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Friday, March 3 | ☀️ 68°/46°
TGIF, everyone — you made it! You may have heard that last summer College of the Desert experienced a malware attack that impacted their online network for about two weeks. After an investigation, it appears that the personal data of approximately 800 individuals may have been subject to unauthorized access. Although COD officials said Thursday there is no evidence of misuse, the college is proactively notifying those affected and providing them with free credit monitoring services. Questions can be directed to a hotline at 800-405-6108.
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Leading off: Committee may form to tackle pool problems
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A lifeguard and swimmer chat Thursday afternoon at Palm Springs Swim Center.
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Members of a community-led effort to improve conditions at the Palm Springs Swim Center (PSSC) are growing frustrated with what they see as a need for action from the city. This week, they turned to the Parks and Recreation Commission for help.
Looking back: For months, patrons of the swim center have expressed concerns about frequent unexpected closures, staffing issues, and maintenance.
- Staff at the city’s Parks and Recreation Department has repeatedly assured residents they understand the closures constitute a significant disruption, but they’re working on hiring more lifeguards.
- Aside from advertising for help and going on a social media blitz, the city is also offering to pay for training and certification for qualified applicants.
Driving the news: On Monday, the issues appeared to reach a boiling point when members of a small coalition of pool users – calling themselves PSSC Watchdogs – came prepared to deliver a 14-page presentation to the Commission during its regular meeting.
- They didn't get the opportunity to speak at length about the 14-page document they submitted to the city, but they did get to reiterate claims that the pool was in “deplorable condition” that has led the entire facility into a “downward spiral.”
Yes, but: Jeff Nelson and Richard Midnault, both members of a recently formed watchdog group called PSSC Watchdogs, didn't just deliver a list of demands. They came to the table with solutions.
- Among the solutions was a request that the city's Parks and Recreation Commission form a subcommittee to look into issues at the pool.
That request will likely be granted, as commissioners voiced support for the idea and promised to take it up at their April meeting.
- “These stakeholders would benefit from a little more knowledge behind them rather than just hearing what they’re hearing at the pool,” said Commissioner Jerry Alcorn.
Dive deeper with our complete story here.
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In brief: Desert X map drops Saturday
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"ParaPivot," by Alicja Kwade, seen at an earlier version of Desert X. (Photo: Alicja Kwade and Desert X)
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Desert X, a biennial outdoor art exhibition featuring a dozen artists from Europe, North America and South Asia, starts this weekend in the Coachella Valley. Where installations can be found in Palm Springs won't be officially known until opening day on Saturday.
- Participating artists will present immersive works, such as sculpture, painting, writing architecture, design, film, music, performance, choreography, education and environmental activism.
- According to Artistic Director Neille Wakefield, the exhibition is about "place as the multiplicity of stories flowing through it."
- Details: The Desert X 2023 map of artist installations will be available for visitors to download online starting Saturday at desertx.org and via the Desert X app. The artworks will be on display until May 7.
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🏳️🌈 Feeling festive? Cathedral City's LGBT Days kicks off tonight at 6 p.m.
👙 We may not be getting a Soho House, but one just opened in Miami with "a Palm Springs–inspired pool."
🀣 For one group of area women, mahjong is more than a game — it's a passion, writes Janice Kleinschmidt for Palm Springs Life.
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FEATURED LISTING
Run for Ike 5k
Saturday | 8 a.m. | Palm Springs Police Department
This 5k is held in memory of Palm Springs Police Department K-9 Officer Ike, who was killed in the line of duty in 2011. All proceeds support the police department's K-9 Fund.
