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Palm Springs seeks participants for inaugural XOXO arts and culture festival
Organizers are inviting local arts and cultural organizations to submit events for the 12-day celebration scheduled for June 11-22.
Discussion of broader program for city walls follows Arts Commission vote on wildflower mural
The mural, proposed by local artist collective Super Bloom and funded by Blue Zones, will cover the south, north and west facing walls of the parking structure near Museum Way.
Palm Springs brings public art to the people, dedicating four new sculptures in city parks
A casual 2023 conversation between a councilmember and the Public Arts Commission chair sparked a three-year effort to bring contemporary art to neighborhood spaces beyond the city's core.
Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival names student winners, announces fundraiser production
The ninth annual festival will feature staged readings of the winning plays on June 7; a three-night production of an award-winning play next month will benefit the organization.
Palm Springs Arts Commission approves new process for categorizing city art
The new subcollection will be called the Commemorative Collection, and the commission has spent the past several months discussing the best criteria to distinguish a commemorative work from other pieces of public art.
Remembering Billy Steinberg: Hitmaker, farm kid and Palm Springs original
From “Like a Virgin” to “True Colors,” Steinberg shaped pop history — but in Palm Springs, he was a rock rebel and loyal friend who never forgot his roots.
When the bass steps into the spotlight
At the Palm Springs International Jazz Festival, an instrument long consigned to the background becomes the through line of a century of jazz history — from New Orleans parades to fusion, funk and the future.
Historic board recommends landmark status for director Edmund Goulding’s ‘Little White House’ estate
The home, built eight years before the city of Palm Springs was incorporated, represents the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture that dominated in the interwar period.
Don McLean brings a lifetime of song to the Plaza Theatre
Ahead of his Palm Springs show, the “American Pie” songwriter reflects on six decades of music, creative independence and why he’s still performing at 80.
Ticket prices at the Plaza Theatre spark questions — and explanations
Residents raise questions about affordability as theater operators and city officials point to the economics of a small venue.
Plaza Theatre earns National Register of Historic Places designation
The 1936 Spanish Colonial Revival theater is the only known historic atmospheric theater in the Coachella Valley.
Palm Springs seeks participants for inaugural XOXO arts and culture festival
Organizers are inviting local arts and cultural organizations to submit events for the 12-day celebration scheduled for June 11-22.
Discussion of broader program for city walls follows Arts Commission vote on wildflower mural
The mural, proposed by local artist collective Super Bloom and funded by Blue Zones, will cover the south, north and west facing walls of the parking structure near Museum Way.
Palm Springs brings public art to the people, dedicating four new sculptures in city parks
A casual 2023 conversation between a councilmember and the Public Arts Commission chair sparked a three-year effort to bring contemporary art to neighborhood spaces beyond the city's core.
Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival names student winners, announces fundraiser production
The ninth annual festival will feature staged readings of the winning plays on June 7; a three-night production of an award-winning play next month will benefit the organization.
Palm Springs Arts Commission approves new process for categorizing city art
The new subcollection will be called the Commemorative Collection, and the commission has spent the past several months discussing the best criteria to distinguish a commemorative work from other pieces of public art.
Remembering Billy Steinberg: Hitmaker, farm kid and Palm Springs original
From “Like a Virgin” to “True Colors,” Steinberg shaped pop history — but in Palm Springs, he was a rock rebel and loyal friend who never forgot his roots.
When the bass steps into the spotlight
At the Palm Springs International Jazz Festival, an instrument long consigned to the background becomes the through line of a century of jazz history — from New Orleans parades to fusion, funk and the future.
Historic board recommends landmark status for director Edmund Goulding’s ‘Little White House’ estate
The home, built eight years before the city of Palm Springs was incorporated, represents the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture that dominated in the interwar period.
Don McLean brings a lifetime of song to the Plaza Theatre
Ahead of his Palm Springs show, the “American Pie” songwriter reflects on six decades of music, creative independence and why he’s still performing at 80.
Ticket prices at the Plaza Theatre spark questions — and explanations
Residents raise questions about affordability as theater operators and city officials point to the economics of a small venue.
Plaza Theatre earns National Register of Historic Places designation
The 1936 Spanish Colonial Revival theater is the only known historic atmospheric theater in the Coachella Valley.