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Here’s Your Gay Desert Guide for the Weekend: Jan 26-28, 2024 🌴

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January 26–28, 2024
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Theatre in the Coachella Valley is in full bloom this season! I’ve watched our theatre companies grow over the past decade – paralleling my time chronicling the goings-on for the LGBTQ+ communities we serve.

And what a great variety of entertainment to choose from: CV Rep just debuted a mesmerizing version of Cabaret, while Michael Shaw’s Dezart Performs gives us food for thought in What the Constitution Means To Me.
Audiences are also raving about AvenueQ and The Lifespan of a Fact.  Del Shores came in to host a Q & A for his Sordid Lives and Desert Theatreworks is giving us some comic relief with Gilligan’s Island: The Musical.

We have so many talented actors who make our Valley their home, and LA provides access to many more thespians.
If you haven’t indulged yourself in a good production lately – or ever – now is the time to do so.  Many also are fundraising for scholarship programs and capital campaigns.  Those are worthy of your support as well.

Dare I predict that it won’t be long before you’ll be seeing “Barbie – A One Woman Play” and “Oppenheimer: The Musical” on our local stages???  I hope not…

Brad Fuhr, your Gay Desert Guide & KGAY 106.5 Palm Springs host

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This Weekend in #ILoveGayPalmSprings
January 26–28, 2024

We’re keeping you updated on the weekend’s Top Events: Palm Springs Health Run & Wellness Festival, Southwest Arts Festival, Desert Open Studios, Paradise Road Show, ‘The Lifespan of a Fact,’ ‘What the Constitution Means to Me,’ ‘Del Shores’ Sordid Lives,’ ‘Avenue Q,’ ‘Gilligan’s Island – The Musical,’ ‘Cabaret,’ ‘Solstice’ painting installation at The Graffiti Yard, Kevin Smith, PS Art Museum’s Art Party…and more! 
Read Brad’s Blog to Learn More!

Palm Springs Health Run & Wellness Festival

 

The Palm Springs Health Run & Wellness Festival is Saturday, January 27 from 8 am–1 pm at Ruth Hardy Park. Fitness experts Scott Cole and Craig Ramsay will serve as masters of ceremony. Browse over 80 booths showcasing the latest in nutrition, exercise techniques, and more. Peter Daut, Julie Montante, and Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez will judge as Patrick Evans competes in a cooking competition against Chef Jon Merchain of Lay-Vince Restaurant. New this year is the addition of a half marathon, along with USA Track and Field certified 10K and 5K courses and a 1K fun run, attracting serious runners as well as those doing it just for fun and good health! More info

Southwest Arts Festival + Desert Open Studios

The Southwest Arts Festival® returns to the beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio this Thursday–Sunday, January 25–28, open daily from 10 am–5 pm. The acclaimed art festival features a variety of traditional, contemporary, and abstract fine works of art, jewelry and quality crafts [Get tickets]. Meanwhile, Desert Open Studios is celebrating its fourth year this Friday, Saturday & Sunday, January 26, 27 & 28, from 11am–4 pm each day. The tour is a unique way for the public to connect with more than 100 area artists with a free self-guided art tour across the Coachella Valley [More info].

Paradise Road Show

The Paradise Road Show modern classic car and motorcycle event makes a stop in the desert for a hotelwide takeover on Friday & Saturday, January 26 & 27 at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club. This is the 8th annual edition of the classic car, hot rod & motorcycle show inspired by the pre-’76 classics, with live music, vendors, awards, pre-party, after-parties and even a pie eating contest. More info
We have a featured Hot Deal for savings at Giuseppe’s Pizza & Pasta plus deals at V Wine Lounge, Desert Zen Day Spa, Palm Springs Fine Men’s Salon, Monster Shakes, Papa Dan’s Pizza and Pasta, Destination PSP, Rick’s Desert Grill, Lulu California Bistro, Men’s Grooming Spot, and more!
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On the Air
The KGAY 106.5 Retro Lunch airs Monday through Friday at noon, with DJ Galaxy (Vincent Corrales) and DJ Eric Ornelas playing an hour of their high-energy throwback mixes. On Sundays, we put all five hours together for the Retro Sunday Brunch from 11 am–4 pm. Perfect party music! Listen Online.
The KGAY 106.5 Sunday Tea Dance with DJ Modgirl airs every Sunday from 4–6 pm (right after the Retro Brunch). DJ Modgirl (AKA Kellee McQuinn) is all about “Music! Dancing! Fashion! Fun!” and she throws down the most irresistible, uplifting beats each week. Listen online.
Enjoy 1974 with 103.1 MeTV fm this weekend! It’s a class reunion and you’re invited to hear all of your Timeless and memorable favorites from 1974 starting in the 7 pm hour this Friday on the air at 103.1 MeTV fm or listen online. 103.1 MeTV FM is KGAY’s sister station, featuring a unique mix of timeless and memorable music incorporating a wide variety of classic hits, deep tracks and softer sounds spanning several decades of popular music, including the ‘60s and ‘70s with a touch of the ‘50s and ‘80s. Listen online
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