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DESERT X A COACHELLA VALLEY<br />
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people. During the exhibit, the robot,<br />
ShyBot disappeared. The artist<br />
who created the robot, an Italian<br />
named Norma Jean, lost contact with<br />
the robot. There was speculation that<br />
it had been kid or (bot)napped. In July<br />
of 2018, an off-roader found ShyBot.<br />
Through a QR code on the robot Desert<br />
X was contacted and the robot was<br />
reunited with it’s artist creator solving the<br />
mystery of a disappearing art work.<br />
Other exhibits in the first show included a<br />
camouflaged house covered in mirrors<br />
The first Desert X exhibit began in<br />
February 2017. The concept emerged<br />
from the charitable organization Desert<br />
Biennial founded in 2915 to bring<br />
attention to the Coachella Valley’s<br />
unique environment by displaying<br />
artworks of emerging artists throughout<br />
the valley’s territory.<br />
that was built in the desert and reflected<br />
Themes for artists to consider included:<br />
the desert landscape surrounding it.<br />
immigration, tourism, gambling, climate<br />
change, and Native American culture.<br />
Participation in the 2019 exhibit included<br />
The first exhibit was participated in by<br />
13 artists from again throughout the<br />
11 artists from throughout the world. An<br />
world. The innovative phenomenon of<br />
autonomous vehicle known as SHYBOT<br />
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experiences about what has happened,<br />
while offering valuable insights on some<br />
of the actions being taken right now on<br />
dealing with COVID-19.<br />
Desert Oasis Healthcare believes in the<br />
power of education and information to<br />
promote good health and well-being.<br />
The aim of Studio DOHC is to keep<br />
DOHC patients and the community<br />
informed about the latest developments<br />
in the field of healthcare, and practices<br />
at DOHC.<br />
no <strong>April</strong> Fools’ Day prank when Desert<br />
Oasis Healthcare (DOHC) premiered<br />
a podcast on <strong>April</strong> 1 on its YouTube<br />
channel to its members, employees,<br />
and subscribers to its monthly e-blast<br />
newsletter.<br />
You are invited to stay tuned for<br />
upcoming episodes, some featuring<br />
guest speakers, to take a look at<br />
different topics to help you stay healthy<br />
and informed. If you like this first episode<br />
and would like to see more, please<br />
hit the Subscribe button and turn on<br />
notifications to get future Studio DOHC<br />
episodes in your news feed.<br />
About Desert Oasis Healthcare<br />
Formed in 1981 as one of the<br />
Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD and<br />
Associate VP of Population Health<br />
Integration joined Brian Hodgkins,<br />
PharmD and Executive VP of Clinical<br />
Operations to take a look back<br />
first medical groups in the desert<br />
with a half-hour conversation about communities of southern California,<br />
“COVID-19: Three Years Later.” As they<br />
have been doing weekly on the popular<br />
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Owen (Gaffney) is a messy<br />
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and Franklin (Singletary) is<br />
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UCR Extension<br />
For details visit<br />
www.moval.org/berc.<br />
overcome objections and fears, and<br />
what interviewers are seeking.<br />
HSS Hiring Info Session<br />
Thursday, <strong>April</strong> 20<br />
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. English<br />
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Spanish<br />
Please join us for an information session<br />
on how to become an In-Home<br />
Supportive Services Caregiver.<br />
The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)<br />
Public Authority is actively recruiting<br />
for more caregivers to join the registry.<br />
Following a brief presentation,<br />
computers will be provided for you to<br />
begin the self-registration process.<br />
Apprenticeship Info Session<br />
Monday, <strong>April</strong> 17<br />
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.<br />
Learn about the different apprenticeship<br />
opportunities that consists of paid, workbased<br />
learning and enrollment into UC<br />
Riverside Extension Coursework.<br />
Think Together Job Fair<br />
Thursday, <strong>April</strong> 20<br />
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.<br />
Join Think Together for an in-person<br />
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nationally recognized after school<br />
programs, early learning, enrichment,<br />
and school improvement in over 400<br />
schools in California.<br />
Interview Skills<br />
Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 18<br />
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.<br />
To see all of our upcoming events<br />
Join the BERC for our signature Interview please see our calendar or visit our<br />
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to land your next career opportunity. more information please email<br />
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Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast<br />
About this event<br />
We invite you to be with us at this essential community event as we celebrate<br />
