| | What a busy week. I'll keep this one short. | Proud parent moment incoming!! Orion finished his second session of swim lessons and he's graduating into the next class. And I'm stoked. You gotta love community resources. Seventy bucks for two weeks, and in this heat it's one hundred percent worth it. | What else. I finally finished the garage storage situation. The ones that go up into the ceiling. Much respect to everyone who works in construction, because that was not easy, and who knows if your beams are parallel or perpendicular in your garage? I know now. | I will say this. Invest in a good stud finder. I thought all stud finders were the same and I was definitely wrong. I could have saved a good amount of time if I'd just gotten a better one from the start. The one I have now is the Franklin Sensors, and it's amazing. | | | | Also, is anyone watching Silo? Did you catch the latest episode? What a show. | Anyway, onto the issue. |
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| | City Happenings | Cathedral City renewed its Certified Autism Center designation. IBCCES renewed the city's CAC status, recognizing staff training and accommodations for autistic and sensory sensitive residents and visitors. | Washington Street median work in La Quinta continues. Landscape restoration on the center median between Eisenhower and Avenue 48 has the inside lanes closed in both directions. Four to six weeks, so expect delays and take Adams or Jefferson if you can. If you can’t, 8am is when it gets really backed up. I’ve seen it and it’s not pretty. | Coachella Youth Advisory Commission applications
Deadline Tuesday 9/1, 4:30 PM, City of Coachella
Ten seats plus one alternate for Coachella residents, one school year term, and it pays: $50 per meeting attended, up to $250. Apply at coachella.org or through the City Clerk at 760-398-3502. | La Quinta Youth Collective applications
Deadline Thursday 9/10, City of La Quinta
High schoolers in La Quinta with a 2.0 or better can apply to meet city leadership, build leadership skills, and knock out community service hours. Space is limited. Questions to Christina Calderon, 760-777-7183. |
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| | Business Happenings | Más o Menos got real bar stools. Local carpenter Aaron Michael Wood designed and built the new seats at the bar. If you have ever lost feeling in your legs on the old backless straw ones, this is your day. Look close next time you are in, the details are the point. | Get Lost Art Supply and Mojave Mystery Mercantile open in Joshua Tree. The new shop is in Suite 3 of the Corner62 building, next door to Hi Desert Times. Soft opening Thursday 9/3 from 11 AM to 5 PM, grand opening party Friday 9/4 from 5 to 8 PM with food, drinks, and free swag. Free, all ages. | Palm Springs Vintage Market wraps its indoor summer series September 6. Last Palm Springs Pavilion date, then the outdoor season at 356 N Calle Encilia returns Sunday 10/4 and runs every first Sunday through May. Vendor applications are open now. |
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| | Events This Week | Know of an event happening September 2nd or later? Let me know. | If you go to something you see in here, reply and tell me about it. That helps me know what's worth putting in front of you. | Friday 8/28 | Last Friday of the month, last full moon of summer, and the valley knows it. | Synth Circle
2:30 PM to 5:30 PM, The Place, 45145 Oasis St., Indio
Bring your own synth or use one of theirs and make noise with strangers for three hours. Now a standing last Friday of the month thing, so if you miss it there is another one in September. | Then the night splits between a pool and a museum, and both are dressed up. | Pool Party for a Cause: Tiki Night
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Palm Springs Surf Club, 1500 Gene Autry Drive, Palm Springs, $35 early bird, 21+
Benefit for the Palm Springs Animal Shelter with the lazy river, Lounge Island, and the splash pad all open until 10, DJ Galaxy the whole time, and a Hawaiian shirt dress code. Happy hour at The Restaurant runs 5 to 7 PM with $8 wines and wells if you want to start early. Their last two of these sold out at 650 plus people, so buy before you drive. | Summer Moon Party
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs
After hours in the main museum under the last full moon of summer. LA DJ BROWNSKINHAZEL, a one night installation by Yulissa Mendoza, linocut temporary tattoos, a crystal bracelet station, cocktails by Livs. The 7 PM VIP hour is sold out but general admission at 8 was still available as of this morning. | Or point somewhere cooler, kinda. | Camp Olympics at Corner62
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Corner62, Joshua Tree, free
Hi Desert Times closes out Summer Camp '62 with team relay races, "sports that are not sports," an awards ceremony, and food from Food Near Me. Free and the last one of the season. | After nine, two dance floors. | Stronghold Reggae
9:00 PM to 1:00 AM, The Dune Room, Indio, $5, 21+
Reggae night with special guest DJ Green Bizzle and resident DJ Journee, and Caribbean Food Shack cooking Jamaican food on site. They dropped tickets to $5 for tonight only. | Club133 Summer Edition
9:00 PM to 2:00 AM, Bart Lounge, Cathedral City, $5
Dancehall, perreo, and baile funk until 2. Let’s go Ash!! | | | Saturday 8/29 | Saturday starts with charity bingo at a brewery, need I say more? | Charity Bingo with Miss Patsi
12:00 PM, Luchador Brewing Company, Cathedral City
Bingo hosted by Miss Patsi with proceeds going to Friends of the Desert Mountains. Gift card prizes, brewery food, and it is indoors, which matters at noon in August. | Desert Craft Club: Bag Charm Workshop
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, The Place, Indio, free
Bag charm making at The Place. The Place turns one and they're throwing a bag charm workshop for it. Plus other vendors and prizes while you're there. | The family slate is stacked today, full list below. The one to know about: a free glow in the dark pool party in Palm Springs from 6 to 9. | Then it is Cathedral City or Pioneertown for the night. | Show at Blasto Boy Guitars
Doors 7:00 PM, show 7:30 PM, Blasto Boy Guitars, 68733 Perez Rd C12, Cathedral City, $30 at the door
Live show in the guitar shop with Dave Nachmanoff and Merv Adrian opening. | The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers w/ Ali Angel
Doors 8:30 PM, show 9:30 PM, Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, $21 to $26, all ages
LA gospel revival band that sounds like a tent meeting with a rhythm section. We love an indoor show. | | | Sunday 8/30 | Sunday opens at 7 AM with a thousand pieces of vintage, and if you are not there by nine you already lost. | Feels Like Yesterday: A Community Thank You
7:00 AM to 12:00 PM, The Dune Room, Indio
Desert Derived Vintage, Handle With Care, and Return of the Goods take over the Dune Room with 1,000 plus pieces at $10 each, plus tooth gems and a photo booth. They are calling it a thank you to everyone who kept shopping through the heat while the A/C got sorted. There is also a $100 store credit giveaway if you want to enter. | The afternoon is free and useful. | The Business of Art: Free Summer School for Artists
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Cathedral City Library, Cathedral City, free
Terry Hastings, who has sold work in galleries, museums, pop ups, and basically everywhere else, walks through how art actually gets sold. Free, but RSVP to Terry@TheHastingsGallery.com. | Then the biggest show of the week closes it out in Pioneertown. | Built to Spill w/ PLAYDEAD
Doors 8:00 PM, show 9:00 PM, Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, $41 to $46, all ages
Doug Martsch and company indoors on a Sunday. The Instagram post says sold out but the venue page still had a live ticket link this morning, so check before you assume either way. | | | Monday 8/31 | Monday is a movie or nothing. Terminator 2 and Mutiny are both playing, full rundown in Now Showing. | | | Tuesday 9/1 | Nothing else on Tuesday, so the drive is the plan. | Naïm Amor & Kid Congo Powers w/ Hot Patooties
Doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM, Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, $21 to $26, all ages
Kid Congo Powers (Gun Club, Cramps, Bad Seeds) and Tucson guitarist Naïm Amor on a Tuesday, with the early 8 PM start that makes the drive back reasonable. | |
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| | Kids and Family | Gem Emporium
Friday 8/28, 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM, La Quinta Library, La Quinta, all ages
Kids trade the Library Gems they earned checking out books this summer for school supplies. Pencils, pens, water bottles, and more. Today only. | Princess Party
Friday 8/28, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM, Mecca Community Center, 65-250 Coahuilla Street, Mecca, $20, ages 2 to 10
DRD princess party out in Mecca, registration required. | SPACEducation Session
Friday 8/28, 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM, Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory, Rancho Mirage, ages 6 to 12
Hands on space activities and telescope time with the observatory team, weather permitting. Registration required at ranchomiragelibrary.org, and every kid needs an adult with them. | Kids of the Arts
Saturday 8/29, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, La Quinta Library, La Quinta, ages 8 to 12
A different art medium every month, from journaling and drawing to clay and mini crafts. Registration required, call or visit the library. | Readers Rising Tween Book Club
Saturday 8/29, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM, La Quinta Library, La Quinta, ages 8 to 12
The no book book club. Bring whatever you are reading and tell the group about it. Registration required, call or visit the library | Teen Club
Saturday 8/29, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Indio Public Library, 200 Civic Center Drive, Indio, ages 13+
Hang out, make something, meet people. No agenda beyond that, which is the appeal. | End of Summer Glow in the Dark Pool Party
Saturday 8/29, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Palm Springs Swim Center, 405 S. Pavilion Way, Palm Springs, free
Eat, swim, glow. The Swim Center lights up for a free family night with music and food to send summer out. This is the one to plan around this week if you have kids. | FAB-Tastic! Tabletop Figure Painting
Sunday 8/30, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, Creation Station, La Quinta Library, La Quinta, free, ages 7+
Pick a miniature, paint a dragon, calm down. First come first served, no registration. | MakerSpace Camp reservations open Tuesday 9/1
Camp is Saturday 9/19, La Quinta Creation Station, La Quinta, $5
3D printing and TinkerCAD for ages 7 to 13, two sessions, three spots each. Three. Set an alarm for 9/1. | Arts Teach Kids 2027 tickets went on sale this morning
Plaza Theatre, Palm Springs
Clifford The Big Red Dog The Musical (March 16, 2027) and Click Clack Moo (April 30, 2027) went on sale today at 10 AM, joining Lightwire Theatre's Tortoise and Hare (February 7, 2027), which is already on sale. |
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| | Ongoing | DRD little kid sports at Indio Community Center
Mondays and Wednesdays, Indio Community Center, 45-871 Clinton Street, Indio, $40 per month
Three ongoing classes for the under five crowd: Toddler & Me Soccer for ages 2 to 4 at 9:30 AM (you play too), Little Champs multi sport for ages 3 to 5 at 1:45 PM, and Tiny Desert Hoopers basketball for ages 3 to 5 at 2:30 PM. Register at MyRecreationDistrict.com/Sports. | La Quinta Museum exhibits
Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, La Quinta Museum, La Quinta, free
"An Age of Change," James Abbe's photographs of America from 1910 to 1950, is the featured exhibit, and the Bob Hope Classic legacy show is in the local history gallery. Note the museum's Facebook is compromised right now, so ignore anything posted there. | Fritz Burns Pool summer hours
Fritz Burns Pool, La Quinta
Sunday swimming is back. Lap, open, and activity pool: Monday through Thursday 12 to 2 and 7 to 8, Friday 9 to 2 and 5 to 9, Saturday 12 to 2 and 4 to 9, Sunday 9 to 4. |
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| | Now Showing | | | Two new releases, a Terminator anniversary, and Regal is running the entire Harry Potter series. | Mutiny (R, 1 hr 35 min)
Jason Statham gets framed for his billionaire boss's murder and boards a cargo ship to sort it out, which is exactly the movie you think it is. Opens Friday at Century La Quinta, Century at The River, and Regal Rancho Mirage, and hits Mary Pickford Monday 8/31. | Coyote vs. Acme
The Looney Tunes movie that almost got shelved forever finally makes it to a screen. Wile E. Coyote sues Acme. Starts Friday 8/28 at Mary Pickford, showtimes at dplaceentertainment.com. | Terminator 2: Judgment Day 35th Anniversary (R, 2 hr 17 min)
Still the best action movie ever made and I will not be taking comments. Seeing this one tomorrow. Starts Saturday 8/29 at Regal Rancho Mirage (3 and 7 PM), Century at The River (4 PM), Century La Quinta (4 PM), and Mary Pickford (7 PM), then evening shows through the week. | Cars 20th Anniversary (G, 1 hr 57 min)
Twenty years of Lightning McQueen. One showing in the window, Friday 8/28 at 7 PM at Regal Rancho Mirage, then it comes back Thursday 9/3 and Friday 9/4 with matinees. | Ghost in the Shell 30th Anniversary (NR, 1 hr 23 min)
The 1995 anime that The Matrix borrowed from. One showing, TONIGHT. Friday 8/28 at 7 PM at Regal Rancho Mirage. | Braveheart
Regal's Movies of the Month series has Mel Gibson in a kilt Friday 8/28 at 7 PM, then a full day of showings Wednesday 9/2 and Thursday 9/3. | The Harry Potter series (HP26)
Regal Rancho Mirage is running all eight films over the next week. In the window: Sorcerer's Stone 25th Anniversary Sat 8/29 at 11:35 AM; Chamber of Secrets Fri 8/28 at 6:20 PM and Sun 8/30 at 11:35 AM; Prisoner of Azkaban Fri 8/28 at 3 PM, Sat 8/29 at 6:40 PM, Tue 9/1 at 3:10 PM; Goblet of Fire Fri 8/28 at 9:50 PM, Sat 8/29 at 3 PM, Sun 8/30 at 6:30 PM; Order of the Phoenix Fri 8/28 at 3 PM, Sat 8/29 at 10 PM, Mon 8/31 at 6:20 PM, Tue 9/1 at 12:05 and 9:40 PM; Half-Blood Prince Sun 8/30 at 3:05 PM, Mon 8/31 at 3 PM, Tue 9/1 at 6:20 PM; Deathly Hallows Part 1 Fri 8/28 at 7 PM and Sun 8/30 at 10 PM. Part 2 is Thursday 9/3. | Late Fame (1 hr 37 min)
A forgotten New York poet who works at the post office gets adopted by a group of twentysomethings who decide he is a genius. Festival Theaters in Palm Springs, Fri 8/28 at 11:15 AM and 4 PM, Sat 8/29 and Sun 8/30 at 1:20 PM, Mon 8/31 at 6:30 PM, Tue 9/1 at 11:15 AM and 4 PM. | American Agitators (1 hr 34 min)
Documentary on Fred Ross Sr. and Jr., the organizers whose techniques are still the playbook for community organizing today. One showing, Saturday 8/29 at 7 PM at Mary Pickford. | This Is Buzz (1 hr 42 min)
Mark Pellington's documentary about Buzz, the weird, genre free MTV magazine show from the early 90s, and why it still matters. One showing, Sunday 8/30 at 7 PM at Festival Theaters. |
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| | The Oasis | Happenings that are here to serve you and worth knowing about. | Free Fritz Burns Resident Pool Passes
Starting Tuesday 9/1, La Quinta Wellness Center, 78450 Avenida La Fonda, La Quinta, free
La Quinta residents can pick up a free 10 punch pass good for open swim, lap swim, and the activity pool. Proof of residency, max two per household per year, kids 3 and under are free anyway. Details at laquintaca.gov/fbpool. | Cooling centers are open through October 15
La Quinta Wellness Center, Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM | Cathedral City Library, 33520 Date Palm Drive, during library hours
Both are official Riverside County CAP cool centers. Drop in, no questions, no cost. | Free 24/7 homework help through the Palm Springs Library
Online, any device
K through 12 students can get live tutoring any time through the library's tutor.com portal. The link is on the library's post. |
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| | Plan Ahead | A few things worth getting on your calendar now. | Nights on the Oasis Trail
Thursday 9/17, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, Palm Springs, $25 adults, $12 kids
Interpretive walks with Tribal Rangers, Bird Singing, after hours galleries, and light bites. Last entry at 8. Tickets at tickets.accmuseum.org. | Community Craft at Saguaro
Wednesday 9/9, Saguaro Hotel desert cantina, Palm Springs
ArtLands' monthly craft night pops up at the Saguaro after a big turnout at Las Palmas Brewing. Details to come. | YMCA Hike Club
Season October 1 through May 31, Family YMCA of the Desert, 43930 San Pablo Ave, Palm Desert, $20 for the season
Two YMCA led hikes a month, a Discord, workshops, socials, and an optional camping trip. All ages, under 18 with an adult. Registration required. | Mecca Library MakerSpace Grand Opening
Saturday 9/26, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Mecca Public Library, 91260 66th Ave, Mecca
The east valley gets a makerspace. Call 760-396-2363 for details. |
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| | | Closing Note | That's the week! | Look at the time… | Time to watch Season 2 of Dark Matter, one of my favorite series from Apple TV. | See you next week. 🌴 | | | | | | P.S. I also help local businesses get more Google reviews. One valley shop added 95 in their first 60 days. Here's how it works. | | | |
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