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Venus & The Traps

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Porsia Camille

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Craig Zeigler

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Koffi

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Jilda Schwartz

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SEVEN DAYS OF SUMMER FUN: PSISFF

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Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Sales Team James Theall & Morgan James Classified Manager & Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Features Writer Lisa Morgan, Rich Henrich, Heidi Simmons, Denise Ortuno Neil, Judith Salkin Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Craig Michaels, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Janet McAfee, Rachel Montoya, Angela Janus, Dale Gribow, Raymond Bill, Sam DiGiovanna, Rob Brezny, Eleni P. Austin, Noe Gutierrez, Sunny Simon, Dr. Peter Kadile, Bruce Cathcart, Julie Buehler, Flint Wheeler, Laura Hunt Little, Lola Rossi, Jack St. Clair, Dee Jae Cox, Patte Purcell, Rebecca Pikus, Janet Newcomb, Angela Romeo, Esther Sanchez, Alex Updike, Jenny Wallis, Uncle Ben Photographers Laura Hunt Little, Scott Pam, Lani Garfield, Chris Miller, Esther Sanchez Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley

CONTENTS PS Intl. Short Film Festival.......................3 PS ShortFest Panels..................................5 PS ShortFest Film Lineup.........................6 60 Seconds to Impact...............................7 Fantasy Springs: Rock Yard & July 4th....8 Backstage Jazz - Marc Antoine................8 Venus & the Traps.....................................9 Porshia Camille.........................................9 Consider This - Rival Sons......................10 Art Scene - Craig Zeigler........................11 Pet Place..................................................12 The Vino Voice ........................................13 Club Crawler Nightlife............................14 Pampered Palate - Koffi..........................16 Art Scene- Jilda Schwartz ......................17 Screeners- PS ShortFest.........................18 Book Review............................................19 Breaking the 4th Wall- Stage Review of Love, Sex & The IRS ................................19 Haddon Libby.........................................21 Dale Gribow............................................21 Safety Tips...............................................22 FG Creative..............................................22 Sports Scene...........................................22 Free Will Astrology.................................23 Mind, Body & Spirit ................................23 Ask The Doctor........................................24 Life & Career Coach ................................24 Ask Jenny................................................25

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erhaps the best part of being in the CV during summer is the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival. It provides the perfect summer activity: A cool theater with even cooler events and entertainment.

Over 54 countries and 328 films will showcase at the Camelot Theater beginning Tuesday, June 21 thru Monday, June 27.

This festival offers attendees an up-close experience with filmmakers from around the world. Screenings, parties, forums, roundtables and a film market, make the PSISFF one of the best in the world for emerging talent, industry professionals and film-buffs.

This is the 22nd year for the ShortFest and the PSISFF is an award-qualifying festival for AMPAS, BAFTA and BIFA. The concurrent Short Film Market has more than 4100 short films available to view in the library and is the only Short Film Market in North America.

There is plenty see and lots of great things to do during the week of the ShortFest. Here are some of the events to consider as the week unfolds.

Opening Night and Closing Night Awards are a wonderful way to be immersed in the creative culture of short filmmaking. These events are the best and most fun! Unlike its sister festival in January, these two nights are far more casual, relaxed and easy-going.

Keeping with tradition, Opening Night will feature a variety of favorite short submissions at the Camelot Theatre beginning at 6pm, followed by a reception at the popular LuLu California Bistro. The selection of six films spotlights the most talented of emerging international directors. This is sure to be a blast.

It is amazing how the week of film bliss goes by so quickly. The Closing Night Awards highlight and honor winning films and filmmakers. The winners are selected by ShortFest judges, industry professionals and as audience favorites. This year, the Closing Night Wrap Party will be held at the Hyatt Palm Springs.

Now in its sixth year, the ShortFest Online is a treasury of carefully curated short films that includes live-action, documentary and animation.

If you want to just chill at home and participate in the fest, be sure to check out the online ShortFest. These eight films are a delight to watch and are available free to anyone who has access to the Internet. It is easy to view these films. Simply go to 2016 ShortFest Online and scroll through the slides at the top of the page and click “Watch The Film” button. From there you are good to go.

And, be sure to mark your favorite! A ShortFest Online Film Festival Award will be announced at

the Closing Night Awards Show so enjoy these gems and cast your vote before Saturday, June 25th at 6.

Interested in a “Virtual Reality Experience?”

In partnership with the University of California, Riverside, the ShortFest is hosting a free event at the Renaissance Hotel Thursday, June 23. Doors open to the Virtual Reality Lounge at 10am. Until 5pm, guests can experience VR in its many forms.

This is a great opportunity to get a good look at what is coming next in visual entertainment, and virtual reality’s impact on our changing world. This event will feature three incredible VR experiences and speakers all day long.

The technology focused forums promise to immerse participants in a thrilling experience. So be sure to get there early for a taste of the immense potential Virtual Reality has in overcoming economic, physical, social and geographical boundaries.

Thursday’s VR forums and Tech Talks will require tickets. Keynote speaker Peter Samuelson (President of ASPIRE, the Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Education) will talk about VR cinema, technology and social justice in the morning. Throughout Thursday, different panel discussions will address VR as it applies to web streaming platforms and video gaming.

These Tech Talks explore innovations in film, games, technology and more. Each talk requires a ticket priced at $13. Tickets are available at the Camelot Theatre box office or psfilmfest.org. Check the website for more details and the panel of participating experts.

Partying and parties are one of the best times and ways to get know filmmakers at the ShortFest.

Some of the parties require tickets, while others will pop-up during the week so keep an ear to the ground. Here is what is scheduled. Keep up with the creative talent because as the ShortFest gets going so do the parties.

Wednesday night, June 22 starting at 9pm kicks off the fun with a “Bowie Tribute Party” at the cool new Arrive Hotel. Hangout by the pool, where a DJ will celebrate the late great David Bowie.

Gay!La may be one of the all time favorite dance parties. Held at Toucan’s Tiki Lounge Thursday June 23, this party celebrates diversity in life and in cinema. The boogie night begins at 9:30pm.

ShortFest Formal is Friday, June 24 at 9:30 but in spite of its name this is a casual fun-filled night that celebrates like prom though dress is desert casual.

Every year, the French throw a soirée. This year’s C’est Si Bon! Party is Saturday night, June 25 beginning at 9:30pm at the Snapshot Studios in Palm Springs.

How nice to “Immerse Your Imagination” this week in short films. The ShortFest and its sister festival in January are conducted by the amazing Palm Springs International Film Society, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate and promote the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural awareness.

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The Film Society believes film as an art form has the power to bridge cultures and illuminate the universality of the human experience. As an organization, it strives for a world in which enlightenment, knowledge and tolerance prevail.

The Palm Springs International Film Society’s members, volunteers and dedicated staff make the ShortFest a celebration of filmmaking while providing a timely educational experience for the emerging talent.

Filmmaker Roundtables are a major component in making the ShortFest a favorite among filmmakers. These informative discussions are designed for participating filmmakers to get professional insight into cinematic techniques, funding and technology.

Thursday, June 23, at the Renaissance Hotel Filmmakers Lounge, filmmakers have the chance to experience the “Future of Drones” which will highlight the incredible versatility of using drone technology in filmmaking both indoors and out.

Whether it’s dealing with the press, pitching an idea or choosing music, ShortFest filmmakers have the opportunity to participate in ten informative events over two days to learn more about the business, art and craft of making movies.

With all the fun and educational things to do throughout the week, the best part is the incredible array of short films. With over 50 Film Programs there is something for everybody in the family -animals, animation, action, adventure, thrills, chills and more.

Experienced programmers work hard to put together these incredible screenings of short films.

Each program has five to eight short films in a screening that runs an average of 90 minutes.

From “The Things We Do For Love” that includes six films about the lengths people will go for love (Friday, June 24, 2:pm), to seven short films set in different parts of the world in the program “Sundrenched,” (Saturday, June 25, 1:30). If you need help zeroing in a film or program, go to the website where you can browse the films by genre, country and or director.

This week is suppose to have record breaking temperatures, so get your tickets and enjoy the cool world of the ShortFest.

For more information and tickets go to the newly revamped, well-organized and easy to use colorful website: www.psfilmfest.org

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PALM SPRINGS SHORTFEST ANNOUNCES PANELS, ROUNDTABLES & NEW TECH DAY

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he Palm Springs International ShortFest (June 21-27) is best known for its award-winning short films, but each year the Festival also welcomes a long guest list of filmmakers and industry attendees for the ShortFest Forums of panels and roundtables.

New this year, the Forums will kick off with a Tech Day, in partnership with UC-Riverside, focusing on VR, online streaming, video game development and more. Prominent industry figures from Anonymous Content, Associated Press, Borgus Film, CAA, Cloud Imperium, The Hollywood Reporter, Indiegogo, Indiewire, kweliTV, Little Teeth Pictures, Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles Times, Preferred Content, Pysop, Seed & Spark, Southland Productions, Tribeca Film Festival, Twitter, UCLA, Variety, Warner Bros. and other organizations will participate in three days of ShortFest Forums covering a wide range of emerging trends and new practices in the global film community.

“Our panels, roundtables, speed-pitching and masterclasses give hundreds of attending filmmakers unprecedented access to top industry professionals,” said Festival Director Helen du Toit. “In addition, this year, in tandem with our new partners at UCR, we are excited to be launching the Forum with ‘Tech Day,’ a full day of experts downloading the latest intel from the tech world, plus a VR demo lounge – all designed to inspire emerging filmmakers to take their craft to the next level and create unforgettable experiences for audiences.”

The schedule for this year’s ShortFest Forums includes: Thursday, June 23 (Tech Day) In partnership with UC-Riverside, ShortFest delivers a curated day of technology-focused content to attending filmmakers. Thought leaders from all corners of the industry will initiate conversations ranging from online streaming platforms and video game development to new equipment technologies, and how these tools are used across the medium of film. There will also be a VR Lounge with three experiences as well as demos.

10 am Tech Day Keynote Speaker - Peter Samuelson Description: Producer and pro-social entrepreneur Peter Samuelson served on the founding Board of Participant Media Inc. and is President of ASPIRE, the Academy for Social Purpose in Responsible Education. He has produced a wide range of films, from Revenge of the Nerds to Arlington Road, and, along with Steven Spielberg, co-founded Starbright World, an online social network and virtual playground for ill children around the world.

11:15 am Panel - VR Production, A How to Guide Description: For audiences looking for new experiences Virtual Reality is the new frontier.

The medium allows audiences to not only see the depth and detail of every frame, but to feel like they are at the center of it. This panel explores the accessibility of Virtual Reality and the secrets to making it work.

Guests: Eve Cohen, Cinematographer, The Visitor, Cinematographer at Large and CoFounder, Seed&Spark; James Kaelen, Director, The Visitor, Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder, Seed&Spark; and Blessing Yen, Chief Creative Officer, Seed&Spark.

Moderator: Sheritalyn Solis, Manager, Story & Creative Platforms, Paramount Pictures 1 pm Panel - California Streaming, Changing the Way We Watch Content Description: With the plethora of shortform digital content online, how can filmmakers find the best platform for showcasing their work – and stand out from the masses? These experienced industry professionals navigate through this digital maze.

Guests: Ian Durkin, Curator, Vimeo; DeShuna Spencer, Founder, kweliTV; and Moises Velez, Warner Bros.; Moderator: Tod Goldberg, Director of the Low Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts at the UCR 3 pm Panel - The Creative Process of Video Game Development Description: Video games tell stories through each character, plot twist and environment in which they take place, much like a film. The overlap in the creative development of both films and participant-driven video games may seem forced, but the true and various parallels can be surprising.

Guests: John Schimmel, script development, Cloud Imperium; David Chontos, creator of Kismet/filmmaker; and Micah Wright, WGA Videogame Writer’s Caucus Moderator: Natalie Zfat, Writer/Social Media Influencer Friday, June 24 11 am Panel - Understanding Crowdfunding Description: The crowdfunding model is going from strength to strength, and every year we see more crowdsourced films premiering at major festivals and theaters. Whether it’s Charlie Kaufman or a first-time filmmaker, this

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production model allows filmmakers to not only take control of financing their project, but also to build a supportive community and generate buzz even before production starts.

Guests: Emily Best, CEO & Founder, Seed&Spark; and Marc Hofstatter, Head of Film and Creative, Indiegogo Moderator: Anne Thompson, Indiewire 1 pm Panel - Mumblecore and Beyond with Sophia Takal & Larry Levine Description: Partners in life and business, multi-hyphenate filmmakers Sophia Takal and Lawrence Levine hail from Mumblecore origins and have since expanded that model to fit their amorphic approach to filmmaking. They’ll share experiences about how they maintain creative integrity on a shoestring budget.

Guests: Sophia Takal, Producer and Director, Little Teeth Pictures, Always Shine and Green; Lawrence Levine, Producer and Director, Little Teeth Pictures, Wild Canaries and Gabi on the Roof in July 3:30 pm Panel – The Sweet Spot: How Shorts and Webisodes become TV Shows Description: ABC’s new sitcom “Downward Dog” is about a struggling millennial, Nan (Emmy-nominated Allison Tolman, “Fargo”), from the point of view of her lonely and philosophical dog, Martin. As unconventional as that sounds, the story behind “Downward Dog’s” evolution into a TV show is just as interesting. Series creators Samm Hodges and Michael Killen, recount how “Downward Dog” began life as a web series, and the process that went with it being adapted into a primetime sitcom.

Guests: Samm Hodges and Michael Killen, creators and executive producers Moderator: Michael Schneider, Executive Editor, Indiewire and Editor-at-Large, Variety Saturday, June 25 11am Panel - Creating Tension à la Hitchcock Description: When it comes to manipulating the audience into a state of frenzy, Alfred Hitchcock is the master. Just exactly how did he do it? Hitchcock scholar Jeffrey Michael Bays has made this his life’s study, and will share his top tips, illustrated with clips, for escalating tension and leaving the audience jonesing for more. Not just for genre filmmakers, these tips will enhance everyone’s films.

Guests: Jeffrey Michael Bays, founder the Borgus Network, contributor Moviemaker Magazine 1 pm Panel - The Short Route to Longform Description: Once filmmakers have

mastered the short-form, moving into longform drama can be a daunting undertaking.

Award-winning director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, will share how to navigate through the many obstacles on the road to a feature debut.

Guest: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Town that Dreaded Sundown, American Horror Story, Glee) 3:30 pm Panel - Meet the Programmers Description: Navigating the festival circuit can be challenging, but with a cool head and a strategic plan, filmmakers can maximize their film’s visibility, make amazing connections and drive their career forward. A group of programmers from top U.S. festivals will provide candid insights into the programming process, advice on deciding which festivals are best suited for a project, and making sure you make the most of your festival experience.

Guests: Landon Zakheim, Sundance & Los Angeles Film Festivals; Sharon Badal, Tribeca Film Festival; Clint Bowie, New Orleans Film Festival; Dan Brawley, Cucalorus Moderator: Laura Theilen, Festival Program Consultant In addition, on Friday and Saturday, the festival offers roundtables where filmmakers can interact with industry representatives.

Topics include crowdfunding for independence, Indiegogo breakout session, press insiders with reporters from The Associated Press, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times and Variety, scene tectonics, a session with Twitter/ Periscope, composing for film with Peter Neff from UCLA, and creating short films in the age of smartphones and Facebook. There will also be a special session on speed pitching in which pre-selected filmmakers can sign up to pitch and receive feedback on their upcoming feature projects from industry experts including Matt De Ross and Luke Rivett (Anonymous Content), Nick Ogiony (CAA), Abby Davis and Marc Bortz (Preferred Content), Moises Velez (Warner Bros.), Morgan O’Neill (Southland Productions), Peter Trinh (ICM) and Sophia Takal (Little Teeth Pictures).

