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Palm Springs – Modernism’s Giant Showcase

February 15, 2014 by Dick Sakowicz Leave a Comment

Palm Springs is no stranger to the pages of the New York Times. Once again our star shines in its  pages. The article is entitled Palm Springs Modernism’s Giant Showcase, suggesting that the city itself is the showcase for the show and for the entire Palm Springs Modernism Week. The  event began 14 years ago to celebrate Modernism and is running this year February 13-23.

The opening weekend is kicking off with several venues including the Show and Sale in the Palm Springs Convention Center, offering objects of art such as steel sculptures such as one by Paul Kasper, lithographs and paintings, furniture, jewelry, pottery and more. Well-known dealers take this opportunity to use Palm Springs as a “giant exhibit backdrop” of their wares. What could be better, while so many aficionados are in town! As certain Palm Springs’ neighborhoods, when taken together, provide several thousand stellar example homes, the weekend consists of many events focusing on these houses. You can take a double decker bus tour, visit Open Houses and attend other events in these iconic houses, many of which once served as the “two hours away” getaway destinations for the Hollywood Elite.

To learn more about the show, go to the NYT article Modernism’s Giant Showcase and for the entire event to Modernism Week.

 

Filed Under: Blog, Palm Springs Annual Events, Palm Springs Real Estate Market Conditions, Palm Springs Real Estate News

Getting Healthy in Palm Springs

November 11, 2010 by Frances Sakowicz Leave a Comment

This Saturday, November 13 is for getting healthy in Palm Springs when thirty plus vendors will be under the big tent to offer food demonstrations, samples, giveaways and other enticements, all while live music plays.  Nature’s Health Food and Cafe will be having their Third Annual Anniversary bash, and, of course, their vegetarian / vegan cafe, newly expanded, will offer a multitude of choices for a great lunch experience. The place to be is Plaza on Sunrise, located on the southwest corner of Sunrise and Ramon. Nature’s Health Food offers products such as herbs, natural foods and supplements, organic products, vitamins and minerals, and even natural cosmetics. The event runs from 9 to 4.

I’m working to make the meals at our house more healthful these days, so I know I’ll be going.  It should be a lot of fun and I’d like to taste some of the samples of vegetarian meat alternatives they sell without having to buy a whole big package before I know if I’m going to like it. My mom and dad always said, “For free, take!”

Oh, and one more thing – during this special event, they will be offering a 20% discount on supplements and vitamins. Yes, it is a local store and not as comprehensive as some others down valley, but I do like to encourage our local merchants, and they’re only five minutes or so away from anyone living in Palm Springs proper. And the staff is knowledgeable and helpful.  So, come join the fun!

Filed Under: Blog, Palm Springs Annual Events, Palm Springs Cultural Events/Festivals, Palm Springs Real Estate News

Ten Days of Modern Love in Palm Springs

February 11, 2010 by Frances Sakowicz Leave a Comment

Billed as 10 Days of Modern Love in Palm Springs, the fifth annual Modernism Week begins this Friday, the 12th (with a preview party on Thursday night) and runs through the February 21st. The Festival has grown steadily each year and has recently been featured in such publications as TIME.com, LATimes.com, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and many others.

Amongst the 45 special events taking place during the festival, three especially caught my eye –
1) A world premier screening of a film about architect Bill Krisel’s career and legacy of Alexander homes that he designed during the 50’s.
2) A Celebrity Home Tour of homes belonging to Frank Sinatra, Frederick Lowe, Dinah Shore, Peter Lawford and concluding with a reception at the Elizabeth Taylor Estate.
3) A retro exploration of foods from the 1950’s and 1960’s put on by Chef Jonny Vee with Victoria Price, daughter of Vincent Price.

Of course, the annual Modernism Show and Sale will be back at the Convention Center as a part of the opening weekend, February 12-14, and the classic car show returns later in the week. Amongst the new offerings will be a Vintage Fashion Show and a show of those archetypical silver bullet-shaped Airstream Trailers.

To read about all events and to purchase tickets, go to Modernism Week. It’s all très chic!

Filed Under: Architecture/Design, Palm Springs Annual Events, Palm Springs Cultural Events/Festivals, Palm Springs Real Estate News

Sports Illustrated Models Come to Palm Springs

February 10, 2010 by Frances Sakowicz Leave a Comment

Hey everybody, the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is out and much in the news. This year Palm Springs shines in having hosted a shoot with two of the models featured in the issue. The setting is the Palm Springs Air Museum. It’s no accident that this location was chosen; our Air Museum has one of the finest collections anywhere of vintage airplanes, especially from WWII, and they are all restored to mint condition. These special planes are brought out periodically to fly, which is a real treat for us spectators. The museum is well worth a visit for anyone visiting Palm Springs.

But back to the SI issue – to see Damaris Lewis and Genevieve Morton in a video as they pose atop several fighter planes brought out from the hangars just for this shoot, go to GIRLS AND PLANES, then scroll down to video.

