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REPORTER: Adam
EMAIL: adamsart@desertdailyguide.com
ADAMSARTEXPOSE’
ART AS A REMEDY FOR POST
PANDEMIC AND OTHER STRESS
ISSUES
Covid has shown a reduction in
cases and everyday activities are
slowly coming back however, various
psychiatric journals and articles have
recognized the psychological reactions
that many of us have experienced as
a result of Covid. Issues of loneliness
and anxiety have caused reactions
of feeling fear, anger, sadness,
worry, numbness, or frustration. Add
to these issues is the increase in the
white supremacist topic, racist mass
shootings, and democracy under
attack from insurrectionists. Changes
in appetite, energy, and activity levels.
concentration and decision-making are
some of the physiological reactions to
stressors.
night’s sleep, eating healthy, and some
outdoor activities such as hiking or bike
riding can also be helpful.
There has been a recent uptick in
people using their creative abilities
to help them cope. Engaging in or
experiencing the arts has been on the
increase. Music is always therapeutic
and can be very helpful in difficult times.
The participatory arts and projects in
photography, painting, and drawing
help in keeping people concentrated
in a project. Studies have shown that
spending as little as 45 minutes on an
art project can be physically beneficial
by relieving stress, increasing critical
thinking skills, and improving memory
There are some simple actions
recommended that can help in
reducing some of the mentioned
reactions. Activities such as keeping
a regular schedule, getting a good
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On the Cover
Toolshed kids off some Memorial Day
weekend celebrations. Have some fun
and salute those who fought for the very
freedoms we enjoy today.
This Day is a federally recognized holiday
in the United States for mourning the U.S.
military personnel who have died while
serving in the United States armed forces.
It is observed on the last Monday of May.
It was formerly observed on May 30 from
1868 to 1970.
Also VETERANS FOR PEACE AMVETS
POST 66 will host 16th Annual
MEMORIAL DAY AWARDS LUNCHEON
and service Monday May 30, 2022
One of the Last Surviving Tuskegee Airmen
Requests Birthday Cards for His 100th
Birthday
“Oh, I’ll read every one of them.”
Meghan Overdeep, Senior Staff Writer
By Meghan Overdeep
Updated May 02, 2022
Retired Sgt. Victor W. Butler is turning 100
this month, and the WWII vet only has one
wish: birthday cards.
Butler is believed to be the last surviving
Tuskegee Airman in Rhode Island, WJAR
reports.
“Oh, I’ll read every one of them,” he told
the Providence-based news station.
the WWII Army Air Forces.
“The airfield was very nice. It was the visit
to the town that was bad,” he recalled
to WJAR. “Being in Tuskegee, Alabama, it
wasn’t very acceptable to white people
for black soldiers to be walking around.”
More than 900 men trained at Tuskegee
from 1940 to 1946. About 450 deployed
overseas and 150 lost their lives during that
period.
“You could say that one of the things we
were fighting for was equality,” the late
Charles McGee told The Associated Press
in 1995. “Equality of opportunity. We knew
we had the same skills, or better.”
Butler, who enjoys doing puzzles to
“occupy the time,” shared a little bit of
well-earned wisdom.
“Just enjoy life as it is. Be thankful,” he told
WJAR. “I’m thankful that I have a nice
wife, and a nice home to live in.”
“There are so many people that have
lost their home and I am very fortunate
to have a nice home and wife and my
family who come to visit me often,” he
added.
Butler is turning 100 on May 21. If you
would like to send him a birthday card,
you can mail it to:
Victor W. Butler
C/O Gary Butler
P.O. Box. 3523
Cranston, RI 02910
Butler was a mechanic for the legendary Events
Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-Black unit of
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For Immediate Release
February 18, 2022
Contact: info@desert-stonewall.org
First-time Candidates Derek Marshall (CA-23) and Will Rollins (CA-41) are seeking
to unseat Republican incumbents Obernolte & Calvert
DESERT STONEWALL DEMOCRATS ENDORSES TWO
OPENLY GAY CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS
PALM SPRINGS, CA – Desert Stonewall Democrats (DSD) are proud to announce their
endorsement of two members of the LGBTQ Community, Derek Marshall and Will Rollins, in their
quest to represent CA-23 & CA-41 respectively in the United States Congress.
Derek Marshall is an openly gay progressive Democrat, community organizer, and longtime
LGBTQ+ rights activist. After studying politics and international relations, Derek moved to
Germany to help found a global research initiative for the United Nations and later joined the
online travel agency KAYAK as Director of Internationalization. When he returned to California,
Derek organized for affordable housing and climate justice, continued his lifelong LGBTQ+
activism, and cut his teeth on several progressive Democratic races. Marshall spent much of the
2020 cycle in Nevada as a staffer for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential bid. He currently resides in
Victorville, CA, where his 2022 campaign is based.