Panel only tickets are available to the public for $13 each. A student pass is available to those currently enrolled in an accredited college/ university or high school and grants access to regular film screenings and the ShortFest Forums for $100. All ShortFest Forums are free to accredited filmmakers participating in ShortFest and its concurrent Short Film Market. For more information and tickets, call (760) 778-8979 or (800) 898-7526 or visit the website: www.psfilmfest.org.

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June 23 to June 29, 2016 TUESDAY, JUNE 21 OPENING NIGHT - 6:30PM CAMELOT 1 - 86 MIN. Major award winners from the world’s top film festivals make up this delightful package of films— designed to spotlight the most talented emerging international directors.

Mdudu Boy Pickle Spoetnik Sunday Lunch (Le repas dominical) Talgar The Hunter Thunder Road WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 THE LIFE CYCLE - 10:30AM CAMELOT 2 - 90 MIN. Birth, youth, adulthood, the end, it’s all here in this memorable selection of films about the journey of life from all around the world.

El Tiempo Pasa Eisenherz In Deep Waters (Dans les eaux profondes) Mast Qalandar Phil’s Camino ANIMAL NATURE - 11AM CAMELOT 1 - 87 MIN. A bear on the rampage, a highly evolved iguana, and a peeping tom cat feature in an eclectic lineup that blurs the boundaries between man and beast, and explores our complex relationships with the animal kingdom.

Berlin Metanoia The Hen I The Noise of Licking (A nyalintás nesze) Pickle Urban Cowboys OUTSIDERS & UNDERDOGS 11:30AM - CAMELOT 3 - 100 MIN. You’ll be rooting for this collection of films about extraordinary outcasts.

Blown Air (Aire Quemado) Life at a Snail’s Pace Light of Day (Luz de Día) Ninnoc Vow (Neder) CROSSROADS - 1:30PM CAMELOT 2 - 103 MIN. The youths in this program stand at a juncture, confronted with lives ahead that will be anything but easy in a world that has forced them to fend for themselves.

Babor Casanova Frankenstein’s Bride (La novia de Frankenstein) Ithaca (Ítaca) Monaco Never Steady, Never Still The Send-Off ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER - 2PM CAMELOT 1 - 87 MIN. In motherhood, nothing is as absolute as the love you feel for your child. Whether they are near or far, easy or difficult, real or plastic, the job title comes with incredible challenges. ShortFest is proud to present this collection of shout outs to some pretty special moms.

Arrival: A Short Film by Alex Myung Cold Kisses (Besos fríos) Dollhouse Minh Tâm Napoleon In Exile IM/MIGRATION - 2:30PM CAMELOT 3 - 87 MIN. Exceptional and poignant films for a world defined by the movement of people, sometimes voluntarily, sometimes through desperation, across borders.

Bon Voyage High Chaparral Home Irregulars Sueños verticales Swimming Lessons (Svømmetimen) We All Love the Seashore (Tout le

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monde aime le bord de la mer) BOYS AND MEN - 4:30PM CAMELOT 2 - 104 MIN. Crises of masculinity abound in this selection of films, in which gender roles are questioned, relationships are tested and sexuality is cast into sharp relief.

Bird Hearts (Fuglehjerter) The Manliest Man Peacock Pronouns Toast AROUND THE WORLD IN 90 MIN. - 5PM - CAMELOT 1 - 87 MIN. Film festivals offer a firsthand insight into what is happening around our planet - without having to get on a plane. Featuring stories from Kyrgyzstan, India, Mexico, Indonesia and Canada.

The Lagoon (La Laguna) Mobilize Playgrounds Seide Water from the Moon (Air Dari Bulan) THE CHOICES THAT DEFINE US 5:30PM - CAMELOT 3 - 97 MIN. Abandon all themes, ye who enter here! The Short Collages offer a varied selection of films that have no use for a common motif - what they share is quality filmmaking and a need to be seen!

Benjamin Clínica de Migrantes: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness Enemies Within (Ennemis intérieurs) With Love (Con Amor) THE ’90s - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT - 7:30PM - CAMELOT 2 - 93 MIN. Do you remember 4 Non Blondes, dial-up internet, slap bracelets, cassette tapes and the “Rachel”?

Did you scrawl the lyrics to your favorite grunge songs in your journal with a gel pen? Join us on a trip down 90’s memory lane!

1992 The Board Deer Flower Lamps Lit on the Towpath Shan and Kate The Van FORBIDDEN FRUIT - 8PM CAMELOT 1 - 100 MIN. Diving into taboo territory, this collection of films explores desire, sensuality and the complex and contradictory feelings that emerge from them. Warnigng: many films in this program are sexually explicit.

The Carpenter The Copyist Green Romances (Les Amours Vertes) Lick us, Meow, Meow! (Lécheznous, Miaou, Miaou!)

Mushkie Rate Me WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW 8:30PM - CAMELOT 3 - 88 MIN. Sometimes comedic, some heartbreaking, the protagonists of these shorts find themselves in bad situations with nowhere to run.

219 dark_net Living Legend A Short Guide To Re-Entry Telepata (Cho-Neung-Ryuk-Ja)

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Desk Freakwave The Monster Parners SALT IN THE AIR - 11:30AM CAMELOT 3 - 84 MIN. From sandy beaches to the deep blue sea, these waterlogged tales follow those who live their lives by MEETING PEOPLE IS EASY - 11AM RADICALS & REACTIONARIES the sea, exposed to the elements - CAMELOT 1 - 93 MIN. 5:30PM - CAMELOT 3 - 94 MIN. and dreaming of distant shores.

And just like that, your life will Bold stories about people who Geist never be the same. This line-up refuse to go along with the status Islander’s Rest celebrates the chance encounter, quo and who stand up for the things Northbound (Mot nord) the blind date, the unexpected they believe in.

Papé romance, the online connection, Batrachian’s Ballad (Balada de Sea Child and all the thrills of meeting um Batráquio) Victor XX someone special for the first time.

Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton FEMALE GAZE - 1:30PM All Cats Are Pink in the Dark (La The Culprit CAMELOT 2 - 102 MIN. nuit, tous les chats sont roses) Leeches Whether by directed by women, Apolo81 The Provider featuring female leads, or a topic Dark Water GIRLS ON TOP - 7:30PM more focused on the female How to Survive a Breakup CAMELOT 2 - 92 MIN. perspective, these stories skew Love, Love This Gay!La collection of shorts distinctly feminine.

THE REST OF US - 11:30AM from the lesbian persuasion offers Dots CAMELOT 3 - 82 MIN. up thigh-slapping laughs, ugly-cry Gabber Lover Though fractured and divided, tears, and of course some beautiful One Last Night (Laila Acharon) the subjects of these films journey ladies. Journey with us through Problem Play to be made whole no matter what awkward dates, forbidden trysts, Rod Zegwi Dan Pikan the cost. crushing grief, and maybe a little Superbia Afuera costume play.

THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE Breathe The Cricket and the Ant (La Cigale 2PM - CAMELOT 1 - 94 MIN. The Cobbler (Mochi) et la Fourmi) There are few things we wouldn’t I, Destini Happy do for the ones we love. This Under the Sun (Ri Guang Zhi Xia) Heads or Tails collection of films shows the lengths EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER Pool (Piscina) some of us are willing to go to for 1:30PM - CAMELOT 2 - 91 MIN. Spunkle love—from the sweet and silly to Love, loss, anxiety, longing... life Vamonos is rich with emotions. Join us on for MALE GA(Y)ZE - 8PM - CAMELOT the dark and troubling.

Before Midnight Cowboy a moving ride through the mind’s 1 - 102 MIN. Breaking up with Jenny extremes.

This Gay!La presentation explores Clumsy Little Acts of How Was Your Day? the many definitions, struggles and Tenderness (Pieniä kömpelöitä I’m Sorry To Tell You pleasures of what it means to be a Join the Club gay man. From stories of friendship hellyydenosoituksia) Oh My Father Opt Out to companionship, acceptance to o negative Panic Attack! guilt, discovery to saying good-bye, The Threshold (Daaravtha) Shepherd and even a little country music, this SIBLING STORIES - 2:30PM Summer of Sarah (Belle gueule) cross-section serves as a reminder CAMELOT 3 - 82 MIN. Tenderness (Czułość) that a rainbow is not a flag but a With life’s myriad challenges, the ELEMENTS OF NATURE - 2PM diverse spectrum. bond that exists between siblings CAMELOT 1 - 84 MIN. Alzheimer’s: A Love Story can at time comfort in ways no Unique films about people Buddy others can... or exacerbate the encountering and being changed by Crazy House conflict even further. the natural world.

Filip The Bathtub (Die Badewanne) The Art of Flying Reluctantly Queer December 17 Mining Poems or Odes The Society Noni & Elizabeth (Noni och Night Without Distance (Noite These C*cksucking Tears Elizabeth) sem distância) Zebra Varicella People of the Delta A WORLD IMAGINED - 8:30PM Without You (Sensiz) Tisure CAMELOT 3 - 86 MIN. AWKWARD…! - 4:30PM FAR FROM HOME - 2:30PM From science fiction to the CAMELOT 2 - 108 MIN. CAMELOT 3 - 82 MIN. fantastic, this eclectic mix of In love, loss, and family, putting Unforgettable stories of people inventive films boasts arresting yourself out there can leave you far away from where they come visions of imagined worlds, from open for that awkward moment. from but still finding something dancing dolls to floating gloves to Laugh and squirm along with our called home. giant worms. protagonists in this program packed American Baghdad Ernie with misunderstandings, the best My Aleppo Glove fake orgasm since When Harry Met Sea Breeze Ossa Sally, and cats…lots of cats.

Ummi Rated Discontinuity YOUTH & ENERGY - 4:30PM They Will All Die In Space Her Friend Adam CAMELOT 2 - 93 MIN. Uncanny Valley Isla Traena A fast-paced group of films What A Beautiful World This Small Talk with young protagonists from Will Be Sorry New Zealand to Norway trying to Thunder Road make sense of the world and their FRIDAY, JUNE 24 AMERICA THE WEIRD - 5PM peers, urban acrobats exploding BEST OF ST KILDA - 10:30AM CAMELOT 1 - 82 MIN. with energy in Austria, and Indian CAMELOT 2 - 71 MIN. White picket fences, soccer kite flyers leaping across rooftops.

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Perfect for teenagers, or anyone showcases some of the top films delusion, depravity, decay. The who ever was one. by emerging Aussie filmmakers darker, weirder side of the illusion Camping with Ada (Campingliv) specially selected by St Kilda Film of apple pie Americana is explored Famous In Ahmedabad (Amdavad Festival programmers. Enjoy! in these shorts. David Lynch fans, Ma Famous) The Autumn get in line!

The Geneva Convention (La Compers The Dean Scream Convention de Genève) Goodnight Sweetheart THURSDAY, JUNE 23 The First Men Mr. Bernstein Hope City POWER & SOLITUDE - 10:30AM Greener Grass Zero-G (Schwerelos) Making Maude CAMELOT 2 - 91 MIN. Pigskin PARABLES, FANTASIES & FABLES Overtime Loneliness and death are the Twinsburg - 5PM - CAMELOT 1 - 93 MIN. Perry connecting thread that weave Wally’s Will Films about the stories and The Spa through these disparate and A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE fantasies that define our lives and ODD COUPLES - 11AM moving films, at times challenging 5:30PM - CAMELOT 3 - 98 MIN. always mean more than they seem. CAMELOT 1 - 86 MIN. the balance of power and at As far as we’ve come, violence 237 YEARS Sometimes the best stories come others evoking compassion in the and its ensuing tragedies remain I Was a Winner (Jag var en in the strangest packages. This characters either on screen or commonplace all over the world. vinnare) program showcases the beauty before it.

And as always, there is much to Jukai that can result from unexpected Another City learn from it.

The Last Jaguar (El Último Jaguar) couplings.

Juan’s Sundown (El ocaso de Juan) Animated daily [Out of Fra]me Beneath the Spaceship (Under Limbo Dirt The Sea is Blue Rymdskeppet) Severed (Le dernier raccourci) Eden (El Edén) Talgar the Hunter The Carer

Empire Isabella Morra Speaking Is Difficult Tattoo You Wild Animals THRILLS AND CHILLS - 7:30PM CAMELOT 2 - 83 MIN. Thrill seekers, rejoice! This collection of genre films will have you gripping your armrests in suspense. Forget the gym, this is how you get the heart racing.

The Babysitter Murders Montag (Mong-ta-ju) Neonatal Night of the Slasher No Evil FILM NOIR - 8PM - CAMELOT 1 - 90 MIN. Whether it’s a femme fatale on the rampage, a burglary with a twist or a car hijacking, these six films take their cues from the visually iconic, morally ambiguous language of film noir.

A Coat Made Dark In Pursuit Ramona The Swelling Where have the Flowers Gone?

A Wolf’s Mind (L’Esprit du Loup) FREAKS & GEEKS - 8:30PM CAMELOT 3 - 89 MIN. Whether you’ve ever felt like an outcast or not, you’ll be cheering on these films about outsiders and lovable losers. Eccentrics, weirdos, nerds and dweebs, we celebrate you!

Arts + Crafts Spectacular #3 The Burden of Memory (Die Last der Erinnerung) The Dogcatcher (Hycel) Duellum Pink Velvet Valley The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere WHAT. THE. F**K. - 11PM CAMELOT 2 - 84 MIN. Warning: this program is deliciously weird and risqué. Like “I can’t believe I just saw this” weird or “I might need to sit alone for a bit” weird. Also, if you don’t want to make eye contact with people afterward, we won’t blame you.

Needless to say, some may be offended by some of the content.

Disco Inferno Don’t Tell Mom (Okasan Ni Naisho) The Egg The Frozen Eye (L’Oeil Silencieux) Gwilliam The Procedure Stick To Your Gun SATURDAY, JUNE 25 SHORTIES RULE! - 10:30AM– CAMELOT 2 - 91 MIN. This family-friendly program features animated and live-action stories of children from all across our world and into the realm of the imagination, from a Moroccan rooftop to a high school cafeteria to the other side of the looking glass.

Aimed at children 10 and up. Some films are subtitled.

Alike Aya Goes to the Beach (Aya wal bahr) Bittersweet Catch It Daisy Chain Mdudu Boy Moom Taking Flight Violet SECRETS & LIES - 11AM CAMELOT 1 - 92 MIN. Misinterpretations, deliberate distortions, and shocking revelations—these films pull back the curtain on the things we keep hidden from ourselves and from each other. To say anything more would be giving away the secret…

Dunroamin Killer

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com The Mulberry Bush Thanks for Dancing (Takk for turen) The Translator (Çevirmen) ALL YOU CAN EAT - 11:30AM CAMELOT 3 - 92 MIN. Food, glorious food! We need it to survive but whether it’s a pleasure, an art or a taboo (or all three!) depends largely on your mindset. Here ShortFest offers you a varied tasting menu of outrageous, thoughtful, humorous, and transgressive films about nourishment of many kinds.

Bacon & God’s Wrath Cherry Cake The Chop Meat the Vegans Noodle Deli (Jia Xiang Xiao Guan) The Scent of Fish Sauce Spoetnik SUNDRENCHED - 1:30PM CAMELOT 2 - 87 MIN. A collection of sizzling shorts perfect to beat the heat on any June Palm Springs day. From a springtime celebration in India to taking in some fireworks on the Fourth of July, these films will leave you reaching for water.

Dolfun The Girl From the Bunker (La fille du bunker) Grand Finale Holika Plaster (Gips) Swimming In Your Skin Again Ten Meter Tower (Hopptornet) G’DAY! - 2PM - CAMELOT 1 - 88 MIN. Australia has long had a great track record as fertile ground for new talent. This selection runs the gamut from coming-ofage stories through psychological thrillers to black comedies—all the way from the Land Down Under.

The Audition Kill Your Dinner Lorne My Best Friend is Stuck on the Ceiling Perry The Spa The Trophy Thief We’re Here Now THE VALLEY BETWEEN US 2:30PM - CAMELOT 3 - 99 MIN. Abandon all themes, ye who enter here! The Shorts Collages offer a varied selection of films that have no use for a common motif - what they share is quality filmmaking and a need to be seen!

Bridge Business The Enemy (El Enemigo) A Most Peculiar Man Overpass (Viaduc) DEPARTURES - 4:30PM CAMELOT 2 - 92 MIN. Moving on is difficult, and the protagonists of these shorts find themselves at the end of their respective paths, preparing for the unseen futures that await them.

Boy Cristina Fata Morgana Night Painting (Éjszakai Festés) PROGRAMMERS’ PICKS - 5PM CAMELOT 1 - 95 MIN. The programmer’s plight to pick and place with precision produces pressure for a profound payoff, but perhaps patterns are poppycock. In other words, folks, these are films the staff loved but couldn’t find a place for. Enjoy.

Boniek and Platini (Boniek i Platini) Law of Lamb Ears, Nose and Throat Moriom The Party Supporting Film AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT... 5:30PM - CAMELOT 3 - 95 MIN.

In the spirit of its Monty-Pythoninspired name, this program offers a little bit of everything and nothing is out of bounds. Stop motion animation, amateur taxidermy, a nude nature frolic, and a surprising amount of zaftig women, entrails and classical music. Not for the squeamish, often funny and always strange, it’s a celebration of the good-natured weirdness that the short form allows.

The Black Bear The Bloop Forgotten Reason Jack in the Box La Voce Madam Black Mr Madila C’EST SI BON - 7:30PM CAMELOT 2 - 100 MIN. Many different faces with one common language. Four stories of identity, agency, and the fluid definitions of family and nationality.

French (Le bleu blanc rouge de mes cheveux) The Guy From Work (Le gars d’la shop) Ineffaceable (Ineffaçable) Mother(s) (Maman(s)) Opération Commando STAR POWER - 8PM - CAMELOT 1 - 89 MIN. A-list talent is featured in this group of shorts.

Black Swell Lightningface Mildred and The Dying Parlor Photo Op Shame A Walk In Winter HEAVEN AND HELL - 8:30PM CAMELOT 3 - 80 MIN. “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” - William Shakespeare A collection of dark and twisted films so devilishly good, you’ll want to make sure you checked under the seat.

Bloody Mary Catch a Monster (Coger un Monstruo) Coil Market St. Nasty Pandora Swallowed

Pombo Loves You What Happens In Your Brain If You See a German Word Like...?

When You Awake Willa TALK OF THE TOWN - 1:30PM CAMELOT 2 - 89 MIN. Word gets around fast in these stories about small communities, where it’s hard to avoid your neighbors and everyone knows your name.

The Good Life (Het Goeie Leven) I Am Yup’ik The Return of Erkin Underclothes (Roupa de Baixo) LAUGH & HIDE - 2PM - CAMELOT 1 - 82 MIN. Comedies, action and a touch of the macabre come together in this raucous and offbeat collection.

Bingo!

How To Lose Weight In 4 Easy Steps The Job Last Call Lenny Macabre Pregnant (Zwanger) Roast Battle Walk It Out ON THE ROAD - 2:30PM CAMELOT 3 - 95 MIN. Stories that take us places, what we experience in transit opens up new perspectives and can lead to unexpected destinations.

The Bus Trip (Bussresan) Canary Cart (Garry) Chandra Le Barrage Millions of tears (Des millions de larmes) Velodrool CLOSING NIGHT AWARDS SCREENING & PARTY - 6:30PM CAMELOT 1 This year’s audience and jury award-winners get the royal treatment, featuring award presentations and repeat screenings of the 2016 Festival’s most crowd pleasing films at the Camelot Theatres, followed immediately by a fabulous wrap party.

MONDAY, JUNE 27 BEST OF THE FEST DAY The best of the best from SUNDAY, JUNE 26 ShortFest 2016 as chosen by our PUBLIC SPACES, PRIVATE LIVES - Juries and you, the audience!

10:30AM - CAMELOT 2 - 82 MIN. Be among the crowd to enjoy a The city looms large in these selection of award-winning and stories, where the inhabitants must audience favorites presented at the navigate an urban landscape that Camelot Theatres. acts as a protagonist in its own 10 AM, BEST OF FEST: PROGRAM 1 right.

12 PM, BEST OF FEST: PROGRAM 2 The Above 2 PM, BEST OF FEST: PROGRAM 3 Balcony 4 PM, BEST OF FEST: PROGRAM 4 Goodbye 6 PM, BEST OF FEST: PROGRAM 5 Remember 8 PM, BEST OF FEST: PROGRAM 6 Woman Outside PURCHASE TICKETS A FAMILY AFFAIR - 11AM - ONLINE CAMELOT 1 - 90 MIN. psfilmfest.org They can be our best friends or - BY PHONE our worst enemies, but our families 760-778-8979 are inescapable. This selection of - IN PERSON shorts delves in to a range of family Camelot Theatres dynamics, from the sweet to the 2300 E. Baristo Road sour.

BOX OFFICE HOURS Family Dancing (Bal de famille) 6/14-6/20: 10 AM to 5 PM Mother Knows Best (Mamma vet 6/21: 10 AM to 7 PM bäst) 6/22-6/27: one hour before first Toys show until half an hour after last Travelling (Kroki) show Zoya SHORTFEST ONLINE MIND OVER MATTER - 11:30AM ShortFest goes digital for the CAMELOT 3 - 94 MIN. sixth annual edition of ShortFest Let go of logic and take a free Online, a special selection of 8 fall into madness with this set of great short films in different genres psychological and experimental and formats including live action, shorts featuring found-footage documentary and animated films. hypnosis, mental breaks both Each film in the package is eligible live-action and animated, and a to win the ShortFest Online Film striptease in purgatory.

Festival Award, to be announced Economic Forecasters at the Closing Night Awards Show, (Talousennustajat) June 26, at the Camelot Theatres.

Francine VIRTUAL SCREENING ROOM My First Analyst (Première psfilmfest.org/2016-shortfest séance)

PS SHORTFEST

June 23 to June 29, 2016

BY HEIDI SIMMONS

YOUR VOTE MATTERS: “60 SECONDS TO IMPACT”

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ooking up with the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival this election year is “60 Seconds to Impact,” a really short film competition focusing on why people choose to vote.

In 60 seconds or less, filmmakers are challenged to create non-partisan films that motivate and inspire voters to participate in the up-coming November 2016 election.

Submissions opened May 5th and the competition is an open call to the world.

Limited only by one’s imagination, films can be shot on whatever is handy from a smartphone to 35mm. As long as the films are original, the genre is wide open. Films can be animation, live action, documentary, still photographs, interviews or even a musical, but must remain non-partisan.

The University of California, Riverside, partnered with the PSISFF to help promote and educate --as well as entertain –- about the importance of having a voice, exercising the freedom to vote and to generate change.

According to the “60 Seconds to Impact” website the concept is straightforward: Create a short, compelling film of 60 seconds or less about why you vote, and why others should too.

Also collaborating in this timely and enterprising micro-film fest is Rock the Vote, the Casting Society of America and Pocial.

The final “60 Seconds to Impact” submission deadline is October 10th.

To submit a “60 Seconds to Impact”

film there is a five-dollar entry fee and the film must be up-loaded via FilmFreeway to YouTube before the deadline. No Vimeo is allowed. The project has to be visible to the greater YouTube viewing public. Foreign entries must have English subtitles.

This film competition intends to stimulate, encourage and compel young people to register to vote. Part of the “60 Seconds to Impact” goal is to register one million new voters before the presidential election.

The contest is open to filmmakers of any age, sex, ethnicity, belief system and nation, making it an interesting and fun competition. Public voting will determine the top video submissions and a panel of judges from the ShortFest and UCR will select finalists who will qualify for cash prizes.

First place will receive a cash prize but as the websites says: “The real winners are those who influence change at a time when it matters most.”

This may be one of the strangest election years on record, but “60 Seconds to Impact” recognizes that change comes from sharing ideas and encourages spreading the news with #whyivote and #60secondsimpact.

Far too often, people are apathetic and consider their vote meaningless. The “60 Seconds to Impact” competition reminds us that casting a ballot is a powerful tool.

For more information go to filmfreeway. com/festival/60SecondstoImpact

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THE ROCK YARD AT FANTASY SPRINGS 2016 FAVORITE SEASONAL LINEUP IS A HUGE HIT LOCAL CONCERT SERIES IN FULL SWING!

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he Rock Yard at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino has become the premiere setting for live rock ‘n’ roll music in the Coachella Valley, developing a following of fans that recognize the venue as their favorite source of live rock music – it’s the Coachella Valley’s version of The Roxy and The Whisky A Go Go. The country’s best tribute bands and the most accomplished cover bands in Southern California have made their return to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino’s Rock Yard stage and have kept the joint rocking every weekend. The Rock Yard runs every Saturday night (plus some Fridays) starting at 7:30pm for 5 straight hours of music. Bands play the biggest hits and perform as the Legends of Rock themselves; including tributes to favorites like Mötley Crüe, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Queen, Van Halen, and many more. Also, on Saturday, July 9th, get ready for The Rock Yard On Steroids, when Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy hits the outdoor venue featuring the classically driven rock hits of Emerson Lake & Palmer.

It’s sure to be the biggest show to ever hit the Rock Yard!

The Rock Yard outdoor concert stage is an amphitheater-style area featuring two sideby-side stages holding audiences of more than 3,000 passionate music fans. The Rock Yard runs from Spring to Fall and is always live, always free, and always outdoors. New beer and drink specials offered weekly.

Guests must be 18 and older to rock.

Rock Yard 2016 Lineup (Phase Two): JUNE 18 MOTLEY INC (Mötley Crüe Tribute) w/ PLAYGROUND

JUNE 25 HOLLYWOOD U2 (U2 Tribute) w/ HELICOPTER JULY 1 [FRI] WANTED (Bon Jovi Tribute) w/ CRIMSON CROW JULY 2 FAUX FIGHTERS (Foo Fighters Tribute) w/ HOLLYWOOD BLONDE JULY 9 ROCK YARD ON STEROIDS feat.

CARL PALMER’S ELP LEGACY JULY 16 AEROMYTH (Aerosmith Tribute) w/ GLORIOUS BASTARDS JULY 23 MISTRESS OF REALITY (Black Sabbath Tribute) w/ THANK YOU, DRIVE THRU JULY 29 [FRI] NIGHTSNAKE (Whitesnake Tribute) w/ WEEKEND WARRIORS JULY 30 MOVING PICTURES (Rush Tribute) w/ HAVE ANOTHER MONKEY AUG 6 APPETITE FOR DISTRUCTION (Guns & Roses Tribute) w/ PANDORA’S ROCK AUG 13 DAMAGE INC. (Metallica Tribute) w/ STEEL ROD AUG 20 QUEEN NATION (Queen Tribute) w/ ROK OF AGES AUG 27 ATOMIC PUNKS (Van Halen Tribute) w/ REVOLVER For more information on upcoming Rock Yard performances or on other events at Fantasy Springs, log onto www.

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SUMMER FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR AT FANTASY SPRINGS

THURSDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2016 FIREWORKS BLAST OFF AT 9PM Eagle Falls Golf Course at Fantasy Springs 84-245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio he Cabazon Band of Mission Indians and Fantasy Springs Resort Casino invite the entire community to attend a free fireworks event on Thursday, June 30th.

Watch the fireworks from area around Eagle Falls pro shop and surrounding parking lot.

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• All ages are welcome • Bring blankets and folding chairs • Refreshments available for purchase • Come early for a good spot Public parking permitted in the dirt/ gravel parking lot closest to the Eagle Falls Golf Course Pro Shop (follow signs for Eagle Falls once on property) and in the casino’s west and north lots Music/Fireworks Simulcast on The Eagle -- 106.9FM

BACKSTAGE JAZZ

MARC ANTOINE

BY SLIM MAN

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left Palm Springs on Father’s Day. When I left it was 100 degrees, and that was at 9 AM. It would go all the way up to 120. Not a bad time to get out of town. My destination? Laguna.

When I walked into Marc Antoine’s house, he was sitting on the couch playing guitar. Full disclosure–Marc is one of my closest amigos. I’m also a big fan of his music.

Marc played guitar on the couch for 2 ½ hours. He was playing an old 1950 L7C Gibson electric guitar (think George Benson on “Breezin’”) that he had just bought. It’s not that Marc needed another guitar–he has dozens.

He just wanted that specific guitar. He was sitting there playing complicated jazz chords, then he did some scales, then he played some runs and licks–some of which were at the speed of light, all with deadly accuracy.

He took a rest for 15 minutes. Then he picked up his nylon-string guitar and started playing classical music, mostly Bach. I could have put a microphone in front of him, recorded it, and released a CD. It was that good. He played for another 2 hours. Then he rested for 15 minutes.

And then? He picked up a souped-up Fender Stratocaster (think Jimi Hendrix) and started playing for another hour.

I’ve been in the music biz for a while, but I’ve met only a few guys who put in that much time. Marc Antoine looks more comfortable with a guitar than without.

He started playing when he was 11. He got a scholarship to the Paris Conservatory at 14. He’s played guitar with Sting, Rod Stewart, Celine Dion and tons of others.

He’s played on lots of movie soundtracks, including one of my favorites “Get Shorty.”

He released his first solo CD, Classical Soul, in 1994. If you took jazz, pop, and Latin and put them all in a blender, you’d have a good idea of what that first CD sounded like.

Marc has gone on to release more than 10 CDs. He’s sold close to a million CDs (total).

I met Marc in 1997 when we did a tour together. We became fast friends as soon as we met, and have remained close since.

It ain’t easy interviewing someone you know so well. For instance, if I were to ask Marc where he was born (Paris), he might

bounce a frog leg off my forehead. He’s a feisty guy, and it shows in his music–it’s full of fire and passion. And I once saw him get in a fistfight with a drummer over how to play a song.

This past Sunday night, I asked Marc what he’d like me to make for his Father’s Day dinner. Shrimp Scampi. Full disclosure– the recipe is in my new cookbook, Slim Man Cooks. Fuller disclosure–you need to go to slimman.com and buy a copy. There’s a funny story about Marc in there.

After dinner we watched the NBA Finals.

Marc sat on the couch and played guitar for most of the game.

The next morning, I walked downstairs (7 AM) and where was Marc? Sitting on the couch, playing guitar! I grabbed the guitar and smacked him over the head with it.

Just kidding! Listening to someone who has such complete mastery of an instrument is truly inspiring. It made me want to jump off a cliff! I could practice all day for the rest of my life and never get that good.

I spoke with Marc about his new CD. He’s been sending me demos of the songs for the past couple of years. Slim People, I have to tell you this…It’s one of the best he’s done.

His working title is Twice Upon a Time. I’ve been offering him money to change the title to Laguna. Why? The music he’s played for me sounds like a day at the beach. Which ain’t so bad when it’s 124 degrees in Palm Springs!

[Go to Marc’s site, marcantoine.com for the latest on his new CD–we’ll see if he takes my title suggestion–and make sure you sign up for his mailing list.] www.slimman.com slim@sliman.com

LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

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VENUS AND THE TRAPS

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enus and the Traps is an East Valley band, growing rapidly in popularity throughout the Coachella Valley and spilling outside its borders. A roller-coaster of emotion spitting from the tongues and fingers of these passionate musicians while their enthusiastic fans sing along, consumed by each lyric. Venus and the Traps consists of lead singer/guitarist Perla Martinez, bassist James Montenegro, guitarist Eddy Lazcano, and drummer Moy Sanchez. I spoke with James on behalf of the band about their music, performances, and how they keep things fun for themselves and for their fans.

