New Sculptures Debut on El Paseo
a publication
of the
City of Palm Desert
January/February
2013
What’s Inside
International Sports Festival
and Senior Games
Share Your Thoughts
on Palm Desert’s
Concerts in the Park
Neighborhoods Invited
to Participate
in City’s Emergency Radio
Program
Documentary Film Series
Showcases Public Art
Palm Desert Honors
International Holocaust
Remembrance Day
Remember Rules of the Road
for Golf Carts
2013 Calendars Are Here
Holiday Greeting Card
Recycling
A spinning “Sunflower” made of bicycle wheels; a colorful
“Rocket” that started out as a sea kayak; and a “Hot Metal
Flower Bouquet” created
from a Jaguar engine, hub
caps, and fire extinguishers
– these are just a few of
the fanciful and thoughtprovoking sculptures that
have recently been installed
on El Paseo as part the
2013/2014 El Paseo
Invitational Exhibition.
The public is invited
to a f re e c e re m o ny
celebrating the new
exhibition on Monday,
January 7 at 6 p.m. at
The Gardens on El Paseo,
73545 El Paseo. Featured
artists will be introduced on the lawn in front of Saks Fifth Avenue.
Palm Desert’s Art in Public Places Commission selected
the 18 artworks from among scores of artists who submitted
their work for consideration. The 2013/2014 exhibition includes
works from local Coachella Valley artists as well sculptures
created by international artists from Canada and Israel. This year’s
exhibition even features a
work by a Hollywood star
– “Handstand” created by
actor Daniel Stern, who
starred in City Slickers,
Diner, and Home Alone and was the narrator’s voice on the Wonder Years.
The artworks will be displayed on pads in the El Paseo median for two years.
Docent-led walking tours feature the Exhibition’s sculptures and the City’s public
art collection. These tours are free and open to the public.
The popular El Paseo Invitational Exhibition and the City’s extensive public art
collection are reasons why the City of Palm Desert has been named one of five art
destination cities in America by Southwest Art Magazine. For more information
or to schedule a tour, please call 760-346-0611, ext. 664 or visit
www.palmdesertart.org.
etc.
Palm Desert International
Sports Festival
and Senior Games
The
City has established
an Afterhours Hotline –
760-833-7998 – so that
residents can conveniently
report problems with
short-term rentals in their
neighborhoods when City
Hall is closed (during regular business hours,
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, please
call Code Compliance at 760-346-0611, ext. 360).
Rental Afterhours Hotline: 760-833-7998
The City’s annual
Student Art and
Essay Contest will
be featured in the
Palm Desert Community Gallery from February
14 – April 12. This year’s theme is American Idols:
Who is Your Role Model?
Information: 760-346-0611,
ext. 663
The City has office space and community
rooms available at the Portola Community
Center. The office space is available at the highly
competitive rate of $1 per square foot per month.
Meeting space is available to local nonprofits and
community groups for one time or
monthly use at no charge.
Information: 760-346-0611,
ext. 331
Dates to Remember
New Year’s Day
January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 21
Valentine’s Day
February 14
Presidents’ Day
February 18
This February, hundreds of athletes ages 35 to 90,
will travel to Palm Desert to compete in the 13th
Annual Palm Desert Senior Games and International
Sports Festival.
Registration is now open for this popular event,
which will take place at venues throughout Palm Desert
from February 7 to February 10. Palm Desert’s festival is
unique among other official senior games in California
as it allows athletes, ages 35 and up, to enjoy great
competition in a variety of sports including basketball,
golf, lawn bowling, pickleball, racquetball, shuffleboard,
swimming, table tennis, track and field, volleyball,
and more. A variety of age divisions allows athletes to
compete against their peers while chasing gold, silver,
and bronze medals.
Palm Desert’s Festival is hosted by the Desert
Recreation District and the City of Palm Desert and
includes an Opening Ceremony on Friday, February 8,
from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Civic Center Park Amphitheater
featuring live music, a beer garden, and barbecue. The
Opening Ceremony is free to attend, but the barbecue
costs $15 per person.
The deadline for athletes to register is Friday,
January 25. Admission for spectators to all sports is free
and open to the public. To learn more or register for the
Festival, please visit www.desertseniorgames.org
or call 760-541-4184.
Share Your Thoughts on Palm Desert’s Concerts in the Park
The City’s concerts at Civic Center Park are an annual favorite with residents and visitors alike, delighting
attendees of all ages with live music performed under the stars.
