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• All the paint on the Eiffel Tower weighs the same as 10 elephants.

• The actual grave of Mumtaz Mahal, for whom the elaborate crypt known as the Taj Mahal was built, is the only undecorated part of the famous structure, due to a Muslim law dictating that graves cannot be adorned, as this is seen as an act of vanity.

• George Washington celebrated July Fourth by giving his soldiers a double ration of rum.

• William Moulton Marston, who created the superheroine Wonder Woman, also designed the first lie detector.

• The full name of the famous Chuck E. Cheese mouse is Charles Entertainment Cheese.

• After the release of the 1996 film “Scream,” which involved an anonymous killer calling and murdering his victims, caller ID usage tripled in the United States.

• There’s very little evidence the TSA has ever stopped a terrorist or found a real bomb. When tested, they failed to find fake weapons and bombs 95% of the time.

• The island of Madagascar got its name when Marco Polo misspelled it.

• During the Second World War, German tank drivers would drive their vehicles over camel droppings, thinking it would bring good luck.

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Jazz in the Pines

Concert series builds a bridge between the community and the next generation of jazz artists

The well respected Idyllwild Arts Academy brings the 29th annual Jazz in the Pines fundraiser with an exciting lineup of live performances and workshops. Artists and students will entertain on the school’s 205-acre campus as well as select venues in Idyllwild, including Ferro, Middle Ridge Winery, the Grand Idyllwild Lodge, Creekstone Lodge, Harvey House, and Cafe Aroma.

The event is again curated by New York Times-featured jazz vocalist Rose Colella. Headliners include Grammy award-winning trumpeter John Daversa and Marshall Hawkins’ Seahawk MOJO, along with Euphoria Brass Band, Joshua White, Sherry Williams, Yve Evans, Rose Colella, Tom Hynes, Dan St. Marseille, Bob Boss, Frank Fontaine, Tina Raymond

& The Idyllwild Arts

All-Star Student Jazz Combo.

The festival features 13 venues hosting 27 public performances, master classes, book readings/signings, and live podcast recordings, as well as an interview by Idyllwild Arts President Pamela Jordan with world-renowned artists for her podcast, “One World. One Idyllwild. The Series.”

The new Jazz in the Pines Festival and Student Clinic restores the original vision of festival cofounder Dr. Marshall Hawkins, the legendary bassist, beloved teacher, and walking treasure trove of jazz.

Idyllwild Arts Jazz in the Pines runs through July 15 at various locations in Idyllwild. Tickets range from $25 to $500 (several events are free). For more information and tickets visit idyllwildarts.org.

Interesting facts about the blueberries

• The modern blueberry is a 20th-century invention. Prior to this time, the only way to enjoy blueberries was to scavenge for them in the wild!

• Early colonists boiled blueberries in milk and made gray paint out of them.

• Blueberries are native to North America, and the highbush varieties were not introduced into Europe until the 1930s.

• Blueberries are ripe when they are plump and colored a deep blue with a dusting of gray. Any glimmer of red means the berry is still tart, not sweet and not ready to be picked.

• Blueberries like their soil acidic so surround them with organic matter (pine needles) that will decompose and nourish the roots.

• Naturally free of sodium, blueberries also contain potassium, calcium, and magnesium which all help to lower blood pressure.

• Blueberries look adorable grown in containers. And they love that environment! The Top Hat in particular looks so sweet.

• Blueberries have only 84 calories for each one-cup serving and numerous studies have linked them to the loss of stomach fat. So they help with weight loss.

1. TELEVISION: What is the name of Samantha’s mother in the “Bewitched” comedy series?

2. MOVIES: What is the name of the shark-hunting boat in the film “Jaws”?

3. SCIENCE: What is the most lethal consumed plant in the world?

4. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a female goat called?

5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who served as vice president in Abraham Lincoln’s first term as president?

6. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of alcohol is traditionally used in a drink called a sidecar?

7. LITERATURE:

What city is the primary setting for Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”?

8. ASTRONOMY:

Which planet in our solar system was the first to be explored by a space probe launched from Earth?

9. MUSIC:

In what year did MTV launch?

10. GEOGRAPHY:

Where is the famous St. Basil’s Cathedral located?

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July 6-15 29th Annual Jazz in the Pines This year’s iteration will feature a robust lineup of performances by famed artists and students, headliners include Grammy award-winning trumpeter John Daversa & Marshall Hawkins’ Seahawk Mojo, along with Euphoria Brass Band, Joshua White, Sherry Williams, Yve Evans, Rose Colella, Tom Hynes, Dan St. Marseille, Bob Boss, Frank Fontaine, and others. The event also features master classes, book readings/signings, and live podcast recordings. 52500 Temecula Road #38, Idyllwild. 951-468-7223, idyllwildarts.org

July 7 Friday Nights on Pierson The weekly community event features food trucks, pop-up food, art, and merchandise vendors in the Downtown Arts and Culture District. 6 to 10 p.m. 11940 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs.

