CONTESTS BACK IN 2001
Only events where the contest is the centerpoint are listed here. For other contests, search for the main event. (Karaoke contests are listed under "Singing")
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
The Mr Primewinders Contest
Sidewinders Bar, CC: January 9 2002
A contest in celebration of the masculine, mature, salt & pepper man
Strip to Win Contest
All Worlds Resort, PS: Sunday December 30 2001 at 10 PM
With Blake Harper and Colton Ford
Nude contestants needed -- $1000 to the winner!
Torn Jeans Contest
Sidewinders Bar, CC: Sunday December 30 2001 at 9 PM
A Sidewinders Calendar Man Event
Mr CCBC 2002
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Saturday December 29 2001 at 4 PM
All contestants nude; audience nude as desired
Basket Contest
Sidewinders Bar, CC: Sunday December 23 2001 at 9 PM
Are you man enough? Then cum show your stuff
Cheeks-n-Chaps
Sidewinders Bar, CC: Sunday December 9 2001 at 9 PM
Horn of Plenty Nude Contest
All Worlds Resort, PS: Saturday November 24 2001 at 3 PM
No faces, no bodies, just your slutting through a hole
Bear It All Bare Contest
All Worlds Resort, PS: Sunday November 11 at 8 PM
Followed by "Bearing Leather" Orgy
Directed by Doug Jeffires
Whipcream Bikini Contest
All Worlds Resort, PS: Friday November 9 2001 at 8 PM
Mr Palm Springs Pride
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Sunday November 4 2001 at 6 PM
All contestants nude; audience nude as desired
Pride of All Worlds Contest
All Worlds Resort, PS: Saturday November 3 2001 at 8 PM
Host: Ophelia
Whipcream Bikini Contest
All Worlds Resort, PS: Friday November 2 2001 at 8 PM
Host: Ophelia
Once in a Blue Moon
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: October 31 2001
Costume contest
Fundraiser: Halloween Costume Contest
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Sunday October 28 2001 at 2 PM
Beneficiary: Desert AIDS Project
Mr Tool Shed 2002 (annual)
Tool Shed Bar, PS: October 12-14 2001
Schedule:
| Day | Time | Event | Purpose |
| Friday | 9 PM to Close | Kick-Off Party | Meet Judges & Contestants |
| Saturday | 9:30 PM | Mr Tool Shed 2002 Contest |
| Sunday | NOON | Mr Tool Shed Victory Brunch |
| 9 PM | Wet Tool Contest Returns! | Round 1 |
Mr All Worlds Video 2001
All Worlds Resort, PS: Saturday October 6 2001 at 8 PM
Host: Chi Chi La Rue
Featuring: Billy Herrington
Sixteen pornstars will compete for the title.
Mr Nude Palm Springs 2001
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Sunday September 2 2001 at 7 PM
All contestants nude; audience nude as desired
Mr Gay Nude California
All Worlds Resort, PS: Saturday September 1 2001 at 8 PM
Hosted by porn star Michael Brandon
All contestants nude; audience nude as desired
Mr Yankee Doodle Dandy Contest
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Sunday July 1 2001 at 7 PM
All contestants nude; audience nude as desired
Bare Chest Contest
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: Sunday May 27 2001 at 10 PM
Mr Cut/Uncut Contest
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Sunday May 27 2001 at 6 PM
All contestants nude; audience nude as desired
Easter "Basket" Contest
Hunters Video Bar, PS: Sunday April 15 2001 at 9 PM
Mr Basket Contest
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Sunday April 15 2001 at 2 PM
All contestants nude; audience nude as desired
Show Us Your Chest Contest
Hunters Video Bar, PS: Friday February 23 2001 at 10 PM
Future President Contest
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Sunday February 18 2001 at 2 PM
All contestants nude; audience nude as desired
Tight End Contest
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Sunday January 28 2001 at 1 PM
All contestants nude; audience nude as desired
DANCING BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
| Location | Day and Time (PM) | Dance Type | Sponsor |
| Hunters Video Bar, PS | Tue - Sun from 9 | |
| Sun from 4 |
| First Wed | Retro Night (70's, 80's, 90's) |
| Ground Zero Bar, CC | Fri from 8 to 2 | Country & Western |
| Sat from 9 | Underground party |
| Sun from 6 to 9 | Country & Western |
| Sidewinders, CC | Fri from 9 | Country & Western |
| Sun from 4 |
| PS Leisure Center | Wed from 7 | Square | PS G&L Square Dance Club |
| First Sat from 7 | Square | Boots in Squares |
| CC Senior Center, CC | Fri from 6:30 | Square (Classes: Plus & Advanced levels) | PS G&L Square Dance Club |
| Fri from 7:30 | Square (Classes: Beginner level) |
| Community Center, CC | Fri from 6:30 | Square (Workshop: Plus level) |
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Venom
Sidewinders Bar, CC: Monday December 31 2001
A New Years Men's Country Western Underwear Dance Party
Get bitten!
