Coachella Valley Weekly - February 28 to March 6, 2019 Vol. 7 No. 50

coachellavalleyweekly.com • February 28 to March 6, 2019 Vol. 7 No. 50

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Craig Chaquico

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KIND Music Fest Recap

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Coachella Food Truck Park

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CONTENTS Kitchen 86 + Bar ..................................... 3 Breaking The 4th Wall - 'The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas'.......................... 5 Indain Wells Arts Festival...................... 6 Coachella Valley Wildflower Festival.... 6 Pearl ......................................................... 7 Joslyn In Bloom Fashion Show............... 7 Craig Chaquico.................................... 8-9 KIND Music Festival Recap.................... 9 Consider This - The Quick..................... 10 Art Scene - Lover's Rainbow................. 11 Pet Place ............................................... 12 The Vino Voice ...................................... 13 Club Crawler Nightlife .................... 14-15 Coachella Food Truck Park................... 16 Brewtality .............................................. 17 Screeners .............................................. 18 Book Review......................................... 19 Safety Tips ............................................. 19 Haddon Libby ....................................... 21 Dale Gribow........................................... 21 Desert Wolff Art Auction..................... 22 Cannabis Corner................................... 23 Ask The Doctor..................................... 23 Free Will Astrology............................... 24 Life & Career Coach.............................. 24 Travel Tips 4 U - Desert X...................... 26 Cannabis Corner .................................. 26

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KITCHEN 86 + BAR ON EL PASEO OPENING SOON

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itchen 86 + Bar on El Paseo has hit the ground running, bringing exciting and unique offerings to Palm Desert in an ambient and welcoming atmosphere. Reagan Richter sat down with Owner Robert Laster to learn more about his concept, what he’s most excited about serving and how the restaurant came to fruition.

Laster: “As a long-time resident of the desert, I feel like we are in a place where we can support and sustain new restaurant concepts. I saw a real need for a place that served exciting food and was open late. Not just for a younger crowd, but for all residents with a desire for something a little different. People are excited for ramen and elevated late-night food. We would go to San Francisco three times a year, really just for Dim Sum, because in the desert we really only had a limited offering. Now you’ll be able to enjoy house-made Ramen and dumplings at midnight!”

Richter: “I keep hearing about a cheese wheel pasta?”

Laster: “The cheese wheel pasta is another example of things we get to see on TV but don’t have access to here in the desert. Plus… who doesn’t want their food finished off table-side in a giant cheese wheel? Our menu is ever-changing and always fun and exciting.”

Richter: “And your bar is quite impressive! What can you tell me about the process in creating your cocktail menu?”

Laster: “Johnny Catti is the driving force behind our bar concept. He has such a creative passion that really sets us apart. He recently traveled to popular destinations all over the country, researching what works and what doesn’t work at some of the hottest spots. He appreciates a good craft

cocktail but not making you wait for 15 minutes for it and treating you “less-than” if you have a question. We took a trip to New Orleans and he became totally obsessed with The Sazerac. He has been tinkering with it and is really quite the coinsurer. We have a Japanese Wama cold brew maker and we make different varieties of infused liquors, launching with a serrano and rosemary infused tequila. We are serving both high end and low-end options, so you’ll get to choose from happy hour prices and rare tequilas. We don’t specialize in any one thing so there is something for everyone.

Whether you want to spend $20 or $200, there is an option for you.

Richter: “It’s so refreshing that there is

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finally somewhere in Palm Desert that is open late! Tell me about your motivation to offer extended hours.”

Laster: “When I was a kid growing up here, we had Friday’s that was open late.

Nothing has ever filled that void. We need a place for everyone to enjoy, regardless of their work schedule or budget. If you’re serving at a restaurant until 10pm, you’d have nowhere to eat when your shift ended. Now they have a place to go without sacrificing quality and variety.”

Richter: “I know you appreciate and enjoy all types of cuisine. How did you decide what direction to take with Kitchen 86?” continue to page 5

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Laster: “I know this may sound funny, but it’s honestly inspired by Netflix. I’d see a dish that looked incredible, but it’s out of my reach as nowhere around here offers anything like it. And I love a story behind the food I’m eating. And we want to bring our guests some history to accompany their meals.”

Richter: “With a rotating menu with so much variety being offered, did you have a hard time choosing a chef?”

Laster: “No, I knew who I wanted my Chef to be so that was an easy choice for me. Chef Abel Gonzelez is who I was deadset on bringing on board, and I’m so grateful he was also excited about the concept. He is classically French trained and has since been Head Chef at Sea Food, Asian, Mexican and Italian restaurants. He is a Saucier, so he looks at the bases first, which is really the foundation. He’s incredible and we are so lucky to have him.”

Richter: “Has opening a restaurant always been a goal of yours?”

Laster: “My first job was making and serving pizzas in downtown Palm Springs, in a pizza place where NYPD is now. Joe Morano has always been my mentor in

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the restaurant business. He moved to the desert from to Las Vegas in the 80’s and opened Mama Lucci’s. He later brought chopsticks and chin chins to Palm Springs.

He did well for a long time, and then when Palm Springs went a little dormant in the years after the spring break ban, he moved to Orange County and continued on his path. Joe inspired my love of food and was a father figure to me. I would go spend summers with him in OC and we would listen to talk radio about the restaurant world and I would work for him in the kitchen. He happened to be here when planning to move forward with Kitchen 86, and I asked him to be a part of it. He is now our GM. I always knew I’d open a restaurant.

It was originally my retirement plan, just to have a small Bistro down the road, but the opportunity presented itself earlier than anticipated and I couldn’t pass it up. My incredible girlfriend, Kerry Uher, has been instrumental in the launching of Kitchen 86. She has handled all of the challenging behind-the-scenes hurdles and really made it all come together.”

Richter: “What’s the story behind your name, Kitchen 86?”

‘THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS’

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eing the ardent women’s advocate that I am, it isn’t often that I will admit to thoroughly enjoying a show that included whorehouse, in the title. But Palm Canyon Theatre’s current production of “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” is about as much fun as you can have as a spectator.

Music and lyrics by Carol Hall, Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson, ‘Whorehouse’ was inspired by a real life brothel in La Grange Texas, called, ‘The Chicken Ranch,’ which had been in business for more than a century before being closed down in 1973 due to an expose’ by an over zealous TV reporter.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, opened on Broadway in June 1978, just five years after the closure of the original Chicken Ranch. It went on to win multiple Tony’s and Drama Desk Awards. From all accounts, the musical seemed to hold close to the real story and history of this long-standing establishment.

Miss Mona Stangley, (Jaci Davis,) is the proprietor of the Chicken Ranch, after inheriting it from the previous owner. She runs a respectable place and all the girls know Miss Mona’s ‘No No Rules.’

Keep your language clean girls, keep your bedrooms neat And don’t hang around the town cafe and say hi on the street.

Mind your P’s and Q’s and manners, and you don’t need no other tools Cause every girl that lives here knows my special no-no rules And please don’t show us no tattoos No hearts and flowers on your thigh It’s downright tacky Brands are for cattle and that ain’t what we’re selling at Miss Mona’s Miss Mona pays her taxes, contributes to the local charities and doesn’t allow her business practices to cause any problems for the locals. She even maintains a favorable

relationship with the town Sheriff, Ed Earl Dodd (Don Kelley.) But when television watchdog reporter, Melvin P. Thorpe, (Ron Coronado,) catches wind that ‘Texas has a whorehouse in it,’ all hell breaks loose, as he makes it his mission to get the Chicken Ranch closed down.

Laughter, sorrow and a whole lot of singing and dancing ensue while the whole Texas saga is brilliantly played out on the stage.

Davis is such a shining gem in her performance as Miss Mona. Her vocal abilities are equaled by few. Starting with ‘A lil’ Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place,’ through the ‘Hard Candy Christmas,’ finale, Davis leads this show on an emotional journey that will make you wish she would come and take up business in your home town.

Ron Coronado, as the righteous villain, Melvin P. Thorpe is hysterical with his pompadour hairdo and stylish country boots.

Kelly, gives a wonderful performance as the Sheriff who is used to having his word of law being accepted as the gospel and blows a gasket when faced with opposition.

Jana Gibbony as Angel and Grace Wallace as Shy, two new arrivals at the Chicken Ranch, provide wonderful insight to the circumstances that could bring women into the working girl

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Laster: “Using organic and locallysourced ingredients is so important to me.

When something is not available fresh, we take it off the menu. Its “86-d.”

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See you on the patio!

Kitchen 86 + Bar - Open daily from 11am – 1:30am. Happy Hour from 3pm-6pm at 73130 El Paseo, Palm Desert CA 92260

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profession. Both perform their roles with such empathy and likability that it’s easy to believe they could be someone you know. Kimberly Cole as Jewel, Miss Mona’s faithful friend and Chicken Ranch domestic staff, gives a rocking performance with her rendition of “Twenty Four Hours of Lovin’.” This cast ensemble is

truly some of the best around.

SE Layne, directs this high-spirited musical and I have to say that I absolutely love her use of the entire auditorium space. Layne breaks the fourth wall as she stages some of the actor’s entrances from the back of the theatre, rushing past the audience and towards the stage, keeping pace with the excitement and high energy of the production. If you watch closely you will even see the subtle action going on in the upstairs rooms.

Steven Smith’s musical direction can never be overstated. David Bronson (drums,) Larry Holloway (Bass,) and John Pagels (Guitar,) join Smith, (piano) in this live music presentation and it’s the cherry on the cake.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, runs through March 10th.

The Palm Canyon Theatre, is located at 538 North Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. For Reservations: Box Office: (760) 323-5123 www. palmcanyontheatre.org Dee Jae Cox is a playwright, director and producer. She is the Cofounder and Artistic Director of The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project. losangeleswomenstheatreproject.org palmspringstheatre.com

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2019 INDIAN WELLS ARTS FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 17TH YEAR AS THE MUST-SEE ARTS SHOW IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY

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he highly acclaimed 17th Indian Wells Arts Festival will showcase an exciting international palette of more than 200 juried artists converging March 29-March 31 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

These artists hail from a diverse creative style and geographical background spanning from Japan, Peru, Italy, Canada, Poland, Uganda, including the Coachella Valley.

Tickets are $13 for adults at the gate and children under 12 are free. Parking is free and valet is available. Hours are 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. March 29-31. Information: www: Indianwellsartsfestival.com The Indian Wells Tennis Garden, home of the internationally renowned PNB Paribas Tennis Open, is magically transformed into an artisan village and festive outdoor marketplace with thousands of one-of-akind pieces of art for sale. In a casual backdrop of live jazz entertainment, art lovers and foodies alike can enjoy perfect cocktails and varied culinary delights. Art lovers can enjoy hands-on artist demonstrations ranging from textile weaving, painting, and sculpting. On Saturday and Sunday, a fabulous “Eggs+Champagne in the Garden” brunch menu is available until noon.

Touted as one of one of the top 30 Best Fine Art Shows nationwide by Sunshine Artist magazine and Best of the Best Art

Festivals by readers of Palm Springs Life magazine, children also are welcome to enjoy engaging interactive activities and big kids at heart will love the art stations and free commemorative photo opportunity.

“We truly showcase an international palette of 200 artists from more than 25 countries and 25 states across the nation,” said Dianne Funk, Indian Wells Arts Festival producer. “These museum caliber artists have been recognized by 50 of some of the most prestigious art institutions including the Smithsonian, the de Young Fine Arts Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, the San Diego Museum of Art, Palm Springs Art Museum and the Kyoto Museum in Japan.”

There is something for every art buyer’s collection with 30 mediums and categories from painting, sculpture, jewelry, wearableart fashion, photography and ceramics.

This year’s commemorative poster artist is the incomparable “Watercolor Chef” Leslee Adams, a homegrown desert artist acclaimed for her remarkable style of vibrant colors. Her winning “Flor de Vida” (Flower of Life), an original watercolor painting, is an inspired bold and colorful tribute of several native Coachella Valley plants.

The art experience of the Indian Wells Arts Festival is expanded to

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12 ANNUAL COACHELLA 2, 2019 TO 5 P.M. VALLEY WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL 9SAT.A.M.MARCH TH

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he free event has moved location and will now take place at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park in Palm Desert, located at the corner of Fred Waring and San Pablo. The festival features a variety of outdoor and educational activities for the entire family, with wildflower displays.

Attendees can participate in wildflower viewing, a 5k Fun Run, an interactive Kids’ Zone, and a climbing wall. Sign-ups will be taken at the festival for interpretive hikes to take place later in the month at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center in Palm Desert.

The festival will include live music, food concessions, a beer and wine garden, vendors offering art, and other unique items for sale.

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FODM will also offer a variety of raffle items to raise funds to help support FODM’s work in protecting and preserving the area’s land resources.

FODM connects people to the land. With volunteer and donor support, FODM provides opportunities for valley residents and visitors alike to enjoy and sustain the rugged, natural beauty of the National Monument and Coachella Valley. Programs include guided hikes, adult and youth education, citizen science, trail maintenance, weed removal, and conservation.

To learn more about the Coachella Valley Wildflower Festival visit DesertMountains. org or call (760) 862-9984. For sponsorship opportunities and vendor participation, call (760) 568-9918.

feature Community Partners, non-profit organizations impacting the Coachella Valley presenting free activities for festival goers. Dianne Funk said the festival donates to various non-profit’s programs as well.

This year’s participating non-profits leading activities at the Indian Wells Arts Festival include: the Alzheimer’s Association, Coachella Valley; the Braille Institute – Rancho Mirage with an immersive experience creating art without sight; the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert teaching block printing; Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine; CREATE Center for the Arts Palm Desert; Desert Arc; Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Foundation providing Commemorative Poster coloring; Old Town Artisan Studio keeping the wheel spinning with pottery throwing; and SafeHouse of the Desert with the popular gratitude rock painting.

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More than 10,000 festival goers are expected at this year’s Indian Wells Arts Festival. The City of Indian Wells is again the presenting sponsor and the festival is hosted by the Indian Wells Tennis Club.

Other sponsors are Art Patron Magazine, Palm Springs Life Magazine, Hot Purple Energy, Signature Party Rentals and Desert Golf Car Company, Dianne Funk, a long time Palm Desert resident and highly respected arts ambassador, began coordinating art festivals in the Coachella Valley in 1986 with Faire a La Quinta, followed by Southwest Arts Festival in Indio in 1989, which has since grown into an acclaimed regional attraction. Building upon that success, Funk created the Indian Wells Arts Festival in 2002. Since then it has developed into the highly heralded headlining event of the Coachella Valley’s arts festival season.

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PEARL ADAY: SOUL–VOICE–ARTIST

n Thursday, February 28th California Country will make inroads into Pioneertown as Pearl and the Canyon Revelry Band, Sacred Cowboys and Starlight Cleaning Co. perform at Pappy and Harriet’s.

Tickets are $10. Doors open at 7 p.m. and show starts at 8 p.m. This is an ALL AGES event. You can purchase tickets at pappyandharriets.com.

Coachella Valley Weekly had the honor of interviewing the beautiful songstress Pearl Aday, who is unmistakably continuing to hammer out her musical course with grace and purposeful subject matter. Her 2018 album, Heartbreak and Canyon Revelry, is remarkable in its heart and messages of vulnerability and emotional experiences expressed through words and music that allow you to realize the California Country sound.

CVW: How are you feeling about performing for the first time at Pappy and Harriet’s?

Pearl: “I am so stoked to be playing Pappy’s.

I’ve been hearing about how amazing it is for years. It’s an honor to have the chance to rock that stage. I’m gonna soak it in and give it all I got.”

CVW: The California Country sound seems similar to the Bakersfield Sound as both are significantly influenced by rock and roll. What exactly is the California Country Sound to you?

Pearl: “California Country sounds like The Eagles, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, Linda Ronstadt and so on. I’ve been calling my sound “Rock and Roll with pedal steel” because really it’s all just Rock and Roll when you get down to it. My live show gives the mellow and the kick.”

CVW: Heartbreak & Canyon Revelry is a wonderfully written, recorded and produced album. Has your approach to your music career changed since you became a mother?

Pearl: “Thanks so much for that compliment.

This album was really conceived along with my son and all of the life-twisting, mind-tripping, extreme highs and lows, pure joy, and fear and love like I’d never felt before that moved through me and continues to move through me now in my life as a mother to this amazing boy. It’s taken me a while to find balance again

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between pouring my whole self and passion into being my boy’s best mama helping him grow into the best person he can be, and pouring my whole self and passion into my own soul and voice and life as an artist. I am an all or nothing type, so learning how to essentially split myself between the two and then learning that they don’t have to be mutually exclusive at all has been an adventure in itself.”

CVW: Tell us about your current line-up of musicians.

Pearl: “My band is a band of killers. KILLERS! Jim Wilson has been my songwriting partner for about 16 years now. We wrote my first album, Little Immaculate White Fox, together.

Jim founded the rock trio Mother Superior years ago. I’ve forever been a huge fan of his, so linking up and sparking not only a friendship but a partnership in music has been one of the greatest gifts in my life. Jim plays rhythm and lead guitar with me and vocals as well as in his own solo project, as well as lending his talents live and in the studio with Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, and Sparks to name a few.

Zach Throne plays lead and rhythm guitar and vocals with me, and is a powerhouse on any instrument including his insane voice. Joel Martin plays strong, groovy and otherworldly pedal steel with me, and is a polymath musical wizard with his own solo project, and lending his talents to various great acts. Ryan MacMillan is a drumming genius in my band as well as his own band The PushStars. Joey Vera is a bass veteran having co-founded the metal outfit Armored Saint back in the day.

There really aren’t that many other players who can touch Joey, he’s so high on the scale of masters. Joey will be on the road for this gig at Pappy and Harriet’s so we’ll miss him here, but we are lucky enough to have the privilege of the equally groovy Dahniel Knight joining us for this one. Mark Hart is on keys with us, and man are we lucky. Mark is best known for being a member of both Supertramp and Crowded House, as well as a highly sought after session musician. I can’t tell you enough how amazing it feels to stand on stage and make

‘JOSLYN IN BLOOM’

he Joslyn Center will be hosting its 10th Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon, this year themed ‘Joslyn in Bloom,’ on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at the Agua Caliente Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, presented by the Auen Foundation.

Taking place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the event features a fashionista experience complete with runway models. Also during the event outstanding leaders of the Cove Communities will be honored for their tremendous contributions to the desert communities and supporting The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert.

Produced by Susan Stein, Fashion Director/Scene Editor for Palm Springs Life and the Creative Director/Producer for Fashion Week El Paseo, the runway will feature local and notable style-makers and trendsetters, with models flaunting the latest in spring collections, including apparel from esteemed area retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue.

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music with this incredible band of brothers.”

CVW: Do you or the band have any ties or connections to the Coachella Valley/High Desert?

Pearl: “I’ll have to ask the guys about them, but if you mean feeling tied to and endlessly inspired by the intense beauty and cosmic energy of the Coachella Valley and the High Desert, then yes I have that connection.”

CVW: You have shared that writing and performing your music is therapeutic for you.

Digging deeper, how do you feel when you hear from fans that your music has helped them through difficult times?

Pearl: “Whenever I’m lucky enough to have a fan of mine tell me that my music influences them to move through their tough times, that it’s a comfort or help to them in any way, I feel successful. Making that personal connection with anyone who hears the music that you create is really what it’s all about for me. First of all, it means that someone is listening and that’s the beginning of it all, and secondly once my music reaches others who feel it in their guts then ‘my’ music becomes ‘our’ music and THAT’S what it’s really all about. It means everything.”

CVW: Despite current events and the temperament of the world, music continues to keep humans connected. How important is it for you to continue your craft and encouraging others to do the same in order to make sense of it all?

Pearl: “Whenever you can find an outlet of expression, take it, death grip that shit and don’t let it go. Let it take you through the tough times, through the bliss, through anything you need it for in life. For me, telling someone something through a song that might otherwise be too scary to say in conversation is something that has saved me. Having an outlet to express yourself helps bypass the fear.”

CVW: Please share more about the background of your most recent album, Heartbreak and Canyon Revelry.

Pearl: “Again this album is about transition, losing your footing and then finding your way to a place that fits you now after the storm of change. You have to lose yourself to find yourself again, and within that is so much heartbreak and fear, but also so much joy and revelry. I moved to Topanga about nine years ago, so this canyon was the backdrop for all of this story.”

CVW: What are the immediate plans for PEARL & The Canyon Revelry Band?

Pearl: “Well, we’ll be playing Pappy’s on the 28th. We’ll be at The Viper Room on March 22nd with Charlie Overbey, and we’ve got some really exciting announcements coming up, some festivals that are blowing our mind as well as a residency in the works and possible overseas dates in the future. There is so much in the works. Stay tuned to our Instagram: @ pearlcaliforniacountry and facebook.com/ pearlrocks!

CVW: With a great new album and renewed energy, is Stagecoach Festival on your radar?

Pearl: “It sure is. We would love to play Stagecoach!”

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10TH ANNUAL FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON BENEFITING SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMMING AND MEALS-ON-WHEELS

11:00 a.m. Proceeds from the event benefit The Joslyn Center’s integrated programing and activities that are designed to meet the needs of 2,200 plus seniors and active adults in our community; and Meals-On-Wheels program which delivers fresh nutritious meals to home-bound frail seniors.

During the event three outstanding leaders will be recognized for their ongoing commitment and support of the Joslyn Senior Center and the people they serve.

The three honorees are Indian Wells Council Member Kimberly Muzik, Palm Desert Council Member Kathleen Kelly, and Rancho Mirage Mayor Pro Tem Iris Smotrich.

In addition to Presenting Sponsor Auen Foundation, other sponsors include Producing Sponsor Jack and Patti Grundhofer, Platinum Sponsor Desert Oasis Healthcare, Gold Sponsor Dennis Flaig and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 760.340.3220, Extension 105. Limited VIP Experience tickets for $125 are still available

as well as $75 General Admission seating.

The Joslyn Center has been an essential part of the local senior community since 1981. It is a nonprofit community organization providing programs, services and activities for seniors and older adults in Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, and neighboring communities. Each day The Joslyn Center has between 250 to 400 visitors and boasts 2,200 plus members ranging in age

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from 50 to 105. The Joslyn Center members have access to the center’s free activities and clubs as well as receiving discounts to select fee-based programs. All adults, 50 years of age and older, are eligible for membership.

Joslyn Center is also the home of the Arthur Newman Theatre.

For more information or to learn how The Joslyn Center is enriching lives every day, visit JoslynCenter.org or call 760-340-3220.

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CRAIG CHAQUICO PERFORMS AT ‘GROOVES AT THE WESTIN’ AT WESTIN MISSION HILLS GOLF RESORT & SPA THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 2

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n March 2, 2019 at 7p.m., Grammy-nominated guitarist and composer Craig Chaquico returns with his band to ‘Grooves at The Westin’ at Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort and Spa at 71333 Dinah Shore Dr in Rancho Mirage, CA to play his Jefferson Starship, Starship and instrumental/smooth jazz hits.

Joining him will be Joan Burton on lead and background vocals, and rhythm guitar, Wade Olson on drums, Jim Reitzel on bass guitar and Kerry Shacklett on keyboards and background vocals. Tickets are $90 for VIP Meet-and-Greet Reception: Meet the artist with gourmet appetizers, wine and beverages included one hour before performance, $75 Reserved Table Seat; $60 Gold Reserved and $50 General Admission.

You can purchase at tix.com.

As an original founding member and former lead guitarist of Jefferson Starship and Starship, Chaquico is the only member of both bands to play on every song, album, tour, and video. He amassed 20 Platinum and Gold records. In 1993, he built a new career as a Billboard #1, multiple award nominated guitarist. As a solo artist, he quickly gained popularity, combining his rock and blues roots with that new age style. Since then, Chaquico has cemented his standing as one of the top-selling Contemporary Jazz/New Age artists, selling over a million copies of his solo material.

Those attending Grooves at The Westin will be treated to some of his Starship hits as well as his amazing solo performances on the guitar. Coachella Valley Weekly spoke with Chaquico about his show at The Westin and CVW: You’ve performed at ‘Grooves at The Westin’ before. What do you enjoy about this show?

Chaquico: “I’m looking forward to getting back there. Out in nature. Enjoying the outdoors. I’ve written songs about watching the heat lightning on the horizons slashing in silhouetting mesas in the

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distance. Watching clouds glow turquoise and magenta with millions of little icicles sparkling in the lost rays of the sun, those are the kinds of things you get outside in the Coachella Valley. I’ve written songs like “Sacred Ground” that has some of that imagery in it. It’s instrumental music but hopefully the melody evokes some of that scenery. So I think when I play the Westin the environment is really conducive to an outdoor concert like that. It’s one of the better concerts to play at for me.”

CVW: Much of your music is inspired by nature and your passion for the outdoors.

Chaquico: “Acoustic Highway” was actually about a motorcycle ride that you would take through Northern California through the redwoods. Some of it was inspired by the desert and even a Pow Wow underneath the stars. Watching an eagle fly, one of my songs is called “Return of the Eagle” so it is about nature even though it’s more of a mellower style of music than the rock I used to do it ended up on the HarleyDavidson Cycles: Road Songs collection.

