Chief Meteorologist Patrick Evans Nominated Palm Springs Walk of Stars

Patrick Evans

Patrick Evans is nominated for a Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. 

Let's all attend a Fundraiser in his honor to make our Chief Meteorologist a permanent part of Palm Springs! 

Click on the image below, read the details, purchase a ticket, and Share the event.... Thank you! 

R. Vincent Guccione's 12-12-12 BIRTHDAY BASH

R. Vincent Guccione's
12-12-12 BIRTHDAY BASH
7:00 p.m.
at Melvyn's in Palm Springs!

200 West Ramon Road, Palm Springs, California 92264

We will pack Melvyn's with standing room only and with unanimous standing ovations for one of Palm Springs' Icons -- Mr. R.Vincent Guccione!

Come join us in celebrating the famous (or infamous, if you know the Gooch well) Vince Guccione's 12-12-12 birthday celebration!

Si desidera Vince un buon compleanno a Melvyn's il 12 dicembre, entro il 2012. Se si inizia a parlare o cantare Italiano, avrete più divertimento che il resto di noi più frenetiche!

TRANSLATION: Come wish Vince a happy birthday at Melvyn's on December 12, 2012. If you speak or sing Italian, you will have more fun than the rest of us chumps!  :-)

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The Party - Desert Cities Host & Hostess

The Party - Desert Cities Blog will be one year old soon!  Please join us in being grateful to all our family of friends for making the blog a success!  It's a perfect way to create a sense of community for us all.  Special thanks to Dennis Groveman for his intelligent, sophisticated and talented sense of style and humor.  We make a great team!  And, yes.... we'll see YOU on the dance floor soon! Ciao Bella!

2nd Annual Italian Festival

The Desert Arc -- Italian Festival

71560 San Jacinto Drive
Rancho Mirage, California 92270

CLICK HERE - Details for the Italian Festival

About

A day of fun and celebration filled with entertainment! Savor Italian food! Experience Italian Culture! Enjoy contests! And there's something for everyone including a children’s fun zone! 

Mission

The sole mission of Desert Arc is to: Enhance the quality of life and create opportunities for people with disabilities

Company Overview

A community event to celebrate the Italian heritage and culture! A day of fun and celebration filled with entertainment! Savor Italian food! Experience Italian Culture! Enjoy contests! And there's something for everyone including a family fun zone! 

Description

A community event to celebrate the Italian heritage and culture! With this event, Desert Arc is acknowledging the generous donation of land for our current campus from the Western Italian Golf Association in 1983…and the Italian heritage of our current Executive Director, Richard Balocco.

General Information

The first Saturday in November - Hours are 11am-5pm

Nicky Valle for KIMBALS Grand Opening

Kim Galland

Please join Entrepreneur Kim Galland in a celebration for the Grand Opening of KIMBALS, her new Palm Springs' Downtown location.

KIMBALS 

Grand Opening Celebration

November 13, 2012

5:00 p.m. 'til 8:00 p.m.

  

290 N Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs CA 92262

(directly across the street from the Hyatt)

 

 Nicky Vallee

The beautiful and talented Nicky Vallee will be performing live at the Grand Opening Celebration of KIMBALS in downtown Palm Springs on November 13, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  The concert is free to the public and everyone is invited!

KIMBALS
290 N Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs CA 92262

(directly across the street from the Hyatt)

Open Daily 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.

Come join the festive evening, meet Nicky Vallee and KIMBALS Owner Kim Galland for Hors d'œuvres, great music and fun!  Mingle with some of Palm Springs' finest.  

For the women, take a look at a new boutique designed by Kim Galland especially with you in mind!  For the men, get a jump start on your holiday shopping.

KIMBALS has a variety of female apparel and accessories perfectly priced for gift giving.  So, whether you are in the mood to mingle, browse or shop, KIMBALS is the newest hot-spot in downtown Palm Springs! 

Nicky Vallee

In our opinion, one of the best female vocalist in the Desert Cities area! 
We are honored to have Nicky perform for the KIMBALS Grand Opening Celebration!

KIMBALS women's clothing Palm Springs

KIMBALS
290 N Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs CA 92262

Just when you think, "I have nothing to wear tonight!" Entrepreneur Kim Galland comes to your rescue.  Kim's women's wear boutique is called KIMBALS, and it's in the heart of downtown Palm Springs conveniently located directly across the street from the Hyatt Hotel.

