April 13 to April 19, 2016 The official guide to Gay Palm Springs for 21 years.
The Greater Palm Springs Chapter of The Golden State Gay Rodeo presents Country Dance & Fundraiser Two Step and Line Dance At Chill Bar and The Scorpion Room! This week's LGBT weekly guide in PRINT and ONLINE, Also Gay and Gay friendly events parties and more. It's all inside!
The Greater Palm Springs Chapter of The Golden State Gay Rodeo presents Country Dance & Fundraiser Two Step and Line Dance At Chill Bar and The Scorpion Room! This week's LGBT weekly guide in PRINT and ONLINE, Also Gay and Gay friendly events parties and more. It's all inside!
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<strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>19</strong>, <strong>2016</strong><br />
APRIL 15
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Seeking Participants <strong>for</strong> UCLA Research Study<br />
on Long-Term Care<br />
What is the purpose of the research? To learn about... <br />
1. experiences between gay and lesbian (or non- heterosexual) older<br />
adults and long-term care providers and <br />
2. ideas about how long-term care providers can be responsive <strong>to</strong> lesbian<br />
and gay older people.<br />
Who can participate? Men who are at least 50 <strong>years</strong> old, have had<br />
contact with long-term care providers, and EITHER:<br />
• Identify as gay, OR BOTH <br />
• have had only male sex partners over the past 20 <strong>years</strong> <br />
• are only attracted <strong>to</strong> men <br />
What does participation involve? If you volunteer <strong>for</strong> this study you will<br />
be asked <strong>to</strong> participate in a one-on-one interview in which you will answer<br />
questions about your experience of long-term care providers and ideas<br />
about what it means <strong>for</strong> long-term care providers <strong>to</strong> be responsive <strong>to</strong><br />
lesbian and gay older adults. You will also be asked <strong>to</strong> provide feedback on<br />
the researcher’s analysis at a later date. You will be able <strong>to</strong> withdraw from<br />
the study at any time with no penalty. Each participant will receive $40. You<br />
do NOT need <strong>to</strong> travel <strong>to</strong> UCLA <strong>to</strong> participate.<br />
For More In<strong>for</strong>mation Contact Lila Jihanian (UCLA Department of<br />
Social Welfare) at (626)203-2844 or ljihanian@ucla.edu <br />
Pro<strong>to</strong>col ID:IRB#14-000532 UCLA IRB Approved Approval Date: 3/3/<strong>2016</strong> Through:<br />
3/2/2017 Committee: North General IRB<br />
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ON THE COVER<br />
Join the Greater <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Chapter<br />
of the Golden State <strong>Gay</strong> Rodeo<br />
Association and DJ Rick <strong>for</strong> a Country<br />
Dance and Fundraiser at Chill<br />
Bar’s Scorpion Room <strong>for</strong> a great<br />
night of Couples and Line Dancing!<br />
Friday <strong>April</strong> 15 - 8PM - Close. $5<br />
Cover with $1.00 OFF First Drink!<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> Spring <strong>Gay</strong> Mens Chorus Fascinatin’<br />
Rhythm page 43 Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 16, <strong>2016</strong><br />
| 8 p.m. Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 17, <strong>2016</strong> | 3 p.m.<br />
Artistic Direc<strong>to</strong>r: Douglas C. Wilson<br />
Accompanist: Joel Baker Temple Isaiah —<br />
Jewish Community Center<br />
Simeon Den/ Dance Per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
in <strong>The</strong> PSGMC Concert page 29<br />
Weekly<br />
SUNDAY <strong>The</strong> Barracks beer bust<br />
SUNDAY Tool Shed beer bust<br />
Sunday OSCARS Spectacular tea party<br />
SUNDAY Drag me Brunch Rusty Waters @<br />
Rio Azul Mexican Bar & Grill<br />
MONDAY OSCARS PALM SPRINGS BLUES<br />
REVIVAL! No Cover, New Menu,<br />
SUNDAY Drag Brunch Jersey Shore@Azul<br />
Tuesday Jersey Shore Cabaret Variety@ Azul<br />
Tuesday OSCARS Tuesday! Bella Da Ball<br />
hosts “WILD CARDS”<br />
Live Per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />
Ocars Hosts return of Carnival Cabaret<br />
Every Friday and Saturday night at Oscars,<br />
Comedy Club at Oscar’s going weekly<br />
starting Thursday, <strong>April</strong> 14th! with Max<br />
Mitchell Shann Carr Michael Andrunas<br />
JoJo Leone Jeremy Johnson Marc Bonilla<br />
TRYST BAR It’s Thursday night jam session at<br />
Tryst. Starts 10pm.<br />
TOOL Shed Friday <strong>April</strong> 15 SHANE!<br />
Rio Azul Mexican Bar & Grill Have you made<br />
your reservation, yet, <strong>to</strong> join us on <strong>April</strong><br />
28th? That day, we’ll be giving 50% of sales<br />
<strong>to</strong> the Desert AIDS Project. Join us and the<br />
Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards in supporting<br />
the Desert AIDS Project<br />
Special DATES<br />
Coachella experience<br />
<strong>April</strong> 15-16 22-23 www.coachella.com<br />
Art Alexandre Arrechea founding member f<br />
the Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros,<br />
the work of Alexandre Arrechea employs<br />
visual metaphors <strong>for</strong> ongoing social themes<br />
of inequality, cultural disenfranchisement,<br />
and the disputed position of art in a global,<br />
media driven society.<br />
If your looking now its probably sold out<br />
RESURRECTING WARBIRDS! INTRO, FILM, Q & A<br />
Friday, <strong>April</strong> 15, <strong>2016</strong>, 6pm<br />
Win Coachella Wristbands<br />
Friday, <strong>April</strong> 15, <strong>2016</strong>, 4:00 PM<br />
KCLB<br />
Changing the Tone: Contemporary American Indian<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong>graphers Feb 20 – May 29, <strong>2016</strong> <strong>Palm</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong> Art Museum,<br />
starring James Gypsy Haake. <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> <strong>April</strong> 30 Evening Under the Stars<br />
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42 <strong>Gay</strong>DGets & Threads<br />
34 GROUPS/HELP<br />
22 Jersey’s Journal<br />
38 Massage Direc<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
33 Quote of the week<br />
04 Weekender tips<br />
46 that is funny<br />
43 <strong>The</strong> Center Schedule<br />
46 Weekly Guide <strong>to</strong> Stars<br />
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Volume <strong>21</strong>,<br />
Issue 36<br />
<strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>th -<br />
<strong>April</strong> <strong>19</strong>th <strong>2016</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Greater <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Chapter<br />
of the Golden State <strong>Gay</strong> Rodeo Association<br />
and DJ Rick <strong>for</strong> a Country Dance and Fundraiser<br />
at Chill Bar’s Scorpion Room<br />