Will Rollins is a former federal prosecutor who focused on counterterrorism and
counterintelligence cases in Southern California. After helping to prosecute some of the
insurrectionists who attacked the US Capitol on January 6th, Will decided to challenge Republican
Congressman Ken Calvert, who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Coming of age at a time when being gay was literally a crime in some states, Will and his partner
Paolo know that government-sponsored discrimination has lasting effects on all Americans, our
economy, and our national security. Will is running for Congress to bring justice and
accountability back to Washington.
Chair David Weiner commented, “We are very proud at Desert Stonewall Democrats to support two
excellent candidates and members of our community as they seek to represent ALL residents living in
these two Southern California Congressional Districts, replacing two incumbents who both voted in
lock-step with the previous President. Their views are much more in line with our members as well as
a plurality of the residents in their Districts. We are excited to work to support their campaigns and to
flip these two seats from Red to Blue.”
Desert Stonewall Democrats is the largest LQBTQ Democratic club in Riverside County. It was
founded in 1999 and achieved official recognition as a chartered club by the California Democratic
Party in that year. In 2002, DSD hosted the National Stonewall Democratic Federation convention in
Palm Springs. With over 210 members and through monthly meetings, DSD is an active force in
helping elect LQBTQ candidates as well as those who support LQBTQ causes, in many cases
providing funds to candidates that it endorses. Through its social media, newsletters, and expert
panel discussions DSD seeks to inform and educate all Democratic voters in the Coachella Valley
about candidates and issues affecting them. DSD hosts regular voter registration drives, and our
volunteers can be found most Thursdays at Palm Springs VillageFest.
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Join us on May 30 for Our Annual
Memorial Day Flower Drop & Air Fair
Join us as we salute and honor those
who made the ultimate sacrifice with a
1 pm ceremony followed by a Missing
Man formation and dropping of red and
white carnations from a CH-47 Chinook
Helicopter.
The day will also feature:
Music from Heatwave Jazz Band
Food for sale from Carl’s Jr., Smokey Lips
BBQ, 1320 Street Tacos, Luigi’s SlushLife,
Victory Canteen, and Ben & Jerry’s
Kids’ activities and Harpo the Clown
Flight exhibitions throughout both days
Warbird rides start at $125 (advanced sale
online at psairmuseum.org)
On Monday, May 30 Air Fair starts at 10
am and the Flower Drop Ceremony starts
at 1 pm.
while serving our country. Hunter Lopez’
family is the most recent Gold Star Family.
Returning after a few years’ absence is
the PB4Y Privateer and NEW this year is
the Franklin D. Roosevelt / Harry Truman
Presidential Armored Limousine, courtesy
of Petersen Automotive Museum in Los
Angeles.
VETERANS. MEMORIAL DAY
AWARDS LUNCHEON
SET FOR MAY 30!!!!!
NICOLINO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
35-325 DATE PALM DRIVE SUITE 111
CATHEDRAL CITY CA $25 ITALIAN BUFFET
INCLUDES TAX AND TIP DESSERT AND
BEVERAGE
SLIDING SCALE FOR LOW-INCOME
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO “VFP”.
CALL TOM SWANN HERNANDEZ
(760) 324-5670
FOR RESERVATIONS. SPACE IS LIMITED.
Kids 12 and under enter free with paid
adult admission! Regular admission ranges
from $18 - $20 per person.
The flower drop honors and memorializes
all veterans who lost their lives defending
the US. The white carnations are in honor
of those who fought in WWI, WWII, Korea
and Vietnam. The red carnations are in
honor of those who died in more recent
conflicts including the Persian Gulf, Desert
Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. Along with
the carnations, a dozen roses will be
added in honor of local Gold Star Families
– those local families who lost loved ones
Memorial Day Weekend at CCBC
Fri, May 27 – Mon, May 30
Join CCBC for Memorial Day Weekend
- May 27 to May 30, 2022. CCBC is the
largest clothing optional gay resort for men
in the USA.
MAY 30 Memorial Day Drone Light Show
Drone light show on Memorial day! Big
Bear will be featuring a drone light show
over our beautiful Big Bear Lake. The light
show is presumed to begin at 9 pm.
Due to the presence of the young eaglet
in the bald eagle nest, a fireworks show is
too risky due to the noise and pyrotechnic
activity. Great fun for early adopters.