KIMBALS features an assortment of women's clothing, jewelry, scarves, hats, handbags and a variety of unique gift ideas.  When you are downtown Palm Springs, stop in to say hello to Kim!

 

 Kim Galland, Owner

Open Daily!

Friday thru Wednesday 10:00 a.m. til 7:00 p.m.

Thursday 10:00 a.m. til 10:00 p.m.

A woman's clothing boutique filled with a colorful assortment of day-to-evening wear comfortably priced for today's fashionista. Visit KIMBALS to see for yourself.

Kim is wearing a sampling of what you will find at KIMBALS.

 

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Photos Courtesy of Bambang Taruna
T'Bang Video and Photography
- By Appointment Only -
Call 1.760.413.8739
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ZULLUU - LIVE - African Fusion Beat

What is ZULLUU?

It is pioneering a new, high-energy Anglo/African sound. Coupled with THEATER sung in English & African languages to Firedance.

As John Zulu says, "It's all about the dance!"

Watch the video.  Fall in love with Zulluu Band.

Contact John Zulu

john.zulu.75@facebook.com

The Dogman Cometh mobile grooming

What do puppies, doggies, and bath time have in common?  The Dogman Cometh, of course!  New to the Desert Cities area is The Dogman Cometh -- A fully equipped mobile dog grooming service. Visit The Dogman Cometh website for full details and contact information. 

Video Produced by Valerie Wells

Song performed by Steve Neilen (drums), Jeff Stover (bass), John Pagels (guitar), Alina Rose (vocals) and Chris Gore (piano, vocals, composer). 

Mikole Kaar Jazz Man is Smokin'

Tuesday Nights
Jazz Jam at Smokin' Burgers
Stop in and jam with Palm Springs' finest musicians and vocalists.
Mikole Kaar - Gilbert Hansen - Andy Fraga - Doug Le Desma

Smokin' Burgers
1775 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 220
Palm Springs, California 92264

Full Menu - 11:00 am til 10:00 pm
(760) 883-5999
smokinburgers@gmail.com

Wednesday Nights
 A tribute to Motown and R&B is the D Phillips Band
Schmidy's Tavern
72286 Highway 111  Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 837-3800

Special Performances
Friday - September 28, 2012
Steve Ditullio and Mike Kaar
Tribute to Sinatra and more
Trinidad - The Purple Room, Palm Springs CA

Saturday October 13, 2012
Mikole Kaar solo piano and vocals at Agua Caliente Casino 

corner of Bob Hope and Ramone in Palm Desert 8-11PM

Mikael Healey Palm Springs' Piano Man!

Mikael Healey

The best-of-the-best hang out and jam at Melvyn's to hear the one-and-only Mikael Healey on keyboard.  

Mikael's performance schedule at Melvyn's:

Sunday Jam Session 3:30 - 7:30PM
Sunday Night 8:30 - 11:30PM
Monday - Wednesday nights from 8:00PM

You can also hear Mikael at Lyon's English Grille on Friday and Saturday nights from 6:00 p.m. featuring the lovely Chanteuse, Anna Lee Magno (Anna Rose).

For more details and dinner reservations call:

Melvyn's at the Ingleside Inn - 760-325-2324
Lyon's English Grille - 760-327-1551

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Contact

Mikael Healey

Producer - Musical Director - Composer - Pianist - Vocalist

maestromikael@me.com

1.760.808.0504

Love to drum? Join a circle!

Do you love to drum?  Join a drum circle on August 31st to celebrate the Blue Moon!

There are two locations for drumming on August 31, 2012.  High desert drum circle is being help at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center by Sam Sloneker (details below).  Low desert drum circle is being sponsored by Crystal Fantasy's Scott Meredith at the Ace Hotel (details below).

Bring your drums, noise makers of any style, type, shape or form.  Musical instruments, horns, tambourines and shakers.  Create sounds under a full blue moon!

 

from Joy Meredith, Crystal Fantasy

This month the PS Community Drum Circle will happen at the Ace Hotel - not Crystal Fantasy. For more details, see the full listing:

http://www.meetup.com/Crystal-Fantasy-Enlightenment-Center-Palm-Springs/events/79380382/

Friday, August 31, 2012 7:00 PM

Ace Hotel & Swim Club
701 East Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92264

This Meetup repeats on the last Friday of every month.

