November 8 to November 14, 2012 Vol. 1 No. 33

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Perez Road Fall Festival...............3 Santa Run.....................................4 “Props & Hops” Craft Beer...........6 Local Music Spotlight..................6 Camp of Champions A & M.........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 The Pampered Palette...............17 Screeners....................................18 Book Review...............................19 Restaurant Guide.......................20 Education...................................21 Selma Grows..............................21 Safety Tips..................................22 ShareKitchen..............................22 Dale Gribow on the Law............23 Golf Column...............................23 Free Will Astrology....................24 Classifieds..................................24 Health Fitness & Beauty ...........25 Mind, Body & Spirit...................25

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Perez Road Fall Festival Saturday, November 10th, 10am to 4pm

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adies and gentlemen, it’s finally here!!! One of the best block parties of the year, the second annual, Perez Road Fall Festival, is happening this Saturday, November 10th and it’s packed with fun for the entire family. Come out and celebrate the arrival of our beautiful fall weather while being fed, entertained and enchanted by the fantastic business community of Perez Road while supporting some extremely important local charities.

The wonderfully charismatic Brian Wanzek (aka Bella da Ball) will be the Master of Ceremonies overseeing the plethora of events and entertainment that will include a whole lot of family fun. Enjoy youth karate, hula and Zumba demonstrations, dance routines and amazing twirling feats by national twirling champion, Jessica Jordan.

Musical Affair Entertainment, hosted by DJ Craig Michaels, will be supplying interactive FUN, with music, dancing and Game Show Mania in the Family Fun Zone. The whole family will be encouraged to participate in dances such as the Cha Cha Slide, Conga, Twist contest, and many others. Live music will be playing all throughout the day including the Heat Wave Jazz and Show Band as well at the BLT rock band. There will be 30 new vehicles on display by the Cathedral City Auto Center, over 50 collector, specialty and “Roading” vehicles, nearly 100 vendors, artisans and crafters offering promotions and prizes, and a beer garden for your adult beverage and refreshment needs.

The Perez Road Business District’s Fall Festival will be benefiting and supporting fundraising for several important local charities including Boys and Girls Club, Shelter from the Storm, The Cystic Fibrosis

Foundation, FIND, VFW, The Community Blood Bank, Animal Samaritans and Save-APet. The Coachella Valley Mounted Rangers, a shelter for rescued horses, will be bringing a trick horse to dazzle you and the kids, and the Community Blood Bank truck will be on hand from 10 am until 2 pm.

This huge event will be held on Perez

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Road, between Plaza and Summit Drive in Cathedral City. Free parking is available at the Cathedral City Civic Center and handicap accessible parking will be provided at the Pajaro Business Center. For more information visit the website PerezRoad. com. The folks of the Perez Road business community can’t wait to see you!

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his year’s Great Santa Run and Kris Kringle Walk will take place from 10:15 a.m. to noon, Saturday, December 15th, at Civic Center Park in Palm Desert.

We’re already getting calls and emails asking about this year’s run, so we thought we’d better make the announcement official, said Marianne Benson, president of Desert Friends of the Developmentally Disabled, which recently opened the We Care Dental Clinic in Rancho Mirage.

Proceeds from the Great Santa Run will be used to help fund the clinic, which provides free dental services to the developmentally disabled adults and children as well as lowcost dental services to seniors 55 and over and veterans who have no insurance, are under-insured or are on fixed incomes.

The walk will begin at 10:15 a.m. at Civic Center Park, which is located near Fred

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Waring and San Pablo in Palm Desert. The walk will be followed by a public awareness rally and entertainment provided by event co-chairs Chris Burke and the DeMasi Brothers.

Burke is an actor and folk singer who has down syndrome. He is best known for his character, Charles Corky Thacher on the television series Life Goes On. Chris and the DeMasi Brothers have been delighting audiences throughout the U.S. and Canada with their music. The trio brings a message of love, inclusion and celebration of life.

Lauren Potter, an actress with down syndrome who plays Becky on the TV series Glee, will also talk about her experiences during the public awareness rally.

Registration for the 4K-walk/run can be done online at www.dfddnow.org.

Registrations will also be taken the day of the event between 8 and 10 a.m.

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alm Springs -- Home Brewing Competition -- A “Sanctioned” Home Brew Competition is a huge part of the upcoming Props and Hops Craft Beer Conclave and the official judging took place this past Saturday with the help of the Coachella Valley Home Brewers Club, Schmidy’s Tavern in Palm Desert, Black Market Brewing in Temecula and MorBeer from Riverside, CA. . Club President/local brewmaster Chris Anderson put out the call for judges and over 30 highly qualified and thirsty people volunteered their time and palettes to help choose the best beers in categories from American Ales to Russian Stouts. Over 60 beers were entered (up from 41 last year) into the competition and came from home brewers all over Southern California and Nevada with many unique entries like a Watermelon and a Jalapeno/ Mango beer. Judging started promptly at 10:00 am and after almost 6 hours of sipping and discussion, the winners were chosen for each of the 13 categories and then the top judges moved onto the “Best of Show” award and by 11:00 pm that was also decided. All the winners will be announced at a Meet-n-Greet ceremony at 10:00 am this Saturday at the Palm Springs Air Museum and announced again during the Props and Hops festivities.

Media personality, event producer and “Minister of Culinary Awareness” Cliff Young is bringing together an assortment of his personally taste-tested and handselected favorite craft beers from the world’s top breweries for the “Props & Hops” Craft Beer Conclave on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, CA. Cliff, host of Out To Eat, is curating the event, and fellow gourmand Bobby Bognar, host of the nationally-airing History Channel program Food Tech, will MC. The event will feature some of Cliff’s favorite gourmet food trucks serving up fare specifically selected to pair well with craft beers. Also scheduled to perform is Bobby’s world-renowned rock band The Piper Downs.

Advance tickets are only $30 for general admission, which includes 8 beer tasting tickets (additional tickets are available for a nominal cost). A limited number of VIP passes are available for $75. The VIP package includes a souvenir glass and early admission into the event. VIP guests also eat free from the Gourmet Food Trucks.

The private VIP Area will be stocked with

extra munchies, seating, free water & soda, plus Swag! (what’s an event without SWAG?).

In keeping with host Cliff Young’s pay-itforward philosophy, all beer proceeds from the “Props & Hops” Craft Beer Conclave will benefit the select local charities including the Palm Springs Air Museum.

Says Cliff Young of anticipation for the beer event, “We encourage the general public, craft beer aficionados, and home brew enthusiasts to join us on November 10 because supporting a great cause is the real reason we’re hosting this event.

Bringing together the crème de la crème of craft beers and specifically paired gourmet food truck cuisine, along with great music and a Home Brew contest just makes for an all-around great day!”

Additional details (including a listing of all vendors and entertainment), and to purchase tickets visit the event’s website at: http://www.palmspringspropsandhops. com/ About Cliff Young, Event Curator For over 30 years, Cliff Young has traversed the globe seeking out culinary offerings from five-star to hole-in-the-wall restaurants. He also created and runs an award-winning coffee roasting business, Inland Empire Coffee. Chris stays on the forefront of food & cuisine trends while hosting radio shows and writing, directing, and hosting the award-winning Out To Eat television program (airing on KVCR-PBS).

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Mapping Unida

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esert rock band, Unida, first formed in 1997 with Arthur Seay on guitar, Mike Cancino on drums and John Garcia on vocals. After fifteen years, numerous bass players and multiple side-projects, the band is making their resurgence. The route Unida has taken has been more than long and winding: it has been filled with detours and bridges out.

But Arthur Seay describes himself as a “lifer, and for him, nothing will deter him from music. “We’ll play until we die,” explains Seay, “We play music because we love music. The music business is a whole other story! But you have to know both.”

The band had been gaining momentum up to 2001 when they were signed with Rick Rubin on American Records under Sony/Columbia. The band’s most significant “bridge out” came when Rubin’s deal with Sony expired before Unida’s album was released. Long story short, Rubin went to Island, stranding the completed project at the starting gate. American still owns the record. “It was a super traumatizing thing,” remembers Seay. “We kept going on after that, but it got kinda weird, kinda crazy….”

Mike Cancino remembers thinking, “Well, what are we gonna do?” “We all just needed a break,” recalls Seay. “But, letting it go or not doing it ever again just wouldn’t be right.” Unida was the center of all of their attention and although they had just gone through a great ordeal, they did not want to

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scrap the band entirely. As “lifers” in music, the members of Unida all have or made other projects. It has always been that way over the years. So, Unida was shelved for a while.

John Garcia maintained ties with his original project Kyuss, along with recording four albums with Hermano, guest appearances with The Crystal Method; and on Metallica tribute album “Metallic Assault.” He is currently working on a recording with original Kyuss bandmate, Brant Bjork.

Mike Cancino’s projects include House of Broken Promises with Seay. HOBP recorded and toured for the past few years. HOBP signed a deal with SmallStone records and released their debut full length CD, Using the Useless. HOBP created 2 video’s “The Hurt” and “Obey the Snake”, which went to #1 Highest Rated on MTV.com with Rick Kosick, who is known for his work on JackAss (the series and movies). More recently, Cancino joined Los Angeles-based hard rock band Soul Sign, playing drums in recent live shows. The band is comprised of Bjorn Englen (Dio Disciples,Yngwie Malmsteen) and Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen. Cancino grew up in a family of drummers, “no one seems to pick a different instrument,” laughs Cancino. Arthur chimes in that Mike’s family has “103 musicians who all shred!” Shredding or supporting, Cancino says his family is really excited that

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Unida is playing together again.

