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ONGOING Thursdays - Palm Springs VillageFest. Outdoor fair featuring music, arts, crafts, farmer’s market, vendor carts, souvenirs, and live entertainment. Free admission. Hours: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Along Palm Canyon Drive . 760/320-3781. Fridays - La Quinta Mainstreet Marketplace. Themed events the first Friday of each month, November through April, featuring hand crafters, artisans and collectors. Food, beer and wine garden and musical entertainment. ( 6-10 p.m. ) Outdoors on Calle Estabo in the New Village. 760/564-3199. Weekends - College of the Desert Street Fair. Outdoor vendors, farmer’s market, Sat. 7 a.m. - noon , Sun. 7 a.m.-2 p.m. 43-500 Monterey Avenue , Palm Desert. 760/568-9921. MONTHLY JUNE 2002 Into the Night 8K Run & 2-Mile Fun Walk, Into the Night 8K and 2 mile fun walk is on Sat June 15th at 7:00pm followed by a barbecue under the stars produced by Klein & Clark Sports at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert . Details and entry Info: 320-1341 or 779-4448. E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
17 — Theatre Arts Summer Camp at the Palm Canyon Theatre, presented for the sixth year for young people ages 8-18. Campers may sign up for all five weeks or just one week at a time with a ten percent discount for early registration by June 14. Partial scholarships available. 538 N. Palm Canyon Dr. , Palm Springs . Info: 323-5123.
22-24 — 13th Annual Vino Desert Classic, a fun golf tournament to benefit Shelter from the storm at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert . Entry info: Tournament Director Jeffrey Wine, (714) 750-8466.
JULY 2002 4 — Independence Day. Help celebrate the 225th birthday of Uncle Sam at fireworks displays all over the desert, featuring entertainment, food or bring a picnic supper, with fireworks at dusk. Details TBA. Call for more information. Coachella: Spotlight 29 Casino, 46-200 Harrison St. , intersection of Dillon Rd. & I-10. 775-5566. Indio : Date Festival Fairgrounds, Hwy. 111 and Oasis St. 342-6500. Palm Desert : Palm Desert Civic Center Park , San Pablo at Fred Waring. 346-0611. Palm Springs : Palm Springs Stadium, Sunrise Way and Baristo Rd. 325-1577. In the high desert at Yucca Valley High School’s Trojan Field, Onaga Tr. & Sage Ave. 366-8471.
29 - The Battle at Bighorn
AUGUST 2002 6-12 — Eighth Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, a summer showcase of rising talent on the cutting edge, featuring films, videos and animation from various countries screened in programs. This is the largest competitive short film festival in North America and many of the Academy Award nominees in the Short Film category are screened here. Festival of Arts Cinemas, Palm Springs . Info: 322-2930 or www.psfilmfest.org
OCTOBER 2002: Dates TBA: Dinner in the Canyons Palm Springs Bike Weekend Tram Road Challenge.
NOVEMBER 2002: Dates TBA: Palm Desert Golf Cart Parade The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies reopens for a new season Palm Springs Exotic Car Show & Auction The Skins Game Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Indio Powwow Desert Arts Festival Living Desert WildLights Winter Gathering Powwow.
DECEMBER 2002: TBA: Greater Palm Springs Celebrity Golf Classic. 7 - Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade 7&8 - Indio International Tamale Festival
JANUARY 2003: 9-20 - Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival 27- Feb. 2 - Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Info: 346-8184 Dates TBA: Pepsi All-Star Softball Game Desert Town Hall of Indian Wells Lecture Series begins Indio Desert Circuit Horse Shows Desert Arts Festival
FEBRUARY 2003: 6-8 - Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational, Info: 674-8447 4-23 - National Date Festival 22-23 – Annual Greek Festival Dates TBA: Southwest Arts Festival Verizon Tour de Palm Springs Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards
MARCH 2003: 24-30 - Kraft Nabisco Championship, Info: 324-4546 Date TBA: La Quinta Arts Festival Pacific Life Open presented by The City of Indian Wells Palm Springs Kiwanis 5K/10K Walk & Run Fine Arts & Crafts Festival Palm Springs International Art Fair Crossroads Palm Springs Renaissance Festival Desert Swing ‘n’ Dixie Jazz Festival Morrow Institute Women Running Wild The White Party Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Powwow. |