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Palm Springs

Population (approximate): Full time residents: 42,630, Part time residents: 10,000.
Golf courses: Canyon Country Club (private), Canyon South Course (public), Mesquite Golf & Country Club (public), O'Donnell Golf Club (private), Palm Springs Country Club (public), Seven Lakes Country Club (private), Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort (public), Tommy Jacobs Bel Air Greens (public)
High Schools: Palm Springs High School, Mt. San Jacinto High School
Elementary Schools: Katherine Finchy Elementary, Vista Del Monte Elementary, Cielo Vista Elementary
Parks: Ruth Hardy Park, Demuth Park
Other attractions: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs Follies, Indian Canyons, Indian Gaming Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs Air Museum, Moorten Botanical Center, Village Green Heritage Center, Oasis Waterpark

Rancho Mirage

Population (approximate): Full time: 11,419, Part time residents 22,000
Golf courses: The Club at Morningside (private), Desert Island Golf And Country Club (private), Mission Hills Country Club (private), Rancho Las Palmas Country Club (private), The Springs Club (private), Sunrise Country Club (private), Tamarisk Country Club (private), Thunderbird Country Club (private), Westin Mission Hills Resort (public/resort)
High Schools: Palm Valley School (private)
Elementary Schools: Palm Valley School (private), Rancho Mirage Elementary School
Parks: Whitewater Park
Other attractions: Children's Discovery Museum, Heartland-The California Museum of the Heart

Palm Desert

Population (approximate): Full time 36,300, part time 21,000
Golf courses: Avondale Golf Club (private), Bighorn Golf Club (private), Chaparral Country Club (private), Del Webb's Sun City (semiprivate), Desert Falls Country Club (semi- Private), Desert Willow Golf Course (public), Emerald Desert Country Club (public), The Golf Center at Palm Desert (public), Indian Ridge Country Club (private), Ironwood Country Club (private), The Lakes Country Club (private), Marrakesh Country Club (private), Marriott's Desert Springs Resort (public/resort), Monterey Country Club (private), Oasis Country Club (semiprivate), Palm Desert Country Club (semiprivate), Palm Desert Greens Golf and Tennis Club (private), Palm Desert Resort Country Club (public/resort), Palm Valley Country Club (private), Portola Country Club (private), Santa Rosa Country Club (private), Shadow Mountain Golf Club (private), Suncrest Country Club (semiprivate), Woodhaven Country Club (private)
High Schools: Palm Desert High School
Elementary Schools: Gerald Ford Elementary, Carter Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, George Washington Elementary
Parks: Palm Desert Skateboard Park, The Doggie Park
Other attractions: The Living Desert, The McCallum Theater and Bob Hope Cultural Center, College of the Desert, El Paseo Shopping area

Indian Wells

Population (approximate): Full time: 3406, part time 3500
Golf courses: Desert Horizons Country Club (Private), Eldorado Country Club (private), Golf Resort of Indian Wells (Public, Resort), Indian Wells Country Club (private), The Vintage Club (private)
High Schools: None
Elementary Schools: None
Parks: None
Other attractions: The Tennis Stadium at Indian Wells

La Quinta

Population (approximate): Full time, 21,763, part time, 10,000
Golf courses: Indian Springs Golf Course (public), La Quinta Country Club (private), La Quinta Resort & Club (private and semi-private), PGA West Resort & Club (private and semi-private), Palm Royale Country Club (public), The Palms (private), The Quarry (private), Rancho La Quinta Country Club (semi-private), The Tradition (private)
High Schools: La Quinta High School
Elementary Schools: Harry Truman Elementary
Parks: La Quinta Community Park
Other attractions: La Quinta Arts Foundation's annual Art Show in the La Quinta Park, the famous La Quinta Hotel & Spa, balloon charters, Lake Cahuilla Recreation Area, Eldorado Polo Club, Empire Polo Club

For additional information about these or other desert communities please contact me at the number below.

January, 2000

• Bob Hope Chrysler Classic-Call for locations-760-346-8184
• Palm Springs International Film Festival, various theaters-760-778-8979
• Pepsi All Star Softball Game, Big League Dreams Sports Park-203-977-0500
• Chili Cook Off, La Quinta Senior Center-760-564-0096
• Southwest Arts Festival, National Date Festival Fairgrounds-800-44-indio

February, 2000

• Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational, Renaissance Esmeralda-760-202-4422
• National Date Festival, Indio Fairgrounds-760-863-8247
• Annual Italian Festival, Palm Springs Pavilion-760-329-4879
• Mainstreet Marketplace Street Fair, (through April), downtown La Quinta-760-777-0134
• Johnny Mann's Afternoon of Music at Sun City, Del Webb's Sun City-760-772-5350

