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Props and Hops Sean Doyle, Natalie Amorso Jessica Olvera and Brett Anderson - LaQuinta Brewery. Photo by Pat Krause.

Story and Photos by Pat Krause The 6th Annual Props and Hops Craft Beer Fest was at the Museum on Saturday, November 18th. People were able to enjoy a variety of beers and take flights on airplanes. Guests were given a small mug and coupons

so they could taste the many varieties of beers and ciders.

Beers included strong, mild, Mexican and beers made with apples, oranges and other tastes from 20 different breweries. The line for the Orange and Apple ciders was long and other guests

wanted to try all the different beers from vendors that came from all over CA to show their specialties. This was a chance to try a special beer that they could like enough to purchase in the future.

A few local breweries from La Quinta and Thousand

Palms gave people a taste of their beers and told them to go see the brewery locally.

The beer was not the only part of the day. There was food to be eaten, Bottle openers and specially designed coasters, sunglasses and more for sale. People got to

look at all the airplanes and could take a photo by their favorite plane. Some veterans had actually flown some of these planes in wartime.

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Money ‘tsunami’ may spur quadrupling of gold prices to over $5,000

By Desert Star Staff A prolonged period of cheap money and the shift of investor focus to gold as a haven from geopolitical and financial risk could boost the price of the precious metal to over $5,000 an ounce in five years, McEwen Mining CEO Rob McEwen says.

If that happens, “there is going to be a tsunami of money looking for a place to go,” he told Bloomberg at a mining industry conference in San Francisco.

One of the industry’s biggest bulls, McEwen is known for his passion for gold. He was one of the top hundred wealthiest Canadians as of 2016, with an estimated personal net

worth of over $800 million.

According to him, lowerfor-longer interest rates have fueled bubbles in the stock, real estate, and even art markets as investors seek out higher returns. While conventional wisdom is that a return to higher rates would make interest-bearing assets more attractive, gold should become more appealing as markets re-calibrate, said the businessman.

The price of gold is currently hovering around $1,280 an ounce. Some analysts have been bearish about the precious metal, claiming it has been unable to hold safe-haven gains, as prices are well below key levels seen during events

like the Brexit vote and the US presidential election.

Others say geopolitical tensions and uncertainty

around the world will keep a bid under gold prices. In a recent report, analysts at Citigroup said they are bullish

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Activist Who Shut Down Pipeline on Trial: “Act of Desperation”

By Desert Star Staff FORT BENTON, Mont.

– In October 2016, Leonard Higgins and four other activists concerned about the imminent impact of climate change took action into their own hands to stop it.

Known collectively as the “valve turners,” the five climate activists shut off oil pipeline emergency valves across the country, stopping about 15 percent of the country’s oil imports for nearly a day.

Higgins, who turned the valve in Coal Banks Landing, began his trial in Fort Benton this week.

His calm demeanor betrays the fact that he faces up 10 years in prison on felony charges of criminal trespass and mischief.

Above all else, what’s clear is Higgins’ dedication to stopping climate change.

“For myself, this is an act of desperation,” he states.

“I’m not the kind of person that you would have ever thought would take civil

disobedient, direct action.

“I’d never had any trouble with the law or courts. I worked for the state of Oregon for 31 years.”

Higgins shut off Spectra Energy Express’ pipeline importing tar sands, which he calls the dirtiest carbon emitter.

The other activists shut down tar sand pipelines in Minnesota, North Dakota and Washington state.

Spectra Energy says closing the emergency valve on a pipeline is dangerous.

But Higgins says the team planned for months and informed the companies what they were doing, and so no oil was pumping when they shut the lines down.

Higgins stresses the importance of reducing carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere.

He wants people to be as active and passionate about this issue as they would be if their “child had cancer,” because he wants his children and grandchildren

to enjoy this planet. He hopes the valve turners’ actions will drive change.

“Like other civil disobedient acts in the past around abolition or around women’s suffrage, civil rights, might have some chance to move this issue into the public discussion, change public opinion, and move public policy as quickly as it needs to happen,” he states.

Despite his feeling that the public is not directly engaged enough on this issue, Higgins is encouraged by efforts to modernize the power grid and agriculture and thinks the country is ready to move in a new and cleaner direction.

“I’m inspired by all of the work that’s being done to make the changes that we need to,” he says. “Obviously, our technology in terms of wind energy and solar energy have moved at the same rate that the advancements in computers did.”

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Leonard Higgins, who shut down a pipeline in Coal Banks Landing, Mont., faces the possibility of up to 10 years in prison. (Climate Direct Action)

GOP Senate candidate accused of sex assault loses nearly all-party support

corporate tax cut, a slashing of the estate tax and a cut in taxes on pass-through income.

Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Urban/Brookings Tax Policy Center, says those tax cuts for businesses and rich households are permanent, while the parts that help the middle class expire.

“For high-income people, it’s all about business taxes Even ignoring the cuts to taxes on wealthy estates, analysts say and corporate taxes, and of course the estate tax,” he the tax bill ends up helping the rich much more than the middle says. “And in fact, the winners class and working families. (Cohdra/Morguefile) and losers change over time,

By Desert Star Staff ultimately everyone else. and actually you get more SACRAMENTO, Calif.

Republicans have promised losers as time goes on.”

Republican leaders in the – Analysts say the tax bill that the tax bill would raise Senate are pushing to rush the moving quickly through wages. But they admit the bill bill through, hoping to have Congress benefits corporations, would cost $1.5 trillion over rich professionals and ten years. By the time it’s fully it done within a few weeks. It wealthy families - at the implemented, 80 percent of that also eliminates the so-called expense of the deficit and would be going to pay for a big SALT deduction - which is

currently used by 28 percent of Californians to deduct $80 million of their state and local taxes off of their federally taxable income.

Pass-through income is money made by a business that the owner - often a professional such as a doctor or a lawyer - declares as income rather than as profit. Supporters of the tax bill point to this as helping small businesses.

But, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, half of pass-through income goes to the top one percent.

Chuck Marr, the director of federal tax policy at the think tank, says congressional Republicans are already saying they plan to use the increased deficits to call for cuts in programs used by seniors, the middle class

and working families.

“As soon as the ink is dry on this bill, we’re going to see Republicans point to that debt, point to those deficits,” he explains. “They’ll go after Medicaid, they’ll go after nutrition, they’ll go after education, access to college.”

Marr says despite the “America first” trade rhetoric coming out of Washington, the bill would also encourage multinational corporations to make their money offshore by reducing the taxes they would pay when bringing their profits home.

Both of California’s Democratic senators oppose the plan. Eleven out of 14 California Congresspeople supported the House version, which passed last week.

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seat on the airplanes being flown that day. A treat was the B-25, Executive Sweet, with pilots Jamie Toombs, and Les Salz. Other flights included the DC-3, the P-51 Mustang, and the Stearman.

This event gives the once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to fly in one of these Iconic planes of yesteryear.

This was an adults-only event and people had to show proof of being over 21 to enter because of the many breweries giving samples of the products.

People friendly pets on leashes were allowed.

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Entertainment was provided during the day by David Macias and DJ Alex Harrington and provided by Hot Purple Energy. The event was held in the new Miles Korea and Vietnam Hangar.

Food vendors sold Burgers, Pizza, Hot Dogs, Brats, Salad and more. The Breweries had fun names like Bootleggers, Belching Beaver, Boochcraft Kombucha, Fig Mountain, Hangar 24, Refuge, Stone Church, Thorn Street, Ballast Point, Absolution, and More.

The names enticed people to try that tasty beer.

Bryce Smith with people who are going to fly, Robert Osmond and Marilyn Nebe and seated are Louis Franco and Barbara Gregg. Photo by Pat Krause November 24, 2017

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‘By the people, for the people’: Kim Dotcom to launch alternative internet

By Desert Star Staff Kim Dotcom, wanted in the US for alleged widespread illegal file sharing, has vowed to build an alternative internet to combat privacy and freedom problems online.

The knowledge that government agencies have used the internet to spy on citizens, along with highprofile hacking scandals, has brought online privacy to the forefront of people’s minds.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom says he will help facilitate an unobstructed internet, free from prying eyes, through MegaNet, which will operate without IP addresses. The German entrepreneur is currently resisting extradition to the

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US from New Zealand over alleged copyright infringement.

Dotcom, who believes the internet to be a new frontier of rough-and-tumble lawlessness like the Wild West, previously described his alternative internet idea as “indestructible, uncontrollable & encrypted”.

“The current corporate internet will be replaced by a better Internet, running on the idle capacity of hundreds of millions of mobile devices,” Dotcom said. “Run by the people for the people.

Breaking net-neutrality will only accelerate the adoption of a new network.”

The development will ensure internet freedom will become a reality, he added. “I have been working on this for a long time. Mobile networks and devices will be ready for this in four-five years.”

It comes as the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to kill net neutrality next month. In 2015, the same agency adopted an “open

internet order” which it said prohibited companies from restricting legal internet use or carrying out paid prioritization for certain services.