For Seay, the disaster of the unreleased album motivated him. “I’m glad that it happened to a point because, after all that debauchery and the depression, I was like ‘you know what? I can do all this shit myself.’” Along with Cancino, Seay started House of Broken Promises - and he built an infrastructure for a self-sustaining band.

They built their own studio, everything from sanding the floors to installing and learning Pro Tools to make recordings. As a visual artist, Seay produces his own fliers and marketing materials. “It’s music, but it’s still a business.”

Seay also works on tours for Limp Bizkit, Godsmack, Five Finger Death Punch and Slipknot as guitar and or bass tech. For him, it’s a double-edged sword. He travels the world, builds connections in the music business, and earns a great paycheck, but he recognizes how tough it is to hand off that guitar and watch someone else go have fun on stage.

Traveling has also afforded Seay the opportunity to explore his photographic interests. All of these bands have utilized his photography and video skills as well as Rob Zombie, John 5 and Joey Jordenson.

He also documents his travels and sometimes sets up studio shoots when he is on the road. Eventually he plans to exhibit his works and produce a couple of books of his adventures. “I film everywhere I go and luckily enough I’ve been all over the world and I’m working on turning it into “The Arty Love Show!” laughs Seay. These past 2 years I’ve been to Europe twice, South America, Australia, Japan, Russia, blah blah blah and have filmed all the crazy shows and comedy and bullshit that goes on.”

With all these diverse projects, it begs the question, “do the side projects support or distract from Unida?”

“It all depends,” explains Garcia.

“There’s a certain vibe and certain feel and

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temperament and personality when you work with different songwriters. Arthur brings that personality [of Unida] out in me.”

“When we do House of Broken Promises,” says Seay, “it’s a different mindset and we play differently. Sometimes we’ll be jamming and I can hear a part for John in there, so I put that bit aside in a different pile.”

In speaking about Unida in contrast with his current recording project, John Garcia explains “They are two totally different monsters but it’s still hard rock and there’s time for both.”

Overall, the sentiment is that music and musical expression trumps the name on the marquee. These musicians are committed to their craft; committed to making music.

“Every project is a little bit different and I look forward to that because when you do the exact same thing, you know what happens?” asks Garcia. “Boredom. So to be able to expand and go off on these different avenues and tangents, it’s great.”

When the band is together and the side projects are aside, “Unida writes itself,” according to Seay. More writing is what’s next for Unida, along with rehearsing and shows. The band is currently working Owen Seay into the band as bassist. “We have my nephew on bass now,” says Arthur. “He’s a young, positive, no baggage dude. I’ve been molding him since he was twelve.”

Upcoming shows include a performance at The Hood in Palm Desert on November 9th, the Bunkhouse Saloon in Las Vegas on November 10th and the Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood on November 24th. http://www.facebook.com/arthur.seay http://www.facebook.com/HOBPMUSIC http://www.facebook.com/UnidaBand http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Brotherhood-of-the-Beard http://www.facebook.com/KyussLives

There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.” These are the words of early 1900s American newspaper columnist, George Matthew Adams. It is also a principal on which Tim Ingram, founder of Camp of Champions A & M has based his 501c3 charity upon that touches the lives of over 15,000 kids a year in our Coachella Valley schools. This Sunday you will have a fun, interactive opportunity to support this valuable program as well as contribute to a food drive for Food Now by participating in the Ultimate Coachella Valley Hole In One Challenge at Mission Lakes Country Club.

THE TOURNAMENT:

Registration is $150.00 per player or $500 for 4 players per round. The fee includes golf, cart and lunch. There will be a choice of two shotgun tee times: 8 am or 1 pm and you will have access to practice areas at the beautiful Mission Lakes Country Club. You will also have a shot at winning $1,000 per hole for making a hole in one, and $10,000 for a hole in one at hole number two!

Additional prizes will be awarded for hole in ones at the individual holes when you upgrade your Hole In One Package with $100 per player; huge prizes for each hole in one will be added to the cash prize and include a car, a motor home, more cash, or services and products from the many tournament sponsors. If you mention Coachella Valley Weekly or “CVW” on the registration form,

you will receive the $100 upgrade for free!

All of these fantastic prizes will be on display at the Mission Lakes Country Club between November 15th and November 18th. You are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to contribute to the food drive for

Food Now as well when you come to view the prizes or when you come to play.

To register for the tournament and for more information visit their website www.holelottaprizes.com or call Camp of Champions A & M at (760) 671-5494.

About Camp of Champions A & M:

When a local school principal approached Tim Ingram, a former professional athlete, to provide a sports camp for kids as motivation for his students to improve scholastically, there were only 15 kids expected to qualify.

Once the incentive was presented to the kids, 77 had reached the educational goals set by their principal in order to be able to participate in the camp. Since then, the program, officially founded in March of 2008, has expanded to almost 50 schools in five school districts throughout the Coachella Valley spanning from Mecca to 29 Palms.

Camp of Champions A& M provides this free motivational, rewards-based sports clinics. These sports clinics are set up like a carnival full of different interactive sports games and are a healthy reward to students who achieve the goals that are set by their teachers and/or school principal, be they

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academic, attendance, behavior or testing focused.

“Through participation in the Camp of Champions A & M sports clinic program, we anticipate approximately 15,000 nonduplicated youth annually will improve their school attendance, grades, and academic acumen; improve their health by preventing or diminishing obesity; learn leadership skills; and realize life skills, such as accountability, responsibility, and perseverance,” says Ingram.

“The ‘A’ and ‘M’ in our name stand for ‘athletics, academics, and motivation’. It is our desire that students who experience a Camp of Champions A& M clinic discover the value of setting goals and the thrill of attaining goals; the encouragement of having their accomplishment(s) recognized and celebrated; and the importance of accountability, responsibility, and perseverance. Camp of Champions A& M is a charitable organization that firmly believes in the power of word and deed to positively impact the lives of children. A kind word, a statement of encouragement, a recognition of effort made, or the focused attention of a mentor have the ability to profoundly impact the life of a child. It is our belief that we can change young lives and facilitate the challenging job of our educators.”

According to Mike Long, Principal of Rio Vista Elementary, Camp of Champions A& M “was certainly a successful incentive for our students. The students and our staff enjoyed themselves immensely. This is the kind of program that should be promoted and expanded.”

To learn more about Camp of Champions A& M or how to participate, visit their website at http://www.campofchamps.info or call them at (760) 671-5494.

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peaking of—and for Veterans Day November 11, we want to salute the heroes---and “she-roes,” as poet Maya Angelou calls our other gender in the military---who know that in the words of an anonymous, unrealized poet, “Freedom is never free.” Do your part by attending one of the many tributes being held in our Coachella Valley. In Cathedral City, you’ll find the Healing Field, sponsored by the Cathedral City Rotary Club in the Patriot Park, a beautiful landscape of American flags, each with the name, rank, and branch of a hometown hero. It will be on display all this week until Sunday, Nov. 11 with a closing ceremony at Noon.

Or you may simply go up to a soldier, or soldress (with apologies to Maya) and say, “Thank you for your service.” In President Ronald Reagan’s words, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same.”

Thursday, November 8,7am. With the patriotic strains of “God Bless America” sung by the Cathedral City High School choir echoing through Palm Springs, a group of Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms and local businessman Tim Esser put pedal to the metal, and with a Palm Springs Fire and Police department escort, wheeled away on their bicycles from the Palm Springs Hilton for a ride to the combat center to honor all veterans in recognition of the national Veterans Day holiday. If you missed the kick-start attended by Riverside County Supervisor John Benoit, welterweight champion Timothy Bradley and local veterans, you sleepy-head you, you are welcome to catch up to them for the 60 mile trip. On Friday, they will head out from the Combat Center to San Diego’s Camp Pendleton. Come on! You can do it. Info, 760-801-7938.

Thursday, November 8, 10am. College of the Desert is getting into the act, with a Veterans Day Ceremony and ribbon cutting of the Bighorn Golf Club Charities Veterans Resource Center. Held at the East Lawn Cravens Center, 43-500 Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert, attendees are asked to park in Lot 27, south of the Cravens Center. Dr. C. Douglas Kroll, Associate Professor of History, will speak to the history of Veterans Day and the benefits of the Veterans Resource Center. “This wonderful gift will provide much needed assistance to the more than

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400 veterans who currently attend college here,” says Jim Hummer, Assistant to the President/Executive Director of COD Foundation. “Ultimately, the Resource Center will provide a safe and welcoming environment for military veterans and their dependants to receive information about their VA benefits, academic and counseling support, and peer to peer camaraderie.”

Info, 760-346-3363, or visit www. foundationevents@collegeofthedesert. edu.

Sunday, November 11, 9:30am. In honor of all who served to guarantee our nation’s freedom, the city of Rancho Mirage is hosting a Veteran’s Day Ceremony at Whitewater Park, where the Art Affaire is in full bloom with juried fine art in a variety of mediums and smooth to edgy toe-tapping jazz, rhythm and blues. The Sunday morning ceremony features the Cathedral City High School Jr. ROTC Color Guard and “Red, White and Blue Swag,” but you might want to come a day early (Saturday) for all the activities that draw Coachella Valley residents, as well as the just-hot-off-the-tarmac snow birds to the event all day, every year until 4 pm, rain or shine! Food from local award-winning eateries, a Wine & Beer Garden, Local Sheriff and Fire Department vehicles with photo-ops for kids, the “Rad Hatter” will present children’s recycled art activities.

