Sunday, March 14, 2010

Palm Desert Oasis Seventh-day Adventist Church
Palm Desert, California

Story by Renee Vargas
Posters by Celina Gentry

Celina Gentry of Indio has single-handedly organized a benefit concert for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. It will be held at the Palm Desert Oasis Seventh-day Adventist Church near Palm Springs, California, at 7 p.m.,  Sunday, March. The church is located at 74-200 Country Club Drive at the corner of at Portola Avenue Country Club Drive in Palm Desert.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa
Cabazon, California

Story by Mika Young
Photographs by Cathy Jardine

For more Cathy Jardine photos of Sinbad at Morongo Casino, click here.

While the Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon near Palm Springs, California, is known to draw record-breaking crowds for a chance to win big at its world-class gaming casino, those of us who made it out to experience comedian Sinbad on Saturday, March 6, were among the evening’s biggest winners. Our payout: nonstop laughter!

Gay Icon “OSCAR WILDE” the Hero of New Play
Indio Performing Arts Center
Indio, CA, March 7, 2010

The other night the play “WILDE PEOPLE” opened at Indio Performing Arts Center to rave reviews and much a claim. “WILDE PEOPLE,” an original play by Valerie-Jean (VJ) Hume, has made its debut locally at the Indio Performing Arts Center. It continues its presentation here through March 21st.

“Very exciting!” enthuses writer director VJ Hume. “The gay community needs heroes, and Oscar Wilde was one of the first. This show is about his wit, brilliance, and creativity—not about the angst or problems that so many writers have used as their themes.  It’s FUN!” The production takes the form of a revue, with the acting done in the high style of Wilde’s theatre in the late 1800s.  It uses the best lines and scenes of Wilde’s writing.”

“WILDE PEOPLE” is a celebration of the life and work of British playwright Oscar Wilde burst onto our local theatrical scene, with its World Premiere, here in the Coachella Valley.
The show can be seen Saturday nights at 7:30 PM, or Sunday Matinees at 3:00. IPAC producer David Clinton-Reid has announced that ticket prices have been slashed, in accord with these economic times, to $15. for adults, and senior/student prices of $10.

The Indio Performing Arts Center is located at 45-175 Fargo Street, at the corner of Indio Boulevard, one block west of Jackson Street in Indio.

“The gay community has to support this play,” Hume says, “to send a message to theatrical producers that this kind of production is what they want, and will support!”

Tickets can be reserved at IPAC: (760) 775-5200

For more information about Indio Performing Arts Center (IPAC), click here.

For more information about Wilde People, click here.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Morongo Casino Resort Spa
Cabazon, California

Story by Lisa Robyn Lawrence
Photos by Catherine Jardine

For more Cathy Jardine photos of David Cook, click here.

When David Cook and his band took the stage at Morongo Casino Resort Spa in Cabazon just outside of Palm Springs, California, the crowd of adoring women were at the verge of hysteria, shrieking and screaming in delight.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Living Desert
Palm Desert, California

Story and photos by Denise Ortuno Neil

The Living Desert Zoo and Botanical Gardens held their first annual “Brew at the Zoo” on Wednesday, Feb, 24 in Palm Desert, near Palm Springs, California.

Don’t Miss WILDE PEOPLE

It is likely that you have heard of Oscar Wilde, but do you really know who Oscar Wilde is and how he has affected your life? No, Oscar Wilde was not the inventor of the hot dog, nor was he the leader of the Wilde Bunch...  Wilde did however, invent or possibly better said, reinvent comedy in the theater.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Indio Performing Arts Center
Indio, California

Story by Denise Ortuno Neil
Photos by Cathy Jardine

To see more Cathy Jardine Photos of “The Big Show Live/Talk Dirty to Me,” click here.

You know a comedy show is good when you’re in your car driving home from it and you start laughing about one of the sketches that just you saw. That was my experience after seeing “The Big Show Live/Talk Dirty to Me,” at the Indio Performing Arts Center, on Saturday, Feb. 20. The audience packed into the theater for the sold-out show ready for some hard-core laughs and “The Big Show” delivered.