The new position has been pitched as a bid to restore internet freedom, but critics argue that any rollback will allow internet service providers much greater control over what people can and cannot see online. FCC chairman Ajit Pai believes repealing net neutrality will facilitate greater investment and innovation.

“This burdensome regulation has failed consumers and businesses alike,” Pai said in a Wall Street Journal opinion article. “In the two years after the FCC’s decision, broadband network investment dropped more than 5.6 percent - the first time a decline has happened outside of a recession. If the current rules are left in place, millions of Americans who are on the wrong side of the digital divide would have to wait years

to get more broadband.”

Meanwhile, WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange has sought to persuade the Trump administration to maintain some form of neutrality by informing the US president that his opponents “control

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most internet companies.”

“Without neutrality, they can make your tweets load slowly, CNN load fast and infest everyone’s phones with their ads. Careful,” he tweeted to Donald Trump.

Lithium-ion batteries in some powered toys can catch fire or explode. (Neupaddy/Pixabay)

By Desert Star Staff HARRISBURG, Pa. – The holiday shopping season is getting started, and a new report can help consumers avoid toys that can be hazardous to children.

The day after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but many toys still on store shelves can pose real risks to children.

Besides the usual cautions about small parts that can be swallowed, shoppers need to be careful about toys that connect to the Internet.

According to Kara CookSchultz, toxics director the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, an incident last February highlighted the risks of toys that collect and store data online.

“One of these toys got hacked and over 2

million customers’ personal information was available online including recordings,” she relates. “And this is actually a teddy bear, so presumably many of those customers were children.”

U.S. PIRG’s 32nd annual “Trouble in Toyland” report provides examples of toys

now on sale that pose potential risks to children’s safety and privacy.

Price is no guarantee of safety. Dangerous toys span the price range from $1 to hundreds of dollars.

Cook-Schultz points out that some expensive toys such as hover boards or toy

electric cars are powered by lithium-ion batteries that can catch fire or explode.

“Most of those toys are no longer available,” she states. “But we encourage parents to look for what’s called a UL label on these batteries. That way, you can ensure they’re not the lithium-ion batteries that have been causing problems.”

On the lower end of the scale, Target recently recalled fidget spinners that were found to contain dangerously high levels of lead.

Cook-Schultz adds that consumers can get email updates on product recalls from the federal government by subscribing at www.recalls.gov.

“They can also check our website, toysafetytips. org, where we go through different things that parents can look out for and different toys that we’re concerned about this year.”

The full Trouble in Toyland report is available online at www.uspirg.org.

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prices above $1,400 an ounce “for sustained periods through 2020.”

“Event-driven bids for gold seem to be occurring more frequently and may be the new normal,” the analysts said. “In short, November 24, 2017

even as the rates and forex channel dominate the outlook for gold pricing, the yellow metal is increasingly being used by investors as a policy and tail risk hedge.”

Citi said gold prices are on track to hit $1,270 per ounce by the end of

2018 and then climb to around $1,370 in 2019.

Potential economic crisis, elections, military actions are some of the key global events that could prompt gold’s safe-haven allure among investors, the bank said.

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The World Premiere of “Chasing Mem’ries” Lands at the Geffen

Tyne Daly as the widow Victoria reminisces about the past with her son Mason played by Scott Kradolfer in the world premiere of “Chasing Mem’ries” on stage at the Geffen Playhouse. Photo by Chris Whitaker.

I might as well get it said from the top. “Chasing Mem’ries,” written and directed by Josh Ravetch, is an unbearable schmaltzy, overly sentimental, soppy play.

Billed as “A Different Kind of Musical,” that is an apt subheading as this is definitely not a musical, but a dramedy with music and only the compelling performance by Tyne Daly, the grieving widow Victoria, will keep you from snickering at the hackneyed dialogue unfolding on the Geffen stage.

The action takes place in Victoria’s crammed attic, which is filled with mementos reflecting the family history some of which include books written by her recently deceased professor husband Franklin, well played by Robert Forster. Other relics accumulated throughout their 57-year marriage include a high chair, a three-wheel bike, a two-wheel bike, tennis rackets, and family albums which Victoria rummages through and

sings an occasional song with Alan and Marilyn Bergman’s eminently forgettable lyrics, but interesting music by Bill Cantos & Mari Falcone, Dave Grusin, Marvin Hamlisch, Michel Legrand, and Johnny Mandel.