Enjoy educational booth displays, super giveaways, information on city services, and so much more fun in a beautiful setting with no charge and no dress code! Info, call City Hall, 760-324-4511.

Sunday, November 11, 11am. The Palm Springs Air Museum honors veterans of the Vietnam War in a special tribute with its 16th anniversary celebration. All veterans received free admission to the event which includes Bi-plane rides for sale upon entry given by Navy veteran Tom Ackland, pilot/ owner of www.palmspringsplanerides. com.

(Weather permitting!) After a meet-and-greet with a look-alike General George S. Patton, kids are invited for facepainting between 11 am – 1 pm, simmering warmth from the Heatwave Jazz & Show Band at Noon, and a special unveiling of the newly repainted F-4 Phantom II in VF161 period markings at 1 pm. Ladling out the best fare in the valley will be vendors from Harry’s Bar-B-Q, Yogurt At Its Best and the Freedom Fighter’s Café. Be sure to save room for calorie-loaded birthday cake at 2pm! All activities (except the plane ride) are included with the price of admission,

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ranging from $8 to $15. Children under 6, active military with ID and all veterans are welcome at no charge. Special family rate of $30 covers 1-2 adults, plus 3 children, ages 6-12. Info, call 760-778-6262, or visit www. palmspringsairmuseum.org.

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 sinusclearing 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 Interstate 10 at exit 173. More info, call the Museum 760-2273483.

Now through November 30. We thank the marines for their service, and now for their waiting 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., 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

Wednesday, November 14, 10:45 am-1:30pm. “Where Are We Growing Summit” is the 2nd Annual Film & Television luncheon given by the Palm Springs Women in Film and Television (PSWIFT) that answers the question through the wisdom and experience of an expert panel in the pertinent industries concerning the many faces of Digital entertainment, now getting star billing as the “Digital Hollywood Era.” Panelists include Ezra Callahan, former Product and Operations Manager for Facebook and hotel builder in Palm Springs, Stephanie Greene, Founder/CEO of FG Creative, a full-service advertising, marketing, public relations agency, Lori McCreary, Founder/CEO of Revelations Entertainment and film producer (Invictus, Under Suspicion, The Contract, Thick as Thieves), Robert Stearns, president of ArtsOasis, a program of the Coachella Valley Economic partnership. Kate Spates, president of Graphtek Interactive, will moderate. PSWIFT members $30, Nonmembers $45. Indian Wells Resort – IW Club, 44-500 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells. RSVP w/payment, 760-238-0306.

Wednesday, November 14, 3 – 5pm.

Passione di Modo (Passion for Fashion)!

Benvenuta! Benvenuto!

The Fashion Group International of Palm Springs and Desert Communities (FGI) invites you to an late afternoon feast of friends, food and fashion with an Italian accent to benefit the FG Foundation which awards college scholarships to Coachella Valley students wishing to pursue an education in fashion, beauty and the home, as of now they have given over $90,000 to future leaders in the industry. Honorees are Mrs. Kay Hanson, who will receive the Passionista Award, and Regional Director Karen Cantrell, who will receive the Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Enjoy a Bellini, sweet and savory menu, tea and coffee, conversation, informal modeling of the newest fashion trends and an Opportunity Drawing. Dress code: Business casual. Complimentary valet parking. Villa Portofino, 4001 Via Portofino, Palm Desert.

FGI members, $65; Non-members, $75.For an invitation or for reservations, call 800758-4633.

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Fusion Power:

instein’s E=mc squared is the equation on how mass can be converted to energy. That is the principle behind fusion energy.

First discovered in the 1950s, fusion energy is created by forcing atomic nuclei or mass together where the energy created is more than the mass itself. To make this easier to understand, one pound of fusion fuel will yield the energy equivalent of 10 million pounds of coal. Fusion power differs from nuclear power in that the energy is not created from a chain reaction and as such has no risk of meltdown, does not create radioactive material nor does it produce air pollution as is the case with the burning of fossil fuels. Current fusion efforts focus on heating and smashing the nuclei of one of the smallest elements in the periodic table - deuterium - which is one of the chemical elements of hydrogen.

So why not use fusion power now? At present, the cost associated with creating fusion power is drastically more than the

amount of power created. Estimates suggest that it will take $35 billion spent over the next two decades to develop fusion power for commercial use. As such, fusion power is not expected to be widely available for another twenty-five to forty years. When this does occur, the combination of fusion power and solar power is expected to usher in a future where air pollution as we know it may cease to be while energy costs are a fraction of those that we pay today.

As this might sound too much like science fiction for you, let’s look over some actual science fiction ideas of yesteryear.

In 1865, Jules Verne wrote a story, “From the Earth to the Moon” about the first mission to the Moon. The space craft launched from a base in Florida. After walking on the moon, the astronauts returned to Earth by landing in the Pacific Ocean where the Navy picked them up.

Verne also wrote of how the astronauts experienced weightlessness in space - a fact impossible to know back then.

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Reality or Science Fiction?

In 1888, Edward Bellamy wrote a book entitled “Looking Backwards” about the use of credit cards to pay for things while shopping.

In 1904, Mark Twain wrote “From the ‘London Times’ of 1904” where he described the Internet. His telectroscope was a phone system that was used to stream live video and audio images. Along these lines, Arthur C. Clarke wrote of online newspapers in his 1968 work, “2001: A Space Odyssey” as well as communication satellites.

In Hugo Gernback’s 1911 book, “Ralph 123C 41+”, Gernback predicted such things as the television remote control, tape recorders, radar and solar power. His drawing of radar in use was nearly identical to Navy renderings on radar published in 1934.

H.G. Wells wrote of the nuclear bomb in 1914 in his book, “The World Set Free” while Aldous Huxley wrote of test tube babies, cloning and genetic engineering in “Brave New World” in 1932. Huxley also

wrote about the United States becoming a consumerist society where many use a feelgood drug called Soma.

That bluetooth device that you use with your cell phone as well as the tablet computer were predicted in a television show, “Star Trek”.

Lastly, flying cars have been used in the books of countless authors over the years.

The Terrafugia Transition Light Sport Aircraft is now commercially available for $279,000.

This aircraft/car makes the switch from one transport type to the other with the flip of a switch. It burns 5 gallons per hour in the sky and an economical 35mpg on the road.

All of this is to make the point that what seems like science fiction today is the reality of tomorrow.

with Craig Michaels

DJ Nano Has Indio Pride

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rowing up on a ranch off Madison Street in Indio, Nano, (aka: Fernando Venegas,) was always playing outside. Being the middle child out of eight siblings, there was always lots of noise, “we were never bored,” laughs Nano. His grandmother noticed that he was vertically challenged as a child so she gave him the nick name, “Nano,” meaning short in Spanish which he later used when he began his DJ career.

Nano knew he liked watching concerts and was mesmerized by the sound and light shows as a young kid. Thoughts of being a sound technician had crossed his mind but Nano would soon find his passion. While attending Indio High School, Nano made friends with other young DJs who would teach him how to use a mixing board and play music which got him interested in being a DJ. Nano would continue to practice his DJ skills but knew he needed to get customers somehow. At 17, Nano and his friend Pee

Wee went to the Indio Mall and set up their mobile DJ system to play music in an effort to book potential customers. He was surprised by the response from both kids and adults who lined up to find out what he was all about.

As his appetite for being a DJ grew so did the amount of money Nano began to spend on his new obsession. “My mother would always get angry with me because I would spend my money on the best equipment. I recall going to LA just to spend $300 a week on records,” Nano exclaims. Besides performing mobile gigs, Nano’s experience and Bi-lingual ability landed him a job spinning at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, where he has been playing on and off for over 20 years. DJing for shows and special events at Fantasy Springs, Nano has had the pleasure of meeting many celebrities such as Will Smith, Oscar De La Hoya and Jay Leno, just to name a few.

With decades of experience, Nano

prides himself on being able to entertain very diverse crowds and has no problem keeping the dance floor full at family events with the challenge of satisfying both the young and older generations at the same event. With all the parties that fill his calendar, Nano admits the one he likes best is his own birthday bash where all his DJ friends from around the Valley come in and spin music for him so he can enjoy his own party. Nano’s taste in music is as diverse as the crowds he entertains but if he had to choose a favorite, it would be 80’s music.

As for his future, Nano contemplates getting in front of the camera, “I would like my own Music T.V. Show where the location would be here in the Valley and I would ask famous Artists questions about music.” Currently, Nano still Performs at Fantasy Springs Casino during Special events and can be found playing Old School/R & B and Latin music on Friday nights at Charli Maronne’s in Indio. If you

would like to contact Nano to DJ your event, you can reach him by e-mail: Written by: Craig Michaels Musical Affair Entertainment (760) 619-3276

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JESSE HARRIS “Sub Rosa”

ub Rosa is an apt title for singersongwriter Jesse Harris’ new album. A Latin word meaning “secret” or “private,” it perfectly describes Harris’ role as Pop music’s best kept secret.

Jesse Harris began recording at the turn of the 21th century. (He has released 10 albums since 1999). By 2003 he won a Grammy Award for writing Norah Jones’ breakthrough hit, “I Don’t Know Why.” Harris actually contributed five songs to Norah Jones’ wildly succesful 2002 debut, Come Away With Me. He has performed similar songwriting and production chores for Madeleine Peyroux and Melody Gardot.

But Harris’ star shines brightest when he is playing and performing his own music.

