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Palm Springs WIFT Stages Smashing Broken Glass Awards Event

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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Added by Gordon Parr on March 8, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

FASHION FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL…A NEW PAIRING

TO SHOWCASE INSPIRED UP AND COMING CHEFS

PAIRED WITH THE MASTERY OF CULINARY LEGENDS

PALM DESERT, CA…March 2, 2010 – Fashion Food & Wine…A New Pairing will gather the brightest and most inspired chefs from California for two extraordinary days of demonstrations, award-winning cuisine and Wine Spectator highly rated varietals. “The Most Anticipated Week of the Year”…Fashion Week El Paseo launches March 21 with a spectacular week of nightly fashion shows, El Paseo in-store ev… Continue

Added by Gordon Parr on March 3, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Albert Frey - Palm Springs Star Architect

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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Added by Gordon Parr on March 1, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Robin Montgomery is Angel of the Year in Greater Palm Springs

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

Added by Gordon Parr on February 23, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Idyllwild Arts Summer Adult Program

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Added by Gordon Parr on February 19, 2010 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Dining in the Desert: La Quinta's New Star

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

Added by Janet Newcomb on February 18, 2010 at 10:21am — 1 Comment

Singing Sisters Rock ZLounge Opening in Palm Springs

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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Added by Gordon Parr on February 14, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

M Modern Gallery - Modernism Central in Palm Springs

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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Added by Gordon Parr on February 14, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Classic Cars now available in Watercolors Local Artist Diane Morgan Will Exhibit Works at Concour…

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Added by Gordon Parr on February 10, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Nat Reed at M Modern Gallery

"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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Added by Gordon Parr on February 9, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Vicki's View....

Back again, with more views and opinions, strictly my own; what I am best known for....having an opinion! I just read the funniest thing...there is a book called Richest Man In The Town and the author is, W.Randall Jones, so go to his amusing site, www.richestmanintown.com… Continue

Added by Vicki on February 6, 2010 at 12:51am — No Comments

Composer Jake Heggie and Soprano Suzanna Guzman

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

Added by Gordon Parr on February 4, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Shag The Store

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

Added by Gordon Parr on February 4, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Evening Under The Stars - 2010

“THE MUSIC OF ABBA” TO DAZZLE FANS AT AIDS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM’S LEGENDARY ‘EVENING UNDER THE STARS’ GALA. Amazing International ABBA Show Band to Headline.

PHOTO COURTESY OF O'BAYLEY COMMUNICATIONS, PALM SPRINGS, CA

Evening Under the Stars, the 17th annual gala event to benefit AI

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Added by Gordon Parr on February 4, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Fashion Week El Paseo

FASHION WEEK EL PASEO TURNS 5 WITH A NEW PAIRING: “FASHION FOOD & WINE” “The Most Anticipated Week of the Year!” PALM DESERT, CA — The fifth annual Fashion Week El Paseo will unfold in Palm Desert with a delectable new addition: Fashion Food & Wine (March 22-28, 2010). The venture will pair everyone’s favorite passions — seeing the best in fashion design and enjoying impeccably prepared food with ultra-premium champagnes Schramsberg and Piper Heidsieck, as well as some of the world’s… Continue

Added by Gordon Parr on February 3, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

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Added by Nicholas Snow on February 1, 2010 at 3:28am — No Comments

21st PSIFF - Two Brunches and a Lunch.

The Lunch Scene at Spencer's. Jorie Parr. Photos by Gordon Parr It might be possible to attend a film festival without seeing a movie and still have a good time. Not that we’d ever do that, of course, but it was marvelous fun to be invited to the French Consulate and Chilean breakfasts, as well as to the… Continue

Added by Gordon Parr on January 22, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Closing Night at the 21st Palm Springs International Film Festival

Raindrops and Roast Beef By Jorie Parr. Photos by Gordon Parr. There’s something exciting about a party with a little risk, and with an outdoor extravaganza in January, even in Palm Springs, it’s chancy. We rushed downtown from the closing night film, “The Lightkeepers,” through a light rain to the Spa R… Continue

Added by Gordon Parr on January 19, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

PSIFF

Capsule Review Queen to Play French director Caroline Bottaro’s first attempt at directing was a smash hit (1/15/10) at PSIFF. The rather shy young lady accepted the applause with a slight bow. Casting Kevin Kline, she said, made her feel “like a child at Christmas.” She never dreamed she’d have an actor of his caliber in her first film. And besides, he speaks French. When asked about the use of chess as a theme, she remarked that the book by Bertina Henrichs had intrigued her. The suggestion o… Continue

Added by Gordon Parr on January 19, 2010 at 10:17am — No Comments

PSIFF

Photo courtesy of PSIFF Capsule Reviews “Hipsters” “Style conquers all fear” is a line to remember from “Hipsters,” the colorful musical from Russia. Set in 1955 Moscow where the conforming hue is a sort of gray blue, it focuses on a gaggle of young people, Americaphiles all, who rebel. Bravely wearing c… Continue

Added by Gordon Parr on January 14, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments