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Escape the Heat

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Summer Pass returns

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outhern California residents have long known that the coolest spot during the hot summer months is just a 10-minute tram ride away in the alpine forests atop majestic Mount San Jacinto. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Summer Pass makes “escaping the heat” easy—and affordable—for everyone when passes again go on sale.

Valid through August 31 2022, the Summer Pass includes unlimited Tram admissions for the passholder, a 10% discount on additional Tram admissions (up to 4 in party), a 10% discount at Peaks Restaurant or Pines Café, and unlimited free parking for the passholder. Cost of the Summer Pass is $85 for adults and seniors, and $45 for children ages 3-10, and may be purchased at the Tramway’s Valley Station or online at pstramway.com/tickets.

Passholders also enjoy over 50 miles of hiking trails, picnic areas

1. SCIENCE: What is an organism that depends entirely upon another organism for its existence?

2. HISTORY: When did the Suez Canal open?

and multiple campgrounds all within the 14,000-acre pristine forest of the Mount San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness.

The Tram’s Mountain Station offers spectacular view points, two restaurants, cocktail lounge, gift shop, natural history museum and two documentary-style movies about the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and the Mount San Jacinto State Park.

The first tram up Monday through Friday is 10 a.m. and the first tram up Saturday and Sunday is 8 a.m. The last tram up daily is 8 p.m. and the last tram down is 9:30 p.m.

Just a short drive from many desert cities, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Summer Pass is the perfect summer escape. The tram is located at 1 Tram Way, Palm Springs.

Idyllwild Arts Academy showcases visual arts at Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery Idyllwild Arts Academy presents its Spring 2022 off-site student exhibition reception, catering to Idyllwild Arts family of supporters in the Desert Cities. Following a hiatus during COVID, the Idyllwild Arts Visual Arts students are excited to return to the desert and showcase their work, marking the reintroduction of a special partnership with Melissa

• “White noise” is named such because, just as the color white is a mixture of many different shades at different ratios, it’s a combination of all sound frequencies at once.

• Cats, dogs and even insects can all experience insomnia.

In This Issue

Back to the Senior Center......................2 Modernism Week.................................5 Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival............7 Concerts in the Park.............................9

Morgan Fine Art Gallery, which gives students a unique taste of what it’s like to participate in the professional world of fine art.

The visual arts reception will be held at Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery on May 6 from 4-7 p.m.

The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will run through May 7 and will feature the year’s best visual works from

students of Idyllwild Arts Academy, the pioneering arts high school that has been changing lives through the transformative power of art for more than 70 years.

Following the reception, a special rock concert by Idyllwild Arts Academy songwriting students will take place from 7 to 8 p.m.

• A young Bangladeshi woman with two uteruses gave birth to twins less than a month after having a son.

• Ever wonder why sneezes frequently occur in threes? The first loosens the irritant. The second propels it to the front of your nose, and the third expels it.

Problem solved!

• Some of the first soccer balls were made of clothing filled with rubble.

• A vending machine offering live crabs debuted in 2010 in Nanjing, China, with sales of around 200 per day and a promised refund of three live crabs for any dead one dispensed.

• Stephen King, who has made a career out of scaring his readers, is scared of the number 13: While reading, he won’t pause on a page with that number or a page whose number adds up to 13. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

3. GEOGRAPHY: What nation’s second largest island is called Mindanao?

4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Where was sherry invented?

5. MUSIC: Who was known as “the king of swing”?

6. DISCOVERIES: In what century was the ancient city of Troy rediscovered by archaeologists?

7. GOVERNMENT: Who was the longest-serving U.S. House Speaker?

8. MOVIES: Who directed the movie “It Happened One Night”?

9. ARCHITECTURE: How many churches did Christopher Wren design for London after the Great Fire of 1666?

10. TELEVISION: On “The Flintstones,” what is Bam-Bam’s last name? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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The too-young staffers at the senior center finally figured out that we’re not coming back until COVID is gone. And it’s not gone.

In some areas it’s easing up a bit, but here it’s still going strong.

We’re not willing to risk contagion by dashing in the door of the senior center and pretending things are back to normal.