Friday <strong>April</strong> 15<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> <strong>Gay</strong> Men’s Chorus<br />
<strong>April</strong> 16 & 17<br />
page 9, 29 and 43<br />
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Fascinatin’ Rhythm”<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, CA- Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 12 <strong>2016</strong>...<br />
Continuing it’s dynamic spring concert<br />
series, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> <strong>Gay</strong> Men’s Chorus<br />
(PSGMC) will take you on a foot-s<strong>to</strong>mping,<br />
hand-clapping, finger-snapping exploration<br />
of the tempo that fills our lives with<br />
its production of “Fascinatin’ Rhythm”<br />
<strong>April</strong> 16 & 17.<br />
Drums are part of every culture. Conga<br />
and maracas of Latin America; Taos drums<br />
and shakers of Native Americans; Taiko<br />
drums in Japan; log drums and gourd<br />
shakers in Africa and snare drum and<br />
bucket drums as part of the American culture.<br />
Drums are used in sacred rites, healing<br />
by medicine men, accompaniment <strong>for</strong><br />
joyous dancing and the muffled drum used<br />
<strong>for</strong> military funerals.<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Fascinatin’ Rhythm” program will<br />
include: “Nine Hundred Miles” by Douglas<br />
E. Wagner, “Conga Rhythm” recorded<br />
by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound<br />
Machine, “Rhythm of Life” by Cy Coleman,<br />
“Ritmo” words and music by Dan Davison,<br />
“We Will Rock You” by lead guitarist Brian<br />
May of Queen and “Fascinating Rhythm”<br />
by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin<br />
along with much, much more.<br />
<strong>The</strong> PSGMC will per<strong>for</strong>m two shows<br />
ONLY on Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 16 at 8:00pm<br />
and Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 17 at 3:00pm. <strong>The</strong> Jewish<br />
Community Center - Temple Isaiah is<br />
located at 332 West Alejo Road in <strong>Palm</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong>.<br />
It is recommended <strong>to</strong> purchase tickets <strong>for</strong><br />
“Fascinatin’ Rhythm” in advance <strong>for</strong> best<br />
seat selection. Visit www.PSGMC.com.<br />
“Celebrating the rhythm of life through<br />
the use of vocals, dance and percussion,<br />
this concert will have a powerful pulse.<br />
Through the manipulation of congas, bongos,<br />
shakers, rattles and bells, djembes, castanets<br />
and tambourines, the <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />
<strong>Gay</strong> Men’s Chorus will explore songs from<br />
around the globe utilizing beats and tempos,”<br />
said Douglas Wilson, Artistic Direc<strong>to</strong>r,<br />
PSGMC.<br />
<strong>The</strong> mission of the PSGMC is <strong>to</strong> be a<br />
chorus of gay men, who through musical<br />
excellence, community outreach, and civic<br />
responsibility, are dedicated <strong>to</strong> entertaining,<br />
inspiring, and educating the culturally<br />
diverse community in which we live.<br />
For more in<strong>for</strong>mation on a variety of<br />
ways <strong>to</strong> support or join the <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />
<strong>Gay</strong> Men’s Chorus, visit www.PSGMC.<br />
com. Press inquiries should be directed <strong>to</strong><br />
Jeff Hocker, Hocker Productions at 760-<br />
409-1530, or jeffhocker@yahoo.com. ON<br />
STAGE this weekEND: SALVE REGINA<br />
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Featured Bars &<br />
Restaurants<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar & Grille<br />
Open Late and available <strong>for</strong> deliveries!<br />
<strong>21</strong>4 East Arenas Road, PS<br />
(760) 866-<strong>19</strong>05<br />
Tool Shed - Leather Bar<br />
600 E Sunny Dunes Rd , PS<br />
(760) 320-3299 10:00 am – 2:00 am<br />
<strong>The</strong> Barracks - Leather Bar<br />
67625 E. <strong>Palm</strong> Canyon Dr. , CC<br />
2:00 pm – 2:00 am<br />
Score - Local Bar<br />
301 E Arenas Rd , PS<br />
(760) 327-0753 6:00 am – 2:00 pm<br />
Oscar’s Cafe & Bar - Inside/Outside<br />
125 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS<br />
(760) 325-1188 11:00 am – 9:00 pm<br />
Pinocchio In the Desert - Rest. & Bar<br />
<strong>13</strong>4 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS<br />
(760) 322-3776 7:30 am – 2:00 pm<br />
Rio Azul - Mexican Style Rest. and Bar<br />
(760) 992-5641 350 South Indian Cyn, PS,<br />
Sunshine Cafe - Family Style Rest.<br />
36815 Cathedral Canyon Drive, CC<br />
(760) 328-1415 6:00 am – 9:00 pm<br />
More Bars & Restaurants<br />
SpurLine (760) 778-4326<br />
200 S Indian Canyon Dr , PS, CA<br />
Toucan’s Tiki Lounge (760) 416-7584<br />
<strong>21</strong>00 N. <strong>Palm</strong> Canyon Dr. , PS, CA<br />
Streetbar (760) 320-1266<br />
224 E Arenas Rd , PS, CA<br />
DiGS (760) 3<strong>21</strong>-0031<br />
36-737 Cathedral Canyon Dr. , CC, CA<br />
Georgie’s Alibi (760) 325-5533<br />
369 N <strong>Palm</strong> Canyon Dr , PS CA<br />
Chill bar (NEW) (760) 537-0172<br />
<strong>21</strong>7 E Arenas , PS, CA<br />
Hunters <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> 10AM - 7:00 PM<br />
302 E Arenas Rd , <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, CA<br />
Cafe Palette<br />
315 East Arenas Road, PS, CA<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> - Local Bar<br />
125 E Tahquitz Canyon Way<br />
BINGO<br />
Score Sat. 12pm<br />
Tool Shed Wed. & Sat. 12PM 0-69 Bingo<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Sat. 2PM<br />
KARAOKE<br />
Tryst Wednesday 9pm<br />
POOL<br />
Tool Shed<br />
Free Pool ALL DAY Tues.<br />
Thurs. 7pm & Sun. 1PM<br />
8 Ball <strong>to</strong>urnament<br />
Barracks Mon 7pm<br />
LATE NIGHT FOOD<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar & Grille Open<br />
until 3AM Friday & Saturday<br />
HAPPY HOUR<br />
Tryst Everyday til 8p<br />
Oscars - Mon-Fri 2p-7p<br />
Score - Everyday 6a-8p<br />
Tool Shed - Everyday 10pm & Mon. ALL DAY<br />
Pinocchio - Everyday 7:30a-2p<br />
Rio Azul - Wed-Sun 4p-7p<br />
Barracks - Mon-Sat 2p-2p Sun Bev Bus<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar & Grille<br />
5$ Bot<strong>to</strong>mless Mimosas w/food purchase<br />
WEDNESDAY, APRIL <strong>13</strong>TH<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
Score $2 Rolling Rock Bottles all day<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Chili Relleno<br />
& Eggs $9.75, Lunch Special Bacon<br />
Guacamole Cheeseburger $10.95<br />
7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bot<strong>to</strong>mless<br />
Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis<br />
9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s Patio Bar and<br />
Grille Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner $5<br />
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Mimosas All Day, Every day!<br />