July 8 Happy Together Tour This outrageous concert is full of charttopping hits from the ‘60s and ‘70s by The Turtles, Little Anthony, Gary Pickett, The Vogues, The Classics IV, and The Cowsills. 7 p.m. Spotlight 29 Casino, 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella. 760-775-5566, spotlight29.com

July 8 Little Big Town Grammy-winning country vocal group will bring their hit songs; “Boondocks,” “Girl Crush,” and “Better Man” to the Coachella Valley. 8 p.m. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. 760-341-5000, fantasyspringsresort.com

July 8 The Rocket Man Show Starring Scotsman Rus Anderson – Elton John’s official ‘70s body double, pilots a night of greatest hits, gorgeous costumes, and fierce piano

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playing. 8 p.m. The Show at Agua Caliente Casino, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. 800-514-3849, aguacalientecasinos.com

July 8 Second Saturday This free community concert series for all ages features activities, local food vendors, craft beer, and live music. This month’s concert features local musicians Desert Crows, Las Tias, Koka, and TownTroublez. 7 to 10 p.m. 82868 Miles Ave., Indio. eventspalmsprings.com/indiocenterstage

July 11 Screwball Sundays Take a hilarious journey through the greatest screwball comedies of Hollywood’s golden age, featuring wacky plots, witty dialogue, and zany characters. “My Man Godfrey” starring Carole Lombard and William Powell Camelot Theatre, 2300 E. Baristo Rd., Palm Springs. 760-325-6565, psculturalcenter.org

July 11-12 Palm Springs Power Baseball Watch and cheer the home team as elite college athletes display their skills for fans and professional scouts under the largest misting system in the desert. The Power take on the Havasu Heat. Palm Springs Stadium, 1901 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs. 760778-4487, palmspringspowerbaseball.com

July 12 Desert Blues Revival Enjoy authentic blues, soul, R&B, and rock from all over the globe, featuring The Dreamboats, 6 p.m. This is a 21+ show. Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs, 401 E. Amado Rd., Palm Springs. eventspalmsprings.com/blues

July 13 Cocktail Cinema The Palm Springs Art Museum will screen two incredible films with iconic soundtracks that reflect their time. Films include “Moonlight.” But first, purchase a cocktail inspired by the film specially crafted by That’s The Spirit Mobile Bar. Cocktails at 5 p.m., film at 6 p.m. 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs. 760.322-4800, psmuseum.org

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Desert Films Summer Heat Film Series

The Palm Springs Cultural Center’s Historic Camelot Theatre and Deserted Films, presents the Summer Heat Film Series, a curated collection of movies where the heat is practically a character. Sit in air-conditioned comfort and behold a series of films set against the weather we are all seeking relief from.

Each screening will feature a live introduction and thematic film ephemera provided by Deserted Films.

On July 9, the heat moves south to the French Quarter with Elia Kazan’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951). With literal and metaphorical temperatures rising, Tennessee Williams’ characters simmer in tense and heartbreaking scenes that helped catapult Marlon Brando’s career.

Billy Wilder’s “The Seven Year Itch” (1955) is up on July 23. A cartoonish look

at midcentury marriage, Wilder’s film finds its characters cooling off in a variety of ways. That notorious image of Marilyn Monroe is just one of them.

Tickets and a full schedule are available at https://tinyurl.com/26ysmj3e. Located at 2300 E Baristo Rd, in Palm Springs.

“A Streetcar Named Desire”

Are We Seniors Yet?

When do we actually become seniors? That varies, depending who we ask.

Is it age 50, when all the AARP ads come to our mailbox? Maybe it’s age 60, when we can get food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or receive Meals on Wheels deliveries. Is it 62, when we can start to collect some of our Social Security? If we’re taking a Gallup Poll, 65 is the starting senior age.

How about age 65, when we need to sign up for Medicare or pay a penalty later if we don’t? Or is it 66 or 67, when we can collect more Social Security, or age 70, when we can collect even more? Are we finally seniors at age 73, when we need to take out some of our IRA or pay a penalty on our taxes?

Then there are those instances that vary by state or industry or location to determine if we are seniors yet: auto insurance, retirement homes or communities, cellphone service providers, restaurants, grocery stores, train travel, motels, senior low-income programs, museums,

theaters and DMV in-person renewals.

Most disturbing, however, of all the senior-related numbers were the results of a poll that asked: At what age should women stop wearing jeans?

