Coachella Valley Weekly - March 24 to March 30, 2022 Vol. 11 No. 2

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BY CRYSTAL HARRELL Coachella Valley Weekly (760) 501-6228

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CONTENTS Indian Wells Arts Festival .................... 3-4

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022 is shaping up to be a year of comebacks as the acclaimed Indian Wells Arts Festival makes a triumphant return after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The Indian Wells Arts Festival presents an unparalleled art show experience featuring museum-caliber artists, and ranked as one of the nation’s Top 100 Best Fine Art Shows of the Decade by Sunshine Artist. The event will showcase 200 artists across 30 mediums of fine art and craft, April 1, 2 and 3 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The Indian Wells Arts Festival is a juried show with a panel of judges who award first, second, and third place ribbons to artists in 30 mediums and categories, and has also been ranked Top 40 in the nation by Greg Lawler Art Source Review. The Festival incorporates a number of local charities as Festival Partners and donates to their art scholarship funds.

It is presented by the City of Indian Wells, hosted by the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, and sponsored by Palm Springs Life Magazine,

Desert Entertainer, Hot Purple Energy, and Signature Party Rentals.

“We’re thrilled to be able to come together once again with artists and patrons in as beautiful a setting as the Tennis Garden,” says festival producer Dianne Funk. “Our goal is to curate an exciting art experience for enthusiasts to acquire the affordable and capture the collectible directly from the artists.”

Festivalgoers will be treated to a diverse exploration of art across 25 modern and contemporary movements, spanning impressionism and surrealism to abstract and pop-art, from artists bearing accolades from of some of the most prestigious art institutions including the Smithsonian, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the U.S. Department of Interior Art Museum, and Japan’s Kyoto Museum.

Thousands of one-of-a-kind works of art ranging from painting, sculpture, jewelry, wearable-art fashion, photography and

ceramics make the festival a prime source of acquisition for serious buyers and casual collectors.

“There is a little bit of everything for everybody. We’re talking about fine art that is available at price points for all budgets— whether you’re ready to invest in an art piece or are looking to just grow your own personal collection. I think, personally, the diversity of art is not attributed to just the perspective that the art is being created from, but in form, medium, and movement,” stated Indian Wells Arts Festival Strategic Marketer and Planner Marisa Holladay. Marisa has been in this role for eight years and enjoys seeing the variety of artists who appear each year. continue to page 4

Fashion Week - Michael Costello ............ 5 Simeon Den Wellness - Sound Bath........ 5 Breaking The 4th Wall - "Little Shop of Horrors" at Desert TheatreWorks........ 6 The Alibi - Liz Garo ................................... 7 Consider This - Freakons .......................... 8 Club Crawler Nightlife ............................. 9 Screeners................................................ 10 Society Scene - Desert Arc ..................... 11 The Vino Voice ....................................... 12 Travel Tips 4 U - Big Bear Lake.............. 13 Pet Place ............................................ 14-15 Safety Tips .............................................. 16 Cyber Corner .......................................... 16 Haddon Libby ......................................... 17 Dale Gribow ............................................ 17 Send Me A Trainer ................................. 18 Health - Keto .......................................... 19 Free Will Astrology................................ 19 Coachella Valley History Museum Japanese Garden Rededication ....... 20

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More than half of the artists who did not get to display their art in 2020 when the pandemic forced the cancellation of the Indian Wells Arts Festival are returning this year. The other half of the artists featured are new to the event and to the region.

About 20 percent of the artists featured at the Festival are from the region as residents or small business owners. Attending the Festival is a way for locals to get to know their community better and support small businesses. In addition to locally produced art, there is also access to works from out of the region. Some artists at the Festival have had their pieces exhibited in notable galleries in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C., as well as the Palm Springs Art Museum, which is of interest to savvy art collectors.

“This is an opportunity for the public to come and explore different art but also get to know the artists and the methods they use in their medium. More excitingly, they get to connect with artists that may have been out of their reach otherwise, if it weren’t for the Arts Festival,” said Marisa.

In terms of the future, the Indian Wells Arts Festival committee keeps the number of artists at the event at 200 so that patrons have a leisurely opportunity to explore all the artists, but Marisa states that the Festival is interested in growing in opportunities for the community and small businesses. ”We like to say ‘capture the collectable and acquire the affordable.’ We’re looking to elevate and establish artists who have some acclaim to their name and also continue to spotlight emerging artists who are masters of the craft and are just starting to receive some recognition,” explained Marisa.

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the Indian Wells Arts Festival with artists who travel abroad from their home countries to Indian Wells. There are artists based in Japan, Germany, France, and Italy.

Hawaii-based impressionist and plein-air painter Jan Bushart commemorates the event with “Superbloom Sunset,” a large-scale oil painting commissioned to celebrate the desert’s beauty.

“When I paint a scene, I immerse myself into it. It becomes my world,” says Bushart who found inspiration in a stunning superbloom while hiking the Indian Canyons nature preserve. “I want the viewer to step into that world with me.”

Live jazz music enhances the leisurely atmosphere with artist demonstrations and special exhibits including glassblowing by master glass-blower Bruce Freund as he forges precious metals and gems in his portable furnace, and a 2000-year-old Zapotec Indian textile weaving technique with Mel Mendez.

A Gourmet MarketPlace featuring specialty artisan fare will line the promenade entryway.

Foodies’ delights are available throughout the venue and under the shaded pavilion, along with savory spirits served at the ever-popular Oasis Bar and Champagne Circle bars. A free and fun commemorative photo opportunity is hosted by Hot Purple Energy and Cathedral City High School DATA students.

The Arts Festival is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for three days. The price for admission is 13 dollars. Tickets available now online at www.IndianWellsArtsFestival.com and at the box office during the event. Free parking and valet is also available.

For more information on the event and COVID-19 Health & Safety requirements, visit www.IndianWellsTennisGarden.com.

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fter taking a pandemic hiatus, the cornerstone event of high-end style—Fashion Week El Paseo—has returned in full swing to celebrate 15 years as the West Coast’s largest consumer fashion show. Fashion Week El Paseo will be held on March 19 through 26, at The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert.

This world-class event provides an inspiring, immersive fashion experience and features cocktail receptions, trunk shows, celebrity meet-and-greets, and much more.

Highlighting fashion trends and showcasing a who’s-who of the country’s top design talents (including some stars of tomorrow), Fashion Week El Paseo takes one of the world’s most relatable art forms and brings it to the desert in style.

On March 20, Fashion Week favorite and returning designer Michael Costello wowed the audience with his dramatically elegant clothing collection, “Midnight Sahara”. The night started with a cocktail reception at 7:30 p.m., followed by the fashion show at

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8:30 p.m. The Michael Costello Pop-Up Store and Trunk Show opened at 9:15 p.m. at the Reception Tent at Fashion Week El Paseo. The pop-up store was free and open to the general public, where Michael Costello presented his collections to peruse and purchase, offering personal consultations.

Michael Costello grew up in Palm Springs, and much of his inspiration comes from the beauty of the surrounding nature. With visions of elegant women draped in flowy fabric and mystical figures roaming through an arid landscape, Costello created a collection that evokes the ultimate desert fantasy. The Midnight Sahara show took the audience into a starlit world of sand dunes that glistens with beautiful beading and sheer illusion.

“I am very much inspired by the desert. In this collection, the colors and movement were also influenced by Egypt. I love the people, culture, and fashion there, and I wanted to create something in tribute to it,” Costello explained in his introduction before the

SIMEON DEN WELLNESS: CRYSTAL “SINGING” BOWLS SOUND BATHS

WHERE: Agnes Pelton House & Gardens, 68680 F Street, “Agnes Pelton Way” Cathedral City, CA 92234 WHEN: Saturday afternoons starting March 5, 2022, 2pm (during March & April) and Full Moon evenings at 7pm on Friday March 18, & Saturday April 16 COST: Free (pay what you can/ $20 suggested Peace offering at-the-door), on the website (www.simeondenwellness. com) and via Venmo (@DeogracioSecretario) and Zelle (310-801-6538) MEDIA CONTACT: Simeon Den 310-8016538, simeonden@gmail.com s a gift to the community, interdisciplinary artist, Simeon Den, will be hosting crystal “singing” bowl Sound Bath sessions at the historic Agnes Pelton House in the Cathedral City Cove on Saturdays at 2pm starting on March 5, 2022, during the months of March and April. Admission is free (pay what you can), first-come-first-served-basis with a suggested Peace Offering of $20 at-thedoor or on Venmo (@Deogracio-Secretario) and Zelle (310-801-6538). The sound bath session includes a mindful meditation and

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an opportunity to experience the energetic vibrations generated by the crystal bowls that are tuned to balance the chakra energy centers and calm the mind and body.

Simeon Den’s crystal bowl sound bath meditations (photo image attached) reflect the spiritual legacy of Agnes Pelton’s Transcendental Painters Group, painters who attribute their artwork to visions inspired and informed by their meditations. Her own esoteric spiritual practices included Agni (Fire) Yoga, Numerology, and Transformational Astrology. For several decades (1930-61) her home on F Street was the center of an artists colony, whose members included notable desert plein aire painters John W. Hilton, Jimmy Swinnerton, and Sam Hyde Harris, who came to paint, teach, and sell their art during the Season. Her painting studio was one of the first art galleries in Coachella Valley and was the genesis of the Desert Art Center. The sale of her painting, “Smoke Tree In Bloom” funded the building of the Center that still exists today in Palm Springs after 70 years. Also, Pelton was an active member of The Hive, a community of Pasadena Utopian creatives; accomplished writers, musicians,

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Midnight Sahara fashion show.

Costello started designing clothes at the age of two by drawing dresses on his bedroom walls. At the age of 15, he opened his first store at 286 North Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. It was at his first store in Palm Springs where Costello started making custom pieces for celebrities including Céline Dion, Jennifer Lopez, Toni Braxton, Barry Manilow, Suzanne Somers, Faye Dunaway, Florence Henderson, and more.

In 2010, Costello appeared on the 8th season of Project Runway, placing fourth in the competition. In 2012, Costello competed as part of Project Runway All Stars and finished as the 2nd place runner up.

Costello later made headlines for designing a matching hat and dress for rapper Cardi B for Paris Fashion Week. Kylie Jenner even wore one of his dresses for her birthday magazine cover and his dresses were featured in Nicki Minaj's game app, Nicki Minaj: The Empire. He also collaborated with Essie nail polish and designed his own lipstick and eyeshadow shades for Inglot Cosmetics.

BY CRYSTAL HARRELL Costello garnered nationwide attention in January of 2014 by dressing Beyoncé in a white lace dress for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Costello credits that moment as the turning-point of his career. Since then, Costello has continuously dressed her for On the Run Tour, The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, the Grammy-sponsored Stevie Wonder tribute, and the Wearable Art Gala at the California African American Museum.

In 2016, Costello collaborated with awardwinning costume designer Lou Eyrich to design gowns for Lady Gaga for the TV series American Horror Story, leading up to the team's Primetime Emmy Award win for Outstanding Costumes For a Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie.

To see the schedule for the rest of the Fashion Week El Paseo event or to purchase tickets, visit the event’s website at www. fashionweekelpaseo.com.

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dancers, and other painters, who produced spiritual works espousing lofty ideals and of ideal societies.

“Transcendental Being,” 1934 (photo image attached), recently shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Palm Springs Museum, was her personal meditation guide from which her abstract paintings were inspired and hangs today in

her painting studio in the private collection of Peter Palladino, owner of the Agnes Pelton House and president of the Agnes Pelton Society, the non-profit arts advocacy established to advance her legacy.

In the same spiritual tradition, Simeon Den conducts public and private sound baths, creates and performs “transcendformance” rituals that celebrate and mark life events, performs and teaches the esoteric & meditational Butoh Dance discipline, and teaches his trademarked Ch’i Yoga™ classes at the Fountain of Life in downtown Cathedral City and remotely on Zoom.

Sound Bath visitors at the Pelton House can walk through the sculpture & meditation gardens, visit the Chuperosa Lane Murals Path with artwork by local artists commissioned by the Agnes Pelton Society, view her fabled painting studio, and witness Palladino’s phenomenal work-in-progress mosaics installed on the exterior walls of the structures added-on in the 1970’s. The original building and painting studio completed in 1938 is restored and maintains its historic integrity.

For information on sound baths, commissioned “transcendformance” rituals and Butoh Dance performances contact Den at 310-801-6538 simeonden@gmail.com or www.simeondenwellness.com.

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BREAKING THE4TH WALL

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“Feed Me Seymour!” n all honesty, it would never have occurred to me that a Skid Row setting, a woman being subjected to abuse by a sadistic boyfriend and a carnivorous, human blood seeking alien plant, would have the makings of a an outrageously entertaining, sometimes funny and extremely thought-provoking musical. But Little Shop of Horrors, the hit Broadway musical currently in production with Desert TheatreWorks at the Indio Performing Arts Center, is definitely not your typical show.

And that’s a good thing!

Based on the 1960 cult film of the same name by Roger Corman, Little Shop of Horrors with book and lyrics written by Howard Ashman, and music by Alan Menken, is a singing, dancing, laughing out loud at the absurdities and thought-provoking musical, that will linger in your thoughts long after leaving the theatre.

The show originally opened off-Broadway in 1982 and ran for five years. It was the

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LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

third-longest running musical and the highestgrossing production in Off-Broadway history. It went to Broadway when it was revived in 2004.

It has had numerous subsequent national and international productions, has been nominated (and won) many awards and was even adapted into a successful 1986 film.

With a background Greek Chorus of street dwellers, Little Shop of Horrors tells a story about the price of fame. Set in a failing little flower shop on Skid Row, orphaned, meek, plant store attendant Seymour, purchases a sickly plant in Chinatown during a solar eclipse.

Seymour names the plant Audrey II, in honor of his co-worker Audrey, with whom he as an unrequited love. Seymour then proceeds to nurture the plant, unsuccessfully, until he discovers that Audrey II has a taste for blood.

She’s a man-eating plant that threatens humankind and the world as we know it. As the plant keeps growing larger, Seymour, becomes a star due to his discovery of this oversize

creature, while keeping the plant’s deadly nature a secret. But maintaining fame requires sacrifice, human sacrifice.

Anthony Nannini, perfectly portrays the love sick Seymour. With a powerhouse singing voice and a superstar talent, Nannini leads this cast with a nerdy charm that allows the audience to forgive all of his homicidal transgressions.

Cydney Krone, as the stereotypical, low-selfesteem Audrey, manages to out-perform the scripted limitations of this character and capture hearts and empathy in her portrayal of a woman dreaming of something better, but not believing she deserves it. Shel Safir, as Mr. Mushnik, is authentic as the struggling shop owner who knows how to take advantage of a good situation when it presents itself. And Kellen Green, as the sadistic dentist, has the audience loving to hate him with his narcissistic charm, good looks and fateful demise. The mega talented Ms. Keisha D., is the soulful and brilliant voice of Audrey II. Jeremiah Garcia,

BY DEE JAE COX Jessica Schuler, Malcom Stanley and Stephanie Jauregui round out this incredibly talented group of singers and performers.

Bravo to Director Richard Marlow, whose staging of this show is captivating and engaging from curtain up to curtain down. This production team proves exactly why theatre is a collaborative art. Toby Griffin’s set design is creative and eye catching, showcasing each scene with perfection. Rebecca McWilliams costumes, Violet Feath’s choreography, Jeff Mazer’s sound and lighting, all came together in perfect harmony.

There is a moral to this story, how far is one willing to go to achieve fame and notoriety?

And are all ambitions, man-eating plants who demand to be fed on a regular basis? Go check out this fun and entertaining show for the answers to these soul-searching questions.

The Little Shop of Horrors is running through April 10, 2022, and is highly recommended for audiences of all ages.

Desert Theatreworks, is located at the Indio Performing Arts Center, 45175 Fargo St, Indio.

For show and ticket information please visit www.dtworks.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 And Co-Creator of the Palm Springs Theatre Go-To Guide, palmspringstheatre.com

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THE ALIBI: LIZ GARO INTERVIEW

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inally, finally, Finally, The Alibi will reopen to the public the first weekend of April with a couple of stellar shows.

Friday, April 1st, ex-Husker Du and Sugar front-man Bob Mould takes the stage. On Saturday, April 2nd, ‘90s alt-rock icons The Lemonheads will be on hand to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their breakthrough “It’s A Shame About Ray.” The Alibi first opened their doors in 2019, located at 369 N. Palm Canyon at the historic, 1934 building that originally housed The California Water & Telephone Company.

They immediately became the go-to venue for live music, booking nationally known acts as well as local favorites. Of course, as the club began to gain real momentum, the pandemic hit, effectively putting the kibosh on live entertainment, and like countless other venues across the country, The Alibi shuttered their doors.

In the interim, Owners Melanie Tusquellas and Liz Garo partnered with former WME exec. Marc Geiger’s company SaveLive, enabling them to stay afloat during the closure. It also allowed the time to make improvements to the décor along with installing a new stage and state of the art sound system.

Liz and Melanie both come to this endeavor with decades of experience between them. Liz booked talent for wellknown L.A. venues like Spaceland, The Echo and The Echoplex. Additionally, she’s curated talent for the Getty Center and was a co-founder of the Echo Park Rising Festival.

Melanie is the former developer and coowner of the historic Edendale Grill & Bar and El Chavo Restaurant. Her first gig in the restaurant business began at age 16, when she worked for her dad, Bob Tusquellas, founder of the iconic LA Bob’s Doughnuts.

Liz and Melanie became fast friends back in the early ‘90s when they both worked for the Restless Records label. They quickly bonded over a shared fondness for Mongolian BBQ and “7 vinyl.

When I met Liz and Melanie at The Alibi in 2019, I practically genuflected at their feet. I have been dreaming about an intimate club in the desert that showcased national and international acts AND also made room for local bands, since I was a teenager. That happened briefly in the early ‘90s with Mario Lalli’s late, lamented Rhythm & Brews club.

But that occurred so long ago it almost feels like a musical mirage or a not-so-urban desert legend. I caught up with both of them recently to discuss what we can expect once The Alibi reopens.

Eleni P. Austin: You have made a name for yourself booking premier talent for the Echo, as well as other well-known music venues in Los Angeles, what made you want to open your own place in Palm Springs?

Liz Garo: “Palm Springs found us! Melanie and I had been looking at places in L.A. off and on over the years. We got close on a few, but for whatever reason, it never connected.

A friend of Melanie’s told her about this building available in Palm Springs, as soon as we both saw it, we were both like, “uh-oh….. this is the place.” It wasn’t our intention to be in Palm Springs, but the deeper we dug into it, it started to make a lot more sense than L.A.” EPA: We bonded over the fact that you managed one of my very favorite indie bands, Downy Mildew. How did you get

your start in the music business?

LG: The best gig I ever had in the music business was working at a record store. My start was just being there, showing up and asking questions, acting like I knew what I was doing. Working with Downy Mildew helped me with a lot of introductions. I made contacts at KCRW, L.A. Weekly, clubs, booking agents, etc. I originally wanted to be a music journalist and dabbled in writing, but I didn’t have the discipline to be a freelancer.

I would book different bands at various venues- I booked Weezer at an Irish Pub called Molly Malone’s. I started as a publicist at Restless Records in the early ‘90s-which is where Melanie and I met. We bugged our boss about signing bands- Grant Lee Buffalo, Ozomatli. He promoted both of us to A&R, and we would basically take bands out to lunch and then record shopping. When you’re starting out, you just do whatever, say yes so you can get your foot in the door, and then, hopefully, things build from there through chance, opportunity and connections.”

EPA: The Alibi opened in 2019 and I was really happy to see that you were booking well-known artists like Jim White, Imperial Teen, Jon Langford, Phast Phreddie & Thee Precisions and Best Coast, as well local legends like Sean Wheeler, Jessika Von Rabbit and DJ Day. You also curated residencies for desert favorites like Giselle Woo & The Night Owls and The Adobe Collective. Will you continue to provide this kind of cross-cultural exchange between (inter)nationally-known headliners and locally-known support acts?

LG: “100%. The goal and purpose has always been to give both locals and traveling acts a place to play. And it’s really quite selfindulgent- I selfishly book things that I truly want to see and hear. Of course, there are definitely those acts that you may not be a big fan of, but still understand their importance and place in the big picture. We don’t want to just book artists that are on tour. We need to take care of local acts as well. Being at The Echo and The Echoplex, witnessing the transition of Echo Park, certainly taught me the importance of community. As well as having a scene, and how that can give people a sense of place that they want to contribute to.”

EPA: Obviously, when you opened in 2019, you couldn’t have foreseen a worldwide pandemic temporarily shuttering businesses for nearly two years. I know you were open for just a bit in 2020, as a bar, sans live music. How were you able to keep the business afloat when you remained dark for most of 2021?

LG: “The pandemic and ensuing lockdown were both very big challenges. Melanie and I responded so differently; she was very aware of what was going on worldwide with the pandemic, and I was like, ‘hey, we have some down time, let’s redo our marketing plan. But it was extremely challenging, she and I had to recommit to the idea of what we wanted to do and how we were going to do it. It wasn’t easy and financially, it was very stressful.

We had both been in careers that were all about bringing people together, so being told that we couldn’t had us both questioning everything. We had to get clear on what we wanted to do with The Alibi, which pushed us to focus on the music side of things more.

We were able to connect with a new partner who understood what we both wanted to

do and was familiar with what we had both done. It was basically a lifesaver and put us in a position where The Alibi now can be a lot closer to meeting it’s potential.”

EPA: What drew you to Palm Springs and the desert in general?

LG: “My experience had always been in the high desert. The two are both two very different experiences. But when I am in Palm Springs now it is never lost on me how beautiful the landscape is. I just find myself stopping and just saying ‘wow.’ It’s a really special place and it’s fun to discover it-and I am still doing it. All the cliches about the desert- big open spaces, magic hour sunsets, stars at night, the slower pace- it’s all true and reasons why people love it here.”