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Of the visual art activities, photography
can be uncomplicated since the
smartphone has taken up much of the
technical issues of photography for us.
Finding subjects can be as easy as
people around you, animals, plants, and
architecture. Searching for photos that
Plein Air the phrase for working in the
environment to paint what is seen in the
landscape is one technique. Working
outside also gives you the additional
health aspect of being in the fresh
air. Figurative work directly from live
models of people or animals leaving it
up to your personal interpretation
of drawing or painting in classical
realism or abstractly.
For the person who wants to
explore art more intensely, there
are various groups and experiences
available in the local area. Desert
Art Classes, Palm Desert, Colleger
of the Desert offers a variety of
art classes in most areas of art
production. Desert Art Center,
has a variety of classes. Gay Artists
Group, primarily non-instructional,
interactive group activities in
figure drawing, painting, and
body casting in an encouraging
are unrehearsed can be playful and
fun. All and more of these subjects can
be photographed from various angels
shading and lighting.
The activities of painting and drawing
can be done on a purely recreational
basis without spending a lot of money
to accomplish them. A few of the more
common painting and drawing styles
artists follow today can be used by
the beginner. Modernism” abstract,
contemporary are, exploring art in a
nontraditional way, colors, shapes,
impressions of your own personal vision
drawn or painted on various surfaces.
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Vol 26 Issue 35 05.25.22
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Pride Anthem
Wils Performs LGBTQ Night at Dodger Stadium
By Ben Benson
Wils, a popular Asian
recording artist who
brought a voice of change
for the LGBTQ+
community in Singapore
when he came out as gay,
will perform the American
National Anthem at
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DIRECTORY
FEATURED
BARS/DINING
AMP Sports Lounge Everyone is
welcome here at this local friendly bar
in the heart of Cathedral City plaza,
A sports bar with a twist featuring your
favorite sports and daily happy hour. All
the big sports games will be shown on
seven huge TV screens.
68-718 E Palm Canyon Dr #201,
Cathedral City, CA 92234
FEATURED RESORTS
CCBC RESORT 18+ 760 324-1350
68-300 Gay Resort Drive
CCBC is the largest clothing optional
Gay men’s resort in Southern California.
Located just a few minutes from
downtown Palm Springs, Our 3.5 acre
fantasy playground is perfect for
weekend get-aways and extended
stays.ccbcresorthotel.com
RIO AZUL MEXICAN Style Rest. & Bar
Best authentic Mexican style restaurant
in the valley. With patio and Bar. Home
of an original and distinct interpretation
of Mexican food & Longest running
Sunday Drag Brunch.(760) 992-5641 350
South Indian Cyn. PS
SUNSHINE CAFE Nearly as perfect as it
gets! Known as a local hole in the wall
with a funky vibe and fantastic food,
frequented by celebrities, politicians
36815 Cathedral Canyon CC
RUNWAY RESTAURANT & BAR
The valleys premier arts and
entertainment. Featuring American
Casual Dining Drinks & Drag at CCBC
Resort Hotel.68300 Gay Resort Drive, CC
TRIANGLE INN 760-322-7993
555 E. San Lorenzo Rd Palm Springs CA
Romantic and relaxing or fun and frisky.
At the Triangle Inn Palm Springs, the
choice is yours. Historic Palm Springs
Resort is a feast for all your senses, with
a special flair for Southern (California)
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The Barracks
Runway
Sunshine Cafe
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Playoffs Sports Bar
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Eagle 501 Bar
Rio Azul
Tool Shed
Toucan’s
Streetbar
Oscar’s
Chill bar
Hunters
Stacy’s
BlackBook
QUADZ
RetroRoom
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CCBC
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Descanso
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We carry only the finest quality leather
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Dunes
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offrampleathers.com New and used
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Two Men of
Taunton Project
Part
3
The story
If you are a student of Critical Race
Therory you can see it in the following
passages as the pilgrams had quicky
vilified people the inadverntly feel the
occupied.
Two Men
of Taunton
is about
revolution,
as it
happened.
It might suprise some that Plymouth was
not the Pilgrims’ first landing spot in the
New World.
Weeks before coming ashore in
Plymouth, the Pilgrims docked in at
what is today Provincetown Harbor. In
fact, the first written document alluding
to government in the new colony, the
Mayflower Compact, was signed by
41 Pilgrims while still aboard the ship in
Provincetown Harbor.
The landing place is like a samll ocean
swamp, commemorated only with a
plaque and a small park located in
the middle of the rotary at the end of
Commercial Street. It is appropriately
called ‘Pilgrims’ First Landing Park.’
