Lesbians of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley Outings and Events
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"I have found that the surest way of seeing the wondrous in something ordinary, something previously underappreciated, is coming to love someone who loves it. As we enter each other’s worlds in love — whatever its shape or species — we double our way of seeing, broaden our way of being, magnify our sense of wonder, and wonder is our best means of loving the world more deeply." Maria Popova
It’s been an intense year for me, and it’s been lovely to step away from the small world of my mind this week and find rest in the generosity and passions of others. One afternoon was a lecture on our endangered bighorn sheep from 2 privately funded organizations to preserve the species and their habitat. HOME | bighorninstitute. Home - Oswit Land Trust The next day was an introduction to Judy Francesconi and her art at the V-Lounge. Judy Francesconi is an American photographer concentrating on black-and-white fine art photography of lesbian women. Zenfolio | JUDY FRANCESCONI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY | The Classics Collection. Judy has a remarkable story, a pioneer in photographing lesbians while most of us were still hidden deep in the closet.
On the hiking trails, others talk with happiness about their volunteer work with the L-fund, food banks, and theaters. They tell the stories of their lives; they talk about what they love, what draws them, what they have learned, and what they want to learn. They talk of travels done, and travels longed for, and my world broadens and deepens. One of my friends is a trail angel for PCT hikers, and I love to hear her talk about the hikers she hosts. Other friends organize lesbian meetups and outings. Some work hard to improve lesbian healthcare. Everyone and every passion has challenges, setbacks, and difficulties. Yet to be blessed with the love of something so strong that one carries on regardless is grace and wonder. Love of cooking, love of movies, love of history, whenever we embed ourselves in what draws us and challenges us, we strengthen ourselves and sometimes enrich those around us..For me, it was good to touch the edges of other people's lives and let their sense of wonder restore me this week.
Kim
Dorien and I have decided to downsize in Palm Springs, so we are selling the house and will buy a smaller condo here. Family and friends are drawing us north. The plan is to buy a small condo in Canada or the Pacific northwest to escape the hot summers down here for a few months. That means D and I are negotiating 90% of our possesions. Pack for Palm Springs, pack for the northwest, give to Revivals, put it on the sidewalk or find unlocked dumpsters and do some late night driving. It's going to take a minute.
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My book Travels Into Discomfort is available on Amazon.
It is a travel adventure in its prose and a journey to the heart in its poetry.
Travels Into Discomfort
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Barbara Carpenter Realtor
Andrea Voras, Gerontologist Dementia Specialist Life Aging Life Care Manager
Corlyce Photography
Chris Ann Kallgren Realtor
Sunny Designs-Website & Graphic Design & Video
Rice Notary
Nancy Minger - Massage Therapist
Poochsitter
Motivation Changes — Life Coaching - Dr Ann Sarah Engel, MSW, PhD
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The Hollywood Times is looking for Palm Springs entertainment event writers/interns
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- Cork Women's Fun Weekend
- REI Women's Hiking
- AdventureWomen: organizes exceptional women’s only travel groups spots around the globe.
- Trafalgar: offers women-only guided vacations to various destinations, with local female guides and experts.
- Road Scholar: provides educational and cultural trips for women of all ages and interests.
- Adventures in Good Company: creates active and adventurous trips for women who love the outdoors.
- Intrepid Travel’s Women’s Expeditions: explores local cultures and traditions from a female perspective, with female leaders and hosts.
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Email me at gabriolakim@gmail.com if you want something posted on the bulletin board, or an event promoted. | |
Thank you.
Thank you to everyone who contributes a recommendation for a worthy figure in women's history, an article, a book, a movie, or a women-centric event for the newsletter. Let's amplify women's stories and voices.
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Help Support Lesbians of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley Fundraiser.
My budget for the year is $2,000. This covers the cost of the outside expenses for the newsletter, website, zoom, graphics and other subscriptions.
Donate $25.00 before year end and we will send you one of the necklaces below.
Venmo Kim Kieler 760-534-4099 or gabriolakim@gmail.com or pay with
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Women’s History
Women, We Should Know
Ynes Mexía, who braved earthquakes, bogs, and poisonous berries to reach a remote volcano on the border of Colombia and Ecuador—all for the sake of botanical discoveries. “We started on the long journey back,” she wrote after collecting samples of the rare wax palm, “very tired, very hot, very dirty, but very happy.”