EPA: What motivated you to utilize a historic, nearly 100 year-old building?

Wouldn’t it have been a lot easier to deal with a newer location?

LG: “Location, location, location…The historic Spanish style building between downtown and the Uptown Design District is perfect for us-it reflects our personal aesthetic and our nod to vintage anything.

Melanie’s first restaurant in Silverlake was a Fire Station built in the 1920s. We are both fans of historical buildings. We could have found something with a more modern flair, but that wouldn’t have been us. The location, a historical building that was a telephone switchboard for Palm Springs that was run by women- the Spanish style…those were all elements that signaled to us that this place was meant to be. Being in a strip mall or a place with vinyl windows would not have resonated with us.”

At this point, Melanie joined the conversation. I asked her to weigh in, giving me the lowdown on what we can expect from the front of the house, since that is her domain.

MT: “We’re planning on featuring young, cutting-edge ‘Culinary Guests,’ mostly established chefs. Nightly, we will be serving food until 1am. During the day, we will be

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open from 12pm to 5pm. We will be doing something called ‘Lunch Box.’ It’s a fun spin on the old-fashioned lunch bag filled with treats. In the evening we will have Casual Chic Cuisine with approachable prices. Menus will rotate and include vegan options, creative culinary specials, comfort food and BBQ.” EPA: I am very excited to see some of my favorite musicians like (ex-Husker Du front man) Bob Mould, The Lemonheads, The Blasters and N.R.B.Q. Can you tell me who else you have scheduled to play in the upcoming months?

LG: “We’re going to be rolling out some surprises over the next few months. I’m really excited about artists we’ve already announced like Hermanos Guiterrez, Les Filles and Doug Kershaw. The calendar will be eclectic, but hopefully the throughline will be discovering new talent, the legacy of older artists, and maintaining that level of quality.

So even if you aren’t familiar with someone that’s playing, you know it’s going to be good.

As we like to say- ‘let us be your algorithm and tell you who you want to listen to!’”

EPA: Finally, what are you guys hoping to accomplish with The Alibi?

LG: “I think what we want to accomplish has always been the same. It’s just taken real dedication to get here. The pandemic and venues being shut down was extremely difficult for our industry, so just to be able to open our doors is an accomplishment. We’ve always wanted The Alibi to be a community, a gathering place and a space to showcase all kinds of music and artists. It’s always been about having a safe and comfortable space people can come to, share an experience and conversation, have a drink, hear some music and for a moment, feel a sense of belonging and all is right with the world. It’s actually pretty powerful and can have a lasting effect.”

THE ALIBI is located at 369 N. Palm Canyon, Palm Springs CA. For more information contact info4alibi@ gmail.com.

Tickets at thealibipalmspeings.com

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CONSIDER THIS

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t’s tempting to think that when Rapper Missy Elliott released her smash single “Get Ur Freak On,” 20 years ago, she was envisioning the inevitable collaboration between Freakwater and The Mekons.

Well….maybe not.

Both bands have been pals for decades, each has a rich and storied history. Tongue firmly planted in cheek, legendary critic Lester Bangs labelled The Mekons “The most revolutionary group in the history of Rock & Roll.” But that declaration has proven to be deadly accurate. At once uncompromising, witty, profoundly cynical and creatively restless, they’ve confidently hopscotched through a plethora of musical genres since their inception in 1976. Since then, the Leeds eight-piece has released 24 studio albums.

Vocalist Sally Timms and vocalist/multiinstrumentalist Jon Langford are the two band members that have partnered with Freakwater.

Janet Beveridge Bean and Catherine Irwin formed Freakwater in 1991 and almost immediately won over fans and critics alike, securing a spot in the alt.country/ Americana firmament. Their absonant harmonies and bare-bones instrumentation has been favorably compared to Country/ Folk progenitors like The Carter Family and The Louvin Brothers. The Louisville duo has released seven albums. On paper, a match-up between British Punk-Polymaths and Appalachian agrarians might not make sense. But once the needle drops on the first cut, everything falls into place. The album opens with a bit of studio chatter that evolves into tight sororal harmonizing between Janet, Catherine and Sally on the phrase “Dick Cavett New York, 1980,” until Jon pops up, snarkily compares their vocalese to (venerable French Jazz vocal ensemble) The Swingle Singers, adds a sly joke about the phallic-centric slang of “dick,” and adds his raspy tenor to the mix.

Strummy, downstroke acoustic guitars partner with slashing electric riffs, swooping violin and a finger-snapping beat. Lyrical inspiration comes from an interview Dick Cavett conducted with Richard Burton, as the Welsh actor notes he was the first in his family not to make a living in a coal mine.

As vocals crest atop sylvan strings, lyrics immediately illustrate the brotherhood between neighboring nations who risk their lives underground; “Beneath the Bay Of

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FREAKONS

BY ELENI P. AUSTIN

Biscay, into Wales from Basque Country, out under the Atlantic, to Pennsylvania and Kentucky/The great Atlantic fault that all miners share, the gorgeous glistening seam, black as Cleopatra’s hair.”

The plight of the miner is the loose theme that threads through this album, connecting the dots between Appalachia, England and Wales, in support for the nonprofit organization, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth. Both “Abernant 84/85” and “Never Thought I’d See The Day” focus on the fallout from the 1984 Miners’ Strike in Great Britain. The former, recalibrated from the original (featured on The Mekons’ seminal Fear And Whiskey album), is equal parts Sea Shanty and Celtic lament. Violins shiver, dobro, melodica and guitars shimmer, fastened to a thunking box drum beat in 3/4 time. The buoyant melody and arrangement nearly succeed in camouflaging a miner’s anguish and despair; “The wind and rain beat down on his fair head, as he stood in the

darkness wishing he was dead/Only 17 when he went down in the mine, and it’s been a year since he’s been out on the line.”

The latter finds a miner forging a different path. Ascending acoustic chords intertwine with wily electric riffs and mournful violins on this melancholy weeper. Jon takes the lead here, seamlessly slipping into the skin of a bereft miner whose post-strike existence has become more tenuous; “Before they voted to go back, I left my wife and moved to Brixton, I broke some bloody student’s nose, called us traitors, called us quitters/I did my time I did not stay, I’m growing pot in Martin County, they blew the mountaintop away, never thought I’d see the day.”

Three songs written by the Freakwater kids employ a more circuitous route when taking the coal industry to task. “Judy Belle Thompson” is a lean and rangy homage to Judy Belle Thompson Bonds, an indefatigable activist for Coal Miners’ rights, who died to soon (from Bone Cancer), at only 58 years old. The modal melody, powered by driving acoustic notes, serpentine electric guitar and violins that quaver and flutter, shares some musical DNA with Bob Dylan’s epochal “Masters Of War.” Raw and primal, Catherine and Janet’s vocals lock into their patented dissonant harmony as they lift their voices to praise a fearless warrior; “Judy Belle Thompson woke up that day, from neighbor nor power she would not give sway, her voice loud and clear, her aim pure and true, Judy Belle Thompson told Massey you’re through with keeping us down with your crown made of coal, and burying us under our own poisoned soil.”

The opening guitar chords of “Chestnut Blight” echo Jackson Browne’s wistful “These Days,” but they’re quickly supplanted by see-sawing violins and jangly acoustic licks. Lyrics link tree rot and other signs of

ecological distress to the havoc wreaked by coal mining; “Now the water in the well’s not clean to drink, it burns like acid and it’s blacker than a lawyer’s ink, Jesus walked on water in bible, but now the creek’s so filled with slag, even I won’t sink.” The jaunty melody and chirpy, sing-songy vocals can’t ameliorate the cold hard facts; “When the last hunk of coal has been mined, we’ll be judged by the deeds we’ve done not the deeds we signed, when there’s nothing in these hills left to steal, we can buy it all back from the bank at a real good deal.”

Although “Phoebe Snow” is named for the fictious spokesmodel created at the turn of the 20th century, to tout the relative cleanliness of coal train travel, Freakons use that as a jumping-off point to rail (see what I did there?) against duplicitous advertising and the coal industry’s false promises.

Catherine and Janet’s symbiotic disharmony washes over Sally’s luminous trill, stacks of acoustic guitars, plaintive fiddle and skronky electric guitars. Edifying lyrics debate the efficacy of the Lackawanna train lines burning anthracite coal rather than bituminous; “Oh tower man of Buffalo with your levers bright, will you besmirch my gloves of white? No, baby no, upon the road of anthracite we will ride, ride, ride tonight.”

The balance of the album is populated with telling covers. The Freakons acquit themselves beautifully with a shimmering take on Hazel Dickens’ “The Mannington Mining Disaster.” The arrangement on the Traditional “Blackleg Miner” splits the difference between Folky and modal.

Written by Matthew McGinn, “Coorie Doon” is alternately airy and mournful.

Meanwhile, “Dreadful Memories” by Sarah Ogan Gunning is reconfigured as a Anglican/ Appalachian lament, underscoring the synergistic connection between these British and American compatriots.

The album closes with a Jon Langford original, “Blue Scars Of A Miner.” Defiant and elegiac in equal measure, the buzzy, static-y instrumentation is matched by a thorny narrative that asks, “is there life after coal?” Told from the POV of a former miner, lyrics like “Is there anything but drink, drugs and last reminders, a single teardrop rolling down, the blue skies of a miner,” cut to the quick. The final verse is simply heartrending; “Now I’ll lay me down to die, let the darkness bind us, what I earned, I earned for you, the blue scars of a miner.” It’s a brittle post-mortem to an intriguing album.

While Jon, Sally, Janet and Catherine provided lead and backing vocals, as well as acoustic guitars, they were aided and abetted by violinists Jean Cook and Anna Krippenstapel, along with bassist John Abbey guitarist-extraordinaire James Elkginton on dobro and electric guitar.

Hopefully, this is more than a one-off.

While both bands thrive in their respective niches, it’s clear from this self-titled debut that their shared sensibility has resulted in an undeniable musical alchemy.