At least once a week the center sends out emails and gets few replies in response. Come to the Ladies Lunch served indoors?

No thanks. Experiment with still life photography in the meeting room, with vases, statuettes and fruit provided? No. We held out, refusing as a group to be party to any potential COVID-spreading indoor activity.

Finally, the staff got it.

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They went with videos. The art classes will be online. The book club will have an online discussion, with a link to how to log in to the meeting. And the exercise classes will be posted online so everyone can stretch and work out at home.

But it was the offer of free haircuts that broke our resolve. Some of us haven’t been in a salon for two years.

The rules were specific. Stay in our car until we were handed an at-home COVID test, which we would take in the car. If it proved to be negative, we could proceed to the next step (one person at a time), which was to sit on a chair in the hall inside the right-side door of the center and wait for our turn. When the person ahead of us was finished (down the hall in the kitchen), she would be escorted out the left-side door to the parking lot.

It was glorious. We each came out of the left-side door with a spring in our step, freshly relieved of two years of unruly hair.

Staff should have thought of this before. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Free community events kick off in Coachella this month The City of Coachella is kicking off the month of May with Suavecito Sundays and Movies in the Park, which comprises a series of free weekly events for the entire community to enjoy.

Suavecito Sundays is back by popular demand. This event at Veterans’ Memorial Park from 6 to 9 p.m. will run every Sunday through the 29th. Guests will enjoy a display of classic cars courtesy of Coachella car club participants, live Latin music, car shows and fun for the entire family including lawn games, kids’ games, exhibits, food vendors, and the evening will conclude with a cruise night.

“Our Coachella residents championed to bring these local events back, and we were happy to oblige,” said Mayor Steven Hernandez.

“This is a community event that we modeled after previous generations, and what better way to represent than with culture, lowriders, live music and great food – all on a late Sunday afternoon.”

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Movies in the Park is also returning to Coachella, Friday nights throughout the month of May at 7:30 p.m. at Bagdouma Park. This free event series will kick off Friday, May 6 with a viewing of “Encanto,” followed by a viewing of “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” on May 13, “Sing 2” on May 20, and concluding with Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” on May 27.

“These upcoming outdoor community events are fun for people of all ages. It’s a wonderful way to enjoy time together, the ambiance, and rich downtown culture,” commented Councilwoman Denise Delgado.

For more information regarding Suavecito Sundays and Movies in the Park, visit Coachella.org.

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Night sky photography in Joshua Tree National Park If you enjoy photography and are fascinated by the desert night sky, this two-day (May 7-8) hands-on workshop is for you! Noted sky photographer Dennis Mammana will teach participants how to use even the simplest of cameras to create magnificent celestial portraits.

The class will begin with tips for setting up and shooting the night sky including a few tricks of the trade. That evening, participants will head to a scenic sky location in Joshua Tree National Park to try out their new knowledge under the real night sky. The next day, the class will look at images from the previous night, discuss their

pros and cons, and try out some image processing techniques in PhotoShop. Any camera, digital or film, will work, as long as it can be adjusted manually, used with a tripod, remote control, and can take exposures of 15, 30, or more seconds. Students should have a good working knowledge of their equipment prior to taking this class. Students need to provide their own camera, tripod, camera equipment, and dress in layers as the nights can be cold.

To sign up or more info visit joshuatree.org. Class meets at the Oasis Visitor Center in Twentynine Palms.

Mental health awareness month at Joslyn Center Mental health is wealth, especially during Mental Health Awareness Month, which is celebrated in May. The stigma around mental health and treatment has long existed, even though this has started to change. Still, people hesitate to seek help or even talk about it with their loved ones for fear of being judged and facing unnecessary backlash. Simple logic dictates that if we are hurt anywhere, we must seek treatment to get better. This applies

to both our mental and physical well-being.

Joslyn Center and our Wellness Center offer a range of mental health services, from activities that reduce isolation and fitness classes that reduce stress to one-on-one counseling sessions with licensed therapists (English & Spanish-speaking). For more information on Joslyn Wellness Center programs and services, please click below or call 760340-3220 x117.

