As a racecar driver, Danica Patrick broke barriers and set records with her on-track performance. With her racing career behind her, Danica looks to her next chapter as she focuses on her passions: good food, great wine, fitness and helping others achieve their goals.
Join your host, accomplished film director Petra Haffterra, for an evening of film, romance, and a French inspired L' Amitié Table Dinner. The evening begins at the Camelot Theatres in the Palm Springs Cultural Center where you will be treated to an appertif as you enjoy the romantic romp Paris Can Wait, featuring Diane Liane as a married woman waking to all life has to offer. Then follow your host to a private residence where you will dine at a French inspired L' Amitié Table Dinner prepared by Chef Ric.
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins is an English actress, best-selling author, accomplished producer and columnist. She will discuss her amazing life and career and share some fascinating backstage stories from her many years in Hollywood.
The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival is an annual celebration of writers, books, readers, and ideas! The City of Rancho Mirage, California will welcome authors and readers to the Rancho Mirage Public Library. Writers will talk about their books, their source of ideas, and the mechanics of writing for publication.
Andrea Bernstein is the Peabody Award–winning cohost of the acclaimed WNYC/ProPublica podcast Trump, Inc., which won the prestigious 2019 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University award. In addition to broadcast appearances on outlets including PBS NewsHour, CNN, and Fresh Air, her work has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, New York, the Guardian, and on NPR.
Tembi Locke—actor, mom, author, advocate, chef’s wife and now young widow—is passionate about two things: the power of storytelling as a tool to inspire meaningful connection, and savoring the flavors, food and kitchen wisdom from her favorite place in the world, Sicily. Tembi's advocacy work stems from her personal experience as a long-term cancer caregiver and focuses on families facing illness, community building and sharing inspiration when it matters most.
The Rancho Mirage Speaker Series Commission is excited to bring legendary NFL Quarterback, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Four-Time Super Bowl Champion, and Three-Time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana. Widely considered the best NFL quarterback of all time, Joe Montana personifies performance excellence and personal integrity both on and off the field. Yet the word most closely associated with him is not winner — it’s leader.
The Desert Woman's Show is the perfect escape from your busy week. Grab your girlfriends, sister, daughter or mom and relax and enjoy inspiring speakers, great shopping finds and an exhibit hall filled with products and services ranging from the latest in beauty, weight-loss and anti-aging to desert fashions and accessories.
Award-winning sportscaster, currently with MLB Network, where he does play-by-play and hosts an interview show called Studio 42 with Bob Costas. He is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports from 1980 through 2018, and for many Emmy awards.
Annie Griffiths Whether she's traversing the desert alongside Bedouin nomads or falling in with English country gentlemen staging a beauty pageant for rodents, Annie Griffiths has a habit of uncovering the humorous, the heartwarming, and the universal, even in the strangest of places.
Bob Woodward gained international attention when he and Carl Bernstein uncovered the Watergate scandal in 1973. Since then, Watergate’s theme of secret government has driven Woodward’s tough but fair and non-partisan reporting.
Modernism Week highlights midcentury modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. Now in its 16th year, the annual 11-day festival features numerous events including the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale and tours of iconic homes.
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