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March 24 to March 30, 2022

Tuesday, March 29

Thursday, March 24

Bart Lounge – Mystic River, Diva Bleach and Blue Sun – 8pm Casuelas Café – Avenida – 5:30pm Chef George’s – Marc Antonelli – 6:30pm Coachella Valley Brewery – Open Mic – 6pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Four Twenty Bank – Open Mic – 6pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Patrice Morris and Kristi King – 6pm Jazzville @ Agua Caliente – Chloe Perrier and French Heart Brand – 7pm Jolene’s – Chenza Puno – 6pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – Neil Morrow – 7pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm O’Caine’s – Midlife O’crisis – 6pm Pappy and Harriet’s – Wild Feathers – 9:30pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – David Saba w/ Buz Blvd and The Holy Corrupt – 9pm Shanghai Red’s (Palm Springs) – Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs – 7pm Tommy Bahamas – Alex Santana – 5pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – John Stanley King Trio – 6pm

Friday, March 25

Bart Lounge – DJ – 8pm Casuelas Café – The Myx – 7pm

Chef George’s – Lizann Warner – 6:30pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Desert Fox – Allies – 9:30pm Four Twenty Bank – Live Music – 6pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Marc Antonelli and Patricia Welch – 6pm Jolene’s – The Desert Crows – 7pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – In A Fect – 9pm Mitch’s on El Paseo – Alex Santana – 12pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm O’Caine’s – California Celts – 6pm Pappy and Harriet’s – Rosie Flores and James Intveld – 9:30pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Red’s Rockstar Karaoke – 9pm Rockyard @ Fantasy Springs – Bruno and the Hooligans (Bruno Mars Tribute) and Anthem Road – 7pm Tommy Bahamas – Alex Santana – 5pm The Village – Rob & JB – 5:30-8:30pm, Rapmarz – 10pm, DJ LF – 10pm, DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – Kal David Trio – 4:30pm, John Stanley King – 7pm

Saturday, March 26

Bart Lounge – DJ SAF – 8pm Casuelas Café – Vinny Berry – noon, Anthem Road – 7pm Chef George’s – Michael D Angelo and

Tim Burleson – 6:30pm Coachella Valley Brewing Co. – CVB Comedyfest – 2-9pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Four Twenty Bank – Live Music – 6pm The Hood – Acoustic Night w/ Empty Seat and Mario Quintero – 9pm Hotel Zoso – DJ LF – poolside - noon Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Marc Antonelli and Patricia Welch – 6pm Jolene’s – Fun with Dick and Jane Band – 7pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – In A Fect – 9pm Mitch’s on El Paseo – Alex Santana – 12pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm O’Caine’s – Flogging Seagulls – 6pm Palm Canyon Roadhouse – Lucky Tongue – 8pm Pappy and Harriet’s – Hurray for the Riff Raff w/ Anjimile – 9pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Red’s Rockstar Karaoke – 9pm Rockyard @ Fantasy Springs – Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson Tribute) and Steel Rod – 7pm Tommy Bahamas – Alex Santana – 5pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – Rose Mallett’s Company – 4:30pm, John Stanley King – 7pm The Village – Rob & JB – 1-4pm, Rapmarz – 10pm, DJ LF – 10pm, DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm

Sunday, March 27

Bart Lounge – Latina Night w/ DJ LF – 8pm Blu Ember – Gina Sedman – 5pm Casuelas Café – Las Tias – noon, Barry Baughn Blues Review – 5:30pm Coachella Valley Brewing Co. – Acoustic Afternoon w/ Nick Hales, Kelsey Manning and Adam Gainey – 3:30pm Fisherman’s Market, PS – Art of Sax – 5pm Four Twenty Bank – Aaron Lewis: Frayed on Both Ends Tour – 5pm Jolene’s – Patrice Morris – 6pm Kitchen 86 – Jojo Malagar – 7pm Melvyn’s – Mikael Healey – 5pm Palm Canyon Roadhouse – Sunday Night Jam – 5pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm Tommy Bahamas – Alex Santana – 12pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – John Stanley King – 6pm The Village – Rapmarz - 10pm

Monday, March 28

Hyatt – Derek Jordan Gregg – 5-7pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Larry Capeloto – 6pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm The Village – DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm

Babaloo Lounge – The Carmens – 6:30pm Casuelas Café – Desert Suite Band – 5:30pm Chef George’s – Lizann Warner – 6:30pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Hyatt – Derek Jordan Gregg – 5-7pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Patrice Morris and Johnny Meza – 6pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – Brad’s Pad – 7-10pm Mitch’s on El Paseo – Alex Santana – 12pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm Pappy and Harriet’s – Steve Gunn and Jeff Parker – 8pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – Slim Man Band – 6pm The Village – DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm

Wednesday, March 30

Casuelas Café – Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs – 6pm Chef George’s – Tim Burleson – 6:30pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Rebecca Clark – 6pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Red’s Rockstar Karaoke – 9pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – John Stanley King – 6pm The Village – DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm, Banda Revolucion – 10pm

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SCREENERS

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ary Shelly’s seminal novel is one of the most adapted books of all time, and this retelling faithfully goes back to the original source. Lushly transferring the stories twin themes of love and death into a darkly operatic gothic romance.

Unlike many versions of Shelly’s novel, Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation understands that Frankenstein’s misbegotten creation is as pitiable as he is monstrous and never loses sight of the human tragedy lying at the core of its horrific and timeless tale.

Filled with sweeping atmospheric visuals and powerful emotional performances from an award-winning ensemble of acting talent, this edition of Shelly’s literary masterpiece is

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MARY SHELLY’S FRANKENSTEIN UHD

a landmark interpretation of the enduring and iconic story.

At the turn of the 19th century visionary scientist Victor Frankenstein (five time Oscar winner Kenneth Branagh) embarks on an obsessive quest to conquer the mysteries of human mortality. But his hubristic bid to create life out of death goes hideously wrong

and succeeds only in begetting a deformed monster (Robert De Niro).

Horrified at what he has wrought, the scientist attempts to destroy his creation, but fails. Rejected by his creator and shunned by the human world, the tormented creature swears vengeance against Frankenstein and his family.

As the monster begins to enact his murderous revenge, Victor must face a terrible reckoning with the tragic consequences of playing God. Generous and engaging bonus material includes: ‘Frankenstein: A Liberal adaptation from Mrs. Shelley’s Famous Story for Edison Production (1910)’: The first screen adaptation in a 2K restoration by the Library of Congress, with music by Donald Sosin.

Dissecting Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a brand new featurette with David Pirie, Jonathan Rigby and Stephen Volk on he differences between the novel and Kenneth Branagh’s screen adaptation.

BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS Brand new interview with make-up designer Daniel Parker.

‘Mary Shelley and the Creation of a Monster,’ a new documentary featurette on the origins and evolution of the Frankenstein story.

New interviews with composer Patrick Doyle and costume designer James Acheson.

New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Original trailers.

At its heart, this powerful and relevant film is about hubris and man’s inhumanity to man.

This sumptuous iteration is one for the library.

Sony. 4K/UltraHD. What are you watching? I want to hear from you. robin@coachellavalleyweekly.com.

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March 24 to March 30, 2022

SOCIETY SCENE

DESERT ARC – ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE & CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FOR OVER 62 YEARS

BY MADELINE ZUCKERMAN

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(left to right) Richard Balocco, President/CEO of Desert Arc, with Desert Arc Clients Of The Year Luis F., Mario M., Casey W., Dulce P., Vickie C., Joey M., and Luncheon Chair Nancy Singer.

ith a record crowd of 250 loyal supporters, Desert Arc hosted its Fourth Annual Champions Of Change Recognition Awards Luncheon, honoring local individuals and companies in our Valley who champion Desert Arc’s mission. This not-to-be-missed luncheon, held at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, raised $75,000 to benefit Desert Arc’s programs and services.

Nancy Singer, event chair and longstanding Desert Arc Board member and past Board chair, teamed up with emcee Brooke Beare Emmy award-winning journalist and long-standing Desert Arc Board member and immediate past Board chair, to make this year’s event –following a two year absence -the most memorable.

“I cannot thank Nancy Singer and Brooke Beare enough for their years of service and commitment to Desert Arc,” said Richard Balocco, President/CEO of Desert Arc. “Desert Arc has been on an amazing journey from its humble beginnings in 1959 to its presentday leadership role in serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Today, we honor 96 of the people we serve, as well as individuals and companies who ardently advocate Desert Arc’s cause. These Clients of the Year awardees are essential workers employed by our business services including shredding & recycling, janitorial, landscape maintenance, and fulfillment divisions. I am inspired by our everyday heroes from our amazing clients, Board of

Gina Otto, Nate Otto, Desert Arc Board member and Treasurer.

Directors, staff, and all of you who represent our community of champions. I would like to extend a special thank you to our COO, Robin Keegan, for leading our organization in lockstep with me. Thank you for joining us in celebration of Desert Arc’s everyday heroes!”

Awards were presented in the following categories: Champion of the Year – Jay Chesterton, longtime friend of Desert Arc and former Board Member Business Star of the Year – The Management Trust Business Services Partner of the Year – Rivco Mechanical Services Outstanding Volunteers of the Year – Ernie Rubin and Teddi Rozell Clients Of The Year – People With Disabilities Served By Desert Arc’s mission – Essential Workers in the Community employed by Desert Arc’s Business Services Divisions, as well as fellow employers in Desert Arc’s network. Representing the group of 96 clients who continue to serve on the various work crews are Vickie C., Mario M., Dulce P., Casey W., Joey M., and Luis F. I love the staff at Desert Arc,” said Client Of The Year honoree Vickie C. “I thank Desert Arc for giving me the opportunity to work.”

“When my friend Nancy Singer reached out to me to ask if Desert Arc could honor me as Champion Of The Year, I was humbled,” said Jay Chesterton, Vice President of Hotel and Food & Beverage at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. “I am grateful to have been

Champion Of The Year Jay Chesterton and Kelly Chesterton.

given the opportunity to make a difference. I believe that the concept of making a positive difference in someone’s life is significant, and creates a powerful reward. These clients really want to help themselves, and Desert Arc gives these individuals with disabilities the tools to do just that.”

“I am honored to serve such a wonderful organization and Board of Directors, and I am absolutely thrilled with the turnout today for our Champions luncheon,” said Damian Jenkins, Board Chair. “Congratulations to Richard Balocco and his amazing team for such a successful event. I am humbly grateful for the Business Star Of The Year Award presented to my brand’s CEO Bill Sasser of The Management Trust.

Presenting Sponsors were The Auen

Foundation and Harold Matzner; Premium Sponsors were Eisenhower Health and Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians; Platium Sponsors were Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Hot Purple Energy, Patrick M. McCarthy Foundation, and Nancy Singer; Gold Sponsors were Richard Balocco, Darlene Beneto City of Indian Wells, City of Indio, City of Rancho Mirage, and Lori & Aubrey Serfling.

This year’s Media Sponsors included Presenting Sponsor THE DESERT SUN & LOCALiQ, KESQ News Channel 3, and Alpha Media – Palm Springs.

Save The Date of Wednesday, February 8, 2023 for the Fifth Annual “Champions of Change” Recognition Awards Luncheon.

ABOUT DESERT ARC Desert Arc boasts an impressive 62-year history of providing comprehensive services for nearly 700 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities within the Coachella Valley, the Morongo Basin, and outlying desert communities. The programs offered by Desert Arc are designed to give each person a safe and supportive, client– centric resource base to reach their highest potential to live, work, and socialize in the community. Over its consistent and financially sound 62-year history, Desert Arc has been making a difference in the lives of so many people with disabilities!

For more information on how you can assist Desert Arc with its vital programs please call 760-404-1368 or visit www.desertarc. org.

(left to right) Casey Scott, Angela Mendoza, Richard Sang, and Matt Clark of Rivco Mechanical Services, who was honored as Business Services Partner Of The Year.