Some of my rockin’ stuff with Jefferson Starship is on their along with “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC, “Ramblin’ Man,” “Born to Be Wild” and all these rockin’ tunes, but they’ll put one of my mellow songs like “Sacred Ground” on there. It’s about the biker experience like getting on horseback or on a motorcycle or a mountain bike, those are the things that inspire me so it is outdoors. I think it has a little more edge although it is inspired by the beauty of nature.”

CVW: I’ve found that instrumental music allows more opportunity for the listener to interpret its meaning(s).

Chaquico: “Yes! In my instrumental music, my songs have different stories and moods like a good book or a movie they have little scenes and some of my albums have the scene that’s really panoramic beautiful imagery. There’s also the chase scene or

the action scene that’s in my music too.

The more ambitious and flashy guitar solos of the eagle flying, I try to illustrate in the language of music the themes that are in my songs that are inspired by the outdoors but are also something that anybody hopefully shares a common experience. If I write a love song, you think about that boyfriend or girlfriend or if I write an adventurous song about redwoods or eagles flying everybody can probably go on their own memory of redwoods that they saw or a vision of birds flying that they saw so in that way it’s kind of interactive. I give them the idea and I try to tell the story with the music but then I hope it becomes an MTV video in their own head instead of just watching it on a TV.” CVW: Earlier this year Rhino Records released: Starship Enterprise: The Best of Jefferson Starship and Starship. Each of the 20 songs has you on lead guitar. What are your thoughts on the compilation?

Chaquico: “I was happy to see that and someone pointed it out to me that I’m the only one on every one of those songs. I’m the only one who played on the Jefferson Starship and Starship hits believe it or not. I’d like to see them do more and go a little deeper into the album cuts and bring out some of the instrumental music that we did. We had quite the jam band going there. Our biggest album, Red Octopus, actually had two instrumentals on it and we would do a lot of instrumental interludes in our concerts. The instrumental music has always been fun and my contributions in my history with the band. I actually helped write some of the hits too like “Find Your Way Back” and “Jane.” With “Jane” I didn’t write the lyrics. With “Find Your Way Back” I wrote the lyrics. I write more of the music and the melodies and maybe some of the chorus hooks rather than all the lyrics. I loved it when Grace Slick or Marty Balin pitched in. Mickey Thomas wrote a song with me, “Layin’ It on the Line,” where I gave

him the song and the melody and a chorus.

He actually wrote better verse lyrics, my chorus was Layin’ It on the Line and it was more of a love song but Mickey turned it into quite a little statement about people laying it on the line in many ways. It made it a little more deep than just a silly love song.

I mostly like to do the music. Like Grace told me, in Starship the singers would tell the story with lyrics throughout the song and the musicians will play the music to create the musical background and when I did the guitar solo it was like I was the singer at that point and, in a sense, I was speaking in the language of music and it was my chance to tell the story of the song in a melody or in a guitar solo in the language of music. Back in Jefferson Starship the singers told the story then the guitar player had 8 bars in the middle to tell the story in the language of music and maybe start soloing at the end. I joked that at the end right when I start playing they fade me out. Someday I’m going to do a song with vocals that is all instrumental and the singer gets about 8 bars in the middle, Ha Ha!” CVW: You’ve referred to music as the universal language and that it connects us like nothing else in the world. Can you elaborate?

Chaquico: “So that’s been my passion to communicate in that universal language that gets across to people that reminds them that we all have real similar stories and experiences and we’re not alone in those and that music is a way to enjoy that.

I’m a big fan of getting out into nature so when someone tells me they listen to my music when they mountain bike or they sail it’s a compliment because I feel there is a connection there.”

CVW: You suffered numerous and significant injuries in an auto accident as a child which prevented you from being able to play your guitar. Hence you got involved with the American Music Therapy Association. What is it about music that can provide an avenue of healing like no other treatment?

Chaquico: “I was fortunate to have music be a welcome companion during my rehabilitation after a real bad car accident where my dad and I were hit by a drunk driver. I ended up in the hospital with two broken arms, leg, thumb, wrist, ankle and foot. One of the first things I asked for was my little acoustic guitar and my doctor encouraged me to play even though I could only reach one finger on the guitar because my hands were in casts. I wrote a song about my Doctor all on one string. Her name was Elizabeth and it was on the E string so I called it “Center of Courage (E-Lizabeth’s Song).” It ended up 30 years later on my Grammy nominated album. When my first

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KIND MUSIC FESTIVAL RECAP

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n Saturday February 23, 2019 thousands of attendees rolled in to the first KIND Music Festival in Desert Hot Springs, California. Coachella Valley Weekly peppered the event with support through our comprehensive coverage. We were honored to interview Iron Mike Tyson, event performers Starcrawler and YONEE prior to the event and got a chance to check-in with Tyson during the show itself where he hinted at a return event in October, possibly featuring artists such as Drake, Cardi B and Migos.

The one day, all-ages festival pop-up event featured rousing performances from MIGUEL, FERG, STARCRAWLER, REESE LAFLARE, YONEE, D.I.E. and ALL MY FRIENDS HATE ME and INAS X. KIND marked the first event at the Tyson Ranch Resorts, a 420-acre Desert Hot Springs, CA entertainment complex, luxury glamping resort, and cannabis research and design facility created and owned

by Tyson. The event featured a huge onstage LED screen that periodically showed some of the features of the future resort

like the indoor water resort, sports arena, recreational golf complex and the world’s largest lazy river.

On the Friday before the show, we

solo album came out, I went back to the hospital and played for her and the patients where I was because as you know music can be an alternative to the same mundane everyday things that happen in a hospital.

It can make those walls disappear if you close your eyes and listen to music. I’ve also played for the kids a couple of weeks after the Oklahoma City bombing, I’ve done concerts all over like that. At the hospital where I was a kid is where I found out about the A.M.T.A. that works with doctors and other clinicians to bring the healing powers of music to patients of all kinds.

It has showed that it can help Alzheimer’s patients, people with head injuries and people with limited cognitive powers that music helps reconnect those pathways in the brain. One of my favorite stories I’ve told once or twice in concert is about a man who had Alzheimer’s. His family couldn’t really wake him up necessarily or have him be aware or remember much of his life until, at the suggestion of a music therapist, they play some of the music when he and his wife were dating and his wife played him some music from the 40’s and all of a sudden he looked at her and he blinked,

smiled and a tear ran down his cheek, he remembered her and he got up and danced with her. That lasted for longer than the song so they could see that somehow that helped get in there. It’s also been shown that music can reduce the heart rate and blood pressure of patients even when they’re unconscious. It works better or as good as some pharmaceutical drugs and without the side effects. I look at it like this, music has been around for thousands of years, medicine men, ancient cultures, the Romans, they all had music for healing and of course with modern medicine the miracles are everywhere. It’s not wrong to look over our shoulders and look at some of the knowledge from the past. I’m really encouraged by doctors and scientists who have devoted their life to the science of it but also realize there’s a spiritual element of music and somewhere between music and medicine and the algorithms and the angels there is a force of music. It’s quite an amazing thing. It’s invisible yet it can fill a room.” craigchaquico.com groovesatthewestin.com musictherapy.org

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February 28 to March 6, 2019

EVENTS

Photos by Steven Young Photography

were invited to KIND’s media preview and official groundbreaking event with Tyson and Tyson Ranch CEO Rob Hickman in attendance. Our dependable Coachella Valley Weekly photographer Steven Young took some great shots of the temporary festival grounds, Hickman, and Tyson and his wife Lakiha Spicer. We were allowed to peruse the grounds and witnessed the ribbon cutting for KIND and Tyson Ranch.

RESPONSE: CV Weekly spoke with YONEE at the event and he shared, “It was such an amazing festival! I was so happy with everything and can’t wait for everyone to hear the new music I’ll be releasing.”

YONEE was swept over to Zelda’s Night Club after KIND where he performed for the after-party.

The artist who created the most buzz was Starcrawler. With their high-energy set and theatrics by lead vocalist Arrow de Wilde, spectators went nuts and even those who are primarily R&B fans stuck around for their antics. Social media was abuzz.

Here are some comments from Instagram: GREAT FUCKIN’ SHOW!! Front stage was killer. You coming over to me and wiping blood on my face was even better!!!!!

-@caawissa I was there too and it was the first time seeing this band perform it was the shit and the fans were the shit especially starting those mosh pits.

-@baldheadlikekrillin Killed it -@cartervictorio Watched from backstage. It was EPIC. Best rock band I’ve seen in a loooonngggggggtime - @uspub444 The Mitch Schneider Organization is the publicity firm that handled all marketing and publicity for the event and they did a stupendous job. MSO staff Marcee Rondan (Executive Vice President), Kelly Walsh (National & Tour Publicist) and Jessica Bonner (Executive Assistant) were present

and available. They made sure that the event went off with the least amount of hitches. Walsh shared her excitement after all of her hard work, “This weekend I got to visit Palm Springs for the first time ever and we successfully kicked off the first-ever KIND Music Festival with stunningly great weather and a gorgeous backdrop of the snow-capped San Jacinto Mountains!”

I spoke with Danny Lansdale, Interventionist and Addictions Counselor, founder of Standing United, a non-profit charity that aids those struggling with drug addiction and homelessness. Portions of the festival proceeds were donated to Standing United. Lansdale shared how excited he was to receive the support from KIND and all the attendees who stopped by his tent seeking information for loved ones.

We look forward to future events sponsored by Tyson Ranch and anticipate an even greater turnout for the next KIND. kindmusicfestival.com msopr.com standingunited.com

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CONSIDER THIS

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he landscape of Rock N’ Roll is littered with bands that were virtually ignored during their tenure but became massively influential to other artists. That was definitely the case with Big Star, the Choir, the Move and Emitt Rhodes.

That’s also the story of The Quick.

The nucleus of The Quick, guitarist Steven Hufsteter and drummer Danny Benair began making music together as teens. Their ranks quickly grew to include bassist Ian Ainsworth, vocalist Danny Wilde and Billy Bizeau on keys. In 1975, a chance encounter with record industry manager/ Svengali/gadfly Kim Fowley secured real representation for the band.

Kim Fowley had been a fixture on the Hollywood scene since the late ‘50s. At various times he was a songwriter, songplugger, record promoter, solo artist, music producer and manager. Elegantly decadent, he was a caustic misanthrope and a world class misogynist. He is probably best known as manager for the Runaways, the all-girl Pop/Punk five-piece that were spawned in Los Angeles and worshipped overseas.

Kim got The Quick a deal at Mercury Records, bought Billy Bizeau an actual keyboard and got the band in to record at Brother studios, owned by the Beach Boys.

He also managed to convince Earle Mankey to produce. Earle had been in Halfnelson, which evolved into L.A.’s premier Art Rock band, Sparks, who would achieve a modicum of commercial success in the early ‘80s.

The Quick’s debut, Mondo Deco was recorded in under three weeks, but the five-piece butted heads with Kim Fowley who wanted the band to incorporate more “boogie” into their sound, (whatever that means). The guys held fast to their vision, pioneering a style that Fused elements of British Invasion and Glitter/Glam, plus a snotty attitude that presaged Punk Rock by a couple of years.

Although the album was released in 1976, Kim lost interest and consequently, Mercury Records did too. Although the band acquired a rabid fan following, the record kind of slipped through the cracks.

The Quick continued to play shows around the southland, including an opening gig

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“MONDO DECO” RECORDS) THE QUICK (MERCURY

for the Metal/Pop band, Starz at the Santa Monica Civic. (Metalheads in the audience pelted them with garbage).

Local tastemaker Rodney Bingenheimer constantly championed the band on his influential KROQ radio show. So did Fan Club President Lisa Fancher (who went on to start the iconic indie label, Frontier Records In 1980), as well as actor Mark Hammill, who became better known from the “Star Wars” saga as “Luke Skywalker.” Although The Quick ended their association with Fowley and Mercury Records, they continued to write and record. David Campbell (better known these days as Beck’s dad), produced some demos at Elektra Records, but the label passed. Still, they opened for the Ramones and the Damned. They also selfreleased In Tune With Our Times, a 10 inch EP. Sadly, they called it quits in 1978.

Following the dissolution of the Quick, the guys all found a measure of success in the music business. Steven Hufsteter and Danny Benair formed the Falcons before Steven went on to the Cruzados, which later became Tito & Taratula. Danny ended up pounding his kit in the Three O’Clock before going behind the scenes, running two music publishing companies. Billy Bizeau wrote songs for the Runaways and Ringling Sisters before retreating from public view.

Ian Ainsworth and Danny Wilde teamed up as Great Buildings, releasing Apart From The Crowd in 1981, (later recognized as a Power Pop Classic). But they disbanded when their label shelved a second record.

Ian went on to work with Robert Palmer.