Harvey Milk’s life and legacy. Join community and business leaders and others<br />
who support equality and justice for all at this 11th annual celebration of<br />
Harvey Milk. 1200 are expected to attend!<br />
In the eleven years the Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast has been presented,<br />
nearly 2,400 youth and 7,000 adults have been inspired by featured speakers,<br />
including civil rights champion Dolores Huerta, Cleve Jones, California State<br />
Assemblymember Mark Leno, Judge Vaughn Walker, founder of the National<br />
Black Justice Coalition Mandy Carter, and Mayor Annise Parker.<br />
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Mondrian presents some mystery in what he was attempting to convey in his art. The hardedged<br />
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with his art to find the ultimate genesis of art and life. The primary colors, red, yellow, and blue,<br />
are the colors of the light spectrum that are used to create all other colors in art pigments. The<br />
reduction of shapes outlined in black lines filled with primary colors was his attempt to find the<br />
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My appreciation and recognition of his efforts bring me to combine Mondrian’s macro-level<br />
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Idol’s First Out David<br />
David Hernandez Reflects on Life in New Song<br />
By Ben Benson<br />
David Hernandez rose to fame in<br />
2008 competing against David<br />
Archuleta on the seventh season<br />
of American Idol.<br />
He was voted off the show when<br />
he was outed as gay and a<br />
former stripper. It led to a<br />
downward spiral of drugs, bad<br />
relationships and emotional<br />
turmoil.<br />
This month, Hernandez returns<br />
with “When It Rains, It Pours,” his<br />
new track about life’s struggles.<br />
“The song is about feeling alone<br />
and building walls that you think<br />
are protecting you but only work<br />
to further isolate,” he explains. “It<br />
is important to acknowledge that<br />
you are struggling and to share<br />
your feelings with those you trust<br />
most. Allowing yourself to be<br />
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Thursday nights VILLAGEFEST takes place<br />
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Cabot’s Pueblo Museum<br />
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McCallum Adobe 760-323-8297<br />
Indian Canyons 760-323-6018<br />
Palm Springs Aerial Tram<br />
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Palm Springs Air Museum<br />
760-778-6262<br />
Palm Springs Art Museum<br />
760-325-7186<br />
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760-328-2829<br />
Patton Memorial Museum 760-227-3483<br />
Joshua Tree National park 760-367-5500<br />
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American cancer society<br />
800-227-2345<br />
Coachella Valley sexual assault<br />
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Desert Legal aid: 760-832-9770<br />
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Palm Springs Leather Order of the Desert<br />
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As the Earth passes through debris left<br />
behind from comets and asteroids,<br />
which is why Meteor showers occur<br />
at around the same time each year.<br />
The Lyrids originate from the comet<br />
Thatcher, which orbits the sun about<br />
every 415 years. This is one of the oldest<br />
recorded showers, with observations<br />
dating back to 687 B.C.E., writes Daisy<br />
Dobrijevic for Space.com.<br />
For the best stargazing, find a dark area<br />
between moonset and sunrise. Lie flat<br />
on your back with your feet facing east<br />
and look up at the sky, according to<br />
NASA<br />
<strong>April</strong> 15 to May 27: Eta Aquarid meteors<br />
This shower is known for its fast meteors<br />
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148,000 miles per hour into Earth’s<br />
atmosphere, according to NASA. Their<br />
radiant—or the point from which they<br />
appear—is the constellation Aquarius.<br />
These meteors come from the comet<br />
Halley, which completes an orbit<br />
around the sun about once every 76<br />
years and is projected to make another<br />
appearance in 2061<br />
These meteors are best viewed in the<br />
Southern Hemisphere, but they can also<br />
be seen north of the equator at a usual<br />
rate of about 10 to 30 per hour in good<br />
conditions. Try looking up during predawn<br />
hours on or around the peak.<br />
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The release of ChatGPT in November<br />
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JFS Desert Launches Campers Program<br />
Application Period for Valley Youth<br />
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Jewish Family Service of the Desert<br />
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“Summer camp programs may be out of<br />
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Valley, whose child would benefit from<br />
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financial resources,” says JFS Desert’s<br />
Director of Community Outreach<br />
Julie Hirsh. “Our Campership Program<br />
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Camps, including, but not limited to<br />
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scholarships are awarded on needsbased<br />