MJ: Explain how you write music as a band and what influences your songs?

JM: “Perla writes the lyrics to just about all our songs. We collaborate on the music. We are firm believers and practitioners of the ceremony known among musicians as the “jam session,” and while the backbone for the songs comes from a riff or progression invented by one of us, the music you end up hearing is the product of everyone chiming in and bringing their own herbs and spices to the plate at hand. The lyrics themselves tend to run on the abstract end of subjects, or if not, are purely lyrical in the confessional school of poet’s kind of way, and it’s all Perla. We are all inspired by emotion. That word alone can explain what our music is all about, just as director Samuel Fuller had used the very same word to describe cinema in that blown-up intellectual Godard’s accidental masterpiece “Pierrot le fou” (1965).

Musically, we are inspired by what we listen to, and we run an eclectic taste. The one consistent theme in our music is desire. We write songs about hopes, dreams, cravings, whether it be opiate addiction (Disguised Delights), unrequited love (Lush), fame (I Want to be in a Band), or just the simple need to be needed. We do have a singular artist in Perla- she’s the woman with the plan, our fearless leader, and she knows what she’s doing.

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People respond to it, and I think, while we don’t have that in mind when it comes down to creating a song, I think we are all aware that one of the primary motivations of music is to move people.

We are not detached uber-cool poseurs who want to replicate Lou Reed’s absolutism in terms of denying audience’s expectations, and we’re not Jeffrey Lee Pierce either, we’re not overtly theatrical and riddled with enough symbols and attractions to give Joyce a run for his money. We’re in that happy medium.”

MJ: What is it like to experience a Venus and the Traps show as a performer and how does your audience respond back?

JM: “Seriously, we are a family, and I know many bands will lay claim to that, but we are almost cult status. Between us, The Kathys and Ritual Rastrero (two other superb East Valley bands), we’ve gone so far as to address each other as say, Brother Eddy, and Sister Perla, and the merch girls for our band in particular refer to Perla and myself as surrogate parents. While all of this is purely tongue-incheek, we do feel a sense of togetherness that is apparent in our performances. We will cut a set short if we know a performer isn’t feeling it, and when one of us is having a blast, we all enjoy our time. People sing to our songs, and I feel confident that we may be doing something right when I bear witness to that. You can expect us to give our all in a performance and look very emotionally spent by

LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

PORSIA CAMILLE–DESERT SONGSTRESS

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he Coachella Valley has become a notorious hub and breeding ground for artists of all sorts; one of the most underrated and least known on the scene is 21 year-old R&B vocalist and aspiring actress, Porsia Camille. Considering the sheer vocal talent, obvious physical beauty and charming personality she possesses, there is little doubt in my mind that her obscurity will not continue much longer.

Born and raised in the desert, the 21 year-old Cathedral City High School alumni refined her vocal chops by participating in school choirs since childhood. Porsia Camille: “I’ve been singing since I was a little girl in choirs since elementary school, but I think it was around my junior year of high school was when I realized I could actually make a career out of it. That’s when I really started putting in the effort.”

Porsia continues: “My choir teacher started getting me gigs outside of school.

Back then it was mostly musical theater and classical stuff which I didn’t particularly

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enjoy but I know it was really beneficial for me to have that foundation.”

Over the past several years, in addition to pursuing a solo career, Porsia has been recording and performing backup vocals and hooks for various local artists including rapper Larry Shaw of LnS and pop singer, Cakes who describes Porsia Camille as, “... one of the most talented singers in the desert.” Porsia has also performed with local favorites, Avenida.

June 23 to June 29, 2016

BY MORGAN JAMES the end of our set. Afterwards, most or all of us are hanging out by our cars, just finished loading our equipment back in our trunks, cigarettes dangling from our mouths, thousand-yard stare, very much like we had just participated in a Pacific island battle during the bloody days of ’43. Remember those summers?”

MJ: Any stories about previous shows or other bands that you have played with?

JM: “We played a show at Dillon’s Burgers and Beer once, for the Shurptown Record Swap, and Moy was unable to make it due to work so we had Juan Gonzales of The Kathys perform for us. We had no idea whether or not he’d keep up with the changes in style and tempo, or if he’d even start and finish each song properly, but he did, we pulled it off. We kept our poker faces on that afternoon. The best venue we played was a basement in a gallery in Pomona. There was a lot of energy and excitement, considering we played to a crowd of ten people. They were the ten most passionate people in the entire Inland Empire. I wish I knew them. We have enjoyed playing shows with Slipping Into Darkness, Miss Chief, Shannon and the Clams, Mike Watt, The Kathys, Fight Like a Girl, The Hailstones, The Shady Francos, Pathos, Ritual Rastrero, Liquid, and I especially enjoyed playing with Bad Bikini, The Grinning Ghosts, and Moving Units… all wonderful acts.”

MJ: Where can readers find your music?

JM: “People have recorded us performing, and sometimes they post videos of us on YouTube. We have a couple of demo songs released as a digital single on Bandcamp, they were recorded at Blue

Hill Records. We have an E.P. that was recorded at HercDog Records by Sunbaked’s Steve Merritt, and is currently being mixed by JaeJae of the Empire Records, and we are eternally grateful for this mixture of talent on these tracks. These two individuals alone understand what Venus and the Traps are saying, and they feel the music we’re playing. You can expect this release in the very near future.”

MJ: What does Venus and the Traps hope to accomplish moving forward?

JM: “We want to play music because we love to play music. Do we love each other or are we codependent because we’re all hooked on music and feed off each other? Do we want to quit our day jobs and make a living with our craft? Do we want people to be buying our shirts at Hot Topic? Maybe, yes, and no. It is what it is. For the time being, we really enjoy playing music, seeing people dance and sing along, and know that we’re the ones doing that. We have the finest artwork by Denisse Martinez, and we have a team of dedicated young men and women who promote us, help us move our equipment, rough up promoters who don’t want to book or pay us (just kidding), and will swear

by Venus any day of the week. That’s our goal, we want to convert a new diehard fan of Venus every show we play. And that’s a doable goal. Do you know why? Because we’re doing it!

BY ESTHER SANCHEZ Josiah Gonzales (keyboard player for Avenida): “We’ve been playing with Porsia for about 4 years in some capacity or another (she went to high school and sang with our brother Sam). She is the consummate professional. Always ready to perform, she is just as comfortable powering through soulful leads as she is adding depth with perfectly complementing background vocals. She can do it all and adds style and presence wherever she sings. We love playing with her and greatly appreciate all she adds to the Valley’s music scene.”

Gonzales is not blowing smoke when he speaks of her presence and sheer talent.

The first time I heard Porsia’s vocals I was

truly blown away by not only her range and abilities, but the uniqueness and pure, soulful beauty in her tone that seems absolutely effortless. There is something hauntingly old-fashioned yet completely modern in her singing style that is only amplified by her pixie-like, exotic beauty and undeniable charm. With a new album coming out this year and continued performances as both a soloist and backup vocalist, I encourage music lovers of all tastes to check out Porsia Camille so you can say you knew her way back when.

Check out Porsia Camille live this Thursday, June 23rd Performing along with Eevaan Tre for the Coachella Valley Art Scene at “Make” in the Westfield Shopping Town in Palm Desert.

Check out Porsia’s music and find out about booking and upcoming gigs on: youtube.com/porsiaaa www.soundcloud.com/porsia-camille instagram.com@porsiacamille

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June 23 to June 29, 2016

CONSIDER THIS

RIVAL SONS

BY ELENI P. AUSTIN

“HOLLOW BONES” (EARACHE RECORDS)

“Jenny said when she was just five years old there was nothin’ happenin’ at all, Everytime she puts on a radio station there was nothin’ goin’ on at all, not at all.

Then one fine morning she puts on a New York station, you know she don’t believe what she heard at all.

She started shakin’ to that fine, fine music you know her life was saved by Rock n’ Roll.” ou Reed wrote that song over 45 years ago, when he was the visionary voice of the Velvet Underground It was his final album with the seminal New York band, but the message still resonates today. Rock n’ Roll can save your life.

The problem is conventional wisdom has that Rock N’ Roll is dead.

These days, thanks to contest shows like “American Idol” and The “Voice,” budding musicians are less likely to be found woodshedding in a garage, honing their skills and forging a bond with fellow band members. Instead they’re lining up to compete on television. The only requirements for that medium are stay in tune (for now), present a pleasant appearance and let “professional” musicians judge, coach and groom a contestant, and voila! A star is born. (Or at least a star is branded).

Take a look at the singles charts, or check out Top 40 radio and it’s all gimmicks, auto-tune, haircuts and Pop stars (with a dangerous hint of Rap). Rock N’ Roll has been relegated to the margins. Does that make you feel old? Try this on for size; bands like Green Day, Foo Fighters and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers are no longer snot-nosed punks, kicking against the pricks, now they’re considered “elder statesmen.”

The irony is Rock N’ Roll is everywhere. You just need to know where to look. Some of the best, most badass bands are right under your nose. Take for instance, Rival Sons from Long Beach. Currently, they’re Rock N’ Roll’s best kept secret.

Guitarist Scott Holiday, drummer Michael Miley and bassist Robin Everhart each cycled through a series of bands before they connected and formed Black Summer Crush with ex-Oleander vocalist, Thomas Flowers. The four-piece found some success on the road, but Flowers’ vocals never completely meshed with the vision Holiday had for the band. Sensing it wasn’t working out Flowers left the fold and the three soldiered on, searching for a new singer.

Jay Buchanan had also been a fixture on the Long Beach music scene, as a solo singer-songwriter and frontman for his band Buchanan. An artist

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steeped in the Blues, he really wasn’t looking to front a Rock band, but once he played with the guys, the chemistry was undeniable. Black Summer Crush was dead and Rival Sons were born.

The band immediately added Jay’s vocals to tracks they had already recorded. Their selfreleased debut, Before The Fire, arrived in June 2009. Rival Sons hit the ground running and toured relentlessly. Less than a year later they recorded a self-titled, six song EP. That’s when they came to the attention of Earache Records.

The British label had been around since the mid ‘80s and was known primarily as a home for Death Metal bands like Carcass, Fudge Tunnel and Deicide. Rival Sons became the first straight-ahead Rock band signed to Earache. They offered the four-piece complete artistic freedom.

For Before The Fire, Rival Sons had found a kindred spirit in producer Dave Cobb. He was also behind the boards for their EP, so it seemed only natural to retreat to his studio to record their first full-length album for Earache. The result, Pressure And Time, was written and recorded in an astonishing 20 days.

Released in early 2011, it’s still hard to quantify the brilliance of that record. Suddenly, here was the music Rock fans had been waiting for, and they didn’t even know it! Mind-blowing melodies, coupled with taut and economical musicianship plus Jay’s commanding vocals packed a visceral punch. The Rock cognoscenti quickly caught on.

Storm Thorgerson the legendary artist behind the iconic Dark Side Of The Moon artwork, among others, created the thought-provoking cover art for Pressure And Time.

When the band resumed touring, they took Europe by storm, opening for giants like Alice Cooper, AC/DC and Kiss. Barely a year later they returned to Cobb’s studio (now located in Nashville). Again they came in with nothing, wrote and recorded an entire album in under three weeks.

Head Down, (released in Europe in September 2012 and America in March, 2013), was a sprawling and expansive long-player. As ambitious as Pressure And Time” was efficient. It cemented the band’s standing as the new Golden Gods of Rock.

Asked in an interview if there were any new bands that excited him, Jimmy Page had one answer: Rival Sons.

Unfortunately, so much time on the road had taken its toll on Robin Everhart. The band was killing it overseas and beginning to attract a passionate fan base in America. Realistically, they couldn’t wait for MTV to start playing music videos again, and U.S. radio had yet to catch on. The best way to break the band was by incessant touring. They amicably parted ways with Robin.

Fortunately, old pal Dave Beste (known primarily for his work in Rocco DeLucca And The Burden), stepped in to finish the tour. It was a perfect fit, and he officially joined the band as they headed into the studio with Dave Cobb to record their fourth album, Great Western Valkyrie.

Arriving in June 2014, GWV was dense and intricate. Splitting the difference between the sharp songcraft of Pressure And Time and the grandiloquent achievement of Head Down. The album broke new ground and got the Sons some well-deserved attention. They appeared on David Letterman’s “Late Show” and “Later…With Jools Holland.” They also opened for Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz and Deep Purple, and played venerable festivals like Rock Am Ring, Isle Of Wight and Glastonbury.

“Classic Rock” magazine has been an ardent

supporter of the band since the beginning. They won a Best New Artist award from the publication, they’ve also written several feature and cover stories about Rival Sons. Invited to perform a two-song acoustic set at the Classic Rock Awards, held in Los Angeles, the band brought down the house. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne witnessed the performance from the front row. Completely bowled over, the pair immediately asked the Sons to be sole support for Black Sabbath’s final world tour, which would run from January 2016 through most of 2017.

Being anointed by Rock’s reigning Prince Of Darkness as well as the actual progenitors of Heavy Metal was a huge deal. The opportunity offered them enormous exposure, and seemed almost too good to be true. The band truncated a bit of their Deep Purple commitment and reconvened with Dave Cobb in October 2015. Relying on their proven formula of creating new music in the studio and putting it straight to tape they spent two weeks in Nashville and the result is their fifth long-player, Hollow Bones.

The album gets right down to business opening with “Hollow Bones Pt. 1.” Like the Incredible Hulk splintering through a door frame, the music careens out of the speakers at warp speed. Miley’s rat-a-tat, rapid fire drums spit out a fractious beat, Dave’s bass provides ballast and Scott’s bludgeoning riffs color outside the lines of the skeletal melody.

Jay’s acrobatic vocals leap into the fray offering something of a mission statement for the record.

“This one’s gonna steal your tongue, this one’s gonna bruise your heel/You’ll pick your teeth right off of the floor, put ‘em back in your mouth like it’s no big deal.” Scott backs up this bold assertion with buzzy solo that twitches and strafes.

Obsessive love provides inspiration for three tracks. “Tied Up” captures the power and frisson of new love. Miley and Dave lock down an in-thepocket groove, meanwhile, Scott’s serpentine licks slither through the mix. Jay’s vocals speed-shift between wanton sensuality and sweet, soulful devotion. Over the instrumental break, Scott unleashes a blistering solo that illustrates how he earned the nickname Mr. Fuzzlord.

Lust turns to anger, (to quote the Pretenders), on “Pretty Face.” Over Miley’s triple-time tattoo and Scott’s splattery riffs, Jay’s vocals bleed betrayal. Here he relates an eyewitness account of infidelity that provokes a sharp rebuke. “I never thought that a memory would leave me with such an open wound, but watching him all over you on the floor of my living room/I’ve got to go, got to go, before I let it all go black/If you wanna come, you can come, you’ll have to do it laying there on your back. You’re just another pretty face.” Scott’s licks sear and scorch, providing a wordless Greek chorus.

Finally, “Fade Out” is a defiant cri de Coeur.

Jay’s elastic vocals pivot from anguished falsetto to an insensate, stentorian roar, insisting “Time is only a feeling that lives on what you feed it/And

you are only a leaf, the tree’s so deeply rooted.”

The melody and arrangement split the difference between sludgey heaviosity and Stax-Volt grit.

Bottleneck guitar, roiling bass and a walloping stopstart rhythm provide succor. On the instrumental coda the band really cuts loose as Scott’s incendiary pyrotechnics take center stage.