If the changes affect your plans to attend, please take a moment to update your RSVP. (You can RSVP "No" or "Yes".)

You can always get in touch with me through my group profile on Meetup.

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from Sam Sloneker, High Desert Drum Circle

High-Desert Drum Circle with Sam Sloneker

Friday, August 31, 2012
Click Image for Details 

Reggie "Vision" Alexander Sunday evenings The Purple Room

Reggie "Vision" Alexander

(video tracks from various events)

Join  Reggie "Vision" Alexander  every Sunday evening 7:00-11:00 P.M. in The Purple Room at the Trinidad in Palm Springs.  His solo act and music is entertaining and provides great dance music. 

Available for private or public events.  Contact Reggie "Vision" Alexander

Special guest appearance by Lola Rossi-Meza.  

CLUB TRINIDAD RESORT
1900 East Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92264-1621

Roscoe's great food perfect atmosphere

The perfect place for a couple or group! Sit at the bar, in a booth or at a table for great food, relaxing atmosphere and easy conversation.  Open at 4:00 pm every day for Happy Hour and Dinner.

You will be pleasantly surprised!  

Roscoe's Grill

665 S Palm Canyon Dr
Palm Springs CA

Call 760 322 6500
Toll Free 888 767 2638  

The RAT PACK is BACK at 360 North!

The Rat Pack Review

Sunday March 25, 2012

Two Seatings 5:00 pm & 8:00 pm

$60 Includes 3 course Prix Fixe

Three Sixty North

Lounge - Restaurant

360 N. Palm Canyon Drive

Downtown Palm Springs, California

1-760-327-1773

We were at 360 North Saturday night and had a blast!  Tony and his staff are the perfect team for a party of any size. Call in advance for reservations!  Food is great!  Music is perfect for dinner and dancing!

Excellent Happy Hour Menu All Day & Night!  Seafood, meat, vegetarian!  Bar menu ranges from $5 - $13 with portions large enough to fill your appetite!  Entrees range from $15 - $28.  Prices have just been adjusted to fit any budget.  You won't be disappointed.  A special Italian menu covers all your favorite Italian dishes ranging from $11 - $22. Three Sixty North also offers a gourmet pizza menu at $10 each! Unbelievable food, music and the best friendly atmosphere you could imagine.  We'll be back for more real soon!

There's music most every night!  Here's the weekly line up....

Tuesday - Reggie Vision at 6:30 pm

Wednesday - Mike Costley 7:00 pm

Thursday - Mixin it Up 7:30 pm

Friday - Steve Madaio 7:30 pm

Saturday - Darci Daniels 7:30 pm

Sunday - The Carmens 6:30 pm

For reservations and more details, please call 1-760-327-1773

"For The Record" Ace Hotel March 28-29

from Jonna Taylor

Ace Hotel & Swim Club

Open Mic Wednesdays Three Sixty North

from Kim Galland

Three Sixty North Lounge + Restaurant

360 N. Palm Canyon Drive

Downtown Palm Springs

760.327.1773

Palm Springs Fine Art Fair Feb 17-19 2012

The Palm Springs Fine Art Fair is scheduled for February 17-19, 2012 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

Palm Springs Convention Center

277 N Avenida Caballeros

Palm Springs CA

February 17-19, 2012

Friday 2-17-12 from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Saturday 2-18-12 from 10 a.m.  - 7 p.m.

Sunday 2-19-12 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

• Over 2,000 significant works of art
• 50 prominent international art galleries
• 300 notable artists
• $100 million in art for sale

For more details visit the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair website or call 631-283-5505.  Admission is $25 per person and free for children under 16 years of age.

Check the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair website for details on the lecture series, celebrity appearances, public installations and special exhibitions.

Nino Fontana Benefit Concert!

Nino Fontana

Nino Fontana, a Palm Springs entertainer, singer, songwriter, musician and Melvyn's icon, is under the spotlight for a benefit concert being held in his honor on March 29th in Palm Springs.  Be there!  Don't miss this event!