New Years Eve Beaux Arts Ball (annual)
Riviera Hotel, PS: December 31 2001 at 7 PM
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Dance Party
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: Saturday December 15 2001 at 9 PM
Studs and Suds
Headhunters, PS: Friday December 21 2001 from 9 PM to 2 AM
Masquerade Ball
Sidewinders, CC: October 31 2001 at 9 PM
Charitable Costume Ball (annual)
Riviera Hotel, PS: Saturday October 27 2001
Dinner, dancing, door prizes and awards for best costumes
Sponsored by the Prime Timers of the Desert Foundation
The Web
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: October 26 and 27 2001
A dance party
Boxer + Boots Hoedown
Ground Zero Bar, CC: Thursday October 18 2001 at 9 PM
Blackout Dance Party
Ground Zero Bar, CC: Saturday August 18 2001 at 9 PM
Gay Prom (annual)
Undisclosed location: June 16 2001 from 8 PM to MIDNIGHT
Theme: "Lost in Wonderland"
Arranged by Gay Associated Youth
Info: 202-7510
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ENTERTAINMENT BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
| Location | Entertainment | Day and Time (PM) |
| Blame It On Midnight, PS | Diva Denise Carter Rocks the House! | Tuesdays at 6:30 |
| Saturdays at 7:30 |
| Gennine Francis Jackson | Mondays at 6:30 |
| Thursdays at 6:30 |
| Irene Soderberg "Life Is A Cabaret" | Wednesdays at 6:30 |
Fridays at 7:30 |
| Mara Getz Direct from Broadway & L.A. | Sundays at 6:30 and 8 |
| Oscar's | Keyboard | Wed thru Sun from 7 to 11 |
| Rainbow Cactus Cafe, PS | Rudy de la Mor | Wednesday evenings |
| Sunday evenings |
| Tommy Stark | Thursday evenings |
| Jere Ring | Friday happy hour |
| Sinday brunch |
| Streetbar, PS | Mona Caywood | Wednesdays at 9 |
| Sweetwater Saloon, PS | An Evening of Jazz: Miss Vivian Grant & Company | Tuesdays from 7:30 to 11:30 |
| Wednesdays from 7:30 to 11:30 |
| Fridays from 7:30 to 11:30 |
| The Troupers | Second Saturday at 10:30 |
| Miss Connie Kaye & Company | Mondays from 7 to 10 |
| Thursdays from 7 to 10 |
| Sundays from NOON to 4 |
| Mr Alex Tims at the Keyboard | Saturdays at 9 |
| Sundays at 7:30 |
| Toucans Tiki Lounge, PS | Rebecca Clark (from Dec 18 2001) | Tuesdays from 7:30 to 11 |
| Sundays from 7:30 to 11 |
| Sarong Sunday with Willow & The Church Lady | Sundays from 1 to 5 |
| Wilde Goose | Houston Allred | Mondays from 7 to late |
| Matthew Shaker | Tuesdays from 7 to late |
| Wednesdays from 7 to late |
| Lori Donato | Thursdays from 7 to late |
| Sammy & Nancy | Fridays from 7 to late |
| Saturdays from 7 to late |
| V J Hume | Sunday Brunch |
| Amanda & Latty Flahive | Sundays from 7 to late |
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Pornstruck Dancers & XXX Balloon Pop
All Worlds Resort, PS: Friday December 28 at 8 PM
All nude strip show
Boylieve It Or not
Fantasy Springs Casino, IN: Oct 19-20 and 26-27, Nov 16-17, Dec 6-7 and 21-22 2001 at 7 and 10 PM
Kenny Kerr and fellow male cast members star as Cher, Dionne Warwicke, Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Celine Dion, Judy Garland, and others.
Tickets: 1-800-827-2946
Toys for Tots
Streetbar, PS: Monday December 10 at 7:30 PM
Entertainment by Barry Craig
Fundraiser: Five Dames of Christmas
Hunters Video Bar, PS: December 9 2001 at 7 PM
With les Dames du Soleil
Beneficiary: Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)
Home For The Holidays
Annenberg Theatre, PS: Saturday December 8 2001 at 2 and 8 PM and Sunday December 9 2001 at 2 PM 2001
Caballeros, The Gay Men's Chorus of Palm Springs
Info and tickets: 328-2820
Special Holiday Show
Sweetwater Saloon, PS: Saturday December 8 2001 at 10:00 PM
Featuring the Troupers
My Shining Hour -- The Songs of Johnny Mercer
Blame It On Midnight, PS: Sunday November 18 2001 at 7 PM
Performed by Troy Skinner
Barry Craig
Streetbar, PS: Sunday November 11 2001 at 7:30 PM
The Troupers
Sidewinders Bar, CC: Saturday November 3 2001 at 9 PM
Fundraiser: Taylor Dayne in Concert
Spa Casino, PS: November 3 2001
Beneficiary: Aids Assistance Program (AAP)
Fundraiser: Joan Jeff & The Blackhearts in Concert
Spa Casino, PS: November 2 2001
Beneficiary: Aids Assistance Program (AAP)
Fundraiser: Valley Of The Dames"
Mediterranean Room at the Riviera Resort Hotel, PS: Sunday October 14 2001 at 7 PM
Les Dames du Soleil
Beneficiary: Desert AIDS Project ($20)
Tickets (from September 14) and info: 325-2118x249