Filed Under: Palm Springs Annual Events, Palm Springs Real Estate News

The Palm Springs Dark Tradition Continues in 2009

March 31, 2009 by Frances Sakowicz Leave a Comment

Among other activities, our Palm Springs lifestyle includes the opportunity to see many great films during our annual festivals. One of these – the Film Noir Festival, returns to the Camelot Theatres May 28-31 under a new name – The Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival. An eclectic mix of Classic Film Noir “B” movies are typically shown, along with the occasional, very obscure and ‘not on DVD’ film, and sometimes a neo-noir film, such as Pulp Fiction. The new name this year honors the late Arthur Lyons, who along with Craig Prater, co-founded the festival in 2000.

The festival is now under the sponsorship of the Palm Springs Cultural Center, as announced recently by David Todd, Center Director. Another change this year is their redesigned Web site with many new features. As films are locked in for the upcoming festival venue, they are added to the schedule online. As of today, there are 10 entries, including two Burt Lancasterofferings, one of which is Criss Cross made in 1949 also starring Yvonne DeCarlo and Dan Duryea; another film which caught my eye is Female on the Beach from 1955, starrin gJoan Crawford and Jeff Chandler. When I read this next title, made in 1956 –The Bad Seed, I actually got goose bumps in remembering how shocking and sinister it was! A neo-noir film is included this year, entitled Thief, which dates back to 1981 and stars James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, and Jim Belushi; the festival directors are touting it as the best neo-noir film of the last three decades.

One feature that makes this event so much fun is the attendance of stars and others in the industry who share their recollections from the Calssic Film Noir era. Last year’s appearances by Angie Dickinson and Jane Meadows were a real treat; they still have their star power. Jane proudly announced that she was pushing 80. Both looked fabulous. This year’s guests will include, among others, Patty McCormick of The Bad Seed, and Ann Jeffreys of Riff Raff, in which Pat O’Brien and Walter Slezak also starred.

The festival has steadily grown in popularity and draws noir aficianados from near and far. Last year, Dick and I had chosen seats on the left aisle, down front, each night, and we began to notice that a certain guy always sat there, as well. He came from out of state and told us that he attends the entire festival every year and buys the full pass. When it came time to say “good-bye”, we added, “See you next year!”

Go to Black is Back to learn more about this year’s films and special guests.

Filed Under: Palm Springs Annual Events, Palm Springs Cultural Events/Festivals, Palm Springs Real Estate News

Another Facet of the Palm Springs Lifestyle

March 20, 2009 by Frances Sakowicz Leave a Comment

We were just driving away from the office en route to preview a property, when we came upon a happy group of joggers all dressed in lingerie, beach wear and exaggerated makeup – men and women alike. They were such a colorful and happy group, we just had to honk and wave to them. Who were they? Well, when we returned to the office, we encountered a guy who was using our parking lot hurriedly changing from his work clothes into pajamas and running shoes, and he gave us the scoop. It turns out that they were Hash House Harriers, or HHH, or H3 as they are also known. This crowd was in town for the annual Betty Ford XXIII Hash (or Run). For the weekend, they would run and drink and enjoy being together, using their hash names rather than their real names. Many don’t even know what their hash friends’ real names are!

HHH members are self described as “drinkers with a running problem.” They are organized worldwide, this group belonging to the Orange County Hash Harriers. When we first saw the group, they were running over from their hotel to join  fellow runners at the starting point or PreLube, where they might down a beer or two before taking off on their run, with a trail being laid down by their “hare” only minutes before the rest of the pack took off to follow the trail just laid down. The hare(s) often lay down false trails as well as the true trail, just to challenge the runners. It’s a non-competing event, so there is freedom to run together rather than to try to break away from the pack.

Palm Springs offered a friendly venue for their weekend activities. This is typical of the breadth of what we have to offer here in Palm Springs. So what I am saying is that the Palm Springs Lifestyle is what you choose to make it. This is a place where you can relax at home by the pool, play golf or tennis, hike the trails in the nearby mountains, attend antique and rare car auctions, revel in the plethora of international films during the annual festival and the smaller fests throughout the year; go shop, dine out, see the Palm Springs Follies, ride in or support the Tour de Palm Springs cycling event, grow roses, garden with native materials, kick back at the weekly VillageFest, go dancing, go listen to jazz, ride the Aerial Tramway up to 8000′, go boating and fishing an hour away, go skiing at the nearby mountain communities, attend all manner of concerts, recitals and live entertainment locally, or drive into LA or San Diego two hours away for all that they offer. Or just honk and wave to those who, for a weekend, have chosen to come to our city for fellowship and fun.

Our local paper turned up to photograph their getups, and invites you to take a look with the phrase, “Want to see hairy men in lingerie?” To see what they caught on film, go to Hash House Harriers Run.

Filed Under: Palm Springs Annual Events, Palm Springs Cultural Events/Festivals, Palm Springs Real Estate News

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