Victoria’s son Mason, beautifully brought to life by Scott Kradolfer, repeatedly tries to get his mother to join the around 300 guests assembled on the lawn of their home for Franklin’s memorial service. Victoria has decided not to join the guests and continues to hide out in the attic, where the action begins and ends. Mason tries over and over again to convince his mother to join their guests, some of whom she doesn’t like. She seems to have a particular dislike for a guest named Thelma who apparently showed up at the memorial wearing pumps generally referred to as an invitation to perform a sex act on oneself and sporting a tiara.

Although we never actually

see Thelma, we conger up a vision of someone dressed to go night clubbing rather than attending a memorial service. The other thing we learn about this unseen character is that she doesn’t have a pleasant singing voice and Victoria absolutely does not want her to sing Alan & Marilyn Bergman’s iconic “The Way We Were.” To engage in conversation, Victoria asks Mason, who is an astronomer, about his fiancé, who is an astronaut, and was recently

launched into outer space.

She sent him a note from the great beyond that she is breaking up with him because he was at a conference and missed the blast off. What decent boyfriend misses his fiancé’s journey into space?

The conversation then segues into Mason confessing that since his childhood was so perfect, and his parents so perfectly happy, he didn’t know how to cope with any problems that might come up in relationships that were less than perfect. What Mason doesn’t know is that his mom is having an ongoing dialogue with his deceased father who constantly appears and disappears, but not really because there he stands as big as life. (Perhaps some “mood” lighting might have rendered those scenes more believable?)

Much like Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” the only one who can see the “invisible” ghost is Victoria and when Mason reappears to once again try to convince his mother to leave the attic, Franklin moves upstage to be somewhat out of the picture. Victoria and her dead husband dance and reminisce about their idyllic life together with Victoria

declaring that she simply cannot go on without him. In a “win one for the Gipper” moment, Franklin convinces Victoria that she must go one with her life and after shouting amusing instructions through the attic window to the gathered friends below, Victoria musters up her courage and walks down the stairs to face the crowd. The end.

There’s not much to say about the technical elements of the production other than if the script and lyrics matched Tony Fanning’s excellent scenic design, this could have turned out to be a really compelling evening of theatre. But then again, to see Tyne Daly reveal the grief and heartbreak of losing a loved one is worth the price of admission.

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Tyne Daly’s Victoria dances with her deceased husband Franklin played by Robert Foster. Photo by Chris Whitaker.

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A Miracle on El Paseo

Little Kaiden tells Santa what she wants for Christmas with the help of the Elves. Photo by Pat Krause Santa, Mariel Hemingway, and Warren Jones. Photo by Pat Krause Story and Photos by Pat Krause BigHorn BAM, Behind a Miracle, celebrated its 10th A Miracle on El Paseo charitable event on Saturday, Nov. 18th.

The event has gotten so big that thousands of people come to enjoy the night. Its a kick start to the Holiday Season with the lighting of the tall tree atop the roof on El Paseo. The area on El Paseo is blocked off to traffic to be able to turn it into a Wonderland for kids and adults. This is an event started by Selby Dunham so

long ago to help those with Breast Cancer. Fred Fern and his staff have helped make this into a GO TO event of the season. The event has raised over 7 million dollars for the fight against Cancer.

This year’s celebrity honorary chairwoman was Mariel Hemingway who introduced Santa and the entertainment to the crowd.

She said she had not seen a Santa Dressed in Green before. Santa is Santa no matter what he wears. I talked

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with Hemingway and she said she is still doing YOGA as I had seen her before and she is like a pretzel with her ability in Yoga and she said she also does others like it and running. She has done this as a child and loves it so it is not a thing called work to her. She thanked everyone for allowing her to come to be a part of this fun night.

This year the event was even more catered toward Children with more exciting things for them to do Like the new roller skate area where kids and adults donned roller skates and skated in a special area set aside for that. There

was also a new ZIP LINE for the brave as they took to a tall structure wearing a harness and flying down a wire to the bottom. The smaller kids blew bubbles, played with other games, rode a Ferris Wheel and saw Santa. Scott Avra held his annual take a photo with Santa again this year with elves helping. Kids waited in line to ask Santa for a special gift and left with smiles on their faces.

The group Nightshift from Citrus College in Glendora Ca had the people and kids in awe of their talent as singers and as a band. People stood on the stage just to listen and watch their motions while playing

and singing. Some even took to dancing in the street. There were lots of games where kids and adults could win a stuffed animal or a toy. Vendors gave out popcorn and cotton candy. The adults had their choice of wine, spirits or a cool drink. Food was everywhere that included signature dishes from their restaurant or business. Desserts were given by several vendors including cakes, candy, and chocolate covered raisins.

No one left hungry and some of the stores along El Paseo opened their doors for people to shop with a percentage of sales going to Bighorn Bam.