10:00 AM Tool Shed $3 Jager Shots All Day<br />
Long<br />
12:00 PM<br />
Tool Shed <strong>The</strong> Original O-69 Bingo at 12 Noon<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Barracks Happy Hour <strong>to</strong> 8PM<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> 2-4-1 Happy Hour 2<br />
<strong>to</strong> 7 PM<br />
3:00 PM<br />
Oscars Happy Hour 3-7PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Dinner Special Chicken<br />
Enchiladas $12.95<br />
5:00 PM<br />
Rio Azul Happy Hour 5-7 PM<br />
Oscar’s Happy Hour/Dinner : Jojonle-one <strong>to</strong> 8<br />
pm - Patio<br />
6:00 PM<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />
Karaoke Jo 6 PM <strong>to</strong> 10 PM<br />
8:00 PM<br />
Oscar’s Dude Jones Rock Paarty Band <strong>to</strong> 11pm<br />
9:00 PM<br />
Barracks Underwear Night With DJ Sir Doggie<br />
Tool Shed Wet Weds !$3 Jagermeister and fireball<br />
shots all day<br />
10:00 PM Tool Shed Happy Hour<br />
THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
Score $4 Budweiser 25 ounce cans all day<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Carne Asada<br />
and Eggs $10.25, Lunch Special Meatloaf or<br />
Meatloaf Sandwich $9.75<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Pinocchio Everyday Bot<strong>to</strong>mless Champagne!<br />
$2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis<br />
9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s<br />
10:00 AM<br />
Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8:00pm<br />
11:00 AM<br />
Oscars 11a - 9 p<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Barracks Happy Hour <strong>to</strong> 8PM<br />
Oscars Happy Hour <strong>to</strong> 7PM<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Happy Hour <strong>to</strong> 2-7<br />
3:00 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95<br />
5:00 PM<br />
Rio Azul Happy Hour from 5 PM To 7 PM<br />
Street Fair Crispy Tacos $2<br />
6:00 PM<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Village Fest<br />
Oscar’s Dinner – Changes Feel Good Live Music<br />
<strong>to</strong> 9 pm<br />
7:00 PM Tool Shed 8-Ball Tournament<br />
9:00 PM<br />
<strong>The</strong> Underground –Pick up where you left off<br />
on Underwear night, wearing your Underwear,<br />
Jocks and Athletic Gear, Fetish wear and dark<br />
sexy Leather.<br />
10:00 PM Tool Shed Happy Hour<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
Score $7 Belvedere Vodka all day<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Cali<strong>for</strong>nia<br />
Chipotle Benedict $10.50, Lunch Special Fish<br />
and Chips $10.25<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Pinocchio Everyday Bot<strong>to</strong>mless Champagne!<br />
$2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis<br />
9:00 AM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s<br />
10:00 AM<br />
Tool Shed Happy Hour til 8pm<br />
11:00 AM<br />
Oscars 11 - 10<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Barracks Happy Hour <strong>to</strong> 8PM<br />
Oscars Happy Hour <strong>to</strong> 7PM<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> 2p - 7:30p<br />
3:00 PM<br />
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Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95
5:00 PM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Bar and Grille<br />
Dinner Special BBQ Spare Ribs 15.95<br />
Rio Azul House Margarita $5<br />
Hunters FUR<br />
7:00 PM<br />
Oscar’s Dinner <strong>The</strong>ater: Carnival Cabaret<br />
Barracks Fund Raisers & Cruise Night<br />
Spurline show tunes<br />
8:00 PM<br />
Streetbar VJ Rob Roberts<br />
9:00 PM<br />
Fundrasier Fridays At the Barracks w/<br />
DJ Clintron<br />
10:00 PM Tool Shed Happy Hour<br />
SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Score Happy Hour until 8 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Pork Chili<br />
Verde Omelet or burri<strong>to</strong> $9.95 or salmon Benedict<br />
$10.95<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Pinocchio Everyday Bot<strong>to</strong>mless Champagne!<br />
$2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis<br />
8:00 AM<br />
Bongo Johnny’s<br />
Oscars 8a -10p Brunch until 2 PM<br />
$5 Bloody Mary’s, $9 Bot<strong>to</strong>mless Mimosas<br />
11:00 AM<br />
Oscar’s Lunch: Jojo Leon – <strong>to</strong> 2 pm - Patio<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Happy Hour from 11<br />
<strong>to</strong> 7 PM<br />
Score12:00 Noon Bingo<br />
1:00 PM<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> $3 Holler - Beer, Hot<br />
Dog, & Chips till 5pm<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Legends Bingo<br />
Barracks Happy Hour <strong>to</strong> 8 PM<br />
DiGS MARM-A-RAMA Spin the Wheel Drinks<br />
3:00 PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95<br />
5:00 PM<br />
Happy Hour, A Different Artist Every Week <strong>to</strong> 8<br />
pm - Patio<br />
Bongo Johnny’s Bar and Grille<br />
Dinner Special BBQ Prime Rib 16.95<br />
Rio Azul House Margaritas $5<br />
7:00 PM DiGS Country Western Roundup!<br />
8:00 PM<br />
Streetbar VJ Rob Roberts<br />
Spurline show tunes<br />
9:00 PM<br />
Barracks Fetish Patio Party :Cruise night on the<br />
Patio w/DJ Mixie<br />
10:00 PM Toucans DJ GoGO Boys<br />
Tool Shed Happy Hour<br />
SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
Score $4 Cucumber or Southern Mary all day<br />
7:00 AM Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Eggs<br />
Benedict $10.25<br />
7:30 AM Pinocchio Bot<strong>to</strong>mless Champagne!<br />
$2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis. Get a Martini<br />
BURGER!<br />
8:00 AM Oscars 8a - 2a Brunch til 2 PM<br />
$5 Bloody Marys, $9 Bot<strong>to</strong>mless Mimosas<br />
Tool Shed Cheap Beer Day $1.75 16 oz. Bud or<br />
Bud Light Drafts From Open ‘Til Close, Happy<br />
Hour until 8pm<br />
8:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s<br />
11:00 AM<br />
Oscar’s Brunch: Jojo Leon <strong>to</strong> 2 pm - Patio<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Happy Hour from 11<br />
<strong>to</strong> 7 PM<br />
1:00 PM Tool Shed 8-Ball Tourn.<br />
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Legends Karaoki Brunch 1-5pm<br />
SpurLine Beer Bust until 7:00<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Barracks Beer Bust All Day Long<br />
3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special<br />
$9.95<br />
4:00 PM<br />
Oscars Sunday Tea Dance <strong>to</strong> 8pm<br />
5:00 PM Rio Azul Happy Hour from 5 To 7<br />
PM<br />
Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special $9.95<br />
5:00 PM<br />
Rio Azul Happy Hour from 5 PM To 7 PM<br />
6:00 PM<br />
Oscars BLUES & BBQ with KAl DAVID Trio<br />
7:00 PM Pool Tournament at the Barracks<br />
followed by free pizza at 9pm<br />
Hunters Service Ind. Night<br />
SpurLine Original One & Only Showtunes<br />
TUESDAY, APRIL <strong>19</strong>TH<br />