Jay Buchanan’s vocals are nonpareil, you would have to go all the way back to British Blues belters like Eric Burdon, Steve Marriott and Robert Plant to find a comparable voice. But he is also a truly loquacious lyricist. His mien is salacious one song and spiritual the next. Occasionally, he also manages to slip in some trenchant social commentary. That gift is never more apparent than on two tracks, “Thundering Voices” and “Baby Boy.” The former honors his Cree ancestry, and the ongoing plight of the American Indian. From the Trail Of Tears to Wounded Knee, this country has a long way to go before adequate reparations can erase generations of genocide, disease and poverty. The music is as powerful as the words.

Miley pounds out a punishing tribal beat, Dave falls in line with churning bass lines and Scott’s staccato fusillade of power chords jackhammer through the rubble.

The latter feels like an oblique commentary on the abdication of societal responsibility and the constant barrage of gun violence that is almost commonplace in 21st century America. Accordingly, the world is now “An oil-can fire in the middle of the street, and if you try and touch it, you’ll burn your hands and your feet.” Here Miley intersperses a martial cadence with dropped tom-tom beats, Dave’s bass boomerangs through the hook filled melody. Scott’s riff-age shape-shifts from chugging to shimmery to a sandblasted chiaroscuro. Jay distills humankind’s dilemma into this cogent couplet, “It’s always ‘do as I say’ never ‘do as I do.”

The album’s penultimate track is “Hollow Bones Pt. 2,” a brittle meditation on faith and spirituality.

Anchored by a see-saw rhythm, thumping bass lines and a sweet wash of keys, it expands and contracts at every twist and turn. Scott’s supersonic guitar stutters, skitters, snakes and sparks. Jay’s lyrics have an extemporaneous feel as he summons a higher power. His liturgy is all encompassing, referencing Hinduism, Christianity and the Red Road. His vocals are a revelation, exulting one minute, davening the next.

Also included here is the ‘Sons combustible take on “Black Coffee.” Originally an Electric Blues song from Ike & Tina Turner, a few years later it was recalibrated by British Blues-Rockers, Humble Pie. Rival Sons use the ‘Pie’s version as a template, kicking the track into caffeinated overdrive.

The album closes with “All I Want.” a tender encomium powered by acoustic arpeggios, electric, sleepwalker filigrees and a string section. Jay’s vocals are naked and vulnerable as he heads into uncharted territory; an unequivocal love ballad. A contemplative end to a brilliant record.

As the late George Martin was considered the fifth Beatle, Dave Cobb is very much the fifth Rival Son. The band gives him full credit for shaping their sound in the studio by capturing the essence of their live power. The band also received able assistance on piano and keys from their beardy tour soul-mate, Todd Ogren Brooks.

To paraphrase Mark Twain, the rumors of Rock n’ Roll’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.

It may have flatlined, but never fear, Rival Sons are here, providing a much needed shock to the system.

ART SCENE

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June 23 to June 29, 2016

BY REBECCA PIKUS

CRAIG ZEIGLER

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reat art is sometimes found in the most unlikely of places – and this is the case with the spectacular, dazzling sculptures of Craig Zeigler. Zeigler’s sculptures were actually discovered in the storefront of Regal Plastics in Cathedral City, CA by Maris Kazaks, the brilliant Director and Curator of Rebecca Fine Art Gallery. Zeigler had never shown before in an art gallery, and not only is this his first show, but he is one of 75 prestigious artists participating in a museum-quality art exhibition. “Visually Speaking: Color & Form” has been special guest-curated by award-winning and world renowned artist Joe Novak.

Zeigler was born in 1965 and raised in Ontario California. His family later moved to Palm Springs, CA where he attended Palm Springs High School. After graduating from P.S.H.S., he answered an ad in the local newspaper for a position at Carmichael Designs, a plastic fabrication factory that specialized in custom Acrylic/Lucite furniture and Artwork. In the late 80’s (after being inspired by the unique materials he was working with), he began color laminating on thick Acrylic sheeting. He was greatly influenced by Vasa Mihich, an American artist who in the late 1970s created the “Acrylic Color Laminating” style.

After just 5 years, he became the Chief Fabricator, which enabled him to build on his knowledge in custom Acrylic Laminating and forming field. After 10 years, Zeigler became Production manager and concentrated most of his time on the Custom furnishing end of the business. He was able to build the Carmichael Designs name and reputation into very prominent high end circles and design magazines in the Southern CA area. In the year 2000, he was introduced into a process of mixing colored dyes with the glues.

At the time, only a handful of fabricators around the world were using this special process. This opened the door to market his custom pieces nationwide. After a few

years, Zeigler decided to renew his love for the Custom Acrylic Art world and started producing a line of beautiful one-of-a-kind Sculptures and Art Perfume Bottles (as well as continuing his Custom furnishings).

Because his pieces are custom, he is able to accept commissions and create any piece, in any size and color that is desired.

Fine art of course has transcended the traditional mediums -- paintings (oil on canvas), and sculptures (marble, clay, wood), photography, print-making. Whenever a new technology appears, with new materials and new technologies, innovative artists come forth to embrace the new materials. And this is exactly what Zeigler has done!

CRAIG ZEIGLER, Current Exhibition “Visually Speaking - Color & Form” - Mar. 26, 2016 - Dec. 31, 2016 - Rebecca Fine Art Gallery, 68895 Perez Rd, #7, Cathedral City, Ca (760) 534-5888 -- see Zeigler’s work on Fineartvortex.com and Artsy.net -- Gallery Hours Wed.-Sat. 11am-4pm or By Appt.

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June 23 to June 29, 2016

PET PLACE

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BY JANET McAFEE

AN ANGEL SAVING ANGEL

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he two Spaniels entered Loving All Animals’ dog rescue program on the same day, May 13, 2016.

The dramatic differences between the two animals make for an interesting juxtaposition. At the time, we did not realize that one would play a role in saving the life of the other.

Finn is a 4-month-old bouncing Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, healthy, full of exuberant puppy energy, and touting papers from the American Kennel Club declaring his pedigree. His owner purchased the beautiful tri color dog at a high price from an East Coast breeder, only to have her other dog become very unhappy with the newcomer. She was adamant that no additional training would help, and insisted the new puppy be rehomed.

A beautiful Spaniel mix dog was in a medical crisis at our local county shelter in Thousand Palms that morning. I responded to a desperate plea from Michelle Bergeron, the shelter’s rescue coordinator. Listless and weak, the 4-year-old dog would probably not have survived another day with a red blood cell count of 6%. She peered gratefully at me with her big beautiful brown eyes.

She sat very still beside me in the car as we traveled quickly towards Desert Dunes Veterinary Hospital. I kept my hand on her soft head, noting that she responded to the petting. I named her Angel.

Dr. Emswiller at Desert Dunes grimly confirmed the diagnosis of autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and proceeded with a blood transfusion to save Angel’s life. AHA is a serious condition in which the body attacks its own red blood cells. Left untreated, it is usually fatal. We were elated four days later when a recheck of her bloodwork showed significant improvement, and our now beloved pup was out of the “danger” zone.

Angel goes in for a follow-up at the vet in early July, but will likely need to remain on medication. Her future humans will need to take her for twice yearly checkups.

Angel was a stray shelter dog, picked up by animal control in a low income rural area. No owner ever came looking for her.

Our dog trainer observed her hesitant demeanor, and suspects she was abused.

The loving care of Angel’s wonderful foster mom, Nancy Atkisson, played a part in her physical and emotional healing. Nancy reports, “The look in her eyes and her

constant display of affection show Angel is grateful for her second chance at life.”

A call came in from Tracey Moses within minutes of Finn’s adorable photo appearing on Facebook. Tracey works for a Santa Monica firm where the owner brings his rescue Cavalier to work. She reports, “I was already in love with this breed.

They are sweet, kind, and make the best companions. I was looking for a dog I could

MEET DINAH Gia is the happiest dog in the world! 1-yr-old Gia is a 10-lb Terrier/Chi blend, but resembles a German Shepherd puppy. Rescued by Loving All Animals, www. lovingallanimals.org, (760) 834-7000.

MEET GIA This white fluffy Shih Tzu fellow is a real little charmer. Young & playful, he was rescued by www.desertarkrescue.org in Palm Springs. Adoption donation requested.

Call (316) 990-1809.

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take to work with me, and take for walks on the beach.” Finn’s adopter made a generous donation that helped fund Angel’s costly medical care.

Angel continues to thrive in her foster home. Her foster mom enthusiastically reports, “Angel is the best dog I’ve ever had, devoted and loyal, loving and easy going”.

Angel will soon seek her “forever” home, a home that will provide lots of love and the veterinary care she will no doubt require.

Donations enable animal welfare organizations like Loving All Animals to provide a safety net and medical care to give homeless animals like Angel a second chance. The shelter dogs they rescue and rehome often have received no previous veterinary care. Donations from Loving All Animals’ supporters fund numerous surgeries and lifesaving procedures on many of their rescue animals. All the animals also need to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. You can donate online at www.lovingallanimals.org and designate “Vet Costs” as the reason or call (760) 8347000.

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THE VINO VOICE

June 23 to June 29, 2016

BY RICK RIOZZA

SUMMERTIME WINE TIPS

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o one gets a heads-up on the summertime heat more than we desert dwellers.

And for a lot of us who travel about, we’re always meeting and greeting people who simply can’t believe that wine actually pours in our summer desert and that we can quaff joyously with the best of them in the heat.

Well—of course we’re not taking down magnums of Barolo or a fancy Chateauneufdu-Pape, while the temperatures are extreme. (Although I know of an eclectic group of enthusiasts who pride themselves uncorking those stout and heavy 16%+ alcohol Zinfandels to match with their sticky and spicy barbequed ribs—happy days there?!)

But actually, we have a very savvy valley of wine lovers who are becoming more aware of the white wine landscape and the array of very refreshing wines produced around the world for our desert’s day enjoyment, revitalizing our pool parties and providing fun at al fresco evening dinning.

Below are some ideas and suggestions for chilling out with our vino: Currently, the very fresh, crisp and refreshing wines from Atlantic-side Spain and Portugal can finally be found at our local wine shops and markets. For so long obtaining these wines were difficult but it’s a brand new wide world of wine out there and we’re now able to grab these wines at our leisure— and that’s very refreshing news figuratively and literally!

From Portugal comes the Vinho Verde [VEE-nyoh Vair-deh]. The name means “green wine”, suggesting not the color but that they are intended to be enjoyed in their energetic youth. Vinho Verde is both the name of the region and the wine that comes from the extreme northwest of Portugal that faces the Atlantic Ocean.

It’s cool and very rainy, and the entire area is like one single green garden—yet another reason for its name. And all the green rainy nature of what this wine is about, could well keep us sane in the midst of a hot drought.

The wine exemplifies refreshment in a bottle with bright and complex citrus aromas of lime and pink grapefruit, hints of stone fruit, along with some slight effervescence where one seems to offer a toast with every quaff. It’s the bottle to have around for fun and wine games. And, de rigueur for your thirst-aid kit whenever someone is faint and withered by the heat: fresh, lively, zingy, zesty.

Here the price is right: The decorative bottle, Gazela Vinho Verde, $6, is what we’d call an “entry-level” wine—so reasonably priced, it behooves the uninitiated to buy a bottle just to see how good it is. Light, fresh and straightforward with floral and lemon aromas and flavors, the wine is available at most markets.

After one realizes how this wine handles the hot day, the wine enthusiast may wish to taste a Vinho Verde that’s a bit more up-scale and carries a bit more complexity. Here Vera Vinho Verde $10 is the ticket with its fresh and lively quaff of citrus flavors, stone fruit, and a lingering mineral finish.

Gazela Vinho Verde, because of its price and tasty flavors, has become very popular and can be found at most supermarkets. The Vera and other more developed Vinho Verdes can be found at Total Wine & More in Palm Desert, (760) 346-2029 A grape varietal well known in Portugal and Madeira Islands is Verdelho [Ver-DEHloh]. It produces an aromatic wine with notes of apricots, citrus flowers, grapefruit, guava, lemon, lime, melon, nectarines, peaches, pears, pineapple, tangerine, and tropical fruits. Its texture is clean, crisp, and rich.

Verdelho joins the ranks of great tasting flavorful white wine such as Chardonnay and Viognier; a wine of great character, complexity and length.

Where Vinho Verde was light and energetic, Verdelho is medium to full body and is a lot more contemplative. The palate is still very fresh and minerally with a long and persistent finish. It’s an enjoyable sipper when served cold at around 45 to 50 degrees and it’s also a great food wine—perfect for lunches and light dinners. I’d have it with a cheese plate—especially fresh chèvre. It’s also wonderful with chicken, pork, salads,

veal, spicy dishes, and of course fish and especially shellfish.

A great recommendation, with its fragrant tangerine & apricot aromas and ripe creamy fruit on the palate, is the food friendly Herdade do Esporão Verdelho White 2014 at around $16. This wine is the perfect complement to shrimp and lobster.

A wonderful white wine I’ve just come across is the 2015 Domaine du Tariquet Classic from the Côtes de Gascogne in the French Southwest. At around $10 or less, it’s the deal of the season and is perhaps the cheapest and tastiest white wine from France.

Delightfully light and refreshing wine, with more exotic fruit flavors from previous vintages as the producers have tweaked the blend by adding some ripe Sauvignon Blanc and waxy Gros Manseng to the traditional base of the area’s famed Ugni Blanc and Colombard. A scent of fresh cut fruit, floral aromas, and mild tropical notes move to a zesty palate of citrus flavor with notes of passionfruit and pineapple. It will stir up and be the star of your patio party!

The only problem here is that we may be jumping the gun: it’s yet to make our marketplace. So ask for it at your local wine shop; and, it’ll be my project this season to also get it in our local venues. Cheers!

Rick is the valley’s somm-about-town conducting and entertaining a wine events, restaurant venues, and tastings. Contact winespectrum.com

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HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Bill Ramirez 6:30pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Frank DiSalvo 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 TBA 8:30pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-34529 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 2450 Dax Band 9pm Bev & Bill 6:30pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 88819TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 The Hive 999-1995 The Basix 9pm Minds 9pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ Kisses X MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm Taken by Trees 11am poolside, Highlife w/ NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 DJ Day 10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry IW; 760-674-4080 Art of Sax 8pm 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760Cabaret Open Mic 7:30pm 327-4080 Hotwyre 9pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Denise Carter PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 7607:30pm 345-0222 TBA 6:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Brightener 9pm Shadow Mountain Band 5pm, Sister Speak THE BLOCK; C.C.; 760-832-7767 Ghost of 8pm Kelso 9pm BLUE BAR; SPOTLIGHT 29; IND; 760-775- PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm 5566 DJ 9pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Gina Carey PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s 6-10pm Rockstar Karaoke 9pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Michael Comedy Night w/ Jason Stuart ft. Dana Wright 9-1am Eagle 7pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 The Refills Tuzzolino 5:30pm 9pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 RIVIERA; PS; 760-327-8311 Michael Keeth Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-228- 7-10pm ROCKYARD@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND ; 1199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm 800-827-2946 Helicopter and Hollywood EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 U2 (U2 Tribute) 7:30pm Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776Brothers 8pm 6533 Jack Ruvio 6:30pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn TBA 8:30pm Blues 8-11pm THE GROOVE LOUNGE; SPOTLIGHT 29; SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S INDIO; 760-775-5566 DJ 8pm MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Carmens THE HARD ROCK; PS; 760-325-9676 Pool 8-11pm Party w/ DJ Paparrazi & DJ Schoeny 10am, DJ Paparazzi and DJ Schoeny at Bardot 9pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 The Hellions, CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm The Sweat Act and Sunday Funeral 9pm

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June 23 to June 29, 2016

SIDEWINDER GRILL; DHS; 760-329-7929 Karaoke w/ Milly G 6pm SMOKIN’ BURGERS; PS; 760-883-5999 Ron James 6pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Music 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 TBA 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 TBA 9pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Dennis Michael 6:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760-328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm TRYST; PS; 760-832-6046 TBA 9pm VIBE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-7555391 DJ Hektik 10pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Rob & JB 1:30-4:30pm, Nite Fixx 9-2am, DJ Anwaar Hines 9-2am VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 Chris Lomeli 8pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-3285955 Michael Keeth noon-4pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Stanley Butler Trio 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ 9pm

SUN JUNE 26 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ Kisses X Taken by Trees 11am poolside, Intoxica Radio Live w/ Howie Pyro 10pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Jazz Brunch w/ Jack Ruvio 11:30am AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 The Judy Show 7:30pm continue to page 20

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THE PAMPERED PALATE

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BY MORGAN JAMES

KOFFI

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ince opening in 2002, Koffi has proudly become a staple in the Coachella Valley boasting two locations in Palm Springs, one in Rancho Mirage, and one just recently introduced espresso bar inside of Miramonte in Indian Wells. Freshly roasted organic coffee, a warm inviting atmosphere and a local, community minded spirit, are just a few of the reasons you might switch your regular cup of Joe to a Koffi coffee. I sat down with one of Koffi’s owners, John Abner, to get the scoop on just how fresh you can expect your Koffi coffee and what to expect finding when visiting a Koffi location, which have led to the company’s successful growth in the last decade.

