home, attending a workshop on safety and sanitation in the kitchen or attend a ServSafe Certification program at ShareKitchen beginning next month.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of November 1

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Big opportunities are coming up for you. Even if you cash in on them, though, they aren’t likely to make an immediate practical impact. They are subtle and deep, these prospects. They have the potential of catalyzing monumental shifts in your long-term unfolding, but will take a while to transform your day-to-day rhythm. So what are these openings? Here are my guesses: 1. You could root out a bad seed that got embedded in your subconscious mind before you knew any better. 2. You could reinterpret the meaning of certain turning points in your past, thereby revising the flow of your life story. 3. You could forgive yourself for an old sin you thought you’d never let go of. 4. You could receive a friendly shock that will diminish some sadness you’ve carried for a long time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This would be a good time to get introspective and meditative about your urge to merge . . . to think objectively about the way you approach togetherness . . . to be honest with yourself about what strengths and weaknesses you bring to the art of collaboration.

The most important question you can ask yourself during this inventory is this: “How do I personally contribute, either knowingly or unconsciously, to the problems I experience in relationships.” Here’s another query you might consider: “How hard am I willing to work to create the kinds of intimacy and alliances I say I want?”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Dear Rob: I seem to be marooned in an interesting limbo. The sights and sounds are not exactly pretty, but they keep me perversely entertained. I’m sampling tastes that are more sour than sweet, thinking that sooner or later the sweetness will start to prevail -- but it never does. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a trance, unable to do what’s best for me. Can you offer any help?

Like maybe give me a password that would break me out of the trance? -Meandering Gemini.” Dear Meandering: This is one of those rare times when you have cosmic permission to favor what’s calming and reassuring rather than what’s amusing and stimulating. Your password is *sanctuary.* CANCER (June 21-July 22): On September 22, the San Francisco Giants played a baseball game against the San Diego Padres. In the fourth inning, Giants’ third baseman Pablo Sandoval sprinted to the edge of the field, then hurled himself over a railing and into the crowd in order to snag a foul pop-up. The fact that he landed upside down but perfectly unhurt wasn’t the most impressive aspect of his feat. Nor was his improbable ability to wield such precise concentration while invoking so much raw force. Even more amazing was the pink bubble that Sandoval blew with his chewing gum nanoseconds before he dived. It was a supremely playful and successful Zen moment. That’s the spirit I hope you will bring to your efforts in the coming days.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your unconscious mind will be more accessible than usual in the coming weeks. It will reveal its agendas more clearly and play more of an active role in your life. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? It will depend on how openminded you are toward the surprises your secret self will reveal. If you try to ignore or repress its eruptions, they’ll probably wreak chaos. If, on the other hand, you treat this other part of you as an unpredictable but generous ally, you may be able to work out a collaboration that serves you both.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Urbandictionary.com defines “Skymall solution” as “an absurdly singlepurposed tool or solution that solves a problem you don’t actually have.” The term is derived from the famous Skymall catalog, which sells unusual specialty products. According to my analysis of the current astrological omens, you should be wary of any attraction you might have to Skymall solutions.

Do you really need a King Tut tissue box cover or an ice cube tray that makes ice in the shape of dachshunds or a stencil set for putting messages on

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your bundt cake? I doubt it. Nor do you need their metaphorical equivalents.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Right before I woke up this morning, I had a dream that one of my teeth fell out. As I lay there groggily in bed, my mind searched for its meaning. “What does losing a tooth symbolize?” I asked myself. “What is its psychological meaning?” I promised myself that when I got up, I would google that question. But my rumination was interrupted by a dull ache in the back of my mouth, and it was only then that I remembered: Yesterday, in actual waking life, I had a real tooth yanked out by a real dentist. The moral of the story, Libra: Be wary of making up elaborate stories and mythic assumptions about events that have simple, mundane explanations.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is an excellent time to explore the frontiers of wise foolishness.

I’m hoping you will take full advantage of learning opportunities that might require you to shed your excess dignity and acknowledge how much you don’t know. Are you brave enough to disavow cynical thoughts and jaded attitudes that muffle your lust for life? Are you smart enough to understand how healthy it would be to go out and play like an innocent wild child? Make yourself available for delightful surprises.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Zombies used to be terrifying. But then they became a featured motif in pop culture, often in humorous contexts, and now there’s a growing acceptance and even affection for them. Here’s the view of Max Brooks, author of *The Zombie Survival Guide*: “Eventually rock and roll morphs from Sid Vicious to the Jonas Brothers. Same thing with vampires: We went from *Dracula* to *Twilight* to make them peachy and G-rated. I guarantee you someone is working on a way to take the fear out of zombies and market them to children.” Your assignment, Sagittarius, is to do to your personal fears what the entertainment industry has done to zombies: Turn them into amusing caricatures that don’t trouble you so much. For example, visualize an adversary singing a duet with Justin Bieber.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “You must learn from the mistakes of others,” said humorist Sam Levenson. “You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” That’s excellent advice for you right now, Capricorn. In order to glean the teachings you need most, you won’t have to bumble through a single wrong turn or bad decision yourself. There will be plenty of blundering role models who will be providing you with the precise inspiration you need. Study them carefully.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Every November, thousands of writers participate in National Novel Writing Month. They pledge to compose at least 50,000 words of a new novel in that 30-day period. In accordance with the astrological omens, Aquarius, I propose that you commit yourself to a comparable project in your own field. Is there a potential masterpiece on which you could get a substantial amount of work done? Is there a major transformation you’ve long wanted to undertake but have always had some excuse to avoid? I predict that you will attract unexpected help and luck if you summon the willpower to focus on that task.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t believe the climate is changing? Go ask the birds what they think. Sixty percent of all the feathered species in North America have moved north in the past 46 years. Scientists are pretty sure their migration is a response to the warming trend that’s afoot. I like the idea of tuning in to how animals behave in order to get accurate information about the state of the world. Would you consider doing more of that, Pisces? According to my astrological analysis, the coming months will be a time when you can learn a lot from non-human intelligences.