Fundraiser: Entertainment
Hunters Video Bar, PS: Saturday October 13 2001 from 6 to 9 PM
Digital Soldiers, Mona Caywood, Lawrence Valdez, The Troupers, Billy, Lindsay, J G Avila, Bobby Jordan, Marlon Cheney
Auction, Silent Auction, Drawings
Hosted by Don Sackett, Mr Palm Springs Bear 2001
Info: 416-1490
Beneficiary: Aids Assistance Program (AAP)
Barry Craig
Streetbar, PS: September 23 and 30 2001
The Troupers
Sweetwater Saloon, PS: Saturday September 22 2001 at 10:30 PM
Hunter's Go-Go Boyz
Hunters Video Bar, PS: Wednesday September 19 2001 at 10:30 PM
Mark Lee
Sweetwater Saloon, PS: September 15 2001 at 9:30 PM
Fundraiser: Staff Turnabout Show
Hunters Video Bar, PS: Monday September 10 2001 at 8 PM
Beneficiary: Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)
Divas & Legends of West Hollywood
The Villa, CC: August 25 2001 at 9:30 PM
The Troopers
Tool Shed Bar, PS: August 19 2001 at 7 PM
With "David's Demented Divas"
Marlon
Sweetwater Saloon, PS: August 18 2001 at 9 PM
Valerie Jean "VJ" Hume
Skip's Cabana Club, RM: Thursday August 16 2001 at dinner time
Featuring her harp "Guinevere" and vocal enchantment
Jeff Palmer Live
Hunters Video Bar, PS: Sunday August 5 2001 at 10:30 PM
Jeff Palmer performs his popular stage show.
Talent Show Weekend
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: July 28-29 2001
Gay Comic Shann Carr
Tomboyz, PS: Sunday July 22 2001 at 7 PM
Share her adventures on the gay men's cruise ship circuit
Mr Mark Lee
Sweetwater Saloon, PS: July 20 2001 at 10 PM
Divas! "The Women We Love"
Annenberg Theater, PS: Saturday June 23 2001 at 8 PM and Sunday June 24 2001 at 3 PM
Mona Caywood and Caballeros, The Gay Men's Chorus of Palm Springs
Info: 325-7196 or Click here
Fundraiser: Jeffery Sandholm Memorial Community Crisis and Help Line Second Anniversary Celebration
Hilton Resort, PS: June 23 2001 from 7 to 11 PM
Dude Jones, Connie Kaye, Dottie and Maude from Les Dames du Soleil
Info: 328-0519
Beneficiary: Jeffery Sandholm Memorial Community Crisis and Help Line ($40)
Fundraiser: Evening of Song, Friendship & Giving
Hilton Hotel, PS: Saturday June 16 2001 at 5 PM
Featuring Michael Greer, Perry Wood, Jere Ring, Mona Caywood
Beneficiary: Desert Rainbow Foundation Scholarship Fund ($100)
A Musical Extravaganza
Sweetwater Saloon, PS: Saturday June 9 2001 at 8 and 11 PM
Featuring Bill & Lindsay
Mothers Day Show (weekly)
Riviera Hotel, PS: Sunday May 13 2001 at 7 PM
Les Dames du Soleil
Info: 323-2118x249
Eyecons by Christopher Peterson
Marquis Resort, PS: Until April 29 2001, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 7 PM
Female impersonator.
Info: 322-2121
Singing Out!
Temple Isaiah, PS: Saturday April 21 2001 at 8 PM & Sunday April 22 2001 at 3 PM
Caballeros, The Gay Men's Chorus of Palm Springs
Fundraiser: Evening under the Stars (annual)
O'Donnell Golf Club, PS: Saturday April 21 2001 at 6 PM
Black tie, sit-down dinner, with performance by Barbara Cook
Beneficiary: Aids Assistance Program (AAP) ($250 a person)
Village People
P S Riviera Resort & Racquet Club, PS: Fraiday & Saturday April 20-21 2001
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FESTIVALS BACK IN 2001
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Springfest
Arenas Road, PS: April 14 & 15 2001 from 10 AM to 6 PM
Scavenger Hunt (Sat at 1), Easter Bonnet contest (Sun at 3), Entertainment, Food & Beverage Court, Vendors, Music
Kaleidoscopic Festival
City Hall Town Square, CC: January 13-14 2001 from 9 AM to 4 PM
A celebration of the sights, sounds, and flavors of Cathedral City
Arts & Crafts, Clothing, Jewelry, Pottery, Hot Air Balloon Rides, Music & Entertainment, Foods from Around the World
Coordinated by the Gay and Lesbian Business Advisory Committee
Info: 328-1213
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FILM BACK IN 2001
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
Palm Springs: August 6-12 2002
250 films from 30 countries
Info: 322-2930
Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs: January 10-21 2002
180 films from 40 countries
Info: 322-2930
Burnt Money
Festival of Arts Theater, PS: December 21 2001
| Kay Francis Film Society |
| Film Series | Date (2001) & Time | Films |
| Gay Film Festival | Fri Nov 30 | 7 | Blow Dry (1997) & Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch |
| Concert Hall Series | Wed Nov 28 | 7 | La Callas .. toujours (Maria Callas' Opera Debut 1958) |
