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Desert Hot Springs, CA PERMIT NO 00005
Septmeber 15, 2021 Vol. 16 No. 72
Desert’s Ancient Wonders
Museum of Ancient Wonders to Host Virtual Reality Escape Game Set in Ancient Eg ypt By Desert Star Staff Cathedral City, CA – The Museum of Ancient Wonders (MoAW), a Cathedral Citybased museum featuring stunning replicated and
genuine treasured artifacts, announced today that it will host the Coachella Valley’s first-ever virtual reality escape game on Friday and Saturday night, October 1 and 2, 2021.
The exciting event requires 2 to 4 participants who will have 45 minutes to escape the simulated experience or become pyramid relics themselves. There will be
stations available for 4 participants per time slot beginning at 6, 7, and 8 p.m. The cost for participants is $60 with a time limit of 45 minutes to complete the
challenge and includes free admission to the museum. The intriguing virtual reality escape game is produced
By Desert Star Staff RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -Reopening for a new season on Sept. 15, Sunnylands Center & Gardens is reviving its popular outdoor movie series, Films in the Gardens, after a two-year hiatus. The public will have an opportunity to see a movie musical free of charge on three consecutive Friday evenings, starting at 7:30 p.m. The movies and their screening dates are: Sept. 17: The Wizard of Oz – The 1939 tale of Kansas runaway Dorothy Gale’s trip to the Land of Oz made Judy Garland a household name. (Rated G)
Sept. 24: Mary Poppins – A magical nanny (Julie Andrews) brightens the lives of her charges in turn-of-thecentury London. (Rated G) Oct. 1: Mamma Mia! – In a movie set to the music of the Swedish pop band ABBA, a bride-to-be (Amanda Seyfried) concocts a plan to reveal the identity of her father. (Rated PG-13) Presented in partnership with the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Films in the Gardens (formerly called Films on the Great Lawn) usually takes place bi-annually in the fall and
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Movie nights return as Sunnylands Center & Gardens opens
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