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Entertainment February-March 2010
Paul Ryan Interview
Paul Ryan Interview
Paul-Ryan-002Paul Ryan, General Manager of Fantasy Springs Hotel Casino

Monday, March 1, 2010
Fantasy Springs Casino

Indio, California

Interview by Lisa Robyn Lawrence
Photographs by Cathy Jardine

Fantasy Springs General Manager Paul Ryan started his career with the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City in the late 1970s. Starting as consultant, he next took over the position of food and beverage manager, rising steadily in position and responsibility. Ryan worked for the Golden Nugget for the next five ye

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Opera for Haiti
Opera for Haiti
Opera-for-Haiti-002HSunday, 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 Pal

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Sinbad
Sinbad Pays Off in Laughs
SinbadSaturday, 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 w

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Oscar Wilde Hero of New Play
Oscar Wilde Hero of New Play

WildePeople2010-170-1ASmallGay 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
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David Cook
David Cook Wows Morongo
David CookSaturday, 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.

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Living Desert
Brew at the Zoo
Bebe the Leopard TortoiseWednesday, 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.

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Don’t Miss WILDE PEOPLE
Don’t Miss WILDE PEOPLE

WP Dress RehearsalSmallDon’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.

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Big Show at IPAC
Big Show Live
The Big Show LiveSaturday, 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 Saturda

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Fleet Easton
‘The Fleet Easton Show’
Fleet EastonSunday, February 28, 2010

Embassy Suites
Palm Desert, California


Story by Renee Vargas

On Sunday, Feb. 28, the Well in the Desert presents the “Ultimate Entertainer” Fleet Easton at the Embassy Suites in Palm Desert, near Palm Springs, California.

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Frankie Randall
‘Last Call at Jilly’s’
Frankie RandallFrankie Randall and Friends


Wednesday, February 17, 2010
McCallum Theatre
Palm Desert, California


Story by Lisa Robyn Lawrence
Photos by Pat Krause

For more Pat Krause photos of ‘Last Call at Jilly’s’, click here.

History was made Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert near Palm Springs California. Musical legend Frankie Randall of recording, television and Big Screen fame masterfully orchestrated an evening that will forever be emblazoned in the hearts and memorie

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Baseball
Coyotes Nip Birds
CWLSaturday, February 20, 2010
Palm Springs Stadium
Palm Springs, California


Story by Palm Springs Power Baseball

The Palm Desert Coyotes re-established control of the California Winter League standings by way of a 6-5 win over Coachella Valley, and a 9-6 Canada win over Palm Springs. ...
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Baseball
Chill Rallies Past Coyotes
CWLFriday, February 19,

Palm Springs Stadium
Palm Springs California


Story by Palm Springs Power Baseball

Canada used a great pitching performance to beat Coachella Valley 6-2, while Palm Springs came back from deficits of 4-1 and 5-4 to down Palm Desert 6-5.

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‘Love is Evol’
'Love is Evol'
Christopher TitusSunday, February 14, 2010

Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
Cabazon, California


Story by Vanessa Likens
Photos by Cathy Jardine

For more Cathy Jardine photos of Christopher Titus, click here.

Backed by Comedy Central, Christopher Titus was the featured comic act at Morongo Casino in Cabazon near Palm Springs, Californa, on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14.



He has appeared on many shows. He draws from the trials of his own life, warts and all, as a part of his act. His show “Love is
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Dinner with Adrienne Barbeau
Dinner with Adrienne Barbeau

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Have Dinner with Adrienne Barbeau
at
Ingleside Inn, Palm Springs, Ca
on March 2, 2010

 

Story by Lisa Robyn Lawrence

 

On March 2, 2010 Mel Haber owner of Melvyn's Restaurant in Palm Springs unveils the third celebrity dinner event in his Dinner with a Celebrity Author series, this time hosting Ms. Adrienne Barbeau, star of television, film and Broadway. With the first two Dinner with a Celebrity Author events being tremendous successes, Carol Channing and Tony Curtis, Ms. Ba

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Greek Festival
It’s All Greek to Me
14th Annual Greek FestivalSaturday and Sunday, February 13-14, 2010

St. George Greek Orthodox Church
Palm Desert, California

Story and photos by Denise Ortuno Neil

To see a photo slideshow of the Greek Festival by Allen Lawrence, click here.

The 14th Annual Palm Desert Greek Festival took place at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church, February 13 and 14, in Palm Desert, near Palm Springs California.

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Baseball
California Winter League Tied Up
CWL-003Friday, February 12, 2010

Palm Springs Stadium
Palm Springs, California


Story by Palm Springs Power Baseball

Both California Winter League games ended in ties on Friday, Feb. 12, at Palm Springs Stadium.

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'The Golden Gays'
‘The Golden Gays’
The Golden Gays LogoFebruary 5-7, 2010

Temple Isaiah
Palm Springs, California


Story by Denise Ortuno Neil

A spoof on the famed television show “The Golden Girls,” took the stage at Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs, California, Feb. 5-7, humorously titled “The Golden Gays.”

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Tickets Fore Charity
TICKETS Fore CHARITY™
Jon Gordon, CEO of Clemmy's Ice Cream, and Tamara Moreno, executive director for the Inland Empire Chapter of JDRFThursday, February 11, 2010

Mission Hills Country Club
Rancho Mirage, California


Story and photos by Pat Krause

For more Pat Krause photos of the event, click here.

The Kraft Nabisco LPGA held an ice cream social on Thursday, Feb. 11, to announce its TICKETS Fore CHARITY™ program for the 2010 upcoming LPGA Championship at Mission Hills Country Club. The social was held on the lawn near the 18th hole. Members of the media, Rancho Mirage City Council, club members, local high school golfers

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'A Chorus Line'
Review of 'A Chorus Line'
Jack Lyons Theatre ReviewBroadway Classic Musical Kicks Up Heels in Palm Springs


January 29-February 14, 2010
Palm Canyon Theatre
Palm Springs, California

Story by Palm Springs Guides Theatre & Cinema Critic/Reviewer Jack Lyons

“A Chorus Line,” one of the most-produced musicals in the world, is once again in “revival mode.” This time, the show is being presented at The Palm Canyon Theatre, the flagship theatre of Palm Springs, for the second time in five years.




The score by Marvin Hamlisch with lyr
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Fireside Lounge
Fireside Lounge
The Palm Springs LocalFireside Lounge

Palm Springs, California
Monday, February 1, 2010

By "The Palm Springs Local" Denise Ortuno Neil

The dark, ominous exterior of the Fireside Lounge in Palm Springs, California, might look a little creepy at first.



Echoes and Reflections
Echoes and Reflections

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Indio Performing Art Center (IPAC)
February 5, 2010


Story and photos by Allen Lawrence

To see more photos by Allen Lawrence, click here.

Valerie-Jean Hume birthed a new experience last night at Indio Performing Arts Center in Indio, Ca. “VJ” as her loyal fans and friends call her, wrote and directed her own one-woman show “Echoes and Reflections” to the delight of the near capacity audience. Billed as a “New Kind of Cabaret,” “Echoes and Reflections” was in deed unique and engrossi

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