6:00 AM<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
$2 PBR Tallboys and Free Pool all day<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special 1/2 french<br />
<strong>to</strong>ast w/ bacon, eggs $8.75, Lunch Special 1/2<br />
sandwich/soup or salad $8.75<br />
7:30 AM<br />
Pinocchio Everyday Bot<strong>to</strong>mless Champagne!<br />
$2.50 Well Drinks & Martini<br />
10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8pm<br />
11:00 AM<br />
Oscars 11a 9p Happy Hour All Day<br />
2:00 PM Barracks Happy Hour until 8 PM<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Happy Hour 2 <strong>to</strong> 7<br />
PM<br />
3:00 PM Sunshine Cafe Daily Dinner Special<br />
$9.95<br />
6:00 PM<br />
Tool Shed Free Pool<br />
7:30 PM<br />
Oscar’s Tuesday Diner <strong>The</strong>ater – Bella da<br />
Ball’s Wild Cards - Showroom<br />
9:00 PM<br />
Bare Chest Tuesdays with Tony at the<br />
Barracks<br />
10:00 PM Tool Shed Happy Hour<br />
8:00 PM Tool Shed $1.75 beer all day.<br />
Toucans <strong>The</strong> Playgirls bring you shows every<br />
Sunday at 8 and 10 PM.<br />
9:00 PM<br />
Barrack’s World Famous Sunday Beer Bust<br />
and Sunday Night Social featuring DJ Mixie<br />
in the DJ Booth from 2-7 and Dj Sir Doggy<br />
and DJ Luis from 7-11 (Alternating weeks)<br />
10:00 PM<br />
Barrack’s Jockstrap Pool<br />
Tool Shed Happy Hour<br />
MONDAY, APRIL 18TH<br />
Score Happy Hour til 8 PM<br />
$7 Belvedere Vodka all day<br />
Sunshine Cafe Breakfast Special Pork Chile<br />
Verde Omelet or Burri<strong>to</strong> $9.95<br />
7:30 AM Pinocchio Everyday Bot<strong>to</strong>mless<br />
Champagne! $2.50 Well Drinks & Martinis<br />
9:00 AM Bongo Johnny’s<br />
10:00 AM Tool Shed Happy Hour until 8 PM<br />
11:00 AM<br />
Oscars 11a - 9p Happy Hour All Day $7 Burgers<br />
& Fries<br />
2:00 PM<br />
Barracks Happy Hour <strong>to</strong><br />
8 PM $1.50 Drafts All Day<br />
Legends of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Happy Hour from 2<br />
<strong>to</strong> 7 PM 2-4-1 cocktails<br />
3:00 PM<br />
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2 PM - 5 PM<br />
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LIVE MUSIC<br />
EVERY<br />
THURSDAY &<br />
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TouchTunes Jukebox<br />
Billiards & Darts<br />
FaceBook.Com/Tryst<strong>Palm</strong><strong>Springs</strong><br />
188 S. INDIAN CANYON DR.<br />
(Next To Hardrock)<br />
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SCORE<br />
<strong>The</strong> Game Bar<br />
301 E. Arenas Road<br />
<strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, CA<br />
(760) 327-0753<br />
OPEN AT 6 AM EVERY DAY!<br />
Friendly Bartenders * Happy Hour 6 AM - 8 PM<br />
Best Neighborhood Dive Bar In Town<br />
Monday - $2 Well Vodka 8 PM - 2 AM<br />
Tuesday - Free Pool & $2 PBR TallBoys<br />
Wednesday - $2 Rolling Rock Bottles<br />
Thursday -$4 25oz Bud Cans<br />
Friday - $7 Belvedere Cocktails<br />
Saturday - “O-69” Bingo at Noon<br />
Sunday Funday Starts Here! Bloody Mary Specials start at 6 AM<br />
POOL, DARTS, PINBALL, & 3D VIDEO GAMES<br />
BEST JUKEBOX IN TOWN, SHUFFLEBOARD, & TELEVISED SPORTS<br />
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Harvey<br />
MILK<br />
Diversity Breakfast<br />
Coachella Valley<br />
FRIDAY, MAY 20, <strong>2016</strong> | 9:30AM - 11AM<br />
NEW LOCATION! PS CONVENTION CENTER<br />
Honoring<br />
Sena<strong>to</strong>r Mark Leno<br />
Keynote Speaker<br />
Dolores Huerta<br />
With Special Guest<br />
Youth Speaker<br />
Enrique Campos<br />
with the Harvey B. Milk Leadership Award<br />
Acclaimed Civil Rights Activist<br />
Visit bit.ly/MILKPS or<br />
HarveyMilk.us <strong>for</strong> more<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and tickets<br />
SILVER<br />
Boyd & Lisette<br />
Haigler<br />
David Hood &<br />
George Sellers<br />
Geoff Kors &<br />
James Williamson<br />
BRONZE<br />
Greg D. Bar<strong>to</strong>n<br />
CPA & Associates, Inc.<br />
FOUNDING MEMBERS<br />
MEDIA SPONSORS<br />
TABLE SPONSORS<br />
Bloom in the Desert Ministries UCC, Borrego Community Health Foundation, City of <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, Contempo Lending. Desert S<strong>to</strong>newall Democrats,<br />
Emerald Kingdom, Human Rights Campaign, ONE PS, <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Chamber of Commerce, <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> <strong>Gay</strong> Men’s Chorus, <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Human<br />
Rights Commission, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert<br />
STUDENT TABLE SPONSORS<br />
Grace Helen Spearman Foundation, Gelson’s, Tom Stansbury & Larry Fechter, Desert Business Association, <strong>The</strong> LGBT Center of the Desert,<br />
Steven Henke, Desert <strong>Gay</strong> Tourism Guild, Toucans Tiki Lounge, Sarah Millet, Reaction Marketing<br />
STUDENT TICKET DONORS <strong>The</strong> Community Foundation, Hunters<br />
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JERSEY’S JOURNAL by Jersey Shore ON VACATION!<br />
This week Jersey is on vacation. One<br />
of the hardest working people in <strong>Palm</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong> entertainment.<br />
So we thought we would say Thanks, from<br />
the community. People often write <strong>to</strong> tell<br />
us how much they enjoyed a show with<br />
Jersey headlining or in the cast. She is<br />
sassy, intelligent and you know you have<br />
seen world class entertainment. Next time<br />
you see her, let her know you appreciate<br />
the work, ethics, and humor she brings <strong>to</strong><br />
the community each week.<br />
What you might not know is that Jersey<br />
has been a well known entity <strong>to</strong> the Desert<br />
<strong>for</strong> over a decade, appearing at multiple<br />
venues all over the desert. You name<br />
it, and Jersey has probably per<strong>for</strong>med<br />
there. Currently, Jersey is per<strong>for</strong>ming regularly<br />
at CCBC Resort and the wonderful<br />
Georgie’s Alibi Azul Patio. Past venues<br />
include Hard Rock Hotel, and most of<br />
Arenas Blvd. To the hardest working<br />
Bitch on heals!<br />
Fuck those bitches, We love you!<br />
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AdamsArtExpose’<br />
THE FIRST EROTIC GAY POSTAGE STAMPS - TOM OF<br />
FINLAND<br />
Tom of Finland is known <strong>to</strong> most gay<br />
men who have any voyeuristic tendencies.<br />
His erotic drawings have been seen in<br />
publications <strong>for</strong> the past 40+ <strong>years</strong>. Tom<br />
of Finland whose real name was Touko<br />
Laaksonen is considered one of the most<br />
well known Finish artists around the world.<br />
He was born in Finland in <strong>19</strong>20 and died<br />
in <strong>19</strong>91. He lived some of his career life in<br />
Los Angeles where his drawings and his<br />
positive influence on exposing the LGBT<br />