On this day in 1925, Mexía embarked on her first plant collection trip, travelling with a group from Stanford University to Sinaloa, Mexico in search of rare botanical species. The 55-year-old had joined the local Sierra Club just a few years earlier, enrolling in special classes at UC Berkeley soon after. Despite falling off a cliff and fracturing her hand and some ribs, Mexía brought home around 500 specimens—50 of them previously undiscovered.
Watch – UNLADYLIKE2020
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Sweet Baby Jai and Yves Evans Holiday Sing-A-Long
Off the hook fun.
Freed Thursday 19th at the Palm Springs Art Museum
2 of my favorite performers. Don't miss out!
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Happening this season
Claire and Cindy's Outings
Starting December - First Thursday Each Month Palm Springs Famers Market and Street Fair -- We will meet in front of the Palm Springs Art Museum ( 101 Museum Drive PS) at 5:30 and transverse the street fair starting Dec 5th, Jan 4th, Feb 6th and March 1st
The 2nd Saturday of Each Month, meet at the College of the Desert Street Fair in the food court to enjoy treats and women (well, most women are a treat in themselves) at 9 a.m.
Street & Art Fair & Farmers Market - College of the Desert | Palm Desert (codaastreetfair.com)
December- Activity WildLights @ Living Desert Zoo December 19th-- 6-9 pm WildLights Adult Night (18+) invites guests to see the Zoo in a whole new light! This year’s event features a new, enhanced light design with three million lights throughout the park, live nightly entertainment, food and beverage sales, and fun for all. Ticket costs range from 16.00 to 25.00, depending on Membership status and date of ticket purchase. Click on the link below and scroll down and find WildLights nights, select the date of December 19th and get your ticket soon. This night is known to sell out quickly. Look for Claire to the left of the front gate wearing a black hat with a red feather. https://estore.livingdesert.org/WebStore/landingPage https://www.livingdesert.org/ 47900 Portola Avenue Palm Desert, CA 92260.
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LEZ Party
Jan 12th 3-7PM
Low Desert Restaurant and Bar in Smoketree Plaza
$10 Cash Door
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Free, self-guided walking tour to explore the local hotel holiday scene. Pick up a map and flashlight at Palm Springs Art Museum.
Explore the unique charm and hospitality of Palm Springs at the annual Walk of the Inns. This free, self-guided walking tour welcomes locals and out-of-towners to experience the vibrant local hotel holiday scene. This annual tradition offers a delightful way to discover the eclectic hotel properties nestled between Ramon Road and Tahquitz Canyon Way. Guests can look forward to lively music and refreshments at various stops along the route.
From mid-century modern marvels to stunning Mediterranean retreats, participating hotels will showcase their unique styles and warm hospitality, providing an insider’s look at the distinctive architecture for which Palm Springs is renowned.
What to Know About the Walk of the Inns
The Walk of the Inns begins at Palm Springs Art Museum, where attendees can pick up a complimentary map detailing all the participating hotels and a small flashlight to help illuminate the journey (available on a first-come, first-served basis).
Guests are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Well in the Desert, an initiative that supports local families in need.
Walk of the Inns | Palm Springs Art Museum
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ART IN THE PARK IN THE DARK RETURNS TO LIGHT UP NEW YEAR’S EVE
Laser Shows, Lighted Bikes, and Interactive Art to Ring in 2025
Back by popular demand, the highly anticipated Art in the Park in the Dark will illuminate Demuth Park this New Year’s Eve. After last year’s successful event, this free, all-ages celebration of all things art and glow is moving to December 31 and will take place from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Demuth Park on Mesquite Avenue at Calle Santa Cruz.
Art in the Park in the Dark offers a unique evening of artistic engagement, featuring interactive glow art, illuminated bikes, live performance art, and spectacular laser shows. The event offers fun for all and is designed to spark active creativity and community.
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Rebecca Clark Will Perform Her Cabaret Show At The Roost On
Sundays, October 27, November 24, December 29 From 6-9pm. Reservations Suggested. Go To ticketbud.Com.
