“Different Drum: The Music of Linda Ronstadt.”

By Desert Star Staff

Palm Springs, Calif., –

One of the Coachella Valley’s Cabaret sweethearts, Francesca Amari, is bringing the music of Linda Ronstadt to Palm Canyon Theatre on Wednesday, February 15 – for one night only. Amari is an award-winning and versatile entertainer who’s performed at top-rated cabaret clubs from New York City to Hollywood, including Birdland Jazz Club, the Metropolitan Room and the 92nd Street Y in NYC; The Gardenia, Catalina Jazz Club, and Feinstein’s at Vitello’s in L.A. Now calling the valley her home, she performs regularly at the Palm Springs Cultural Center in the “Mod Squad Variety Show” and with P.S. Underground. She has also been known to fill the Purple Room Palm Springs.

Kay Kudukis wrote in Broadway World Palm Springs, “One of our brightest stars in Palm Springs is vocalist and cabaret artist Francesca Amari. She’s a terrific singer, and I enjoy her performances around town, but her Cabaret shows really knock my socks off.”

And now, Amari is bringing one of those special shows to PCT, produced by

Rickie McCabe. “Different Drum: The Music of Linda Ronstadt” highlights the iconic songs of one of the biggest names in pop/ rock music history. Earning 12 Grammys and selling more than 100 million albums, Ronstadt helped shape the music of the 1970s and 1980s. Amari pays tribute to Ronstadt’s ability to adapt to various musical styles, including country, rock, jazz, and Spanish-language classics.

“Linda Ronstadt has remained one of my three favorite singers of all time,”

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Director for the CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation, welcomed the guests and honorees to the celebration.

Pastor Raymond W. Turner Sr., D.Min., of Temple Missionary Baptist

Church gave the Invocation, followed by the presentation of the American and California colors and the Pledge of Allegiance led

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