| Gay Film Festival | Tue Nov 27 | 7 | Gypsy Boys (1999) & Sarah Brightman and Michael Flatley (2001) |
| Mon Nov 26 |
| Gay Film Festival | Fri Nov 23 | 7 | Just One Time (1999) & Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth (2000) |
| Gay Film Festival | Fri Nov 2 | 7 | Wild Reeds (1994) & The Judy Garland Show (1963) |
| Gay Film Festival | Thu Nov 1 | 7 | Queer as Folk (British version, part 2) |
| Tue Oct 30 |
| Concert Hall Series | Thu Oct 25 | 7 | Horowitz in Moscow (1986) |
| Gay Film Festival | Tue Oct 23 | 7 | Love Inn Exile & Best of Boys in Love |
| Mon Oct 22 |
| Direct From Broadway! | Fri Oct 19 | 7 | Jekyll and Hyde, The Musical (2001) |
| Gay Film Festival | Wed Oct 17 | 7 | Queer as Folk (British version, part I) |
| Tue Oct 16 |
Sloth Premier Party
All Worlds Resort, PS: Friday November 23 2001 at 7 PM
World premiere of "The Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth"
Hosted by Steve Cassidy and Thor
Fundraiser: What REALLY Happened To Baby Jane
Festival of Arts Theater, PS: Sunday November 18 2001 at 2:15 PM
Beneficiaries: Team Palm Springs and Greater Palm Springs Chapter of International Gay Rodeo Association
The 70th Celebration pf Bob Hoven's Life
Hunters Video Bar, PS: October 9 2001 at 6 PM
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
Palm Springs: August 7-13 2001
Info: 322-2930 or Click here
One gay male program is listed:
Fundraiser: "Lets Hear It For The Boys"
Festival Of Arts Cinema, PS: Wednesday August 8 2001 at 8 PM
"The Audit", "Boychick", "Clay Pride", Closet Case", "Coffee Date", "Jeffrey's Hollywood Screen Trick", "Steve&Rick: The Happiest Gay Couple In All The World", "Sweet Life"
Beneficiary: Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) |
Film Noir Film Festival
Annenberg Theatre, PS: May 25-27 2001
Seven films will be screened
Info: Craig Prater at 327-2432 or e-mail
| Kay Francis Film Society |
| Film Series | Date (2001) & Time | Films |
| 1940's Musical Tribute! | Tue May 15 | 7 | Thank You Lucky Stars (1943) |
| Gay Film Festival | Mon May 14 | 1:30 | The Judy Garland Show (1963) & Wild Reeds (1994) |
| 7 |
| Coachella Valley Premiere | Fri May 11 | 7 | Relative Values (2000) |
| Concert Hall Series | Thu May 10 | 7 | Vladimir Horowitz in Moscow (1986) |
| Revival Premiere | Wed May 9 | 7 | Superman (1979) |
| Gay Film Festival | Tue May 8 | 1:30 | On Cukor (2000) & The Trio |
| 7 |
| Foreign Film Series | Mon May 7 | 7 | Time Regained (1999) |
| Gay Film Festival | Thu May 3 | 1:30 | Queer as Folk (British version, part I) |
| Fri May 4 |
| Gay Film Festival | Wed May 2 | 1:30 | My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2000) & The Best of Boys in Love |
| 7 |
| New Series! | Tue May 1 | 7 | Raffles (1938) & Evangeline (1929) |
| Concert Hall Series | Mon Apr 30 | 7 | Maria Callas: La Divina, a Portrait & Jose Carreras and Teresa Stratas |
| Gay Film Festival | Sun Apr 29 | 4 | Queer as Folk (British version, part I) [Dinner served at intermission] |
| Dicks, Dames & Detectives | Fri Apr 27 | 7 | Evil under the Sun (1982) |
| Gay Film Festival | Wed Apr 25 | 1:30 | Head on (2000) & Just Like a Woman (1995) |
| 7 |
| Thu Apr 26 | 7 |
| We Had Faces Then! | Tue Apr 24 | 7 | Tonight or Never (1931) & A Woman of Affairs (1928) |
| Special Event | Mon Apr 23 | 7 | Last of the Blonde Bombshell (2000) & Benny Goodman (1993) |
| Songwriter Tribute | Thu Apr 19 | 7 | Somewhere over the Rainbow & Stage Struck (1936) |
| Special Event | Wed Apr 18 | 7 | Black Narcissus (1947) & I, Claudius (1936) |
| Gay Film Festival | Tue Apr 17 | 1:30 | Longtime Companion (1998) & The Broken Hearts Club (2000) |
| 7 |
| Technicolor Tribute | Mon Apr 16 | 7 | The Climax (1944) & Arabian Nights (1942) |
| Special Event! | Thu Mar 29 | 7 | Timeless: The Final Barbra Streisand Concert (2000) |
| Gay Film Festival | Wed Mar 28 | 1:30 | Boys Life (1998) & The Celluloid Closet (1996) |
| 7 |
| Concert Hall Series | Tue Mar 27 | 7 | Marilyn Horne: A Reminiscence & Isaac Stern: Life's Virtuoso |
| Dueling Divas | Tue Mar 27 | 1:30 | Johnny Guitar (1954) & The Star (1953) |
| Gay Film Festival | Mon Mar 26 | 1:30 | Broadway Damage (1998) & Deathtrap (1982) |
| 7 |
Journey to a Hate Free Millennium"
Annenberg Theatre, PS: Friday March 23 2001 at 6 PM
Presented by Gay Associated Youth.