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Upcoming events this week May 5 Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias One of America’s most successful stand-up comedian brings his “Back on Tour” to the Coachella Valley. 8 p.m. The Show at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. 800514-3849, aguacalientecasinos.com Palm Springs Art Museum The museum offers free admission every Thursday night. Tickets must be reserved in advance online. 5 to 7 p.m. 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs. 760-3224800, psmuseum.org Palm Springs VillageFest Stroll through vendors selling art, crafts, food, and enjoy live entertainment. 6 to 10 p.m. Down-

town Palm Springs on Palm Canyon Drive. villagefest.org May 6 Ramon Ayala The King of the accordion returns to the desert with his latest tour, “Para Siempre El Rey.” 7 p.m. 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella. 760-775-5566, spotlight29.com May 6-7 Kinsey Sicks Chock full of new tunes and fan favorites, Dragapella! Angel, Trixie, Winnie, and Trampoline return to enthrall and appall audiences. 6 p.m. The Purple Room, 1900 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs.

760-322-4422, purpleroompalmsprings.com

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May 7 11th Annual Palm Desert Brew at the Zoo Enjoy craft beer and delicious wine at bars located throughout the Zoo, delight in culinary creations from onsite eateries, and listen to a variety of live music. This is a 21+ event.

6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Living Desert, 47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert.

760-346-5694, livingdesert.org Wilson Phillips The four-time nominated Grammy Award group will perform an array of hits including “Hold On,” “Release Me,” and “You’re in Love.”

8 p.m. The Show at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. 800-5143849, aguacalientecasinos.com

Palm Desert Brew at the Zoo

Patti LaBelle The American singer, actress, and businesswoman began her career in the early 60s. She is best known for hits “On My Own,” “Stir It Up,” and “Lady Marmalade.” 9 p.m. Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Dr., Cabazon. 951-8493080, morongocasinoresort.com May 11-15 Oasis Music Festival This world-class music festival features all genres of music taking place over several venues. Performers include Lee Fields and the Expressions, The White Buffalo, The Dip, Matthew Whitaker, Christian McBride, Inside Straight, and a whole lot more. oasismusicfestival.com

Cuddly creatures

What can be more soothing than having an affectionate cuddly creature as a pet – a dog, a cat, a hamster or a Dusky Pademelon?

Although they are very rare, indeed, Pandemelons – also known as miniature kangaroos – are nonetheless as cuddly as they come, says the Association of Mature American Citizens.

Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons they are threatened with extinction. And so, when the caretakers at the Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England spotted a newborn in its mom’s pouch recently, there was quite a bit of excitement.

The zoo announced the birth on its website, explaining that they are also referred to as dusky wallabies and that “they can only be found in the forests of New Guinea and some smaller nearby islands in Indonesia.

Sadly, its population has declined by 30% in the last two decades as a result of trapping, hunting and deforestation to make way for rice farming and logging.”

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May’s Modernism Week features sensational new programs

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Midcentury modernists now have another opportunity to celebrate midcentury modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture in the Palm Springs area during the month of May, complementing the annual February and October events.

During May, Modernism Week has teamed up with acclaimed design expert and Emmy-nominated host of Netflix’s Queer Eye Bobby Berk to offer Modernism Week Showcase Home: Casa Tierra, an idyllic desert modern escape located in Palm Desert.

Also being added is “Neutra’s Neighborhood: Tour Six Richard Neutra Works in Los Angeles,” a

guided walking tour to explore architect Richard Neutra’s neighborhood in the Los Angeles area of Casa Tierra Silver Lake. The other new program is “Temple Isaiah - The Evolution of Classical to Extreme Modernism,” a guided tour which contrasts the E. Stewart Williams modernist-designed 1950s Al Liberman Chapel with the 1980s west-facing addition.

Attendees can also plan on historical walking tours, craft cocktail mixology classes, a dinner and live music experience, and a special “Top Ten” tour excursion highlighting Desert Modernist architecture.

Modernism Week is held from May12-15. For schedule and tickets, visit modernismweek.com

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Halloween is still about six months away but that isn’t stopping a British conservation group known as English Heritage, from attempting to break the record for the largest number of people wearing vampire costumes. The Association of Mature American Citizens reports the gathering will take place on May 26 at Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, which appropriately enough is said to

have been Bram Stoker’s inspiration for his Dracula novel. And so, they are hoping to attract 1,897 appropriately dressed attendees to mark the 125th anniversary of the book’s publication even though they need just 1,040 visitors to break the Guinness World Record. The record is currently held by an American organization in Doswell, VA, which had 1,039 Dracula wannabes in attendance.