Sub Rosa is Harris’ first release for acclaimed indie label Dangerbird. It opens with the shuffling Gypsy Jazz of “I Know It Won’t Be Long.” Sly and sanguine, Harris easily inhabits the skin of a smooth operator.

His cool, casual manner immediately seduces the listener.

Jesse Harris is a master of the languid, minor-key groove. Both “All Your Days” and “Rocking Chair” display this prowess.

The former opens with a lone strumming acoustic guitar before locking into a chugging backbeat and floating, ethereal strings. The introspective lyrics point out that personal freedom comes at a cost.

The supple “Rocking Chair” is piloted by a bare bones trio of guitar, drums and electric piano. The lyrics are chockablock with romantic regret and lonely life lessons: “You taught me that nothing is free…”

Norah Jones provides pliant backing vocals.

The best songs on Sub Rosa are the ones that take Harris out of his comfort zone.

“Sad Blues” is sharp and angular. It opens with roiling guitar chords and a stutter-step

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are worlds apart.”

“It’s Been Going Round” is the album’s most ambitious track. A Spaghetti Western Samba, the song moves with swivel-hipped grace. The wan lyrics of heartbreak can’t compete with the infectious melody. Jazz great Bill Frisell provides a fluid guitar break that recalls the sharp early 70s Jazz-Funk found on the C.T.I. label.

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wheezy “Waltz Of The Rain,” and “The Maiden,” the latter echoing the soulful urgency of Al Green’s classic, “Belle.”

“Rube And Mandy At Coney Island” is slow and evocative. A sweet and nuanced portrait of an octogenarian couple… “All the world dissolves behind them, like a dream of summers gone/ They’re still out at Coney Island, in an everlasting song.”

Harris also displays his whimsical side with “Patchouli,” a jaunty and gentle mockery of hippie ritual. “Tant Pis” (French for “too bad” or “never mind.”) is stealthy Gallic duet with Melody Gardot.

Norah Jones pops up again on the gentle closing track, providing backing vocals on “Let It All Come Down.” Tentative and exquisite the lyrics hew closely to the Beatles “Let It Be” philosophy.

Jesse Harris will probably never crack Billboard’s Top 10, but that’s okay. In this era of instant gratification, today’s charttopper is tomorrow’s one-hit wonder. Harris is a consummate and prolific artist. Like Paul Simon or James Taylor, Jesse Harris’ music will stand the test of time.

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Hollywood Star, Mickey Rooney

continues The 2012 Legends At Lyons Series on Monday

n association with Chi-Chi Productions, Lyons English Grille located at 233 East Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, continues “The Legends At Lyons” series on Monday, November 12, with the Iconic Hollywood Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor, Mickey Rooney. The Dinner Seating begins at 6 p.m. with Showtime at 7 p.m.

The cost for “An Evening With Mickey Rooney” is $64.95. Reservations are required by calling (760) 327-1551. Having

beat. Swirling electric piano fills anchor the soulful mood. The melody ricochets between relax-fit blues and swamp rock.

Tired of a lover’s blatant equivocation, Harris seems genuinely pissed off on “I Won’t Wait.” Swooping strings propel this martial waltz. The melody theatrically clacks and whirs like a Klezmer tune, masking Harris’ subtle rebuke…”Take a look inside your heart/ You’ll see your heart and mind

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an opportunity to attend this Series, has proven to be a very personal way to meet and greet these Hollywood Stars and enjoy the stories they share.

The photo used for this article, coined

by Rooney as he posed with his arms outstretched, “Mickey Rooney, Just for you at 92”, was taken by Michael Schwibs during Rooney’s birthday party at Tam O’Shanter, his favorite restaurant serving his favorite food,Scottish and Irish Cuisine, and in business for 90 years. Pictured are

comedic icon Rose Marie; legendary actress Margaret O’Brien; legendary comedic singer, dancer and actor, the birthday boy himself, Mickey Rooney; actor and host of this special birthday party Randal Malone; a rare appearance by Rooney’s close friend Jane Withers; and Judy Garland’s only son Joey Luft. “I wanted to spend my birthday with my family and my close friends,” said Rooney. “This is the best birthday party I ever had. And, having Randy Malone give me this party, was the best gift I ever received.”

Born Joe Yule, Jr. on September 23, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York, this toddler felt “at home” on the stage as part of his parents, Joseph and Nell’s Vaudeville act. At the age of six, he made his first film appearance playing a midget. However, when he was seven years old, Yule became Mickey Rooney after he played the lead character in the first Mickey McGuire Short Film. In 1937, this talented young actor portrayed a beloved character “Andy Hardy”, an allAmerican teenager, who was introduced to the world in “A Family Affair”. Although this film was not intended to launch a series, it became so popular, Rooney appeared as this character in 16 films and it made him a box office favorite. The MGM series ran from 1937 through 1946 and later, in 1958 returned only to conclude the series with a cast reunion in “Andy Hardy Comes Home.”

In 1938, Rooney received a special Academy Award for his “Contribution in bringing to the screen, the spirit and personification of youth” for his work in this series.

In addition to working with Judy Garland in “Love Finds Andy Hardy”, he appeared in a several musicals with her including “Babes In Arms” (1939) and “Girl Crazy” (1943). He once told an interviewer about Garland, “We weren’t just a team, we were magic.”

He and Garland performed in “Babes on Broadway” in 1941 with friend Margaret O’Brien during her first film appearance, when she was four. He also appeared in “National Velvet” (1944) with Elizabeth Taylor. He did serve in the military during World War II, but returned to the “Silver Screen” where he continued to touch the hearts of his loyal fans. His movie career is extensive, along with his television career and personal appearances. Google his name and you will be amazed at all of his work through the years.

The late 1970s brought him back to the Broadway Stage in a revival of “Sugar Babies” with Anne Miller. In 1981, he won the Emmy Award for his portrayal of a mentally challenged man in “Bill”. He later received an Academy Award “In recognition of his 60 years of versatility in a variety of memorable film performances.” Rooney has many loyal fans as he soon discovered when he traveled the world in a multi-media live stage production called “Let’s Put On A Show!” recounting his long eventful life in show business. In 2006, he appeared in “Night at the Museum” with Ben Stiller and most recently in 2011, “The Muppets.”

“There is only a handful of legends left in this world,” said Malone. “I am so grateful to be part of their lives.”

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lease tune in next week for Janet’s regular column. She is busy this week preparing for next week’s Pet Issue, which will have the Loving All Animals Event on the Cover, along with a feature story about it. We will also have several articles about animals that have

been rescued locally and the different organizations that work to help our furry critters. There will also be a full page of animals in need of being adopted to tear at your heartstrings and hopefully get you the reader to take one in to your home.

Are you still “dogless” in the desert?

Meet Dozer!

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Thinking a cat might be the “purrfect” pet for you? There are 500 adoptable pets heading for Rancho Mirage. They will be at Loving All Animals’ 4th annual Super Pet Adoption Fair the weekend of November 17 and 18. The fair will have a Wizard of Oz theme, and proclaims the wish of all

I Love Lucy!

This 10 pound bundle of love is looking for a home! Dozer gives lots of kisses, and wants to cuddle up on the couch. Dozer is a Maltese Poodle mix about one and half years old. He’s waiting for you at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, (760)343-3644. His animal ID# is A0973317. Shelter hours: MTWFSat 10a-4p, Th 1p-7p, closed Sun.

I am so Angelic, my foster mom named me Angel! I am a 6 year old long haired Chihuahua blend with fur as soft as velvet. Loving All Animals rescued me from the county Coachella Valley Animal Campus. I’m just a little 7 pound girl, full of love for humans and dogs alike. As an extra bonus, I am already leash and house trained! Adoption donation includes spaying, microchip and vaccines. Call Loving All Animals at (760) 776-9397.

homeless animals everywhere, “There’s No Place Like a Home!”

The event will be located at The Whitewater Park (located just behind The River Walk). Stay tuned for full article next week. jmcafee7@verizon.net

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nd like a firestorm, we are all taken by surprise by the new and great changes going on at Roc’s Firehouse Grille in Palm Desert, on Cook Street and Gerald Ford.

Of course Roc’s not only maintains itself as the great comfort food “firehouse” venue where deli sandwiches, salads, and burgers meet sport’s bar appetizers, but they’ve really kicked it up a few rungs with the new chef in town—just in from Las Vegas where he was the inventive chef at the Bellagio Hotel, Executive Chef Alex.

The new complete menu consists of Roc’s tried & true favorites, recent creative food fare, and—I know you’ve been waiting for this news: A new wine list! where some wonderful wines meet up with Chef Alex’s delicious cuisine. Please go to www.

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roc’sfirehouse.com/menu to check out the menu, wine list & cocktails.

Beverage guru and consultant, Daniel Thomas, who I joined in hosting and entertaining at Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino’s wine tasting events awhile back— has put together the perfect wine list to accompany the variety of Chef Alex’s dishes.

Daniel has affectionately titled his beverage ensemble list as the HYDRANT: They offer wholesome pours of sparkling wine bubblies such as the $7 Kenwood Brut; white wine glasses of the $8 La Crema Chardonnay and Benziger Sauvignon Blanc; or, enjoy a glass of red $7 La Merika Pinot Noir, $10 First Press Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford in Napa Valley, or the tasty $9 Catena Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina.

Wines by the Bottle include the delicious Cakebread Napa Valley Chardonnay and the Italian Schiopetto Pinot Grigio, and, for red, Emeritus Pinot Noir from Russian River Valley, Seghesio Old Vine Zinfandel from Dry Creek, and, the world famous Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. All these bottles are listed $50 or under—you’ll not find these prices at any restaurant in town!

