“The magic of theatre is how much can you stimulate the mind of the audience, not how many illusions you can create,” said Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah. Our local theatre …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jan 27, 2025

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Oct 11-13, 2024
Talk about a confluence of events! On the weekend that the orange one is descending on our valley, Randy Rainbow is in town. And near the site of his rally, …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Aug 12, 2024
Greater Palm Springs was well represented on the Brandg Vacations cruise, which included Amsterdam Pride. I got most of our peeps together for a photo, which I wanted to share …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Jul 22, 2024
Will Rollins perhaps said it best: “President Biden is a patriot. His decision today continues a lifelong legacy of putting his country first. Passing the torch sends a signal to …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Apr. 8, 2024
A Total Eclipse of the Heart makes a lot of dough for writer Jim Steinman every time we have one of these celestial phenomena. No wonder: it’s a strange song with …

Gay Desert Guide Weekend: Apr. 5-7, 2024
”I farted!” Kathy Griffin brought the house down with that line, and so many more on her comeback tour at the McCallum Theatre this week. Cancel culture is a funny …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Mar. 4, 2024
Our beloved events listing editor – and my longest employee at Gay Desert Guide – is putting away his laptop and retiring. Alex McCune and I met when we were …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of Feb 5, 2024
Coco Peru is comedic genius. She also gives us much to celebrate and much to ponder. Her shows at Fuego Events space (formerly a bank, as she jokes), sold out …

Gay Desert Guide: Week of May 22, 2023
Even us dyed-in-the wool hard-core locals need to get out of the summer heat for a bit. I just made my plans for Gay Wine Weekend in July. We’ve been …