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IF A VIRUS COULD SING LOOKING FOR A COVID 19 DEFEAT THROUGH MUSIC

THE POWER OF MUSIC DEALING WITH A PANDEMIC

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IF A VIRUS COULD SING ... COULD THIS MUSICAL VERSION OF COVID-19 HELP US DEFEAT THE DISEASE?

BY GEORGE MORETTI

MIT PROFESSOR MARKUS BUEHLER DESIGNS NEW PROTEINS WITH THE HELP OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. HE RECENTLY TRANSLATED THE SPIKE PROTEIN OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (SARS-COV-2) INTO SOUND TO VISUALIZE ITS VIBRATIONAL PROPERTIES, AS SEEN HERE, WHICH COULD HELP IN FINDING WAYS TO STOP THE VIRUS. PRIMARY COLORS REPRESENT THE SPIKE’S THREE PROTEIN CHAINS. IMAGE COURTESY OF MARKUS BUEHLER.

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We’re all now familiar with the spiky look of the coronavirus protein. But what do you think it might sound like?

to unpack its vibrational properties through molecular-based sound spectra, which could hold one key to stopping the virus.

An engineering professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown us. By assigning musical notes to each part of the virus’ structure, he has created a whole composition, which, as it turns out, is similar to the ambient music pioneered by Brian Eno.

His musical representation of the virus is, he says, more accurate than classical static diagrams that fail to show the virus’ constant movement and vibration.

The proteins that make up all living things are alive with music.

Markus Buehler, professor at MIT develops artificial intelligence models to design new proteins, sometimes by translating them into sound. His goal is to create new biological materials for sustainable, non-toxic applications. In a project with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, Buehler is searching for a protein to extend the shelf life of perishable food.

In another recent study, in APL Bioengineering, he went a step further and used artificial intelligence (AI) to discover an entirely new protein. As both studies went to print, the Covid-19 outbreak was surging in the United States, and Buehler turned his attention to the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the appendage that makes the novel coronavirus so contagious. He and his colleagues are trying

“They don’t actually look like they look in a chemistry textbook because atoms and molecules are continuously moving. They kind of look like a vibrating string.”

And it is that vibration that fascinates Buehler, who is looking at whether it can be exploited to combat the virus.

“That is something we have been thinking about for this protein and other proteins in the last couple of years, to use the knowledge of the Nanoscopic vibrations as a way of actually disintegrating the structure.

“I do a lot of research on fracturing of materials in my work and a lot of times we’re trying to prevent fracturing from happening. But in this case, we actually are trying to find a pathway to deliberately destroy a structure, vibrations are an important pathway to doing that.”

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THE BENEFIT OF TRANSLATING PROTEINS INTO SOUND The brain is great at processing sound! In one sweep, our ears pick up all of its hierarchical features: pitch, timbre, volume, melody, rhythm, and chords. “We would need a high-powered microscope to see the equivalent detail in an image, and we could never see it all at once. Sound is such an elegant way to access the information stored in a protein”, says Buehler.

Typically, sound is made from vibrating a material, like a guitar string, and arranging sounds in hierarchical patterns makes music.

By combining AI and these concepts, and using molecular vibrations and neural networks we can construct new musical forms. We’ve been working on methods to turn protein structures into audible representations, and translate these representations into new materials.

WHAT CAN AN AUDIBLE REPRESENTATION OF SARS-COV2’S “SPIKE” PROTEIN TELL US? Professor Buehel explains; “Its protein spike contains three protein chains folded into an intriguing pattern. These structures are too small for the eye to see, but they can be heard. We represented the physical protein structure, with its entangled chains, as interwoven melodies that form a multi-layered composition. The spike protein’s amino acid sequence, its secondary structure patterns, and its intricate three-dimensional folds are all featured. The resulting piece is a form of counterpoint music, in which notes are played against notes. Like a symphony, the musical patterns reflect the protein’s intersecting geometry realized by materializing its DNA code.

A TRICKY LITTLE VIRUS The virus has an uncanny ability to deceive and exploit the host for its own multiplication. Its genome hijacks the host cell’s protein

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manufacturing machinery, and forces it to replicate the viral genome and produce viral proteins to make new viruses. As you listen, you may be surprised by the pleasant, even relaxing, tone of the music.

But it tricks our ear in the same way the virus tricks our cells. It’s an invader disguised as a friendly visitor. Through music, we can see the SARS-CoV-2 spike from a new angle, and appreciate the urgent need to learn the language of proteins.

ADDRESSING COVID-19, AND THE VIRUS Translating proteins into sound gives scientists another tool to understand and design proteins. Even a small mutation can limit or enhance the pathogenic power of SARS-CoV-2. Through audible representation, we can also compare the biochemical processes of its spike protein with previous coronaviruses, like SARS or MERS. In the music we created, we analyzed the vibrational structure of the spike protein that infects the host. Understanding these vibrational patterns is critical for drug design and much more.

Vibrations may change as temperatures warm, for example, and they may also tell us why the SARS-CoV-2 spike gravitates toward human cells more than other viruses.

We might also use a compositional approach to design drugs to attack the virus. We could search for a new protein that matches the melody and rhythm of an antibody capable of binding to the spike protein, interfering with its ability to infect.

Let’s hope that this virus can finally face the music.

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COPING WITH COVID-19

BY USING THE POWER OF MUSIC

In Italy, people isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic stood on apartment balconies, singing “Bella Ciao” – “goodnight, beautiful” – together into the night. Musicians in a Dutch symphony filmed themselves playing Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” individually – then assembled a compilation video titled “From Us, For You.” In Columbus, children played their cellos from their porch so an elderly neighbor could hear.

That includes the kind of in-person connections made in Italy and Columbus. But it also includes playing a song that reminds you of a happy moment – maybe one from a concert you enjoyed with friends, or a song that reminds you of your partner.

The virus might be keeping people apart; music is bringing them together.

Research shows music can help regulate emotion, make us feel connected “Music is a very effective, easy and cheap way of distracting yourself,” said Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, a professor of communication at The Ohio State University who has studied the connections between people and the music they listen to.

“Listening to music positively affects cortisol levels in the saliva, and it can lower a person’s heart rate,” Knobloch-Westerwick said.

Oftentimes we think of other people when we listen to music – it might remind us of other people and just help us feel connected. And that is a buffer against stress – human connectedness helps you to feel less stress.

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Music can help our bodies manage the physiological response to stress, research shows.

So if you’re feeling stressed or anxious, what The kind of music should you listen to depends on the person, said Lindsay Warrenburg, who finished her PhD at Ohio State in December, and whose dissertation focused on music and emotion. She specifically studied how music affects feelings of sorrow.

“The research on regulation of emotion shows that there are different ways to regulate your mood,” she said, “but right now, during times of stress like we’re living in now, being distracted and

actively seeking out something that will make you feel more positive are probably two of the best strategies.”

That could mean listening to upbeat music that makes you feel happy, she said. Or, it could mean returning to music that reminds you of specific moments or broader times in your life that brought you joy.

“There’s a critical period of music listening called the reminiscence, which is from around age 12 to around age 22 – it’s when most of our musical tastes are formed,” Warrenburg said. “I would suggest going back to music that reminds people of that time period.”

Music often prompts memories: We remember where we were and who we were with the first time we saw our favorite musician perform. A cheesy slow jam might take us back to our high school prom. A happy sing-along might remind us of favorite friends.

“Just thinking about your loved ones, about good relationships, about the good times in your life has a reassuring effect,” KnoblochWesterwick said.

People often learn to love music because of their families or broader cultures, she said. That’s one reason listening to music helps us feel connected.

“Maybe you’ve seen your parents enjoy a certain type of music, or maybe you’ve been in a school band,” Knobloch-Westerwick said.

“Part of this is cultural. And there are also the physiological responses.”

There is some research that shows the tempo of the music might matter, too: “The beat could help you sort of bring your body back to

a normal beat,” she said.

Music, like so many art forms, can also help us process our emotions and feel like we are not alone in them – it’s the reason breakup songs are so powerful when relationships end.

And, ultimately, even though we’re connecting remotely, understanding that we aren’t alone might be one of the things that helps us get through this time, Knobloch-Westerwick said.