Danny tried his hand at a solo career for a bit and then recruiting ex-Great Building guitarist Philip Solem and forming The Rembrandts. They had a minor hit in 1990 with “That’s Just The Way It Is Baby,” but are probably best remembered as the band that sings the ubiquitous “Friends” theme song, “I’ll Be There For You.” Now Real Gone Music has partnered with Mercury Records to right some cosmic wrongs and release Mondo Deco on CD for the very first time. Although it’s been more that 40 years since The Quick came apart at the seams the music presented here still feels fresh, bratty and complex. The record gets off to an audacious start with a deconstructed/reconstructed take on the iconic Beatles cut, “It Won’t Be Long.”

Twinkly toy piano notes tumble out of the speakers connecting with rippling guitar and Danny Wilde’s impossibly high vocals.

There’s a Mozart-ian flavor to Steven’s guitar pyrotechnics anchored by Danny Benair’s anvil chorus drum attack.

The next two tracks, “No-No Girl” and “Playtime” crib liberally from the Classical canon. The frenetic keys that open the former are a direct homage to “The Celebrated Chop Waltz,” (that’s “Chopsticks” to you).

They give way to crunchy guitar chords and a ticking time-bomb backbeat. Even as the guitar riffs become more smarty-pants the lyrics unspool a yarn that’s equal parts “Sarah T.-Portrait Of A Teenage Alcoholic,”

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and the Sophocles Greek tragedy, “Electra;” “She tries to be shocking but nobody cares, she tries to be dangerous but nobody dares/ She’s still after a lost relation, a classic case of father fixation.”

The latter continues the classic motif while also paying homage to the Who’s “Happy Jack” and Sparks’ “Kimono My House.” A jittery guitar is accented by purring harpsichord, brittle bass and a handclap beat. Here, our hero dispenses with smooth small talk and demands some, um, playtime; “Don’t tell me it’s infantile it’s my life and my style/I know what you want from me, why waste time on repartee?”

Despite their juvenescence, these guys deftly hopscotch through myriad styles. “Last In Line” is a Glam-tastic see-saw wherein corrosive guitar butts up against kinetic bass lines, whistle-while-you-work keys and a pummeling beat. The lyrics, awash in sexist ‘70s double standards, take a girl to task for her alleged promiscuity; “Every time I look at you, I can’t help thinking of the many males/Who have been so fortunate to make advances to you and not fail.”

“Anybody” finds The Quick at their Punkiest. Muscular guitar riffs stutter and strafe over razor sharp bass and a brutal beat. Spartan lyrics sketch out a teenrebellion construct. The guitar on the break pivots between fuzzy and angular.

Meanwhile, the band manages to dismantle the Doo-Wop-y grandeur of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons’ “Rag Doll,” stripping the track down to a Galloping gait, rumbling bass and swirly, backwards guitar. The guys’ tight harmonies nearly mask their lascivious intent.

Finally, “Hi-Lo” blends quivery guitar, ornate harpsichord keys and ascending piano notes. Oblique lyrics hint at some post-coital dissatisfaction; “Overloaded, all rundown, thanks for the ride, now I’ll subside.” Whooshy backing vocals and flange-y guitar underscore the sexual ennui.

The shoulda-been hits include “Hillary,” which features an insanely catchy guitar intro, boomerang bass and fluttery keys.

The ambitious melody lands somewhere between the pomp and circumstance of a proper Rock Opera and the tongue and cheek debauchery of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” With just a few neatly turned phrases, pithy lyrics hint at both

sado-masochism and a Madonna/Whore complex; “If I’ve been bad, and yes I have I know just what I need, call the girl who knows the World, who’s touch is bitter sweet/Introduced herself this evening, said ‘it’s clear to see that you’ll do fine, I know your Kind, now please submit to me.” Yikes, did anyone establish a safe word?

“My Purgatory” feels like the kind of mini song-suite The Who perfected on “A Quick One.” Plinky piano and portentous bass accompany a spoken intro that throbs with teen angst. As the drums kick in, slashing power chords ride roughshod over angelic backing vocals on the chorus, replete with a few placed (fake) hacking coughs and “hallelujahs.” Serpentine guitar shadows spongy keys on the break as Danny Wilde delivers the ultimate statement of listless apathy; “Lost in life this wasted youth, tired of lies and bored with the truth.”

Originally, Mondo Deco closed with “Don’t You Want It,” a sharp treatise on consumptive consumerism powered by darting keys, prickly guitar, brisk bass, a whip-crack rhythm and honeyed harmonies.

But the CD adds the original Mercury demos and three heretofore unreleased songs. There’s the calibrated cacophony of “Teacher’s Pet,” which connects the dots from the maximum R&B of The Who to Prog-y flavor of The Nice. Then there’s the cinematic sweep of “Heaven On Earth” and lastly, a credible yet anarchic cover of “Born Free.” The saccharine soundtrack hit that won an Academy Award is wed to a surprising Bolero rhythm and tops out at 55 seconds.

Despite the fact that The Quick were virtually ignored during their original run, these scruffy San Fernando kids wound up influencing bands like the Dickies, Redd Kross and Material Issue, just to name a few.

Sure, they’ve mostly moved on to bigger and better things. But this is where it all started. This is how it began.

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LOVER’S RAINBOW: ARTSCENE BRIDGING MORE THAN SKY

February 28 to March 6, 2019

BY ANGELA ROMEO

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esert X is an adventure – but one that needs to be tempered with caution. Several of the installations require a bit of hiking and driving. Several are located on busy roads. Sadly, people are forgetting basic road safety. Exercise common sense and caution. Gazing at the art is not an excuse to wander without taking in the surrounding.

Pia Camil’s installation, Lover’s Rainbow, stands across the highway from the Barones’ Rabbit Collection on Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. There is parking at the mall area and a convenient traffic light to allow for safe crossing.

Camil resides in Mexico City. She has a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, London. Her work is most often associated with the Mexican landscape, the aesthetic language of modernism and its relationship to retail and advertising. Her work has been exhibited internationally and she has had several critically praised recent solo-exhibitions. Her recent work seeks to engage “in public participation as a way to activate the work and engage with the politics of consumerism.”

Her work has been in a variety of medium.

Camil formed the band El Resplandor (“The

Shining”) with musician Esteban Aldrete and actress Ana José Aldrete. They often performed vibrant colored clothing created

by Cami. She carried this flair for textiles in to her work. For example, her series Espectacular (begun 2012), inspired by the billboards in and around Mexico City, is an ongoing series large-scale painting composed of hand-dyed and stitched textile strips. She views her process of the “romanticized urban decay and a critique of mass production.”

Camil began to expand the concept of textiles, mass production and consumerism.

She has created several performance pieces.

For Wearing-Watching, a commissioned art fair project for Frieze New York 2015, she handed out 800 ponchos to viewers attending the project.

Given this progression, the meaning of Lover’s Rainbow takes form. Lover’s Rainbow is set in Rancho Mirage and its companion is at US-Mexican Border near Baja. The work is painted rebar. The artist has described the work as twofold – “(E) xposed rebar usually signals development, but often in the Mexican Landscape we see those dreams thwarted and abandoned.

The rainbows are symbolic of rain and fertility thus the act of bending the rebar into the ground is a way to re-insert hope in the land.”

“The mirror rainbows are meant to throw light on the current immigration polices – to see the issue from two perspective,” according to the artist’s statement.

While Camil gives pause for thought, the beauty of the surroundings are just as important. Desert X is about the landscape as well. It is in the beauty of the desert that the piece shines.

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PET PLACE

THE HEART OF A HORSE

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ebruary, containing Valentine’s Day, is the month to celebrate love. For us animal lovers, that includes the loving bond we share with our 4-legged companions.

Horse lovers report an amazing and almost magical connection with their animals. A wonderful local organization, the Coachella Valley Horse Rescue (CVHR), provides love, refuge and adoption services for rescued horses, rehabilitating them after they suffer cruelty and abandonment. In turn, these magnificent creatures share their healing love with many folks in need through the organization’s programs. Do horses feel the emotion of love, and how might they express it?

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A 2018 scientific study at the Universities of Sussex and Portsmouth provides evidence that horses actually understand and remember human emotions, a trait that makes them seem even more amazing and magical. Now, science indicates that these animals can not only pick up on a person’s mood, but they actually have a “memory for emotion” that guides their future interactions with that person. Other research shows horses can read human body language even when they do not know the person.

The love you feel for your horse may not be reciprocated in the identical way, but a horse certainly feels emotions and gives affection.

Deco, a special rescue horse at the CVHR ranch, touched the lives of many seniors, children, veterans, and volunteers who participate in the organization’s program. This 34-yr-old rescue horse created two paintings that resemble hearts on the morning of May 28, 2018. Later that day, Deco passed away after losing his battle with cancer. It doesn’t take much imagination to see an image of a heart in one of Deco’s paintings which is pictured here.

The horse touched the lives and hearts of many seniors, children, Veterans, and volunteers who benefit from the programs at CVHR. Horses are not able to speak words, but they communicate through their body language and through their hearts.

Special Open House events are held at the

MEET PAPI Precious green-eyed 7-mo-old kitten Papi seeks a loving home. Papi would love for you to adopt his 7-mo-old female sister Luna so they can play together. Contact www.lovingallanimals.org, (760) 834-7000.

MEET RAIN This 7-yr-old spirited and playful Arabian gilding seeks an experienced horse person to adopt him.

Rescued by the Coachella Valley Horse Rescue in Indio, contact (760) 808-6279. www.cvhorserescue.org.

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CVHR ranch on the second Saturday of every month. The upcoming March 9 event, from 8:00am until 11:00am, includes a St. Patrick’s Day parade with the horses. The March 9 event will also include the opportunity to paint with a horse. Admission is free and includes coffee, hot chocolate, and pastries. If you decide to purchase a painting, the cost is $25. The CVHR is located on the north side of the 10 freeway, down an unpaved road on Monroe Street (look for the CVHR sign just before Granite Construction). For more information about this event contact (760) 808-6279.

Donations are needed to keep this deserving charity operating. Food, supplies, veterinary care, and dental care must be provided for the horses. Their program to serve Veterans is free to the Vets, and sponsors are needed to sponsor a horse for each veteran for $400 per month. All donations, large and small, are 100% tax deductible. You can mail a check payable to CVHR to P.O. Box 809, Indio, CA 92202, or donate online at www.cvhorserescue.com.

Call (760) 808-6279 for more information or to volunteer. If you own horses you cannot afford to feed, they may be able to help. Like their Facebook page, The Coachella Valley Horse Rescue to receive updates. Become part of the movement, “Let’s Save A Horse Today!”

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THE VINO VOICE

February 28 to March 6, 2019

BY RICK RIOZZA

THE KUNG FU GIRL KICKING IT WITH THE VELVET DEVIL

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hat was the only message—or clue, that we received on the next fanciful yet intriguing underground dinner to be held somewhere along Highway 111.

Actually what was said in a muffled tone over the phone was: “Kung Fu Girl!” Usually another “message” is provided within ten minutes or so. But we waited over an hour.

The next phone message in the same muffled raspy voice was: “Velvet Devil!”

At first I thought he said “Velvet Turtle,” and we tried to remember if there was that restaurant operating somewhere here in the Coachella Valley. But none could come to mind and I think that restaurant chain was a thing of the past.

Although “Kung Fu Girl” brought immediate images of a poorly produced Japanese martial arts video, knowing we’re given clues as to who, what, and where of a prospective secret pop-up culinary venue, our minds went expecting Asian Cuisine.

Now we know about the very posh Wally’s Desert Turtle in Rancho Mirage— but this particular underground society never convenes in places like that! But then again we figured—yeah! That’s keeping it fresh! Fortunately I listened again to the muffled message and heard it correctly this time. “Oh—of course! We’re talking about a Washington State wine pairing dinner to be held off of Washington Street!”

In this column just last summer, I covered and recommended the 2016 Kung Fu Girl Riesling wine, writing: The Riesling [REEsling or REE-zling] grape is one of the most aromatic grapes we know. Its heavy fumes can knock you around on a very hot day, so it takes talent to tame that baby down. So “rock-star/rebel” winemaker, Charles Smith, took it upon himself to show the world that his Washington State Riesling is the real deal exhibiting a thirst-quenching quaff that’s off-dry, lightly spritzy, with solid stone-fruit flavors.”

Charles Smith’s wine website goes on to explain some more: “It takes an

unconventional winemaker to make a totally unexpected dry Riesling. One night, Charles was eating Chinese takeout and watching a fight scene in a notorious martial arts film when he had an idea: a killer white wine made to pair with Asian food. Just like that, Kung Fu Girl was born. And it’s been kicking ass and taking names ever since.”