Southwest Arts Festival, Feb. 4, 5, 6 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Largest outdoor regional outdoor marketplace for Southwestern themed art. Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival Grounds, Indio, 347-0676. www.swartfest.com

Tour de Palm Springs, Feb. 5. Five-,25-, 50-, and 100-mile fun bike tour and fun ride benefiting Coachella Valley charities. Palm Springs High School, $20 for five- or 25-mile rides, $36 for 50- and 100-mile ridges. Fees halved for 18 and under.l Feb. 4 spaghetti dinner, $8 per person. 770-4626 or www.tourdepalmsprings.com

Arts and Crafts Under the Umbrellas - Feb.12, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Thirty-five artists and artisans. The Plaza at La Quinta Resort and Club. Sponsored by the La Quinta Arts Foundation. Free. 564-1244.

Twelfth Annual Desert AIDS Walk - Sunday, Feb. 13, 12 p.m., 10 a.m. registration. Palm Springs Desert Museum, 101 Museum Way, Palm Springs. Benefits client services of Desert AIDS Project. 325-walk.

Newt Gingrich with Andrea Mitchell - Feb. 20 6 p.m., Renaissance Esmeralda Resort, Indian Wells. $40. 416-1650, 800-224-4991.

Tenth Annual Home Tour - Feb. 27, La Quinta Arts Foundation presents its annual home tour. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Self-guided tour of five homes representing magnificence in design, architecture, art and landscaping. $25 564-1244.

Music:

The Chieftains, Feb. 1, 8 p.m. Award winning Irish group performs eclectic mix of world music. The McCallum Theatre. $45, $55, $65, $75. 340-ARTS, www.mcccallum-theatre.org.

The Los Angeles Master Chorale - Feb. 4, 8 p.m. Evening of Love Songs. Annenberg Theatre, 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs, $25, members; $30, non-members. 345-4490.

Angela Au - Feb. 4, 8 p.m. Hong Kong pianist, has performed for Queen Elizabeth. The McCallum Theatre. Tickets $15, $20, $25. 340-ARTS, www.mccallum-theatre.org.

Bobby Short - Feb. 5, 8 p.m. and Feb. 6, 7 p.m. Cabaret artist performs Gershwin, Porter and other masters, with full orchestra. The McCallum Theatre. Tickets $30, $40, $50, $60. 340-ARTS, www.mccallum-theatre.org.

America Swings - Ed Ames, Feb. 8. Featuring the Big Band Sounds of the Ted Herman Orchestra. Dinner served 5-6:30 p.m. Fantasy Springs Casino, 84-245 Indio Springs Drive, Indio $35 342-5000, ext. 3091.

March, 2000

• Palm Springs-Kiwanis 5K/10K Run & Walk-760-327-2311
• La Quinta Arts Festival, La Quinta Community Park-760-564-1244
• Newsweek Champions Cup and Evert Cup, Indian Wells Tennis Garden-760-340-3166
• Inland Empire Renaissance Festival, Frances Stevens Park-800-320-4REN
• Nabisco/Dinah Shore Golf Tournament, Mission Hills Country Club-760-324-4546

Kiwanis 5K and 10K Run/Walk, Mar. 12, 7:30 a.m. Starting from the Spa Hotel and Casino. Klein and Clark Sports Production, 68-695 Jarana Road, Cathedral City, 327-2311.

Jean-Michel Cousteau, "Redesigning Our Future"-Sun., Mar. 26, 6 p.m. Presentation is interspersed with video clips of the oceans. Renaissance Esmeralda Resort Indian Wells. $40. 416-1650 or 800-224-4991.

Music:

Jazz You Can Understand - Mar. 5, 4 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. Bill Berry, cornet, Roger Neuman, tenor saxophone; Marty Harris, piano; John Leitham, bass; Frank Capp, drums. The Living Desert, 47-900 Portola Ave., Palm Desert. $18, members; $20, non-members, 346-5694.

Dinner Concert Series - Mar. 10, 6 p.m. Musical evenings of operatic highlights. Includes bar, dinner and showl. Miramonte Resort, Indian Wells, 76-477 Highway 111, Indian Wells. $75. 779-0061.

April, 2000

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May, 2000

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June, 2000

• Fish Fry, Ruth Hardy Park-760-323-8186

July, 2000

• 4th of July Fireworks, College of the Desert-760-346-6111
• Palm Springs International Film Festival/Short Film (through August), various locations-760-778-8979

August, 2000

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September, 2000

• Mariachi Festival, La Quinta Resort & Club, 760-346-2904
• La Quinta Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament-760-546-3199