So Chef Alex, Daniel, myself and my foodie-writer son, Paolo, gathered around the bar to enjoy some dishes from the menu.

The chef made it clear that his kitchen also butchers and prepares the sirloin that he serves. The Specialty Half-Pound Burger, EL Patron, is topped with ROC’s spicy/

sweet bacon, crumbled blue cheese, along with onion, lettuce and tomato, all within a grilled brioche bun. Paired with the Catena Malbec, I could figuratively eat this burger everytime I come in.

And I’m no turkey burger fan but when Chef Alex placed the Ground Turkey “Assistant Chief” Burger (also cradled in a grilled brioche bun) and “dared” me to try it! Well—I’m a believer! Truly, this was the juiciest and most flavorful one I’ve ever had.

A glass of La Crema Chardonnay—please.

Paolo was all over the Carne Chimi Churri—tender morsels of Choice New York Steak with the Chef’s creamy chimi churri sauce. And he’d always be game to sit at the bar to watch football while enjoying the Mac-N-Cheese plate of four browned cheeses topped with bits and pieces of sweet/spicy bacon. Paolo always loves the pig and pinot (La Merika) but he’d never turn down the Union Jack Indian Pale Ale. We also enjoyed the Herb Crusted Grilled Scottish Salmon Salad atop fresh mixed baby greens. Chef’s got the connection for fresh fish daily. Having more than sampled all the dishes, we were really impressed with the grilled salmon alongside the Kenwood Brut.

I’ve reported on many creative cocktails made by Daniel around town; go to Daniel’s website, www.dandanthebeverageman. com for all your beverage concerns. Here at Roc’s, he’s got over 40 innovative fresh & classic cocktails to enjoy. Under the “Hair Of The Dog” category, there’s the “Scotch in The Morning” which is described as a coffee on steroids: Blended Scotch, Irish Cream, Kalua, and espresso. It’s a tasty brew.

He’s got CHOCOLATE = WOMEN, which

speaks for itself; a lot of delicious chocolate liqueurs into some scrumptious libations.

Everyone’s happy here.

It’s only Roc and Roll—but we like it!

Daniel’s got One Bourbon, One Scotch, & One Beer garnished with a lime wheel.

And of course there’s Lime in the Coconut featuring Whaler’s Coconut Rum & lime juice! Yum . . .

Besides all the good eats and drinks, there’s a lot of good fun going on, 3-6pm Happy Hour & Food Specials, the 9:30 Sunday Morning Breakfast & Football, and Monday Football Night with “THE MIX” 100.5 FM, and Saturday Night “Live” music.

Roc, the owner, says, “Come on by the Firehouse. Look around, you’ll see many rare and interesting ‘Firetiques’. The majority of the items are authentic and utilized as far back as the 1800’s. Displaying the true Brotherhood of Firefighters, many of the expensive and rare items were generously donated for display by fellow firefighters.”

Here’s to heros!

Roc’s Firehouse Grille 36891 Cook Street #10 Palm Desert, CA 92211 (760) 340-3222 Hey! There’s a rumor that one of your favorite wine columnists may be conducting some fun evening wine tastings there—so stay tuned.

CHEERS EVERYONE! Rick is the valley’s “sommelier-abouttown” hosting and entertaining at private and business wine events and tastings.

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I. W. Club Review

apturing the essence of elegance in fine dining, I was impressed from the moment I entered the grand foyer of the I. W. Club. Having enjoyed many wonderful brunches with close friends and family, I was excited to see what Chef Chris Olsen has created for this season’s menu. Chef Olsen participated in the Crater Lake Chef Challenge, offering some of the most impressive dishes in the competition. I knew then that I would need to see what else this talented chef has to offer. I was overwhelmed from start to finish!

My guest and I were seated inside with breath-taking mountain views. Our server was quick to greet us and make us feel welcome by offering a beverage. After careful consideration of the menu, we selected a bottle of Pinot Noir from their extensive wine list. We began with oysters on the half shell, topped with a cool, iced Crater Lake Pepper Vodka “slushy”. It was not only refreshing, but definitely the best oysters I’ve enjoyed in this valley. In effort

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to try a variety of items, we decided to follow these oysters with the Chef’s Tasting Plate, an appetizer including a crab and shrimp cake, gorgonzola stuffed local dates wrapped in bacon and a braised duck taco.

This was perfection. The duck was tender and moist while the crab cake with shrimp was meaty and full of flavor.

We followed our appetizer by sharing a beet and goat cheese salad that was creamy and left us speechless! Our server was clearly a professional, knowing when to approach the table and when to let us

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enjoy each other’s company. Good service can either make or break a meal and they have found the perfect balance at the I. W. Club. Just when I thought I could not be more impressed, our entrees arrived.

Their Organic Scottish Salmon, served on a miniature pink Himalayan salt block, served aside a quinoa and edamame “risotto” is certainly the best salmon dish I have ever tasted! It simply melts in your mouth like butter! We also enjoyed their Duo of Lamb, offering lamb osso bucco and lamb chops with cous cous. This was a hit, and beautifully plated!

Chef Olsen was able to visit the table and shared with us that much of their menu caters to those that have digestive issues like Celiac Disease. This gluten intolerance requires many to omit flour or any kind of wheat from their diet. Many entrees and desserts are gluten-free and still full of flavor. We shared two of these desserts. The Carrot Cake is decadent and rich, topped with crispy sweet organic carrots and you would never guess that

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the Chocolate Mousse Dome is not only gluten free but sugar free as well! After this incredible meal, we decided to enjoy our after dinner drinks on their elevated, heated patio. This was the highlight of our evening and a perfect end to this perfect dining experience!

Lunch and dinner are available seven days each week with lunch service from 11am to 3pm and dinner service from 5pm to 9pm. Their famous Sunday Brunch is available from 9am to 1pm. Call for reservations, 760-834-3800, or visit their website at www.iwclub.com.

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AJ’s on the Green

ome of my favorite restaurants cannot be found on El Paseo or downtown Palm Springs, rather, they are tucked away in quiet, unassuming country clubs. Recently, I discovered AJ’s on the Green and their Splash Bar, inside Date Palm Country Club in Cathedral City. I was not sure what to expect when I invited my guests to join me for dinner, but I left thoroughly impressed with the ambiance and variety of menu items offered.

With mountain views and the surrounding lake, this little restaurant pairs ambiance with a large menu to please everyone. Whether you are looking for a hot dog or a Certified Angus New York Strip Steak, AJ’s has it all. We were seated in the intimate dining room and immediately felt like family. Owners Art Herrera and John Farrow were friendly and welcoming, creating a relaxing environment for me and my guests. We began with a cold beer, Hangar 24 Oktoberfest. This seasonal beer is not easy to find but quite easy to drink!

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an arancini, served with a hearty tomato sauce. We followed this with a few salads.

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Another favorite was the Caprese Salad: red and yellow tomatoes layered with fresh mozzarella cheese and basil, drizzled with a balsamic reduction and extra virgin olive oil.

We were off to a great start and decided to order red wine to pair with the main course.

Upon John’s recommendation, I ordered the Red Wine Braised Angus Short Ribs. I could tell this dish was slow braised for hours by the way it easily fell apart. It was incredible to say the least! Another favorite at the table was the Grilled Shrimp on Sugar Cane Skewers. These shrimp were cooked perfectly and the sugar cane offered just a subtle touch of sweetness. The dinner menu also offers classics like Fish & Chips, Chicken Parmesan and Double Cut Pork Chop, all including potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

The flavors are intense and the price is affordable for any budget. We finished our meal with pumpkin cheesecake, triple layered chocolate cake and my favorite, the sweet and savory salted caramel cake. Our after dinner drinks were enjoyed outdoors, around a large fire pit overlooking the lake.

AJ’s also serves breakfast and lunch and each month, Chef Art Herrera provides a $5.00 menu in the Splash Bar. With happy hour offered weekdays from 4pm to 6pm and 8:30pm to close, one can easily find time to entertain friends and family without breaking the bank! Another great feature to this restaurant is the night life. You may find me there Friday and Saturday nights on the karaoke stage, providing I drink up enough courage! Karaoke is from 8pm to midnight on Fridays and from 7pm to 11pm Saturdays. For more info call 760-202-1111.

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Movie Reviews with Robin E. Simmons

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Screeners No. 33

CHOICE PICKS OF NOVEMBER FLICKS that’s a rare thing these days. Eye-popping is restrained praise for this stunning movie that’s as much about storytelling as it is about the epic adventure. That we are all connected cannot be an over-stated theme in our time. But make no mistake, you will be awe-struck. And isn’t awe the drug that movies best deliver? Opens November 21.

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SKYFALL

Hard to believe it’s been 50 years since the first Bond movie opened. This 23rd entry in the series raises the bar for this remarkable film franchise that shows no signs of letting up. Brace yourself for the crazy opening action sequence that segues into a story that not only tests Bond’s loyalty to Judi Dench’s M (her past returns to haunt her) when M16 comes under attack. Now Bond must confront perhaps the best Bond villain in the persona of Jarvier Bardem’s diabolical cyber bully.

Post-modern existential melancholy tints the derring-do and reminds us of our collective electronic and digital vulnerability. Daniel Craig excels as our last hope of freedom and director Sam Mendes understands what it’s all about in both the reel and real world. SKYFALL is both intelligent and visceral. How rare is that? A must see. Opens November 8.