“Music is a great way of reminding us that we are all in this together,” she said. “What everybody does counts. So, we all have to really hang in there and support each other. We will see through this.

Everything will be better eventually.”

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NEW RELEASES WITH THIS QUARANTINE AT TIMES COMES CREATIVITY. HERE ARE A FEW ARTISTS WHO HAVEN’T LET THIS TIME GET THEM DOWN AND HAVE COME UP WITH FANTASTIC RESULTS.

BILLY PORTER RELEASES NEW SINGLE ‘FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH GRAMMY®/EMMY®/TONY®-winner Billy Porter has released a soul-stirring cover of Stephen Stills’ “For What It’s Worth,” as performed by Buffalo Springfield, continuing the legacy of using his art as a means to raise consciousness. “I decided to record ‘For What It’s Worth’ because I wanted to have my art and my music matter, make a difference,” Porter said. “I’ve always been a political person.

I come from the generation where the music reflected what was going on in the world, in the day. The song was written and performed sort of during the Civil Rights Era, the Vietnam War, it was protest music and I wanted to have a hand in bringing that back and speaking truth directly to power.” Porter has re-imagined the folk-rock classic adding a soulful spin that rocks out as much as it “grooves out.” Porter’s innovative take finds him laying down multiple vocal parts that build to an uplifting crescendo that takes the iconic tune into new territory. The song is produced by Zack Arnett of SUR and executive produced by Bill Butler and Carmen Cacciatore for The Butler Music Company Inc. With the outbreak of the Coronavirus, national attention has shifted from the 2020 Election cycle to the worldwide pandemic, for which Porter feels “For What It’s Worth” is also well suited.

“One of the heartening things that I’ve seen during the Coronavirus outbreak is how we’ve all banded together. Everyone doing their part, checking on each other, using technology to connect with one another,” said Porter. “I think the messages in ‘For What It’s Worth’ are so relevant now. It’s a song about unifying and coming together to make a change.”

While Porter steadfastly encourages folks to stay focused on the present, with everyone doing their part to help battle COVID-19, he’s also keeping an eye on November when U.S. citizens will be voting for a new president.

“While we’re all stuck at home, now is a great time to make sure you’re registered to vote,” he said. “The election is comin,’ y’all. Let’s get ready and stay ready.”

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“I have never been asked to ‘update’ ‘For What It’s Worth’ to accommodate Modern Times by anyone, ever,” Stills said. “Modern Times seem to circle back and find it yet again an appropriate reflection of uncertainty and suspicion. We always do the same thing. Any form of eccentricity, or failure to conform, or difference in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion or political dissent results in your being cast as one of the ‘Other.’ An ‘Outsider.’ A term that leaves you open to being shunned, bullied, demeaned or suspect, ‘Less than’ American. Billy Porter gets all of that and has done a masterful job of capturing the essence of the original Buffalo Springfield rendition, recorded the day after it was written, and made it his own. Pure genius.”

“For What It’s Worth” is the follow-up to Porter’s most recent single, “Love Yourself,” which hit #1 on the Billboard Club Play Songs Chart in summer of 2019 and was timed to World Pride/ Stonewall50. The video for “Love Yourself” was a celebrity lip sync

respectively. Pet Shop Boys versus America also features on-tour photography by legendary rock photographer Pennie Smith. These reissued volumes include new introductions from Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe and new afterword by Chris Heath.

The BFI has also announced it is to release a restored version of Pet Shop Boys’ 1988 feature film It Couldn’t Happen Here, directed

by Jack Bond and starring Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe alongside Joss Ackland and Barbara Windsor. Unavailable worldwide for the last 30 years, the film has been newly re-mastered by the BFI from a 4K scan for release as a limited edition Blu-ray/DVD on June 15.

Pet Shop Boys’ Dreamworld tour has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and the European dates are being rescheduled with an announcement expected early next week. UK dates have already been rescheduled for May 2021 - tickets for the original dates will remain valid for the new dates.

MICHELLE KASH FINDS FREEDOM WITH “PERSONAL JESUS”

extravaganza featuring cameos by Porter’s “Pose” co-stars along with Cyndi Lauper, Kelly Ripa, Debra Messing, Lin Manuel Miranda, and designer Christian Siriano, among many others.

“I hope people are inspired to not give up, to continue to have hope, and to understand that the only way change comes is for the people to come together and demand it,” Porter concluded.

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PET SHOP BOYS ANNOUNCE BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘I DON’T WANNA’ Taken From Their Highly Acclaimed Current Album ‘Hotspot’ ‘I Don’t Wanna’ is taken from the recent album ‘Hotspot’, which was released to widespread critical acclaim in February. The album entered the UK album chart at number 3, matching the chart entries of its predecessors in the trilogy of albums produced by Stuart Price.

It is Pet Shop Boys’ 17th top ten album in the UK. It also reached number 3 in the German and Spanish album charts and number 1 in the USA on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, making it the fourth Pet Shop Boys album to accomplish this.

Last month, Heinemann publishers reissued the classic books Pet Shop Boys, Literally and Pet Shop Boys versus America. The books, written by Chris Heath, were originally published in the early 90s and each documents the group on their 1989 and 1991 tours

Singer-songwriter Michelle Kash has released her moody, sultry cover of Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus” along with a cinematic video that serves as an artful peek into Michelle’s world. With a smoky, soulful delivery and a personal style somewhere between Debbie Harry and Old Hollywood pinup, Michelle’s seductive, fiery take on alternative pop is equally evocative and empowering in its confidence and charisma. In between echoes of swelling synths, her voice tows the line between a coy croon and a commanding chant on “Personal Jesus,” painting her as a 21st century temptress. The single is released via Love Animal Records, a Los Angeles based indie music label built by artists, for artists and is distributed by Ingrooves Worldwide.

“When I sing ‘Personal Jesus,’ I have a vision of a sexual savior within myself or that I look for in others,” she explains. “It’s gritty and shadowy like an after-hours party. I hadn’t seen a woman cover the song, which added a different dimension. It paves the way for where I want to go musically,” shares Michelle. “Personal Jesus” follows Michelle’s two previously release singles, “Smoking Gun,” a mesmerizing track about succumbing to the irresistible temptation of a toxic lover. Her follow up single, “Hurt Me” examines the difficulty of staying happy in a relationship without passion from a partner.

Inspired by everyone from Aretha Franklin, Joan Jett, Patti Smith, and Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick to Fiona Apple, Cat Power, Portishead, and Florence + the Machine, Michelle grew up playing guitar and piano and writing poetry of her own and was surrounded by art and creativity during her globe-trotting

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childhood. Finding solace in spirituality, Michelle began going on meditation retreats, and it was during a retreat in Utah when she discovered her singing voice while meditating and her purpose became clear. Michelle started performing in her hometown of New York City before moving to Los Angeles where she performs at venues across the city. In addition to her music, Michelle has had a lifelong commitment to philanthropy and advocating for gender equality, female empowerment and is a fierce fighter for animal rights. Stay tuned for a lot more to come from Michelle this year.

GRAMMY-WINNING GLOBAL SUPERSTAR KELLY CLARKSON RELEASES NEW SINGLE “I DARE YOU” GRAMMY-winning global superstar Kelly Clarkson has unveiled her brand new single “I Dare You” – available now via Atlantic Records. Penned by Natalie Hemby (The Highwomen, Kacey Musgraves), Laura Veltz (Dan + Shay, Maren Morris) and Ben West (P!nk, Lady Antebellum) with production by longtime collaborator Jesse Shatkin (Sia, Jennifer Lopez), the track is a sensational anthem of resilience by way of love and positivity.

“I Dare You” arrives alongside a five-track collection of multi-language duet versions, sung with a canon of internationally acclaimed vocalists in their native tongue. The bundle sees Clarkson joined by Zaz (“Appelle Ton Amour” – French Version), Faouzia (“‫ – ”كادحتنك‬Arabic Version), Blas Cantó (“Te Reto A Amar” – Spanish Version), Glasperlenspiel (“Trau Dich” – German Version) and Maya Buskila (“‫ – ”הארנ אוב‬Hebrew Version) – truly encapsulating the song’s message of all-inclusivity.