Guest speaker is Judy Shepard.
| Kay Francis Film Society |
| Film Series | Date (2001) & Time | Films |
| Gay Film Festival | Thu Mar 1 | 7 | Men Men Men (1996) & Judy in Concert (1964) |
| Wed Feb 28 | 7 |
| 1:30 |
| Concert Hall Series | Tue Feb 27 | 7 | Great Moments in Opera |
| New Series! | Mon Feb 26 | 7 | Trouble in Paradise (1932) & Topaze (1932) |
| The Great White Way | Fri Feb 23 | 7 | Company (1971) & The Best of Broadway Musicals |
| Mae & Marlene | Thu Feb 22 | 7:30 | The Garden of Allah" (1936) & "Klondike Annie" (1936) |
| 1:30 |
| Wed Feb 21 | 7 |
| Star Salute | Tue Feb 20 | 7 | Bird of Paradise (1932) & Evangeline (1929) |
| Concert Hall Series | Mon Feb 19 | 7 | Alexander Nevsky (1938/1993)& Seiji Ozawa |
| Gay Film Festival | Fri Feb 16 | 7 | Beefcake (2000) & The Pool (1998) |
| 1:30 |
| Thu Feb 15 | 7 |
| Gay Film Festival | Wed Jan 31 | 7 | Parting Glances (1986) & First a Girl (1935) |
| 1:30 |
| Tue Jan 30 | 7 |
| Concert Hall Series | Mon Jan 29 | 7 | Great Moments in Opera |
| Gay Film Festival | Fri Jan 26 | 7 | Idol Country & Kalahari |
| 1:30 |
| Thu Jan 25 | 7 |
| Cole Porter Tribute | Wed Jan 24 | 7 | Kiss Me Kate (1953) & You-re the Top - The Cole Porter Story (1998) |
| Movies You Can't See On TV | Mon Jan 22 | 7 | We're Not Dressing (1934) & The Devil to Pay (1938) |
| Gay Film Festival | Fri Jan 19 | 7 | Edge of Seventeen (1999) & Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey on Broadway (1969) |
| 1:30 |
| Thu Jan 18 | 7 |
| Ravishing Redheads | Wed Jan 17 | 7 | Gilda (1946) & Lured (1947) |
| Silents Please | Mon Jan 15 | 7 | Peter Pan (1924) & Payday (1921) & Two Tars (1928) |
Nortel Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival (annual)
Palm Springs: January 11-22 2001
Information: 322-2930
| Kay Francis Film Society |
| Film Series | Date (2001) & Time | Films |
| Gay Film Festival | Fri Jan 12 | 7 | Green Plaid Shirt (1996) & The Big Tease (1999) |
| 1:30 |
| Thu Jan 11 | 7 |
| Special Event | Wed Jan 10 | 7 | Victor/Victoria (1995) |
| Concert Hall Series | Mon Jan 8 | 7 | Pavarotti and The Italian Tenor and Rubinstein in Concert & Marian Anderson Sings (1939) |
| Special Performance | Fri Jan 5 | 7 | Back to Somewhere in Time (2000) & Portrait of Jennie (1948) |
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FLEA MARKETS BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
Street Fair (weekly)
College of the Desert, PD: Sundays from 7 AM to 2 PM
Village Fest (weekly)
Palm Canyon Drive from Amado to Baristo, PS: Thursdays from 6 to 10 PM
First Friday (monthly)
North Palm Canyon Drive, from Amado to Tachevah, PS: First Friday of each month from 4 to 9 PM
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
None yet this year.
