Sunday Sounds has drawn thousands to its concerts over more than a decade This season the series is going virtual, with the Palm Desert Library presenting each week's concert on their YouTube channel, where it will then stream for one week.
Meet the artists who are redefining the tradition of knit and crochet, bringing yarn out of the house and into the world. Reinventing our relationship with this colorful tradition, YARN weaves together wool graffiti artists, circus performers, and structural designers into a visually-striking look at the women who are making a creative stance while building one of modern art's hottest trends.
The Palm Desert Public Art Documentary Film Series continues its season with an online discussion of Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child. In his short career, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the Lower East Side scene, sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200, and became best friends with Andy Warhol.
Everyone is welcome at El Paseo Cruise Night, with or without a classic car! The cool, shiny, lovingly cared-for cars begin arriving around 2 p.m. at the upper level of […]
The annual Coachella Valley Wildflower Festival returns in March with a mix of online activities and individualized outdoor challenges designed to raise awareness of the Coachella Valley’s many wildflowers while encouraging people to explore and support the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.
Palm Desert’s Art Documentary Film Series wraps up its 13th season with an online screening and discussion of Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist. British surrealist Leonora Carrington was a key part of the surrealist movement during its heyday in Paris and yet, until recently, remained a virtual unknown in the country of her birth.
Desert X is a free art installation event with artwork exhibited at multiple locations throughout the Coachella Valley. Desert X explores the desert as both a place and idea, acknowledging the realities of people who reside here and the political, social, and cultural contexts that shape their stories.
WildLights will return to The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens – with a spring twist! Nightly, March 15-28, 2021, WildLights of Spring, will delight guests of all ages with light displays, delicious fare, and memorable moments.
The American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (AmDocs) celebrates and promotes documentary film--and the independent filmmakers who bring knowledge and awareness through their stories about real people and issues.
When the ANA Inspiration returns in April, it will mark the 50th anniversary of this important major LPGA tournament at the Dinah Shore Tournament course at Mission Hills Country Club, but without ticketed spectators in attendance. Even non-golfers know this tournament, made famous by Amy Alcott's jump into Poppie's Pond in 1988, a celebratory act repeated by champions ever since.
Join The Gardens on El Paseo when they host Hop into Spring- Photos with the Easter Bunny. Young visitors will have an opportunity to meet and have their photo taken with the Easter Bunny while donating to a great cause.
The YMCA of the Desert invites you to drive, walk or bike down El Paseo to enjoy their Drive By Egg Hunt. Large, wooden cut out Easter eggs will decorate the street, and will be easily visible by car or on foot.
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