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Volume 69 | Number 13
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
‘Palm Springs Getaway’ Brings back nostalgia in a musical romp
In This Issue
Santa’s List at Joslyn Center.................3 Calendar of Events...............................5 Palm Springs Festival of Lights............7 Indio Tamale Festival............................9
1. GEOGRAPHY: Which country is the most forested in the world? 2. HISTORY: When were tanks first introduced in war? 3. TELEVISION: What is the name of the Netflix sequel to the “Karate Kid” movies? Photos by Paul Hayashi, courtesy of PCT
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ith a collection of wellknown and original songs, “Palm Springs Getaway” at Palm Canyon Theatre (PCT) transports audiences from the early desert landscape to the vibrant and inclusive community people know and love today – and every decade in between. Featuring glimpses of history, icons and celebrities who made Palm Springs famous, the show begins in Hollywood in the 1930s with mobsters and a fortuneteller who lead the protagonists to visit the “playground of the stars” where they set off on a time-jumping adventure reminiscent of the
• In the early 1990s, cyclists who doped at the Tour De France used so much erythropoietin that they had to exercise throughout the night to avoid having heart attacks in their sleep. • Do bears appreciate beauty like us humans? Some wildlife experts think so, as there have been many sightings of the animals sitting at scenic points and star-
4. MUSIC: Which music prodigy was signed to a record deal at age 11?
lighthearted, screwball comedy films of the 1930s and 40s. The fast-paced farce is filled with physical comedy and campy energy. It features distinct music performed by a four-piece band and era-specific dance styles plus historic photographs and video projected as the backdrop. The show is based on an original book by Cara Van Dijk with original direction and choreography by Se Layne. This season’s revised production incorporates additional material by Eric SteinSteele and Layne.
Audiences will be ushered down memory lane as they are treated to a holiday edition as well as a new year’s 2023 edition during January. “Palm Springs Getaway” hits the stage for their holiday edition, December 2-8 and January 20-29 at 7, 8 and 2 p.m. Palm Canyon Theatre is located at 538 North Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Tickets are $38 for adults, $34 for seniors, and $17 for students. Call 760-323-5123 or visit palmcanyontheatre.org to purchase tickets.
ing out at vistas of mountains, rivers, etc. They appear to have no other purpose there than enjoying the view!
• In the first few centuries of the Christian Era, controversy over whether or not Jesus was divine at birth created political and social unrest that frequently resulted in full-scale warfare.
• Who needs Harry Potter? Not the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. Until 2021, the city paid Ian Brackenbury Channell $16,000 a year to act as a stateappointed wizard. His duties? To perform “acts of wizardry and other wizard-like services” for two decades. • Pringles once tried to evade a hefty tax payment by claiming their product wasn’t potato chips.
• Some DVD copies of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” include a subtitle track called “Subtitles for People Who Don’t Like the Film,” comprised of lines from Shakespeare’s “Henry IV Part 2” that vaguely match what the actors are saying. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
5. ASTRONOMY: In which year will Halley’s Comet reappear? 6. LAW: Which justice served on the Supreme Court for the longest? 7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of dogs did President Obama’s family have in the White House? 8. FOOD & DRINK: Where did the first White Castle restaurant open? 9. ANATOMY: What is the rarest human blood type? 10. LITERATURE: What is Harry Potter’s middle name? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 10