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‘Impeach Trump’ billboards go up in Times Square

By Desert Star Staff For 10 minutes, out of every hour through to New Year’s Eve, billboards on Times Square will direct passersby to a website where they can sign a petition calling for US President Donald Trump’s impeachment.

Over 350,000 people walk across Times Square each day, one of the busiest pedestrian zones in the world.

It will only get busier on New Year’s Eve, when up to a million people will go to watch the countdown. They might also catch a glimpse of the billboards paid for by billionaire Democratic Party donor Tom Steyer. The billboards direct their viewers to Steyer’s website, needtoimpeach. com, where they can sign a petition asking Congress to take action against the Commander-in-Chief.

“We’re putting a couple

of large billboards in Times Square calling for the impeachment of the president,” Steyer, who put $20mn toward the campaign, told Bloomberg on Monday. “We legitimately feel that this is the huge issue in front of the American people that no one is standing up for what the overwhelming number of Americans think.”

Steyer, a former hedge fund manager who has since turned his focus to environmentalist causes like fighting climate change, has already run a series of TV ads in which he called the Trump administration a “clear and present danger” that threatens to drag the United States into a nuclear war. The ads ran on Fox News’ Fox & Friends show, known to be a favorite program of the president, prompting a response.

“Wacky & totally unhinged,” was how Trump

described Steyer on Twitter.

Although over 2,650,000 have signed the petition for Trump’s impeachment so far, senior Democratic leaders like Nancy Pelosi have reportedly told Steyer that they consider his campaign a distraction from the party’s overall political strategy.

“It seems as if elected officials don’t think this is the time or don’t think that it’s tactically smart,” he said. “We’re not trying to be tactically smart. We’re not trying to in some way, shape or form… this for the [2018] midterms.”

Opponents of Trump’s controversial presidency have long called for his impeachment, accusing him of colluding with the Russian government during the 2016 presidential election campaign, among other things. However, no clear or

definitive evidence of such collusion has yet been found.

Last week, six Democrats in the House of Representatives, including two sitting on the House Judiciary Committee, introduced articles

of impeachment. They singled out five of President Trump’s acts which they believe to be impeachment-worthy, including the firing of FBI Director James Comey.

with 3.6 million last year.

She says people should look to their phone service provider, which has the best technology for blocking these calls, although it depends on the carrier.

“Most of those phones can access a free service

called Nomorobo that automatically identifies and blocks unwanted robocalls,” she advises. “And volunteer testers for Consumer Reports rated that service favorably.”

Mahoney says Nomorobo has an app for iPhones that costs $2 a month. Other apps also are available.

Last week, the FCC approved new rules allowing phone companies to be more proactive in blocking illegal robocalls.

However, Mahoney and one of the FCC commissioners have criticized the new rule for not mandating that these services be free.

Mahoney says unfortunately, it can be harder for people with a landline phone. There are devices that plug into phones to block calls, but she says those can cost $50 to $100.

One of the newest techniques scammers are using

is called “neighbor spoofing,” where a call comes in with a local area code to make it more enticing to pick up. These calls also are harder to track down.

Mahoney says robocallers in general are hard to find and there’s a strong incentive to keep doing it.

“Often times, by the time they are tracked down, they’ve already spent all of their illgotten gains, so it’s difficult to recover any money from them,” she concedes. “So that’s why we think it’s so important for the phone companies to offer free technological solutions to the robocall problem.”

About $350 million a year is lost to phone scams, according to Consumers Union. People can go to the union’s petition to phone company CEOs urging them to provide free services to block unwanted calls at Endrobocalls.org.

What Can be Done About Robocalls?

By Desert Star Staff BOISE, Idaho – It’s not just a figment of people’s imagination.

More Americans really are getting robocalls this year, and there is a very real frustration with them.

The number one complaint to the Federal Communications

Commission is from customers receiving machine-generated calls used to scam them.

Maureen Mahoney, a policy analyst with Consumers Union, says complaints to the FCC about violations of the do-not-call list are up to 5.3 million this year, compared

Native American Leader Recognized for Environmental Activism

By Desert Star Staff CARSON CITY, Nev. – Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Nevada Indian Commission has honored Native Americans who’ve made a significant contribution to the state.

This year Nevada’s American Indian Leader of the Year award went to Fawn Douglas, an artist and activist with the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe.

Douglas has been a big part of the push to designate Gold Butte as a national monument and now is working to save it in the face of a leaked proposal by the Trump administration to shrink the boundaries.

“We fought long and hard for several years to get

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that designation,” she says.

“And that was the voices of Nevadans. Not only our people but Nevadans as a whole.”