“This is my favorite/hardest project that I’ve ever worked on” explained Clarkson. “It has always been a dream of mine, as I grew

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up singing in different languages, to find that perfect song, with the perfect message, to connect us all globally and then record that song with several other artists around the world in their native languages.

We have put a lot of work into this as a team and decided to continue with our release date of this project because we feel like we all couldn’t be more connected right now across the world, and maybe this message will bring a little hope in this sometimes dark, and isolating time. Thank you so much to all the artists that worked on this with me. We hope everyone out there connects with this message and chooses love instead of fear. I dare you.”

single” saying “it’s not every day that we get a perfect disco song.”

“The song is about how the safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community have been fractured of late with a palpable uprising of anti-LGBTQ+ and xenophobic rhetoric, which is scarily even more real now as these public spaces are closed for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Bright Light Bright Light about the origins and evolution of the track. “LGBTQ+ people - most notably trans women - are attacked and killed at an alarming rate, and so this song is a fierce statement that every living person deserves to feel safe in the place they call home, whoever you may be.”

While creating Fun City, Bright Light Bright Light was sonically inspired by the legacy of iconic LGBTQ+ artists like Sylvester, Erasure, Scissor Sisters and Hercules & Love Affair, and to capture the spirit of the queer trailblazers before him, he recorded the vocals for the album on the empty dance floor of East Village gay club Bedlam. He hopes Fun City will examine the ways marginalized people stay strong, focused and creative through times of social and political hardships.

The album title itself is a historical reference to a quote said by NYC mayor John V. Lindsay who on his first day in office in 1966, amidst a crippling transit strike, said “I still think it’s a fun city.”

BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT DROPS “THIS WAS MY HOUSE” On September 18, Bright Light Bright Light (the performance alias of Welsh international pop star Rod Thomas) will open the gates to Fun City, his meticulously crafted collection of ‘80s-inspired disco-pop that he built as a statement of perseverance during restless times. To be released on his own label YSKWN! (in partnership with Megaforce Records and The Orchard) and to include collaborations with a yet-to-be-announced “who’s who” of LGBTQ+ icons and musical trailblazers, Fun City is his love letter to marginalized communities who feel scared or forgotten.

To celebrate the album announce, he has dropped first single “This Was My House,” a sugar-rush of dance floor pop featuring Madonna’s longtime backing vocalist duo Niki Haris and Donna De Lory. The song was produced by Initial Talk who has been delighting throwback production fans with his recent reimaginings of Dua Lipa, Janet Jackson and many other pop artists. Originally written as an banner-waving ode to LGBTQ+ safe spaces, the song should ring universally true to individuals worldwide who are struggling to find peace and refuge during the current political climate and public health situation. Paper Magazine praised the “Studio 54-worthy

“The idea of a deeply flawed but still beautiful world is what the album is about, so I thought it was a fitting image for how the LGBTQ+ world has had to find laughter and solidarity in face of prejudice through history, dancing through pain and living for love in spite of hate,” said Bright Light Bright Light.

Bright Light Bright Light has been a staple of the international LGBTQ+ music scene for over ten years, having released three prior albums and touring as both a solo artist and has support alongside pop royalty like Elton John, Cher, Erasure, Ellie Goulding and The Scissor Sisters. He also collaborated with Elton on his 2016 banger “All In The Name” which he also performed with the music legend on “The Graham Norton Show.”

For the past four years he has curated, hosted and served as the DJ for regular afternoon dance parties (which he affectionately calls the “Romy & Michele’s Saturday Afternoon Tea Dance”) at Manhattan’s Club Cumming and Brooklyn’s C’Mon Everybody. Aside from using his music as a powerful platform for equality, he has also actively fundraised for The Trevor Project, Ali Forney Center, Hetrick-Martin Institute, ACLU, and Elton John AIDS Foundation over the years. For more info visit www.brightlightx2.com

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FEATURE DESERT AIDS PROJECT UPDATE

DAP INNOVATES WITH HIV SELF-TESTING

BY STEVEN HENKE

Desert AIDS Project isn’t letting COVID-19 get in the way of HIV testing for those who need it at recovery centers and treatment facilities. Although social distancing measures have required Community Health personnel to cease in-person groups until further notice, an innovative approach by DAP will provide 500 HIV self-test kits to these facilities and treatment centers, preventing dangerous delays in HIV testing. These tests are grant-funded.

Counselors at recovery centers and treatment facilities in the Coachella Valley are accustomed to experts from DAP visiting them to conduct HIV testing, treatment, and education onsite for their clients.

For anyone seeking services at the DAP campus, HIV testing there remains completely safe and open during this health crisis. But self-HIV testing is also available for routine testers who do not want to come into public for their HIV testing.

Anyone interested in finding out more should call April Cruz, diagnostic testing and outreach manager at (760) 656-8425.

Follow up support and linkage to ongoing care with DAP is always offered to anyone testing positive for HIV.

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The CDC recommends that offering HIV testing at recovery centers and treatment facilities is highly effective to identify HIV positive individuals who are unaware they are HIV positive, opening a crucial window of opportunity to link them to life saving care.

Without routine testing, we cannot end HIV in the Coachella Valley. But for people in residential recovery, or who are incarcerated, access to HIV testing during the COVID-19 crisis has largely stopped.

Combined with HIV education Zoom sessions, counselors from DAP will complement the self-HIV tests by making a connection that can inspire personal change in those who need it most.

Zoom meetings are being used to make sure DAP Community Health educators like Jose De La Cruz can still talk to groups and their counselors in a communal setting, encouraging them to consider their health and recovery, and then offering them practical tools to do so.

“I wanted to continue the work I’ve been doing for more than 25 years at DAP,” De La Cruz said. “At least for now, videoconferencing and self-swab is the most effective way we can keep helping people in recovery during COVID-19.”

People with substance abuse disorders or who misuse substances, people who trade sex for drugs, and people who have sex while intoxicated, are at high risk for becoming infected with HIV. (CDC) According to De La Cruz, many entering these settings have never been tested for HIV. More than half of Americans aged 18–64 have never been tested for HIV, which makes it more likely they will spread it to unsuspecting partners. Not knowing has other another pitfall; one in three Americans who test positive for HIV is tested too late to get the full advantage of treatment. (CDC) “With the emphasis on preventing the spread of COVID-19, we don’t want our services to be lost,” said De La Cruz. “We knew we needed to find a way quickly to prevent a lapse in reaching people while they are already trying to get help.”

This is also an opportunity for patient-facing staff at the recovery facilities to add HIV testing and training to their pre and post counseling skillsets, which typically cover other risk factors in an overall treatment plan. DAP provides training for counselors in these settings, with the goal of changing lives and stopping the spread of HIV and STIs in the Coachella Valley.

What Is A Syndemic?

Together, HIV, HCV and STIs create a syndemic—a set of linked health problems that interact synergistically and exacerbate poor health outcomes.

For example, having an STD increases the likelihood of acquiring HIV. Among people who are living with HCV and HIV, HCV progresses faster and more than triples the risk for liver disease, liver failure, and liver related death. These epidemics are also driven by similar social and economic conditions and disproportionately impact many of the same disadvantaged communities.

About End The Epidemics The California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Centers, together with HIV, viral hepatitis, and STD community-based organizations across California, have launched a community-driven effort to inform development of a statewide plan to end the HIV, HCV, and STD epidemics in California. What makes this initiative innovative and unique – in addition to community leadership – is its ambitious goal of addressing these health conditions as a syndemic – a set of linked health problems that interact synergistically and exacerbate poor health outcomes. The syndemic approach differs from the biomedical approach in that it treats diseases concurrently and also addresses the social determinants of health that drive these epidemics. To learn more, visit: www.chprc.org/end-the-epidemics/

Parking Lot Van Testing at DAP We have parked our mobile testing van in the DAP lot and it’s open to provide continuous access to HIV, HCV and STI testing and treatment, plus access to PrEP and PEP. The DOCK is still open in our Green Clinic, but some of our clients feel better accessing services without entering a building. This is also a great way to get linked into primary medical and behavioral healthcare if needed. Why not have a chat in the fresh air with one of our specialists about your health? For more information, please call DAP is still fighting the HIV, STI and HCV epidemics amid the COVID-19 crisis.

