Lesbians of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley Outings and Events
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Gratitude and rabbit holes. The housing market has gone from soft to vapor with all the economic uncertainty. I sat yesterday afternoon, looking at the flowers beginning to bloom with the increasing daylight in the yard. I was reading the news worldwide and realized how lucky I was to have a home, a full tummy, and my friends and family. Yes, we had planned a different spring, but life moves with unexpected twists and turns.
It has been a week of unexpected conversations. There are days when my sister seems beside me, and I hear her voice and sense that presence that is uniquely her. I wonder why I feel her near sometimes and not others, and she tells me, “Cause dumbass, I visit you on some days and not others.” and she makes me laugh. Conversations with friends echo the same experiences, things we don’t say because we don’t want to be mocked. Our world is restricted to our five senses as if we are the pinnacle of consciousness, and nothing else can exist beyond that.
A fascinating podcast with Annaka Harris on what consciousness is. Is consciousness emergent or foundational? The dominant Western narrative has been the Big Bang: atomic particles that somehow become atoms, then chemicals, then biochemicals, cells, critters, and us. Out of stardust and water comes consciousness. But many physicists and neuroscientists now are thinking we have the narrative backwards. That consciousness is the foundation of the universe and all we cannot dream. That consciousness is embedded in atoms, in space and in time. We become a tiny point, a tiny of expression of consciousness in all that is, has been and we be. Not the pinnacle, yet sacred as all life is sacred. Not God worship, but kin ship.
“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” Shakespeare
Hope you have a great week. Kim Joy is the sister of wonder, I hope you feel wonder this week.
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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
Shann Carr
Comedian, Event Producer, Realtor, A Lesbian Concierge In The Desert
Andrea Voras, Gerontologist Dementia Specialist Life Aging Life Care Manager
Constance Clare-Newman, Somatic Work for Pain Relief and Stress Reduction
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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Protest Dates
Trans Pride
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- Cork Women's Fun Weekend
- 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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Thank you.
Thank you to everyone who shares recommendations for a worthy figure in women's history, an article, a book, a movie, or a women-centric event for the newsletter.
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Women’s History
Women, We Should Know
Margaret Moth
When Margaret Moth was shot through the face by a Serbian sniper in Sarajevo in 1992, her life was in the balance. But after two years and a dozen operations of reconstructive surgery, she persuaded CNN to let her get back to work. So where did she demand to go? To those who knew her, that was a no-brainer: Sarajevo. "I want to go back to look for my teeth," she joked. In the end, it was neither that bullet nor the many others she faced thereafter that killed her; she died of colon cancer at the age of 58.
Moth, her native New Zealand's first female camera operator on national TV news, became known to her colleagues as "the Lady in Black". There was the jet-black hair, the thick black eyeliner which emphasised her piercing blue eyes, the black clothes, black socks, the black army boots she slept in while on assignment, the black rollerblades she took to Baghdad to scoot around her hotel lobby to unwind. She even painted their wheels black. Phil Davidson, The Independant
Never Look Away Review: Lucy Lawless' Directorial Debut
Margaret Moth: Fearless camerawoman who faced the dangers of many war zones and was seriously injured in Sarajevo | The Independent | The Independent
The Unforgiving Lens: Lucy Lawless (Xena) Makes Her Documentary Debut With Never Look Away: Actor turns director for life of war photographer Margaret Moth - Screens - The Austin Chronicle
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LGBT History Alive with Ronni & Kelly
Podcasts | Ronni Sanlo
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2025 Women’s Voices Now
Online Film Festival! 🌍
Theme: Women: In All Their Shapes & Forms
Now in its 11th year, this festival offers an intimate look at global
women’s rights struggles through groundbreaking documentaries.
🎬39 Films • 22 Countries • March 26 – April 30
Passes start at $25.00
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Worried about the legality of gay marriage and thinking you should get married just in case the laws change and having a problem booking an appointment at the City Clerk's office?
Fera Mostow
I am a minister and will do marriages for any gay couple that wants to get married before the inauguration free of charge or until Trump does something that eliminates gay marriage.
All they have to do is email me and they can come here - Sun City Shadow Hills, and I'll do the ceremony.
Contact Fera at fmostow@gmail.com
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Two Plays, One Afternoon!
Come to a FREE staged reading of Ronni Sanlo’s plays
Inquisition: We Say Gay and Dear Anita Bryant
Sunday, March 30th
2 PM
The Four Seasons Clubhouse
3800 Four Seasons Blvd
Palm Springs, CA 92262.
Gate code: 8619, Left Lane Only
Event Sponsored by the Four Seasons Social Committee
An official outing of Lesbians Embracing Aging
Ronni’s work courtesy of Strait Knot Productions
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Sunset Jazz Soirée
Saturday, April 19
5-7 pm
Sweet Baby J'ai Presents An Evening with Virtuoso Yuko Mabuchi
Join us for an intimate Sunset Jazz Soirée in a stunning private home—an exclusive night of fine wine, gourmet bites, and world-class music. This rare opportunity offers a front-row seat to Mabuchi’s brilliance in an elegant and welcoming setting.