A benefit concert for 

Nino Fontana

Thursday, March 29, 2012 

5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Indian Canyons North Club House

1100 E. Murray Canyon Rd.

Palm Springs, CA

$30 Includes
Entertainment and unlimited champagne courtesy of Melvyn's.

Tickets available at Melvyn's or by calling 760-325-2323.

A star-studded night featuring the music of Mike Costley, Pat Rizzo, Mikael Healey, Nick D'Egidio and the Jackson Garrett Band, along with a host of other special guest stars.

Emceed by KPSP Local 2's Chief Meteorologist Patrick Evans.

Ala carte dining menu and no-host full bar service available.

If you can't attend, but wish to make a contribution, you can do so by sending your check to:

The Nino Fontana Benefit Fund

c/o First Bank

73000 Highway 111

Palm Desert, CA 92260

Every Thursday Lola sings like an angel!

Reggie "Vision" Alexander & Lola Rossi-Meza

Walk into the Escena Golf Club's bar and grill on a Thursday night for dinner or happy hour, and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the live entertainment.  Reggie and Lola perform every Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.  The Escena Golf Club offers a variety of drink and food specials during their all-night happy hour menu.

Lola and Reggie perform every Thursday evening at Escena.  Don't miss it!  You're in for a delightful combination of rhythm and song. Reggie "Vision" Alexander plays the saxophone and guitar.  He offers music for all occasions.  Reggie and Lola truly create a pleasant atmosphere for your dining pleasure. 

Lola Rossi-Meza has a voice unmatched in the desert cities.  She sings like an angel and talks with the audience on a level unlike any other performer.  

Lola and husband/performer Johnny Meza are originally from San Bernadino, California and have been together for over 20 years!  Like any relationship goes, they've had their ups and downs, but with strong beliefs and prayers, they've always come out on top for one another.  It's called true love!  They have been preforming in the Desert Cities area for many years.  

Lola & Johnny Meza

Lola and Johnny performed together at Escena until Johnny was asked to return to Arnold Palmer's in La Quinta.  Both Lola and Johnny are available for public performances and private parties.  Johnny Meza is a pianist, vocalist, composer, arranger and recording artist. He's won 5 ADDY Awards for TV & Radio commercials and three awards at the 2005 Coachella Valley Music Awards. He released a CD called "Kokopelli" in 2006 on the Palm Spring Records label and recently released "The New Standard" on the Muze Muzic label. His original song, "Dirty Martini" received nation-wide airplay on the Smooth Jazz stations and reached #26 on the Billboard charts.  Contact Lola and Johnny Meza at 760.322.8530.  They currently reside in the Palm Springs area and are available to perform for your next function.

Medical Intuition: Brooke Gunther's Gift

Brooke Gunther, Medical Intuit

We are all blessed and gifted in one way or another.  Some of us share our spiritually-given gifts with others, and that's definitely the case with Brooke Gunther, Medical Intuit.  Brooke's gift is the ability to see clearly and hear messages from a source of life Brooke calls her angels.  Brooke's soft-spoken voice explains details to her clients as she receives guidance from an internal source.  It's amazing to say the least!

Brooke Gunther is a Clairvoyant (clear seeing), Clairaudience (clear hearing) and Clairsentience (clear feeling).  She sees, feels and hears messages from her Angels, and Spiritual Guides.  Looking at your energy body, she locates and reduces the impact of negatively charged memories from an unconscious mind; in addition to clearing blocked emotions from your energy body. This releases emotional and physical pain.

Life is a series of challenges.  Through adversity is how we find our God-given talents.  Life shrinks or expands, according to ones courage.  So, there's hope happiness is still there just temporarily buried under all your stuff.  In a session with Brooke vast amounts of blocked energy gets removed and immediate healing begins.

If you have been struggling with a medical condition that has not responded to traditional treatment, Contact Brooke.

In a private session, shew will scan your energy field by tracking your luminous body, in other words looking for any impressions of blocked energy. The luminous body is a subtle energy field that surrounds the physical body. For the shaman, the luminous body is the blueprint and key to all that manifests in our physical bodies.

For more information about Brooke's work, visit her blog:

Brooke Gunther Medical Intuit:  Advice, Energy Healing & Spiritual Counseling

Contact Brooke for a free consultation by calling 1.760.415.2786 or send an email to: Bgunther10@AOL.com.