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Brain Teaser Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

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ly. Someone told me this once, and I tried it and have been doing it ever since. No more crooked candles.” — J.L. in Tennessee

• Earth Day got me thinking about how many plastic bottled beverages my family goes through. I have found six glass reusable bottles that can be run through the dishwasher, and I store them in the refrigerator in a cardboard sixpack holder. I still want the convenience of grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge, but I feel better knowing that I’m not contributing to a plastic problem.” — JoAnn • Using ice-cold sour cream instead of icecold water in your pie crust recipe will give you a flakier crust.

• “If you love to burn candles as much as I do, consider storing them in the refrigerator for a day or so before burning them. I swear, it makes them burn even-

• When traveling for more than a few days, stick your plants into the bathtub with a little bit of water.

They’ll soak it up, and you won’t have to have someone come over and water your plants. This will only work for a week at most, though.” — J.M. in Louisiana • Kitchen remodels can be expensive, but when your kitchen isn’t usable, that’s even more of an expense. Instead of opting for takeout food, set up an alternate kitchen to save money. A microwave, toaster oven, coffee pot and a small dorm-style fridge can take care of a lot of your needs in the short term.

• Planning on putting in some new plants or sprucing up your garden this spring? Check with your town’s yard-waste recycling center about free mulch or compost. Many facilities offer these to their residents. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

‘Mid-Century Moderns’ at Desert Rose Playhouse Desert Rose Playhouse’s current offering is a new juke box musical, “Mid-Century Moderns,” through May 8.

The fabulous hits of ’66 come to life in the delightful tale of a plucky Wisconsin widow who transforms from frump to fabulous when she finds herself at the center of modernity in Palm Springs.

Featured are well-known hits by Tom Jones, Petula Clark, Lesley

Gore, Frank and Nancy Sinatra.

The cast includes Christina Tringali Nunez, Robbie Wayne, Dana Adkins, Kellee McQuinn, Gary Powers, James Owens and Carlos Garcia.

“Mid-Century Moderns,” thru May 8, Desert Rose Playhouse, 611 S Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs in the Sun Shopping Center. Tickets and info: 760-202-3000 or desertroseplayhouse.org.

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On May 5, 1904, Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in modern Major League Baseball history as the Boston Americans defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-0. Young’s perfect game was part of his then-record 45-inning scoreless streak.

On May 9, 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the world’s first commercially produced birth-control pill, Enovid-10, made by the G.D. Searle Company of Chicago.

Clinical tests of the pill had begun in 1954.

On May 6, 1991, 51-year-old race car driver Harry Gant betters his own record as the oldest man ever to win a NASCAR event in the Winston 500 in Talladega, Alabama.

On May 10, 1980, Treasury Secretary G. William Miller announces the approval of nearly $1.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for the nearly bankrupt Chrysler Corporation, at the time the largest rescue package ever by the U.S. government to an American corporation. The loan terms required Chrysler to raise another $2 billion on its own.

On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven’s ninth and final symphony debuts at Vienna’s Theater am Karntnertor. Having lost his hearing years earlier, the celebrated composer nonetheless appeared to conduct the first performance of his Ninth Symphony, while the real conductor stood in the wings. Beethoven was several bars off the actual music by the time the piece concluded.

On May 8, 1933, the first police radio system, connecting headquarters to patrol cars and patrol cars to one another, is installed in East-

On May 11, 1997, chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov resigns after 19 moves in a game against Deep Blue, a chess-playing computer developed by IBM scientists. It was the sixth and final game of their match, which Kasparov lost two games to one, with three draws. (c) 2022 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival returns to Palm Springs

“Detective Story”

Mystery is afoot as the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival returns to the Palm Springs Cultural Center from May 11-15. Founded in 2000 by the late mystery author and Palm Springs community leader, Arthur Lyons, the festival includes an eclectic mixture of prestigious and obscure black and white “B” movies from the classic film noir period.