Koffi takes delivery of fresh coffee beans each and every week. “We roast them, then cup them,” John informs me. “We are proud to be very hands on.” Having the only coffee roaster in the Coachella Valley, which is housed inside of the Rancho Mirage Koffi location, John feels confident in the quality provided to each guest as they visit and he explains to me the importance of the roasting process at Koffi. “Each coffee is roasted individually first and then blended together post roast. This results in a much livelier and bigger flavor.” I also learned that most of the coffees at Koffi are organic and available for home delivery weekly to your door. In store you will find a

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wide and beautiful assortment of coffee sold by the pound in eighteen different flavors.

Add to the rich variety of quality roasted and brewed coffees, the plentiful variety of syrups including toasted coconut, which seems to be the “hot new flavor,” and you are sure to find an option suited to your taste. Koffi’s goal is to simply “Make people happy and serve them what they want.”

When John told me about the “super smooth and creamy” cold-brew, organic Mexican coffee that “packs a punch in caffeine” and has been “flying out the door,” I had to try it for myself. While admittedly I generally feel the need to load my coffee with an amount of cream and sugar that almost negate any semblance of actual coffee, I decide to try this cold-brew coffee simply over ice. Interesting!

It has almost a chocolate taste to it and yes, it is surprisingly smooth and rich. After a few sips John sweetly assured me that a little milk would give my drink that chocolate milk feel, if I so chose. I did. He explained that the benefit of the cold-brew is that the coffee is steeped

for 24 straight hours allowing for a much fuller flavor versus mere seconds as with an espresso or traditional hot brewed coffee.

Beside coffee, you will find many alternate options to satisfy including baked goods which are all Koffi original recipes. Scones are made from scratch and options of yogurt parfaits or oatmeals are plentiful, as are bagels and muffins to fill any sweet tooth craving.

Sometimes breakfast sandwiches are available as well as lunch time sandwiches. John admits Koffi has been off and on with these two sandwich options, but is hoping to have them back more consistently. If you are a tea lover then you will be pleased to find an assortment of quality Smith Teas available.

Koffi is proud to be community minded as it hosts a variety of groups at each location as well as involves itself in numerous charity events and desert happenings. You may regularly find yourself among a writer’s circle, a book club, small business groups, or an Antique Auto Club. You may find Koffi among a Modern Week event as it regularly immerses itself in

the local goings on. And when it comes to the Aids Walk, the Cancer Society, or other similar events, John states proudly “If it’s a charity and they need coffee, we will happily provide it.”

With a local hands on approach to coffee and the community, it is easy to see why this chain has become a staple in the Coachella Valley. There are 4 locations now to serve you throughout the Coachella Valley including 3 stores and the new Espresso Bar in Miramonte, Indian Wells.

• Palm Springs South- 1700 S Camino Real, Palm Springs • Palm Springs North- 515 N Palm Canyon, Palm Springs • Rancho Mirage- 71380 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage • Miramonte Resort & Spa- 45000 Indian Wells Ln, Indian Wells

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ART SCENE

June 23 to June 29, 2016

BY ANGELA ROMEO

THE ART OF JILDA SCHWARTZ

J

ilda Schwartz is like a breath of fresh air. Capturing moments is what art does and Jilda has found a way to capture decades.

Jilda is a graduate of Art Center College of Design, Pasadena.CA. She has worked as an art director and illustrator in film, television and print, and has taught painting, drawing and mixed media at private and public schools. For the last twenty-five years, her focus has been sculpting in clay and painting.

She divides her time between her West Los Angeles gallery and her Palm Springs studio.

Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums and can be found in private collections throughout the world.

Because her work is not confined to a particular medium, it takes more than a cursory look to grasp the depth of her vision.

Her clay portraits are particularly captivating.

A conventional portrait is flat – a painting or photograph lacks the three-dimensional element no matter how beautiful rendered.

A bronze bust may capture a likeness but too often misses the finer details, the nuances.

Jilda’s clay portraits hone in on the humanity.

This is evident in the WWII Project Jilda participated in. Face to Face: 100 WWII Veterans in Clay. Face to Face is a visual arts project that involved sculpting one hundred life-size busts of men and women who served in World War II. The collaboration by three artists, Claire Hanzakos, Kaija Keel, and Jilda Schwartz, includes oral histories, personal photographs, and video documentation. The project was done under the auspices of the Arts Option Foundation and was curated by Jo Lauria. Jilda’s busts capture a generation, not as the young men and women who left to fight in WWII, but as they are today. Her work memorialized the wisdom of age. The pieces call out for the viewer to cup these faces in their hands to say thank you. Jilda created a memory that stretched back decades.

Capturing history is never an easy task but it is one that she has bridged.

Jilda’s paintings are currently on display at the Saguaro Hotel, Palm Springs. Curated in cooperation with the Palm Springs Art Museum Artist Council, Jilda’s work will be on display until the end of August. She is showing with Meg Walling.

Interestingly both artists created work inspired by the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea is 378 square miles that is a testament to man’s ingenuity and folly. It repels and seduces but it always leaves a lasting impression. In the hands of artists the same subject can be interpreted in dramatically different ways.

Such is the case here. Meg’s work is more representational when seen with Jilda’s work.

Jilda depicts the beauty and destruction of the Salton Sea in abstraction. Using color in a muted palette, the work, like her clay form busts, is respectful towards the Salton Sea but lays bare its struggle for survival. The work is not shy. Jilda skillfully draws the viewer into the complexity of deadness and the sea.

To learn more about Jilda, visit jildaschwartz.com. Her work will be on display at the Saguaro Hotel, Palm Springs until the end of August.

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SCREENERS

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BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS

No. 218

PS SHORT FEST PICKS

a childhood family photo. Old tensions bubble to the surface (pun intended) in this sharply observed poignant piece about masculinity, sibling rivalry and the special bond found only in brotherhood.

DISCONTINUITY

NOW PLAYING: The always-popular PS International ShortFest is here and this year’s crop of 327 unique films from all over the world is outstanding. There’s truly something for everyone in this masterful collection of short stories loosely grouped by subject matter.

This year’s star-studded shorts feature Academy Award® winners and nominees, as well as film and television stars including Richard Kind in Black Swell (USA); Boy (Canada) directed by Connor Jessup; Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in Disco Inferno (Spain); Robert Emms and Sarah Parish in Dunroamin (UK); Jack O’Connell in Home (Kosovo/USA); Beck Bennett and a cameo

by Conan O’Brien in How To Lose Weight In 4 Easy Steps (USA); The Lagoon (Mexico/ USA) directed by PSIFF alumnus Aaron Schock; Oscar Isaac and the voice of Kristen Wiig in Lightningface (USA); Guy Pearce in Lorne (Australia); Steve Buscemi, Jane Krakowski and Zosia Mamet in Mildred and the Dying Parlor (USA); the US premiere of A Most Peculiar Man (USA) directed by Dan Ireland; The Mulberry Bush (USA) directed by Neil LaBute; Caroline Lagerfelt in Napoleon in Exile (USA); Randy Harrison in Photo Op (USA); Tyrese Gibson and Jennifer Hudson in Shame (USA); Kevin Rahm and Ray Wise in Taking Flight (USA); Aiden Guillen in Violet (Ireland) and James

Franco, Jack Kehler and Abigail Spencer in A Walk in Winter (USA).

In the past, I’ve never been disappointed when I randomly picked a ShortFest package to enjoy, and I know many other attendees who feel the same and like to be similarly surprised. Think of it like buying a “Quick Pick” lottery ticket that’s a winner. But here, there are no losers.

Check out these three fun titles that have solid buzz. All are bound to please the most discerning festival-goer. And the films themselves are part of a winning package.

Go ahead, surprise yourself. You will not be disappointed, trust me on this.

This offbeat and very funny portrait of a long distance relationship is fresh and spontaneous (unlike the relationship itself!). The performances are terrific and there’s a most excellent feline supporting cast.

VARICELLA (Norway)

THE BATHTUB (German/Austria) Tim Ellrich’s one-take wonder is about three brothers who attempt to recreate

This compelling documentary lingers in my memory; meticulously crafted to powerfully convey the sometimes disturbing journey into obsession and perfectionism two young sisters training to be professional ballerinas. I thought of Darren Aronofsky brilliant film “Black Swan.”

PHIL’S CAMINO (USA)

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Directed by filmmaker, pilgrim and author, Annie O’Neil and filmmaker Jessica Lewis, the engaging films tells the story

about free spirited Phil, a man living with Stage 4 cancer and dreaming of walking the 500 mile spiritual pilgrimage Camino de Santiago across Spain. Unable to make the trip, he does the next best thing: he builds a camino in the forest behind his house, starts to walk, and traces his progress on a map. Phil’s journey is one of hope, acceptance, and freedom, and is sure to inspire anyone who has ever dreamed of doing something that sounded impossible.

“Meeting Phil I thought ‘Someone ought to make a film about this guy!’ Little did I know that it would be me, fresh from my work on Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago, both as a co producer and as a pilgrim. Phil’s journey encapsulates one of the biggest lessons of pilgrimage: it is more about the inner than the outer journey. A Camino can be anywhere you want it to be. Wherever you are, just keep walking,” Annie O’Neil Director and Producer of Phil’s Camino on meeting Phil Volker.

Director Jessica Lewis adds, “Being a female director was a plus on this film that blends the hard realities of life and death with the ethereal and the hope of what is can be beyond. I started directing what at first felt like the fulfillment of Phil’s story, later I realized the story was much bigger than that: directing a film on the Camino means that you are “on” the Camino, and the Camino captured and changed a part of my heart just like it does everyone else.”

Marc Randolph, known for co-founding Netflix and who serves as an Associate Producer on Phil’s Camino says, “From the moment Annie first told us of having met a man who was walking a camino in his own backyard, we knew we wanted to be help.

As the project developed, we were drawn emotionally into Phil’s story and realized that this film had the power to reach way beyond just Camino enthusiasts and that this was a story that needed to be told. We are so proud of the film that Annie and her team have created, and delighted that our support play even a minor role in helping this dream become a reality.”

Upon ‘reaching’ Santiago de Compostela -- without ever leaving his backyard -- Phil gets a clean scan and his doctors grant him a ‘chemo holiday’, or permission to miss one chemo treatment. He now has 28 days to go and walk the ancient route in Spain. Along the way he realizes his true pilgrimage is the one he travels within.

“Through the dozens of films I’ve worked on, the common bond is great story, great characters, and heart. Phil’s Camino has all 3,” Award Winner (20 Feet From Stardom), Executive Producer and Supervising Editor, Doug Blush.

All screenings are at Palm Springs Camelot Theater. For more info, check the PS Short Fest website: psfilmfest.org

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BOOK REVIEW

June 23 to June 29, 2016

BY HEIDI SIMMONS

SUMMER READING LIST

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omething about summer reading makes me feel relaxed. It’s as if I’m on holiday even if I never leave home.

The idea of choosing a book with an immersive story that can take you far, far away to a distant world with new and fascinating characters, is for me, like being on an exotic vacation and making interesting and provocative friends. What a delightful feeling.

Below are the books on my summer stack.

Whether I get through them all now or not, is another question. But for me the joy is the expectation of discovering the treasures hidden inside.

I encourage you to put a summer reading list together. You have permission to indulge yourself this summer in the unlimited world of words, experiences and meaning.

Fiction If you find an author you really love, spend time with him or her and maybe read his or her entire body of work this summer. Or as with the prolific Stephen King, maybe just read his Mr. Mercedes trilogy, which concludes with the newly released End of Watch.

Books I look forward to reading: Everybody’s Fool by Richard Russo (Knopf, 496 pages) Monsters: A Love Story by Liz Kay (Penguin, 368 pages)

Medusa’s Web by Tim Powers (HarperCollins, 368 pages) Purity by Jonathan Frazen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 576 pages) End of Watch by Stephen King (Scribner, 448 page) Historical Fiction This genre merges the best of two literary worlds. Readers get to know some real history through fact-based but fictionalized storytelling.

Books I look forward to reading: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 416 pages) War of the Roses: Bloodline by Conn Iggulden (Penguin, 432 pages) Third in Iggulden’s series of returning real-life characters were an inspiration for the fictional “Game of Thrones” series both television and novels. Set during tumultuous fifteenth century British history this book can stand alone or you may want to begin with Stormbird and spend the summer reading the whole series.

BREAKING THE 4TH WALL

Short Stories If a long novel is not your cup of tea, try a collection of short stories. This is my favorite way to get to know an author’s style and voice. Whether you read one story a day or read them all in a week, the short story is a heightened narrative form that can be immensely satisfying.

Books I look forward to reading: Some Possible Solutions by Helen Phillips (Henry Holt, 224 pages) The Fat Artist and Other Stories by Benjamin Hale (Simon and Schuster, 288 pages)

Nonfiction Some people feel that reading must be about actual information. The notion is that if one spends any time with a book, it should improve one’s knowledge and understanding of a certain subject. True as that may be, nonfiction can also be exciting and a pleasure read.

Books I look forward to reading: H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald (Grove/ Atlantic, 320 pages) Tribe by Sebastian Junger (Grand Central Publishing, 192 pages) Reading is one of the world’s greatest escapes. Enjoy your summer and if you like, feel free to share with me what’s on your reading list. Heidi@coachellavalleyweekly. com

BY DEE JAY COX

A STAGE REVIEW OF ‘LOVE, SEX AND THE IRS’

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he word farce is a noun and defined as a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.

Mistaken identities, men in dresses and unexpected visitors are prerequisites.

‘Love, Sex and the IRS,’ currently in production at Desert Theatreworks, directed

by Lance Phillips-Martinez, written by Jane Milmore and Billy Van Zandt, was penned in 1979 and was no doubt outdated the first time it was staged. A cross between the old sitcoms ‘Three’s Company’ and ‘Married with Children’, this show is a reminder of what made 1970’s television the best and the worst of times.

Farces are not easy to carry off even when well written, which this one is not.

Men in dresses seem pretty typical to me.

But with that said, it gets really hot in the desert and sometimes hanging out for a couple of hours in an air conditioned theater and laughing at mindless antics, is just the relief from the heat that you need.

Desert Theatreworks, and their ensemble of creative and talented performers is one group that knows how to make lemonade out of lemons. ‘Love, Sex and the IRS,’ is a farcical play, set in the late 1970s New York apartment of cash-strapped musicians Jon Trachtman, (Mason McIntosh) and Leslie Arthur, (Alden Dickey). Bruce Weber’s set design was flawless, loved the period perfect striped wall design. Kate Dennis (Stephee Bonifacio) is having an affair with Leslie, even though she is engaged to Jon. Meanwhile, Jon gets a visit from IRS agent Floyd Spinner (Daniel Vaillancourt) because he has been filing tax returns claiming that Leslie was his wife in order to cut his tax bill.