“We have increased our range of testing to fit our clients’ needs, whether it’s in the mobile clinic, The DOCK, and for specifically HIV, this self-test,” said C.J. Tobe, director of Community Health. “We will do whatever it takes to offer HIV, STI and HCV testing, and then link anyone to treatment immediately if they need it.”

Useful Links · Learn more about DAP’s COVID-19 Emergency Response at: desertaidsproject.org/support-our-mission/make-a-donation/ · For a Q&A on COVID-19 at: desertaidsproject.org/questionsand-answers-on-coronavirus/ DAP was one of the first to talk about smarter sex during COVID-19 and continues pushing this conversation. We partner with leaders in the erotic entertainment industry, and we offer advice to sex workers based on our decades of healthcare experience.

By having as many conversations as we can about HIV prevention, testing, and treatment, we can end HIV where we live.

“Thankfully, we don’t have to choose between being careful about coronavirus and getting informed about our bodies.” Dr. Singh, DAP associate chief medical officer.

Visit www.desertaidsproject.org, www.thedockclinic.org, and www.gettestedcoachellavalley.org to learn more.

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BUSNIESSPROFILE

LOCKED UP AND UNCORKED”, A YOUTUBE DOCUSERIES ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CHAMPAGNE ILDK Media and A Lord Pupuce Productions announced the launch of “Locked Up and Uncorked”, a brand new YouTube Docuseries during the time of COVID-19 hosted by Entertainment publicist and LGBTQ+ PR campaign expert Mona Elyafi, CEO & Founder of ILDK Media.

Locked Up and Uncorked, produced by Aude Thouret for A Lord Pupuce Productions, retraces through short (5-8 minutes) episodes the history of Champagne, France, and its milestone moments from the coronation of Clovis (the first King of France) in the cathedral of Reims, to modern-day events.

It is a history that is paved with trials and triumphs and of course larger than life characters that have and continue to give Champagne its effervescent, sparkling and glorious personality.

In the face of the disastrous economic effects of the Coronavirus that saw the majority of her business gone in one day, Elyafi took that opportunity to bounce back, and put all this new free time to good use by turning to her passion, Champagne.

On top of completing an extensive course with Comite Champagne and receiving her accreditation as an official Champagne expert, she also decided to share her knowledge and expertise in all things Champagne related. Teaming up with her wife, she created and launched an entertaining, bubbly, educational, instructive and fun docuseries appropriately titled “Locked Up and Uncorked”.

Elyafi was born in Beirut Lebanon and immigrated to Paris France in 1975 when the civil war started. She was raised in Paris benefiting from a mix of both a European and Middle Eastern culture. With a Muslim father and a catholic mother, she grew up exposed to both religions - its traditions, celebrations and beliefs.

She moved to Los Angeles in 1990 to pursue a BA in Political Science.

She left LA and moved to New York City where she attended New York University to complete a Masters in Liberal Arts (with a minor in Journalism). She then returned to LA and started her PR career at the

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Lee Solters Company with the famed Lee Solters (credited to have created the field of PR).

Following a back surgery, Elyafi battled drug to addiction crack cocaine for three years. At the age 33 she luckily hit rock bottom, picked herself up and commenced the long road to recovery which led to the launched of her own PR firm, ILDK Media, in 2004.

ILDK Media is a one- woman owned business created 17 years ago with one tiny seed and over a decade later, turned into a widely respected expert in LGBTQ+ PR strategies with a focus on diversity & inclusion as well as global Women Empowerment campaigns.

Staying at the forefront of change, ILDK has been instrumental in making LGBTQ agendas move into mainstream culture. From transgender activist Michaela Mendelsohn (Transcanwork.org), to internationally known queer women festival such as The Dinah Shore Weekend (Thedinah.com), to ClexaCon Las Vegas (Clexacon. com) - all LGBTQ PR campaigns that sparked more than a dialogue about diversity and equality and have led the mainstream headlines making front-page news.

The drive in Elyafi to amplify women’s voices runs in the family, starting with her maternal grandmother who was her mentor & role model as well as her great uncle, Abdallah El Yafi, on her father’s side. Abdullah El Yafi, former Prime Minister of Lebanon, was a pioneer in defending women’s rights & equality. He was at the forefront of the struggle to give women the right to vote, which he was able to achieve with his cabinet in power in 1952. This is a man who had quite an ‘avant-garde’ ring to conservative Muslim ears.

“Locked Up and Uncorked” is a project born out of love and absolutely passion for a bubbly wine whose ultimate story is one of survival.

Champagne’s past is marked by devastation, wars, diseases, dreadful harvests and bad weather; yet it is also the birth place of the most iconic, most celebrated and loved wine in the world - the centerpiece of celebration and the emblem of the good life.

Elyafi is currently furthering her professional / academic expertise on Champagne by pursing a Champagne Master-Level Program with Wine Scholar Guild.

For more info about Locked Up and Uncorked go to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChAIEd57zxjS4SHl6flVrnQ

Latest Episode; Veuve Clicquot: The explosive & effervescent World’s First International Businesswoman who Shattered the Glass Ceiling One Champagne Cork Popping Sound at a Time.

Madame Clicquot also known as Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin or Veuve Clicquot became a widow at the age of 27.

The remarkable woman behind the prestigious yellow label defied gender stereotypes to become one of the world’s first international businesswomen. She is credited with major breakthroughs from marketing masterstrokes to revolutionary winemaking techniques (“remuage” / riddling) that catapulted her name to world wide iconic status. From chancing her heritage on a doomed business to gambling her champagne against a naval blockade, Barbe-Nicole built her champagne empire on bold decisions. The story of Veuve Clicquot is a story of sheer audacity that saw the First Lady of Champagne, essentially, give birth to the Champagne industry.

Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/Ka1F8ibhqQk

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BOOK REVIEW

ALWAYS OVERBOOKED

BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

Some people collect glassware.

Others collect books or sweaters or Santa statues or fancy cars or any one of a million things there are more than two of. Scientists say that, as a species, we’re hard-wired to do it, even if you just collect friends. And in “Name Drop” by Ross Mathews, some of them might even be famous.

From the time he was a little boy growing up in a farm community in Washington state, Mathews wanted to have friends that were celebrities. He imagined what it would be like to hang out with them and gossip… and then it actually happened.

Now, he says he hates when people “name drop,” but “honey,” he has stories...

His celebrity circle started when he was an intern on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, which sent him to report on the Olympics three times, which led him to start a blog, and that’s how he became BFFs with Rosie O’Donnell. They’ve been fast friends ever since, though it was she who “made” him “sleep with a Republican.”

He worked with Chelsea Handler on Chelsea Lately and because of where the show was filmed; he met and became friends with the Kardashians, who were filming their reality show in the same building. The Chelsea gig also gave Mathews the opportunity to be on the sidelines when his beloved Seahawks won the Super Bowl in 2013.

That was the year he also got to play celebrity matchmaker.

He had a chance to meet two of the Spice Girls. He got a quickclick photo op with Celine Dion. He met Omorosa and scooped every rabid reporter on TV; he met “Liza with an OMG” and spent all night talking with Christina Aguilera.

But “not every celebrity story is going to end like a fairy tale where the famous person and I end up bonding...” says Mathews.

Especially when it’s Barbara Walters, Faye Dunaway, or Elizabeth Taylor…

No doubt about it, “Name Drop” sure is fun.

It’s got the feel of a Friday night at your bestie’s house, where the snacks on the kitchen counter are bottomless and so are the Skinny ‘Ritas, and you scream yourself hoarse in mock horror and real laughter at the stories you’re told. It’s got the kind of gossip you want about the stars you love (or love to hate), spilled with a little snark and a charming amount of awe. It’s got an absolute (and absolutely relieving) sense that being famous sometimes doesn’t

make a person act famous – although sometimes, it does. And it’s got “Rossipes” (Rossipes!) you can make to go along with your reading.