President Trump reportedly is planning to make an announcement about the future of Gold Butte and several other monuments in early December.

One month ago, Douglas delivered a petition - with more than 90,000 signatures - to Sen. Dean Heller’s office asking him to support Gold Butte as is.

She also led a series of public meetings on the monument.

Douglas, along with the Native American Student Association at UNLV, pushed for years to have the City of Las Vegas recognize the

second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day, something that came to pass last month.

“They said that Columbus Day is not an official holiday here in Las Vegas so there’s nothing to replace,” she adds. “But they wanted to recognize the cultural diversity and the indigenous peoples of this area.”

Douglas would like to see the State of Nevada recognize Indigenous People’s Day. A bill to make it happen faltered last session over a proposed compromise to move it to August 9, which is international Indigenous People’s Day. November 24, 2017

Artist and activist Fawn Douglas was named Nevada’s Indian American Leader of the Year on Saturday at the Governor’s Mansion. (Fawn Douglas) www.desertstarweekly.com

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING & NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will conduct a Public Hearing to consider a recommendation from the Planning Commission to the City Council to deny: 1) a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Duke Chang General Plan & Zone Map Amendment; 2) Zone Map Amendment 01-17; and 3) General Plan Amendment 01-17.

The Public Hearing will be held as follows: DATE: December 5th, 2017 TIME: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard) LOCATION: Carl May Community Center 1 1 7 1 1 West Drive, Desert Hot Springs, California, 92240 CASE(S):Zone Map Amendment 01-17 & General Plan Amendment 01-17 LOCATION: Vacant parcel locatedon the south side of Dillon Road east of Calle De Los Ramos and west of Little Morongo Road in the R-D (Rural Desert) zoning district. APN’s 666290-010 & 666-280-014

APPLICANT/REPRESENTATIVE: MSA Consulting, on behalf of Dr. Duke Chang PROPOSAL: Consideration of Zone Map Amendment & General Plan Amendment. A request to change the Zoning land use designation and General Plan land use designation from R-D (Rural Desert) to I-L (Light Industrial) for the two adjacent parcels on the south side of Dillon Road between Bearce Road and Little Morongo Road. The intent of the applicant is to rezone the property in order to allow for development of a future marijuana cultivation building site. Although no specific development application has been submitted, a change of zone and general plan amendment would allow certain uses and development standards by right-of-zone. See sections 17.160.010 – 17.16.260 at http://www.qcode.us/codes/deserthotsprings. It is the understating of staff that the developer wants to construct a series of warehouse type buildings for the purposes of indoor medical marijuana cultivation. Should you have any questions or concerns you should submit them in writing to the Planning Department or via email to the city’s project planner, Scott Taschner, at staschner@cityofdhs. org . You may also enter your testimony at the public hearing noticed herein. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:A draft Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for the project. The City Council to approve, deny, or propose changes to the project or to the environmental determination.

INTERESTED PERSONS MAY appear and be heard, or written comments may be submitted prior to the Public Hearing(s). Written comments will be made a part of the public record.The required public comment period began on September 20th, 2017 and ended on October 9th, 2017 at 5 P.M. Pacific Standard Time. Comments will be accepted until 2 P.M. on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017. If this matter should at some future date go to court, court testimony may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Desert Hot Springs, at or prior to, the public hearing. All information regarding the proposed project is available for public review at the City of Desert Hot Springs City Hall, 65950 Pierson Boulevard, during regular business hours (Monday through Thursday, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM). QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES regarding this matter or to review information for the above-described project: Contact Person: Scott Taschner Mailing Address: Community Development Department 65950 Pierson Boulevard, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Phone: (760) 3296411, Ext. 256 Email: staschner@cityofdhs.org .

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 329-6411 or via email at jsoriano@cityofdhs.org.

Notification at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting(s) will enable the City to make reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility. November 24, 2017. DSW17-1267 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AB 1600 ANNUAL REPORT – DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS AND REAFFIRMING THE NECESSITY OF CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CITY COUNCIL of the City of Desert Hot Springs will conduct a Public Hearing to review and approve the Annual AB 1600 Report – Development Impact Fees on December 5, 2017. The Report will be at the Community Development Counter for review prior to the meeting date. The Public Hearing will be held as follows: Location: Carl May Community Center/ Council Chamber 11-711 West Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Time: 6:00 P.M. (or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard) INTERESTED PERSONS MAY appear and be heard, or written comments may be sent to the City Council prior to the hearing. Written comments may be mailed to: City Clerk, City of Desert Hot Springs, 11-999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240, or delivered to the City Clerk at the same address before 4:30 p.m. on December 5, 2017. QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES may be addressed to Linda Kelly, Finance Manager, at (760) 329-6411 Ext. 289 or via email to lkelly@cityofdhs. org. /s/ Jerryl Soriano City Clerk November 24, 2017 DSW17-1266 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: COMPASSION WELLNESS CENTER, 525 NEWBURNE POINTE, BLOOMFILED HILLS, MI 48304. OAKLAND County. Full name of registrant: MATTHEW EDWARD BRIEST, 525 NEWBURNE POINTE, BLOOMFILED HILLS, MI 48304; JULIA RUTH BRIEST, 525 NEWBURNE POINTE, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304. Business is conducted by MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: MATTHEW EDWARD BRIEST. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 20, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County ClerkRecorder File No. R-201715012 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-1268

AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: WELL KEPT, 69363 SHAWNEE COURT, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JESSICA JEANNE MASS, 69363 SHAWNEE COURT, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: JESSICA JEANNE MASS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 14, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201712122 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-1219, September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 2017 November 10, 17, 24, December 1, 2017.

AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: RANDY’S EQUIPMENT REPAIR, 4130 MENNES AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92509 . Riverside County; 7900 LIMONITE AVE, STE#G165, RIVERSIDE, CA 92509. Full name of registrant RANDY LEE RADMALL, 7900 LIMONITE AVE, STE#G165, RIVERSIDE, CA 92509. Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above on 8/1/2017. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: RANDY LEE RANDMALL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 08, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711831 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-5241 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017, November 10, 17, 24, December 1, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: THE BROKERAGE AGENCY, 42314 OREGON TRAIL, MURRIETA, CA 92562. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: E&P INVESTMENTS INC., 42314 OREGON TRAIL, MURRIETA, CA 92562/CA. Business is conducted by CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: EARL WESLEY BONAWITZ, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 30, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201714175. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). DSW17-1254 November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2017.

AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: ROLND PALM SPRINGS TRANSPORTATION, LLC, 66778 JOSHUA CT, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ROLND PALM SPRINGS TRANSPORTATION, LLC, 66778 JOSHUA CT, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240/ CA. Business is conducted by LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: ROLANDO NARIO FREMISTA, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on September 6, 2017. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201711713. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE).

DSW17-5230 September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2017, November 3, 10, 17, 24, 2017 T.S. No. 057715-CA APN: 641-021-036-3 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/1/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 12/12/2017 at 3:00 PM, CLEAR RECON CORP., as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 2/7/2007, as Instrument No. 2007-0090851, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Riverside County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: ENRIQUETA D VILLEGAS, PABLO C VILLEGAS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE FRONT STEPS TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE FORMER CORONA POLICE DEPARTMENT, 849 W. SIXTH STREET, CORONA, CA 92882 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 66-116 ACOMA AV DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA 92240 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $106,904.38 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice

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of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 057715CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 . Publish November 17, 24, 2017, December 1, 2017. DSW17-1256 T.S. No. 13-2468-11 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED 注：本 文件包含一个信息摘要 참고사항: 본 첨부 문서 에 정보 요약서가 있습니다 NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY PLEASE NOTE THAT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(d)(1) THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON THIS DOCUMENT BUT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED OR PUBLISHED AND THE

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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION NEED ONLY BE MAILED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/26/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: LAURA CORDOVA MONTOYA, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation Recorded 6/14/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0427777 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Street Address or other common designation of real property: 13387 JULIAN DRIVE DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA A.P.N.: 641-193-012-3 Date of Sale: 12/6/2017 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $171,572.23, estimated The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.

If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title

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to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 or visit this Internet Web site www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case 132468-11. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 11/6/2017 The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale Information Only: 916-939-0772 www.nationwideposting.com Sindy Clements, Foreclosure Officer PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE WOLF FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0320136 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 11/10/2017, 11/17/2017, 11/24/2017. DSW17-1255

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Insightful and poignant musical launches a new version

By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film Critic Word on the street regarding the new, intimate, insightful, and delightful musical production “The Band’s Visit”, indicates that this small and compelling musical set in Israel, may become a sleeper candidate for Best New Musical and Best Female Actor in a Musical, come Tony Award time on June 10, 2018.

Opening to rave critical reviews on November 9th, “The Band’s Visit” is not your father’s familiar book musical, like “Gypsy”, or “My Fair Lady”, or even the gamechanging “Hamilton”. This small, wistful, musical gem, features a scaled down, haunting musical score and lyrics by David Yazbek, which feature only thirteen songs.