criteria. Day camp scholarships<br />
are available for kids from 5-17. Camps<br />
involving overnight stays away from<br />
A complete application must be<br />
submitted and received at least 60<br />
days prior to the start of the camp<br />
and applicants must request financial<br />
assistance from the camp itself as well as<br />
additional potential sources of support.<br />
The requests for other financial<br />
assistance must be documented and<br />
submitted along with the Campership<br />
Program applications.<br />
VISIT<br />
jfsdesert.org/campership-program/<br />
TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION!<br />
Hirsh encourages families interested in<br />
the program to reach out to her at (760)<br />
325-4088, ext. 103, with any questions<br />
or to discuss if a specific camp they are<br />
considering, would be a good fit.<br />
“First-time applicants will be given<br />
priority,” Hirsh says, “and we hope to<br />
help as many families as possible.”<br />
To support, donate or volunteer for JFS,<br />
visit www.JFSDesert.org or call us at 760-<br />
325-4088.<br />
About JFS<br />
Celebrating its 41st Anniversary, JFS is a<br />
non-sectarian agency founded on the<br />
Jewish principle of “Healing the World”<br />
(Tikkun Olam), serving and embracing<br />
the entire community.<br />
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One of the popular installations of this<br />
show was created by a local artist,<br />
Casey, who created a virtual rainbow<br />
of rainbow-colored rebar signifying the<br />
culture and color of this diverse area<br />
titled, Cactus Hugs.<br />
The 2021 Desert X was one of the few<br />
art exhibits during the last year of the<br />
Covid lockdowns. This show provided<br />
safe viewing of unique artworks in the<br />
open air. A noted entry in this show is<br />
titled Indian Land. It consisted of large<br />
letters similar to the Hollywood sign in LA,<br />
It was created by the Alaska artist. Tlingit<br />
Unangax and was located near the<br />
Tram exit on Highway 111.<br />
The <strong>2023</strong> Desert X runs from March<br />
to May 7 and includes exhibits by 13<br />
international and U.S. artists is water,<br />
not from the absence of water in the<br />
desert but the memory of water and<br />
the circulation and changes brought<br />
about by water and its requirement to<br />
maintain life...The lead photo by artist<br />
Gerald Clarke a university professor and<br />
Cahuilla tribal leader, titled Immersion.<br />
This installation near the Tram exit on<br />
111 is inspired by early basket weaving<br />
and American board games and invites<br />
viewer-participants to walk through<br />
the installation to understand a new<br />
way of viewing and understanding the<br />
environment. Desert X <strong>2023</strong> continues to<br />
bring about the creative ideas of artists<br />
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THE ROCK YARD FREE CONCERT SERIES<br />
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Feb. 28, <strong>2023</strong> – INDIO, CA – The Rock Yard concert series at<br />
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino returns to the famed outdoor<br />
stage for the <strong>2023</strong> season with a stellar line-up of the country’s<br />
best tribute acts and cover bands.<br />
The FREE concert series kicks off on Friday, March 10 with<br />
Journey tribute band, Don’t Stop Believing and cover band<br />
Almost Famous opening the show.<br />
The Rock Yard outdoor venue features a recently expanded stage<br />
in an amphitheater-style setting where music revelers can enjoy<br />
exciting concerts with state-of-the-art sound systems. This<br />
season features tributes to iconic rock bands such as Van Halen,<br />
Journey, AC/DC, and Metallica along with fan favorites like the<br />
Beastie Boys, Duran Duran, and Depeche Mode.<br />
Free live music starts at 7:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday<br />
night. Beer and fun drink specials that are often themed to the<br />
bands that are performing are offered weekly.<br />
LINE UP:<br />
APR 21 – Fortunate Son (CCR/John Fogerty tribute) w/ The<br />
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APR 22 – Mick Adams and The Stones (Rolling Stones<br />
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APR 28 – Twisted Gypsy (Fleetwood Mac tribute) w/ Titans<br />
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APR 29 – Motley Inc. (Motley Crue tribute) w/ Almost<br />
Famous<br />
May 5 — Red Hot Cholo Peppers (Red Hot Chili Peppers<br />
tribute) w/Pandora’s Rock<br />
May 6 — Smooth Sounds of Santana (Santana tribute) w/<br />
C4<br />
May 12– Genesis Family Album (Genesis tribute) w/212<br />
Band<br />
May 13 — Led Zeppagain (Led Zeppelin tribute) w/ Electric<br />
Ash<br />
May18 — Academy of Music Showcase student bands w/<br />
Steel Rod<br />
May19 — Deepest Purple (Deep Purple tribute) w/ Thank<br />
You Drive Thru<br />
May 20 — The Long Run (Eagles tribute) w/ Saints of Las<br />
Vegas<br />
May 26 — Wanted (Bon Jovi tribute) w/ Steel Rod<br />
May 27 — Queen Nation (Queen Tribute) w/ Brobots<br />
June 2 — George Michael Reborn (George Michael tribute)<br />
w/ Deeper Stills<br />
June 3 — Rag Dolls (Aerosmith tribute) w/ Titans of Rock<br />
Sept. 16 — El Chicano<br />
Nov. 11 — Puddle of Mudd<br />
For more information, contact Fantasy Springs Resort Casino at<br />
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