It is known for unearthing and screening rare films, restored classics, and for the special appearances of the stars who were in them. The Arthur Lyons’ Film Noir Festival is presented by the Palm Springs Cultural Center, a non-profit organization that was established to encourage the development of the cultural arts in the Coachella Valley.

The schedule of events begins on May 11 with a special presentation of the “Victor & Victoria Cabaret” at 7 p.m. Victoria Mature will present an Evening of Music and Reminiscences at this special multimedia event as a fundraiser for the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival and the Palm Springs Cultural Center.

“I Wake Up Screaming”

May 12, Opening Night, will feature a screening of “They Live By Night” (1949) with an introduction with critic and film historian Leonard Maltin. The Opening Night reception will be open for festival pass holders and guest after the screening.

May 13 will have showings of “The Argyle Secrets” (1948), “Phantom Lady” (1944), “I Walk Alone” (1947), and “Leave Her to Heaven” (1945). May 14 will feature “Among the Living” (1941), “The Guilty” (1947), “Los Tallos Amargos” (1956), and “Touch of Evil” (1958).

May 15 will close the festival with “Moonrise” (1948), “I Wake Up Screaming” (1941) with an introduction by vocalist Victoria Mature, daughter of Victor Mature, and “Detective Story” (1951).

Tickets are available at arthurlyonsfilmnoir.ning.com.

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Meet the star of your Mother’s Day Brunch

1. The Merseyside Derby is a rivalry match between what two English football clubs?

2. In 1979, New York Yankees manager Billy Martin was fired after getting into a bar fight with Joseph Cooper, a salesman of what confectionery?

3. What longtime NFL reporter and insider for ESPN was known as “The Professor”?

4. Wallace Wade Stadium is the home field of what university’s football team?

5. Name the athlete, amputee and cancer research advocate who attempted to run a “Marathon of Hope” across Canada in 1980.

6. Three pitchers in Major League Baseball history threw unofficial no-hitters, having pitched eight hitless innings in losing efforts on the road. Who are they?

7. In ice hockey, what is the name of the shaded area directly in front of each team’s goal?

This Sunday is Mother’s Day! Here’s the plan: Let’s “take” Mom to her own personal French bistro for brunch.

Place a table somewhere unexpected, like your garden or in front of the fireplace or a pretty window. Set a lovely table with flowers, coffee and mimosas. Add some twinkle lights and music. To complete the Mother’s Day bistro experience, have her wait outside for an hour to be seated. Just kidding! Don’t do that.

Here’s a lovely recipe perfect for Mother’s Day (or any day!). We have a decadent dish that’s fancy pants, frugal and fabulous. Drum roll please ... Clafouti!

Clafouti (pronounced klafoo-TEE) is a simple French dish that serves as dessert, a special breakfast or the star of your next brunch. It’s extremely versatile, very inexpensive and certainly elegant. Did I mention it’s easy?

If you can make pancakes, you can make clafouti.

You make this classic French dessert by pouring a sweet crepe-like batter over fruit in a baking dish and baking. The eggy batter cooks around the fruit, resulting in a light, airy, flan-like texture.

Use whatever fruit you have on hand, whip up a quick batter in your blender, and bake to impress. It is delicious warm, at room temperature or straight from the fridge.

I’m using fresh strawberries in this recipe because they’re coming into season, so they’ll be affordable, abundant and delicious. Frozen strawberries are available year-round.

STRAWBERRY CLAFOUTI Yield: 4 brunch or 6 dessert servings Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 45 minutes • Softened butter for the baking dish • 1 1/2 cups half and half or whole milk • 1/3 cup white sugar • 1/3 cup brown sugar • 3 eggs • 1 tablespoon vanilla • 1/8 teaspoon salt • 1/2 cup flour • 1 pound frozen or fresh strawberries • 2 teaspoons cornstarch, if using frozen berries • Powdered sugar, for garnish 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. Lightly butter an 8-cup baking dish or heavy pie dish.

Using a blender, combine the half and half, sugars, eggs, vanilla, salt and flour. Blend for 30 seconds.

