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Spring Events: Coming Soon!
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02.20.10 - 05.30.10
Art Museum - Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner
Palm Springs Art Museum - 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs
ANNENBERG WING
03.12.10 - 04.04.10
A Perfect Relationship
A play by Doric Wilson. Directed by Jim Strait
The Thorny Theater
2500 N. Palm Canyon Drive #A4
www.thornytheater.com/
Through 05.16.10
The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies
Guest headliners are: Rita Coolidge, February 9 to March 27; and Mary Wilson, March 30 to May 16. Plaza Theatre
128 South Palm Canyon Drive (760) 327-0225
Weekly on Thursday evenings - 6pm to 10pm
Palm Springs Village Fest
Every Thursday evening, Downtown Palm Springs transforms into a diverse array of artists, artisans, entertainers, and purveyors of fresh fruits and veggies, flowers, jewelry, snacks and sweets.
03.19.10 - 03.20.10
An Evening with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin
McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts
73000 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 340-ARTS
03.26.10
Lorna Luft Celebrates her Mother Judy Garland
The Legend - The Music - The Memories
Songs My Mother Taught Me
McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts
73000 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 340-ARTS
04.01.10
Melissa Etheridge in concert
THE SHOW at the Agua Caliente Casino
Corner of Bob Hope Drive and Ramon Road in Rancho Mirage
04.09.10
Cyndi Lauper
THE SHOW at the Agua Caliente Casino
Corner of Bob Hope Drive and Ramon Road in Rancho Mirage
04.09.10 - 04.09.10
Palm Springs White Party Spring Break 2010
Indigo Girls, Uh Huh Her, Katy Perry. More talent added daily.
www.jeffreysanker.com
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Spring has Sprung!
Come out and join us for some
naked fun in the sun!
It's barely Mid-March but Spring has definitely sprung in Palm Springs. The Jasmine is in bloom, the Citrus trees are about to bloom, and the wildflowers are coming up everywhere.
I love mornings in March and April. Every day, I get up, get dressed (it's still a bit too cool in the early morning not to), and go out to set up breakfast. I am greeted by the wonderful scent of jasmine and the songs of birds. OK. So maybe the Mockingbirds have a tendency to sing 24-7 this time of year, but it's still nice.
Anyway, once the sun's full up, it's warm enough to sit in the sun by the pool (which is nice and warm) and enjoy the view (of the mountains and/or the other guys sunning by the pool).
Made plans to join us yet?
If not, now's the time!
Call us at 800-732-7555.
There are still rooms left for White Party, Coachella and Easter Weekend!
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March Eye Candy:
Ginger Men!
In Honor of
St. Patrick's Day
(and fair haired men, whether they be Irish
or not)!
Stephen and I just returned from Detroit, and from his induction into the St. Andrew's Society - a heritage and service organization for people of Scottish ancestry.
Stephen is descended from a long line of Scots on both sides of his family, and carries the Boyd surname - well-known among Scots. But his heritage is not just Scottish. Rather, like most Americans of Western European descent, he is descended from a broad melting pot of people that includes the English, Scotch-Irish, French, Canadian, and Irish.
I share a similar background, although my own mix is a made up of English, German, Scottish, Scotch-Irish and Irish.
With that in mind, I felt it was entirely appropriate for us to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and our mutual Irish heritage with a special tribute to fair haired men, no matter what their particular lineage.
I hope everyone enjoys the eye candy and joins us in a virtual toast in honor of St. Patrick's Day (and fair-haired men)! After all, there's an old saying that everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day!
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Discover our
"Best of Both Worlds" Package!
ONLY $499.00
Discover Palm Springs' two dramatically different natural environments, all in the course of a single weekend!
Explore ancient Palm Groves on the valley floor (just 472 ft above sea level), see the diverse array of desert flora and fauna at the Living Desert, and spend the day hiking through the sub-Alpine Forests at the top of Mount San Jacinto (10,384 ft above sea level)!
Our "Best of Both Worlds" package includes: three nights accommodations, expanded continental breakfast, two tickets to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, two admissions to the Living Desert, and two passes to the Palm Springs Art Museum!
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Stephen and His Dad in front of the Antique Doors his Dad Restored.  |
Out and About, and Back Again!
A quick trip back to my husband's hometown just North of Detroit, Michigan last week reminded us both how much we love living in Palm Springs! (To the point that we practically kissed the ground when our plane landed at the Palm Springs International Airport.) It was a nice visit overall, and it was good to see family, but we are definitely happy to be back (and enjoying daytime high temperatures that are in the high seventies and low eighties).
Not that there's anything wrong with other parts of the country. The United States is full of an incredible diversity of landscapes and climates, and there's something wonderful about all of them. View of the street in front of Stephen's mom's house....  | The foot or so of snow in Michigan was pretty (as long as we didn't have to actually go out in it or shovel sidewalks), and the cold weather was not nearly as unbearable as we'd thought it might be. But we are definitely spoiled, and although we already knew that, the trip served as a powerful reminder for us.
Nor were the reminders limited to the weather. There was also the fact that our airport is so easy to get into and out of, and the fact that it's just a couple of miles from downtown and our Inn. Most metropolitan areas (including Detroit) require a 45 to 90 minute drive to even get to the airport, then another hour or so to negotiate check-in and security. The Palm Springs International Airport is both close, and convenient.
We were also reminded that most communities are not nearly as open and accepting as our small Southern California town. We've lived in Palm Springs long enough to take the fact that we are an openly gay couple for granted. You'll find gay couples walking arm in arm or hand in hand pretty much any day you happen to drive downtown in Palm Springs. And nobody looks askance or says a thing. Our community is threaded into our local community at every level. So much so that it really isn't something people even have to think about.
So here we are. Happy to be back and happier to be spoiled!
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