community <strong>to</strong> the general public was both<br />
controversial and positive.<br />
were more than just the “dirty drawings”<br />
he himself affectionately called them. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
can be credited <strong>for</strong> gay men changing in<br />
their own self-image from hidden, living in<br />
the shadows, <strong>to</strong> more positive exposing of<br />
the male physique and sexuality. As quoted<br />
in the “Short Biography of Tom of Finland”,<br />
by the Tom of Finland Foundation,<br />
quote, “I work very hard <strong>to</strong> make sure that<br />
the men I draw having sex are proud men<br />
having happy sex.”<br />
Tom of Finland’s life and art will be the<br />
<strong>to</strong>pic of a future article.<br />
Questions, comments, suggestions, please<br />
contact at: adamsartexpose@gmail.com<br />
Two of his drawings were selected in 2014,<br />
by the Finish Itella Posti, (equivalent <strong>to</strong> the<br />
U.S. Postal Service), <strong>to</strong> be placed on their<br />
postage stamps. <strong>The</strong> stamps which are<br />
shown with this article are examples of his<br />
drawings and the subjects of the drawings.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are considered <strong>to</strong> be the most erotic<br />
postal stamps issued by any country.<br />
LBGT subject, stamps have been issued<br />
in the U.S., <strong>for</strong> example the Harvey Milk<br />
stamp in 2015. A stamp commemorating<br />
the world war II codebreaker Alan Turing<br />
was featured in Great Britain in 2012. <strong>The</strong><br />
Tom of Finland stamps however are considered<br />
the most erotic in <strong>to</strong>pic, featuring gay<br />
eroticism, of any ever issued. His drawings<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Big RACE (updated 4/<strong>13</strong>)<br />
(D) 2,383 needed <strong>for</strong> nomination · 1,955 left<br />
Hillary Clin<strong>to</strong>n: 1790 (9,350,572 Votes)<br />
Bernie Sanders: 11<strong>13</strong> (6,946,9<strong>13</strong> VOTES)<br />
(R)1,237 needed <strong>for</strong> nomination<br />
Donald Trump: 758 (8,<strong>19</strong>7,535 VOTES)<br />
Ted Cruz: 538 (6,263,349)<br />
John Kasich: 145 (2,960, 411 Votes)<br />
NEXT DEBATES<br />
CNN at 9 p.m. on <strong>April</strong> 14 Dem<br />
Remaining PRIMARIES<br />
• Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> <strong>19</strong> New York 291 D, 95 R<br />
• Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 26<br />
Connecticut 70 D, 28 R Delaware 31 D, 16 R<br />
Maryland 118 D, 38 R<br />
Pennsylvania <strong>21</strong>0 D, 71 R<br />
Rhode Island 33 D, <strong>19</strong> R<br />
• Tuesday, May 3 Indiana 92 D, 57 R<br />
• Saturday, May 7 Guam (D) 12<br />
• Tuesday, May 10Nebraska (R) 36n<br />
• West Virginia 34 D, 37 R<br />
• Tuesday, May 17 Kentucky (D) 61<br />
Oregon 73 D, 28 R<br />
• Tuesday, May 24 Washing<strong>to</strong>n (R)44<br />
• Saturday, June 4 Virgin Islands (D) 12<br />
• Sunday, June 5 Puer<strong>to</strong> Rico (D)67<br />
• Tuesday, June 7 Cali<strong>for</strong>nia 546 D, 172 R<br />
Montana 27 D, 27 R New Jersey 142 D, 51 R<br />
New Mexico 43 D, 24 R North Dakota (D) 23<br />
South Dakota 25 D, 29 R<br />
• Tuesday, June 14<br />
• District of Columbia (D)4<br />
Republican Convention<br />
Host City: Cleveland, Ohio Location:<br />
Quicken Loans Arena Dates: July 18-<strong>21</strong>,<br />
<strong>2016</strong><br />
Democrat Convention Host City: Philadelphia<br />
Location: Wells Fargo Center and the<br />
Pennsylvania Convention Center Dates:<br />
Week of July 25th, <strong>2016</strong><br />
DDG PREDICTIONS<br />
NY trump +18 Clin<strong>to</strong>n +25<br />
Cali<strong>for</strong>nia is now an open primary. Cali<strong>for</strong>nia<br />
voters will see a different looking ballot<br />
when they head <strong>to</strong> the voting booths this June<br />
5. <strong>The</strong>y will be voting in an open primary <strong>for</strong><br />
the first time, which means Democrats can<br />
vote <strong>for</strong> Republicans and Republicans can vote<br />
<strong>for</strong> Democrats.<br />
CANDIDATE WITH THE MOST POPULAR VOTES<br />
Hillary CLINTON<br />
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Simeon Den/ Dance Per<strong>for</strong>mance in<br />
<strong>The</strong> PSGMC Concert<br />
“Fascinaitng Rhythm”<br />
Simeon Den, interdisciplinary artist/educa<strong>to</strong>r/and<br />
choreographer, will be featured in<br />
the upcoming production of “Fascinating<br />
Rhythm,” the Spring concert of the <strong>Palm</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong> <strong>Gay</strong> Mens Chorus, dancing in the<br />
movement style of Bu<strong>to</strong>h Dance.<br />
Bu<strong>to</strong>h is an avant garde theater dance discipline<br />
best described <strong>to</strong> Western audiences as<br />
“moving sculpture,” whereby the per<strong>for</strong>mer<br />
moves trans-like in a lyrical slow-motion.<br />
<strong>The</strong> unorthodox Bu<strong>to</strong>h dance theater<br />
emerged from the Japanese art aesthetic<br />
after World War II in response <strong>to</strong> the devastation<br />
that resulted from the a<strong>to</strong>mic bombing<br />
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It depicted<br />
ghost-like per<strong>for</strong>mers body painted and costumes<br />
completely in white. Moving slowly<br />
in non-traditional per<strong>for</strong>mance spaces and<br />
not limited <strong>to</strong> indoor proscenium stages.<br />
In an early presentation of Bu<strong>to</strong>h theater,<br />
over a hundred people—men, women and<br />
children, painted an dressed head-<strong>to</strong>-<strong>to</strong>e<br />
in white, painstakingly, slowly and eerily<br />
moved through the streets of Hiroshima.<br />
Den has choreographed his offering <strong>to</strong> “Gloria<br />
Tibi,” and excerpt from Leonard Bernstein’s<br />
“Mass.”<br />
Trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance<br />
Center and the Martha Graham School of<br />
Contemporary Dance, he per<strong>for</strong>med on the<br />
New York concert dance stage with companies<br />
including the Alvin Ailey Reper<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
Dance Ensemble and Joyce Trisler’s Danscompany.<br />
He was in the original Broadway<br />
company of Steohen Sondheim’s “Pacific<br />
Overtures” and the revival of “<strong>The</strong> King and<br />
I” starring Yul Brynner. He has also per<strong>for</strong>med<br />
and collaborated with luminariesn<br />
including Lena Horne, Shiirley MacLaine,<br />
Gower Champion, and Jerome Robbins.<br />
Den is the co-chair of the Cathedral City<br />
Public Arts Commission and lives in the<br />
his<strong>to</strong>ric home of celebrated American Modernist<br />
painter, Agnes Pel<strong>to</strong>n, located in the<br />
Cathedral City Cove and is the executive<br />