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FOOD INDULGENCE BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
| Location | Day and Time (PM) | Event Type |
| Oscar's, PS | Daily 3-6 | Complimentary Appetizers |
| All Worlds Resort, PS | Saturdays, usually at 2 | Naked BBQ, at times with a porn star. Not every Saturday. |
| Toolshed Bar, PS
| Sundays 4-7 | Cheap Meat BBQ |
| Wolf's Den Bar, CC | Wednesdays at 6 | BBQ |
| Sundays 5-8 |
| Streetbar, PS | Sundays from 5 | Cheap Meat BBQ |
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Pornstar BBQ
All Worlds Resort, PS: Monday December 31 2001 at 1 PM
Pornstar BBQ & Pornstruch Video Shoot
All Worlds Resort, PS: Saturday December 29 2001 at 1 PM
Dinner
Cedar Creek Inn, PS: January 28 2002
For members of Desert Business Association
Membership Luncheon
Le Vallauris, PS: Saturday January 19 2002 at 11 AM
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Lunch
Oscar's, PS: December 13 2001 at 11 AM
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Christmas Dinner
Elk's Lodge #1095, CC: Sunday December 2 2001 at 6 PM
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Dinner
Ritz Carlton, RM: Tuesday November 27 2001 at 6 PM
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Lunch
Desert Palms Inn Resort, CC: November 15 2001 at 11 AM
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Election and Nomination Day Dinner
Bella Luna, PD: November 6 2001 at 5:30 PM
For members of Prime Timers of Greater Palm Springs
Italiano Dinner
Olive Garden, PD: Thursday September 13 2001 at 6 PM
For members of Prime Timers of Greater Palm Springs
Dinner
Olympia Greek Reastaurant, RM: Friday August 24 2001
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Dinner
Grand Palms Buffet at Agua Caliente Casino, RM: Wednesday August 15 2001 at 7 PM
For members of Prime Timers of Greater Palm Springs
Lunch
Leon's Bar, PS: August 10 2001
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
July Lunch
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, RM: Saturday July 21 2001 at 11:30 AM
For members of Prime Timers of Greater Palm Springs
Dinner
Left Bank, PS: July 19 2001
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Lunch
Chart House, RM: July 12 2001
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Fundraiser: Poolside Luau and Benefit Auction
Hilton Resort, PS: Saturday June 23 2001 at 6 PM
Dude Jones, Dottie and Maude of les Dames dy Soleil, Jacalynne Flax, Connie Kaye, Hawaiian Dancers.
Beneficiary: The Jeffery Sandholm Community Crisis Line ($40)
Red White an Blue Dinner Party
Rock Garden Cafe: Wednesday June 13 2001 at 6 PM
For members of Prime Timers of Greater Palm Springs
Dinner
Wally's Desert Turtle: June 10 2001
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Memorial Day Barbeque
Hunters Video Bar, PS: Monday May 28 2001 from 2 to 7 PM
Fundraiser: Woody Baldwin Award Dinner (annual)
Riviera Resort Hotel, PS: May 23 2001 at 6 PM
Beneficiary: Prime Timers of the Desert Foundation to Build a Gay Senior Community Center ($45)
Info: 328-9050
Lunch
Le St Germain, IW: May 17 2001
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Sunset Dinner
Leapin Lizard Bistro in the Cimarron Golf Resort: Wednesday April 25 2001 at 6 PM
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Dinner
Alfredo's, PS: Saturday April 7 2001 at 6 PM
For members of Prime Timers of Greater Palm Springs
Installation Dinner
Doral Hotel, CC: March 12 2001
For members of Desert Business Association
Fundraiser: It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing
Muriel's, PS: Saturday March 10 2001 at 5:45 PM
Cocktails, dinner, and show
Black tie event, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Aids Assistance Program (AAP)
Beneficiary: Aids Assistance Program (AAP) ($160 per person)
Valentine's Dinner
Fritzy's Oyster Bar & Grill: Tuesday February 13 2000
For members of Prime Timers of Greater Palm Springs
Luncheon
Le Vallauris, PS: Saturday January 20 2001 at 11 AM
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Nomination Dinner
Left Bank, PS: January 16 2001
For members of Desert Business Association
Luncheon
Ritz Carlton, RM: Saturday January 13 2001 at 11:30
For members of Prime Timers of Greater Palm Springs
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GATHERINGS BACK IN 2001
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Prime Timers Worldwide Convention
Riviera Hotel,PS: October 18-21 2001
International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association Symposium
Palm Springs: September 20 - 23 2001 (POSTPONED)
Program full of highlights, including a Travel Expo.
Click for full details
Dedication of Gay Veterans Memorial
Palm Springs Memorial Park (Ramon & Da Vall), CC: Sunday May 27 2001 at 4 PM
America's first and only exclusively gay war memorial.
AIDS Candlelight Memorial Vigil (annual)
Church of St Paul in the Desert, PS: Sunday May 20 2001 at 7 PM
"One voice, many faces... united for life"
Sponsored by Integrity of the Desert
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GAY CELEBRATION BACK IN 2001
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Fundraiser: GayStock Celebration
Palm Springs: May 25-27 2002
Concert and Rally; first event in a worldwide movement
A celebration and revolution through miusic, dance, and spoken words with peace, love, and harmony
Beneficiaries: Gaystock National Center for Gays/Lesbians (museum and senior center) and Gay youth services.