This fundraiser is more than a concert—it’s about community, artistry, and giving back. Proceeds support our Sunset Music And Education Foundation SMARTS Initiative (Sharing Music, Accessing Resources, Transforming Students), providing instruments and scholarships to young musicians. Some of our talented SMARTS students will also perform, showcasing the power of opportunity and mentorship—proof of what can happen when young artists are given the tools and encouragement to flourish.
Join us for a night of world-class music and inspiration, and witness the next generation of artists as they shine on stage
Venue: Private Home in Palm Springs (address will be provided upon ticket purchase). Admission: $85 (includes wine & hors d'oeuvres)
Tickets on sale now! Click here for tickets or scan the QR code
Be sure to get yours before they out!
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Taxes Filed for Free
While the program has an income limit ($85K), they welcome seniors with any income and there is no age limit at DAP
1695 North Sunrise Way Palm Springs, CA 92262
We are at DAP on Wednesday/Thursday from 9AM-1PM through March 20th.
Walk-In
Contact Helen Boyne
608-609-2221
if you need more info.
Helen is one of their volunteers.
Click on the Link below and Page down to see what you need to bring.
2025 VITA Tax Season
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Velma Wagner and other lesbians are part of this women’s chorus. The inimitable Shann Carr will be the host of the concert. She toured the country professionally as a comedian for three decades before settling in Palm Springs. Her humor is legendary, but she is also a woman of great strength and heart, using her immense talent to engage with and empower women across the Coachella Valley. Tickets are $20, $30 and $40.
Coachella Acappella
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Women’s basketball sign ups are now on MyRecreationDistrict.com/Sports
Women can sign up as an individual or team, 18-70 years old and beyond . Games start on March 25th at Indio Recreation Center in the evening. We had 4 teams last year, hope to make it 6 teams this year. More infor on website.
You can also reach out to recreation supervisor Manny at 760-347-4263
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And later--April 4-12 we are presenting the lesbian themed play THE CAKE which is a touching and topical dramatic comedy about a vivacious, conservative North Carolina baker named Della. She faces a crisis of conscience when Jen--whom she loves like a daughter--asks her to bake a cake for Jen's lesbian wedding. Tickets are $40
Buy Tickets – THE BENT
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Easy/Moderate/Difficult Hikes
The heat us coming, hikes wil be earlier or at higher elevation.
Tuesday March 18th 8:00am
Stone Pools - Indian Canyons
Length 6 miles
Type Up and Back
Elevation 800 ft
Time 3 hrs
Difficulty: Moderate
Meetup Trading Post in the Indian Canyons
Great views
Saturday, March 22nd
Mission Creek to Whitewater Preserve
Length 6 Miles
Type Shuttle Elevation 600 feet
Time 3 -4 hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Meetup: 9160 Whitewater Canyon Rd, White Water, CA at 8am or my house at 7:30 am
At whitewater, park your cars on the last curve just before the gate. We will leave 1/2 cars here and drive the rest around to Mission Creek
New hikers must register and sign a waiver.
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Every Month Bird Watching Walks at Prescott Preserve
Join OLT Volunteer Kurt Kosek for bird watching walks at Prescott Preserve every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 8am. Birders of all ages and experience levels welcome. Walks are under 1.5 miles on dirt trails. The group meets at the old golf cart crosswalk on Farrell, just north of Mesquite. Plenty of parking on Farrell.
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2025 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
**BAM SALON**
March through June 2025
Coming Home by Brittney Griner and Michelle Burford, 2024 (March 2025)
Brittney shares the harrowing details of her sudden arrest day before Russia invaded Ukraine; her bewilderment and isolation while navigating a foreign legal system.
No men beyond this point 2015 directed by Mark Sawers (April 2025)
In a world where women have become able to “self-fertilise” and are no longer giving birth to males, a quiet, unassuming housekeeper named Andrew Myers finds himself at the center of a battle to keep men from going extinct.
The midnight library by Matt Haig, 2020 (May 2025)
Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices. Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets.
Signature Move 2017 directed by Jennifer Reeder (June 2025)
A closeted Muslim lesbian takes up lucha-style wrestling to release the anxiety from her stressful job and tense relationship with her newly widowed mother.
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This Week's Recommendation
Crash Landing on You
Netflix
Yoon Se-ri (Son Ye-jin) is a successful South Korean businesswoman and chaebol heiress. One day, while paragliding in Seoul, she is blown off course by a tornado and crash-lands in the North Korean portion of the DMZ. Ri Jeong-hyeok (Hyun Bin), a member of the North Korean elite and a captain in the Korean People's Army is patrolling and discovers Se-ri. He is persuaded to hide her and help her return to the South.
100% on Rotten Tomatoes - Fun Romcom series for dark cold days. I enjoying it, learning a little about south Korea and north Korea and how similiar we are once we scratch the surface of our cultures.
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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 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!
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Gay Country Western Dancing - Saturday 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
933 Crossley Road, Palm Springs.
Admission is $5
Lesson is at 7pm. Dancing from 7:30-9:30pm
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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