Art and design enthusiasts from around the world will descend on Palm Springs this Presidents Day weekend. One of the major draws for art collectors, museum curators and art tastemakers is Art Palm Springs. The show has grown to become one of the top art fairs on the West Coast. Artists …
Read More »Get Excited for Palm Springs Modernism Week—Here’s What’s On Deck!
Modernism Week’s signature February festival will take place February 16-26, 2017, highlighting midcentury modern architecture, art, interior and landscape design, and vintage culture in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. For the twelfth year, the annual 11-day festival will feature a wide array of events including the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale, tours …
Read More »Make This Season Bright: A Guide to a Palm Springs-style Holiday!
Spending the holidays in Palm Springs? Whether resident or visitor—there’s sure to be no coal in your stocking this year. There’s nothing like the clear, starry skies of a Palm Springs December night, and the days are picture perfect—sunny and bright with impossibly blue skies cradling the stark and steep expanse of …
Read More »“Solidarity through Pride” — The 30th Annual Palm Springs Pride Festival: November 4 – 6, 2016
Free Downtown Pride Festival returns with expanded lineup for 30th Annual Pride celebration featuring The English Beat, Book of Love, Jinx Titanic and the Ladykillers, and other artists. Palm Springs Pride will host a diverse group of artists including, dancers, singers, musicians, activists, and DJs gathering under the theme of Solidarity through …
Read More »Go Wild in Palm Springs this Fall: Autumn Events for Animal Lovers!
BLESSING OF ANIMALS EVENT IN JOSHUA TREE Mojave Animal Protection will host a Blessing Of The Animals event on Sunday, October 2, 2016 from 10:00am – 1:00pm at the Art Queen stage at 61855 Twentynine Palms Highway in Joshua Tree, California. Ordained Minister Charlie Ohnsted will perform blessings. The public …
Read More »Palm Springs Spotlight: Modernism Week Announces Local Contributions
You’ve heard of Modernism Week. You’ve probably even attended a grand event or two. But did you know that this annual festival also gives back on a grand scale? Modernism Week recently announced that it contributed significant funds to local Coachella Valley neighborhood organizations, local and statewide preservation organizations, and awarded two …
Read More »Comic Con Comes to Palm Springs This August!
COMIC CON PALM SPRINGS brings the very first comic con to the desert. The three days of festivities arrives in August, featuring signature events, special guests, and an unparalleled list of artists. The inaugural event kicks off Thursday night, August 25th with a private VIP party and begins officially on Friday …
Read More »The 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival – A Retrospective
UPDATE! Coachella 2024 > April 12-14 AND 19-21 Missed this year’s Coachella? Or went to a weekend (or both!) and want to relive the memories? For this PalmSprings.com Spotlight, I’ve put together a retrospective on the event, including a #Coachella2016 gallery for your viewing pleasure! XOKate Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival took place April …
Read More »PalmSprings.com Spotlight: Fashion Week El Paseo Returns to Palm Springs
This week, Kate Buckley is delighted to feature a guest post by the iconic Susan Stein, Fashion Editor, Palm Springs Life Magazine and creative producer/director, Fashion Week El Paseo. It’s that time of year again! From April 2-9, 2016, thousands of people will come to our community from near and far …
Read More »PalmSprings.com Spotlight: An Interview with Donna Davies, Vice President, Art Group | Director, SOFA CHICAGO
Donna Davies is the Vice President of Art for Urban Expositions, and the director of SOFA Chicago (Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design (SOFA) Fair), the premier art show in the country dedicated primarily to sculpture. Before joining SOFA, Davies was the Director of the Marx-Saunders Gallery in Chicago for …
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