Palm Springs Leather Pride 2001
Palm Springs: Thursday November 8 to Sunday November 11 2001
Host Hotel: Warm Sands Villas, PS
Schedule of events:
| Day | Event | Time | Location |
| Thursday | The Palm Springs Leather Pride 2001 Black & Blue Ball | 9 PM | Sidewinders Bar, CC |
| Weekend Package Pickup |
| Leather Archive Museum Display |
| Friday | Formal Leather Dinner | 6 PM | Lyons English Grill, PS |
| Palm Springs Leather Pride |
| Meet the Contestants & Beverage Benefit | 10 PM | Tool Shed Bar, PS
|
| Weekend Package Pickup |
| Door Prizes, Raffles |
| Saturday | AM Breakfast Social | 8 - 10 AM | Coffee Dot Com, PS |
| Leather Panel Seminars |
| Mr Palm Springs Leather 2002 Contest | 8 PM | Warm Sands Villas, PS
|
| S/M Demonstrations |
| Silent Auction |
| Leather archive & Museum Display |
| MPSL 2002 Victory Party | 10 PM - 1 AM | Tool Shed Bar, PS
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| Sunday | Mr Palm Springs Leather 2002 Victory Bar-B-Que | NOON | Warm Sands Villas, PS
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| Leather Archive & Museum Benefit |
Info: 1-800-369-1073
Sponsored by Palm Springs Leather Order of the Desert
Greater Palm Springs Pride Celebration
Palm Springs: Friday November 2 to Sunday November 4 2001
Schedule of events:
| Day | Event Type | Time | Event | Location |
| Friday | Film | 8:30 PM | Elvira's Haunted Hills | Pavilion at Sunrise Park |
| Saturday | Festival | 10 AM - 8 PM | Exhibitions
Community Organizations
Vendors
Food and refreshments
Author's Village | Angel Stadium in Sunrise Park |
| Entertainment | NOON - 12:30 PM | Cheer |
| 12 - 12:30 PM | TBA |
| 1:30 - 2 PM | Ladies with Attitude |
| 2:15 - 2:45 PM | Rebecca |
| 3 - 3:30 PM | Scott Allen |
| 3:45 - 4:15 PM | Mona Caywood |
| 4:30 - 5 PM | Brian Scott |
| 5:15 - 5:45 PM | Men Out Loud |
| 6 - 6:30 PM | Diva Denise |
| 6:45 - 7:15 PM | Device |
| 7:30 - 8 PM | Digital Soldiers |
| Dance | 8 PM - MIDN | Babylon at the Pavilion | Pavilion at Sunrise Park |
| Sunday | Festival | 10 AM - 6 PM | Exhibitions
Community Organizations
Vendors
Food and refreshments
Author's Village | Angel Stadium in Sunrise Park |
| Parade | 11 AM | Gay Pride Parade | Palm Canyon from Ramon to Alejo |
| Entertainment | After Parade | Cheer | Angel Stadium in Sunrise Park |
| After parade | Christopher Peterson |
| 2:30 - 3 PM | Mike Uryga |
| 3:15 - 3:45 PM | David McNutt |
| 4 - 4:30 PM | Diane Ure |
| 4:45 - 5:15 PM | J. G. Avila |
| 5:30 - 6 PM | Lori Donato |
| Film | 6:30 or 7 PM | Fixing Frank | Pavilion at Sunrise Park |
50,000 gay visitors are expected to be in Palm Springs during that weekend
Grande Tour by Ingeborg, Royal Duchess of Lapland of the Arctic Empire
Palm Springs: Sunday July 15 2001 evening
Her Royal Duchess will celebrate Her 70th Birthday by visiting Badlands Bar, Rainbow Cactus Cafe, Hunters Video Bar, Streetbar, and Blame It On Midnight
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GAY GAMES PREPARATION BACK IN 2001
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Team Greater Palm Springs Meeting
CAL-FED Building (Hwy 111 & Sunrise): Wednesday May 9 2001
Info: 864-1114 or 320-9511
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HIKING BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
Great Outdoors: Meeting (monthly)
Tomboyz, PS: First Tuesday at 7 PM
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
None yet this year.
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INSPIRATIONAL MEETINGS BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
A Course In Miracles (weekly)
Unity of Palm Springs, 815 S Camino Real: Mondays at 7:30 PM
Center for Positive Living (weekly)
Cathedral City Library: Sundays at 10 AM
Lightning Social (twice monthly)
Unity of Palm Springs, 815 S Camino Real: First and Third Sundays of the Month at 6:30 PM
Meditation (weekly)
Unity of Palm Springs, 815 S Camino Real: Tuesdays at 7:30 PM
Prosperity Class (weekly)
Unity of Palm Springs, 815 S Camino Real: Thursdays at 7:30 PM
Quest Class (weekly)
Unity of Palm Springs, 815 S Camino Real: Wednesdays at 7:30 PM
Yoga Instruction (weekly)
835 N Palm Canyon, PS: Fridays at 10 AM
"Yoga and the Human Frame", for those living with HIV and AIDS
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
None yet this year.
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LECTURES BACK IN 2001
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
"How Annuities Work"
Oscars, PS: Thursday April 19 2001 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM
John Bethel from Salomon Smith Barney offers a free workshop on how to identify an annuity that is right for you.
"How Can You Tell if You're Really in Love?
Unity of Palm Springs: April 18 2001 at 7 PM
Dr Sol Gordon speaks from his new book.
Sponsoed by GLSEN and Gay & Lesbian Times
Community HIV/AIDS Update Forum
Sinatra Auditorium at Desert Medical Center, PS: February 12 2001 from 5:30 to 9 PM
The latest advances in clinical trials, treatment modalities, and exciting new emerging treatment developments.