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ROBERT TREAT PAINE
Memorial Statue, Taunton
Two long-vanished Yankee gentlemen, with
the hope that another generation may find
profit or pleasure in reading of men who
held high seats in the councils of their day.
The fact that a Taunton resident was a
signer of the Declaration of Independence
demonstrates the influence the city had
during the Revolutionary War!
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EVERY DAY
7AM-7PM
Welcome!
WORSHIP WITH US IN PERSON
SUNDAYS AT 10 AM
3601 E. Mesquite Ave, Palm Springs
Demuth Community Center
God’s Love &
Good Works.
760.327.3802
www.bloominthedesert.org
WORSHIP WITH US ONLINE
SUNDAYS AT 10 AM
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BUSINESS Directory
MASSAGE
MALE KNEADS Exceptional, Sensual,
Soothing, body work for men of all
ages. Outcalls only. Call Adam for an
extraordinary experience in innovative
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HEY GUYS...take a break from life and
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something therapeutic, restorative and
sensually tailored to your needs. I am
well trained and provide a session that
is unparalleled. Say hi and tell me how I
can make your body feel awesome! The
massage is done on a table. I see
people at my location.
I am off Ramon by Sunrise.
845-866-0498 Mark
GENERAL SERVICES
Red’s Hauling. We remove trash and
unwanted items. Garage clean outs.
Red 760-288-6956
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NATURIST DAY PASSES
Gay Men CCBC Resort
Family DeAnza Desert Sun Resort
Starland Community Desert retreat
Sea Mountain Luxury Nude Resort and
Spa Hotel DHS
SOCAL Nude beaches which are also
called “free beach”, or “clothingoptional”.
Blacks Beach Nude Beach in San Diego
is located just north of La Jolla Shores
and beneath the Torrey Pines bluffs.
Pirate’s Cove, Avila Beach
Corona Del Mar is one of California’s
best nude beaches.
CALENDAR
-Memorial Day is Monday, May 30, 2022.
-Sunday, June 19, 2022 Father’s Day
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LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Promoting Independent Cinema in the
Coachella Valley Palm Springs Cultural
Center’s Historic Camelot Theatre,
Historic Camelot Theatre @ the Palm
Springs Cultural Center, 2300 E Baristo Rd
Palm Springs, CA 92262 United States
psculturalcenter.org
desertfilmsociety.org
Upcoming Screenings
“IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE” (SOUTH
KOREA)
PALM SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER’S
HISTORIC CAMELOT THEATRE, SATURDAY,
JUNE 4, 2022
10:00 AM :::: DOORS OPEN AT 9:30
AM FOR COMPLIMENTARY COFFEE &
PASTRIES.
FREE TO DESERT FILM SOCIETY MEMBERS
–OR- $15 CASH AT THE DOOR.
Guided Nature Walks
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Check schedule. pstramway.com
Thursday nights VILLAGEFEST takes place
in downtown Palm Springs on Palm
Canyon Drive every. villagefest.org
Cabot’s Pueblo Museum
760-329-7610
McCallum Adobe 760-323-8297
Indian Canyons 760-323-6018
Palm Springs Aerial Tram
760-325-1449
Palm Springs Air Museum
760-778-6262
Palm Springs Art Museum
760-325-7186
Sunnylands
760-328-2829
Patton Memorial Museum 760-227-3483
Joshua Tree National park 760-367-5500
FRIENDS OF THE DESERT
MOUNTAINS celebrate Friends’
champions and accomplishments
November 10th services hikes various
events check schedule
desertmountains.org
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FREE COMMUNITY LISTINGS
AAP - Food Samaritans (760) 325-8481
Eisenhower HIV Clinic (760) 834-7930
DAP/ DOCK Clinic (760) 992-0492
Borrego Health (Stonewall Medical
Center) Cathedral City 760-507-3310
Veterans Records https://vetrecs.
archives.gov/VeteranRequest/home.
html for vet or family or with written
authorization.
Lgbt community center
760-416-7790 thecenterps.org
American cancer society
800-227-2345
Coachella Valley sexual assault
(760) 568-9071
Desert Legal aid: 760-832-9770
Stonewall democrats:
desert-stonewall.Org
Desert winds freedom band
760 776-2700Gay artists -760 835 0727
Transgender Community
Transcc.Org
Palm Springs Gay
Men’s Chorus 760-219-2077
Palm Springs Leather Order of the Desert
760 272-5553
VETERANS. MEMORIAL DAY
AWARDS LUNCHEON
SET FOR MAY 30!!!!!