Unexpected visits from Jon’s mom, Vivian, (Tiffani LoBue), Leslie’s girlfriend, Connie (Brianna Eylicio) and the apartment building manager, Mr. Jansen (Ed Lefkowitz) all contribute to creating the perfect comedic storm in a 1970’s romp sitcom

fashion.

Phillips-Martinez has staged this piece as a TV comedy with laugh track and all. It works perfectly. It’s mindless fun and if you go without expectations you’ll laugh and roll your eyes a few times at the predictability, but will no doubt leave with a smile.

Love, Sex and the IRS, is targeted towards an adult audience and is a production of Desert Theatreworks. The show can be seen

through June 25th at the Arthur Newman Theatre in the Joslyn Center, located at 73750 Catalina Way in Palm Desert.

For Reservations: call 760-980-1455, or visit www.dtworks.org.

Dee Jae Cox, is a playwright, director and producer. She is the Cofounder and Artistic Director for The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project and host of the hit radio show, “California Woman 411.”

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BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 DJ and Dancing 9pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Robert O’Conner 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT; PS; 888-999-1995 Nash with Quinto Menguante 9pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Joe Jaggi 6pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Radio 60 & Friends 3-6pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm THE HARD ROCK; PS; 760-325-9676 Pool Party w/ DJ Paparazzi 10am INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Ted Herman’s Big Band 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Open Jam 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company, in the afternoon, Hot Rox, in the night MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Sunday Jam 4-8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Golden Era Karaoke 4-7pm, Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Sky Ferreira and Street Finds 9pm PETE’S HIDEAWAY;PS; 760-322-6500 The Evaro Brothers 7pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 The Judy Show 7pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Eddie Gee 7pm

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SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760341-3560 The Myx 6pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 The Chris Gore Group Pro Jam 7pm VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 TBA 6pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 The Smooth Brothers 5:30pm

MON JUNE 27 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 The Luminators 6pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Bill Marx 6:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Mood Deep House Lounge 6pm-2am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Joe Jaggi 6pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 Larry Capeloto 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Hot Rox NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Open Mic 7pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Industry Night w/ DJ Tone 2pm-close SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760341-3560 T.B.A. 6pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 DJ Khodi Rayne 4:30-2am, Michael James & 3sum 9-2am VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 Tony Grandberry 6:30pm

WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Trish Hatley & Barney McClure 6pm

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HEAT OF THE MOMENT

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n the first day of summer, temperatures in the Coachella Valley surpassed 120 degrees.

Despite these scorching temperatures, two ‘rocket scientists’ decided to hike the Bump and Grind Trail. It was so hot at the time of their 911 call that a rescue helicopter could not be safely dispatched to airlift them to safety. As such, the fire department was called in.

What type of Einstein has the brilliant idea of hiking the trail on one of the hottest days in the history of one of the hottest places on Earth?! There is no word as to whether these two had anything to do with the timing of the Palm Desert High School outdoor graduation ceremony two weeks earlier. The good news as it relates to the high school is that their graduation will be indoors next year.

Getting back to our Bump and Grinders, firefighters had to hike one mile in temperatures nearing 110 degrees to reach them. By the time the hikers and their rescuers were off the hill, temperatures had reached 117 degrees. The hikers were then taken to the hospital with mild to moderate heat exhaustion.

This incident points out something that you and I sometimes forget: people can be really, really stupid.

People are so consistently stupid that there is an award for the dumbest of the dumb called the Darwin Awards. This award is given posthumously to those who improve the human gene pool by removing themselves from it. Fortunately for our hikers, they do not qualify (this time) thanks to the quick action of our fire department.

One recent Darwin Award winning pair claimed their moment of infamy when one laid down on train tracks so that a train could pass over him. His friend decided to watch and kneeled next to his buddy. Unfortunately for him, his head was at train level. The marginally smarter one who lay prone on the tracks didn’t survive either.

A year earlier, the now late Chad Wolfe decided to impress his girlfriend by forcing open an elevator at the Tampa International Airport. From here, he jumped toward the elevator cables and wrapped his arms and legs around the cables with the intent of sliding to the bottom like countless action movie thrillers that he must have seen. It didn’t work.

A few years before that, a Korean man bound to a wheelchair was upset by an elevator door that would not open for him. As a result, he repeatedly rammed his wheelchair into the door until it opened.

Unfortunately, the elevator was not there and he fell to his death.

Not dumb enough you say? Let’s bow our heads in remembrance of Gary Allen Banning who accidentally drank from a jar of gasoline.

He proceeded to get rid of the nasty taste by smoking a cigarette. Kaboom!

Gary is not the only one to have problems with fumes. A South Carolina man decided to rob a bank yet in the middle of the robbery had an epiphany and realized that he needed a disguise. Seeing a can of spray paint, he sprayed liberally and died from the fumes.

You want dumber? Okay, how about an Oregon man who crashed his truck into a power line pole. In order to free his truck from

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the tangled mess, he took pruning shears out of his truck and attempted to clip away those pesky high voltage wires. Zzzap!

Lastly, let’s not forget NRA member Ken Barger who couldn’t sleep at night unless his trusty .38 calibre Smith & Wesson rested on the nightstand next to him. Unfortunately for Ken, someone rang in the middle of the night and a sleepy Ken picked up the gun instead of the phone and shot himself in the head.

Haddon Libby is an Investment Advisor at Winslow Drake who can be reached at 760.449.6349, HLibby@WinslowDrake.com or by Skype.

DALE GRIBOW ON THE LAW

DUI? STOP AUTOMATIC DMV LICENSE SUSPENSION!

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hen arrested for a DUI your physical CDL is taken from you and you receive a pink piece of paper which is a temporary driver’s license good for 30 days. Within the paper is a warning that you and or your attorney have 10 days from the arrest date to request a DMV hearing. Failure to do so results in a suspension of your license 30 days after the arrest.

Your lawyer will request the DMV hearing and most likely request a STAY of the suspension until after the hearing. There are two different entities that are after you when you have a DUI. The Court is only one of them. The other entity is DMV which is an administrative agency and they do not follow the Rules of Evidence as a Court would or should. The DMV Hearing Officer, who does not have any legal training, is both the presiding judge and the prosecutor.

Thus he rules on his own objections.

A DMV administrative per se hearing presumes a driver is per se under the influence if the DUI CHEMICAL RESULTS (PAS aka Preliminary Alcohol Screening or Blood), show the driver to be .08 or higher. Thus if you are stopped for a possible DUI, in order to save your California Driver’s License or driving privileges, you must request a DMV hearing within TEN (10) DAYS. You should also REQUEST A DMV IDENTIFICATION CARD at the same time as you will need some form of proof with a picture during this process!

The hearing is conducted like a miniature trial, but without the jury and with somewhat different rules of evidence.

The defenses tend to be more “technical” than in court. In DMV procedure and bureaucratic errors are often the grounds for a “set-aside” of the DMV suspension.

Testimony can be produced by both sides, although the hearing officer usually only produces documents, such as police reports, lab reports and the officers sworn affidavit.

Because there is no 5th Amendment right at the hearing we usually choose not to have our client available at the hearing.

This is because the client could be called by the hearing officer as a witness and what is said can be used by the DA in court. Neither a plea to a reduced offense nor a dismissal of criminal charges is a defense to an APS suspension. The only court proceedings that will have any impact on the DMV is an acquittal or finding of innocence on the .08% charge. Similarly, a “set aside” in the DMV hearing has no effect on the criminal proceeding.

Thus the overwhelming majority of DMV cases are won by the DMV. The outcome of the Court proceedings does not necessarily affect the outcome of the DMV Hearing.

The DMV hearing is an administrative per se hearing where you are “per se” guilty if your reading is .08 or higher or until you prove otherwise.

This Ad Per Se hearing is based on

the implied consent law which says any person driving in California is “presumed” to impliedly consent to a chemical testing if they are suspected of Drunk Driving. It would thus seem there is a DUI exception to the Constitution. Initially there appears to be a lack of “Due Process” and the absence of a “Presumption of Innocence”. This arguably also appears to constitute “double jeopardy” in that the driver is charged with a criminal offense and punished in court and then is accused in a separate processing (DMV) and punished again with a license suspension.

The courts have used the logic that the court is criminal and DMV is administrative.

In other words they argue that the license

suspension is simply an “administrative sanction” and not a punishment.

After the DMV hearing the hearing officer will take the matter under submission and send you a letter, at your driver’s license address, notifying you of their decision.

This avoids an argument over the phone where the lawyer would continue to argue.

Thus you need to be sure DMV has your correct license. Your license is good UNTIL you receive NOTICE from DMV. That license Suspension notice can occur either after the court proceeding or after DMV hearing.

IF you have any suggestions for future article contact me 760-837-7500 or email dale@dalegribowlaw.com.

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SAFETY TIPS

BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA

I ONLY HAVE ICE FOR YOU!

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ce Cubes, Ice Cream or Ice Water is certainly what we need with this heat! It’s important to keep your cool during this dangerous hot spell were having reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Here’s a few tips: • Stay hydrated! The more hydrated you are, the more effective your body will be at keeping you cool. Drink water – not fizzy and alcoholic drinks, which will dehydrate you.

• Avoid exercise in the middle of the day.

If you need to exercise outside, do it early in the morning when the temperature is lower.

• Wear lightweight, light-colored natural fabrics like cotton and linen, as these will help your skin breathe and let your sweat evaporate, cooling you down.

• We sweat around half a pint daily from both feet (and we wonder why they stink!), so if you can, wear sandals or flip-flops to let your foot sweat evaporate.

• Use a fan to circulate air from open windows. Keep your blinds or curtains drawn during the day, so your home doesn’t heat up while you’re out. Turn off big appliances and help prevent brown-outs!

• To cool down quickly, run your wrists under a cold tap or keep a water spray in the

fridge for a quick cooling spritz to the face.

• Keep some wet wipes in your bag so you can freshen up your hands, face and neck if you get hot or clammy.

• Want to stay cool at night? One way is to wash your feet in cool water or take a cold shower before bedtime – especially if you get hot during the night or have hot sweats.

• To cool down in bed, try keeping your pillowcase or sheets in a plastic bag in the fridge during the day. Put them back on the bed at night. The fabric will stay cool when you’re trying to get to sleep.

• And bring your pets in and make sure they have shade and water.

Now Keep Cool!

Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

LOCAL BUSINESS

FG CREATIVE ANNOUNCES NEW CLIENTS

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G Creative (FGC), Inc., a leading full-service branding, marketing, advertising, social media, website development, and public relations firm, officially announced today the addition of several new clients. Joining the awardwinning agency’s roster since late 2015 and of recent are Dr. Carreon Foundation, Desert Cancer Foundation, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, The Academy of Musical Performance, and Friends of the Desert Mountains.

In addition, the agency is proud to continue partnerships for events promotion into next season with YMCA’s Y Be Fit Palm Desert Challenge, The Galen 5K, and City of Palm Desert’s First Weekend. From graphic design, website creation and management, advertising and public relations, the agency provides comprehensive services for event marketing.

FG Creative, Inc. opened its doors in 2002 and continues to offer cutting-edge design and effective solutions for a variety of clients both locally and regionally. The well-rounded client list includes City of Palm Desert, El Paseo Shopping District, Palm Springs Art Museum, Cabot’s Pueblo Museum, Desert Regional Medical Center,

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Lombardo Cosmetic Surgery, The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa, J Russell!

The Salon, Palm Desert Aquatic Center, Yellow Cab of the Desert, and many others.

For more information on FG Creative, Inc., please visit fgcreative.com or call (760) 773-1707. FG Creative is headquartered at 74-020 Alessandro Drive, Suite E, in Palm Desert. Follow FGC on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube.

SPORTS SCENE

BY FLINT WHEELER

MONKEY FINALLY OFF DJ AND CLEVELAND’S BACK…

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t may have arrived in controversial fashion but Dustin Johnson described his first major triumph at the U.S. Open as a “monkey off his back.” The new world No. 3 overcame a one-stroke penalty awarded in bizarre fashion to secure a three-shot victory at Oakmont. Johnson called an official while on the fifth green during his final round after his ball appeared to move. The 31-year-old insisted he hadn’t caused the ball to move, which would’ve incurred a penalty, and playing partner Lee Westwood also absolved the American of any blame.

Leading the field, Johnson was informed on the 12th tee that a decision on the incident wouldn’t be made until he had completed his round. Although he was penalized, Johnson’s lead over Ireland’s Shane Lowry and compatriots Jim Furyk and Scott Piercy was such that it had no impact on the outcome of the tournament. “I just tried to focus on each shot, not worry about what had happened,” Johnson told CNN. “Whether I got the penalty or not, ultimately it didn’t matter.” Johnson’s win, which came at his 29th career major, was warmly received by fellow pros Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy -- who both tweeted their congratulations. “To finally put it all together on a Sunday and get that first major championship is absolutely huge,” added Johnson, who has suffered heartbreak at golf’s biggest events in the past. In 2010, Johnson missed out on a place in a playoff at the U.S. PGA Championship as a result of a penalty. He also led the field at the halfway point of last year’s British Open, only to fall away over the weekend. “It’s a huge monkey off my back.

Especially with all the near misses I’ve had in a lot of majors in the last few years,” he said.

“This one is definitely going to be special in my heart forever.”

And speaking of Monkeys of Backs – Congratulations Cleveland! The Cavaliers did something never before done in the NBA: they came back after being down 3-1 to win the championship. They beat the Golden State Warriors, the team with the best regular season. LeBron James has finally done it. The

central quest of his entire NBA career has been to bring a championship to Cleveland.

He did it Sunday night with an unbelievable performance, as the Cavaliers topped the defending champion Golden State Warriors 93-89 in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals.

It demanded a series of stunning performances from James, a crazy shot from Kyrie Irving and the unlikeliest comeback in the history of professional basketball, but the Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors, 93-89, in an instantly classic Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday for their first title in franchise history.

It seemed impossible that Game 7 would live up to its dramatic hype. The sport’s biggest stars, James and Stephen Curry, were battling for NBA supremacy and for basketball stakes that come along once in a generation.

Either way, the game was going to crown the best team ever, or secure the wildest rally ever.

But then Game 7 exceeded nearly everyone’s expectations. There were 20 lead changes. There was masterful shot-making.

There were so many nerves that both cities might want to spend the next week taking very deep breaths.

Mostly, though, there was James’s brilliance. The most valuable player of the Finals finished the series atop every conceivable statistical category, and on Sunday, he poured in a triple-double of 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. But his defining play may have been none of the above: a phenomenal chase-down block. Not surprisingly, LeBron was named Finals MVP. James got a huge assist from Kyrie Irving on the night. The 24-year-old point guard scored 26 points on the night while adding six rebounds.