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Scar Revision cars tell a story and act as a reminder of what happened to us “back when”. Some people bear their scars with pride while others see them as a blemish. Typically a scar appears from a trauma that has injured delicate tissue. Scars can happen on the surface of the skin or deep within the organs of the body. This article will address superficial scars occurring on the surface of the skin.

Regardless of if you feel comfortable in your own scarred skin or not, a scar is a great reminder of our body’s amazing ability to heal itself. A scar is made up of collagen, the same as your skin, but the formation of the collagen fibers in a scar is denser than that of regular skin tissue.

Atrophic scars are scars that are hollowed out in the skin, such as acne scars or pock marks. These scars are best treated with injectable fillers to raise the recessed scar so that it lies flush with the surface of the skin. The downfall to repairing these types of scars is that most injectable fillers only last a short while, so many injections will be required to maintain the healed appearance over a long period of time.

The good thing is, the procedure is simple and fairly affordable considering the competitive pricing of dermal fillers. Most scars in this category are smaller in size, therefore purchasing one syringe of filler may be all you need for several injections.

Another popular option for atrophc scars is laser resurfacing which will help even out the entire surface of the skin so that the depressions are less noticeable.

In hypertrophic and keloid scars, those scars that heal raised and bumpy, the collagen fibers have become even more dense than a regular flat scar. All keloid scars are hypertrophic, but not all hypertrophic

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scars are keloids. Although hypertrophic scars are typically the most obvious type of scar, they are also able to be treated with some success. Rather than laser treatment, the most effective form a treatment is more rudimentary. Dermabrasion is a scraping and re-wounding of the skin that will smooth out the scar so that it blends in better with the surrounding healthy tissue and is less noticeable. In some cases your physician may even recommend the scar be removed by excision and sutured shut.

Keep in mind, any type of repair to these scars means the skin will be wounded yet again. If you already have a history of healing from a trauma to the skin with a hypertrophic scar, there is a chance it could happen again, even under treatment from a skilled physician.

Stretch marks, or striae, is a form of scarring that occurs when the skin has been stretched quickly, usually during pregnancy, growth spurts or weight gain.

There really is no fail safe technique to improve this type of scarring. Laser treatments may diminish redness, but this will also happen naturally over a period of months to years.

Those of us suffering from scars that make us feel ugly or embarrassed can often be overwhelmed by advertisements to remove unsightly scars. The key to finding the right course of treatment lies knowing your scar and finding a trusted physician who will cater to your individual needs rather than jumping on the latest laser trend. Just as it took your body time to generate the scar, it will take time to reverse the process as well.

Having realistic expectations is key to not being disappointed with your scar revision treatment.

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ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS?

Have you knocked on wood? Have you crossed your fingers? Have you avoided walking under an open ladder? Also, do you carry a lucky charm? Therefore, it is likely you are superstitious. Although you may not depend on your superstitions to make decisions, you may be surprised as to the population who does. Superstition may occur in your life year-round but Halloween is a time of celebration of these quirky fixations.

What is superstition? According to Wikipedia, superstition is a belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another without any physical process linking the two events. Performing a specific ritual prior to your action may not just be routine. You may be superstitious.

Think of your favorite professional athlete.

Many athletes prior to game time may perform a certain function. Their minds tend to believe they may perform better while in action. They also believe if the action is not executed they may fail. Hall of Fame third basemen Wade Boggs had some peculiar rituals prior to taking the field.

Prior to every game Boggs ate chicken, took exactly 150 ground balls, and wrote the word “Chai” (meaning life) in the dirt before each at-bat. The 12-time All-Star won the Silver Slugger Award 8 times and the Golden Glove Award twice. Was it his superstitions that led him to success? In Boggs mind, he attributes his success to his rituals.

Do you have superstitions? Do you tend to believe and or live by your superstitions?

Have you ever asked yourself why you adopted such a thought? Ponder the following superstitions that are most common.

It is said to be the most common superstition, the number 13. The fear is so widespread that many apartments buildings and hotels omit the 13th floor. If a black cat crosses your path it is considered bad luck. In Egypt all cats are considered lucky. Think you may have bad luck if you break a mirror. Many cultures have been led to believe the mirror had the power to confiscate the user’s soul. Walking under an open ladder is not necessarily safe. The shape of the triangle, also considered a life symbol, if walked under was also testing your fate. Throwing a pinch of salt over your

left shoulder may rid you of bad luck. This origination to the legend is that the devil is always standing behind you, so throwing salt in his eye will distract him from causing trouble. Opening an umbrella indoors is said to “rain” bad luck on you. The Chinese culture believes carrying a rabbit’s foot is a sign of prosperity. While other cultures believe it promotes reproduction. You might want to knock on wood because the ancient belief is that good spirits lived in trees. Therefore by knocking on something wooden, a person is calling on spirits for protection. Let us not forget crossing our fingers, the horseshoe, four-leaf clover or if a bird drops on your head.

While you may not believe in superstitions, six of twelve people in the United States believe or act upon certain rituals to ward off bad luck or help create something good. Keep in mind the superstitions listed above are merely that… superstitions created and or developed over hundreds of years. Take it all in stride and do what works for you.

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