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This modest art house entry is a mismatched-friends drama set in a dreary part of the San Fernando Valley. I like the washed out look that reflects the empty lives seeking validation in a seemingly meaningless world. Dree Hemingway is dope-smoking Jane, a skinny 21 year old who finds $10 grand rolled up in a thermos she buys in a yard sale. But when Jane is overcome with guilt and tries to return the dough to Sadie (Besedka Johnson), the old

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Joe Wright directs Keira Knightley (their third pairing) in this audacious Tom Stoppard adaptation of Tolstoy’s beloved novel. Playwright Stoppard’s daring vision is to let the story unfold as a play on a stage that has a curtain, backstage and audience but magically opens up to vast exterior vistas that beguile with their lush density and detail. Knightley is just fine as the spirited, emotional Anna and the sweep of the achingly tragic romantic novel, with all it’s twists and turns, remains in tact. This lush eye candy opens November 16.

LINCOLN

Steven Spielberg dons his serious director hat for this chilly, visually dark talkfest that explores Lincoln’s personal agony in finding a way to end the civil war, reunite the country and abolish slavery.

Daniel Day-Lewis plays Lincoln’s last months with all the self-importance and nuance of a divine doomed figure come to earth for a special purpose. Lincoln noir? Is there a winter audience for this when vampires are nowhere in sight? Spielberg’s bid for a third Best Director Oscar© opens November 16.

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LIFE OF PI

Yann Martel’s international bestseller about Pi, a zookeeper’s son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and Bengal tiger on a harrowing ocean adventure after a shipwreck might seem like an impossibility to put on the big screen. However, director Ang Lee’s adaptation – at it’s best in Imax 3D – is a display of state-of-the-art filmmaking that here remains in service to the story. And

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At its dark heart, this is a love story that attempts to explore the psyches of two people linked by a strange pathology as well as a profession. Like WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF that takes place during a booze-filled night, HITCHCOCK takes place during the filming of Hitch’s classic 1960 film PSYCHO. Anthony Hopkin’s plays the hefty, acerbic director and is voice perfect (but in sometimes dodgy make-up). Helen Mirren is the director’s put-upon wife and astute creative partner Alma Reville, Scarlett Johansson is a wonderfully and bemused and abused Janet Leigh and Jessica Biel plays a no nonsense Vera Miles.

Relative newcomer Sacha Gervais directs.

The Motion Picture Academy loves movies about movies, but they prefer a positive spin like ARGO and THE ARTIST. The jury’s still out on this one, but the wantsee factor remains high. The screenplay is based on Stephen Rebello’s 1990 book “Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho.” Opens November 23. Comments?

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Book Review

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GIRL GONE “WILD”

here are times when getting away from it all is good for your mental health. But an eleven hundred mile trek into the vast wilderness without camping experience, doing it alone and being a young female, may seem more insane and self-destructive than healthy.

Cheryl Strayed’s memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on The Pacific Crest Trail (Knopf Doubleday, 336 pages) is a coming-of-age tale about a young woman’s literal rite of passage into adulthood.

Don’t let the “memoir” classification dissuade you from this quality read. It is nonfiction at its best. It is an adventure worth experiencing. Strayed gives an honest and humble account of her epic journey -- some of which does not take place anywhere near the great outdoors.

At 26 years old, the tall, pretty blond went to buy a shovel and spotted a guidebook about the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). The PCT follows the mountain ranges from Mexico to Canada. It is 2,663 miles long with elevation from near sea level to 13,153 feet. It is a mountainous corridor running through California, Oregon and Washington. It passes through 25 national forests and seven national parks. But make no mistake, just because they are designated national parks, it does not mean the PCT is well maintained. It is a rugged and treacherous trail.

Long before Strayed discovered and ever set foot on the PCT, she was already walking a dangerous path. Her mother’s death left her adrift and alone. Her siblings had all gone in different directions. Her marriage was failing. She had regular affairs and developed a love for Heroin. She had no job, no money and no sense of where her life was headed.

Sometimes our lives take on literal meaning and become metaphor. Strayed read all she could about the PCT before setting out. She bought equipment and quality hiking boots. Like Tim O’Brien’s, The Things They Carried, Strayed over-filled her backpack and set out for the Mojave Desert.

Her pack, at half her body weight, could only be lifted from a sitting position.

Strayed muscled through the pain and indignity of carrying all she had, and more.

It became a mental game as well as physical.

There were times when it took her total concentration just to take one step forward.

She nicknamed her pack Monster. Monster gave her blisters on her shoulders, hips and tailbone that continuously bled and scabbed.

Her boots were too small. They were good quality and her biggest investment but she learned the hard way, that she

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should have bought them one size bigger.

The downhill treks forced her feet forward, tearing and rubbing away her toenails.

As in all epic journeys there is pain and suffering. Strayed had to cross raging rivers, climb dangerous peaks and confront trouble both real and metaphorically. Most incredibly, she overcame fear.

Strayed writes: “I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me.”

In every odyssey one must go beyond the physical and deal with the mental challenges as well. Strayed, in the middle of nowhere, one step at a time for 10 to 15 miles a day, in the vast quiet of the wilderness, had to confront her past and her parents. There she purged her abusive father and let go of her dead mother.

The wild child comes out of the wilderness reborn and victorious. Strayed finished her trek with tears of gratitude.

There are many great moments in Wild filled with humor as well as sorrow. Written 15 years after her trek, there is wisdom

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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 SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD;

Farmer Boys 81951 California 111 Indio, CA 92201

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 12 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 STADIUM HOUSE; RM; 760-424-

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

American

(760) 347-9985

www.tackroomtavern.com

Casey’s

42455 Washington Street Palm Desert, CA 92211

(760) 345-6503

www.caseysrestaurant.com

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Sullivan’s 73505 El Paseo Palm Desert, CA

8190 Hurricane Sandy Benefit Show 5:30pm 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

TUE NOVEMBER 13 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

American

(760) 341-3560

(760) 564-2201

www.thewinebaratoldtown.com

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American

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Tim 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 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 Trish Hatley and Larry Holloway quartet 6:30-9pm

WED NOVEMBER 14 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

Restaurant guide

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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 American

Dickie O’Neals

(760) 202-1111

(760) 325-2600

36-200 Date Palm Dr Cathedral City

ajsonthegreen@gmail.com

Western Grill

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

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

Italian

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

American

Evaro 6-10pm 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) PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 Gwyneth, Monko & Christian Hutson of the Driftwood Singers 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

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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by Curtis Hendricks

Our Valley’s Education T

his week I am introducing not only myself, but the local school districts of our Coachella Valley. I am a mathematics resource teacher with a local private school. I have a great interest in education, and hope to spark the same interest in my readers. I hope to encourage the issues of local education in everyone.

Whether you have a son or daughter, niece or nephew, or grandchild, education should be important to you. I have three children attending local schools, which I am very pleased with. Here in our valley, we have three school districts that dedicate themselves to the educational success of every child. The three school districts share the entirety of the valley, splitting it into three educational zones.

The western most portion of our valley is educated by the Palm Springs Unified

School District (PSUSD). Established in 1958, PSUSD has grown to include sixteen elementary schools, five middle schools, four alternative education schools, and soon to have four high schools with the addition of Rancho Mirage High School opening in the 2013-2014 school year.

Mid-valley is educated by the Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD). In 1964, DSUSD became the school district of Indio and surrounding cities. DSUSD includes nineteen elementary schools, one charter elementary school, six middle schools, one charter middle school, four comprehensive high schools, two continuation high schools, one alternative education school, and a preschool. Our third and final educational mastermind is the Coachella Valley Unified School District (CVUSD). Created out of the Coachella Public Schools in the 1960s,

CVUSD has fourteen elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools, and one adult school.

According to the 2010 Census, approximately 90,000 plus children live in the Coachella Valley, which includes all children that are eighteen years of age and under. This number includes the nine incorporated cities, and many unincorporated cities in our little valley.

This number is also not including our growth over the last two years.

Our districts, schools, and teachers have a grand challenge to educating our children. The lives they educate today will possibly be our leaders tomorrow. So, let’s do our best to support our local schools, our challenged teachers, and the districts that organize the whole educational mess. Finally, for those of you who have

AR Metronomical Muse

uth Moir, the Coachella Valley’s matriarch in music education, is the president and founder of The Steinway Society of Riverside County and the Coachella Valley. This organization provides our community with 8 music programs, 5 of these are music education programs in the schools. The Society is committed to excellence in music education for all children.

It all started when Ruth was 32. This mother of 3 had just sent her youngest child to kindergarten. While they were at school, Ruth decided she would start a private musical education by studying classical guitar and voice. This evolved into a career of music for children culminating with an Emmy Nomination in 1980. Ruth combined music and nutrition for children. Among her credits were The Captain Kangaroo Show, Bill Cosby, Charles Shultz Peanuts and the John Davidson show, all on the CBS Network for 14 years in 82 markets.

Ruth was invited to join the San Francisco Children’s Theater, where she served as the Music Director for 8 years. The 80 year old Theater Group facilitated an annual calendar of 28 shows for the public children of San Francisco . Mrs. Moir fondly recalls a musical comedy she produced that was breaking the barriers on how to educate children through exposure to the arts. Her joy and passion for music education grew into a conviction that is obviously with her to this day.

“The effect of Music Education on the

growing mind is directly related to the development of the part of the brain we use for mathematics.” Ruth comments.