Like a red-carpet walk with a broken heel, though, “Name Drop” sometimes limps. Author Ross Mathews is funny and punny, but not both simultaneously: alas, the puns are too much, too overwhelming, so feel free to groan and ignore them. The dishy tales you get in this book are way more fun; in fact, if you love boy-meets-girl-celebrity tales, you’ll find that “Name Drop” is a great collection.

“Name Drop: The Really Good Celebrity Stories I Usually Only Tell at Happy Hour” by Ross Mathews c.2020, Atria Books $26.00 / $29.99 Canada / 225 pages

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FILM

AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER WENDY JO CARLTON TALKS ABOUT “GOOD KISSER”

BY MICHEL KHORDOC Wolfe Video announced the digital release of “Good Kisser”, which will be available for purchase and rent on May 19, 2020 ahead of its DVD release set for June 16th, 2020. “Good Kisser” will stream on a variety of digital platforms including Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, FandangoNOW, Google Play, VUDU and WolfeOnDemand.com.

From award-winning writer/director Wendy Jo Carlton, (Easy Abby, Jamie and Jessie are Not Together), comes this fresh, romantic ride, brimming with mind games and erotic tension.

Kate and Jenna want to spice up their relationship by opening it up to a third and plan a date with the enchanting Mia. Jenna becomes enthralled with Mia’s sexual confidence and charm, and as they spend the evening dancing, drinking tequila, and sharing secrets, the women become entangled physically and emotionally.

But what was intended as a night of fun soon exposes the cracks in Kate and Jenna’s relationship. Careful what you wish for.

Written and directed by Wendy Jo Carlon, who has been focusing on female-oriented queer movies for two decades, Good Kisser features an-all female ensemble cast starring Kari Alison Hodge, Rachel Paulson, Julie Eringer, and Courtney McCullough.

Wendy Jo Carlton directed her first feature, Hannah Free, starring Emmy-winner Sharon Gless, in 2009.

Her second feature, Jamie and Jessie are Not Together, is said to be the first lesbian RomCom musical, with film critic Roger Ebert giving it a glowing review, and AutoStraddle.com listed Jamie and Jessie are Not Together as one of the “Top 100 Lesbian Movies of All Time”.

Carlton is an Associate Producer on the award-winning documentary, Circus of Books, on Netflix (2020). And her award-

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winning lesbian web series, Easy Abby, received 50 million views online, and is now an Original Series on Revry.tv.

Wendy Jo started her career producing a weekly radio show and writing pop songs. She founded a media literacy film program for teen girls called, Chicks Make Flicks, before earning an MFA

in Film from the University of Illinois Chicago. Carlton’s awardwinning early short films have screened internationally, including the American Film Institute and Sundance.

We caught up with the award-winning filmmaker to talk about the digital release of her feature film Good Kisser.

How did the idea for Good Kisser come to life?

I love to write about physical chemistry, and about women who are in the midst of emotional clarity, or breakdowns!

When I was writing Good Kisser, one thing I knew for sure was that Jenna, the protagonist, struggles with low self-esteem and she often has social anxiety attacks.

Jenna is a complex character in that she is creative and openminded, but she hasn’t recognized her own strengths yet. She is on the verge of a breakthrough, and I want to watch Jenna “wake up” in nearly real time.

Good Kisser is about the joy of organic sexual attraction, and also about the power of intellectual connection with someone, as we watch Jenna fall in and out of love several times! Ultimately, she stands up for herself, but in surprising ways.

Why was it important for you to make this movie?

I’m obsessed with chemistry and attraction, and the different ways attraction informs our choices, good or bad.

How we deceive ourselves, and the people we care about, which is human, and interpersonal communication and how we navigate that, and sometimes manipulate dynamics.

In your opinion, what makes this film a MUST-SEE? Good Kisser has a steady simmering beat of sexual tension and

emotional drama between three complex women, that’s definitely worth watching. Plus popsicles.

What was it like wearing the hats of both writer and director?

It’s fairly easy to flow from writing the screenplay and directing the movie because it’s takes a chunk of time between accomplishing the writing and raising the money and the gathering the film production team. I wrote and directed the features, Jamie & Jessie are Not Together, two seasons of “Easy Abby” web series and a dozen short films before that. So, it’s become natural for me to imagine who and what I’m looking for in casting actors for the characters and what physical and emotional qualities instinctively “fit” to me.

What would you like the audience to take away from Good Kisser?

Hopefully, viewers will be entertained, drawn into the drama and walk away feeling a bit turned on and hopeful!

Watch the Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISmcJqlpUNg

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FEATURE

THE BURNING MAN MULTIVERSE IN 2020

BY BURNING MAN PROJECT

After much listening, discussion, and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision not to build Black Rock City in 2020. Given the painful reality of COVID-19, one of the greatest global challenges of our lifetimes, we believe this is the right thing to do. Yes, we are heartbroken. We know you are too. In 2020 we need human connection and Immediacy more than ever. But public health and the well being of our participants, staff, and neighbors in Nevada are our highest priorities.

We are, however, going to build Black Rock City in The Multiverse. That’s the theme for 2020 so we’re going to lean into

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it. Who’d have believed it would come true? We look forward to welcoming you to Virtual Black Rock City 2020. We’re not sure how it’s going to come out; it will likely be messy and awkward with mistakes. It will also likely be engaging, connective, and fun.

Some of you who already purchased a ticket for the playa may need that money now more than ever. We’re committed to providing refunds to those who need them, but we’re also committed to keeping Burning Man culture alive and thriving, and to ensuring our organization stays operational into next year’s event season — which will require substantial staff layoffs, pay reductions, and other belt-

tightening measures. Burning Man Project’s survival is going to depend on ingenuity and generosity. Luckily, our community is rich in both.

Whether you have already purchased a ticket, have been waiting for the Main Sale, or are simply supportive of our vision and mission — if you have the means, it is our sincerest hope that you will consider donating all or a portion of your ticket value, and/ or making a tax-deductible donation to Burning Man Project. This is going to be a tough year for us, as we know it will be for you, but we will get through it together.

With your support, we will continue investing in key programs like Burners Without Borders, Fly Ranch, the Regional Network, and our Philosophical Center. We will continue with projects already in motion, including grants to artists, BWB micro grants, and deploying educational leadership content. We also have exciting new projects on the horizon, including publishing a book and launching a cultural magazine.

Financial challenges aside, we are optimistic about Burning Man’s future and what The Multiverse will reveal in the year ahead: a chance to explore new ways of connecting and convening online (prepare your playa gear for a virtual Black Rock City — more info below!), deepen our commitment to environmental sustainability, realign our partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, and create new and meaningful pathways for the community to connect and collaborate, especially during the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Since our earliest days on Baker Beach, we have always been, first and foremost, a community. And we’re a community familiar with being in a state of survival. There were many years when the Black Rock City event almost didn’t happen. We know how to face uncertainty and how to adapt to the changing world around us. We will tackle this challenge the same way humans across the globe are doing right now — by drawing strength and inspiration from one another. We are all Burning Man.

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AMAZON TRAIL

A GIANT

BY LEE LYNCH

“We lost a giant today,” tweeted California State Sen. Scott Weiner, who is chairman of the LGBTQ caucus. A giant is exactly what the ninety-five-year-old Phyllis Lyon was, along with her partner Del Martin, who died at age eighty-seven in 2008.

My friend the sailor broke the news to me. She e-mailed, Del and Phyllis made a difference in my life. Yours too? No finer compliment could be given. I responded: Oh, this hurts. They certainly made a difference for me. I was able to read their creation, “The Ladder,” from age fifteen on. They were role models as a couple and in their activism. Thanks for breaking it to me.”

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Yes, with my hair slicked back by my father’s Vitalis, in the hand me downs from a boy across the court, hoping to someday own a pinky ring, and waiting to reach an age when I could frequent the rough and tumble gay bars downtown, my girlfriend Suzy and I spotted the magazine founded by Phyllis and Del. It was an unthinkable accomplishment then, the production of a periodical about ourselves. We weren’t even old enough to legally buy it. Suzy, the bolder of us, probably took it to the register anyway. Or maybe some other babydyke swiped it, afraid to take it to a cashier, and passed it on, afraid to take it home to Brooklyn or New Jersey where she lived with her parents.