3. Let the batter rest while you prepare the berries. If you’re using frozen strawberries, drain the juice and toss berries with 2 teaspoons cornstarch to help absorb some of the remaining juices.

If your berries are whole, slice them in half.

4. Place berries, cut side down, in your baking dish.

Pour the batter over the berries. Bake in the oven for 45

minutes, or until it’s puffed up, browned and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove the clafoutis from the oven and allow it to cool for a little while, during which time you’ll see it deflate and settle a bit, so have your camera ready.

5. Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with powdered sugar and whipped cream if desired.

Now, once you know how to make this batter, it’s a perfect blank canvas for almost any fruit you can think of. Cherries, bananas, plums, peaches, nectarines, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries can all get into the clafouti club. Depending on the season, enjoy sauteed apples and pears, dried figs, raisins and cranberries.

This is an excellent place for thawed frozen fruit to shine; just make sure to drain the liquid off before using them, or it will compromise the setting of the custard. And, because the recipe calls for a small amount of flour, you can easily make it gluten free; just swap an equal amount of brown rice flour.

Give your next soiree French flair with this versatile frugally fabulous dish. Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Divas on a Dime. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

Answers: 1. Everton and Liverpool. 2. Marshmallows. 3. John Clayton. 4. Duke University. 5. Terry Fox. 6. Silver King (1890), Andy Hawkins (1990) and Matt Young (1992). 7. The crease.

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Palm Desert’s Concerts in the Park return for springs series

The City of Palm Desert is hosting a series of free, weekly concerts at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park amphitheater throughout the month of May. Featuring a variety of music, the concerts will be held every Thursday from 6:30 – 8 p.m. with some of the top acts from across the region performing. Plenty of free parking, food trucks, games for kids and more.

This season’s concerts offer a mix of styles from country to classic rock. The season starts on Cinco de Mayo with a performance by Santanaways, an electrifying Latin/blues rock band that pays tribute to Santana. Bandleader Benito Meschoulam’s uncanny similarities to Carlos Santana in appearance and playing style helps this band deliver its authentic vibe.

Other concert series performers include Flashback Heart Attack, a nationally acclaimed 80’s show from Orange County scheduled for May 12. Clad in flashy outfits and occasionally delivering a bit of choreography, Flashback Heart Attack nevertheless plays the biggest New Wave hits of the 80’s with precision and respect. It’s a high-energy show the audience will long remember.

Country takes center stage on May 19 when the Kelly Rae Band delivers crowd-pleasing tunes that will have concertgoers on their feet. Frequently booked at festivals, fairs and theme parks,

St. Martin in the Fields Church 72348 Larrea Avenue, Twentynine Palms 760-367-7133 facebook.com/stmartins29

Lighthouse Christian Center 5475 Sunburst Street, Joshua Tree 760-366-2466 jtlighthouse.com

St. Mary’s of the Valley 7495 Church St., Yucca Valley 760-367-2287 Saturday service at 4 p.m.

Sunday service at 8, 9:30 and 11 (in Spanish)

Desert Hills Presbyterian Church 5750 Mountain View Trail, Yucca Valley 760-365-6331 deserthillspc.org

Kelly Rae Band

the band plays a wide range of country music from Patsy Cline and George Strait, to Little Big Town and Carrie Underwood.

Wrapping up the season on May 26 is Legends of Classic Rock, a killer line-up of musicians who have previously played with White Lion, Ratt, Steppenwolf, Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, Quiet Riot, Great White, and Dokken.

While the music is the main draw, food and beverage trucks will be available each concert evening offering a variety of culinary offerings an hour before the concerts. Concertgoers may also bring picnic baskets along with blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy the shows. Alcoholic beverages and smoking are prohibited at Civic Center Park. Families are encouraged to arrive even earlier to take advantage of the games and activities offered by Family YMCA of the Desert prior to the start of the concerts.

Palm Desert Civic Center Park is located on the northeast corner of San Pablo Avenue and Fred Waring Drive. For more information on attending the Concert in the Park series, visit www.DiscoverPalmDesert.com, or the VisitPalmDesert page on Facebook & Instagram.