In recent years, the City has explored different times for the shows, holding them in the summer and
fall and receiving enthusiastic responses from concertgoers, regardless of the season.
Now, residents have a chance to weigh in on the popular concerts and tell the City what they think
by filling out a brief survey (enclosed). Survey questions range from queries about the best time to hold
the concerts to the type of music that attendees would like to see and hear performed.
Surveys can be returned through the mail at no charge or dropped off at City Hall,
73510 Fred Waring Drive, or at the Palm Desert Visitor Center, 73470 El Paseo, Suite F-7. The survey can
also be completed and submitted online by visiting the City’s website at www.cityofpalmdesert.org.
For more information, please call 760-346-0611, ext. 416.
The City of Palm Desert is inviting interested
Neighborhoods Invited neighborhood
groups and homeowner associations to
participate in the City’s Emergency Operation Center
to Participate in
City’s Emergency
Radio Program
Radio Program.
This voluntary program will enable participating
residents to communicate with City Hall during major
disasters. Participants will provide critical information
about their neighborhoods, allowing authorities to
assign resources more efficiently and accurately during
a major disaster. There is a minimal cost to purchase a
radio and provide monthly maintenance.
For more information about the program and how
to participate, please call 760-346-0611, ext. 326.
Free Film Series
Fifth Season Showcases Public Art
Discover inspiring and thought
provoking cinema at the 2013 Palm
Desert Public Art Documentary Film
Series. The popular series’ fifth
season of free, public art-themed
documentaries begins January 17 with
a screening of The Lost Bird Project.
Moved by the stories of extinct
American birds, sculptor Todd
McGrain sets out to bring their
vanished forms back by permanently
placing his evocative bronze memorials at the location of each bird’s demise. The
film will be followed by a question and answer session with the film’s co-producer
and cinematographer Scott Anger.
The series is presented by the City of Palm Desert Public Art Department
and the University of California, Riverside Palm Desert Graduate Center. All films
screen the third Thursday of the month, January through April, at 6 p.m.
in the auditorium at UCR Palm Desert, 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive, in Palm Desert.
Each screening will include a featured speaker who will discuss that night’s
film. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. For more
information and reservations, please call 760-837-1663 or register online at
palmdesert.ucr.edu/programs/events.html.
Additional films include:
February 21 – Downside Up
With 80 percent of its downtown buildings closed, North
Adams, Massachusetts united blue-collar locals with
art world luminaries to transform economic failure into
America's largest center for contemporary art. Featured
speaker: Bill Schinsky, founder and director of the Coachella
Valley Art Center.
March 21 – Waste Land
This Academy Award-nominated
film follows artist Vik Muniz from
Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the
world's largest garbage dump in Rio de Janeiro where
he photographs and collaborates with an eclectic band
of “catadores” – pickers of recyclable materials. Featured
speakers: Karen Riley, S.C.R.A.P. Gallery Executive Director and
Lisa Soccio, Director, Walter N. Marks Center for the Arts and
Assistant Professor of Art History College of the Desert.
April 18 – Maynard Dixon: Art and Spirit
This film reveals the artist’s life through interviews
with his family, friends, and members of the art
community. The film is enriched with more than 400
of Dixon's paintings and drawings, portraits of Dixon,
family photographs, and rare audio by his second wife,
celebrated photographer, Dorothea Lange. Featured
speaker: Jayne McKay, the film’s writer, producer,
and director.
Maynard Dixon: Art and Spirit is being shown in
conjunction with Desertscapes 2013. For more
information on Desertscapes events throughout April
featuring plein air artwork in the Coachella Valley visit www.Desertscapes.net.
Park Ceremony Recognizes International
Holocaust Remembrance Day
In 2005, the United Nations General
Assembly designated January
27 as International Holocaust
Remembrance Day, an annual
day set aside to remember the
Holocaust’s many victims, celebrate
those who survived, and remind
the world to never forget what
happened.
The Gerald R. Ford Chapter of
Mensch Foundation International
will hold its third annual ceremony
in honor of this special day on
Sunday, January 27, beginning at
1 p.m. at Palm Desert Civic Center Park.
Scheduled speakers include economic analyst Morris Beschloss,
who escaped Nazi Germany as a child; Rabbi Yonason Denebeim,
Director of Chabad of Palm Springs; Laszlo Kalman, the Hungarian
Consul General in Los Angeles; and Dr. Bernd Fischer, the German
Consul General in Los Angeles.
Highlights will include a musical performance by a guest cantor
and a remembrance walk from the park’s amphitheater to the nearby
Palm Desert Holocaust Memorial that will serve as a moving conclusion
to the program.
Civic Center Park is located at Fred Waring Drive and San Pablo
Avenue. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets for the
ceremony. For more information and to volunteer, please email
[email protected] or call 760-416-3685.
Remember
Rules of the Road for Golf Carts
Palm Desert adopted its
pioneering Golf Cart
Transportation Program two
decades ago, giving residents
the freedom to use their golf
carts as a convenient and
environmentally friendly way
to get around town.
Today, many residents
still take advantage of the
program and use golf carts for travel on streets in Palm Desert with a
speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less. Some golf cart drivers, however,
are unaware of the guidelines for their use, and could be placing
themselves and others at risk.
Golf cart drivers must have a valid driver’s license and observe the
same rules of the road as automobiles. Only golf carts with valid City
permits are allowed to use the designated golf cart routes, lanes, and
paths that crisscross the community.
To be permitted, golf carts must be electrically powered, conform
to industry standards for manufactured golf carts, and provide an
unobstructed view to the rear from the driver’s seat. They must also be
equipped with many of the same safety features as cars and other
passenger vehicles, including seat belts for all occupants, turn signals, side
and rearview mirrors, and head, tail, and brake lights.
To obtain a City permit, the golf cart must first be inspected by a
Palm Desert code enforcement officer to confirm that the cart meets the
requirements. A $10 permit can only be purchased after the cart passes
inspection. Permits are valid for two years.
For more information and to get your cart inspected, please call
760-346-0611, ext. 477.
2013 Calendars Are Here
Recycle Your Old Greeting Cards
to Help Kids Create Art
The City of Palm Desert’s new 2013 calendars
are here, loaded with brilliant full-color
photos of the many sights, activities, and
attractions that make
Palm Desert a fun place
to live and visit.
This year’s calendar
and its theme, Today’s
Volunteers, Tomorrow’s
Leaders, pays tribute
to Palm Desert’s Youth
Committee and highlights some of the current committee
members’ favorite things about our
beautiful City.
The free, 28-page calendars are available
for pickup at Palm Desert City Hall, the Palm Desert
Visitor Center, Palm Desert Library, Joslyn Center,
Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce, Desert
Willow Golf Resort, and at other convenient
locations throughout the City. For more information,
please call 760-776-6380.
Help transform your old holiday greeting cards into
stimulating art for kids through the City of Palm Desert’s
Greeting Card Collection Program. Collected cards are given
to the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery and Children’s Discovery Museum
of the Desert where children use them to create fun art
projects.
The public is invited to drop off used greeting cards
through Friday, January 18 at the following locations:
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Palm Desert City Hall, 73510 Fred Waring Drive
Joslyn Center, 73750 Catalina Way
Children’s Discovery Museum, 71701 Gerald Ford Drive (Rancho Mirage)
Palm Desert Visitor Center, 73470 El Paseo, Suite F-7.
For more information, please call 760-346-0611, ext. 416.
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January/February 2013
SANTA ROSA & SAN JACINTO MTNS
NAT’L MONUMENT VISITOR CENTER
51500 Highway 74
760-862-9984
www.desertmountains.org
CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY
MUSEUM OF THE DESERT
71701 Gerald Ford Drive, Rancho Mirage
760-321-0602
www.cdmod.org
Open daily, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission: $8, ages 2 and up
Annual individual membership: $25
Closed January 1
PALM DESERT PUBLIC LIBRARY
73300 Fred Waring Drive
760-346-6552
www.rivlib.com
Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.
Closed January 1, 21 & February 12 & 18
Bilingual Preschool Storytime
Ages 3 – 6 with parents
Begins January 8 on Tuesdays
at 10:30 a.m.
Pajama Tales
All ages
Kids can wear their PJs while enjoying
stories and songs
Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.
Preschool Story Time with Miss Alice
Ages 2 – 7
Have fun with stories,
puppets, songs, crafts,
and more.
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.
Teen Time
Grades 6 – 12
Use laptops, play games, and do crafts
Beginning January 8 on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Jr. Trail Guides
Explorer Program:
“Cahuilla Indian Culture and
other … Historical Influences”
Travel back in time to learn about
early people and events at the
National Monument.
Saturday, January 19, 1 – 4 p.m.
“Hiking Safety and Leave No Trace”
Learn how to stay safe and be a good steward
of the land.
Saturday, February 16, 9 a.m. – noon
Application and RSVP required for both sessions
(limit 15): 760-862-9984
Little Scientists
Ages 2 – 5
Learn about science through hands-on experiments
Selected Thursdays in January, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Tiny Tunes
Parents and toddlers enjoy songs, rhymes,
dancing, and more
Thursdays in February, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Discovery Tots Drop-In
Ages infant to 5
Fridays and selected Saturdays, 10 – 11 a.m.
Discovery Artists
Ages 5 – 8
Tuesdays, 4 – 5 p.m.
Creative Arts for Tots
Ages 2 – 5
Wednesdays, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Pottery Painting Drop-In Workshops
Sundays, 10:30 a.m. – noon
Something for
E veryone
PALM DESERT
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
CITY OF PALM DESERT
Palm Desert Civic Center
73510 Fred Waring Drive
760-346-0611
www.palm-desert.org
www.cityofpalmdesert.org
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed January 1, 21 & February 18
City Offers Free Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) Classes
Class I: January 12, 13, & 19
Class II: February 9, 10, and 16
For more information including class times
and locations, call 760-346-0611, ext. 326.
Free Docent-Led Public Art Tours
Civic Center Park
Saturday, January 12, 10 a.m.
Meet near the flagpoles at the park’s south
entrance from Fred Waring Drive
Tour of 2013/2014 El Paseo Invitational Exhibition
Saturday, February 9, 10 a.m.
Meet at the northwest corner of El Paseo
and Portola Avenue
Information: 760-346-0611, ext. 664
or visit www.palmdesertart.org
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PALM DESERT AQUATIC CENTER
73751 Magnesia Falls Drive
760-565-7467
www.pdpool.com
Monday – Friday, 5:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturdays, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sundays, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
PALM DESERT VISITOR CENTER
73470 El Paseo, Suite F-7
760-568-1441
www.palm-desert.org
Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Enjoy meeting new people and promoting
Palm Desert? The Visitor Center is now
accepting applications for volunteers.
Call or stop by for more information.
PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM
IN PALM DESERT
72567 Highway 111
760-346-5600
www.psmuseum.org
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday – Sunday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursdays, noon – 8 p.m.
(free admission 4 – 8 p.m.)
Closed Mondays and major holidays
Admission: $5 regular; $4 seniors (62+) and
students (with ID); free to members,
children 12 and under
Closed January 1
New Exhibition: “Make it Work”
Featuring Fashion Week dresses displayed
with the art that inspired them
On display through January 20
PALM DESERT
COMMUNITY CENTER
43900 San Pablo Avenue
760-568-9697
www.myrecreationsdistrict.com
Monday – Friday, 6 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., closed Sundays
Classes include Ballroom Dancing, Beginning
Ballet, Belly Dancing, Dance, Play & Pretend,
Progressive Line Dancing, Salsaerobics,
Swing ‘n Salsa, & Tae Kwon Do
PALM DESERT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Adult programs held at the Palm Desert
Community Center
43900 San Pablo Avenue
760-568-9697
www.rivlib.com
Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Chefs at the Library
Selected Thursdays at 2 p.m.
January 10
Chef Kieran Fleming,
Agua Caliente Spa Resort
& Casino
January 17
Chef Charles Andres,
Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion
January 24
Gadget Gal Jan Boydstun,
Kitchen Kitchen/
Chef Alberto Lopez, Salsa Dog
January 31
Chef Drew Davis, Catalan
February 7
Chef Herve Glin, Cork Tree
February 14
Chef Nina Pucillo,
Healthy Gourmet
February 21
Chef Gordon Poster,
Sherman’s Deli
February 28
Chef Brian Altman, Castelli’s
Reservations requested by emailing [email protected]
Sunday Sounds
Selected Sundays at 2 p.m.
