Text by Jorie Parr. Photos by Gordon Parr.

A capacity crowd celebrated the second annual Broken Glass Awards dinner at the LaQuinta Resort. It was the night before the Oscars and members of the Palm Springs Women in Fil

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Text by Jorie Parr. Photos by Gordon Parr.

The latest addition to the Palm Springs Walk of Stars honors Albert Frey, arguably the most revered architect in city history. His star is embedded at 300 South Palm Canyon Dr. alongside an historic building by a colleague, E. Stewart Williams.

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Dontcha just wish you could have your own chef and kitchen staff? You could make sure you had really fabulous meals in your comfy dining room and linger for hours gossiping with your friends. Of course your chef would use only the finest, freshest local ingredients. The wine guy would make sure you had the good stuff, but at a reasonable cost because he’s buddies with all of the important winemakers in California. Your waitstaff would anticipate your every need and desire before you even dreamed… Continue

By Jorie Parr. Photos by Maile Klein.

Robin Montgomery, one of the best liked and most egalitarian women in greater Palm Springs society, was named Angel of the Year recently. Honoring her was the outstanding Angel View Crippled Children’s Foundation, which has 19 residentia… Continue

Hotel Zoso Launches a Sophisticated Supper Club


Text by Jorie Parr. Photos by Gordon Parr.

“Relatively Singing…An Evening of Cabaret and Sibling Revelry” kicked off the new ZLounge on February 13, 2010 in the heart of Palm Springs. A pa

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And 10 Things You Never Knew About Artist Shag

By Jorie Parr. Photos by Gordon Parr

Jay and MiShell Nailor are key figures in the Modernism movement in this desert city, with their M Modern Gallery a standout on the scene. They celebrated 2010

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"Torodoodle by Nat Reed."

Artist Nat Reed was present at the opening reception at M Modern Gallery in Palm Springs Friday evening (2/12/10).The gallery, located at 2500 North Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, California features his works as well as many others

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Text by Jorie Parr. Photo by Gordon Parr.

JoSH AGle, painter laureate of Palm Springs, now has a retail store at 725 North Palm Canyon, next to the Trio restaurant. Jay Nailor of M Modern Gallery, launching a soft opening from midFebruary 2010, thinks that the solo SHAG operation will be a shoo-in for walk… Continue

Charm Annenberg Audience in Palm Springs

By Jorie Parr. Photo by Gordon Parr.

“I have to be happy and quiet in my life” to work. Composer Jake Heggie summed it up for all creative types, during an ebullient and enlightening program at the Annenberg theater in the Palm Springs Art Museum. It was the third… Continue