direc<strong>to</strong>r of the Agnes Pel<strong>to</strong>n Society, an arts<br />
advocacy <strong>for</strong> Coachella Valley artists and<br />
arts education <strong>for</strong> children.<br />
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DEPRESSION &<br />
BIPOLAR SUPPORT<br />
GROUP<br />
EVERY TUESDAY AT 7:00 P.M.<br />
OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN CHURCH<br />
1020 E. RAMON ROAD, ROOM 102<br />
(room is on the north side of the building, parking in back)<br />
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA<br />
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL MATT @ 760.898.2984<br />
Open <strong>to</strong> those living with depression or bipolar as well as friends, family, and<br />
loved ones. Please come join us.<br />
Wednesday, <strong>April</strong> <strong>13</strong>th<br />
7:00 AM - Crystal Meth Anon<br />
9:00 AM - Beginning Tai Chi<br />
10:00 AM - Intermediate Tai Chi<br />
10:00AM Beginning/Intermediate<br />
Drawing<br />
11:30AM 50 + Fit<br />
12:30 PM - Advanced Drawing<br />
1:00 - 4:30PM - Open Play Bridge<br />
5:30 PM - Diabetes Prevention<br />
and Management<br />
7:00 PM - Narcotics Anon<br />
Thursday, <strong>April</strong> 14th<br />
10:00AM - 12:00PM - Conversational<br />
Spanish<br />
11:00AM A Matter of Balance<br />
1:30 PM - Beginning Spanish<br />
1:30 PM - Bereavement Support<br />
4:00 -5:00PM - Gentle Yoga<br />
5:30 PM - Alcoholics Anon<br />
6:00 -PM - Community Food Bank<br />
7:00 PM - Co-Dependents Annon<br />
7:00 PM - <strong>Gay</strong> Rodeo Association<br />
Friday, <strong>April</strong> 15th<br />
8:00 AM - Beginning Tai Chi<br />
9:00AM Reike Sessions by appointment<br />
9:30 AM - Beginning Bridge<br />
8:30 - 10:30AM - 50 + Fit<br />
10:30AM Men’s Chat Group<br />
1:00 - 2:00PM - Beau the Computer<br />
Tu<strong>to</strong>r (free)<br />
7:30 PM - Crystal Meth Anon<br />
Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 16th<br />
1:00 PM - Creative Writing<br />
4:00 PM - Men’s Body Care<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 17th<br />
6:00 PM - Crystal Meth Anon<br />
Monday, <strong>April</strong> 18th<br />
9:00 AM Open Play Bridge<br />
10:30 AM - Intermediate Tai Chi<br />
10:00AM Beginning/Intermediate<br />
Drawing<br />
11:30AM 50 + Fit<br />
12:30 PM - Advance Drawing<br />
1:00 PM - Pinochle - Open Play<br />
5:00 PM - Social Media Basics<br />
5:15 - 6:15PM - Chair Yoga<br />
6:30 - 9:30PM - Mah Jong<br />
7:00 - 8:30PM - Spiritual Meditation<br />
and Mediumship<br />
Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> <strong>19</strong>th<br />
9:30 - 10:30AM - 50 + Fit<br />
11:00AM - 1:00PM - A Matter of<br />
Balance<br />
1:30 PM - Beginning Spanish<br />
1:30 - 3:00PM - Prostate Cancer<br />
Support Group<br />
4:30 PM - A Gentle Way <strong>to</strong> Yoga<br />
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MEN’S SAUNA • FREE WIFI • FREE COFFEE<br />
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WORKOUT GYM HOURS:<br />
MON-FRI: 5:00AM - 8:00PM<br />
SAT-SUN: 8:00AM - 6:00PM<br />
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BUSINESS News & DIRECTORY<br />
BUSINESS EVENTS<br />
Join the DDG Business Direc<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
TODAY 888-743-3349<br />
ADULT BOOK STORE<br />
Hidden Joy 760 328-1694<br />
ADULT FETISH AND TOYS<br />
Gear Leather & Fetish 760 322-3363<br />
Not So Innocent 760 322-0999<br />
Hidden Joy 760 328-1694<br />
ATTORNEYS<br />
Joseph Rhea 760 322-3001<br />
Manuel Barba 760 770-3377<br />
AUTO DEALERSHIP<br />
Volkswagen <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> 760 770-1100<br />
AUTO REPAIR-PAINTING<br />
Maaco, America’s Body Shop Joel<br />
760 202-1411<br />
BLINDS, SHUTTERS & DRAPES<br />
Pat Nyman 951 924-0033<br />
CEMENT CONTRACTOR<br />
Dave May Concrete 760 327 4849<br />
FURNITURE<br />
MJ Cus<strong>to</strong>m Furniture 760 779-0303<br />
HAULING & MOVING<br />
Red’s Hauling J3 760 288-6956<br />
GYMS<br />
WorkOUT Gym 760 325-4600<br />
LEATHER REPAIR CUSTOM<br />
Gear Leather and Fetish 760-322-3363<br />
gearleather.com 650 E. Sunny Dunes 760-<br />
778-2798<br />
Quote of the Week<br />
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of<br />
wisdom.” - Thomas Jefferson<br />
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY<br />
MATRIMONY SPIRITUALITY<br />
Rev. Terry Scott, Minister<br />
iamrevterry@yahoo.com<br />
Bloom In the Desert Ministries<br />
760 327-3802<br />
PAINTERS<br />
Jeff Larsen 760 902-0175<br />
PET GROOMING<br />
Alex’s Pet Grooming 760 327-5186<br />
POSTAL SERVICES<br />
Postal <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> 760 864-1401<br />
UPS S<strong>to</strong>re 760 324-8184<br />
REAL ESTATE<br />
Berring<strong>to</strong>n Properties 760 408-4102<br />
San Diego Metro Properties 6<strong>19</strong>-702-2400<br />
TRAVEL<br />
Baja Expeditions 800-843-6967<br />
GROUPS/HELP<br />
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 800-227-<br />
2345<br />
AMVETS: 760-323-9085<br />
BLOOM IN THE DESERT MINISTRIES:<br />
760-327-3802<br />
Coachella Valley Sexual Assault Services<br />
Rape Crisis Center (760) 568-9071<br />
HOTLINE<br />
(800) 656-4673<br />
DEMOCRATS OF THE DESERT<br />
760 537-1529 desertdemocrats.org<br />
DESERT AIDS PROJECT: 760 323-<strong>21</strong>18<br />
DESERT LEGAL AID: 760-832-9770<br />
DESERT OUTREACH FOUNDATION<br />
760 864-1234<br />
DESERT STONEWALL DEMOCRATS:<br />
760 260-8104<br />
DESERT WINDS 760 776-2700<br />
FRONTRUNNERS 760 285-0077<br />
GAY CATHOLICS 760 325-9511<br />
GAY ARTISTS - 760 835-0727<br />
<strong>Gay</strong> Book Club of PS—write <strong>to</strong> bookclubofps@yahoo.com<br />
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY<br />
CHURCH 760 512-1700<br />
PALM SPRINGS GAY MEN’S CHORUS<br />
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PROTECT CHILDREN FROM CIRCUM-<br />
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Local support, education and action human<br />
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LGBT Heroes YOU!<br />
<strong>The</strong> Equality Act of 2015 is a bill in the United<br />
States House of Representatives and the<br />
Senate that if passed would amend the Civil<br />
Rights Act of <strong>19</strong>64 <strong>to</strong> include protections that<br />
ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation,<br />
gender identity, and sex in the areas<br />
of employment, housing, public accommodations,<br />
public education, federal funding, credit,<br />
and the jury system. Local activist Richard<br />
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org/sign/palm-springs-resolution<br />
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ON STAGE this weekend:<br />
SALVE REGINA <strong>April</strong> 16<br />
and 17 only!<br />
A project of Desert rose Productions,<br />
Inc.<strong>The</strong> Coachella Valley’s LGBT<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre Company <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />
Pride 2014 Organization of the Year<br />
“For Family & Friends”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Desert Rose Playhouse will present<br />
Javier Rivera’s one-man show, SALVE<br />
REGINA: A COMING OF GAY STORY,<br />
on Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 16, <strong>2016</strong> at 8 PM and<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 17, <strong>2016</strong> at 2 PM. Being born<br />
in a tiny island in the Caribbean <strong>to</strong> an<br />
ultra-religious mother and a domineering<br />
father is not easy; especially when it’s likely<br />
you are a big queen. <strong>The</strong>re are not enough<br />
novenas <strong>to</strong> pray, candles <strong>to</strong> be lit, or saints<br />
<strong>to</strong> hear your pleas <strong>to</strong> get you out unscathed.<br />
No, in this situation only a miracle will do,<br />
or better yet...a holy intervention.<br />
Follow the coming of age s<strong>to</strong>ry of a young<br />
Puer<strong>to</strong> Rican man as he triumphs and<br />
stumbles in his journey <strong>to</strong> self-discovery<br />
aided by the only person who ever<br />
unders<strong>to</strong>od him...pop superstar Madonna.<br />
SALVE REGINA: A COMING OF GAY<br />
STORY comes from the heart of Javier<br />
Rivera and is directed by Jeremy Ohringer.<br />
“SALVE REGINA is my way of reaching<br />
out <strong>to</strong> 8 year old me,” playwright and per<strong>for</strong>mer<br />
Javier Rivera reflects, “and assuring<br />
him that things will be all right…which is<br />
a feeling I was not familiar with at that age.<br />
I was terrified of burning in hell <strong>for</strong> being<br />
gay…not being poetic here, I truly believed<br />
I was going <strong>to</strong> fry. All signs pointed <strong>to</strong> me<br />
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not having a very happy ending.<br />
“So I latched on <strong>to</strong> the music of Madonna,<br />
and all of a sudden I felt empowered, in<br />
control, and overcome with an overwhelming<br />
desire <strong>to</strong> dance. She DID make my life<br />
a happier place <strong>to</strong> live in—this is the truth.<br />
And <strong>to</strong> those in the audience, I hope you<br />
hold on tight <strong>to</strong> those things that inspire<br />
you and bring a smile <strong>to</strong> your face…and<br />
let go of anything that makes you question<br />
your worth and place on this planet.<br />
Because it does not matter whether you can<br />
cut a rug or have two left feet…you can<br />
still be the life of the party”.<br />
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased<br />
online at www.desertroseplayhouse.org or<br />
by calling our Box Office 760-202-3000.<br />
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Fascinatin’ Rhythm<br />
Saturday, <strong>April</strong> 16, <strong>2016</strong> | 8 p.m.<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 17, <strong>2016</strong> | 3 p.m.<br />
Temple Isaiah — Jewish Community Center<br />
332 W. Alejo Road, <strong>Palm</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />
Artistic Direc<strong>to</strong>r: Douglas c. Wilson<br />
AccompAnist: Joel Baker<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Desert Rose Playhouse<br />
Presents New Musical JUNK<br />
Rancho Mirage, CA - <strong>The</strong> Desert Rose<br />
Playhouse, the Valley’s LGBT stage company,<br />
will the World Premiere of a new<br />
musical JUNK by Michael Penny, opening<br />
Friday, <strong>April</strong> 29, <strong>2016</strong> <strong>for</strong> a five-week run.<br />
Per<strong>for</strong>mances are Fridays and Saturdays<br />
at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2 PM, through<br />
May 29, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
JUNK is about two gay men, one younger,<br />
one older. <strong>The</strong>y have been offered the<br />
contents of the North Carolina cabin of<br />
a recently deceased man in exchange <strong>for</strong><br />
cleaning it up so that the house might be<br />
put on the market. It turns out that this<br />
house is stuffed from attic <strong>to</strong> cellar with the<br />
man’s massive collection of old porn...and<br />
very little else. But as the two sort through<br />
this man’s belongings... something of his<br />
character begins <strong>to</strong> emerge... and in turn,<br />
something of their own characters as well...<br />
their unusual relationship <strong>to</strong> one another...<br />
and what it means <strong>to</strong> be an individual. A<br />
delightfully funny and <strong>to</strong>uching look at a<br />
gay generation gap with book, music and<br />
lyrics by a bright voice in LGBT Musical<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre!<br />
Features Jim Strait and Robbie Wayne and<br />
is directed by Steve Fisher. Joel Baker is<br />
Musical Direc<strong>to</strong>r and Accompanist. Tom<br />
Valach designs the set, and Phil Murphy is<br />
the Lighting Designer.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Desert Rose Playhouse. To order go<br />
online at www.desertroseplayhouse.org or<br />
call 760-202-3000.<br />
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THAT IS FUNNY<br />
What did the Bartender say when two jumper cables walk in<strong>to</strong> a bar. “You guys better not start anything<br />
in here.”<br />
What does a termite say when he walks in<strong>to</strong> a bar? “Is the bar tender here?”<br />
Infinitely many mathematicians walk in<strong>to</strong> a bar. <strong>The</strong> first says, “I’ll have a beer.” <strong>The</strong> second says, “I’ll have<br />
half a beer.” <strong>The</strong> third says, “I’ll have a quarter of a beer.” Be<strong>for</strong>e anyone else can speak, the barman fills<br />
up exactly two glasses of beer and serves them. “Come on, now,” he says <strong>to</strong> the group, “You guys have got <strong>to</strong><br />
learn your limits.”<br />
A panda walks in<strong>to</strong> a bar and gobbles some beer nuts. <strong>The</strong>n he pulls out a gun, fires it in the air, and heads<br />
<strong>for</strong> the door. “Hey!” shouts the bartender, but the panda yells back, “I’m a panda. Google me!” Sure enough,<br />
panda: “A tree-climbing mammal with distinct black-and-white coloring. Eats shoots and leaves.”<br />
WEEKLY GUIDE TO THE STARS<br />
ARIES March 20 - <strong>April</strong> 18: Okay,<br />
so you <strong>for</strong>got your mom’s birthday.<br />
Big deal. Your father, <strong>to</strong>o?<br />
What about your partners? Good<br />
god, man, buy a calendar.<br />
TAURUS <strong>April</strong> <strong>19</strong> - May <strong>19</strong>: Just<br />
because a friend buys you a beer<br />
doesn’t mean you have <strong>to</strong> reciprocate.<br />
You should, though.<br />
GEMINI May 20 - June <strong>19</strong>: You<br />
get the sneaking suspicion that<br />
someone’s following you. Except<br />
they probably aren’t...oh my god!<br />
BEHIND YOU! Ha, false alarm.<br />