January 6
Hotflash, country/bluegrass
January 13
Palm Desert High School
Jazz Band
January 20
Swing Kittens, big band
January 27
Rob Watkins, Open Call
winning ventriloquist
February 10
Bob Allen, rock ‘n roll oldies
February 17
Donna Theodore,
Broadway performer
February 24
Ol’ Doc Rickeneck, folk trio
Reservations requested by emailing [email protected]
Information: email [email protected]
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY
SAN BERNARDINO
Palm Desert Campus
37500 Cook Street
760-341-2883
http://pdc.csusb.edu
Campus Administrative Hours:
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed January 1 & 21
Concerts:
Tribute to Elvis
Friday, January 11, 7 p.m.
Tribute to Count Basie
Sunday, January 13, 2 p.m.
Swing Time
Sunday, February 10, 2 p.m.
Tribute to Neil Diamond, Cher,
Paul Anka & Dionne Warwick
Friday, February 15, 7 p.m.
Tickets: 760-341-6909
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Winter Quarter courses for adults ages 50 and up
begin Monday, January 7
Information: 760-341-2883, ext. 14428
or [email protected]
Join the Cal State University Associates and
attend monthly entertainment and educational
events. Past programs have featured Jack Jones,
Andy Williams, and many others.
Information: 760-341-2883, ext. 78107
or [email protected]
COACHELLA VALLEY
ANIMAL CAMPUS
72050 Pet Land Place
Thousand Palms
760-343-3644
Information: www.rcdas.org
Animals available for adoption.
Animal Samaritans
4th Annual Men of the Desert Fashion Show
Saturday, February 16, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa, Indian Wells
Fundraiser for Animal Samaritans' no-kill animal
shelter and Animal Care Fund includes fashions
by Saks 5th Avenue, lunch, auction, and live
entertainment.
$85 per person
Information and tickets: 760-601-3754
COLLEGE OF THE DESERT
43500 Monterey Avenue
760-346-8041
www.collegeofthedesert.edu
Alumni Association
Street Fair
Every weekend
starting at 7 a.m.
Information:
760-636-7957
Walter N. Marks
Center for the Arts
Open Monday – Thursday, noon – 4 p.m.
and by appointment
PaCE—Partnership and
Community Education
Cost effective training delivered by experts to
agencies and businesses on a wide variety of
subjects. Highlights in January and February
include computer training, the Great Decisions
Lecture Series, and wine tasting & chocolate.
For more information about these and other PaCE
programs and classes, please call 760-776-7420
Coachella Valley Plein Air
Art Show
Opening reception
February 2, noon – 2 p.m.
On display February 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13 & 15
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Friday Night Lectures
at the Portola Community Center
January 25
G. Pat Macha, Co-Author Aircraft Wrecks 1909 – 2002
7 p.m.
February 22
Tribute to Mini-Muster
(20th Anniversary)
6 p.m.
Portola Community Center is located
at 45480 Portola Avenue.
JOSLYN CENTER
THE LIVING DESERT
DESERT WILLOW GOLF RESORT
38995 Desert Willow Drive
Pro shop and tee times: 760-346-7060, ext. 1
Information and hours: 760-346-0015
www.desertwillow.com
Breakfast: 7 – 11 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Bar Menu & Cocktails: 3 – 6 p.m.
Vista and Lobby bars: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Cooks Grill: 6 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Platinum Club Card
Residents: $199; Non-Residents: $299
Free gift with purchase
Purchase online at
www.desertwillow.com/onlinegolfshop
47900 Portola Avenue
760-346-5694
www.livingdesert.org
Admission rates: $14.25 general; $12.75 seniors
62+ & military; $7.75 children ages 3 – 12;
children under age 3, free
Zoocademy Awards – Annual Gala
Proceeds benefit the zoo’s animals, support
the protection of over 1,200 acres of desert
wilderness, and help The Living Desert continue
to be a major educational resource.
Sunday, February 17, 5 p.m.
Renaissance Esmeralda, Indian Wells
$250 per person (sponsorships from $1,500)
Information: 760-346-5694
or www.LivingDesert.org
Palm Desert Golf Academy
Open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OF PALM DESERT
72861 El Paseo
760-346-6588
www.hspd.org
Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Volunteers needed
Desert Arc Art Show
Opening ceremonies, January 18
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Show continues January 19, 21, 23, and 25
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Information: 760-346-6588
EL PASEO ART WALK
Free tour of the art galleries on El Paseo on the
1st Thursday of the month October through May.
January 3 & February 7, 5 – 9 p.m.