Stop wearing jeans? What kind of person even comes up with ideas like that?

It was decided, as a result of that poll, that age 53 is when women should hang up the denim.

I don’t mind being asked if I’d like the senior discount in a restaurant. I don’t mind being told I should apply for the local seniors electric bill help.

But I fear the day is coming when the pendulum swings in the other direction and we might have to prove we’re young enough to buy a pair of jeans.

(c) 2023 King Features Synd., Inc.

1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (PG) Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld

2. Elemental (PG) Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie

3. The Flash (PG-13)

Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton

4. No Hard Feelings (R) Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman

5. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (PG-13) Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback

6. Asteroid City (PG-13) Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansso

7. The Little Mermaid (PG) Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King

8. Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (PG-13) Chris Pratt, Chukwudi Iwuji

9. The Blackening (R) Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins

10. The Boogeyman (PG-13) Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina

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Summer recipe - easy pasta salad

Ingredients:

• 1/4 lb. sliced bacon

• 1 small onion, chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 4 ears corn, kernels cut off and cobs discarded

• 1 large fresh jalapeño chile, seeded and finely chopped

• 1 (10-oz.) package frozen baby lima beans, thawed

• 1/2 lb. okra, cut into 1/3” thick slices

• 3/4 lb. cherry tomatoes (1 pint), halved

• 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar, or to taste

• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

Directions:

1. Cook bacon in a large skillet over moderate heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels, leaving fat in skillet.

2. Add onion to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in corn, jalapeño, lima beans, okra, and tomatoes and cook, stirring, until vegetables are tender, about 7 minutes. Stir in vinegar, basil, and salt and pepper to taste.

3. Serve with bacon crumbled over.

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On July 6, 2004, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry chose Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina to be his running mate. Edwards was considered by some to provide balance to Kerry’s campaign. Others found Edwards to be essentially reliant on smooth speeches and personal charisma. Years later, in his autobiography, Kerry admitted he’d made an unfortunate choice that botched his chance at the White House.

On July 7, 1865, Maryland tavern owner Mary Surratt became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. federal government, for her alleged complicity in the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Historians remain divided on the question of her guilt.

On July 8, 1997, the Mayo Clinic and the U.S. government warned that the dietdrug combination popularly known as fenphen, originally touted as a “miracle medicine” for weight loss, could cause serious heart and lung damage.

On July 9, 2011, the northeast African country known as Republic of South Sudan seceded from Sudan, becoming the youngest country in the world. Since that time, however, it has been plagued with widespread ethnic violence and human rights violations.

On July 10, 2011, the British newspaper News of the World published its final edition after 168 years in print, when owner Rupert Murdoch received a high amount of criticism following accusations against his staff that complained of phone hacking and bribing police to obtain the paper’s stories.

On July 11, 1977, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, by Jimmy Carter, who called King “the conscience of a generation” who “made our nation stronger because he made it better.”

On July 12, 1957, Dwight D. Eisenhower became the first sitting American president to opt for flying in a helicopter over using a motorcade to get to his destination (in this case, Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland).

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In the 130-year theatre tradition of Summer Stock, 30 students from a multitude of theatre programs across the valley are coming together to stage “Mean Girls, High School Version.” The production is a collaboration with Palm Springs Unified School District (PSUSD) and Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT).

Cast members from 10 valley schools range in age from 13-19. Sets and costumes will recreate the fictional North Shore High School where Cady Heron (Tori Mendoza) transfers after years of being homeschooled on the African Savanna. Trying to fit into “normal” teenage life in suburban Illinois, Cady finds herself caught in the popularity hierarchy of high school. With a plan to dethrone the Queen Bee, Regina George (Kaiya Treash) and her minions known as The Plastics, Cady is conflicted between enjoying the benefits of status and changing the status quo.

Based on the 2004 “Mean Girls” movie, written by Tina Fey (30 Rock & Saturday

Night Live), the musical made its way to Broadway in 2018, where it was nominated for 12 Tony Awards. “Mean Girls” (Musical) was also written by Fey with music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin. This production is directed by Green with choreography by Se Layne, PCT co-artistic director. With musical direction by Jaci Davis and costume design by Derik Shopinski.

“Mean Girls, High School Version” runs July 7-16. Show times are 7 p.m. on Thursdays, 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $38 for adults; $34 for seniors; $17 for students. Group discounts are available.

For tickets, sponsorship opportunities, or other information, call the PCT Box Office at 760-323-5123 or order online at palmcanyontheatre.org. Palm Canyon Theatre is located at 538 North Palm Canyon Drive, at the corner of Alejo Road and Palm Canyon Drive. Summer Box Office hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

‘Mean Girls’ comes to Palm Canyon Theatre