If Suzy and I were afraid to purchase “The Ladder,” I cannot imagine the enormous courage of Del and Phyllis. They gathered material from closeted lesbians, signed their real names to their own writings, and, braver still, approached a printer. I remember the struggle Tee Corinne and I had twenty-five years later, getting our local copy shop to print our self-published works.

Where had this paper miracle come from? Who was behind it? I was a contributor to “The Ladder” before I knew its history.

By 1960, the year I first read it, “The Ladder” was on Volume 5.

It was published in San Francisco. How had it been distributed to a magazine store in New York? Of course, we were still children and adults ran the world, even our world. We might question and defy authority, but the magazine was a product of adults and whatever magic they supplied to make things work. I was in awe.

Today, “The Ladder” might look like a dinky little magazine. In 1955, when they first achieved this marvel, it must have represented a logistical obstacle course for Del and Phyllis, whose activism consisted of much more than the printed word. Like so many lesbian projects right up to the present day, the work they and their cohorts produced was all volunteer based. They risked loss of their jobs, their birth families, their lovers, their homes, and their very sanity, to assert the legitimacy of our condemned lives. There was nothing dinky about that magazine, or the men’s equivalent, “One.” Both periodicals were powder kegs fueling what was to become the gay rights movement, a movement that changed government, schools, religious institutions, the military, and the lives of fearful, confused, often self-hating individuals who found our way to fuller lives and healthier psyches.

Phyllis Lyon made a profound difference in my life. It was due to Phyllis that I survived my otherwise unguided, unmodeled teens.

It was due to Phyllis I was able to resist the course of conversion therapy (not called that then) my college unofficially required of me.

It was due to Phyllis that an outlet existed for my words. It was due to Phyllis and her union with Del that I saw I could commit to a woman I loved and stay for better or worse. It was due to the tenacity and victories of Phyllis Lyon and our other giants that I lived to embrace who I am because she so publicly embraced who she was.

So yes, my sailor friend, let’s just say she made it possible for me to be a very happy, stable, exultantly married woman and published lesbian writer today. I am one of her accomplishments. I hope she was just as proud of me as I’ve always been of her.

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INDESIGN

SHELTERING IN PLACE: THE STYLE EDITION

BY DANN FOLEY

We find ourselves entering into another month of Sheltering At Home. Staying safe and staying healthy, at home, is the New Normal. We are cooking, baking, ordering take out and we are EATING! The Internet is full of every comfort food recipe imaginable, from seemingly anyone with a smart phone. There are zoom workout programs, video conferencing, online schooling and Amazon shipping has never been busier. I have also noticed that many designers of every size and style are offering an abundance of free inspiration and information for the style minded.

Truth be told, most of us still have the same questions about our homes, the same fears about making mistakes with our spaces and the money we spend in the search to make our houses more

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comfortable and personal. The difference today is the amount of time we are spending at home and the perspective that this time is giving many of us. Putting it plainly, we are seeing more than we have ever seen. All of those things, both big and small that were easy to forget about or to ignore are now staring us in our faces.

This is not a time for what I call “Analysis Paralysis”. Don’t be scared to make a mistake, this is a time to do!

To begin, the experience of seeing our homes in a very different light should not add to your already elevated stress levels. If you can accept this new perspective as an opportunity to live better, instead of an accusation of neglect, than you can actually make changes to your spaces and your home that will last well beyond COVID19 distancing and quarantine.

If I can offer you a single piece of advice, it would be to approach your ideas and desires of your home, not as a consumer (what can I buy?) but, as a curator (What do I love? How do I feel?). All too often decorating is considered an exercise in shopping. Of course purchasing is a big part of the work you will undertake but I also ask you to slow down, even stop to consider how each selection makes you feel.

How something looks is the easy part of decorating. I truly believe in the adage, love-at-first-sight. I am fortunate enough to work in a creative industry where this moment is repeated over and over and within every project. It goes along with the other saying, “You know when it’s right.” The larger consideration has to be the feeling and the meaning behind those decisions that make up the collection of things that inhabit our personal worlds. If we learn anything during this time of separation and deprivation, it should be how important our homes are to our well-being. How we comfort ourselves, how we comfort each other, how we share ourselves with those who are a part of our homes.

Creating a home is an intimate journey and as such, should be taken on with care and careful consideration. Shouldn’t that new sofa be more than just a sofa? I can assure it that it can be and it should be. The same can be said for everything you gather into your home. Like beauty, value is in the eye of the beholder. We all have those things that are precious to us and that has little to do with monetary value.

living well and now is the time to address the more ethereal aspects of your home. Your design, your décor, your style is about…you.

Be careful, be mindful, be bold, be easy on yourself and remember that meaningful and lasting design is not about perfection it is about inspiration.

Live Well, Dann

This time of upheaval and unease is a perfect opportunity for the renewal of your home. I am sure you have, by now, cleaned out every closet and every drawer. Organizing is an important part of

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PERSPECTIVE DESERT OASIS HEALTHCARE (DOHC)

COVID-19: STAY HOME, SAVE A LIFE

BY BARRY DAYTON

Almost as quickly as Coronavirus became a part of our daily lives, Desert Oasis Healthcare (DOHC) put together its COVID-19 Task Force. Working closely with its hospital partners Eisenhower Health and Desert Care Network, DOHC began to get the word out with a public service announcement produced by NBC. That was just the beginning of the ongoing work for all of the partners.

TESTING AND TREATMENT DOHC set up its own triage and treatment tent in the northeast corner of the parking lot at its main campus in Palm Springs at 275 N. El Cielo, directly across the street from the Palm Springs International Airport.

Hours of operation are 8:30am to 5:00pm and there is space for up to five DOHC members at a time. Those who feel they have possible COVID-19 symptoms remain in their cars until a staff member comes to escort them to the waiting area. Symptoms consistent with possible COVID-19 infection include fever, cough, sore throat and increased phlegm. While Riverside County has recently expanded

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testing availability for all residents, they have not ordered or even recommended that people without symptoms be tested, according to Brooke Federico, Riverside County representative.

The tent ensures a private environment where clinical staff can screen and monitor DOHC members, while limiting potential cross exposure to other patients visiting the DOHC Immediate Care right around the corner from the tent. Screening areas have been set up outside all DOHC clinical areas, so that staff members can direct anyone presenting with signs of possible infection to the tent.

SPREADING THE WORD: STAY HOME, SAVE A LIFE Dr. Brian Hodgkins, PharmD and SVP of Clinical Operations at DOHC is the COVID-19 Task Force Leader. Hodgkins who shot a series of commercials now running on local TV stations said, “While it’s important to let everyone know that there is no need to panic, what we all do in our daily lives can be critical to how effectively we contain the spread of Coronavirus here in eastern Riverside County,” Dr. Hodgkins said. “We provide regular updates on our website

for how to keep themselves and others safe during this pandemic.”

Hodgkins has also been providing a weekly radio update on The Joey English Show while DOHC is also running COVID-19 digital display ads on local health and news websites.

DOHC has created its own COVID-19 Morale Committee that checks up on its staff multiple times each day, not only via email reminders, educational tips and contests, but also with snacks, lunches, and small gifts – delivered by masked staff members, of course.

In addition to a letter to DOHC members from the Coronavirus Task Force, the website’s COVID-19 page provides broader community information from the White House and CDC, Johns Hopkins University’s Global Case Map, as well as the latest alerts, tips, videos and community resources with updates from local organizations. Visitors also find useful information about emergency food distributions from CalFresh and FIND Food Bank.

ABOUT DESERT OASIS HEALTHCARE

“Our strongest collective obligation is to protect our most vulnerable segments of the population, which is why we are asking people who are exhibiting symptoms consistent with COVID-19 infection to call us first for instructions at 760-969-6555,” Hodgkins continued. “Do not come to Immediate Care or your primary care physician if you are experiencing only mild symptoms. Call us first, so we can assess a safe plan of care and if you need testing.

Most patients will be managed under home quarantine and should only visit the emergency room if experiencing severe respiratory problems and having trouble breathing.”