I recommend this wine, pretty much all the time, at my Ralphs wine when someone asks me to select a wine that can go with spicy foods. I’m a fan of hot and spicy chicken wings and if there is the Kung Fu Girl around, I’m happier. A customer of mine was doing a Filipino meal for her friend and came back smiling that the white peach, mandarin orange and apricot flavors in the 2017 Kung Fu Girl Riesling worked perfectly with that cuisine.

So it turns out that Charles Smith Wines teamed up with James Beard-nominated Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy to create two mouthwatering (but animal-friendly) food pairings, putting an edgy spin on vegetablefocused and plant-based dishes, a technique that put her on Nation’s Restaurant News’ The Power List 2018.

So we were served Chef Amanda’s Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Toasted Almonds and Pears with the 2017 Kung Fu Girl Riesling. The chef’s pairing comments included, “I believe every salad should be amped up with an explosion of different flavors and textures. This big bright salad dish gets a spicy kick from the chili pepper-coated almonds, a hint of sweetness from the pear and bitterness from Brussels sprouts. All bound together with a tangy dressing, the Riesling cuts through these Asian flavors like a dry knife, while pushing the bitterness and sweetness to the forefront of the palate. With this combo, you really taste those kick ass vegetables front and center.”

We next enjoyed Chef Amanda’s Butternut Squash Risotto dish, but, this course was paired with Charles Smith’s 2016 The Velvet Devil Merlot. We wine enthusiasts know

about the hit Merlot took in one of the best wine-themed movies out there. (Check out the CV Weekly archives on my “Tasting Sideways—A Decade Later”, September 3, 2013.)

Smith’s wine website states, “When Hollywood’s surprise hit Sideways suddenly spawned anti-Merlot sentiments everywhere, Charles set out to rebuff the movie’s unflattering depiction of this great varietal.

One sip of this bold, sultry creation and you’ll know he succeeded at making Merlot sexy again.”

And again, whenever a customer asks me about a Merlot, I point out The Velvet Devil and offer the fact that not only is this a fun and bright Merlot, it offers delicious black fruit, cedar, tobacco, and cassis flavors to sip or pair with burgers, grilled steak or anything bacon. However, on the vegetarian side of things, this Merlot can be celebrated as well.

Chef Amanda’s comments on her Butternut Squash Risotto dish included, “This risotto’s burst of natural sweetness from the butternut squash is contrasted beautifully by the spicy pumpkin seeds. As these two flavors bounce on the palate, the juicy and pure Velvet Devil Merlot rolls them together to form one smooth, vibrant flavor bomb.

The dishes were indeed delicious, bringing vegetable wine pairing ideas wonderfully.

Should you be interested in looking into her veggie cuisine and what her business has to offer, go on-line to www.dirtcandynyc.com.

The New Yorker Magazine has written, “Cohen is not a vegetarian (she eats seafood), but she is vegetable-mad. She has a problem with most vegetarian restaurants, which she says have a politicized, uncreative approach.

She likes cream and butter and deep-frying, and is big on drizzling and tall garnishes. Many of her dishes are so earnest in their embrace of a single ingredient that you find yourself stopping to really think about that vegetable, as if for the first time.”

Back in town—let’s get in gear for the up-coming Palm Desert Food & Wine Fest, scheduled for March 22nd to the 24th. Cheers!

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bobby Furgo & Co 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Southern Soul Spinners 9pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Tyler Simmons 7-11pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Bill and Doug Duo 6:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Touchtunes 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Barry Minniefield and Brian Dennigan 7pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Industry Night w/ Guy Worden 9pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 John Stanley King 6-10pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CASUELAS CAFÉ; PD; 760-568-0011 Johnny Meza and Co. 6-10pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Michael D’Angelo 6:30-9:30pm, DJ 9:30pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 Lipstick hosted by Bella Da Ball 8pm, DJs Banks and Ax 10pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DESERT FOX; PD; Lance Riebsomer 9pm DESMOND’S @ THE S; RM; 760-328-2111 TBA 5-8pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm EUREKA; IW; 760-834-7700 TBA 8-10pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776-6534 Barry Baughn Blues Band 5:30-8:30pm FRANK’S PLACE; IW; 760-797-8700 Patricia Welsh 6-9pm HENRY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL; CC; 760656-3444 DJ 10pm

THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Chris Lomeli 7pm HOTEL PASEO; PD; Michael Keeth 4-7pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 TBA 9pm LANDMARK LOUNGE; LQ; 760-289-6736 DJ Alex Harrington 7pm LA QUINTA RESORT; LQ; 760-564-4111 Steppin Out 6-9pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Roxx 6:30pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 Country Night w/ Rye Brothers 9pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-9991995 Quinto Menguante 8-1am MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Pearl and the Canyon Revelry Band, Sacred Cowboys and Starlight Cleaning Co. 8pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Rob Lawrence, Buzz Blvd, Troy Conners, Nick and Stevie 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Sharon Sills 6:30pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 TBA 9pm ROWAN; PS; 760-904-5015 TBA 6-9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 The Smooth Brothers 7pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Dude Jones 6:30pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Karaoke 9pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Mike Cosley 6:30pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Robert Salisbury 4:30-6pm, The Refills 6:3010pm THE VINE WINE BAR; PD; 760-341-9463 Live Music 7pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Trio NV 5-8pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 Linda Peterson 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 Banda Night w/ Banda Sin Nombre and DJ Markuz Area 9pm

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19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Live Music 8pm 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Fast Heart Mart 6:30pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 JJUUJJUU 10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Avenida 7-11pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Live Music 6:30pm AMERICAN LEGION; PS; 760-325-6229 TBA 5:30-7:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 DJ’s Addemup, Captain Osiv and Hymn 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Barry Minniefield, Brian Dennigan and Leon Bisquera 7pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 The Kal David Trio 8:30pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 The Stanley Butler Trio 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Chase Martinez 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm

CASUELAS CAFÉ; PD; 760-568-0011 The Myx 6:30-10pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Michael D’Angelo 6:30-9:30pm, DJ 9:30pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 Viva Friday’s w/ DJ Banks 9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DESMOND’S @ THE S; RM; 760-328-2111 Slim Man 5:30-9pm DRINGK; RM; 760-888-0111 DJ Journee 9pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-2281199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776-6534 Gina Carey 5:30-8:30pm FRANK’S PLACE; IW; 760-797-8700 Frankie DiSalvo 6-9pm GADI’S BAR & GRILL; YV; 760-820-1213 TBA 8pm HENRY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL; CC; 760656-3444 Karaoke w/ KJ Marjovi 9pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Drag Queen Bingo 7pm, Versastyle, DJ ODC, Cali Rue, Project Mayhem and More 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Keisha D 7pm HOTEL PASEO; PD; Michael Keeth 4-7pm HOT SPOT@SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-7755566 Nacho Bustillos 8:30pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-3456466 Bob Allen 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Karaoke 7:30pm KILO’S CANTINA; TP; 760-835-1363 TBA 9pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 8pm LA FE WINE BAR; PD; 760-565-1430 Lance Riebsomer and Friends 9pm LANDMARK LOUNGE; LQ; 760-289-6736 Morgan Ashley 7pm LA QUINTA RESORT; LQ; 760-564-4111 Steppin Out 6-9pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Roxx 7:30pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 The Champagne Band 9pm THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-9991995 DJ Jerry 9pm MASTRO’S; PD; 760-776-6777 TBA 6:30-11pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm MOXIE; PS; 760-318-9900 Eevaan Tre 6-9pm, DJ Pedro Le Bass 9:30pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 TBA 9pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760-3450222 Off the Cuff 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 OM and Emel Mathlouthi 9pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 The Judy Show 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Rockaholics 9pm RIVIERA; PS; 760-327-8311 Michael Keeth 8pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn Blues 8-11pm

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SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Smooth Brothers 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SOLANO’S BISTRO; LQ; 760-771-6655 Michael Madden 6-9pm SONOMA GRILL; PD; 760-340-6600 Denny Pezzin 6-9pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Rock 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. 6:30pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Dude Jones 9pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Dennis Michaels 6:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 “Meet the Corwins” 5:30-7:30pm, The John Stanley King Show 8pm THE VINE WINE BAR; PD; 760-341-9463 Jack Ruvio 6pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 DJ Galaxy and the House Whores 5pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-328-5955 Michael Keeth 5-7pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 Rose Mallett 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 Fantasy Friday w/ DJ LF and Cali Redd 9pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bev and Bill 6:30pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Dublab Presents: Dayclubbing w/ Gabriele Costa noon, poolside, Highlife w/ DJ Day 10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Steppin’ Out 7-11pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Cabaret on the Green Open Mic 7:30pm BACKSTREET BISTRO; PD; 760-346-6393 Linda Peterson 12:30-3:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 The Get Down ! Global Base Latin Beats by CieloHigh and Rich Brandon 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Barry Minniefield, Brian Dennigan and Leon Bisquera 7pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Cole Withers Band 8:30pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Gennine Francis 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Michael Wright 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CASUELAS CAFÉ; PD; 760-568-0011 The Myx 6:30-10pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Abie and Natasha 6:30-9:30pm, DJ 9:30pm COACHELLA VALLEY BREWING; TP; 760-3435973 Stand Up Comedy 7pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 DJ Banks and Mr. Miami 9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DESERT FOX; PD; Courtney Chambers 9pm DESMOND’S @ THE S; RM; 760-328-2111 Philip Poe Epstein 5:30-9pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm DRINGK; RM; 760-888-0111 DJ Journee 9pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-2281199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm

EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776-6534 Jack Ruvio 5:30-8:30pm FRANK’S PLACE; IW; 760-797-8700 Frankie DiSalvo 6-9pm GADI’S BAR & GRILL; YV; 760-820-1213 Incredible Desert Kings 8pm THE GROOVE LOUNGE; SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-775-5566 DJ 8pm HARVEY’S LOUNGE; PS; 760-320-6868 SLS Event Group Presents: Vinyl DJ Sets 9pm HENRY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL; CC; 760656-3444 DJ Ray 9pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Drag Queen Bingo 7pm, Nurdthugs Presents: Krystofer Do, RowLow, Garcia Giant, AZ Aleph1 and More 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 The Carmens 7pm HOTEL PASEO; PD; Michael Keeth 4-10pm HOT SPOT@SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-7755566 Nacho Bustillos 8:30pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-3456466 Bob Allen 6pm JC’S CAFÉ; PD; 760-568-0733 Vinny Berry 3-7pm KILO’S CANTINA; TP; 760-835-1363 TBA 9pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 8pm LA FE WINE BAR; PD; 760-565-1430 Vinny Berry 9pm LANDMARK LOUNGE; LQ; 760-289-6736 Eevaan Tre 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 PS Sound Company 1pm, Hot Roxx 8pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 The Champagne Band 9pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-9991995 TBA 9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm MIRAMONTE; IW; 760-341-2200 Trio NV 6-10pm MOXIE; PS; 760-318-9900 Derek Jordan Gregg 6-9pm, DJ Pedro Le Bass 9:30pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 That 80’s Band 9pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760-3450222 RoadRunners 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Waxahatchee and Bonny Doon 9pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-3432115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Branden and James 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Slow Car Burning 9pm ROWAN; PS; 760-904-5015 Lance Riebsomer 6-9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn Blues 8-11pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Smooth Brothers 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SONOMA GRILL; PD; 760-340-6600 Denny Pezzin 6-9pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Music 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. 6:30pm

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TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 The Refills 9pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Reggie “Vision” Alexander 6:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Rose Mallett and Co. 5-7pm, Kal David, Lauri Bono and the Real Deal 7:30pm THE VINE WINE BAR; PD; 760-341-9463 Live Music 7pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Live Music 6:30pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-328-5955 Michael Keeth 6pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 The Stanley Butler Band 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 Snapchat Saturdays w/DJ LF and Cali Redd 9pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ 11am poolside, DJ 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Sunday Brunch w/ Live Music 11am BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Deep House Sundays w/ Guest DJs 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Patrice Morris 7pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Songwriter’s Spotlight 7-10pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Michael Keeth 5pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT; PS; 888999-1995 Nash with Quinto Menguante 9pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760200-1768 Paul Douglas 6-9pm continue to page 20

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COACHELLA FOOD TRUCK PARK UNITES EATS, ART & MUSIC IN THE DESERT

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rick Becerril is spearheading a foodbased revolution in the desert valley. At 30, he’s already launched numerous philanthropic, communityminded small businesses and works as a building inspector. Both backgrounds helped him identify the need for mobile street vendors, which lead to his idea and now, to the official grand opening of the Coachella Food Truck Park on Saturday, March 16 in the Coachella Valley.