Luncheon Emcee Brooke Beare with Bill Sasser, CEO of The Management Trust, whose company was honored as Business Star Of The Year.

Lori Serfling, long-standing Desert Arc Board Member, Aubrey Serfling, past Champion Of The Year awardee, and Shellie Reade.

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March 24 to March 30, 2022

THE VINO VOICE

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WOMEN IN WINE: WANDER + IVY

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n the brave new world of wine there are more and more new brave women playing in the game of wine. One such lady is Dana Spaulding and her company founded in 2017 is Wander + Ivy. The company produces premium wine and is “elevating the single-serve experience by delivering delicious wine made with organic grapes and conveniently bottled in a single serving.”

She spent the first of her career at JP Morgan Private Bank where she managed wealth for successful entrepreneurs. There she met her husband and they both talked of being entrepreneurs themselves. Their website continues, “Dana saw the demand for single serving organic wines & ran with it!

In a very cute + chic way.”

Her story goes, “One evening my husband asked me, "Are you really going to waste another bottle of wine?" I was frustrated because, yes, I really wanted to enjoy a nice glass of wine after a long day; but yes, I hated to admit, he was right. I would likely waste the bottle by not finishing it. That really was the spark for me.”

Here are her comments on that spark!

“I searched high and low for single-serve options, but everything I found left much to be desired—like great taste and packaging that mirrored the quality of the experience.

When I couldn’t find one, I decided to create one myself.”

“I started Wander + Ivy because I wanted the freedom to enjoy a great glass of wine without the guilt of bottle waste. Today we are proud to offer an elevated single-serve wine experience that combines the exquisite taste and terroir of organic wines from sustainable producers with convenient premium packaging and a deep-seated commitment to helping charitable organizations feed those in need.”

So a couple of years ago, the company launched a direct-to-consumer sales program and wwithin a year or so, the company’s sales saw a 425-percent increase! Now the product is available nationwide. You desert wine folks may have already noticed the single-serve bottle on the market shelves.

Dana continues, “The patented glass packaging of the glam Wander + Ivy lineup

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set the single-serve wines apart—but the real difference is inside.” Wander + Ivy partners with sustainable wine producers who use certified-organic grapes.”

“One notable takeaway of Wander + Ivy’s growth story is the scale of its charitable donations. From the beginning, the company has been committed to giving back. In 2020, Wander + Ivy donated 1-percent of its sales to the nonprofit Colorado Feeding Kids, providing a whopping 15,000 meals to hungry children in our home state of Colorado and nationwide.”

All that being said, my personal comment is that the glass bottle packaging is absolutely convenient!! Now you can take a nice glass of wine with you to any place at any time.

The glass is sturdy but sleek (and off the record, it’s extremely re-usable for all your requirements!).

Hey!—and just in to report, Ralphs Markets is now carrying some of the bottled varietals.

Currently Wander + Ivy offers a Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Rosé Wine, Red Wine Blend, and White Wine—and it sounds like more is on the way!

We’ll probably cover a lot more of the Wander + Ivy portfolio when we do the CV Weekly’s Women’s Issue in May. For now, I’ll write of the wines I’ve just sampled: 2020 Limited Edition Cabernet Sauvignon ($6.99) This California Cabernet shows beautiful aromas of ripe boysenberry, cassis and a touch of mocha and coffee. On the palate, this wine is supple with soft tannins and a velvety texture, with black cherry fruit and a hint of vanilla.

2020 Limited Edition Red Blend ($6.99) Made from organically grown Bobal and Merlot grapes, this Spanish blend has red fruit aromas with subtle toasted notes. It is medium-bodied, fresh and balanced on the palate, with hints of chocolate and spice.

2020 Limited Edition Rosé ($6.99) This is a pleasantly light and crisp dry rosé exhibiting aromas of raspberry and strawberry. On the palate there is fresh apples and rose petals.

The grapes were all organically grown in the South of France.

As mentioned above, we’ll cover more Wander + Ivy in a couple of months. This will give me some time to actually chat with Dana and get her latest take on her lovely wine portfolio—and, how she came up with the name! So stay tuned . . . and Cheers!

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ig Bear Lake is Southern California's four-season mountain lake escape.

Located in the heart of Southern California, an easy drive from Phoenix and Las Vegas, Big Bear Lake is the jewel of the San Bernardino National Forest and known for excellent fishing, snowboarding, skiing, hiking, mountain biking and so much more!

Bear Mountain, formerly Goldmine Mountain, is a ski area established in 1969, in the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California United States.

Big Bear Mountain Resort operates two properties – Bear Mountain and Snow Summit – that are located 2 miles apart. Expand to read more about each mountain and find the best fit for you. Or, experience both mountains in the same day with a valid lift ticket. Bear Mountain Renowned for its award-winning terrain parks and après atmosphere, Bear Mountain has the only halfpipes, highest liftserved peak (8,805 feet), and largest beginner

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area in Southern California. Bear Mountain also hosts multiple events each winter, including can't-miss concerts, photoshoots, film

premieres, and on-hill competitions. Snow Summit Snow Summit has over 240 acres of skiable terrain, as well as the Grizzly Ridge Tube

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BY LYNNE TUCKER Park, and “Night Sessions” on select dates. With the most dependable snow conditions and the most operating days per season in SoCal, it’s no wonder Snow Summit was selected to host the inaugural Winter X Games in 1997.

Let’s not forget about the Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest Cam. Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow welcome the first eaglet in two years: ‘A star is hatched’ Think time on the slopes, enjoy skiing, snowboarding & Everything Big Bear has to Offer.

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March 24 to March 30, 2022

PET PLACE

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ocial media puts the faces of abandoned and neglected animals into the public arena. On March 2, 2022, Michelle Mendoza posted a photo of a terrified dog appearing stranded on the medium of Indio Boulevard on the DOGS IN THE 760 Facebook page. The trembling animal is seen peering around a bush in the center divider as cars whizzed past. The dog was near Fargo Street, an industrial area with few homes nearby.

Animal advocate Diane Medley saw the post and soon joined dog lover Nancy Casillas and her two daughters at the Indio Boulevard site. There were concerns he would be injured or killed if he attempted to cross the street. They parked their cars and walked to the medium where the dog was. He met them with growls, but they realized it was more from fright. They spoke calmly to the pup, ignoring his snarling.

Nancy’s daughter picked up the long rope attached to the dog’s neck. They realized he

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wasn’t tied to anything at that point. How he got loose from wherever he was tied remains a mystery. The long rope allowed the women to guide the dog to Diane’s car in a nearby parking lot. Once they reached safety on the side of the street, his demeanor transformed.

Diane recalls, “Once he knew he was safe, he calmed down and let us pet him. Inside my car, he was such a perfect sweetheart! I took him home and removed the rope from his neck and gave him food and water. He never growled again. Because I have an unvaccinated “medical” foster dog, I had to keep him in a crate in the garage overnight.

He stayed there without complaint. He walked nicely on a leash for many potty trips outside. He could see my cat and foster dog through the sliding glass door and wagged his tail to greet them.”

On March 3, Diane took him to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms, our Riverside County shelter. They determined the male pup is a 28-lb Beagle/

Pug mix, about 2-yrs-old, not neutered, nor was he microchipped. No owner came looking for him. Diane wondered if he belonged to a homeless person. It is more likely an irresponsible owner kept him tied up in the backyard. Unneutered male dogs are more likely to escape as they can detect a female in heat from miles away.

The dog the shelter named “Tom” was a perfect gentleman in the shelter lobby, friendly to everyone and the other entering animals. Diane was dismayed he is now Code Yellow at the shelter due to kennel stress.

The website www.rcdas.org describes Tom “A bit fearful in the kennel; does ok with other dogs.” Tom is available to a rescue group or to a private adopter. Diane tells us Tom would make a wonderful companion.

While writing this article, I received another phone call about another stray dog, a female Shepherd mix, who was a friendly sweet animal while the finder waited for animal control. At that point, the dog became frightened when captured and placed in a truck. The county shelter is becoming very crowded, and the larger size dogs often become stressed upon confinement. That dog is pictured here, a 2-year-old 50-lb pup, dog ID#A1664181. Her stray hold is up, and she is now available for adoption.

Please don’t blame the county animal control staff for the current situation. Most of their staff are doing everything they can

MEET SPENCER

MEET RAVEN

LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT PUP? Handsome & happy Spencer has never met a dog or a human he didn’t love.

This 3-yr-old Lab/Shepherd mix boy was rescued by the Humane Society of the Desert from the county shelter. He is a great hiking buddy by day and a cuddle bug to snuggle with in the evening.

Located at 17825 N. Indian Canyon, N. Palm Springs, adoption application at www.orphanpet.com. Call (760) 329-0203 to schedule appointment to meet Spencer.

This petite 2-yr old Tuxedo girl will “talk” to you when you pay her a visit. She is the sweetest cuddle cat.

Raven waits for a home at Kittyland in Desert Hot Springs. Call (760) 251-2700, www.kittylandrescue.org.

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BY JANET McAFEE to get homes for the animals. They have implemented programs, including a Big Dog Play Group in the new outdoor dog park.

Volunteers walk and help socialize them.

There is an overpopulation of animals, fueled by the greed of breeders, when there are not enough homes for them. Irresponsible owners fail to spay and neuter their pets despite low-cost options. Animals carelessly kept outdoors 24/7 escape due to boredom.

Litters of hungry, sick, and injured creatures roam our desert.

These two dogs are currently at our county shelter, the Coachella Valley Animal Campus (CVAC), located at 72-050 Pet Land Place in Thousand Palms, (760) 343-3644.

They deserve a second chance. The shelter is open 10am to 4pm Monday through Saturday when you can meet them and the 107 other pups there. The shelter also has kittens and cats. They welcome loving foster homes which would expand the walls of the shelter and help prepare animals for adoption. If you can’t foster or adopt, consider volunteering.

Network the animals listed on www.rcdas. org. Working together, we can make it a better world for these animals.

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--------------------------------------------------Here are some places where you can adopt a wonderful rescue dog or cat!

COACHELLA VALLEY ANIMAL CAMPUS – Open 10:00-4:00 Monday through Saturday.

View animals online at all 4 county shelters www.rcdas.org, 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, (760) 343-3644.

(Public) PALM SPRINGS ANIMAL SHELTER – Open to the public, closed Tuesday. View animals online at www.psanimalsshelter.org and complete application for the one you want to meet, 4575 E. Mesquite Ave, Palm Springs, Call (760) 416-5718. (Public) DESERT HOT SPRINGS ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL - Open daily 9:30-4:30. www. cityofdhs.org/animal-care-control.com, 65810 Hacienda Ave, Desert Hot Springs, (760) 329-6411 ext. 450.