But those thirteen numbers plumb one’s soul when it comes to differences and diversity in the form of a seductive, Middle Eastern-set musical that complements the libretto written by Itamar Moses. The musical is based on the 2007 Israeli screenplay and movie of the same name.

As an attendee to the American Theatre Critics Association’s (ATCA) annual New York Conference, we had the rare opportunity to listen to and then ask questions of the musical’s creative team on the genesis and the chronicling of “The Band’s Visit” on its journey from creative spark, to rehearsals, to opening night on Broadway.

The creative team of composer/lyricist David Yazbek, librettist Itamar Moses, director David Cromer, and producer Orin Wolf, were candid in their replies during the give and take with the critics who tossed the team a lot of creative questions concerning choices made and choices discarded down the road. The Moderator was ATCA member Martha Wade Sketekee.

Listening to the panel wrestle with the myriad details that have to be addressed; like constant changes and tweaks to the story, the music, the lyrics, plus the set designs, costumes, et al, it’s easy to understand why many plays and musicals never get to see the lights of a Broadway stage. Production problems, mainly dealing with budget issues along with theatres and cast availability are the main culprits. Most musicals require months of work and gestation before their Broadway opening.

Last season’s block-buster musical juggernaut “Dear Evan Hansen”, took eight years to arrive on Broadway.

“The Band’s Visit” story is sparse but compelling.

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Eight Egyptian musicians led by Coronel Tewfiq - a winning Tony Shalhoub like you’ve never seen him before - comprise the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Band who arrive by mistake in a small town in Israel’s hot, dusty, Negev Desert. Their booking to perform was originally set for a different much larger city in Israel.

It’s late at night. And there is no transportation out of the town or any hotels to stay at, so the Band settles at a cafe owned by Dina (a divorced, sensuous, Marlene Dietrichlike, Katrina Lenk) who offers them lodging for the night.

Overcoming ethnic barriers, some of the Egyptian musicians find diversion and lodging with the local townspeople. The Band, however, is scheduled to depart for the correct city and their culturalexchange performance tomorrow… but a lot can happen in just 24 hours.

The power and appeal of this splendid musical lies in its structure, the insightful narrative and its understated performances of the fourteen talented cast members and its four gifted band musicians who bring a fresh paradigm shift in the shaping of the musical genre thanks to the personal vision of its creatively inventive director David Cromer. Rodgers and Hammerstein broke the mold of musical structure in the 1943 with “Oklahoma” to be followed seventy-two years later by Lin Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton”, that introduced another paradigm shift with the game-changing ‘Rap and Hip-Hop’ as a format for future musicals.

The touching performances of the cast are solid all around, with Shalhoub, shining as band leader Coronel Twefiq. It’s a poignant portrayal of a dignified man grieving the loss of his wife and young son while still trying to remain engaged in life and to those around him.

Lenk is a revelation as café owner Dina. She projects the weariness of an attractive, lonely woman, seeking a respite for just one night from the boredom of life in her small yown. And, she sings her life disappointments in a throaty, seductive and sultry voice that draws one closer to the on-stage action. It’s a star-turn performance. Look for her name as a Tony Award nominee come 2018 - and perhaps a win for Best Female Actor in a New Musical.

A banal plot-line would have Shalhoub and Lenk end up as a one-night-stand and then move on. But Moses and Cromer, thankfully, had other ideas that worked better.

The Egyptian band characters actually play their on-stage

Photo by Matthew Murphey instruments, and boy do they play. Ari’el Stachel on trumpet, George Abund on violin, and Alok Tewari on clarinet, and band members Ossama Farouk, Sam Sadigursky, Harvey Valdes, and Garo Tellin, in their musical numbers stopped the show a couple of times with enthusiastic audience applause.

The set designed by Scott Pask, cleverly makes use of a turn-table that opens up the stage to focus on the characters in their various village settings. The

lighting designed by Tyler Micoleau, and the costumes of Sarah Laux – especially the band’s powder blue, military uniforms and the contrasting, somewhat drab costumes, of the residents are spot-on; again visually underscoring the differences of the cultures.

The haunting musical score of composer Tazbek is in the capable hands of the musical team of Andrea Grody, Jamshied Sharifi, and Dean Sharenow.

The deliberately slow pacing by director Cromer,

nicely underscores the ennui of small town life that is so essential to the show. One cannot escape, however, the comparison of characters grappling with the oppressing ennui in Chekov’s “Uncle Vanya”.

Once, one gets on the wavelength of the performers, your enjoyment of this impressive musical will be enhanced.

“The Band’s Visit” performs at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, in NYC, and runs as an open-ended show.

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