Information: 877-735-7273
or www.elpaseoartwalk.com
73750 Catalina Way
760-340-3220
www.joslyncenter.org
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Closed Sundays
Welcome to 2013 Tea Dance
Music by The Debonaires
Thursday, January 3, 2 – 4 p.m.
$8
Annual Luau
Live Hawaiian music and dancers
Thursday, January 17, 1 – 3 p.m.
$8
Valentine Heart Dance
Music by The Debonaires
Thursday, February 14
1 – 4 p.m.
$8
Mardi Gras
Music by The Debonaires
Thursday, February 21, 2 – 4 p.m.
$8
PALM DESERT AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MCCALLUM THEATRE
73000 Fred Waring Drive
760-340-ARTS (2787)
www.mccallumtheatre.com
The Highwaymen
A Musical Tribute to Waylon, Willie,
Johnny, & Kris
Saturday, January 12, 8 p.m.
72559 Highway 111
760-346-6111
www.pdacc.org
Profit Connection Business Leads Lunches
Monthly, second and fourth Thursdays
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Chamber Offices
Information & reservations: 760-346-6111
Keyboard Conversations
with Jeffrey Siegel
“Claude Debussy: Claire de Lune,
Fireworks and Beyond!”
Monday, January 14, 7 p.m.
Neil Berg's 101 Years of Broadway
Tuesday & Wednesday, January 15 & 16
8 p.m.
The New York Tenors
Daniel Rodriguez, Michael Amante
& Andy Cooney
Thursday & Friday, Janaury 17 & 18
8 p.m.
Manhattan Transfer
Saturday, January 19, 8 p.m.
Gary Mule Deer
Sunday, January 20, 7 p.m.
They're Playing
His Songs:
The Music of
Marvin Hamlisch
With special guest
star Lucie Arnaz
Monday, January 21
8 p.m.
Renee Fleming
& Susan Graham
in Recital
Tuesday, January 22, 8 p.m.
All New Best of Doo Wop
Starring the Shirelles and more
Wednesday, January 23, 8 p.m.
“Forever Plaid”
Thursday & Friday, January 24 & 25
8 p.m.
Saturday, January 26, 2 & 8 p.m.
Golden Dragon Acrobats
Sunday, January 27, 3 p.m.
Boney James
Wednesday, January 30, 8 p.m.
Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott
Thursday, January 31, 8 p.m.
Visit www.mccallumtheatre.com or call
the box office for a complete list of January
& February shows.
SANTA ROSA & SAN JACINTO MTNS
NAT’L MONUMENT VISITOR CENTER
Weed Warriors
Saturdays, January 12 & February 9
Noon – 4 p.m.
RSVP: 760-862-9984
Nature Talks
Thursdays, January 10 and February 7
1 – 2 p.m.
Information: 760-862-9984
Living in Earthquake Country
See dramatic animations illustrating how faults
have created our local landscape and what can be
expected when the San Andreas Fault strikes again.
Saturdays, January 26 and February 23 1 – 3 p.m.
Diane McClary Plein Air Painting Class:
Mountains
Thursdays, January 17 & February 13
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
$85
RSVP: 760-771-6666
or email [email protected]
51500 Highway 74
760-862-9984
www.desertmountains.org
Open Thursday – Tuesday
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed Wednesdays
Volunteers needed
Free guided hikes take place each Thursday
and Saturday from 9 – 11:30 a.m.
Fern Canyon Hike
Friday, January 4, 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Moderate four-mile hike
in the Indian Canyons
Entrance fee required
RSVP: 760-862-9984
Cove to Lake Cahuilla Hike
Sundays and Fridays, January 6, 25, February 3, 22
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Moderate six-mile hike in La Quinta Cove
RSVP: 760-862-9984
Desert Mountains Art Faire
Saturdays, January 5 & February 2
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Star Parties
Meet Saturdays, January 19 and
February 16, after dusk at the Visitor Center
Information: www.astrorx.org
Happy Tails Dog Adventures Hikes
Sunday and Wednesday hikes starting at 8:30 a.m
at Cahuilla Hills Park where dogs are welcome,
but not required
January 13 & 23, February 10 & 20
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
RIVERSIDE/PALM DESERT CAMPUS
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
760-834-0800
www.palmdesert.ucr.edu
Lifelong Learning Program
Attend an educational program for mature
learners through UC Riverside Extension’s Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute. Winter 2013 classes
begin January 15.
Information: 760-834-0997
or www.extension.ucr.edu/osher