What happened was a mythic Game 7 in which James proved his prediction wrong: It took exactly the same amount of time for him to deliver an NBA championship to Cleveland as it did in Miami. Even the best regularseason team in basketball was no match for the best player on earth.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The past lives on in art and memory,” writes author Margaret Drabble, “but it is not static: it shifts and changes as the present throws its shadow backwards.” That’s a fertile thought for you to meditate on during the coming weeks, Aries. Why? Because your history will be in a state of dramatic fermentation. The old days and the old ways will be mutating every which way. I hope you will be motivated, as a result, to rework the story of your life with flair and verve.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Critics of textmessaging are wrong to think it’s a regressive form of communication,” writes poet Lily Akerman. “It demands so much concision, subtlety, psychological art -- in fact, it’s more like pulling puppet strings than writing.” I bring this thought to your attention, Taurus, because in my opinion the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to apply the metaphor of text-messaging to pretty much everything you do. You will create interesting ripples of success as you practice the crafts of concision, subtlety, and psychological art.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): During my careers as a writer and musician, many “experts” have advised me not to be so damn faithful to my muse. Having artistic integrity is a foolish indulgence that would ensure my eternal poverty, they have warned. If I want to be successful, I’ve got to sell out; I must water down my unique message and pay homage to the generic formulas favored by celebrity artists. Luckily for me, I have ignored the experts. As a result, my soul has thrived and I eventually earned enough money from my art to avoid starvation. But does my path apply to you? Maybe; maybe not. What if, in your case, it would be better to sell out a little and be, say, just 75 percent faithful to your muse? The next 12 months will be an excellent time for you to figure this out once and for all.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): My meditations have generated six metaphorical scenarios that will symbolize the contours of your life story during the next 15 months: 1. a claustrophobic tunnel that leads to a sparkling spa; 2. a 19th-century Victorian vase filled with 13 fresh wild orchids; 3. an immigrant who, after tenacious effort, receives a green card from her new home country; 4. an eleven-year-old child capably playing a 315-year-old Stradivarius violin; 5. a menopausal empty-nester who falls in love with the work of an ecstatic poet; 6. a humble seeker who works hard to get the help necessary to defeat an old curse.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Joan Wasser is a Leo singer-songwriter who is known by her stage name Joan As Police Woman. In her song “The Magic,” she repeats one of the lyric lines fourteen times: “I’m looking for the magic.” For two reasons, I propose that we make that your mantra in the coming weeks.

First, practical business-as-usual will not provide the uncanny transformative power you need. Nor will rational analysis or habitual formulas. You will have to conjure, dig up, or track down some real magic.

My second reason for suggesting “I’m looking for the magic” as your mantra is this: You’re not yet ripe enough to secure the magic, but you can become ripe enough by being dogged in your pursuit of it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Renowned martial artist Bruce Lee described the opponent he was most wary of: “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” In my astrological opinion, you should regard that as one of your keystone principles during the next 12 months. Your power and glory will come from honing one specific skill, not experimenting restlessly with many different skills.

And the coming weeks will be en excellent time to set your intention.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): To celebrate my birthday, I’m taking time off from dreaming up original thoughts and creative spurs. For this horoscope, I’m borrowing some of the BOLD Laws of author Dianna Kokoszka.

They are in sweet alignment with your astrological omens for the next 13 months. Take it away, Dianna.

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1. Focus on the solution, not the problem. 2.

Complaining is a garbage magnet. 3. What you focus on expands. 4. Do what you have always done, and you will get what you have always gotten. 5. Don’t compare your insides to other people’s outsides.

6. Success is simple, but not easy. 7. Don’t listen to your drunk monkey. 8. Clarity is power. 9. Don’t mistake movement for achievement. 10. Spontaneity is a conditioned reflex. 11. People will grow into the conversations you create around them. 12. How you participate here is how you participate everywhere.

13. Live your life by design, not by default.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): No pressure, no diamond. No grit, no pearl. No cocoon, no butterfly.

All these clichés will be featured themes for you during the next 12 months. But I hope you will also come up with fresher ways to think about the power and value that can be generated by tough assignments. If you face your exotic dilemmas and unprecedented riddles armed with nothing more than your culture’s platitudes, you won’t be able to tap into the untamed creativity necessary to turn problems into opportunities. Here’s an example of the kind of original thinking you’ll thrive on: The more the growing chamomile plant is trodden upon, the faster it grows.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The royal courts of Renaissance England often employed professional fools whose job it was to speak raw or controversial truths with comedic effect. According to the Royal Shakespeare Company, Queen Elizabeth once castigated her fool for being “insufficiently severe with her.” The modern-day ombudsman has some similarities to the fool’s function. He or she is hired by an organization to investigate complaints lodged by the public against the organization. Now would be an excellent time for you to have a fool or ombudsman in your own sphere, Sagittarius. You’ve got a lot of good inklings, but some of them need to be edited, critiqued, or perhaps even satirized.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn journalist Katie Couric is a best-selling author who has interviewed five American presidents and had prominent jobs at three major TV networks. What’s her secret to success? She has testified that her goal is to be as ingratiating and charming as she can be without causing herself to throw up. I don’t often recommend this strategy for you, but I do now.

The coming weeks will be prime time for you to expand your web of connections and energize your relationships with existing allies by being almost too nice. To get what you want, use politeness as your secret weapon.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “The water cannot talk without the rocks,” says aphorist James Richardson. Does that sound like a metaphor you’d like to celebrate in the coming weeks? I hope so.

From what I can tell, you will be like a clean, clear stream rippling over a rocky patch of river bed. The not-really-all-that-bad news is that your flow may feel erratic and jerky. The really good news is that you will be inspired to speak freely, articulately, and with creative zing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Every now and then you may benefit from being a bit juvenile, even childlike. You can release your dormant creativity by losing your adult composure and indulging in freeform play. In my astrological opinion, this is one of those phases for you. It’s high time to lose your cool in the best possible ways. You have a duty to explore the frontiers of spontaneity and indulge in I-don’t-give-acluck exuberance. For the sake of your peace-of-soul and your physical health, you need to wriggle free of at least some of your grown-up responsibilities so you can romp and cavort and frolic.

Homework: What experience do you deny yourself even though it would be good for you and wouldn’t hurt anyone? Write a note giving yourself permission. Share at Truthrooster@gmail.com.

---------------------------------------Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

June 23 to June 29, 2016

MIND,BODY & SPIRIT

BY BRONWYN ISON

HOW DO YOU MANAGE YOUR TIME?

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o you feel as though you cannot complete your multiple tasks throughout the day? You are not alone. Most people feel overwhelmed by their to-do lists. It is possible you feel frantic and are wondering how you can get everything accomplished. Breathe and stay composed. Think about how you can make better use of your time?

What is time? By definition time is “the point or period at which things occur.” This is easy enough to understand. The truth of the matter is, there are and always will be 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, 365 days a year.

Time does not change. Time is time and is transcendent. We have felt how time can drag on and on. We have also experienced how time flies. How we choose to mange our time is up to us. You can control your schedule. If you are unorganized and find that you do not have time for myriad tasks, reevaluate your daily rituals.

How can you become the master of your time? Truthfully you already are the master of your time. There are some techniques you can apply to help manage your life.

First, think about what currently works for you. Can you improve on what is working for you? If so, how? Organized professionals generally have a calendar of their daily events they need to address. So let’s get organized!

Here are some tips to get you on your way to productivity…

Here areHere Rise early and spend the first 30 minutes to plan your day. Your day should not move forward until you have a plan for your day. This will allow you to feel organized. Scheduling your day is the most important part of your day.

When wWhen scheduling appointments dedicate a certain amount of time for your meeting. Have a beginning and an end.

Strive to remain on task with the schedule times.

Be prepared for interruptions. Therefore,

schedule time and realize people will need your guidance and assistance throughout the day. Business owners are the go-to person and are interrupted numerous times. If this is you, plan accordingly.

If you have an important call to make or have a scheduled meeting, prep for five to ten minutes. Even if you are prepared you will feel more confident in your delivery.

Get a “DO NOT DISTURB” sign for your office door. When you absolutely need time, hang the sign.

Just because your phone is ringing doesn’t mean you have to answer immediately. Unless of course you are waiting for the call. This includes emails as well.

Disconnect instant messaging, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram alerts. Unless these messages are crucial to your business, social networking can wait.

Set realistic goals and appointments.

Don’t place 50 items on your to-do list. This will lead to panic and frustration.

Managing your time will be the key to your success. Plan your work and work your plan. You can and will be successful and productive.

Bronwyn Ison is the owner of Evolve Yoga. e-volveyoga.com 760.564.YOGA

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ASK THE DOCTOR

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BY DR PETER KADILE

Dr. Peter M. Kadile is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He has an integrative, osteopathic medical practice and is also known as the local, house call doctor; Desert House Call Physician. He is on staff at Eisenhower Medical Center and medical director for Serenity Hospice. His office is located in beautiful Old Town La Quinta, 78-100 Main Street, Suite 207, La Quinta, CA 92253. (760) 777-7439. DesertHouseCalls@aol.com. deserthousecalldoc.com.

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y last article was about heat related illness. As I’m writing the column for this week, it’s 122 degrees outside, so I thought it would be important to again educate you about surviving in this heat.

The most important thing to do would be to stay indoors. If you don’t have to be outside than don’t go. Two hikers on the Bump and Grind had to be rescued the morning of the day I am writing this. It was 111 degrees and they suffered from heat related injuries.

Hydration I have mentioned the importance of adequate hydration in previous articles. Poor fluid intake, especially in the summer heat, increases one’s chance of dehydration. A person can be dehydrated without feeling thirsty, so it is important to drink water throughout the day and especially if outdoors. A good gauge to assess hydration status is the color of your urine; the clearer your urine the better, dark urine is a sign of poor hydration status. Coffee, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages don’t count as good fluid intake because they actually cause dehydration. Drink water or sports electrolyte beverages.

Dehydration is the most common cause of kidney stones, thus another very important reason to drink enough water, especially during the summer. Kidney stones (renal lithiasis) are small masses that can form in the kidney.

Depending on the size of the stones, they will typically leave the body in the urine stream.

Symptoms can range from mild lower back pain to severe pain, nausea, vomiting , bloody and painful urination. Diagnosis is based on a patient’s clinical history, physical exam, urine analysis and imaging studies. Initial treatment may consist of pain medication and possibly other oral medications that will allow one to pass the stone. If unable to pass the stone, procedures such as shock wave therapy or surgery may be needed.

If you are trying to stay hydrated in this heat, you should also never drink from a plastic water

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bottle that you left in the car. The heat can melt the plastic and the chemicals used to make the bottle could leach into the liquid and introduce toxins into your system.

Heat Cramps/Exhaustion/Stroke Poor hydration habits along with prolonged exposure to heat and humidity can cause different types of heat related illness. For all these illnesses, treatment should include a cool place, rest and proper hydration with water or sports drinks.

Heat Cramps are the mildest form of heat injury and present as very painful and severe muscle cramps and spasms. Stretch cramped muscles slowly.

Heat Exhaustion is more severe and can include nausea, vomiting, headache, weakness, pale and moist skin and fever. One should remove excess clothing and place cool clothes on the skin. If the symptoms don’t resolve, then medical attention with IV hydration may be needed or else the condition can progress to heat stroke.

Heat Stroke is the most severe form of heat illness. It has the symptoms of heat cramps and heat exhaustion but includes neurological signs and symptoms of confusion or agitation and possibly seizures or coma. The skin in heat stroke is warm and dry. Heat stroke is a life threatening emergency and requires immediate medical attention.

If your body temperature gets too high and you are performing strenuous activity, a condition known as rhabdomyolysis may occur.

Rhabdomyolysis is a serious condition due to muscle injury. It results from the death of muscle fibers and release of their contents into the bloodstream. These broken down products of muscle fibers can lead to complications such as renal (kidney) failure. This occurs when the kidneys cannot remove waste and concentrated urine. In rare cases, rhabdomyolysis can even cause death. Hiking, working out or strength training outdoors in the 100+ degree heat is not recommended.

LIFE & CAREER COACH

BY SUNNY SIMON

STRATEGIC SUMMER HIBERNATION

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ummer has arrived in the Coachella Valley. Those of us who haven’t closed up shop and headed to the beach, set sails for an ocean cruise or rented a chalet high in the mountains, are planted on the desert floor dealing with consistent triple digits. This day-after-day season of blazing hot sun and blowing air conditioners is in infancy. We have a long way to go before the climate changes inviting us to open our windows, sip coffee on our patios and throw a steak on the grill at five o’clock.

This year I have decided to take advantage of the sizzling summer sun driving me indoors by indulging in a strategic hibernation. It is both refreshing and productive to pull back from the business of season. I’ll indulge in some rethinking and realigning my goals, in addition to doing a clean sweep of some of areas in my life where physical and emotional clutter tie me down. Interested in joining me on this venture?

Please read on.

Let’s begin with a flash-back. Make time to review and appreciate what you have accomplished between New Year’s Day and mid-June. Consider the good, the bad and any lingering situations. Next make a clean sweep. Extend a mental high-five for your achievements, note the lessons learned from

the missteps and devise a plan to deal with any unresolved issues along with a way to avoid the problem in the future.

Okay, at this point we’ve wiped the slate clean, let’s move on to reset mode. Perhaps you did not make the adequate progress on a goal. Understand that change takes time. Take another swing at it by breaking it down into baby steps. Try opting for assistance and load up on tips. My favorite “go to” for advice is a book by executive coach M.J. Ryan entitled: “This Year I Will.” Try employing technology to keep you moving forward by enlisting some recommended apps. Check out SMART GOALS PRO, OPTIMIZE ME or give HABIT LIST a whirl.

Finally, relish the summer by spending more time on indoor activities you enjoy. I’ve updated my “to read” shelf on Goodreads balancing it with some popular best sellers, a few beach reads touted to be as cool and fun as an icy Mojito, and sprinkled in some recommendations from the leadership and success genres.

You’ll also find me chilling at the movies in front of a big screen watching summer blockbusters armed with a tub of popcorn on my lap. Perhaps I’ll see you there!

Sunny Simon is the owner of Raise the Bar High Life and Career Coaching and the author of the blog, www.lifeonthesunnyside.net

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“WHAT’S WRONG WITH WANTING TO BE WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE ALL THE TIME?”

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ear Jenny, I have an amazing boyfriend! We get along so well and like to do most of the same things. The only problem is that sometimes, actually most of the time, he tells me that I am crowding him. He has told me that I call him too much, can you imagine? And he has told me that we spend too much time together. That really bugged me so I spoke to some of my friends about it. They even told me that I am a bit too attached to him. They said that I need to give him space or I would suffocate him. I honestly don’t think there is anything wrong with wanting to be with someone you love all the time. Opinion? I would love to hear.

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attached to anything is healthy. It often happens that when we are not truly in love with ourselves we tend to attach ourselves to others. Or put in a simpler way; find someone who makes us feel the way we want to feel.

There are a few different reasons why we sometimes find ourselves attached, even obsessed with another. Once in a while there may be a person who enters into our life, who seems to be radiating happiness, love and for lack of a better word, fabulousness! That person can be so powerful in the way they feel and carry themselves, they can actually bring us to a higher level when we are around them.

And it feels so great. Everything that we do and even the emotions that we feel are at a higher level. It can really bum us out when we are not at that peak. And that is so understandable, it makes perfect sense, it feels good to feel good! Unfortunately, when a person wants to do his or her own thing without us, it can end up hurting us, even offending us. Expecting someone to put you in a certain mood is too much pressure to put on anybody!

The next reason why a person may become more or less attached to another is because he or she just doesn’t like being alone. Probably, the most common reason for not wanting to be alone is because you just don’t know yourself! That’s not an easy thing to stomach, but for many of us, it’s true. It might not be your own doing, maybe you have never had time to get to know yourself, if a person has had mates most of their life, this may be the case. And there is absolutely nothing the matter with that!

Allie, just because you are involved in a relationship, doesn’t make it impossible to take some time out for you. Five minutes of meditation, a day trip, a scenic drive, these are simple things to do, for you. Whatever the reason may be that you are attached to another person, doing stuff for yourself will contribute to lessening it. You will depend less on another person to lift your spirits and depend more on yourself to do that. If it’s being alone you don’t like, by purposely taking a few minutes here and a few minutes there, it will become less scary.

When one person is “attached” to another it always leads to some sort of resentment.

Try to look at relationships, whatever kind they are, as gifts not necessities.

I have heard this said many times, from many different people, and I want to share it with you. “Try not to confuse attachment with love. Attachment is about fear and dependency. Love without attachment is the purest love, it isn’t about what others can give you because you’re empty. It’s about what you can give others, because you’re already full!”

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