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Easy/Moderate Hikes
Tuesday Dec 10th - 9:00 am
Seven Sisters Waterfall - Murray Canyon
Length 5 Miles
Type In and Out
Elevation 600 feet
Time 4 - 5 Hours
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Meetup: Once past the gate, take the first right to Andreas Canyon Murray Canyon. Indian Canyon is $12 per person and $7 if you are 62 and older. Give yourself some extra time if this is your 1st time to the trailhead.
Saturday Dec 14th - 8:30 am
Hermans Hike to Willis Palms Date
Length 7.5 Miles
Type Shuttle
Elevation 800 feet
Time 4 hours
Meetup 75580 E Roman Road
Thousand Palms, CA 92276
Features great views. McCallum trail, to Herman's Hike to Willis Palms
This is a shuttle hike, we will leave 1/2 the cars at the bottom of the hill and start the hike from the Coachella valley preserve.
Bring at least 1 liter of water. New hikers must register and sign a waiver.
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2024 Walks - Regular Friday walk at Butler Abrams - Rancho Mirage - Dogs Welcome
9AM
Length 2.5 miles
Type In 26thand Out
Elevation 45 ft
Time 1 Hr
Difficulty: Easy
Meetup is the parking lot at Michael S Wolfson Park
70001 Frank Sinatra Dr, Rancho Mirage, Ca 9227
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Movie Meetup
Wednesday - Mary Pickford Theater
No Movie this week.
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Book and Movie Salon/Club -
2024 Schedule 2nd Mondays 5:30 pm
Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to keep on believing in something when all evidence seems to be to the contrary
Monday, the 9th of December at 5:30 PST/8:30p EST BAM Salon will discuss the movie Tell it to the Bees directed by Annabel Jankel, 2019
In a 1950s small town, a doctor develops a relationship with her young patient's mother. Dr. Jean Markham, is a talented and unconventional female doctor and Lydia Weekes, is a young and troubled mother. Against the backdrop of a conservative and close-minded community, the two women must navigate societal expectations and personal desires as they struggle to find happiness and acceptance.
Tell it to the bees is currently airing on various streaming services including YouTube, AppleTV, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Hoopla.
If you have not joined us in a while, now is the time. Come and discuss this interesting and engaging film.
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This Week's Recommendation
Alex Edelman - Just for Us on HBO/MAX 2024 Emmy Winnter
The seeds of “Just For Us” were planted in 2017, when Edelman received “an avalanche of antisemitism” from online trolls. He stumbled on an invite for a get-together of white supremacists at an apartment in Queens, and feeling emboldened, decided to infiltrate the mixer. His mission was to uncover the root of their hatred and bigotry. But through comedy, Edelman uses the experience to spark bigger conversations about identity, whiteness and the limits of empathy.
Alex Edelman talks Emmy-winning HBO special, ‘Just For Us’
Thr special is brilliant and well deserving of an em
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Maria in Theaters and on Netflix
Not a super fan of Angelina Jolie but she gives an outstanding performance as Maria Callas. Intense but incredibly well done. A fascinating look at the artist off the stage..
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THRIVE: A PATH TO WELL-BEING
JANUARY 11, 2025
FREE EVENT BUT YOU MUST REGISTER.
Join us for our first annual THRIVE event for cis, trans, and queer identifying lesbians. A day of health!!
This is a collaborative effort with Eisenhower Health. Guest speakers, exhibitors, and breakout sessions - sound bath, yoga, stretching, self-defense, chair massage and more.
Continental breakfast and afternoon snacks.
THRIVE: A Path to Well-Being Tickets, Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
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Live Special Taping on Friday, January 17th, 2025
5pm and 8pm
The Revolution Stage Company
Downtown Palm Springs near Revivals
Award winning comedian - Lez Out Loud's - Mina Hartong (Olivia Travel, Curve Magazine) has been performing & touring for over 20 years...and it's about time she filmed her Comedy Special.
Once filming begins, the doors will close. Please arrive before the showtime to ensure admittance.
We hope you can join us for this one-time event.
