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Happy Thursday Coachella Valley Seniors!
Hey everyone, hope your week is off to a great start. There is a lot to appreciate about community coming together, especially when it comes to supporting our senior neighbors and local small businesses.
In today's issue, we are highlighting a wonderful produce rescue program making a real difference in the area, alongside our usual list of concerts, movie screenings, and city updates. Keep scrolling to catch up on what is happening right in our backyard.
✍️ Coachella Valley Writers Group | Palm Desert Library | Palm Desert | 08/21 | More
Bring 500 words to share in a welcoming group for fiction, memoir, essays, and poetry.
😂 Victor Vasquez | Chairman’s Lounge at Spotlight 29 | Coachella | 08/21 | More
Hear quick-witted stories about everyday life; doors open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show.
🎶 Los Rieleros del Norte | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino | Indio | 08/21 | More
Settle in for four decades of accordion, saxophone, and beloved norteño songs at 8 p.m.
🎬 The Wizard of Oz | The Plaza Theatre | Palm Springs | 08/22 | More
Return to Oz for a 3 p.m. screening inside the restored Plaza Theatre.
🦂 Monument Night Adventures | Art Smith Trailhead | Palm Desert | 08/22 | More
Bring water and closed-toe shoes for a blacklight walk seeking scorpions after dark.
🎼 Coachella Valley Classical Voices | The Plaza Theatre | Palm Springs | 08/23 | More
Spend Sunday afternoon with the valley’s classical vocal ensemble in the restored Plaza Theatre.
🎸 Beginning Guitar | La Quinta Community Fitness Center | La Quinta | 08/24 | More
Learn chords, tuning, and basic songs in a beginner series starting at 6 p.m.
🛡️ Scam and Fraud Awareness Lunch | Giuseppe’s Restaurant and Pizzeria | Palm Desert | 08/25 | More
Hear Eisenhower Health leaders explain phishing, fake invoices, identity theft, and other business scams over lunch.
🧘 Good Vibes Sunset Floating Sound Bath | Azure Palm Hot Springs | Desert Hot Springs | 08/27 | More
Float on mineral water while bowls, flutes, and chimes sound around you at sunset; admission is $175.
🖼️ Free Thursday Night | Palm Springs Art Museum | Palm Springs | 08/27 | More
Browse the museum galleries free from 5 to 8 p.m., including three summer exhibitions.
This Week: Hidden Harvest
Fresh fruits and vegetables can be difficult to keep on the grocery list when prescriptions, utilities, and other bills come first. Hidden Harvest helps close that gap by rescuing produce that local packing houses cannot send to market.
The organization also purchases seasonal harvests from small local farmers. That brings more variety to its distributions while supporting the agricultural families growing food here in the valley.
Its Senior Markets bring free produce directly to affordable housing communities and senior centers in Coachella, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Springs, and Cathedral City. These pop-up markets are arranged like small farmers markets, allowing visitors to select the fruits and vegetables they will actually use.
The result is practical help delivered with dignity. Grocery budgets stretch a little farther, good food stays out of the waste stream, and neighbors have another welcoming place to connect.
You can view upcoming distributions, make a donation, or recommend an additional Senior Market location through Hidden Harvest.
📞 760-219-2909
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This Week: Billy Reed’s, Palm Springs
1800 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA
Billy Reed’s has been serving Palm Springs since 1975, and it still feels like the place to go when you want an unhurried meal and familiar American comfort food. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The menu covers plenty of ground, but the chicken pot pie is a good place to begin. It comes with a creamy chicken-and-vegetable filling beneath a crisp crust. Other longtime favorites include meatloaf with brown gravy or tomato sauce, slow-roasted prime rib after 5 p.m., and the house-made soups.
Save room for the bakery case. Lemon meringue pie, strawberry cheesecake, Boston cream pie, carrot cake, and the old-fashioned caramel pecan cinnamon roll all make a convincing argument for dessert.
📞 760-325-1946
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🚧Cathedral City street sealing runs through August 26
Public Works crews are completing crack-sealing work on Cathedral City streets through August 26. Allow a little extra driving time, watch for temporary traffic controls, and follow posted instructions around work areas.
📍 Cathedral City
🌳Palm Springs park turf closures begin in September
Palm Springs has published its annual reseeding schedule so residents can plan ahead. Turf areas at Demuth Park close September 20, followed by Frances Stevens Park, Sunrise Park, the stadium, and other locations through November.
Playgrounds, trails, and public facilities will generally remain open unless otherwise posted.
📍 Palm Springs
CVWD offers eligible customers a $150 bill credit
Eligible residential Coachella Valley Water District customers can receive a $150 credit toward a past-due water bill once every 12 months. Call United Way of the Desert at 760-323-2731, extension 100, before applying.
📍 Coachella Valley Water District service area
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