(Revised April 3, 2017 Holidays in bold, recent additions or changes in red) Brent Barrett @ Annenberg Theatre, Palm Springs Art Museum April 4 & 5, 2017 Rancho Mirage Chamber presents State of the City Address @ ACC Resort & Spa April 5, 2017 Desert Cancer Foundation s Round For Life Golf Tournament @ Avondale Golf Club April 5, 2017 Israel Cancer Research Fund hosts An Evening with Dr. Rosen April 6, 2017 FIND Food Bank s Annual Fundraising Telethon April 7, 2017 The River s 2017 Music Showcase featuring Zen Robbi April 8, 2017 Betty Ford Center s Awareness Hour @ Annenberg Center for Health Sciences April 8, 2017 Palm Springs Pride Pet Parade April 8, 2017 Norm Lewis @ Annenberg Theatre, Palm Springs Art Museum April 8, 2017 Opera Under the Stars @ Rose Lawn at the Renaissance Indian Wells April 9, 2017 19 th Annual Opera in the Park @ Sunrise Park, Palm Springs April 9, 2017 Passover April 11 18, 2017 BAM Tennis Tournament @ Bighorn Golf Club April 11, 2017 Heels for Healing, anti-bullying benefit at Palm Canyon Theater, 7:30 pm April 12, 2017 Literary Society of the Desert Luncheon featuring author Lynne Olson April 12, 2017 McCallum Theatre s Open Call April 13 15, 2017 Coachella Music Festival Weekend # 1 (Easter Weekend) April 14 16, 2017 The Living Desert s Eggstravaganza @ The Living Desert April 15, 2017 Easter April 16, 2017 Cathedral City Easter Kidapalooza @ Cathedral City Town Square Park April 16, 2017 Guide Dogs Dog Day Afternoon Luncheon @ Smoke Tree Ranch, 11:30 1:30 April 17, 2017 DAP s Partner For Life & 100 Women Season Closing Event (new date) April 18, 2017 National Transgender HIV Testing Day @ Desert AIDS Project April 18, 2017 Hidden Harvest Luncheon @ Le Vallauris followed by Matinee @ Annenberg Thtr. April 20, 2017 JFS of the Desert - Michael Childers presents 10 th Annual One Night Only April 20, 2017 Coachella Music Festival Weekend # 2 April 21 23, 2017 Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter's 3rd Annual "Faux Fur Ball" 6-10pm April 22, 2017 PSGMC Palm Springs Pops Concert @ Palm Springs High School April 22 23, 2017 LGBT Center s Major Donor Event (time change: 11am to 1pm, originally 4 6pm) April 23, 2017 CSUSB P.D. 18 th Golf Classic Benefitting PDC Scholarships @ Stone Eagle CC April 24, 2017 Blatino Oasis @ various locations in P.S. & CC. April 27 30, 2017 Deathtrap A Thriller in Two Acts @ Palm Canyon Theatre April 27 30, 2017 Desert AIDS Project s Dining Out For Life @ Coachella Valley area restaurants April 27, 2017 Stagecoach Music Festival April 28 30, 2017 Idyllwild Arts Foundation Gala & Student Showcase @ Wallis Annenberg Ctr., B.H. April 29, 2017 Page 1
DAP s Community Health presents Transgender Health Fair @ Desert AIDS Project April 29, 2017 COD Academic Angel Coeta Barker Reception @ Member s Home May 3, 2017 Literary Society of the Desert Luncheon featuring author Howard Blum May 3, 2017 Cinco de Mayo May 5, 2017 Richard M. Milanovich Legacy Hike @ Indian Canyons May 5, 2017 Coachella Valley Symphony Rhapsody & Blues @ McCallum Theatre May 5, 2017 Jeffrey Sanker s White Party Weekend, Palm Springs May 5-8, 2017 3 rd Annual American Outreach Invitational @ Thunderbird Country Club new date May 5-7, 2017 First Annual East Coachella Valley Pride Festival May 6, 2017 Cathedral City Health Fair and Glo Run @ Downtown Cathedral City May 6, 2017 Evening Under The Stars benefiting AIDS Assistance Program @ O Donnell G.C. May 6, 2017 Pride Prom @ Palm Springs Air Museum May 12, 2017 United Way of the Desert Gala, 6-9, Ritz Carlton May 12, 2017 Palm Springs Hot Rodeo May 12 14, 2017 Rock of Ages @ Palm Canyon Theatre May 12 21, 2017 Mother s Day May 14, 2017 Desert Nurses Appreciation Luncheon @ Omni, Rancho Las Palmas May 15, 2017 3 rd Annual Desert Health Wellness Awards benefiting CV Volunteers in Medicine May 18, 2017 Friends of CDO Library summer book bargains fundraiser. 9am 3 pm, Palm Desert May 19, 2017 Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast at PSCC May 19, 2017 Memorial Day May 29, 2017 Desert AIDS Project Queen of the Desert Pageant May 31, 2017 Splash House June 9-11, 2017 Its My Life Awards/Juneteenth, Family Health & Support Network (new date) June 17, 2017 Father s Day June 18, 2017 Juneteenth June 19, 2017 Palm Springs Short Film Festival @ Camelot Theatres June 20 26, 2017 Independence Day July 4, 2017 IndepenDANCE Day Party, AAP Food Samaritans, O Donnell House July 4, 2017 In The Heights @ Palm Canyon Theatre July 7 16, 2017 Pets on Parade 24 th Annual Awards Luncheon, 11:30-2:30, OMNI Rancho Las Palmas July 16, 2017 Idyllwild Arts Foundation s Jazz in the Pines August 11 13, 2017 Splash House August 11-13, 2017 2 nd Annual Comic Con Palm Springs @ Palm Springs Convention Center August 25 27, 2017 Labor Day September 4, 2017 HIV & Aging Conference @ Mizell Senior Center September 15, 2017 Rosh Hashana September 21, 2017 Page 2