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Musical: "Once"
All weekend | Coachella Valley Rep Playhouse
The winner of eight Tony Awards including best musical, "Once" tells the story of Guy: an Irish songwriter who spends his days fixing vacuums in the Dublin shop he runs with his father. ($58)
The Bent: "Gently Down the Stream"
Today and Saturday | Palm Springs Cultural Center
"Gently Down the Stream" is a "remarkably moving, brilliantly funny" love story between an older man and his much younger partner. This is playwright Martin Sherman’s newest play. ($35)
Musical: "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
All weekend | Palm Canyon Theatre
This swashbuckling action/adventure musical is based on Baroness Orczy’s famous 20th-century novel. Find tickets here. ($17-38)
Performance: “A Funny Thing Happened…”
All weekend | Pearl McManus Theater
In this Dezart Performs performance, a young woman tries out her new stand-up comedy act for her mother in the ICU of a hospital, not knowing she is being overheard. ($39-$50)
Desert X 2023
This weekend and beyond | Varying locations
The wide-ranging contemporary art exhibition Desert X returns to the Coachella Valley on Saturday, and will run until May 7. A complete list of all participating artists and exhibitions across the valley can be found here.
Walk of the Stars Palm Springs: Mary Parks
Today | 11 a.m. | 111 N. Palm Canyon Dr.
For nearly three decades, Mary Parks’ life was dedicated to television journalism in Riverside County and the Inland Empire, covering some of California’s biggest moments. In 2020, Parks lost a tumultuous battle with brain cancer, but her legacy lives on as someone who cared about telling stories worth sharing.
Live comedy class
Today and beyond | 2:30 p.m. | The Center, Palm Springs
Cross stand-up comedy off your bucket list — Lez Out Loud and Mina Hartong are back with another live comedy course, which starts this Friday. Five classes, comedy coaching and a final show are included. ($300)
The Roundtable: HIV/AIDS Survivors
Today | 5:30 p.m. | 1900 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
A weekly discussion group for long-term HIV/AIDS survivors in the Coachella Valley. This week’s topic: What are the hidden costs, financially and emotionally, of living with HIV?
Fellini Retrospective: “Juliet of the Spirits”
Today | 7 p.m. | Palm Springs Cultural Center
The cultural center’s Fellini Retrospective is the latest stop of Fellini 100 Tour, a worldwide tribute to Fellini’s centennial, featuring exhibitions by major museums and film institutes and coordinated by Cinecittà. ($12)
Dance Ranch Palm Springs: Friday dance
Today | 7:30 p.m. | Step by Step Dance Studio
Join for a great night of country western dancing, including two-step, waltz, shadow, East and West Coast swing and line dances. ($5)
Palm Springs Certified Farmers’ Market
Saturday | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Palm Springs Cultural Center
Local farmers and vendors offer fresh agricultural and related products for market-goers to browse and purchase.
Four Seasons Garage Sale
Saturday | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Four Seasons
Come peruse art, furniture, books, dishes and more at this annual event in the Four Seasons development.
Vintage Market
Sunday | 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Cultural Center
Gates open at 7 a.m. for the “first pick”, with regular admission starting at 8 a.m.
Screwball Sundays: “It Happened One Night”
Sunday | 3 p.m. | Palm Springs Cultural Center
Join for a "hilarious journey through the greatest screwball comedies of Hollywood’s golden age" at the Historic Camelot Theatre. This week's film: “It Happened One Night." ($12)
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There’s still time to see the musical that columnist Bruce Fessier called “flawless” at Coachella Valley Repertory.
Driving the news: The former IMAX theatre’s stage welcomes the Broadway musical "Once" — the story of a “talented but broken sing-songwriter” who meets a girl who wants to help fulfill his personal and artistic dreams.
Meet the cast: Two talented local actors, Sean Brown and Philip Chaffin, join a cast of several New York-based actors, many of whom play instruments like violins, drums, cellos, and pianos.
The bottom line: The show was recently extended, so you have plenty of opportunity to be as dazzled as Fessier was by the performance.
Details: The show runs through March 11 in neighboring Cathedral City. Tickets srte available at CVRep.org or by calling 760-296-2966, ext. 115.
Read Fessier's full story here.
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