NICOLINO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
35-325 DATE PALM DRIVE SUITE 111
CATHEDRAL CITY CA $25 ITALIAN BUFFET
INCLUDES TAX AND TIP DESSERT AND
BEVERAGE
SLIDING SCALE FOR LOW-INCOME
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO “VFP”.
CALL TOM SWANN HERNANDEZ
(760) 324-5670
FOR RESERVATIONS. SPACE IS LIMITED.
Prime Timers of the Desert
760-424-8014.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Every THURSDAY
5pm - 7pm
610 Belardo Rd.
World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development
21 May
Towel Day on May 25 is an annual
holiday created to celebrate author
Douglas Adams by his fans. Adams
wrote the classic sci-fi novel, “The
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
On this day, fans carry towels around
everywhere they go.
Palm Springs Pride
Pspride.Org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nona Watson, CEO, Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce
P: 760-325-1577 E: nwatson@pschamber.org
THE PALM SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO OFFER FREE TRIBUTE BAND CONCERT SERIES
MIRAGE-FLEETWOOD MAC
Wednesday, June 1st at 7:00 p.m.
PALM SPRINGS, May 25, 2022 – From February through July 2022, the Palm Springs
Chamber of Commerce, working in collaboration with James Elliott Entertainment, will host a
series of free, monthly tribute band concerts at the new Palm Springs Downtown Park.
The tribute band performances will be held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m.
Only acts who look, sound, and perform like the real thing will be featured.
June 1, 2022, features Mirage – Fleetwood Mac. Our final tribute band for this season will be
Brad Ford & Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival on July 6 th .
The concert series is FREE and open to everyone. Bring your beach chairs and blankets and
enjoy live entertainment in our beautiful new downtown park.
Co-producer James Elliott Entertainment has more than 20 years of experience in the music
industry. His company books acts at several casinos, and currently provides tribute bands to the
Lake Arrowhead Concert Series.
Sponsors of this series are the City of Palm Springs, Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism, PS
Resorts, and Palm Springs Preferred Small Hotels. To market the entire affair, the Chamber will
enlist the assistance of the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism as well as Visit Greater Palm
Springs.
“Our city now has the perfect outdoor venue in which to host a concert series like this,’ says
Chamber CEO Nona Watson, adding that all current COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed.
“Our goal is to bring visitors and residents from throughout the Coachella Valley to downtown
Palm Springs during the middle of the week so as to provide a boost to our local bars,
restaurants, and retail businesses. We also believe these special events will increase hotel
room nights thanks to those attending weekend conventions and events extending their stays.”
Dates and links to the tribute band websites can be found on the Chamber’s website at
pschamber.org.
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Pride Anthem
Wils Performs LGBTQ Night at Dodger Stadium
By Ben Benson
Wils, a popular Asian
recording artist who
brought a voice of change
for the LGBTQ+
community in Singapore
when he came out as gay,
will perform the American
National Anthem at
Dodger Stadium on
Friday, June 3; part of The
Los Angeles Dodgers
ninth annual LGBTQ+
Night.
“The last time I sang to a
stadium of 44,000 people
was in Singapore,” recalls
Wils. “At the time, I was
still in the closet and living
in fear. This time, I will be
performing as an openly
gay man, in front of a
supportive crowd of
people from my LGBTQ+
community. I couldn’t be
more excited!”
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Wils grew up in Singapore, a country that has a law that criminalizes
same-sex relations. When he alerted his Singapore-based music label
that he intended to come out as gay, they immediately dropped him
and deleted his Instagram page, disconnecting Wils from his 300K
followers on the platform. Undeterred, a defiant Wils released his
next single, “Open Up Babe,” independently.
“So many LGBTQ+ kids reached out to me after watching my music
video to tell me how it helped them to find the courage to come out to
their family,” Wils says.
Now a full-time resident of Los
Angeles, Wils is excited to sing The
Star-Spangled Banner to his
hometown fans. “This country gave me
a place to be me. A place to nourish
my art and to love and be loved.”
The singer will
share the stage
with baseball
luminaries Billy
Bean and
Glenn Burke
who have also
publicly come
out as gay.
heywils.com
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Whichever way you decide to make art
as a Pandemic stress reliever enjoy it as
a refreshing activity.
environment find a listing in the Desert
Daily Guide. These are a few of several
art experiences available in the local
areas to experience art by making art.
All of these suggestions are examples of
relieving the stressors of Covid. They can
be done with a group or individually
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