Native American s Day September 22, 2017 Yom Kippur September 30, 2017 Palm Springs Pride Honors Awards October 6, 2017 PSUSD Foundation s Desert Glo Fest (formally Glo Run) October 7, 2017 Columbus Day/Indigenous People s Day October 9, 2017 2nd Annual Sanctuary Palm Springs' Guardian Angel Sommelier Food & Wine Dinner October 16, 2017 Modernism Week Fall Preview 2017 October 20-22, 2017 Desert AIDS Walk benefiting Desert AIDS Project @ Ruth Hardy Park October 21, 2017 Palm Springs Leather Pride October 26 29, 2017 The LGBT Center s Center Stage Fundraiser October 27, 2017 Halloween October 31, 2017 George Zander Candlelight Vigil November 1, 2017 Palm Springs Pride Weekend (Parade: Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017) November 3 5, 2017 Daylight Savings Time ends November 5, 2017 11th Annual National Philanthropy Day, Desert Communities Chapter of AFP November 8, 2017 Hidden Harvest s 5 th Annual Luncheon and Silent Auction @ Palm Valley C.C. November 9, 2017 Palm Springs International Animation Festival November 10 11, 2017 Veterans Day November 11, 2017 Coachella Valley Heart Walk, Palm Desert Civic Center Park, Amer. Heart Assoc 7-10am November 17, 2017 Annenberg Theater Opening Night Gala @ Palm Springs Art Museum November 18, 2017 Thanksgiving November 23, 2017 McCallum Theatre Annual Gala, 5:30 9:30 pm November 30, 2017 President s Day November 24, 2017 Barbara & Frank Sinatra Classic @ BIGHORN Golf Club Nov. 30 Dec. 2, 2017 Festival of Lights Parade Palm Canyon, starts 5:45 pm December 2, 2017 COD Foundation Citizens of Distinction, 11-2, Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort December 5, 2017 Walk of the Inns (Palm Springs) December 7, 2017 American Outreach Foundation 2nd Annual American Car Show Berm. Dunes Airport December 9, 2017 Chanukah/Hanukkah December 13-20, 2017 Christmas December 25, 2017 Kwanzaa Dec. 26 Jan. 1, 2018 New Years Eve December 31, 2017 New Years Day January 1, 2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival *tentative dates January 4 15, 2018 Career Builder Challenge in La Quinta, CA January 15 21, 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 15, 2018 PSUSD Foundation Grab Your Seat Concert January 18, 2018 Page 3
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival NEW DATE RANGE January 24 25, 2018 Friends of Braille Rancho Mirage Annual Luncheon Fundraiser, 11am-2pm, Thunderbird February 3, 2018 National Gay Pilots Association Convention February 8 11, 2018 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Gala benefiting Desert AIDS Project @ PSCC February 10, 2018 Valentine s Day February 14, 2018 Modernism Week 2018 February 15 25, 2018 2018 Go Red For Women Luncheon, Westin Mission Hills, American Heart Assoc, 10-2 February 16, 2018 President s Day February 19, 2018 Mizell Senior Center Stars Among Us Gala, PS Air Museum, 5:30 9 pm February 24, 2018 The Living Desert 25th Anniversary Zoobilee Gala, 5-9 pm March 3, 2018 Red Dress Dress Red Event for The LGBT Center, 8 11 p.m. March 10, 2018 Daylight Saving Time starts March 11, 2018 St. Patrick s Day March 17, 2018 Coachella Valley Repertory presents Twilight Salon, 4 pm March 19, 2018 Coachella Valley Repertory presents Theater Games Night, 4 pm March 25, 2018 Passover March 30 April 7, 2018 Cesar Chavez Day March 31, 2018 Easter Sunday April 1, 2018 COD Foundation s Stepping Out for College of the Desert @ McCallum Theatre April 5, 2018 Coachella Valley Repertory presents Music of the World, featuring the Latsos. 7 pm April 7, 2018 Brew at the Zoo, the Living Desert, 6:30 9:30pm, at Living Desert April 8, 2018 Desert AIDS Project s Dining Out For Life @ Coachella Valley area restaurants April 26, 2018 Coachella Valley Repertory presents Later Life (runs through May 21) April 26 May 21, 2018 Jeffrey Sanker s White Party Weekend, Palm Springs April 27-30, 2018 Cinco de Mayo May 5, 2018 Mother s Day May 13, 2018 Memorial Day May 28, 2018 Splash House weekend one June 8-10, 2018 Juneteenth June 19, 2018 Father s Day June 17, 2018 Independence Day July 4, 2018 IndepenDANCE Day Party, AAP Food Samaritans, O Donnell House July 4, 2018 Splash House weekend two August 10-12, 2018 Labor Day September 3, 2018 Rosh Hashana September 9-11, 2018 Yom Kippur September 19, 2018 Native American s Day September 28, 2017 Page 4
Columbus Day/Indigenous People s Day October 8, 2018 Halloween October 31, 2018 Daylight Savings Time ends November 4, 2018 Veteran s Day November 12, 2018 Thanksgiving Day November 22, 2018 Festival of Lights Parade Palm Canyon, starts 5:45 pm December 1, 2018 Walk of the Inns (Palm Springs) December 6, 2018 Christmas Eve December 24, 2018 Christmas Day December 25, 2018 Kwanzaa Dec. 26 Jan. 1, 2019 New Years Eve December 31, 2018 Palm Springs International Film Festival *tentative dates January 3 14, 2019 Page 5