ANIMAL SAMARITANS – Open to the public. View their animals at www. animalsamaritans.org. Email acorrow@ animalsamaritans.org to foster. Located at 72307 Ramon Rd, Thousand Palms, (760) 601-3918. (Private) CALIFORNIA PAWS RESCUE - Call for an appointment to adopt. Located at 73650 Dinah Shore, Palm Desert. View their animals at www.californiapawsrescue.com, (760) 656-8833. (Private) HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY – Call for an appointment. This shelter has lots of big dogs and some cats, www.orphanpet.com. Located at 17825 N. Indian Canyon, Palm Springs, (760) 3290203. (Private) KITTYLAND – Open to the public to adopt cats and kittens. Located at 67600 18th Avenue, Desert Hot Springs, www.

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kittylandrescue.org, (760) 251-2700. (Private) PRETTY GOOD CAT – Foster based rescue for cats located in La Quinta. Contact them at www.prettygoodcat.com, (760) 660-3414 (Private) LOVING ALL ANIMALS – Call for appointment to adopt dogs. Located at 83496 Avenue 51, Coachella, www.lovingallanimals. org, (760) 834-7000. (Private) ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER OF CALIFORNIA (ARC), Foster based rescue for dogs and cats in Indio. www.thearc-ca.org, (760) 877-7077 (Private) FLUFFS & SCRUFFS – Foster based rescue for small dogs in Cathedral City.

FLUFFSANDSCRUFFS@AOL.COM, (310) 9803383 (Private) SOCIETY’S OUTKAST ANIMAL RESCUE – Foster based rescue for dogs in Rancho Mirage, www.societysoutkasts.com, (760) 832-0617. (Private) LIVING FREE ANIMAL SANCTUARY – Large outdoor shelter for dogs and cats up Hwy 74, Mountain Center, www.living-free.org, (951) 659-4687. (Private) CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ANIMAL SHELTER – Open 12:00 – 3pm Tues through Sat. Google “City of San Bernardino Animal Shelter” for website to view animals and get the ID number of the animal you want. Located at 333 Chandler Place, San Bernardino, (909) 384-1304 or (909) 3847272. (Public) SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT DEVORE – Open 7 days a week.

Call (909) 386-9280, www.sbcounty.gov/ acc and get the ID number of animal you are interested in adopting, 19777 Shelter Way, San Bernardino (Public).

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ith all the stressors we’ve been through and are currently going through, stress is at its peak with most everyone. It is important to make sure you find ways to reduce your stress.

We know the #1 killer of most is heart disease.

There’s not a better time to Reclaim Your Rhythm and take back control of your physical health and mental well-being. The American Heart Association is helping people create healthy habits that work best for their life, giving them the best chance at life.

The pandemic has significantly impacted our risk for heart disease and stroke.

1 in 5 people reported lower physical wellness.

1 in 3 reported lower emotional wellness.

Over the past year, many of us have adopted unhealthy behaviors like skipping exercise, eating unhealthy foods, drinking more alcohol and using tobacco, which can all increase the risk for heart

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disease and stroke.

Here are five tips to help you Reclaim Your Rhythm: Mellow out and reduce stress: The American Heart Association says a positive mindset can improve your overall health. A recent study shows people with higher levels of optimism had a 35% decreased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Happy individuals tend to sleep better, exercise more, eat better and refrain from smoking.

Move to the music: Physical activity is linked to lower risk of diseases, stronger bones, and muscles, improved mental health and cognitive function and lower risk of depression. Staying active is one of the best ways to keep your body and mind healthy. Not only can it help you feel, think, sleep and live better, but it also improves overall quality of life.

Rock your recipes: Make time to eat meals together as a family for a chance to connect and decompress. Regular meals at home with family

reduce stress, boost self-esteem and make the whole family feel connected.

Stay on Beat with Blood Pressure: Close to half of American adults have high blood pressure.

Of those, about 75% don’t have it controlled and many don’t even know they have it. High blood pressure is a leading cause and controllable risk factor for heart disease and stroke and can contribute to worse outcomes for people who contract COVID-19. The best way to know your blood pressure numbers is to have it measured at least once per year by a healthcare professional, regularly monitor it at home with a validated monitor and discuss the numbers with a doctor.

For most people, a normal blood pressure should be 120/80 or less.

Keep the Beat! Each year, more than 350,000 EMS-assessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, about 90% of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests do not

are automatically entered while you purchase online, as well as encrypted notes, insurance policy information, and many more. LastPass is good as a free version, but premium accounts are very fairly priced and have an incredibly valuable bonus feature: the option to log into applications on your phone. Just a few password managers provide this, but it may be very useful if you ever lose your phone, since it prevents others from accessing your emails and social media. Multi-factor authentication, which helps protect you against phishing attempts by requiring an additional form of authorization to log into your accounts, such as a code provided by a smartphone app or a fingerprint scan, is one of the favorite LastPass features. While it's becoming popular, not all sites and services offer this feature, so getting all of your logins in a vault that's protected this way is extremely helpful.

Dashlane is a capable single-device password manager that can store logins for up to 50 accounts in a secure vault with multi-factor authentication. It, like LastPass, can do a lot more than just fill in passwords; it can also store a lot of data and automatically fill out forms with delivery addresses and contact information. Dashlane's free service has been excellent, but the paid service is even better.

It not only synchronizes all of your passwords across all of your devices (desktop and mobile), but it also tracks the dark web for data breaches and sends you customized alerts if any of your stored credentials appear in a batch of stolen information. There's also protected file storage (ideal for scanned ID records, insurance plans, and receipts), as well as a VPN for browsing the web conveniently over public Wi-Fi hotspots. All of this comes at a cost, and Dashlane's premium package is one of the most expensive plans available, but the additional features (such as remote account control and priority support)

rather make up for it.

Keeper Password Manager does not have a free version, but you can use it for 30 days before subscribing to a plan. Keeper is one of the most advanced password managers around, as you'd expect from a completely premium app.

It's available as a desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux, as well as extensions for every major browser and web applications for iOS and Android. Biometric identification is also supported on mobile devices, and the data is synced through an unlimited range of devices.

Keeper, like the premium version of Dashlane, will notify you if any of your passwords are compromised in a data breach. It will also notify you if any of your passwords are weak or have been reused, and will assist you in replacing them with stronger ones. There's also a good family package. This not only protects everyone in your household's login details, but it also allows you to securely exchange data with one another and provides an encrypted messaging service that's a good alternative to WhatsApp if you don't want to use Facebook products.

1Password, password manager aims to provide security not just for individuals or organizations, but also for families by providing a shared password protection system. One is for individuals and their families, allowing a single user or a family of up to five people to use the 1Password service for secure logins. A business service is also available, and provides protection for those who work from home, as well as teams and businesses. 1Password defends you from hacks and other attacks, such as keyloggers and phishing attempts, in addition to offering any of the above, and will only work in verified browsers. As a result, you'll have a highly stable and capable password manager that can be used for both personal and corporate purposes, like working from home, without compromising your security.

NordPass is a versatile password manager that provides browser plugins for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera, as well as web applications for Windows, macOS, and Linux, as well as smartphone apps for iOS and Android.

In addition to storing encrypted passwords, NordPass will also recommend clear passwords and store credit card and banking information conveniently and reliably for quicker checkouts on ecommerce websites. You can then sync this information through up to 6 devices per license for the premium version. Only one is allowed in

BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA survive. When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately receiving CPR from someone nearby. CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival.

To treat, beat and prevent heart disease and stroke, both men & women should understand family health history, know their five key personal health numbers to help determine risk and make healthy behavior changes like moving more, eating smart and managing blood pressure.

The American Heart Association will hold its Go Red Luncheon on Thursday, April 7th at the beautiful Westin Resort, Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage Ca. For info visit https://lnkd.in/gB9dj_QH

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re you one of those who keep a password book? Well, you aren’t alone.

According to a Digital Guardian poll of 1,000 people, found 38.6% write their passwords down on a piece of paper. Or maybe you use the same password for multiple online accounts, just like 17.7% of users do, according to the same Digital Guardian report. Does any of this sound familiar?

Well unfortunately statistics also show that passwords are responsible for 81 percent of all the reported data breaches with the average cost of a data breach to a company coming in at $7 million. Despite the alarming news cycle, users are failing to react to the challenge, as 61 percent IT executives solely dependent on employee education to respond to the threat.

One of the most effective ways to protect your online security is to use a password manager. An effective password manager makes it simple to create unique, strong passwords and securely stores them so they're accessible whenever you need them; whether on your phone, laptop, tablet, or desktop computer. They basically perform 90% of the work for you when it comes to staying secure online, alongside twofactor authentication.

Best Password Manager In a recent Security Magazine Report, on average, a typical business user has 191 online passwords whereas a non-business internet user has 23 online passwords. This can range from email passwords to those used for online banking, Netflix, Amazon, Instagram, Facebook, Grubhub, or for your student accounts, office logins, medical portals, and so on. So, unless you are good at remembering the recommended a 15-character password, according to a CSO article, for each of your online accounts, we recommend using a password manager.

But perhaps you're new to password managers and want to know what the is the best all-in-one password manager. Security, usability, price, and flexibility are different factors to consider when it comes to choosing the best one. We've listed some top picks for the best password managers available in the market.

LastPass is simple to use, highly secure, and loaded with features. It comes in both free and premium versions, so you can choose the one that best fits your needs. To keep data safe, it's encrypted with AES-256-bit encryption, PBKDF2 SHA-256, and salted hashes - and this isn't just for passwords. You can also store credit card information and shipping addresses so that they

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BY DENNIS SHELLY the free version, but you can check out other paid features for a week. Another advantage is that, unlike some other services, there is no limit on the amount of passwords you can save.

However, unlike some other password managers, NordPass does not autofill forms (automatically providing basic information such as your name, location, and email address). NordPass, on the other hand, is a capable password manager that does a bit more than you'd expect.

In Conclusion The majority of these password managers perform the same basic functions. When it comes to their extra features, things are a little different. Some of these password managers, such as Dashlane, 1Password, and Keeper, charge extra fee to notify you of recent data breaches. Many companies offer to store your personal information, credit card numbers, and other commonly used information so they can fill out online forms easily for you. (It's better than keeping your credit card details on retail websites.) The Mac and iOS applications for 1Password have been kept more up to date than the Android and Windows apps. It may be the better option if you just use Apple devices, but the other password managers are just as effective on all platforms.

The most important decision you'll have to make is whether you want your passwords saved locally on your computers and mobile devices or in the cloud on remote servers. Each method has advantages and disadvantages. If a password manager is doing its job correctly, it will encrypt all of your passwords and only store your master password as a "hash" created by an irreversible mathematical method. Unless you use various password managers, a password manager puts all the eggs in one basket, whether it's local or cloud-based. However, for the vast majority of people, the security benefits of using a password manager greatly outweigh the drawbacks.

Still have questions regarding password managers or a suggestion for our next article?

Please contact us by calling (760) 205-0105 or emailing us at tech@eggheadit.com and our Eggsperts are happy to help you with your questions or suggestions.

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fter its board meeting last week, the Federal Reserve announced that it was increasing the Federal Funds rate from by 0.25% to 0.50%. At the same time, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated that the Fed was on course to announce additional 0.25% increases at each of its next seven meetings. Added together, these expected increases indicate that the Fed Funds rate should be 2.25-2.50% this time next year.

