The Presley name will forever be connected to Palm Springs. Losing Lisa Marie this week was a shock to the nation, and hit close to home as we lost a member of the younger generation of Presley’s. She was only 54.
We had just watched her on the Golden Globes paying tribute to Palm Springs Life “coverboy” Austin Butler for his performance in Elvis, who was honored at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Lisa Marie’s parents honeymooned in Palm Springs and that famous home will be on tour for Modernism Week. Their later home here was known as “Graceland West”, according to The Desert Sun. The former property will be seeing many more fans driving by for a selfie in the weeks to come. My Canyon View Estates neighborhood where  Don’t Worry Darlin’ was shot gets daily visitors who want a pic where Harry Styles shot those scenes. He’s part of the next generation of Palm Springs royalty that someday will be eulogized. But for now he’s alive and well, and making another appearance soon in the desert…
John Taylor has the details this morning on KGAY 106.5.
This Weekend in #ILoveGayPalmSprings
January 13–15, 2023
We’re keeping you updated on the weekend’s Top Events: Closing Weekend of Palm Springs International Film Festival, ‘Nunsense A-Men!’ from Desert TheatreWorks, ‘A Bright New Boise’ from Dezart Performs, Coachella 2023 Passes on sale, plus Collective Soul, Theresa Caputo, Neil Sedaka, Color the World Gala, Mini Masterpieces Fundraiser…and more!
The 34th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) heads into its closing weekend, and with a gloomy weather forecast, it’s a perfect time to take in a great film or two! Use the Film Finder tool (linked below) to search by section, genre, region or director to find, for example, queer cinema films like God Save the Queens (Friday) and 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture (screening Friday and Sunday). The Best of Fest screening is on Monday, January 16. You can check the PSIFF schedule on Sunday night to find out who will be included in the Best of Fest. Check out our listing for links to purchase passes, view the full schedule of films, and Film Finder: Get tickets
Nunsense A-Men!
Desert TheatreWorks presents Nunsense A-Men! from Friday, January 13 through Sunday, February 5. When five of the surviving members of the Convent discover that 52 of their sisters have been accidentally poisoned by food prepared by their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, they’re tasked with the challenge of raising enough money to pay for the burials. The Sisters decide to perform a musical-comedy variety show to raise the funds. Get tickets
A Bright New Boise
Dezart Performs presents A Bright New Boise from Friday, January 13 through Sunday, January 22. Will, who has fled his rural hometown after a scandal at his Evangelical church, comes to the Hobby Lobby, not only for employment, but also to rekindle a relationship with Alex, his brooding teenage son, whom he gave up for adoption several years ago. He joins other lost souls of the Hobby Lobby in confronting an unyielding world through the beige-tinted impossibility of modern faith. Get tickets
We have a featured Hot Deal for savings at Destination PSP this week, plus deals at at Il Giardino, Grand Central, Kitchen 86, AMP Sports Lounge, Giuseppe’s Pizzeria, Monster Shakes, Desert Mischief, Jolene’s, Rick’s, Hunters, Lulu California Bistro and more!
The Shops at Thirteen Forty Five in Palm Springs is a mecca for connoisseurs of design boutiques. Housed in a modernist building from 1955, the collective of shops stock everything from clothing and jewelry to art, furniture, decorative accessories, rugs and specimen plants. It’s a shopping experience unlike any other. Learn more
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On the Air at KGAY 106.5
We’re kicking off 2023 with a new show on KGAY 106.5: The KGAY Sunday Tea Dance with DJ Modgirl airs every Sunday from 4–6 pm (right after the Retro Brunch). DJ Modgirl (AKA Kellee McQuinn) is all about “Music! Dancing! Fashion! Fun!” and she throws down the most irresistible, uplifting beats each week on the KGAY Sunday Tea Dance from 4–6 pm. Listen online
KGAY 106.5 has your tickets to see KC & The Sunshine Band at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage on Friday January 27 at 8 pm! With sales of over 100 million records, nine Grammy nominations, three Grammy Awards and an American Music Award, KC and the Sunshine Band was one of the most progressive bands of the 70’s and is credited with changing the sound of modern pop music! Enter to win on the KGAY 106.5 Contest Page
KGAY 106.5Â is also giving away tickets to Desert TheatreWorks’ current production:Â Nunsense A-Men!Â
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Nunsense A-Men!
A Bright New Boise