1. The Bad Guys (PG) animated 2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PG) James Marsden, Jim Carrey 3. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (PG-13) Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law 4. The Northman (R) Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman 5. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (R) Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal 6. Everything Everywhere All at Once (R) Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu 7. The Lost City (PG-13) Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum 8. Father Stu (R) Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson 9. Morbius (PG-13) Jared Leto, Matt Smith 10. Ambulance (R) Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Source: Box Office Mojo (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Honor Flights Resume Honor Flights are back. After sitting out the trips for the last two years due to the pandemic, Honor Flights are up and running again.

The Honor Flight Network consists of independent groups (hubs) that take veterans on allexpenses-paid trips to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorials and monuments. This involves free airfare and visits to the memorials with guardians and volunteers every step of the way while in the company of other veterans.

You only have to see the trip photos and videos to understand how much these trips are appreciated. In 2019 alone (the last year they had the trips before COVID shut things down), they flew over 23,000 veterans and 18,000 guardians. Since its beginning in 2005, Honor Flights has taken over 245,000 veterans on these trips.

At this point their focus is signing up veterans who served in World War II, as well as veterans who are severely ill or injured.

Would you like to go, either as a veteran, a guardian or a volunteer? Go online to Honor Flights at www.honorflight.org. Click the regional hubs for a map of states; click your state for contact info and the hub’s website and schedule, as well as the applications for veterans, guardians and volunteers. My state, for example, has one flight planned every

month through October. Scroll down the page for state-related info and videos. Call them at 937521-2400 with your questions.

Honor Flights is non-profit and can use our dollars. (They rate 4 stars from Charity Navigator.)

You can donate on their website (www.honorflight.org/donateonline.html), either to one of the regional hubs that covers your state or to the network as a whole. Or, if you’d rather send a check than make a donation online, you can send it to: HonorFlight, Inc. 1405 South Fern Street No. 702 Arlington, VA 22202 We haven’t opened our wallets in quite a while. I think we should do so for this. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Applications will be accepted until May 13, 2022 at 5:00 pm.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You Ewes and Rams will find your ideas cheered by a mostly receptive flock. Those few dissenters could well be turned around by your charm and powers of persuasion.

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s time for the bold and beautiful Bovine to shake off the dust of the past and shape up with new ideas for the future. This could surprise some folks, but they’ll soon adjust.

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VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You’re still dealing with overtones of pessimism that cause you to doubt your ability to make some

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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The emergence of an unusual selfish streak could dismay those close to you. Defy it -- don’t justify it -- so you can become your gracious self again.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Reassess your decision to stay with the status quo. It might seem like the sensible thing to do right now, but changes around you could make that choice a risky one.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Move decisively but cautiously when dealing with a delicate personal matter. The fewer mistakes you make now, the less likely it is that the problem will recur later on. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

Palm Springs Cultural Center hosts 70MM Film Festival this weekend Palm Springs Cultural Center is honored to host The Secret Movie Club’s Palm Springs 70mm Getaway Film Festival. The Secret Movie Club, a community of film lovers based in LA, will screen three classic films on 70MM in the Cultural Center’s Historic Camelot Theater, one of the largest screens in the Coachella Valley. 70mm delivers an incredibly rich visual experience, revealing details and color dimensions not seen in traditional formats.

Friday, May 6 at 8 p.m., 2001: A Space Odyssey Saturday, May 7 at 8 p.m., Lawrence of Arabia Sunday, May 8 at 2 p.m., West Side Story All three films were originally shot on 70MM film, a format still considered the ultimate cinematic experience by many filmmakers. The original 625 seat Camelot Theatre, located at the Palm Springs Shopping Center,

was opened by the President of Metropolitan Theatres, Sherrill Corwin, in February of 1967. The heralded state-of-the-art cinema, equipped to the standards of only three other theaters in the United States, debuted with a star-studded screening of “Dr. Zhivago.”

Lauren Wolfer, Program Director of the PSCC, said “Cinema is a core part of our identity as an arts and cultural nonprofit organiza-

tion, and what better way for us to honor the legacy of the Camelot Theater than to show these wonderful films as they were meant to be seen. We’re so grateful to the Secret Movie Club for this opportunity.”

Tickets and more information are available at psculturalcenter. org/pscc. The theatre is located at 2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs.