Feb 4 - Feb 10
by Buzzard
February 4, 2010
Haalos Healing Arts Center One Year Anniversary Celebration. Two Nights Friday, Feb. 5th & Sat. Feb. 6th, (Gregorian calendar). Come join US in the “Vortex Construction Zone” for a Celebration of the One Year Anniversary of the HAALOS Healing Arts Center in down-town old-town Desert Hot Springs! Friday Night 2/5, 8PM features the Sacred Hip -Hop Dance Beats of the Healing Mystical Science Collective w/MC Dolphin-Brain. Open Mic/Spoken Word/Dance/Beats Saturday features a “Forever-Living-In-Our-Hearts Legend” BOB MARLEY and other AQUARIUS (Aquari-I) birthday celebrations! It’s an “Open Reggae Mic/Jam Session” so bring your instruments, percussion, sweet voices, etc.! Refreshments provided & bring your own libations! Suggested $10.80 donation (no one turned away for lack of fun) HAALOS Healing Arts Center 12078 Palm Drive D.H.S. 92240 More info: call 760-673-7580 or cell 909-800-1711 email conchustimes@yahoo.com ONE LOVE!
On February 5th & 6th, Neil Sedaka performs at the Mccallum Theatre. With countless hit singles, and platinum and gold records, Neil is recognized as one of rock and pop music’s legendary pioneers. He continues to delight audiences around the world with his live concert appearances. Hits include “The Diary,” “Oh! Carol,” “Calendar Girl,” “Next Door To An Angel,” and “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.”
On Wednesday, February 10th begins the Imagining the Future Series: “Sustainable Growth for the Coachella Valley: The Foundation for the S. Roy Wilson Center for Sustainable Environmental Systems”, presented by Joe Norbeck, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Engineering, Director of the Environmental Research Institute, UCR. The lectures are free and open to the public. The lectures will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the IW Club Celebrity Ballroom, 44-500 Indian Wells Lane in Indian Wells.
The bluEmber restaurant at Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage will be celebrating the entire Valentine’s weekend, February 11 through 14, with a special three-course Valentine’s Day menu for $75 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). Menu choices include favorites such as Lobster Bisque, Tuna Carpaccio, Chilean Sea Bass with Prawns and Filet Mignon. Dessert is a “sexy trio” comprised of heart-shaped red velvet cake, chocolate kisses and vanilla bean gelato. Also in time for Valentine’s Day is a new Champagne Brunch from 12 to 2 p.m. each Sunday beginning February 7. Outstanding brunch items include stuffed French Toast, Eggs and Crab Benedict, Omelets, Frittatas and a decadent display of sweets from bluEmber’s pastry chef. Brunch is $32 for adults and $17 for children 12 and under. Dining reservations can be made by calling 760-862-4581.
The Coachella Valley Art Scene & Ace Hotel present “DOO WOP in the DESERT - A Retro Valentine’s at Ace Hotel” on Saturday February 13th, in the Ace Hotel’s Commune at 701 East Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, 9pm-2am. They’re encouraging all to wear their best retro prom outfits (think Audrey Hepburn, Grease, 1950’s - 1970’s semi-formal like a costume party, if you want to make it one) - have some fun with it, they say. DJ Alf Alpha (www.djalfalpha.com) will be spinning nothing but the best of the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s soul and funk! Evaro, (www.myspace.com/evaromusic), the live house band, will be performing Motown covers and some of their original groovy music. As a Valentine package, they’re offering 2 nights stay, 2 tickets to the party, and $50 spa credit for a special price.
To inquire about a special Ace Valentine package, please call 760-325-9900 or visit, www.acehotel.com/palmsprings/reservations, and the special code is “Valentine”. If you purchase your tickets in advance you do not have to be worry about standing in the cold the night of. Plus, you look super cool in front of your date if you say, “I’m on the list.” Tickets can also be purchased online at thecoachellavalleyartscene.bigcartel.com Now spinning every Friday night at the Ace poolside is Intoxica Radio’s Howie Pyro, an originator of the NY punk scene and member of DGeneration.
On Feb. 18th, more than a dozen Desert Hot Springs spas will open their doors and give away more than $10,000 in prizes at a new tourism event. Things will kick off with a wine and beer reception at Cabot’s Pubelo Museum, which will also include a short presentation on the community’s hot mineral spas. Coach transportation will then shuttle participants to the spas, which will provide tours and serve refreshments. The spas will also give away more than $10,000 in spa lodging and services. The event is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 the day of the event. Proceeds from the event will go to Camp of Champions A&M, a local nonprofit that offers free soccer clinics. For information call (760) 329-6404 or visit www.deserthotsprings.com
Heather James Art & Antiquities is pleased to present Art of Japan. Art of Japan brings together an outstanding selection of the finest Japanese antiquities from the Edo and Meiji Periods in Japanese history. Pieces of various mediums including embroidery, sculpture, paintings, screens, bronze, and furniture fill the gallery space. Highlights of the exhibition include a pair of wooden temple Nio figures, a large silk and gold thread embroidered eagle, and several ornate examples of porcelain and cloisonne´ vases and other decorative objects. Heather James Art & Antiquities is located at 73-080 El Paseo #5 in Palm Desert and features the finest in cultural antiquities and ethnographic art from all corners of the world. 760.346.8926
The Rancho Mirage Public Library, sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Mirage Public Library, will present American History Lecture Series: Korea and Vietnam: America’s Misunderstood Wars on Friday afternoons in February from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Admission to Korea and Vietnam: America’s Misunderstood Wars is free and open to the public. Dr. William Gudelunas, Professor of American History at College of the Desert and CSUSB-Palm Desert Campus, is back by popular demand. He will offer you an exciting look into America’s rich past and explore these controversial and fascinating wars.
Rapidly becoming the art gallery center of the hi-dez universe, The Joshua Tree Art Gallery, joshuatreeartgallery.com, will have a soft opening on Feb 6th, 12 - 7Pm in Joshua Tree with a grand opening in March. This is a collective gallery run by the artists themselves, it’s located next to the Joshua Tree Health Food store.
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