In 2000, Mr. and Mrs. Moir joined our Coachella Valley Community. It wasn’t long before she realized her music education antennae were not picking up enough signals on musical enrichment programs in the Coachella Valley Schools.

While at The Steinway Gallery in 2002 Mrs. Moir busied herself under the auspices of Steinway & Sons piano Company in New York, a name that communicates quality craftsmanship, performance and enrichment. She was be able to use the “Steinway” name in forming the “Steinway Society of Riverside County and the Coachella Valley”, a 501 c 3 non-profit organization to bring more music programs into the school.

The Society does not receive any funding from the Steinway Company. Fields Piano Company the Steinway Gallery in Santa Anna CA. provides the society with a Steinway “B” piano for their concerts. Gathered closely in line with prominent business people and in combination with retired teachers from

U.S.C. Music Department, The Steinway Society began its journey that is now in its eleventh year.

The Steinway Society has become the “go to” musical organization currently serving over 20,000 of our valleys children with quality music programs.

Existing programs have quadrupled in productivity in the past 5 years.

• The Base Program, Classics in Schools, features international artists and Steinway Festival Winners to perform for the students.

Donna Jiaras V.P. is the Chair Person of this program.

• The Annual Festival Piano Competition held at Xavier College Prep on Cook St. Open to 7-18 year olds, provides a unique opportunity for local students to participate with World Class Judges, have Master Classes, receive Study Awards and Performance Opportunities with $5,000 in prizes for 10 winners during a concert event held at the Annenberg Theater, P.S. Art Museum. James McCormick V.P. is the Chair Person of the Festival Competition and the Winners Concert.

• The Piano labs have dedicated classrooms in 5 schools. The Director and V.P. of Programs is Leslie Crichton Demuth.

• The Outreach Program provides private study with pianos in the home for the student. This program is privately funded! It consists of 11 outreach students and has 4 teachers.

• The Volunteer Docent Programs include

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children in our local schools, I encourage you to take whatever time you can and volunteer. Teachers need your help! But more importantly, your kids will flourish academically from your positive presence, just don’t embarrass them too much.

by Selma Grows Mr. McSymphony a music appreciation class written by Mr. Steve Battaglia who coordinates the program through the Coachella Valley. This program introduces the children to all types of music and music history of famous composers it is 12 years old. The Basics of An Orchestra Program created by Bob Poehling and Joe Giarrusso, teaches the children all the instruments in the orchestra and culminates with a visit from an ensemble of the Redlands Symphony Orchestra. A new pilot Ukulele Program is taught by Recording Secretary Jeanie Cunningham, at the James Madison School. This program made its debut on CBS. Channel 2. An annual Jazz workshop for all the Jazz bands in the valley will be on April 20th with the PSUSD. The chair of this event is Board member Roger King.

To Support the Coachella Valley’s own Steinway Society you can attend the next event at the Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs Art Museum on November 11 at 2:00pm. The Event is a FREE to attend “Outreach Students Showcase”.

You can also DONATE YOUR PIANO! Pianos in good condition are needed for deserving students. Call 760-341-4130 for more information, or To make a donation on please visit www.steinwayriverside.org.

Help us bring music to the children!

Support and Education for Local Music and Arts, Coachella valley Chapter 1. www.selmagrows.org

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by Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

Safety Tips

Fire prevention and flu prevention stages?

W

e just changed our smoke detector batteries with daylight savings this weekend for fire preventive measures. Flu season is among us and like fire prevention, it’s important to take cold/ flu preventive measures. Emergency rooms become saturated this time of year due to those with the flu. Unfortunately this may delay those that have significant health/ medical issues or injuries from getting treatment quickly according to Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.

Firefighting and fighting a cold or flu are very similar. Both start out small. Cold symptoms usually begin with a sore throat, which usually goes away after a day or two if caught and treated early. Fire’s start out small but develop rapidly if not caught early.

Let’s look at fires and colds and how they may look alike!

Incipient (fire). This first stage begins when heat, oxygen and a fuel source combine and have a chemical reaction resulting in fire. This is also known as “ignition” and is usually represented by a very small fire which hopefully goes out on its own before more severe stages are reached. Recognizing a fire in this stage provides your best chance at suppression or escape before it moves to the next stage!

Incipient (cold/Flu). The incipient stage is the beginning stage (or incubation period).

The incubation (or ignition) period is the time it takes for a person who has been exposed to the virus to become infected (or ignited). The Merck Manual’s Online

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Seventh Day Adventists and Vegetarianism

f you could live an extra ten years in life and be healthier by changing your diet, would you?

That is the question posed due to the results of a recent Loma Linda University study of 96,000 Seventh Day Adventists. Their ten-year study found that Adventists, who live a lifestyle that promotes vegetarianism, live 9.5 years longer if they are male and 6.1 years longer if they are female. They also found that Adventists/vegetarians are on average thirty pounds lighter than their meat eating counterparts.

Dr. Michael Greger used this study as the impedance to exploring the top killers of humans. Heart disease which is the leading killer was higher in meat eaters than vegetarians as proven in a 35 year follow-up study by the Harvard Nurses Health Study. The study showed how something as simple as eating a cup of oatmeal had the same beneficial results as jogging for four hours a week. Dr. Dean Ornish also showed how plaque in

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arteries could be reversed with a vegan diet. People with other health problems such as diabetes, cancers and Alzheimer’s all benefitted from a plant-based diet.

Does this mean that you must go ‘cold turkey’ on meat? Not necessarily.

It does point out that we humans need a balanced diet rich in plant-based foods.

Some plants are better than others due to high nutrient levels and phytochemicals.

Foods like broccoli, spinach, kale, pumpkin, tomatoes, bananas, pineapples and sweet potatoes count.

Beets, peanuts, beans, whole grains, berries and even dark chocolate are also great sources of nutrients that protect the body from an assortment of ailments. With any of these foods, choose organic as many fruits and vegetables are irradiated - another source of health ailments in humans.

No matter what you eat, stay well hydrated, exercise and rest to live happier, healthier and longer. www.ShareKitchen.org

Medical Library section on Influenza reports the incubation period may be from 1 to 4 days (first stage), averaging about 48 hours from exposure. If not caught early it goes to the next stage!

Free Burning (fire). – The growth stage is where the structures fire load and oxygen are used as fuel for the fire. This stage the fire starts rapidly spreading to other parts of the building exposing more damage. It is during this shortest of the stages when a deadly “flashover” can occur; the most destructive and dangerous. If not caught early it develops into the next stage!

Free Burning (cold/Flu). The U.S. Library of Medicine, defines communicability as the time it takes an infectious agent to be transmitted from an infected person to another person (spreading rapidly). Once infected with influenza type illnesses, the affected person may begin shedding the virus to others one day before signs and symptoms occur and continue to be contagious after symptoms begin. This makes prevention all but impossible at this stage of the disease.

Fully Developed (fire). When the growth stage has reached its max and all combustible materials have been ignited, a fire is considered fully developed. This is the hottest phase of a fire and the most dangerous for anybody trapped within.

It is completely involved and at this point efforts are generally focuses to protect any structures that may be endangered. At

this point we surround the fire and let the contents burn themselves out while pouring massive amounts of water on it.

Fully Developed (cold/Flu). At this point all you can do is ride it out and let the antibiotics perform their job as the virus is fully developed. Massive amounts of fluid are required. You generally cannot do much but rest, ride it out and protect exposures (others).

Like fires, prevention is key. The same goes for flu’s and colds, prevention!

How can I prevent flu or cold symptoms?

• The most important prevention measure for preventing colds and flu is frequent hand washing. Hand washing by rubbing the hands with warm soapy water for at least 20 seconds helps to slough germs off the skin.

• In addition to hand washing to prevent flu or cold symptoms, you can also get a flu vaccine to prevent seasonal influenza.

Seasonal flu activity in the United States generally peaks between late December and early March. Within two weeks of getting a flu vaccine, antibodies develop in the body and provide protection against flu. Children receiving the vaccine for the first time need two doses delivered one month apart.

• Antiviral medicine may also help prevent flu if you have been exposed to someone with flu symptoms.

• Check with your physician for additional prevention measures.

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Dale Gribow On The Law

November 8 to November 14, 2012

by Dale Gribow Attorney at Law

Knowing some of the tricks thieves use isthe best way to protect yourself against theft

A

thief starts off with a Booster bag which is a large bag with a false bottom. To use it you set it down over a slightly smaller bag or product.

The Booster Bag is Hollow and has a spring loaded bottom. When it is placed over another item, the spring loaded bottom secures the item about to be stolen and the thief walks away without anyone seeing anything.

This happens more often during the Holiday Season when stores are crowded and customers are placing their purse or other purchases on the ground while they are shopping and looking at something on the counter. It can also be used by placing the booster bag over a Gucci purse, for instance, and all of a sudden ….poof….. the purse disappears. It’s like magic. That is because it is the same principle that magicians use for some of their tricks.

Now that you know there is such a device hopefully you will think twice about where you set your purse or bag down in an airport, hotel, coffee shop, department store or anywhere else a thief might be

lurking.

Some thieves don’t need any equipment to steal. For instance a car can be stolen without obtaining the owner’s keys or hotwiring the car. The thief looks on the left front windshield for the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) number. They write the VIN number down and then go to the car dealership’s parts department and explain they own the car with that VIN number and they lost their keys. A new device to open the car will be provided to the thief… and then the rest is history.

Cell Phones are another popular target for thieves because they have private emails, bank account records, personal codes and passwords. Obtaining these items makes it easy to steal your money or ID. Our credit card information can also be stolen without taking the credit card.