DOHC continues to advance with changes in the healthcare market, providing primary and immediate care, home health, palliative care, and other services to more than 60,000 members/ patients living in the greater Coachella Valley and the Morongo Basin of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The multidisciplinary and comprehensive care programs of DOHC are committed to educating individuals on preventative health care in their daily lives, reflected in the DOHC motto, “Your Health. Your Life, Our Passion.”

Recognizing that it’s not enough to caution its members to #StayHome #StaySafe, DOHC is using telehealth more than ever.

Postcards mailed to all member households invite them to have a “virtual visit” in order to keep important healthcare appointments.

Those visits can be with doctors but might also be pharmacist consultations, health classes, and even Senior Wellness Exams.

Hodgkins adds, “No one needs to be a tech genius because some of these virtual visits can be as simple as a phone call between our members and their care team.”

PROTECTING DOHC STAFF AS WELL AS MEMBERS Some DOHC employees are also making calls to patients, to make sure they don’t need food, medicine or other important items while they are being asked to stay home. Other DOHC employees are making “socially distanced deliveries” of food and items like toilet paper and sanitizing wipes.

“We often reach out to express gratitude to our DOHC staff, especially on special occasions like Doctors’ Day on March 30 and Nurses’ Week May 6-12,” said Dr. Marc Hoffing, Medical Director for DOHC. “But more than ever, we want our care teams – doctors, nurses, medical assistants, pharmacists, social workers, case managers, and so many more – to know how much we appreciate their hard work and dedication during this especially challenging time.”

Formed in 1981 as one of the first medical groups in the desert communities of southern California, Desert Oasis Healthcare (DOHC) is an affiliate of the Heritage Provider Network (HPN.) Today, HPN and its affiliated medical groups make up one of the nation’s leading physician-driven healthcare solutions organizations.

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BY JILL LANGHAM

Hello friends, Well, it’s been a long 30 days since my last confession, err, I mean article and boy has our world ever changed. I pray that you are all doing well. Regardless of the types or amount of loss you may have experienced, we have all lost some form of freedom.

Perhaps we have a new level of understanding of the term solitary confinement that prisoners experience. Or maybe we have more empathy for those who have to go without food or shelter.

I personally have a much fonder feeling for the Japanese culture which bans wearing street shoes in the house! My white floors have never been cleaner or whiter! Not to mention how wearing face masks and gloves in public while on a walk, appear so normal. Its uncanny but I realize I had a lot to learn. So, as much as I pray that this experience was a once in a lifetime event, I am grateful for the lessons I am being taught.

On the other-hand, I am concerned that our we may have lost forever our freedom to casually hug one another or touch each other.

Being the Dancing Queen of Palm Springs, allows me to be quite the Girl around town. Dancing to music from club to club; T-dance to flagging parties; house parties; pool parties; bars; beaches or circuit parties. At these events, I am hugging, touching, or dancing with pretty much everyone there. But now that we are living in fear of contracting this new common-to-all enemy, it makes me wonder if these activities are a thing of my past. Which brings me to this months topic of Music.

We will certainly continue to listen to the radio, play CD’s, make music and of course sing, but will we be able to go to a concert or a bar? How about Gay Pride events which all revolve around music?

Will there even be Gay Prides? As of right now they have cancelled almost all Prides through July! OMG, I will be missing San Diego Zoo Party for the second year in a row, now that’s just not right!

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As I’ve said in the past, that it was the “Beat, Beat, Beat of the Drum, Drum, Drum”, that brought us together in the beginning. All we did was add notes & words to that beat and we got music. Music brings us all together especially at a time like this. I saw so many different types of people safely sharing their love of music during this quarantine but that is only because we couldn’t be out doing the same things in person.

Will there be Dance Floors in the near future? Maybe we will return to the days of Masquerade Parties, or you know, modern day fetish parties, which could be fun!

I found out and it came as no surprise, that without my community, my own relationship with music was totally different. It wasn’t in my heart to dance or even listen to music. I typically listen to SONO’s at home and CD’s in my car as I no longer have a CD player at home. I’ve been carrying around my large collection of CD’s in my car for years with every intention of going through them one by one, choosing the ones of my liking and download them into iTunes.

However, every time I attempted to do it in the past, something always went wrong, well, that is till now.

I borrowed an external CD Player from my good friend and got busy. I learned how to download the chosen CD’s into iTunes all by myself and from there I was able to sync them into my phone and then transfer the Music Library into SONOS. I felt really accomplished!

Because all non-essential businesses, like the gym I train, were closed, I decided to devote myself and my health to doing things I never did. So, along with, floor exercises, mat work, pilates & yoga-like moves, I began walking outside twice a day. I now had the opportunity to get my daily dose of VIt.D, and re-develop my calves (which only increase in size and shape when I run or walk,

but not when I Dance!), and I could also listen to all this music that I downloaded.

I’m not a headphone person at all, so I wear my fanny pack facing front with my iPhone turned up to a respectable & acceptable level and away I go. My stride is in cadence with the beat that is coming from my tummy. I love it. I’ve seen my walking time/mile come down 1-1/2 minutes and my heart beat/minute recovery rate drop as well. All of which is reported to me by that new Apple Watch I got at a few months ago.

None of these activities will ever replace dancing with and amongst my community, but they helped greatly while in isolation.

Can’t wait to safely see you all again.

XOXO, Walking to beat down the street goes your “Dancing Queen”, Jill

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MC Xcellence! is spreading a fever – a dance fever, that is -- with “Wu Flu Pandemic,” his explosive new jam that he wrote to raise awareness about COVID 19. The song is a marked departure from his typical beats but as Xcellence! explains, “Someone needs to get the word out on coronavirus in a way that youth will digest it because the TV media is all doom and gloom and frankly, most kids don’t pay attention to it.”

“Wu Flu Pandemic” is a lighthearted, fun and danceable track with great word play that pays homage to Wu-Tang Clan, one of Xcellence!’s favorite acts. It encourages listeners to practice good hygiene and do their parts to protect the populace.

“I have been watching the coronavirus spread since January,” Xcellence! continues from his Los Angeles home where he remains in self-imposed quarantine. “It caused me to abruptly stop air travel back in January. I even missed the Washington DC funeral of Michael “Snowy” Snowden, one of my dearest friends.”

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He was inspired to write the song when he noticed his own friends ignoring the health risks of large gatherings and posting on social media about their wild partying at Brazil Carnival, Venice Carnival, Milan fashion week and Australia Gay Mardi Gras. “They were all so blissfully unaware of what was going on in the world,” he says. “I told them they were crazy back but they wouldn’t listen.

Now they see that everything I was warning about way back in January has come to pass.”

It took Xcellence! less than a week to write and record “Wu Flu Pandemic”. “I’m a very prolific writer, especially if I feel something in my soul,” he says.

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC

BY CHRISTINA VRONAY RUGGLES

Music has, and, hopefully, always will be a sort of spiritual and emotional focusing lens for me.

Most moments of genuine spirituality, of feeling like I’m part of something that’s bigger than myself and inhuman; of feeling like I’m part of some universal secret that lets me access and toy with the inner workings of life itself; these are the feelings and experiences that only music gives me, at least so far. I’m open to doing LSD or whatever the kids are doing these days to change my opinion on music being my only gateway to those fundamentally life shaking experiences.

Especially during quarantine, I hope we’re not all doing quarantine sober or quietly. I know I’m not doing it quietly, at the bare minimum.

Beyond being quarantine-revitalizing noise, music has helped me get through life. On a very bad, no good, absolutely screwed up, “what am I NOT supposed to take with these pills, alright I’m

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getting 4 bottles of that delivered” type of days, music is there for me. Often with some funky, shiver-me-timbers-style bass ridden arms to hold my soft, waifish form in.

Music is there to give me a world to dive into when I’m bored and looking for the thrill of discovery. Found a new band? They’re not on Spotify or any other music streaming service? Time to find a grainy, low, low, extremely low-quality footage of them nervously belting out a 10 minute set on what could only be loosely defined as a stage, and even then, only because of a 5’x5’ 1” raised platform on which they perform on. If that was good, then track down the name of every artist involved, and then follow them on Instagram, and then follow and start listening to the bands all those people are now hopefully involved in.

Then, months later, wonder who the hell this stranger is on my feed who is having an Adam Sandler marathon in their living room, crying about watching Click for the 3rd time in a row.

As I said, the thrill of discovery.

But music can also, you know, just be listened to. Whether through phone speakers, cheap earbuds or, if you’re a normal human being with a regular life that involves nice things you can wear sleek and comfy headphones, music is something that one can enjoy as passively or as actively as one wants. It can be listened to as a form of background radiation, just there to mess with the instruments and be filtered out. Or it can be listened to obsessively, waiting to hear each and every breath exit the vocalist’s lungs. I don’t know. It’s a very fluid medium. That’s what I like to use it for. For filling up the pipes in my brain with music rather than idle, cluttering thoughts. Despite the fact that it’s often a lot of noise, music makes my brain quiet.

Not calm, or off, but quiet. It’s like, right before a show starts and everyone is chit chatting with the lunks next to them about whatever and it all combines into some awful unharmonious cacophony and then some drunken maniac, who apparently is supposed to be there, jumps on stage and begins singing amazing unintelligible gibberish into the microphone and everyone shuts up. And yes, decibel wise the new state of affairs is much louder, but it’s organized. Unlike the lunks and their gibbering. And therefore, it’s preferable.

Imagine that, but for a brain.

Some might call it a good brain. I call it my brain. Someone should take it out back and shoot it, really.

Sweet blissful silence. While someone screams into my ear about… something. Usually. A life well lived is seemingly full of contradictions. At least, in areas where music is concerned. For me. And possibly only me.

I’m just an individual. Alone and adrift in a sea of my fellow individuals.

I don’t know how other people…music? I assume they do it joyously, as I do.

Moving on, one would think, with all the emotional significance I place on music, I would maybe involve myself in it. You know, make some sweet music.

The closest I’ve ever come to making music is coming up with some truly amazing band names and making fart noises that last for more than 10 seconds.

The best part of being an adult is making fart noises. I think.

Or it’s candy for breakfast. Or buying records. Or buying merch from obscure bands. Sometimes a website is involved. Sometimes it’s direct messaging some poor sap for a PayPal link so they can ship you their shirt and a bunch of stickers. It’s chaos down here.

Thankfully, we all have music to make the chaos, at the very least, have a beat.

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PSP FOCUS >> STATUS OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES DURING THE PANDEMIC

AAP - Food Samaritans / Has postponed indefinitely “Evening Under the Stars” (originally set for May 2); experiencing financial hardship due to lack of donations; Hoping to be able to host their annual July 4th fundraising event Aluminiare House Foundation In a holding pattern; two permanent locations under review Barkee Laroux’s Animal Sanctuary continuing operations however under financial hardship Bodyworks Physiotherapy Clinic open for limited patient treatments following strict CDC/County guidelines Braille Institute classes suspended but hope to resume in fall City of Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Restoration no update but still pursuing financial support for restoration project Coyote StageWorks postponed production until late fall that had been scheduled for mid-March. Experiencing financial hardship Destination PSP retail storefront closed while on-line sales continue

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Dolphin Promotions (Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale) Fall Show & Sale scheduled for October 16 - 18 H3K Design Retail showroom closed Mizell Center The center is closed, but the Meals on Wheels program continues Modernism Week Fall Preview scheduled for October 15 - 18 PS 212 Home Retail showroom closed PS Underground Temporary hiatus from events (but working on new events for the future) Sanctuary Palm Springs continuing operations; cancelled many fundraising events and operating under financial hardship Scott Histed Architectural Properties continuing operations as appropriate List provided by O’Bayley Communications

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PSP FOCUS >> PS PUBLIC LIBRARY LAUNCHES A YOUTUBE CHANNEL

BY JULIE WARREN

Announcing a new online resource, the Palm Springs Public Library YouTube channel. Library staff have been working hard to reach out to our residents by recording online story times in both English and Spanish (accessible from a link on our web site due to publishers restrictions), how-to classes and videos giving instruction on how to ‘cut the cord’ walking you through the basics of streaming, to using the Libby eBook app and Freegal the free and legal music downloading service. The Library also converted the ‘Prickly Pear’ historic video series with Palm Springs founding family members, influential residents and others. These interviews with people like Mayor Frank Bogert, the Prieto family, E. Stewart Williams, Harold Hicks, Albert Frey, Francis Crocker, and almost 50 interviews in total, are interesting and give a glimpse into the historic past of Palm Springs. For those looking for more movie suggestions we also have a series of ‘movie talks’ where one of our Librarians highlights ‘5 movies’ based on different topics or themes including ‘Beyond A Star Is Born: 5 Movies about Pop Music’ and ‘Beyond Disney: 5 Family Friendly Movies’ just to name a few. “We are excited about this new avenue to offer services to our community”, said Jeannie Kays, Library Director, “it is important to stay connected during this challenging time.” Library staff will continue to add content to our YouTube channel and provide services to our community in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley as much as possible.

Don’t forget that although the Palm Springs Public Library is currently closed to the public until further notice due to COVID-19 precautions, we are ’open’ online 24/7. Digital resources are available with your library card including eBooks, audiobooks, streaming TV and documentaries, online homework help and online learning tools, emagazines, downloadable music and more! And if you don’t currently have a library card, the Library is offering a temporary digital card, valid for 90 days. To sign up for a temporary digital card, residents can visit PalmSpringsLibrary.org/MyAccount and click on the link at the top of the screen that says ‘click here to register now’, complete the form and submit. After completing the online library card registration staff will then activate the library card and PIN number within one business day and email the card information. These credentials can be used to access all the library eResources.

The Palm Springs Public Library offers a varied and comprehensive collection to the community. The Library is located at 300 S. Sunrise Way, on the corner of Sunrise Way and Baristo Road. For more information about the Library call 760-322-READ (7323) or log on to www.palmspringslibrary.org. Follow us on Face-book, Twitter, or Instagram and now YouTube, or sign-up online to receive our monthly e-Newsletter.

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Sold separately. Reqs new (min. $50/mo. after discounts) or existing AT&T postpaid svc on elig. plan (excl. Lifeline) on a smartphone, phone or AT&T Wireless Internet device (excl. voice-only AT&T Wireless Internet). Both svcs: Eligible svc must be installed/activated w/in 30 days of TV activation and svc addresses must match to receive bill credit starting in 1-3 bill cycles. First time credit will include all credits earned since meeting offer requirements. Must maintain both qualifying svcs to continue credits. No credits in 2nd year for bundled services. Includes: ENTERTAINMNET TV Pkg, & one (1) AT&T TV device. Add’l devices avail for $120 each or on installment. Additional Fees & Taxes: Price excludes other add’l fees & charges. Regional Sports Fee of up to $8.49/mo. (which is extra & applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs.). Different offers may apply for eligible multi-dwelling unit customers. AT&T TV: Subject to AT&T TV terms and conditions. Avail. in the U.S. only (excludes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands). AT&T TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on file, unless you cancel, subject to any early termination fees. If you cancel in the first 14 days of order, you must return the included AT&T TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee. Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions. See cancellation policy at att.com/help/cancellation-policy-att-tv.html for more details. Once you’ve canceled, you can access AT&T TV through the remaining monthly period. No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content. Compatible device req’d. Residential customers only. Pricing, channels, features, and terms subject to change & may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice. Some offers may not be available through all channels and in select areas. Regional Sports & Local Channels: Not available in select areas. Channels vary by package & billing region. Device may need to be in billing region in order to view. GENERAL: Limit 3 concurrent streams per account. Programming subject to blackout restrictions. Taxes may apply. See your Order Confirmation email and att.com/legal/att-tv.html for more details. GENERAL WIRELESS: Subj. to Wireless Customer Agmt (att.com/wca). Credit approval req’d. Deposit/Down Payment: May apply. Charges/restrictions: Taxes, Reg. Cost. Recovery Charge (Up to $1.50), other fees and charges, usage, speed, coverage & other restr’s apply per line. See att.com/mobilityfees for details on fees & charges. International and domestic off-net data may be at 2G speeds. AT&T service is subject to AT&T network management policies, see att.com/broadbandinfo for details.

Offers may not be combined with other promotional offers on the same services and may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice. Other conditions apply to all offers.

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