On March 21st, Powell spoke at the National Association for Business Economics and said, “If we think it’s appropriate to raise (rates by 0.5%) at a meeting or meetings, we will do so.” Powell added, “If we determine that we need to tighten beyond common measures of neutral and into a more restrictive stance, we will do that as well.”

FedSpeak interpreters tell us that Powell is saying that the Fed is intent on increasing the Fed Funds rate to a ‘neutral’ rate of 2.50%.

Given that the real inflation is closer to 15% than the official 8%, Powell is essentially telling us that rates will go higher if inflation remains persistent. The real inflation rate includes things like food, gas and housing.

The official rate excludes all sorts of things.

For an example, when Apple came out with the iPad, the inflation rate was adjusted to a lower number as this device made people more efficient, which serves to keep a lid on inflation (although you can’t eat it or use it to power your car.)

As a rule of thumb, always double government statistics like the inflation rate or unemployment rate as the official numbers

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do things like eliminate key costs or excluding people who are unemployed for more than six months from unemployment statistics.

Where the equity markets rallied after the Fed rate hike announcement on March 16th, comments by Powell on Monday the 21st led markets to price in additional rate increases.

If market price adjustments are correct, we may see Fed Funds rates of between 3% and 4% before this period of rate increases is over.

Without the Russian invasion of Ukraine, most saw 2022 as a year of strong economic growth globally as COVID restrictions eased with the decline of the virus’s virility. Today geopolitical tensions have Europe looking at a recession, China dealing with economic slowdowns due to the rise in COVID due the ineffectiveness of its vaccine and problems caused by China’s tacit acceptance of Putin’s

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war. It seems like a tall ask to believe that the Fed can fight back inflation while inflationary pressures are exacerbated by the armed conflict and economic slowing that happens because of it.

In truth, the increase is the Fed Funds rate is window dressing when we think about the potential impact of the Fed reducing its $8.9 trillion balance sheet. As a reminder, the Fed has been buying government bonds since the start of the pandemic to create increased liquidity that kept equity and bond markets flush with cash. These bond purchases continue to this day as the Fed bought an additional $25 billion in bonds during the week of March 16th. Powell states that they will begin reversing this purchase activity over the summer.

So what does all this mean to you?

First, expect the cost of fuel to stabilize at these high levels. Remember that the summer fuel blend is coming in two months which always causes prices to go up as the fuel blends need to add an extra molecule of oxygen in its creation.

Food prices are likely to continue to increase as disrupted grain supplies from Russia and the Ukraine impact global food supplies. Proteins are expected to see the greatest price increases.

Housing prices should begin seeing weakness. The Great Migration that has occurred as people relocated due to more work from home should slow as the economy weakens due to higher costs and the expected decline in business volume that this will cause.

Like most things, the impact of higher prices will be felt most amongst those with the least.

Haddon Libby is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer for Winslow Drake Investment Management. For information on investment management services, please visit www.WinslowDrake.com.

LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE INJURED & CRIMINALLY ACCUSED

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ith Covid restrictions easing, we saw more locals and visitors celebrating and thus more alcohol consumption. In addition we had Indian Wells Tennis Tournament partying for the last few weeks. As covid restrictions eased, DUI arrests rose. In other words they are inversely proportional, as one goes down the other goes up.

If you are asking………..YES, DUI sobriety checkpoints are legal and not a 4th Amendment illegal search and seizure violation… if they comply with all the regulatory rules. Turning onto a side street or turning around before passing through a checkpoint is generally not against the law.

Turning around should not, in and of itself, give the police a reasonable suspicion to make a DUI stop. However, the officer may be able to stop you if he observes any driving that would be sufficient for reasonable suspicion. Thus, slow or erratic driving, straddling the line or making an illegal turn could attract the officer’s attention, and he then could stop your car.

Did you encounter a St Patrick’s Day DUI Checkpoint? To address all holiday drinking, Checkpoints are implemented to meet the increased number of people who will be drinking and driving…..A word of advice, Use a Taxi, Uber or Lyft. They are a lot cheaper

than having to call me the next morning.

Thank God this week is the IW Art Festival.

We don’t see a lot of drinking and partying from that.

Checkpoints: What You Need To Know!

1. Sobriety checkpoints are a technique by which law enforcement officials evaluate drivers for signs of alcohol or drug impairment at specific points on the roadway.

2. Vehicles are stopped in a specific sequence. The average stop time is about the length of a cycle at a stoplight.

3. Checkpoints are typically publicized in advance…SO LOOK BEFORE EVERY HOLIDAY! 4. The primary goal of a sobriety checkpoint is not to arrest people, but rather to deter people from committing a DUI. The publicity from checkpoints reminds people who drink that drinking and driving don’t mix.

5. Sobriety checkpoints help stop drunk drivers who would likely remain under the radar.

6. Checkpoints reduce drunk driving crashes and fatalities by 20% on average.

7. Research shows that for every dollar invested in checkpoints, communities save between $6 and $23 in costs from alcoholrelated crashes.

8. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes to society is over $100 billion.

9. Research shows that checkpoints, if done correctly, can be effective with as few as three to five officers.

In the Coachella Valley, few realize we have more DUI FATALITIES…per capita, than anywhere else in California. That makes DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols essential to save lives……the drivers and ours. A saturation patrol is a large number of law enforcement officers making their presence known by conducting stops, targeting inebriated, distracted, aggressive and speeding drivers, as well as those with seatbelt or cell phone violations….the whole nine yards of traffic violations.

Remember: Silence is Golden and Handcuffs are Silver so DON’T TALK to the POLICE without your lawyer’s permission.

Remember the preliminary breath test at the scene is optional as is the Field Sobriety Tests (FST). At the station you must take a blood of breath test and I would recommend Blood.

Though often referred to as a DUI criminal defense lawyer, I choose to not view my DUI clients as "criminals". I prefer to view them, and more importantly to treat them, as good, honest people that have found themselves in a scary and unfortunate situation after screwing up.

I look upon my job as protecting the Constitutional Rights and dignity of every

American who drinks, drives and gets arrested for a DUI and I obtain maximum compensation for injury ACCIDENT victims.

I do however “Change Hats” when I SUE Drunk Drivers for damages to my Injured or Deceased (Wrongful Death) clients.

REMEMBER: DRINKING AND TEXTING BOTH CAUSE DUI INDUCED ACCIDENTS OR MAKE A DRIVER LESS LIKELY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THAT WOULD NOT BE THEIR FAULT. BEING INTOXICATED, IS JUST AS SERIOUS AS BEING INTEXTICATED. A DRIVER MUST DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO AVOID AN AT FAULT ACCIDENT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS “DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE OR TEXT AND GET A DUI OR ACCIDENT... CALL A TAXI, LYFT OR UBER….THEY ARE A LOT CHEAPER THAN CALLING ME” SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE ARTICLE? CONTACT DALE GRIBOW 760-837-7500/ dale@dalegribowlaw.com DALE GRIBOW REPRESENTING THE INJURED AND CRIMINALLY ACCUSED “TOP LAWYER” - California’s Prestige Magazine, Palm Springs Life (PI/DUI) 201122 “TOP LAWYER” - Inland Empire Magazine PERFECT 10.0 AVVO Peer Rating

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ver wondered if you might be ruining your best years when it comes to being fit?

A lot of us spend our years wanting to be fit – merely passing the time rather than making the most of the days/months/years we have in life to be “able” to take full advantage of becoming our own version of what it is to be ‘fit.’

Most of us spend our time partying, eating junk food, and taking vacations rather than working out, acquiring new skill sets, building healthy fit-habits, and investing in mental and physical wellness.

I ask you this one question – “Are you passing the time instead of making the most of your fitness potential?”

Here are some ways to tell if your day-today routine is ruining your fitness goals.

1. You fail to get out of bed as soon as you wake-up.

If you spend a half hour to an hour scrolling on your phone before getting out of bed; I am sorry to say this – but you are NOT making the most of your ‘fitness opportunities!’

Those who want to live a fit purposeful life don’t spend time lounging around on their phones while in bed after waking up. They also don’t hit the snooze button multiple times- day after day. In essence, waking up is no big deal, it’s just the start of another random day. To someone who truly embodies fitness: waking up every morning is a refreshing welcome to another day of hard yet meaningful work.

2. You spend more than an hour or two a day on aimless activities.

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Some activities are aimless, done only because they are pleasing in the moment.

Some activities like this are: Scrolling through social media Watching Netflix / Youtube / TV Playing video games In limited amounts, no more than an hour or two a day, these types of activities can be a a great way to decompress. Any more than that, and you’re going beyond the ‘decompression mode.’ In essence you are ‘wasting valuable time’ that could be better spent on achieving your fitness goals. People who are focusing on their fitness as a ‘daily habit’ don’t spend endless hours doing these types of things because they are aware that every hour sucked away by aimless activities is another hour they will never get back. It’s not that they try not to spend time doing these things — it’s the fact that wasting that much time makes them sick.

3. You aren’t ready for bed at the end of the day.

People whose days are filled with purposeful activities feel tired at the end of the day. Whether it’s mental work or physical exercise, purposeful activity (especially fitness related tasks) uses up energy and will leave you looking forward to your night time routine.

When you aren’t making the most of your life and fitness opportunities, you might fail to feel that relaxing desire to hit your head on the pillow at the end of the day. Your mind is still racing, (I still need to do x,y.z etc)… instead of feeling accomplished. Think back to a time when you got a restful night sleep – were you productive that day? Now think back to a time when you struggled to fall asleep… how much time did you waste in the day on aimless activities?

4. You spend more time planning than actually ‘doing.’

If you spend more of your time in “lala land,” daydreaming, planning or thinking about being fit, rather than working on your fitness, then you are not making the most of your fitness opportunities.

Fit people don’t sit around daydreaming about what their future body might look or feel like. People who have successful transformations pick a goal for the future and then work hard to make that goal happen. Someone who spends all their time daydreaming is not someone who spends all their time doing.

Think about weightlifters. They spend a

BY NADIA POPOVA little bit of their time researching how to lift weights more effectively, and a lot of their time lifting weights.

5. You worry what others think of you.

People that truly succeed in fitness are those that are too busy focusing on themselves to worry what others think of them. Yes, some might worry about what people who matter think of them, but they don’t worry about what their friends, family, or social media following thinks. They are too busy focusing on their own health and fitness tasks!

If you routinely worry about what your friends, family, peers, or social media following thinks of you, you may be letting your fitness potential slip by. Instead of doing what others approve of, find a fitness plan and purpose that you can be true to; even when you feel the world is turning upside down around you.

After reading this article, do any of the five reasons mentioned above equate to why your weight-loss / fitness goals haven’t happened?

Fitness is a lifestyle – it’s about instilling life-long habits, and doing things that you don’t always want to do.

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ou start with your commitment and then develop a mindset around Keto fitting into your lifestyle.

This greatly increases your chances of success. And, when you are successful your commitment increases. Don't fall for the one-size fits all keto that works for everyone.

