FREE
Thursday, March 24, 2022 Volume 68 | Number 29
www.DesertMobileHomeNews.com
THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
Indian Wells Arts Festival
Returns with international artists, foodie favorites and warm jazz beats
I
nternational art, gourmet food, tasteful beverages and live music blend harmoniously to create the gestalt that is the Indian Wells Arts Festival. Back after a two-year break, this popular event showcases 200 artists across 30 categories of art. Set among the palm shaded walkways of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, the Festival gates will usher in more than 10,000 guests. Attendees are invited to explore modern and contemporary art, spanning impressionism to surrealism and abstract to pop-art. Exhibits will include painting, sculpture, jewelry, wearable-art fashion, photography and ceramics. Artists’ works have been featured in prestigious art institutions including the Smithsonian, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and Japan’s Kyoto Museum, among many others. Other highlights include the Gourmet MarketPlace, artist demonstrations, foodie’s delights and spirits at the Oasis Bar and Champagne Circle bar, community mural painting and jazz entertainment by Incendio–World Guitar and Rumproller.
1. LITERATURE: WhereWho wrote the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay”? 2. TELEVISION: Eric Taylor was the dad in which 2000s TV drama? 3. MATH: What is the Arabic number equivalent of the Roman numerals MDCCLXXVI? 4. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Tyrrhenian Sea located? 5. FOOD & DRINK: What is the primary ingredient in the canned product SPAM? 6. ADVERTISING SLOGANS: What product did football player Joe Greene promote in the “Meet Joe Greene” TV commercial? 7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: How fast do honeybees fly? Established in 2003, the Indian Wells Arts Festival now ranks as the nation’s 32nd Best Fine Arts Show and as one of the nation’s Top 100 Best Fine Art Shows of the Decade, 2010-2020, by Sunshine Artist magazine, The 18th Annual Indian Wells Arts Festival is held April 1-3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Indian Wells Tennis • Agree with those diehard fans of Pluto who still insist it’s a planet? So does New Mexico. Its legislature resolved that Pluto is still legally a planet ... at least whenever it passes over the state.
•A paired kidney exchange allows people to donate their kidney that wasn’t a match for an intended recipient to a stranger in exchange for a kidney that is a match for their loved one. •Honorary members of the Harlem Globetrotters include Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis.
In This Issue
Waiting Out COVID..............................2 “Glow in the Park”.................................3 Vietnam War Memorial Mural...............5 Calendar of Events...............................8
• A hen will eat her own raw eggs if not satisfied with her diet. •In 2010 a San Diego Chipotle customer in a wheelchair successfully sued the restaurant chain with the claim that their tall order counter denied him the full “Chipotle experience” -- like watching his order being assembled.
8. MOVIES: Who was the famous person portrayed in the movie “Lust for Life”? 9. HISTORY: When was Elizabeth II crowned queen? Gardens, 78200 Miles Avenue, Indian Wells. Admission is $13, parking is free, valet available. For more information, visit indianwellsartfestival.com or call 760-436-0042. • Sand is the most extracted material in the world. • The Mexican language Ayapaneco, or, more properly, Nuumte Oote (“the true voice”), is dying out, and small wonder: Its only fluent speakers number a grand total of two, and they refuse to talk to each other! •Actor Joe Pesci was a singer and guitar player in his early 20s and once played in the same band (called Joey Dee and the Starliters) as Jimi Hendrix. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
10. EXPLORERS: Which early European explorer named the Pacific Ocean? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6