CANCER June 20 - July <strong>21</strong>: If you<br />
get in<strong>to</strong> a sticky situation, just<br />
play dumb and hope that it goes<br />
away or solves itself. It always<br />
works, especially when you are<br />
dumb. Dummy.<br />
LEO July 22 - Aug. <strong>21</strong>: You’re all<br />
primed <strong>for</strong> new encounters. How<br />
do we know? Okay, so we saw<br />
your name on the speed-dating<br />
roster. Sorry we cheated there.<br />
VIRGO Aug. 22 - Sept. <strong>21</strong>: Going<br />
full-tilt only will get you so far.<br />
Going half-tilt will get you at<br />
least half of the way. That’s...ok.<br />
LIBRA Sept. 22 - Oct. <strong>21</strong>: It’s<br />
good <strong>to</strong> have things like faith<br />
and hope. It’s not exactly great <strong>to</strong><br />
have faith that you’re significant<br />
other will s<strong>to</strong>p hogging all the ice<br />
cream. Move on.<br />
SCORPIO. Oct. 22 - Nov. 20: Pretending<br />
<strong>to</strong> be someone you’re not<br />
can get you in<strong>to</strong> sticky situations.<br />
Like when Jack Tripper pretended<br />
he was gay. What a good show.<br />
SAGITTARIUS Nov. <strong>21</strong>-Dec.<br />
20: Just because you agree with<br />
someone on a subject doesn’t<br />
make you correct. I mean, have<br />
you ever seen a unicorn?<br />
CAPRICORN Dec. <strong>21</strong>-Jan. 18:<br />
You’re treading water, so be careful<br />
of sharks and whatever is in<br />
the depths of the deepest ocean,<br />
because that’s some scary crap.<br />
AQUARIUS Jan. <strong>19</strong> - Feb. 17:<br />
Did you know that it’s baseball<br />
season? <strong>The</strong> Bos<strong>to</strong>n Red Sox are<br />
defending champs. And that...<br />
that was it. That’s my team. Yeah!<br />
PISCES Feb. 18 - March <strong>19</strong>: You<br />
can’t let fear hold you back from<br />
achieving what you want. Unless<br />
it’s fighting a lion. <strong>The</strong>n it’s okay,<br />
I guess. Right? That’s okay...?<br />
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THE LAST WORD by Greg Pettis<br />
Well I have traveled through Bangalore, Tirrapur,<br />
Erode, the Nilgris Valley and Calicut. I am on the<br />
way <strong>to</strong> Kannur be<strong>for</strong>e I return <strong>to</strong> Bangalore and<br />
my plane home.<br />
For those who know me, I am a passionate advocate<br />
<strong>for</strong> passenger rail service so I am especially<br />
excited <strong>to</strong> be on a train from Calicut <strong>to</strong> Kannur on<br />
this leg of the journey. Tonight the schedule calls<br />
<strong>for</strong> a trip by boat up a river.<br />
I am visiting India through a Rotary International<br />
Friendship Exchange where folks from our district<br />
visit a country and a few weeks later a group from<br />
that country returns the visit. At the end of <strong>April</strong>,<br />
there will be 6 couples from India visiting us <strong>for</strong><br />
three weeks. We stay in host homes, eat with<br />
the families, <strong>to</strong>ur sites and speak at many Rotary<br />
Clubs all through the area we are visiting. Tomorrow<br />
in fact, we will speak <strong>to</strong> three different clubs.<br />
<strong>The</strong> country is heavily Hindu, but has many religions;<br />
including Muslim, Christian, Sikh and others.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are 40 different languages, about one<br />
<strong>for</strong> each state.<br />
What we would call chaos, seems <strong>to</strong> work <strong>for</strong><br />
them. <strong>The</strong>y have developed a representative<br />
democracy with a strong diversity. That doesn’t<br />
mean there are not concerns. Certainly, the most<br />
noticeable is both income inequality and gender<br />
inequality. You can begin <strong>to</strong> see signs that<br />
attempts are being made <strong>to</strong> change, but as with<br />
environmental challenges, etc it will take generations.<br />
Homosexuality is illegal and the LGBT world is<br />
strictly undercover. In fact oral sex, even among<br />
married heterosexual couples is illegal. I had a<br />
lengthy conversation with one of my hosts who<br />
<strong>to</strong>ld me that in Indian his<strong>to</strong>ry, there never was an<br />
issue with homosexuality, transgender or other<br />
sexual minorities, but that changed with the British<br />
colonization as imposition of Vic<strong>to</strong>rian norms.<br />
After decades of British rule oppression of gays,<br />
etc became established.<br />
As I mentioned last week, gay apps like Grindr are<br />
very popular, so there may be hope that the young<br />
people will lead the way <strong>to</strong> a new enlightenment.<br />
Rotary <strong>to</strong>o can help, as they have been instrumental<br />
in the fight against HIV and AIDS in developing<br />
countries.<br />
Closer <strong>to</strong> home, Cathedral City recently did some<br />
changes <strong>for</strong> our society’s betterment. <strong>The</strong> City<br />
Council passed an ordinance requiring same gender<br />
restrooms in all Commercial and industrial<br />
buildings. <strong>The</strong> city and chamber of commerce<br />
are putting in<strong>to</strong> place and the city is reimbursing<br />
businesses <strong>for</strong> the cost of sign-age. Additionally<br />
we passed a ban on single use plastic bags in all<br />
s<strong>to</strong>res. That has seemed <strong>to</strong> be going smoothly<br />
with only minor complaints. Again the city will<br />
provide free bags upon request.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are now 10 openly LGBT elected <strong>official</strong>s in<br />
the valley; council members, school board trustees<br />
and water agency direc<strong>to</strong>rs. We are trying <strong>to</strong> meet<br />
socially 3-4 times a year <strong>to</strong> just simply get <strong>to</strong> know<br />
each other in a non political sense and see how we<br />
can continue <strong>to</strong> make our valley better. Our visit<br />
get <strong>to</strong>gether was in Rancho Mirage at the home of<br />
Councilman Charles Townsend. Five of us were<br />
there and hopefully our next meet will have all of<br />
us.<br />
By the time this is published I will be back on US<br />
soil and seeing what mischief I can get in<strong>to</strong>.<br />
Moving <strong>for</strong>ward!<br />
Greg Pettis is a 22 year city councilman in Cathedral City.<br />
He has made his name in governmental circles as an<br />
expert in transportation issues and is very active in working<br />
on bringing passenger rail service <strong>to</strong> the COACHELLA<br />
Valley. Greg was the first openly gay elected city council<br />
members In Riverside County. He has served on the<br />
boards of the National League of Cities and the League of<br />
Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Cities and as President of the Southern CA Asso-<br />
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