No matter the season, there’s always plenty to see and do in the Palm Desert area. From Fashion Week El Paseo and the Coachella Music Festival to the Humana Challenge Golf Tournament and the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, there’s something for everyone. Check out our event listings or signature area events.
Location: Palm Desert Civic Center Park
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.palm-desert.org/events
Palm Desert's Civic Center Park Amphitheater is once again the hot spot for live music in May! Enjoy free concerts under the stars sponsored by the City of Palm Desert. This week the featured band is: Upstream, playing Calypso Music, Dancing, Fire Eating. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring picnic baskets, blankets, and lawn chairs. Beverages and snacks will also be available for purchase. Alcoholic beverages and smoking are prohibited.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Live Performance
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/palm-springs/performance/carnival-the-animals/
An exhilarating word play adapted by Karl Killefer, inspired by Camille Saint-Saens's 1886 classical composition, provides a narrative arc for CK Dance Company's Choreographers- Cynthia Kaye, Joshua King, Stephanie Jenkins and the CK Dancers.
Location: The Show at Agua Caliente Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.hotwatercasino.com/theshow/
Location: Fantasy Springs Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.fantasyspringsresort.com/prod/entertain/entertain.php#gregg_allman
Location: Spotlight 29 Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.spotlight29.com/entertainment/
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
Jan pays tribute to her Uncle Victor Abrams who wrote songs recorded by Sarah Vaughn, Dean Martin, Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, and many more. Jan's CD "Rainbow Wings" sells out at her performances from NY to LA. With Musical Director John Randall.
Location: Palm Springs
Event Type: Live Performance
Event Web Site: http://fsatours.com/events
Spend a fun filled evening and party at the glamorous Palm Springs film location of "Behind the Candelabra". With special guest star actress Debbie Reynolds, a long time friend of Liberace.
Location: Palm Springs Air Museum
Event Type: Air Show
Event Web Site: http://palmspringsairmuseum.org/events.htm
This is a very special day at Palm Springs Air Museum. A brief Memorial service is followed by a fly-by and flower drop of over 3,000 red and white carnations from a B-25 Mitchell. Visitors are welcome to pick up a flower to take home. Memorial Program and Flower Drop scheduled for 1:00 pm.
Location: Palm Springs
Event Type: Restaurant Week
Event Web Site: http://www.palmspringsrestaurantweek.com/cgi-bin/htmlos/content.html?thetype=
During this two night culinary event, a limited number of participating restaurants will offer specialty themed dinners, where every course will be paired with a different wine, beer, or spirit.
Location: Palm Desert Civic Center Park
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.palm-desert.org/events
Palm Desert's Civic Center Park Amphitheater is once again the hot spot for live music in May! Enjoy free concerts under the stars sponsored by the City of Palm Desert. This week the featured band is: L.A.vation, U2 Tribute Band. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring picnic baskets, blankets, and lawn chairs. Beverages and snacks will also be available for purchase. Alcoholic beverages and smoking are prohibited.
Location: Palm Desert & Surrounding Venues
Event Type: Dining
Event Web Site: http://www.palmspringsrestaurantweek.com/
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to experience some of the best restaurants the Valley has to offer.Restaurant Week is the perfect time to visit your favorite restaurant or try something new, as chefs prepare delicious 3 courses meals for your dining pleasure, priced at $26 or $38.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Live Performance
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/palm-springs/performance/san-gorgonio-ballet-presents-reflections/
San Gorgonio Ballet has brought together an amazing cast of talented professional dancers as they celebrate the company's tenth year of dance with an exciting repertoire of original work, some classical favorites, and selections from their amazing new works. Along with the beauty and joy of the dance, the program will include guest performances by several of the most popular and talented singers/ entertainers from the desert and beyond. Guaranteed to please young and old alike! Come share the joy...
Location: The Show at Agua Caliente Casino
Event Type: Sporting Event
Event Web Site: http://www.hotwatercasino.com/theshow/
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
"Palm Springs... Spring Showers.... Bed Springs..." Mixing a rich baritone and a sly wit, celebrated Coachella Valley cabaret artist Jerome Elliott springs into action once again! Joined by Musical Director Charlie Creasy.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Film
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/annenberg-theater/film-screenings/
A government official travels across Iranian Kurdistan with his driver and a young guide on a mission to stop 111 young Kurdish women from committing suicide in protest against conditions that have left them spinsters. Wistful longing mingles with dreamlike desire and absurdist humor as the three travelers meander helplessly in a land riddled with contradictions.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/palm-springs/performance/leather-and-lace/
The 70’s. A time of fragile love and acoustic guitar.Their musical grit meshed the smooth tone of Folk with the cool edge of Rock ‘N Roll. The Upright band re-imagines the retro hits of these profound singer-songwriters with newfound soul. Our young voices add a clarity to the haunting timbre of the time that made those magnetic harmonies and tenacious lyrics so heartfelt. With a backdrop of multi-media, setting the stage with memories of the greats, this evening not only captures the nostalgia of folk rock – but turns classic into timeless.
Location: The Show at Agua Caliente Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.hotwatercasino.com/theshow/
Location: Morongo Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.morongocasinoresort.com/entertainment
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
A tribute to Hollywood legends: Doris Day, Marilyn Monroe, & Judy Garland. Diane takes you on a journey of their greatest hits with stories of how they influenced her life. Directed by Jason Graae with John Randall as Musical Director.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Film
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/annenberg-theater/film-screenings/
San Bao is a young man who has just lost his job, apartment, dog, and the woman he loves (who’s left him for a richer man). Lovelorn, self-destructive and desperately aimless, San Bao nevertheless has moments of euphoria amid his own despair, as he roams the sleek, shifting city with other soulful, cash-poor dreamers and misfits.
Location: Fantasy Springs Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.fantasyspringsresort.com/prod/entertain/entertain.php#doobies
Come hear the melding of Doobie Brother’s music past and present and celebrate the classic all-American rock band that has stood the test of time.
Location: Spotlight 29 Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.spotlight29.com/entertainment/
Location: The Show at Agua Caliente Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.hotwatercasino.com/theshow/
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
Returning again with a new show, this time it's Irving Berlin at his finest with some of his most famous, and yes, infamous, material and accompanied by Musical Director Denis Moreen.
Location: McCallum Theatre
Event Type: Festival
Event Web Site: http://www.mccallumtheatre.com/index.php
Don't miss the McCallum Theatre's 2013 Summer Session Festival featuring performances in dance, music, and theater.
Location: McCallum Theatre
Event Type: Live Performance
Event Web Site: http://www.mccallumtheatre.com/show_details.php?id=675
McCallum Theatre Institute's 2013 Summer Session FestivalAn artful combination of the precision and form of classical ballet and the freedom and physical vocabulary of modern dance in a number of clever and poignant dances by Czech choreographer Petr Zahradnicek — a three-time finalist in McCallum's Choreography Festival and Paid Engagement Award Winner in 2011 and 2012.
Location: Palm Springs
Event Type: Film Festival
Event Web Site: http://www.psfilmfest.org/index.aspx
Location: McCallum Theatre
Event Type: Live Performance
Event Web Site: http://www.mccallumtheatre.com/show_details.php?id=676
McCallum Theatre Institute's 2013 Summer Session FestivalThe tale of a lonely young man who rescues a Mermaid, then journeys to the Land of the Dragon Queen at the bottom of the sea, is brought to life in this dynamic collaboration between NEA Playwright Fellow and storyteller Brenda Wong Aoki, Emmy Award-winning composer Mark Izu and a number of extraordinary musicians. When poison from the Land Above threatens the Sea People, he learns that all is connected — there is just one ocean, one world. A work in progress, slated to premiere in September 2013, this performance invites audience members to experience a work of art still in search of its fullest gestalt.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Film
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/annenberg-theater/film-screenings/
Three Cairene women from different backgrounds join together in uneasy solidarity to combat the sexual harassment that has impacted each of their lives. Mohamed Diab’s deftly braided narrative tells a gripping, timely social tale through its patchwork of interconnected lives and deeds.
Location: McCallum Theatre
Event Type: Live Performance
Event Web Site: http://www.mccallumtheatre.com/show_details.php?id=677
McCallum Theatre Institute's 2013 Summer Session FestivalBackhausdance makes a welcome return to the McCallum stage with two new beautifully detailed, inventive and meticulously sculpted dances by choreographer Jennifer Backhaus. In The Elasticity of the Almost, the dancers maneuver a stage filled with thousands of red balls and in the expanded version of award-winning The Margin (2012), they navigate a 4'x4' platform. Recently recognized by Joyce SoHo in New York as one of seven emerging dance companies in North America to watch, Backhausdance has an eclectic and dynamic vocabulary borrowing from many dance styles. Their movement — physically demanding and original — is imbued with a wonderful sense of fluidity and strength.
Location: Morongo Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.morongocasinoresort.com/entertainment
Location: The Show at Agua Caliente Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.hotwatercasino.com/theshow/
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
Performing all over the world gives Karen a lot of anecdotes to pull from, to which she adds her wit & charm plus songs that will have you from the first note. Special guest Vinny di Figlia & Musical Director Shelly Markham.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Film
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/annenberg-theater/film-screenings/
Move over Ed Wood! Mexico’s half-forgotten B-movie master, “involuntary surrealist” Juan Orol, receives a pitch-perfect tribute in this irresistible love letter to a self-made man of showbiz, whose career spanned nearly 60 films. Every frame is an infectious homage to a golden age of cinema, the wile of memory and the art of fantasy.
Location: Morongo Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.morongocasinoresort.com/entertainment
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
This original one-woman show explores the life & career of America's sweetheart Alice Faye during her years as a screeen star of Fox musicals during the 30's & 40's. Musical Director Bryan Miller joins her on the piano.
Location: Palm Desert Civic Center Park
Event Type: Fireworks Celebration
Save the date for fireworks, live music, and fun at the City of Palm Desert's Independence Day Celebration at Civic Center Park! Attendees are encouraged to bring picnic dinners, blankets, and chairs to enjoy the show. Drinks and snacks will also be available for purchase, both inside the park as well as at the Palm Desert Aquatic Center. Alcoholic beverages, smoking, and portable barbeques are prohibited. Private fireworks are illegal in Civic Center Park and throughout the City of Palm Desert. Flashlights are recommended for safety exiting the park For more information: (760) 346-0611
Location: Fantasy Springs Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.fantasyspringsresort.com/prod/entertain/entertain.php#kc_vp
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
When you're a Jewish girl growing up in the South, there's only one thing you can do... write a musical about it that is fun from beginning to end. With 14 original songs co-written by famed songwriter Ken Hirsch who will accompany Shelley on piano.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Film
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/annenberg-theater/film-screenings/
Life and death come wrapped in a mutual embrace, both absurd and poignant, in this smart comedy about an unlikely friendship between a grieving cinematographer and a morbidly obsessed drifter. Director Silva’s debut film pulses with a sure cinematic style as it channels a compassionate vision of frail, formidable, unforgettable lives.
Location: Idyllwild Nature Center
Event Type: Festival
Event Web Site: http://lemonlilyfestival.com/
Fun for all ages! Local arts & crafts, Pioneer Town, educational exhibits and speakers, and a native plant sale.
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
Voted LA's Best Female Cabaret Artist 2011 by Broadway World. Robyn will cover songs such as: "What's New?", "I've Got A Crush On You", "Crazy He Calls Me", "Someone To Watch Over Me" & more. The World-famous Todd Schroeder will be on piano along with Tim Christensen on Bass.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Film
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/annenberg-theater/film-screenings/
Leila and Kaveh are a mysterious pair from Tehran, traveling the mountainous countryside in their car to push big bags of money on the locals. The cagey couple invent increasingly brazen stratagems to place cash in the hands of the wary, proud or indifferent. This bold comedy-drama unfurls with unexpected force amid subtle themes of power, privilege and corruption.
Location: Morongo Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.morongocasinoresort.com/entertainment
Location: Morongo Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.morongocasinoresort.com/entertainment
Location: Spotlight 29 Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.spotlight29.com/entertainment/
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
A Broadway singer, dancer, and new dad, Mark Reis tells it like it really is in this fun show about juggling a career & a baby while trying to write a children's book. Can it be done? Choreography by Hector Guerrero & Musical Direction by Scott Harlan
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Film
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/annenberg-theater/film-screenings/
A group of gay activists in Belgrade strikes a tense alliance with Limun, a Serbian crime boss, whose fiancée demands an extravagant wedding that only struggling gay theater director Mirko and his friends can provide. In exchange, macho Limun reluctantly agrees to provide security for the group’s Pride parade.
Location: The Show at Agua Caliente Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.hotwatercasino.com/theshow/
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
Her many fans from clubs, benefits & events throughout the Desert have been asking Keisha for years to please do a full-length show, and here it is.. At Last!
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Film
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/annenberg-theater/film-screenings/
An 80-year-old Kolkata retiree is on a mission to get his neighborhood streetlights turned off after sunrise after he notices they stay on all day as well. But finding someone to take him seriously proves a battle against an indifferent bureaucracy and a complacent status quo.
Location: Fantasy Springs Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.fantasyspringsresort.com/prod/entertain/entertain.php#diana_ross
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
These two ladies will look back at their lives & most women's, with an eclectic range of song styles that punctuate & span the years of a woman's discover of life & the changes & reactions they bring. Accompanied by Musical Director Rob Woyshner on piano.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Film
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/annenberg-theater/film-screenings/
In this gorgeously dreamlike and mysterious tale, a young woman named Clarice gives birth on her deathbed to a baby girl also christened Clarice by the bruxa (or witch) attending the nearly simultaneous moments of death and birth. Identity and desire add up to a palpable fairytale, affirming our place in the ineffable stream of life.
Location: Fantasy Springs Casino
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.fantasyspringsresort.com/prod/entertain/entertain.php#ll_llb
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
This 'desert songbird' has graced this stage many times. This time she'll mix some old & new from the Great American Songbook & Broadway with a hint of romantic Europe, highlighting her vocal range & pristine sound. Her Musical Director is Paul Cracchiolo.
Location: Annenberg Theater
Event Type: Film
Event Web Site: http://www.psmuseum.org/annenberg-theater/film-screenings/
A solitary philosophy student steers his directionless life toward the commission of a violent crime, spurred on by a post-Soviet order characterized by growing inequality, institutional corruption and a ruthless ethic of “eat or be eaten.” Inspired by Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, director Omirbayev roots his nameless student in the losing segment of Kazakhstan’s new capitalist era.
Location: Idyllwild Arts Campus
Event Type: Concert
Event Web Site: http://www.idyllwildjazz.com/
Three stages of swinging entertainment!
Location: Arthur Newman Theatre
Event Type: Musical Theater
Event Web Site: http://www.joslyncenter.org/theatre.html
Arienne Battiste & Angelo Divino will take you to 'Duke's Place' & his five decade career of songwriting and band leading for every major recording artist. Joining them on piano is legendary pianist Howlett Smith.