Purchase Tickets Here
Mina has been performing and touring for over 20 years; Provincetown, Fire Island, Montreal Fringe Festival, and dozens of clubs in New York and LA. She was a finalist for the National Ladies of Laughter Contest and Curve Magazine called her one of America’s Funniest Lesbians alongside lesbian icons such as Suzanne Westenhoffer, Marga Gomez and Karen Williams. Now back in New York, she can’t think of a better place to film her first Comedy Special than with the beautiful community that is Palm Springs and Revolution Stage Company.
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HO! HO! HO! It’s time to mingle & jingle all our cares away at PALS 2024 HOWLIDAY PAWTY — Friday, Dec 13th, 3-5 pm at Boozehounds Palm Springs. Join the fun, wear your howliday best and RSVP today as space is limited to 50 guests and well-behaved canine companions. (Light appetizers, popcorn and cash bar provided by Boozehounds.)
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PALS’ no-cost educational seminars provide up-to-date information, resources and opportunities to engage in essential planning ahead conversations before a major health or life-altering event occurs. For info about upcoming PALS Seminars with in-person and zoom registration links click here.
9:30 to 11 am. 3rd Saturday
September thru June
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PALS Death Cafe is a group-led open conversation about mortality that’s not a counseling or bereavement group. There’s no specified topics or designated outcomes. Just bring your questions about any aspect of death and dying that interests you. RSVP for the next PALS Death Cafe here. | |
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PALS Circle is an hour of enjoyable connection, support and friendship among LGBTQ+ seniors and allies. There's no agenda, no formal topic — just fun conversation and camaraderie each Monday from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on ZOOM. Sign up to receive PALS Circle announcements here.
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Lesbians Embracing Aging
Lesbians Embracing Aging: An Introduction
The mission of LEA is to encourage and assist LBTQIA women with healthy aging by creating
support networks of socialization, information, and healthcare.
We are forming a hub of LBTQIA Women and allies willing to help one another navigate the
changes and challenges of aging and help make the myriad of available services more accessible.
Please join us for our next meeting as we make progress toward our goals.
If you would like more information, be on our email list or join us for our next meeting TBA Please send an email to
LEAofCoachellaValley@gmail.com
The LEA women:
Kelly Watson, Lauren Nile, Barbara Tyler, Rita Gonzales, Kate Ullman, Ronni Sanlo
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Evening Chat Group 5:30pm to 7 pm Every Wednesday
LIDS (Lesbians In The Desert) Wednesday evenings, 5:30 pm - 7ish — join us for a lively Zoom chat, catch up with friends, and make new ones! Open to Lesbians in and out of the Coachella Valley — California — all 50 States — and beyond. Please email NurseJaynes@yahoo.com to receive the invite with Zoom meeting ID & Passcode. Bring a friend! Hosted by Cindy T, Crickett, & Jayne
Hosted by Crickett and Cindy
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1st and 3rd Fridays are Wine Down Friday’s with the Coachella Valley Ladies of Justice and a Guest Speaker at theV-Lounge 5PM-6:30P. 600 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs.
Network, share info about your business/upcoming event or just drop-by to unwind and make new friends!
The Coachella Valley Ladies of Justice Present: Iconic Photographer, Judy Francesconi. Friday December 6th at the V Wine Lounge 5:00-6:30.
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Gay Country Western Dancing - Friday Nights
Join the Dance Ranch for a great night of country western dancing, including two-step, waltz, shadow, East and West Coast swing, and line dances.
It all happens at Step By Step, 316 N. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.
Admission is $5.
Lesson is at 7 pm. Dancing from 7:30-9:30 pm.
Dance Ranch Palm Springs is a country western dance group serving the LGBTQ+ community and its friends. Country dancers of all levels are welcome!
Learn more about Dance Ranch and find out what they’re teaching at danceranchps.org.
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Our history will NOT be hidden!
Not with us two old lesbians and our awesome guests on guard! Our free podcast LGBTQ History Alive! with Ronni and Kelly begins
January 1, 2024.
Meet the Two Old Lesbians!
Ronni Sanlo, Ed.D. is a retired UCLA professor and LGBTQ Center director, founder of the award-winning Lavender Graduation, and editor of the four volume This Day in LGBTQ History. Kelly Watson, Ph.D, DDS, is a retired recovery center director and business professional, and still and always involved with 12 step recovery.
2024 Schedule - Check it Out!
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The L-Fund empowers cis, trans, and queer identifying lesbians through financial crisis assistance as well as grants in the areas of education, the arts, and health and wellness.