The thieves have a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) device which is half the size of a laptop. When they walk by you in a restaurant, airport or store the card reading device, which costs less than $100, automatically steals your personal info

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off the credit card. The Radio Frequency Identification is a tiny chip in our credit and debit cards. If your card has the symbol of 4 waves )))) or says Pay Pass, Pay Wave or Blink it has RFID. At the same time the bad guys can transfer your personal information from the RFID onto a hotel credit card sized room key.

That room key is now a “credit card” which can be used to swipe and charge things against your card. To avoid this you can put your credit cards into a protective sleeve that has an aluminum lining. They can steal the same information off your passport at an airport so you should buy protective

sleeves for both.

With respect to credit cards when you receive them in the mail write “ASK FOR PHOTO ID” instead of signing your name.

That gives you one more level of insulation against the bad guys.

Thieves also wait in the parking lot at movie theatres and when you leave your car they break in and steal your registration and get the address of your home. They then burglarize it while you are watching the movie.

Crooks also steal Library cards and check out and charge DVD’s from the Library onto the card and then sell them on the internet.

If that happens you must contact the library to put a “hold” on your card.

There are phony casting agents who charge up front fees for auditions they promise to obtain for you. A real agent will not charge for this.

As they say “Forewarned is forearmed!!!!”

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

by Mike Livingston

Rory To “Just Do It” All The Way To Bank I

t seems like just yesterday when Tiger Woods shocked the sporting world with his endorsement deal with Phil Knight and Nike, Inc. that was to pay him $100 million for ten years….OMG, OMG, OMG! We would have texted back then….However, times change and paltry amounts like $100 million seem like chump change by today’s standards – at least when you’re talking about the star power associated with the biggest products in the biggest markets……Nike certainly fits that billing.

Remember too that it was Nike that did NOT bail on the once-shamed golfing star that once held as many sponsors as he seemingly held trophies however after a Thanksgiving weekend-gone-rye a few years ago, Tiger’s pristine image, reputation, family life, golfing world and yes, sponsorship income suffered dramatically. Gone were some of the companies that once couldn’t wait to jump on his bandwagon and become associated with all things “winning”……funny

how things change. Funny how public perception and the almighty dollar can sometimes lead to these snap decisions on whom we associate ourselves with. While so many of these were jumping ship, Nike remained……weathering the storm.

Now, with the advent of “a new breed”, as it were, Nike has again looked at the golf market as something ready to tap again and they have seen to dub Rory McIroy that next “it guy”….however, being somewhat more shrewd than other marketing gurus,

they’ve done more than just get behind another guy….they’ve gotten behind two….and created a great rivalry in the meantime. Manmade or not – it’s genius!

With the year Tiger just had on the course, winning three times and climbing the World Rankings back into the Top 5 and finishing in the top 5 in multiple majors this year, it looks as if striking while the iron is hot is a great idea. Rory is Rory and is as interesting as he is young, fearless and full of potential……enough potential for

Phil Knight to shell out between $200$250 million dollars, depending on who’s counting the last few pennies. But to hedge your bet by re-investing with your old standby – your war horse, poised for a “comeback” and marketing TWO players at the same time.....that’s just smart.

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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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of November 8

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The data that’s stored and disseminated on the Internet is unimaginably voluminous. And yet the 540 billion trillion electrons that carry all this information weigh about the same as a strawberry. I’d like to use this fun fact as a metaphor for the work you’re doing these days -- and the play, too. Your output is prodigious. Your intensity is on the verge of becoming legendary. The potency of your efforts is likely to set in motion effects that will last for a long time. And yet, to the naked eye or casual observer, it all might look as simple and light as a strawberry.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What if you have a twin sister or brother that your mother gave up for adoption right after you were born and never told you about? Or what if you have a soul twin you’ve never met -- a potential ally who understands life in much the same ways that you do? In either case, now is a time when the two of you might finally discover each other. At the very least, Taurus, I suspect you’ll be going deeper and deeper with a kindred spirit who will help you transform your stories about your origins and make you feel more at home on the planet.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I urged my readers to meditate on death not as the end of physical life, but as a metaphor for shedding what’s outworn. I then asked them to describe the best death they had ever experienced. I got a response that’s applicable to you right now. It’s from a reader named Judd: “My best death was getting chicken pox at age 13 while living in the Philippines.

My mother banished me to the TV room. I was uncomfortable but hyperactive, lonely and driven to agony by the awful shows. But after six hours, something popped. My suffering turned inside out, and a miracle bloomed. I closed my eyes and my imagination opened up like a vortex. Images, ideas, places, dreams, people familiar and strange -- all amazing, colorful, and vibrant -- flowed through my head. I knew then and there that no material thing on this Earth could hook me up to the source of life like my own thoughts. I was free!”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Conservationists are surprised by what has been transpiring in and around Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. The tigers that live there have changed their schedule.

Previously, they prowled around at all hours, day and night. But as more people have moved into the area, the creatures have increasingly become nocturnal. Researchers who have studied the situation believe the tigers are doing so in order to better coexist with humans. I suspect that a metaphorically similar development is possible for you, Cancerian. Meditate on how the wildest part of your life could adapt better to the most civilized part -- and vice versa. (Read more: tinyurl.com/ HumanTiger.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What is a dry waterfall?

The term may refer to the location of an extinct waterfall where a river once fell over a cliff but has since stopped flowing. Döda Fallet in Sweden is such a place. “Dry waterfall” may also signify a waterfall that only exists for a while after a heavy rain and then disappears again. One example is on Brukkaros Mountain in Namibia. A third variant shows up in Cliffs Beyond Abiquiu, Dry Waterfall, a landscape painting by Georgia O’Keeffe. It’s a lush rendering of a stark landscape near the New Mexico town where O’Keeffe lived. Soon you will have your own metaphorical version of a dry waterfall, Leo. It’s ready for you if you’re ready for it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are getting to where you need to be, but you’re still not there.

You have a good share of the raw materials you will require to accomplish your goal, but as of yet you don’t have enough of the structure that will make everything work. The in-between state you’re inhabiting reminds me of a passage from the author Elias Canetti: “His head is made of stars, but not yet arranged into constellations.” Your next assignment, Virgo, is to see what you can do about coalescing a

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Doctors used to believe that ulcers were caused by stress and spicy foods. But in the 1980s, two researchers named Barry Marshall and Robin Warren began to promote an alternative theory. They believed the culprit was H. pylori, a type of bacteria. To test their hypothesis, Marshall drank a Petri dish full of H. pylori. Within days he got gastric symptoms and underwent an endoscopy. The evidence proved that he and his partner were correct. They won a Nobel Prize for their work. (And Marshall recovered just fine.) I urge you to be inspired by their approach, Libra.

Formulate experiments that allow you to make practical tests of your ideas, and consider using yourself as a guinea pig.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is not prime time for you to rake in rewards, collect hard-earned goodies, and celebrate successes you’ve been building towards for a long time. It’s fine if you end up doing those things, but I suspect that what you’re best suited for right now is getting things started. You’ll attract help from unexpected sources if you lay the groundwork for projects you want to work on throughout 2013. You’ll be in alignment with cosmic rhythms, too. Your motto comes from your fellow Scorpio, writer Robert Louis Stevenson: “Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): On a beach, a man spied a pelican that was barely moving.

Was it sick? He wanted to help. Drawing close, he discovered that ants were crawling all over it. He brushed them off, then carried the bird to his car and drove it to a veterinarian. After a thorough examination, the doctor realized the pelican was suffering from a fungus that the ants had been eating away -- and probably would have removed completely if the man hadn’t interfered. Moral of the story: Sometimes healing takes place in unexpected ways, and nature knows better than we do about how to make it happen. Keep that in mind during the coming weeks, Sagittarius.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A farmer in Japan found a 56-leaf clover. Well, actually, he bred it in his garden at home. It took effort on his part.

Presumably, it provided him with 14 times the luck of a mere four-leaf clover. I don’t think your good karma will be quite that extravagant in the coming week, Capricorn, but there’s a decent chance you’ll get into at least the 16-leaf realm. To raise your odds of approaching the 56-leaf level of favorable fortune, remember this: Luck tends to flow in the direction of those who work hard to prepare for it and earn it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The largest bell in the world is located in Moscow, Russia. Called the Tsar Bell, it’s made of bronze, weighs 445,170 pounds, and is elaborately decorated with images of people, angels, and plants. It has never once been rung in its 275 years of existence. Is there anything comparable in your own life, Aquarius? Some huge presence that has never actually been used? The time is near when that stillness may finally come to an end. I suggest you decide how this will occur rather than allowing fate to choose for you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you interested in experiencing a close brush with a holy anomaly or a rowdy blessing or a divine wild card? If not, that’s perfectly OK. Just say, “No, I’m not ready for a lyrical flurry of uncanny grace.” And the freaky splendor or convulsive beauty or mystical mutation will avoid making contact with you, no questions asked. But if you suspect you might enjoy communing with a subversive blast of illumination -- if you think you could have fun coming to terms with a tricky epiphany that blows your mind -- then go out under the night sky and whisper a message like this: “I’m ready for you, sweetness. Find me.”

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When skin in exposed to dramatic temperature changes, the effects are even worse. Dryness is amplified when we compensate for the cold outdoor weather by cranking up the heat indoors. It’s this time of year patients with skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis start to see a flare. Even those with generally healthy skin see and increase in dryness and flaking.

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