After learning about a food truck park in Columbia, Becerril enrolled in the SBDC EATS program hosted by the Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center(SBDC), one of the seven service locations of the Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network and hosted by the County of Riverside Economic Development Agency.

The SBDC EATS program offers business development support and professional experience to help startup and early-stage food entrepreneurs.

“It was a great class,” says Becerril. “I saw what other businesses needed and learned what a lot of their concerns were.

And with my food truck park, I thought I could help others find a place to test the waters to sell their food and help steer them in the right direction.”

Becerril formed mentorship relationships with SBDC consultants Mike Pagani, Greg Bell and Angela Janus as well as staff member Rick Calderon, who shared

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WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE COACHELLA VALLEY SBDC & THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THE COACHELLA FOOD TRUCK PARK WILL CELEBRATE ITS OPENING ON SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2019.

valuable information about mobile food vending. Says Becerril, “I learned a lot about talking to agencies you’re not normally directed to, like the health department.”

They also helped him narrow down his focus to create a singular experience that was indicative of the valley’s rich culture.

Just one week before his EATS class ended, Becerril met with the Coachella City Council – “They were the first city to believe in me,” he shares – and got the approvals he needed to make his food truck park a reality.

The result of Becerril’s two-year journey is a food truck park that highlights local artists and musicians, alongside area food artisans, three of which he met in the SBDC EATS class: Anthony and Aida Rojas of Mexican eatery Taquiza el Rey, and Linh Young, founder of Straight and Marrow, offering Vietnamese street food and noodles. The park’s inaugural launch is set to run each weekend through March, but

if he has his way, Becerril hopes to make it a monthly event. And if anyone can make that happen, it’s him.

Coachella Food Truck Park Grand Opening Information On behalf of the Coachella Valley (SBDC) and our partners, we invite you to join us in celebrating the grand opening for one of the newest attractions in Coachella. The grand opening program will begin at 1:00 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by live entertainment, local artists, food

trucks and special remarks from elected officials and partners!

Saturday, March 16, 2019 1609 4th Street, Coachella, CA 92236 RSVP: www.gocoachellafoodtruckpark. eventbrite.com For additional information about how to request a no cost, no catch appointment with the SBDC or register for an upcoming business workshop please visit: ociesmallbusiness.org or contact us at 1 (800) 616-7232.

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BREWTALITY

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ver the past couple of decades, craft beer has proven itself to be innovating, inventive, creative, and occasionally, gimmicky as f*ck.

Norfolk, Virginia brewery Smartmouth is set to release their latest brew, an IPA brewed with marshmallows. Dubbed “Saturday Morning” this confectionary concoction claims to be brewed with both “house toasted marshmallows and cereal marshmallows”.

According to their Instagram promo for release, “this IPA is sure to set you back with nostalgia, on the couch, turning on the best cartoons for a Saturday morning.”

Brewed with Galaxy and Calypso hops, this 6.6% ABV IPA comes in a can featuring artwork that clearly means to mimic Lucky Charms

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breakfast cereal and all the nostalgia that it invokes. The 16 oz offering will only be around for a limited time and looks to offer a playful twist on a craft beer standard, the perennially popular IPA. Brewing with cereal isn’t anything new at this point, it’s been done by many breweries, most notably a British brewery who brewed an IPA with rejected corn flakes in a move to reduce food waste. Brewing with marshmallows, especially lucky charms styled, cereal marshmallows is still novel enough to warrant a mention. Since “Saturday Morning” appears to only be available in the Richmond area, we’ll have to rely on the internet to let us know if it’s any good.

While Virginia may have the market on marshmallow beer, it can’t say that it’s the most affordable beer state. That distinction belongs to Illinois, who ranks as the cheapest state to buy a case of beer in 2019.

Consumer advocate website simplethriftyliving.com, which dedicates itself to helping people save money, tabulated the average cost of a 24-pack of Bud Light and Miller Light in each state, and Illinois came out on top. At only $15 a case, sud lovers in the Prairie State are rejoicing at having the lowest priced bargain beer in the land, with neighboring state Iowa paying $17 for the same beer (still a decent price, making Iowa the 15th cheapest place to get your massmarket adjunct lagers).

South Carolina ($15.32), New York

($15.98), Rhode Island ($15.98), and Kansas and Michigan (both at $16.07) round out the top-5 states with the cheapest light beer.

On the other end of the spectrum is Alaska, comes in with the highest price at a staggering $31.21 a case. Wyoming ($26.68) is a shockingly more expensive place for beer drinkers than Hawaii ($22.39), with Montana ($22.28), and Tennessee ($22.25) rounding out the rest of the top 5.

California respectably makes the top-20 most affordable states for beer, with a case of Bud or Miller Light averaging a cost of $17.86 in the Golden State.

While the trend started in 2018, 2019 sees California finally joining other states like Colorado and Virginia in allowing cannabis infused beer to be sold to consumers, and the Coachella Valley is, naturally, embracing the trend.

Friday, February 15th saw Palm Springs Bare Dispensary celebrating the launch of “Pale Haze,” a non-alcoholic beer infused with 10mg of THC in every 12-oz bottle. Crafted by San Diego’s High Style Brewing Co, the pale ale is made with Cascade and Amarillo hops, and a THC blend that features “a clear-headed, euphoric, and energizing high that will make you want to get out, socialize, explore, and experience,” according to High Style’s press kit.

Pale Haze also touts a very low-calorie count, as the absence of alcohol reduces the sugar content greatly. At only 50 calories per serving, High Style is touting their new, cannabis-

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BY AARON RAMSON infused brew as a delicious and intoxicating alternative to the standard pale ale, which can average 150 calories or more per serving.

If you’re curious about trying this THC infused, non-alcoholic beer, Bare Dispensary is an official carrier of Pale Haze, and is located off the I-10 and N Indian Canyon Dr, on W Garnet Ave. Directions can be found on Weedmaps or even Yelp.

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SCREENERS

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No. 358

TAKING FLIGHT AGAIN

NOW PLAYING: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD

The dragon gang is back in DreamWorks’ culmination of their hugely popular animated franchise.

What began as an unlikely but believable friendship between a young Viking boy and a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic animated trilogy that almost makes 3D a valid and rewarding big screen movie choice.

In this final chapter, Hiccup and Toothless finally discover their true destinies: the village chief as ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, and the dragon as leader of his own kind.

As both ascend to greatness, they face darkest threat they’ve yet encountered — as well as the appearance of a female Night Fury — that will test the bonds of their interspecies relationship like never before.

The film’s exceptional voice cast includes Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Kit Harington, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Kristen Wiig, Craig Ferguson, and F. Murray Abraham as the villain Grimmel.

Even though the movie unashamedly

recycles plot points and actual scenes from the previous two films, it’s a visually magnificent and surprisingly poignant tour de force that’s a fitting close (?) to the series.

of the Atlantic.

Dudley Moore (who co-wrote the witty screenplay with Cook), plays a Wimpy bar burger-flipper -- he’s a short order cook -who is so hopelessly in love with a waitress (Eleanor Bron) that he sells his soul to the devil (Cook) in exchange for seven wishes.

All, of course, goes hilariously wrong, up to and including the brief appearance of Raquel Welch as the perfect incarnation of lust.

You will laugh out loud even if you watch alone. For more info on this limited edition, only 3,000 units, go to screenarchives.com.

Recommended.

THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON (1957)

NEW BLU FOR THE HOME THEATER: BEDAZZLED (1967)

The great director Stanley Donan died of a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills on February 21. He was 94. Finally his beloved comedy classic tantalizes and tempts on hidef Blu-ray.

Dudley Moore and Peter Cook’s decidedly irreverent Faustian tale of love and lust in mod clothing was much funnier than other British imports of the day. It combined the absurdity and breezy style of Richard Lester, with the verbal outrageousness and slapstick of the later Peter Sellers. The lowbrow comedy connected with an Audience on both sides

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BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS

This J. M. Barrie story of an impeccably correct English butler who is suddenly forced by circumstances to take charge when he and his helpless aristocrat employers are stranded on a desert island features a solid star turn by Kenneth More who displays a firmer sense of snob values than his master, stuffy Lord Loam (Cecil Parker)!

Sally Ann Howes is the snooty daughter and Diane Cilento is Tweeny, the adorable, warm-hearted maid.

This top notch, swiftly paced old-style production directed by Lewis Gilbert (later of Bond film fame) has a wonderful cast, is gorgeously photographed in Technicolor by master cinematographer Wilkie Cooper Twilight Time Movies. Limited edition (only 3,000 units). robin@coachellavallyweekly.com

BOOK REVIEW

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"IN SEARCH OF MARY SHELLEY"

BY FIONA SAMPSON NONFICTION

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here is a saying: “Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein is not the monster.

Wisdom is knowing that Frankenstein is the monster.” In Fiona Sampson’s In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein (Pegasus Books, 304 pages) a precocious teenager creates a lasting literary masterpiece.

Mary Shelley was born in 1797 to progressive parents. Her father and mother were both considered intellectuals and “radicals.” William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft were philosophers, political activists and atheists.

They were significant and well-respected writers who contributed reformist ideas to the European populace.

Wollstonecraft was an advocate for women’s rights and equality. Her work is considered a major influence in the feminist movement. Mary’s mother had her first child out of wedlock sired by an American diplomat and businessman. She felt no need to marry the man.

Mary’s father was known for creating the anarchist movement. The Wollstonecraft-Godwin household had friends from all over the world visit to talk about ideas. Mary’s parents did not marry until late in the pregnancy. Sadly, Wollstonecraft died less than two weeks after giving birth to Mary. She was 38.

Growing up in a household visited by major influencers, authors and intellectuals, Mary’s

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childhood was filled with books, creativity and ideas. Her father remarried and Mary had the quintessential evil-stepmother.

At sixteen, Mary meets Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley who is an admirer of Godwin. They elope and marry a few years later. They have an open marriage and Mary’s stepsister is a constant companion even sleeping in the same bed.

While in Switzerland, the trio spends time with Lord Byron and others. During a horrendous lightning storm while reading German ghost stories, they decide they should each write a terrifying tale. Mary is the only one to follow through. Her book is Frankenstein.

Within three years, Mary is pregnant five times. While writing her seminal manuscript, she is pregnant and gives birth to the only child to survive into adulthood. Over the course of bringing her book to life, three children die.

Meanwhile, Percy travels around Europe to avoid creditors and debt-collectors sleeping with whomever he chooses. After he dies at sea, Mary returns to England to pursue her writing career.

She is only 25 years old. Mary continues to publish work through her 30s but nothing as significant as Frankenstein.

In Search of Mary Shelley is a minutely detailed and overwhelming read. There is so much in this book that I often felt lost and wondered where indeed Mary Shelley could be found. There is a tremendous amount of material on Percy Shelley and the other poets of the time.

Author Sampson is a poet scholar and her perception into these men is significant and revealing, but I did not feel that I was getting an intimate understanding of Mary Shelley herself. I certainly came to know Percy well.

Sampson documents Mary’s early life, which is fascinating and clearly shaped the young girl.

Mary is aware that her life began with a matricidal birth. Religion in her home is perceived as totally unreasonable. She takes to heart her mother’s feminist views, but when her father remarries her reality changes. Mary is eager to get out of the home that her stepmother controls and that’s only through marriage.

What is truly remarkable is that Mary, in a short three years, lives so many intense and difficult moments all while working on her masterpiece. Yet, I hardly felt I got the complete impact on her personal life, even when the author interjects Mary’s own words. I was disappointed that Mary never became a fully actualized person.

Men dominated her life.

There are details such as the summer Mary begins Frankenstein, a volcano eruption blocked out the sun generating crop damage and a fierce winter. The Shelley’s were vegetarians, which made it hard to get adequate nutrition. Rivers

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The cast of characters and their lifestyles are a sordid on-going soap opera. Yes, I know more about the players in Mary’s life and how she matured into a woman, but none of that gave me a deeper understanding of who she really was as an independent person.

There is rich history throughout the book that provides awareness into the changing culture.

Mary is born into the era of science exploration and investigation like electricity and human physiology. But with the dawn of the Victorian age and religiosity, women’s rights, sexual freedom and science become criticized and condemned.

Once in a while, Sampson includes her own insight and shares a provocative opinion that I found compelling. Although I know a great deal more about Mary Shelley, I still don’t feel as if I know Mary Shelley the young woman and genius author.

The reader never gets a picture of the success of Frankenstein during her lifetime or how much money she made then -- or her estate now.

The author concludes that it is Mary Shelley’s work, which inspires the era of new fiction like Dickens, Hugo, Cooper, Hawthorne and Poe. Yet for women writers like the Bronte sisters, they must assume male pseudonyms to publish their work. Several steps back from the work of Mary and her mother.