If you would like to donate, please find us at https://l-fund.org/
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The Palm Springs Women’s Jazz and Blues Assoc. exists to preserve and foster an appreciation of jazz and blues music and to support female jazz and blues musicians who traditionally struggle for recognition and employment. The festival includes concerts, exhibits, presentations, films, and other events that promote an understanding and enjoyment of the work of women artists.
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Lesbians of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley Outings and Events
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NOTE: This newsletter may be cut short by your email program. There is a link at the bottom of screen to view the full newsletter or click here. View as Webpage | |
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"I have found that the surest way of seeing the wondrous in something ordinary, something previously underappreciated, is coming to love someone who loves it. As we enter each other’s worlds in love — whatever its shape or species — we double our way of seeing, broaden our way of being, magnify our sense of wonder, and wonder is our best means of loving the world more deeply." Maria Popova
It’s been an intense year for me, and it’s been lovely to step away from the small world of my mind this week and find rest in the generosity and passions of others. One afternoon was a lecture on our endangered bighorn sheep from 2 privately funded organizations to preserve the species and their habitat. HOME | bighorninstitute. Home - Oswit Land Trust The next day was an introduction to Judy Francesconi and her art at the V-Lounge. Judy Francesconi is an American photographer concentrating on black-and-white fine art photography of lesbian women. Zenfolio | JUDY FRANCESCONI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY | The Classics Collection. On the hiking trails, others talk about their volunteer work with the L-fund, food banks, and theaters. We tell the stories of our lives; we talk about what we love, what draws us, what we have learned, and what we want to know. We talk of travels done, and travels longed for me, and my world broadens and deepens. One of my friends is a trail angel for PCT hikers, and I love to hear her talk about the hikers she hosts. Other friends organize lesbian meetups and outings. Everyone and every passion has challenges, setbacks, and difficulties. Yet to be blessed with the love of something so strong that one carries on regardless is grace and wonder. Love of cooking, love of movies, love of history, whenever we embed ourselves in what draws us and challenges us, we strengthen ourselves and provide windows and doors for others.
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My book Travels Into Discomfort is available on Amazon.
It is a travel adventure in its prose and a journey to the heart in its poetry.
Travels Into Discomfort
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Barbara Carpenter Realtor
Andrea Voras, Gerontologist Dementia Specialist Life Aging Life Care Manager
Corlyce Photography
Chris Ann Kallgren Realtor
Sunny Designs-Website & Graphic Design & Video
Rice Notary
Nancy Minger - Massage Therapist
Poochsitter
Motivation Changes — Life Coaching - Dr Ann Sarah Engel, MSW, PhD
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The Hollywood Times is looking for Palm Springs entertainment event writers/interns
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- Cork Women's Fun Weekend
- REI Women's Hiking
- AdventureWomen: organizes exceptional women’s only travel groups spots around the globe.
- Trafalgar: offers women-only guided vacations to various destinations, with local female guides and experts.
- Road Scholar: provides educational and cultural trips for women of all ages and interests.
- Adventures in Good Company: creates active and adventurous trips for women who love the outdoors.
- Intrepid Travel’s Women’s Expeditions: explores local cultures and traditions from a female perspective, with female leaders and hosts.
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Email me at gabriolakim@gmail.com if you want something posted on the bulletin board, or an event promoted. | |
Thank you.
Thank you to everyone who contributes a recommendation for a worthy figure in women's history, an article, a book, a movie, or a women-centric event for the newsletter. Let's amplify women's stories and voices.
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Chip In to help cover the expenses for the newsletter, website, zoom etc. HERE.
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Women’s History
Women, We Should Know
Ynes Mexía, who braved earthquakes, bogs, and poisonous berries to reach a remote volcano on the border of Colombia and Ecuador—all for the sake of botanical discoveries. “We started on the long journey back,” she wrote after collecting samples of the rare wax palm, “very tired, very hot, very dirty, but very happy.”
On this day in 1925, Mexía embarked on her first plant collection trip, travelling with a group from Stanford University to Sinaloa, Mexico in search of rare botanical species. The 55-year-old had joined the local Sierra Club just a few years earlier, enrolling in special classes at UC Berkeley soon after. Despite falling off a cliff and fracturing her hand and some ribs, Mexía brought home around 500 specimens—50 of them previously undiscovered.