We are all different and Keto requires customization. Mindset, or commitment, is a vital component that is directly tied to your success, results and ability to make keto sustainable for long-term success.

If I were coaching you, before we’d review any Keto food lists, eating plans, basic do’s and don'ts, common mistakes, etc. During our very first session I’d ask you to “Tell me your rules” and we’d spend as much time as needed on that one topic. What do I mean by that? We’d look at what foods you crave, what foods you can’t live without, your expectations, goals, sociability, and desires that you want Keto to provide for you.

Why? You can have the perfect Keto plan mapped out, all the right foods in your house, an app to track your food, macros dialed in, etc. but without the right mindset and a keto action plan that fits your lifestyle... it won't do you any good.

Breaking Down Mindset - What is mindset? It’s taking a deeper dive into your commitment, your motivation, your relationship with food, your why and your why now. Once you really understand yourself, you can be free of the control food has held on you for a very long time.

You'll discover the niggling little thoughts that might be sabotaging you. You’ll understand your behaviors around food.

Ultimately, though, you’ll be given a fresh start. Knowing your mindset and finding your inner strength around food, will keep you circling back to your commitment to Keto when times are tough. It won’t matter if there are carbs tempting you at every turn or you just want some of Grandma’s special cookies! You won’t cave.

Jumping in Too Fast - Don’t make the

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mistake so many people do and jump into Keto headfirst and go from 0 to 100 mph then crash and burn and wonder why. Take the time upfront to look at your mindset and the strong emotional component you have surrounding food. We all have it. There is a reason it’s called “comfort food” because we associate food with good times in our closest relationships of loved ones, family, parties and most social gatherings.

Surrender to Keto - You almost have to go into Keto saying this is the last diet I’m going to try and with the full intention of sticking with it. Don't make it like every other diet you've tried and let it become another roller coaster ride. Don't you think given enough time, energy and money to yo-yo dieting? You accept that you’ve tried every diet including the “diet of the week” and that they didn’t work. These other diets took their toll on us emotionally to the point we can’t take another diet failure.

So, part of your new mindset is acceptance and surrender to being sick and tired of being sick and tired. Framed with this new reference around food and mindset something inevitably clicks, and you’ll emphatically declare, “I just can’t live this way anymore”. It’s at that moment we go forward… your health and weight loss becomes your top priority and you are well on your way to fully embrace Keto.

About Michelle Borthwick: Michelle is a Keto Customization Expert and Coach. Keto weight loss results can be improved with Coaching, Customization, Accountability and a trusted partner to guide you every step of the way. Michelle offers private sessions, proven Keto diet hacks, meal plans, goal setting and more. Book a complimentary 30 minute private coaching session online at KetoIsEasyCoach.com. During your session you’ll review Michelle’s Ten Propriety Customization Codes quiz and see what adjustments are needed for Keto to work optimally for you.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Carib people from Surinam quote their mysterious Snake Spirit as follows: “I am the force of the spirit of the lightning eel, the thunder ax, the stone. I am the force of the firefly; thunder and lightning have I created.” I realize that what I’m about to say may sound far-fetched, but I suspect you will have access to powers that are comparable to the Snake Spirit’s in the coming weeks. In fact, your state of being reminds me of how Aries poet Marge Piercy expressed her quests for inspiration: “When I work, I am pure as an angel tiger, and clear is my eye and hot my brain and silent all the whining grunting piglets of the appetites.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “It’s always too early to quit,” wrote cheerful author Norman Vincent Peale, who first popularized the idea of “positive thinking.” I’m an optimistic person myself, but I think his advice is excessively optimistic. On some occasions, it’s wise to withdraw your energy from a project or relationship you’ve been working on. Struggling to find relevance and redemption may reach a limit. Pushing ever onward might be fruitless and even harmful. However, I don’t think that now is one of those times for you, Taurus.

According to my reading of the astrological omens, it is too early for you to quit.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “You can be as earnest and ridiculous as you need to be, if you don’t attempt it in isolation.” So says author Barbara Kingsolver. She adds, “The ridiculously earnest are known to travel in groups. And they are known to change the world.” In my view, this is perfect advice for you right now. If you and the members of your crew focus on coordinating your efforts, you could accomplish blazing amazements in the coming weeks. You may solve riddles that none of you has been able to decipher alone.

You can synergize your efforts in such a way that everyone’s individual fate will be lifted up.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): About 200 years ago, poet William Wordsworth wrote, “Every great and original writer must himself create the taste by which he is to be relished.” Now I’ve come up with a variation on that wisdom: “Every great and original soul must herself create the taste by which she is to be understood and appreciated.” That’s what I hope you will work on in the coming weeks, Cancerian: fostering an ambiance in which you can be even better understood and appreciated.

You now have extra power to teach people how to value you and get the best out of you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I hate housework!” complained comedian Joan Rivers. “You make the beds, you do the dishes, and six months later you have to start all over again.” I wish I could give you a six-month reprieve from having to attend to those chores, Leo. In fact, I’d love it if I could permanently authorize you to avoid all activities that distract you from thinking big thoughts and feeling rich emotions and pursuing expansive adventures. But I’m afraid I can only exempt you from the nagging small stuff for just the next three weeks or so—four, tops. After that, you’ll have to do the dishes and make the beds again. But for the foreseeable future: Focus your energy on thinking big thoughts and feeling rich emotions and pursuing expansive adventures!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A British plumber named Kev Crane worked for weeks to install a new bathroom at a private home. As he toiled, he passed the time by singing his favorite songs. He didn’t know that the homeowner, Paul Conneally, was the owner of a music label. So he was surprised and delighted when Conneally offered him a deal to record an album in the label’s studio. There may be a comparable development in your life during the coming weeks, Virgo. You could be noticed in new ways for what you do well. Your secret or unknown talents may be discovered or revealed.

You might get invitations to show more of who you really are. Be alert for such opportunities.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s the start of the Listening Season for you Libras. I propose a fullon celebration of listening: a three-week Holiday

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of Paying Close Attention to Important and Interesting Words Being Said in Your Vicinity. Make yourself a magnet for useful revelations. Be alert for the rich information that becomes available as you show the world you would love to know more of its secrets. For inspiration, read these quotes. 1. You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time. —M. Scott Peck.

2. Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly. —my friend Jenna. 3. Listening is being able to be changed by the other person. —Alan Alda. 4. If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening. —Marge Piercy. 5. Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force.

When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold. —Karl A. Menninger.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Worry doesn’t count as preparation,” writes author Lily Akerman. That sounds wise, but I don’t think it’s true in all cases. At its best, worrying may serve as a meditation that helps us analyze potential problems. It prompts us to imagine constructive actions we might take to forestall potential disruptions—and maybe even prevent them from erupting into actual disruptions. I bring these thoughts to your attention, Scorpio, because now is an excellent time to engage in this kind of pondering. I declare the next three weeks to be your Season of Productive Worrying.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If I had my way, you’d be a connoisseur of kisses in the coming weeks. You’d make it your intention to expand your repertoire of kissing styles and ask willing partners to do the same. You would give and receive unwieldy kisses, brave kisses, and mysterious kisses. You would explore foolish, sublime kisses and sincere but inscrutable kisses and awakening kisses that change the meaning of kisses altogether. Are you interested in pursuing this challenge? It will be best accomplished through unhurried, playful, luxurious efforts.

There’s no goal except to have experimental fun.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days,” wrote author Flannery O’Connor. Her observation may be a bit of an exaggeration, but not much. And I’m offering it to you now, as you begin a phase when you can glean many new teachings about your childhood—insights that could prove handy for a long time to come. I encourage you to enjoy a deep dive into your memories of your young years. They have superb secrets to divulge.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected,” said author William Plomer. I agree with that. And I’m pleased to let you know that in the coming weeks, you will have more of this power to connect than you’ve had in a long time. I hope you will use it to link your fortunes to influences that inspire you. I hope you will wield it to build bridges between parts of your world that have been separate or alienated until now. And I hope you will deploy your enhanced capacity for blending and joining as you weave at least one magnificent new creation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I use my intelligence to discover more ways of appreciating you,” author Piscean Anaïs Nin told her lover Henry Miller. In the coming weeks, I recommend you activate a similar ambition. Now is a time when you can enhance your close relationships with important allies by deepening your insight into them. What magic is at play within them that you haven’t fully recognized before? How could you better see and understand their mysteries?

PS: You may be pleased when your deepening vision of them prompts them to extend the same favor toward you.

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COACHELLA VALLEY HISTORY MUSEUM TO REDEDICATE JAPANESE MEMORIAL GARDEN

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he Coachella Valley Historical Society Inc. will open its Coachella Valley History Museum campus, 82616 Miles Avenue, Indio, to the public Sunday, March, 27, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., for a day of culture, food and art as it rededicates its newly renovated Japanese Memorial Garden.

Admission is free. Attendees can enjoy a slate of activities including: Taiko Drummers from TaikoMix of Riverside Ikebana Flower demonstration and display Japanese Cultural Display Tanabata Wishing Tree activity Origami folding demonstration and activity All activities are appropriate for families.

Japanese foods will be available for sale. In addition, all exhibit areas of the museum will be open for viewing during the event.

The rededication will involve a Shinto blessing of the garden by the Rev. Alfred Tsuyuki of the Kondo Church in Los Angeles.

The Rev. Tsuyuki performed the same ceremony at the dedication of the Indio garden in 1986. Several generations of local Japanese pioneer families will participate in the ceremony, which will conclude with two students from local schools presenting their original Haiku poetry in honor of the garden.

The Japanese Memorial Garden was originally created in 1985 and dedicated on April 5, 1986, by the Coachella Valley Museum and Cultural Center and Cultural League, as it was then known, and members of the Japanese-American Citizens League.

The intention was to preserve the cultural heritage of the Japanese community and recognize the contributions of its early firstgeneration families.

This memorial garden honors the 23 immigrant families that arrived in the Coachella Valley between 1903 and 1929 and established farms from Indio to the Salton Sea. The Cultural League raised funds for the garden with a Haru Matsuri Festival. Far East Landscaping of Laguna Beach provided the original design. Many other members of the community and businesses contributed materials and services.

The following family members provided the labor for the original construction of the garden: Harry Arita Ray and Cherry Ishimatsu Carol and Takeshi Kaneko Kiyo Kitagawa Steve Kitajama Sam and Mary Minamide Stuart Musashi Miyo Nakamiura Alice, Jim and Jackie Sakai Pat Sakamoto Matt, Norm, Fujiko, Mas and Rodney Seto

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Charlie Shibata In 2021, with the help of generous donors, the Board of Trustees of the Coachella Valley History Museum embarked on a complete refurbishment of the garden. Keiji Uesugi of Takeo, Usesugi and Associates provided the current design.

The mission of the Coachella Valley Historical Society, Inc., is to preserve, interpret, and share the artifacts that create a dialogue about the evolving history of the Coachella Valley. For more information, visit cvhm.org or call the museum office, (760) 342-6651.

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