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LANDSLIDES AND MUDFLOWS

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EFORE A LANDSLIDE Learn risks - Ask your local emergency management office if your property is a “landslide-prone” area. Recent fires? - Be aware that areas hit by wildfires have an increased risk of landslides and mudflows once the rainy season starts.

Be prepared to evacuate - Listen to local authorities and leave if you are told to evacuate.

Where would we go? - Decide in advance where you would go in case you can’t return home for weeks or months or ever. If your home is damaged or destroyed or you’re forced to leave your home due to on-going threats (like mudslides or flooding), you’ll need to find temporary or permanent living quarters.

Inspect - Look around home and property for landslide warning signs: • cracks or bumps appear on hill slopes, ground or roads • water or saturated ground in areas not normally wet • evidence of slow, downhill movement of rock and soil • tilted trees, poles, decks, patios, fences or walls • doors and windows stick or cracks appear on walls, etc.

AFTER A LANDSLIDE OR MUDFLOW Things to watch for: • flooding - usually occur after landslides or debris flows • damaged areas - roadways and bridges may be buried, washed-out or weakened -- and water, gas & sewer lines may be broken • downed power lines - report them to power company

Inspect - Look for damage around home and property and watch for new landslide warning signs: • check foundation, chimney, garage and other structures • report any broken utility lines or damaged roads to local authorities • watch for tilted trees, poles, decks, patios, fences or walls • notice doors or windows stick, cracks appear, etc.

Insurance - If your home suffers any damage, contact your insurance agent and keep all receipts for clean-up and repairs.

Some additional things to check and do afterwards: * Check for gas leaks (smells like rotten eggs, hear a hissing or blowing sound or see discolored plants or grass) • Check electrical system (watch for sparks, broken wires or the smell of hot insulation) • Check appliances after turning off electricity at main fuse and, if wet, unplug and let them dry out.

Call a professional to check them before using.

•Check water and sewage system and, if pipes are damaged, turn off main water valve.

•Clean and disinfect everything that got wet (bleach is best) since mud left behind by floodwaters can contain sewage and chemicals. Wear gloves, mask and eye protection when using disinfectants.

• Consider having your house tested for mold.

• Secure valuable items or move them to another location, if possible Remember… the more you prepare before disaster strikes, the better off you and your loved ones will be financially, emotionally and physically.

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mericans bought 17.2 million new vehicles in 2018, an all-time high.

Many of these new purchases were influenced by the independent and unbiased reviews of Consumer Reports. This non-profit consumer group released its 2019 ranking of the top picks amongst new vehicles last week.

As part of this ranking, Consumer Reports also ranked the best vehicles brands. Testing included safety evaluations, performance, reliability, comfort, attention to detail, technology and fuel economy. In testing vehicles, Consumer Reports bought each from a dealership without the manufacturer’s knowledge. The vehicles purchased were the most popular versions of each vehicle as opposed to the tricked-out versions that few drivers buy.

On a 0-100 scale, the highest rated brands were Subaru (81), Genesis (80), Porsche (79) and Audi (77). The lowest rated brands were Fiat and Jaguar with 44s, Land Rover (48) and Mitsubishi (49).

Looking strictly at road test scores, Porsche came in first followed by BMW and Suburu tied in 2nd, Chrysler and Tesla tied for fourth with an 85. Lowest scores were from Jeep (60), Fiat (61) and GMC (67).

The most satisfied drivers were in a Genesis, Porsche or Tesla. While Tesla remains the iPhone of electric cars in terms of customer loyalty, an unbiased review of the car by Consumer Reports placed the carmaker in 19th place amongst 33

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CARS & CARMAKERS RANKED brands in terms of overall brand performance.

Which brands were the most reliable vehicles? Toyota, Subaru, Lexus and Mazda. The least reliable? bLowly Fiat, Jaguar, Land Rover and Mitsubishi.

In a review of Consumer Reports most reliable vehicles, it is interesting to note that only two of their top ten cost more than $34,000 with none over $44,000. The most reliable vehicles were the Subaru Crosstrek ($25,905); Toyota’s Prius (27,323), Prius C ($20,850) and Prius Prime ($29,889); Mazda 6 ($26,590) and CX-5 SUV ($29,530); Kia Sedona ($34,795); Honda Fit ($19,025); Lexus NX ($43,284) and Lincoln Continental ($55,590).

Amongst the least reliable vehicles, none cost less than $35,000 with all but three costing over $55,000. The least reliable vehicles were the Volkswagen Atlas ($44,165), Cadillac’s CTS ($58,780), CT6 ($64,485) and Escalade SUV ($87,360); Alfa Romeo Guilia ($48,890); Kia Cadenza ($36,945), Chevy Silverado 2500HD

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The Top Pick amongst compact luxury cars was the Audi A4 ($48,890) due to its quiet, high-quality interior, precise handling and technology.

BMWs X5 ($68,730) is the luxury SUV of the year and was called the best SUV ever tested

by Consumers. In addition to the turbocharged engine and eight speed automatic transmission, the iDrive infotainment system is filled with high-tech features.

The Top Pick for midsized SUV was the Subaru Ascent (S43,867) while the Subaru Forester ($29,341) was Top Pick amongst Compact SUVs and Hyundai’s Kona was Subcompact SUV of the year ($25,025).

Top truck was Ford’s F-150 ($52,535) with WiFi, easy towing and lots of interior room although Chevy’s Silverado 1500, GMC’s Sierra 1500 and the Ram 1500 received notable mentions.

Haddon Libby is the Founder and Managing Partner of Winslow Drake Investment Management, a Fiduciary Advisory firm.

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LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE INJURED & CRIMINALLY ACCUSED

SECRETS TO ID THEFT PREVENTION

t’s a good idea to print or copy the phone numbers at the end...or save this whole article.

This is not A Joke!! Even If you dislike attorneys, you will love these SECRET TIPS. Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday.

1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. I WRITE ‘PHOTO ID REQUIRED.’ 2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the ‘For’ line.

Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won’t have access to it.

3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address.

If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary.

But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.

4. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Copy both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call to cancel if necessary. Keep the photocopy in a safe place.

My wife and I also carry a photocopy of our passports when we travel, either here or abroad.

We’ve all heard horror stories about fraud that’s committed on us by stealing a name, address,

($62,995), Buick Enclave SUV ($55,680), Jaguar F-Pace SUV (53,895) and Tesla Model X ($109,200).

While reliability is an important factor to a car’s total rating, it is not the only determinant when reviewers chose the top vehicles in each segment. For example, Consumer Report’s would only give its ‘Top Pick’ recommendation to vehicles with automatic emergency braking as it is their opinion that every car should have this safety feature.

Top Pick amongst large cars for 2019 was the Toyota Avalon Hybrid with 52 mpg highway and MSRP of $38,643. Consumer Reports states that this car is a “value-driven alternative” to the Lexus ES and Acura’s TLX. Toyota’s Camry Hybrid won Mid-sized car of the year ($28,949) with 32 mpg. Toyota also claimed top subcompact car with its Toyota Yaris ($17,570). Toyota kept the win streak going with the Toyota Prius receiving top pick honors amongst Hybrid/Electric cars for a 16th time.

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Social Security number, credit cards etc.

Unfortunately, I have had more than one client go through this when their wallet was stolen. Within a week, the thieves ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change their driving record information online, and more.

But here’s some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know: 5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know who to call. Keep those where you can find them.

6. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).

But here’s what is most important of all: Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name.

The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.

By the time my clients were advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves’ purchases, which you can be alerted to before placing the alert. After that there should be no additional damage. The thieves will probably throw your wallet away and hopefully someone will turn it in. If you follow this info it should stop the thieves dead in their tracks.

Here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if it has been stolen: 1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285 2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-3973742 3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680 7289 4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271 Consider signing up with Charles Jarrot, Century Credit Group 310 277 1300 like we did to get 24/7 monitoring; alerts of any changes to credit reports; sex offender registry monitoring;

Bank Account opening request notification; lien or public record notifications; Dark Web Surveillance which applies when someone writes a negative review of you or your business on the internet.

Suggestions for future articles contact Dale Gribow at 760-837-7500 or Dale@ DaleGribowLaw.com.

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DESERT WOLFF GALLERY HOSTS EXPANSIVE ART AUCTION

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ooking for quality art and accessories to decorate your home but don’t have a lot of money? Desert Wolff Gallery located at 41801 Corporate Way Suite #2 in Palm Desert has the answer. Tucked away in the center known as The Art Place, Desert Wolff specializes in world-class contemporary abstract art and accessories. This unique gallery is holding a two-day art auction offering a rare opportunity to own stunning pieces of art at the lowest prices ever. This is a great opportunity for the general public, interior designers, and avid collectors to find stunning and eclectic pieces up to 70% off retail.

Aficionados will get to bid on more them 180 works offered during an exciting live auction on both days by auctioneer Craig Michaels. In addition to the live auction, over 200 decorative accessories, sculptures, and furniture will be available in a silent auction. The first of two days will take place on Wednesday, March 6. The auction will be held beginning at 4 p.m. during the monthly Art Walk at The Art Place, Palm Desert Design District. The second auction is scheduled for Saturday, March 9, beginning at 10 a.m.

Among the art scheduled for bid is that of Douglas, Carney, Ben Michal, Ramon Urban, Jennifer Hollack, and many other notable artists. Rat Pack fans will drool over a rare Frank Sinatra Legacy Suite collection of four hand embellished screen prints on canvas are signed and numbered on verso by internationally acclaimed artist Steve Kaufmann.

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“This is a unique auction in that we have substantially reduced the price of retail for starting bids and could be a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said Gallery Owner Lucien Wolff. The gallery is open for previewing the art that will be at auction, which is also available for immediate purchase prior to the auction, at up to 70 percent off retail. The gallery can be reached at (760) 674-8786, and the hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and closed on Sunday. Previews can also be made by appointment. Featured works will be posted on the gallery website leading up to the auctions at DesertWolff.com.

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THE INS AND OUTS OF DETOX METHODS

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ou just finished an interview for an important job. They want a drug test, but you are on medical cannabis. How do you proceed? Unless you want to be a test case for a legal fight about working while using medical cannabis, you better find a way to put off being tested. Begin with a self-test kit obtained in any drug store to determine your current urine test result.

After ingesting cannabis via tincture, orally, or suppository, enzymes in the intestines, stomach, and liver break down these molecules into metabolites. It is the delta9hydrocannabinoil (THC) metabolites that are tested in the blood or urine not cannabidiol (CBD). Cannabis is lipophilic meaning it is stored in fat tissue. Thin people digest the cannabis faster because they do not have so much fat for storage. People who are overweight will take longer to excrete the metabolites.

One popular method of detox is activated charcoal which binds to THC. This method is only temporary therefore used within the 48 hours before a maximum detox is needed. The federal government claims detox products are prohibited for use of any illegal or unlawful purpose. Buyer beware. Trying to circumvent a drug test for employment is unlawful.

Many detox agents are recommended for reasons other than passing a drug test. Boosting the immune system, riding the body of toxins, reducing inflammation, pain reduction, removing body odor, nourishing skin and hair are some of the reasons people ingest detox formulas.

To understand the various methods of detox there are four pathways involved in metabolizing cannabis (or any substance) into and out of the body. First the metabolic pathway of (THC) as it is turned into three metabolites.

The detox method attempts to inhibit or lower the enzymes that cause these metabolites to be excreted in the urine.

An alternate metabolic pathway uses the enzymes CPY2C9 or UGT1A, resulting in metabolites being excreted in the stool instead of the urine. Drug screenings are always done with a urine test. A third pathway is determining how the THC metabolites are distributed in the fat. The concentration of THC in the fat is one hundred times the concentration in the blood. It is believed that losing weight can speed up the elimination of THC in the urine.

A fourth pathway of concern is liver recirculation of the metabolites. As THC is processed by the liver and released into bile, it

is converted into two metabolites: THC-COOH and glucuronide and released into the intestines.

Bacterial enzymes in the intestines changes the glucuronide back into the THC-COOH metabolite to be reabsorbed by the liver and the process repeats itself. Activated charcoal will block this recirculation of THC-COOH and glucuronide resulting in excretion into the stool.

Finally, the fifth pathway is urinary elimination. Reducing elimination in the urine requires manipulating all metabolic pathways by introducing a CYP3A4 enzyme inducer, a CYP2C9 enzyme inhibitor, exercise to reduce fat, a diet of bran to help speed elimination multiple vitamins, herbs, and hydration.

Before you take any detox protocol, be aware of the dangers of detox products. Anyone trying to detox from cannabis should be 18 years or older, not be nursing, pregnant or intending to become pregnant. Detox agents are found in various herbal supplements that may not have been tested by the FDA. Be cautious if you are on antidepressants. The best detox is to abstain from cannabis for 14-30 days. Even then some may still have metabolites excreted in the urine after thirty days. Decide if failing this test is the better choice for your unique situation. Visit this website to determine which detox protocol is right for you. cannapassdetox.com Please remember to contact your senators about Senate S.420. It will end up in the dust bin of expired bills if the public does not participate.