Watch – UNLADYLIKE2020
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Sweet Baby Jai and Yves Evans Holiday Sing-A-Long
Off the hook fun.
Freed Thursday 19th at the Palm Springs Art Museum
2 of my favorite performers. Don't miss out!
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Happening this season
Claire and Cindy's Outings
Starting December - First Thursday Each Month Palm Springs Famers Market and Street Fair -- We will meet in front of the Palm Springs Art Museum ( 101 Museum Drive PS) at 5:30 and transverse the street fair starting Dec 5th, Jan 4th, Feb 6th and March 1st
The 2nd Saturday of Each Month, meet at the College of the Desert Street Fair in the food court to enjoy treats and women (well, most women are a treat in themselves) at 9 a.m.
Street & Art Fair & Farmers Market - College of the Desert | Palm Desert (codaastreetfair.com)
December- Activity WildLights @ Living Desert Zoo December 19th-- 6-9 pm WildLights Adult Night (18+) invites guests to see the Zoo in a whole new light! This year’s event features a new, enhanced light design with three million lights throughout the park, live nightly entertainment, food and beverage sales, and fun for all. Ticket costs range from 16.00 to 25.00, depending on Membership status and date of ticket purchase. Click on the link below and scroll down and find WildLights nights, select the date of December 19th and get your ticket soon. This night is known to sell out quickly. Look for Claire to the left of the front gate wearing a black hat with a red feather. https://estore.livingdesert.org/WebStore/landingPage https://www.livingdesert.org/ 47900 Portola Avenue Palm Desert, CA 92260.
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LEZ Party
Jan 12th 3-7PM
Low Desert Restaurant and Bar in Smoketree Plaza
$10 Cash Door
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Free, self-guided walking tour to explore the local hotel holiday scene. Pick up a map and flashlight at Palm Springs Art Museum.
Explore the unique charm and hospitality of Palm Springs at the annual Walk of the Inns. This free, self-guided walking tour welcomes locals and out-of-towners to experience the vibrant local hotel holiday scene. This annual tradition offers a delightful way to discover the eclectic hotel properties nestled between Ramon Road and Tahquitz Canyon Way. Guests can look forward to lively music and refreshments at various stops along the route.
From mid-century modern marvels to stunning Mediterranean retreats, participating hotels will showcase their unique styles and warm hospitality, providing an insider’s look at the distinctive architecture for which Palm Springs is renowned.
What to Know About the Walk of the Inns
The Walk of the Inns begins at Palm Springs Art Museum, where attendees can pick up a complimentary map detailing all the participating hotels and a small flashlight to help illuminate the journey (available on a first-come, first-served basis).
Guests are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy to donate to Well in the Desert, an initiative that supports local families in need.
Walk of the Inns | Palm Springs Art Museum
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ART IN THE PARK IN THE DARK RETURNS TO LIGHT UP NEW YEAR’S EVE
Laser Shows, Lighted Bikes, and Interactive Art to Ring in 2025
Back by popular demand, the highly anticipated Art in the Park in the Dark will illuminate Demuth Park this New Year’s Eve. After last year’s successful event, this free, all-ages celebration of all things art and glow is moving to December 31 and will take place from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Demuth Park on Mesquite Avenue at Calle Santa Cruz.
Art in the Park in the Dark offers a unique evening of artistic engagement, featuring interactive glow art, illuminated bikes, live performance art, and spectacular laser shows. The event offers fun for all and is designed to spark active creativity and community.
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Rebecca Clark Will Perform Her Cabaret Show At The Roost On
Sundays, October 27, November 24, December 29 From 6-9pm. Reservations Suggested. Go To ticketbud.Com.
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Easy/Moderate Hikes
Tuesday Dec 3rd 26th - 9 am
Mission Creek to Saddle
Length 4 Miles
Type In and Out Elevation 600 feet
Time 2-3 hours
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Meetup: Pilot at 1-!0 and Indian Canyon 8:30 am
3-4 mile dirt road in, so we will carpool from the Pilot or meet at the gate at 9 am at Mission Creek. 60550 Mission Creek Rd, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. Pretty views, abandoned ranch and history,
Saturday Dec 14th - 8:30 am
Hermans Hike to Willis Palms Date
Length 7.5 Miles
Type Shuttle
Elevation 800 feet
Time 4 hours
Meetup 75580 E Roman Road
Thousand Palms, CA 92276
Features great views. McCallum trail, to Herman's Hike to Willis Palms
This is a shuttle hike, we will leave 1/2 the cars at the bottom of the hill and start the hike from the Coachella valley preserve.
Bring at least 1 liter of water. New hikers must register and sign a waiver.
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2024 Walks - Regular Friday walk at Butler Abrams - Rancho Mirage - Dogs Welcome
9AM
Length 2.5 miles
Type In 26thand Out
Elevation 45 ft
Time 1 Hr
Difficulty: Easy
Meetup is the parking lot at Michael S Wolfson Park
70001 Frank Sinatra Dr, Rancho Mirage, Ca 9227
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Book and Movie Salon/Club -
2024 Schedule 2nd Mondays 5:30 pm
Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to keep on believing in something when all evidence seems to be to the contrary
Monday, the 9th of December at 5:30 PST/8:30p EST BAM Salon will discuss the movie Tell it to the Bees directed by Annabel Jankel, 2019
In a 1950s small town, a doctor develops a relationship with her young patient's mother. Dr. Jean Markham, is a talented and unconventional female doctor and Lydia Weekes, is a young and troubled mother. Against the backdrop of a conservative and close-minded community, the two women must navigate societal expectations and personal desires as they struggle to find happiness and acceptance.
Tell it to the bees is currently airing on various streaming services including YouTube, AppleTV, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Hoopla.
If you have not joined us in a while, now is the time. Come and discuss this interesting and engaging film.
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This Week's Recommendation
Alex Edelman - Just for Us on HBO/MAX 2024 Emmy Winnter
The seeds of “Just For Us” were planted in 2017, when Edelman received “an avalanche of antisemitism” from online trolls. He stumbled on an invite for a get-together of white supremacists at an apartment in Queens, and feeling emboldened, decided to infiltrate the mixer. His mission was to uncover the root of their hatred and bigotry. But through comedy, Edelman uses the experience to spark bigger conversations about identity, whiteness and the limits of empathy.
Alex Edelman talks Emmy-winning HBO special, ‘Just For Us’
Thr special is brilliant and well deserving of an em
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Maria in Theaters and on Netflix
Not a super fan of Angelina Jolie but she gives an outstanding performance as Maria Callas. Intense but incredibly well done. A fascinating look at the artist off the stage..
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THRIVE: A PATH TO WELL-BEING
JANUARY 11, 2025
FREE EVENT BUT YOU MUST REGISTER.
Join us for our first annual THRIVE event for cis, trans, and queer identifying lesbians. A day of health!!
This is a collaborative effort with Eisenhower Health. Guest speakers, exhibitors, and breakout sessions - sound bath, yoga, stretching, self-defense, chair massage and more.
Continental breakfast and afternoon snacks.
THRIVE: A Path to Well-Being Tickets, Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
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Live Special Taping on Friday, January 17th, 2025
5pm and 8pm
The Revolution Stage Company
Downtown Palm Springs near Revivals
Award winning comedian - Lez Out Loud's - Mina Hartong (Olivia Travel, Curve Magazine) has been performing & touring for over 20 years...and it's about time she filmed her Comedy Special.
Once filming begins, the doors will close. Please arrive before the showtime to ensure admittance.
We hope you can join us for this one-time event.
Purchase Tickets Here
Mina has been performing and touring for over 20 years; Provincetown, Fire Island, Montreal Fringe Festival, and dozens of clubs in New York and LA. She was a finalist for the National Ladies of Laughter Contest and Curve Magazine called her one of America’s Funniest Lesbians alongside lesbian icons such as Suzanne Westenhoffer, Marga Gomez and Karen Williams. Now back in New York, she can’t think of a better place to film her first Comedy Special than with the beautiful community that is Palm Springs and Revolution Stage Company.
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HO! HO! HO! It’s time to mingle & jingle all our cares away at PALS 2024 HOWLIDAY PAWTY — Friday, Dec 13th, 3-5 pm at Boozehounds Palm Springs. Join the fun, wear your howliday best and RSVP today as space is limited to 50 guests and well-behaved canine companions. (Light appetizers, popcorn and cash bar provided by Boozehounds.)
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PALS’ no-cost educational seminars provide up-to-date information, resources and opportunities to engage in essential planning ahead conversations before a major health or life-altering event occurs. For info about upcoming PALS Seminars with in-person and zoom registration links click here.
9:30 to 11 am. 3rd Saturday
September thru June
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PALS Death Cafe is a group-led open conversation about mortality that’s not a counseling or bereavement group. There’s no specified topics or designated outcomes. Just bring your questions about any aspect of death and dying that interests you. RSVP for the next PALS Death Cafe here. | |
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PALS Circle is an hour of enjoyable connection, support and friendship among LGBTQ+ seniors and allies. There's no agenda, no formal topic — just fun conversation and camaraderie each Monday from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on ZOOM. Sign up to receive PALS Circle announcements here.
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Lesbians Embracing Aging
Lesbians Embracing Aging: An Introduction
The mission of LEA is to encourage and assist LBTQIA women with healthy aging by creating
support networks of socialization, information, and healthcare.
We are forming a hub of LBTQIA Women and allies willing to help one another navigate the
changes and challenges of aging and help make the myriad of available services more accessible.
Please join us for our next meeting as we make progress toward our goals.
If you would like more information, be on our email list or join us for our next meeting TBA Please send an email to
LEAofCoachellaValley@gmail.com
The LEA women:
Kelly Watson, Lauren Nile, Barbara Tyler, Rita Gonzales, Kate Ullman, Ronni Sanlo
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Evening Chat Group 5:30pm to 7 pm Every Wednesday
LIDS (Lesbians In The Desert) Wednesday evenings, 5:30 pm - 7ish — join us for a lively Zoom chat, catch up with friends, and make new ones! Open to Lesbians in and out of the Coachella Valley — California — all 50 States — and beyond. Please email NurseJaynes@yahoo.com to receive the invite with Zoom meeting ID & Passcode. Bring a friend! Hosted by Cindy T, Crickett, & Jayne
Hosted by Crickett and Cindy
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1st and 3rd Fridays are Wine Down Friday’s with the Coachella Valley Ladies of Justice and a Guest Speaker at theV-Lounge 5PM-6:30P. 600 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs.
Network, share info about your business/upcoming event or just drop-by to unwind and make new friends!
The Coachella Valley Ladies of Justice Present: Iconic Photographer, Judy Francesconi. Friday December 6th at the V Wine Lounge 5:00-6:30.
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Gay Country Western Dancing - Friday Nights
Join the Dance Ranch for a great night of country western dancing, including two-step, waltz, shadow, East and West Coast swing, and line dances.
It all happens at Step By Step, 316 N. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs.
Admission is $5.
Lesson is at 7 pm. Dancing from 7:30-9:30 pm.
Dance Ranch Palm Springs is a country western dance group serving the LGBTQ+ community and its friends. Country dancers of all levels are welcome!
Learn more about Dance Ranch and find out what they’re teaching at danceranchps.org.
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Our history will NOT be hidden!
Not with us two old lesbians and our awesome guests on guard! Our free podcast LGBTQ History Alive! with Ronni and Kelly begins
January 1, 2024.
Meet the Two Old Lesbians!
Ronni Sanlo, Ed.D. is a retired UCLA professor and LGBTQ Center director, founder of the award-winning Lavender Graduation, and editor of the four volume This Day in LGBTQ History. Kelly Watson, Ph.D, DDS, is a retired recovery center director and business professional, and still and always involved with 12 step recovery.
2024 Schedule - Check it Out!
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The L-Fund empowers cis, trans, and queer identifying lesbians through financial crisis assistance as well as grants in the areas of education, the arts, and health and wellness.
If you would like to donate, please find us at https://l-fund.org/
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The Palm Springs Women’s Jazz and Blues Assoc. exists to preserve and foster an appreciation of jazz and blues music and to support female jazz and blues musicians who traditionally struggle for recognition and employment. The festival includes concerts, exhibits, presentations, films, and other events that promote an understanding and enjoyment of the work of women artists.
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