Please share this info and go to this website to send a letter to your representative. www.norml.org/action-center/item/tellyour-congressional-representative-join-thecannabis-caucus Ruth Hill is a cannabis nurse navigator contact her at hilruth@gmail.com

ASK THE DOCTOR

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BY DR PETER KADILE

I’VE GOT A FEVER…

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hat temperature is actually considered a fever?

Generally a fever is considered to be any temperature that is above the average body temperature of 98.6 F, but usually a temperature above 100.4 F is considered significant.

A fever is the body’s response to battling an infection and will usually subside in a few days, but depending on the age group, the fever level, and associated symptoms, evaluation by a physician may be needed.

Associated symptoms to consider when someone has a fever: - diarrhea - cough - body aches - vomiting - headache - rash - confusion - abdominal pain - neck pain - difficulty breathing - convulsions or seizures What is Scarlet Fever?

Scarlet Fever is a fever of 101 F or higher that occurs with strep throat and features a bright red rash that covers most of the body. The rash looks like sunburn and can

feel like sandpaper. The folds of the skin are a deeper red and the tongue generally looks red and bumpy (strawberry tongue).

Scarlet fever is caused by the same bacteria that causes strep throat. The infection is spread by droplets, as when an infected person sneezes or coughs. Once your doctor has made the diagnosis, it is treated with antibiotics.

Valley Fever Valley Fever is a fungal infection caused by coccidiomycosis. These fungi are commonly found in the soil in southwestern United States, parts of Mexico and Central and South America. In California, the fungus is found in many areas of the San Joaquin Valley (Central Valley).

Initial symptoms of Valley Fever may resemble the flu. Mild cases may resolve on their own, but it can progress into a more serious illness causing severe pneumonia or lung nodules. The fungus can spread to other parts of the body and cause disseminated disease. It can cause skin ulcers, joint pain/swelling, bone lesions, heart problems or urinary tract problems.

Potentially fatal infection of the brain and spinal cord can occur. Treatment is with antifungal medication.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of February 28

ARIES (March 21-April 19): South Koreans work too hard. Many are on the job for fourteen hours a day, six days a week. That’s why a new concept in vacations has emerged there. People take sabbaticals by checking into Prison Inside Me, a facility designed like a jail. For a while, they do without cell phones and Internet and important appointments. Freed of normal stresses and stripped of obsessive concerns, they turn inward and recharge their spiritual batteries. I’d love to see you treat yourself to a getaway like this—minus the incarceration theme, of course. You’d benefit from a quiet, spacious, lowpressure escape.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The astrology column you’re reading is published in periodicals in four countries: the U.S., Canada, Italy, and France. In all of these places, women have had a hard time acquiring political power. Neither the U.S. nor Italy has ever had a female head of government. France has had one, Édith Cresson, who served less than a year as Prime Minister. Canada has had one, Kim Campbell, who was in office for 132 days. That’s the bad news.

The good news is that the coming months will be a more favorable time than usual to boost feminine authority and enhance women’s ability to shape our shared reality. And you Tauruses of all genders will be in prime position to foster that outcome. Homework: Meditate on specific ways you could contribute, even if just through your personal interactions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A 19-year-old guy named Anson Lemmer started a job as a pizza delivery man in Glenwood, Colorado. On his second night, he arrived with a hot pizza at a house where an emergency was in progress. A man was lying on the ground in distress. Having been trained in CPR, Lemmer leaped to his rescue and saved his life. I expect that you, too, will perform a heroic act sometime soon, Gemini—maybe not as monumental as Lemmer’s, but nonetheless impressive. And I bet it will have an enduring impact, sending out reverberations that redound to your benefit for quite some time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Scientist Michael Dillon was shocked when he learned that some bees can buzz around at lofty altitudes where the oxygen is sparse. He and a colleague even found two of them at 29,525 feet—higher than Mt. Everest. How could the bees fly in such thin air? They “didn’t beat their wings faster,” according to a report in National Geographic, but rather “swung their wings through a wider arc.” I propose that we regard these high-flying marvels as your soul animals for the coming weeks.

Metaphorically speaking, you will have the power and ingenuity and adaptability to go higher than you’ve been in a long time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you find it a challenge to commit to an entirely plant-based diet? If so, you might appreciate flexitarianism, which is a less-perfectionist approach that focuses on eating vegetables but doesn’t make you feel guilty if you eat a bit of meat now and then. In general, I recommend you experiment with a similar attitude toward pretty much everything in the coming weeks. Be strongminded, idealistic, willful, and intent on serving your well-being—but without being a maniacal purist.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you gorge on sugary treats and soft drinks, you ingest a lot of empty calories. They have a low nutrient density, and provide you with a scant amount of minerals, vitamins, protein, and other necessities. Since I am committed to helping you treat yourself with utmost respect, I always discourage you from that behavior. But I’m especially hopeful you will avoid it during the next three weeks, both in the literal and metaphorical senses. Please refrain from absorbing barren, vacant stuff into the sacred temple of your mind and body—including images, stories, sounds, and ideas, as well as food and drink.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Charles Grey was the second Earl of Grey, as well as Prime Minister of England from 1830 to 1834. His time in office produced pivotal changes, including the abolition of slavery, reform of child labor laws, and more

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democracy in the nation’s electoral process. But most people today know nothing of those triumphs.

Rather he is immortalized for the Earl Grey tea that he made popular. I suspect that in the coming weeks, one of your fine efforts may also get less attention than a more modest success. But don’t worry about it. Instead, be content with congratulating yourself for your excellent work. I think that’s the key to you ultimately getting proper appreciation for your bigger accomplishment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): At a young age, budding Scorpio poet Sylvia Plath came to a tough realization: “I can never read all the books I want,” she wrote in her journal. “I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones, and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life.” Judging by current astrological omens, I can imagine you saying something like that right now. I bet your longing for total immersion in life’s pleasures is especially intense and a bit frustrated. But I’m pleased to predict that in the next four weeks, you’ll be able to live and feel more shades, tones, and variations of experience than you have in a long time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When Europeans invaded and occupied North America, they displaced many indigenous people from their ancestral lands.

There were a few notable exceptions, including five tribes in what’s now Maine and Eastern Canada.

They are known as the Wabanaki confederacy: the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Micmac, Maliseet, and Abenaki. Although they had to adjust to and compromise with colonialism, they were never defeated by it. I propose we make them your heroic symbols for the coming weeks. May their resilient determination to remain connected to their roots and origins motivate you to draw ever-fresh power from your own roots and origins.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn javelin thrower Julius Yego won a silver medial at the 2016 Summer Olympics. How did he get so skilled? Not in the typical way. He gained preliminary proficiency while competing for his high school team, but after graduation, he was too poor to keep developing his mastery. So he turned to Youtube, where he studied videos by great javelin throwers to benefit from their training strategies and techniques. Now that you’re in an intense learning phase of your cycle, Capricorn, I suggest that you, too, be ready to draw on sources that may be unexpected or unusual or alternative.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The first edition of Action Comics, which launched the story of the fictional character Superman, cost ten cents in 1938. Nowadays it’s worth three million dollars. I’ll make a bold prediction that you, too, will be worth considerably more on December 31, 2019 than you are right now. The increase won’t be as dramatic as that of the Superman comic, but still: I expect a significant boost. And what you do in the next four weeks could have a lot to do with making my prediction come true.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Until the sixteenth century in much of Europe and the eighteenth century in Britain, the new year was celebrated in March. That made sense given the fact that the weather was growing noticeably warmer and it was time to plant the crops again. In my astrological opinion, the month of March is still the best time of year for you Pisceans to observe your personal new year. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to start fresh in any area of your life. If you formulate a set of New Year’s resolutions, you’re more likely to remain committed to them than if you had made them on January 1.

Homework: Write a short essay on “How I Created Something Out of Nothing.” Go to RealAstrology.com and click on “Email Rob.” ---------------------------------------Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

LIFE & CAREER COACH

BY SUNNY SIMON

ALL ABOUT THE LITTLE THINGS

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’ve been preparing for a big move for weeks. Yes, I’m trading in life in the Golden State for my next chapter in the Sunshine State. If you’ve ever moved across the country or across the street, you know when it comes to your personal belongings, there are many decisions to be made. For me, the big stuff is a cake walk. Selling my furniture and giving away clothing, kitchen ware and electronics, all a no-brainer. It’s the little things that give me pause. Articles like a mug, a shawl, a tray, a Christmas ornament, a selection of amazing spices, all gifted to me by friends will not be left behind.

That’s the way it is in life, right? The small items or happenings make your heart sing and bring you joy. A mother’s smile, a first kiss, the smell of coffee brewing in the morning, your fourth grader’s first home run, the list is infinite. It might be Pooh who said, “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” Well said dear Pooh. And for all of life’s little things, we should express gratitude.

We can also view this “little thing” concept from a goal achievement perspective.

Obviously scoring small wins count when working toward the big goal. As Van Gogh stated, “Great things are done by a series of

small things brought together.” He certainly proved it with each tiny little brushstroke.

Sometimes something small inadvertently turns into a big accomplishment. I once read that Dale Carnegie’s mega-best-seller, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” started with a short speech that expanded to a workshop, soon after became a course and eventually, the book. According to Wikipedia, over 15 million copies of this book have been sold worldwide. So maybe the life lesson here is dream big but start small. Consider the possibility of something you start as a little project. (Note to self: Listen to your own advice. Turn your career columns and motivation blogs into two separate books. ) So this week, my advice is twofold. Take notice of, and delight in the small things.

Show appreciation to the guy who let you cut into traffic, the barista who made you the perfect Tall Flat White and the sound of your loved one’s laughter. At the same time, review your catalog of small projects and determine if you’ve created a diamond in the rough. The possibilities are endless.

Sunny Simon is the owner of Raise the Bar High Life and Career Coaching. She sends thanks and appreciation to the readers of her column.

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CANNABIS CORNER

BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZIO

PAPA AND BARKLEY: TOPICALS, TINCTURES AND MORE

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his week I had the opportunity to chat with Stephanie of Papa and Barkley about her company and their products. I found Papa and Barkley almost a year ago when I worked for a local dispensary.

I met Stephanie and we were immediate fast friends. The extent of her knowledge regarding topical application of cannabis products blew my mind and opened me up to using non smokable methods to focus pain relief. I fell in love with the sample of Releaf Balm I was given and now have to have one in my purse at all times. I struggle with an L5 disc degeneration which can cause shooting pains and at times can lock up my entire mid and lower body.

The Papa and Barkley Releaf Balm comes in THC and CBD rich versions. Visiting with Stephanie is such a pleasure because she has so much love for the company she represents, and for the consumers who come into the various dispensaries she pops up at every week. Be sure to visit Stephanie at some of her upcoming pop-ups across the Coachella Valley and experience Papa and Barkley yourself.

CV Weekly: What is Papa and Barkley’s mission in the cannabis industry?

Stephanie: To unlock the power of the plant.

CV Weekly: What types of cannabis products do Papa and Barkley make?

Stephanie: Topicals, Tinctures, Capsules, Body oil, Transdermal Patches and a Bath Soak.

CV Weekly: What is your favorite product and why?

Stephanie: This Question is challenging to answer as I microdose on the 1:1 tincture every day I also use it as a face serum I always have a balm in my purse I also use the body oil Everday Patches monthly (during that time of the month) but if I had to choose one the tincture is the most universal.

CV Weekly: Do you feel the tinctures and balms work together or does a consumer only need to use one?

Stephanie: I’m a huge believer that using one externally and topically you’ll get the max amount of benefits! But of course, you can use them on their own.

CV Weekly: Do any of the products include cannabinoids other than THC and CBD? Stephanie: Yes, we are a whole plant

extraction using water, heat, and pressure so we truly keeping the integrity of the plant with each harvest we use.

CV Weekly: What can we expect from the company in the future?

Stephanie: Continued love and education!

New products that I can’t speak of now but all the pain relief for you and your loved ones!!!

CV Weekly: When and where can we find you this week?

Stephanie: Remedy Inc. - Cathedral City Wed. 27 from 2pm-4pm Desert’s Finest - DHS - Thur. 28th from 10am-1pm Lighthouse - Coachella - Fri. 1st from 10am1pm Dank Depot - Cathedral City - Sat. 2nd 10am-1pm City of Dank - Cathedral City - Sat. 2nd 1:30pm-4:30pm And to stay updated follow me on IG @ perry_stephanie_ or @papaandbarkley

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