No fee
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MUSIC MAKING BACK IN 2001
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Come Blow Your Horn
Rancho Mirage: October 6 2001
Forming the Palm Springs Band, a new gay & lesbian concert band
Organizational meeting
Requesting you to provide ASAP name, phone, e-mail, instruments played (part & key)
You may also be a supporting member without musical skills
Click here or mail to PS Band, P O Box 1978, Cathedral City CA 92235
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PARTIES BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
| Event | Location | Day and Time (PM) | Comments |
| Bareback Night | Wolf's Den Bar, CC | Mondays from 9 to 2 | Men in leather or shirtless |
| Jock Night | Ground Zero Bar, PS | Thursdays at 9 | Black light underwear party |
| Leather/Levi Fetish Night | Tool Shed Bar, PS | | Saturdays |
| Leather Night | Wolf's Den Bar, CC | Saturdays | Leather, latex, rubber, uniforms |
| Muscle Academy (levi/leather cruise night) | Wolf's Den Bar, CC | | Fridays from 9 to 2 |
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
White Party
Palm Springs: March 28 - April 1 2002
Rainbow Festival of Flags
Cathedral City: Thursday March 7 - Sunday March 10 2002
Host bars: Sidewinders Bar and Wolf's Den Bar
Schedule:
Info: Call 318-1137
Masterbeat
Palm Springs: Friday December 28 2001 - Monday January 1 2002
Schedule:
Tickets: Call 1-800-494-8497
After Hours Party til Dawn
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Minday December 31 2001
Celebrate New Years with our New York Friends
Streetbar, PS: December 31 2001 at 9 PM
Followed by free buffet dinner and then celebration at midnight
Danny's Nude Beach Party
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Sunday December 30 2001 from 2 PM
Masterbeat 2002 Kick Off Party
Headhunters, PS: Friday December 28 2001 from 9 PM to 4 AM
Xmas Party
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Tuesday December 25 2001 all day
Holiday Party! (annual)
Badlands Bar, PS: December 20 2001
Holiday Party
The Villa, CC: December 18 2001
For members of Desert Business Association.
Daddy Bear's Birthday Party
Tool Shed Bar, PS: Tuesday December 18 2001 at 8 PM
Toy Drive for Children with AIDS -- please bring unwrapped toy
Fundraiser: Stocking Stuffing Party
Tool Shed Bar, PS: Sunday December 16 2001 at NOON
Beneficiary: Aids Assistance Program (AAP)
Headhunters Grand Opening Celebration
Headhunters Bar, PS:
Saturday December 15 from 9 PM to 2 AM
With Pepper MaShay
Chaps Night
Tool Shed Bar, PS: Saturday Saturday December 15 2001 at 10 PM
Balls
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: December 14 and 15 2001
Wet Wednwsday
Tool Shed Bar, PS: Wednesday December 12 2001 at 9 PM
Uniform Party
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: Saturday December 8 2001
DP Christmas Tree Decorating Party
Desert Palms Inn Resort, CC: Saturday December 8 2001 from 9 PM to MIDN
Christmas Party
Elks Club, CC: December 2 2001
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Friday Feast
All Worlds Resort, PS: Friday November 23 2001
Spend the day with nude model Johathan and porn sensation Steve Cassidy
Lunch at 2 PM
Jose Sarria, The Widow Norton
Sidewinders Bar, CC: Sunday November 4 2001 at 6 PM
Conducts a traditional San Francisco Blessing of Sidewinders bar
Gala Masquerade Ball
Blame It On Midnight, PS: October 31 2001
Dottie & Maude of Les Dames du Soleil, house jesters, royalty.
Scared of That!
Hunters Video Bar, PS: Wednesday October 31 2001
Celebrate Halloween at Hunters
... In These Shoes?!?
Hunters Video Bar, PS: Tuesday October 30 2001 at 9 PM
An evening of glamor, camp, and scary drag
Contest starts at 11:30 PM
Arenas Road Halloween Party
Arenas Road, PS: Wednesday October 31 2001 from 7 to 11:30 PM
Costume contest at 8 PM
Entertainment by the Delicious Divas at 9 PM
Info: 343-0786
Hairy Caveman Party
Desert Palms Inn Resort, CC: October 31 2001
Fundraiser: A Desert Hoedown (annual)
Palapas of Araby Cove, PS: Sunday October 28 2001 from 6 to 10 PM
Old-fashioned saloon and gambling night with foot stompin' entertainment
Festive libations, southwestern BBQ, dancing, silent auction, casino type gambling for great prizes.
Beneficiary: Aids Assistance Program (AAP) ($85 single, $160 couple, you get $100 in gambling chips)
Fundraiser: Costume Ball
Mediterranean Room at Riviera Hotel, PS: October 27 2001 from 7 to 11 PM
Dinner, dancing, entertainment (Irene Soderberg and Maggie di Bono)
Beneficiary: Prime Timers of the Desert Foundation ($100)
Tickets: Call 328-9050
Fundraiser: Live Entertainment, Raffles, and Cowboys!
Sweetwater Saloon, PS: October 5 2001 from 9 PM to MIDN
Sponsor: The Greater palm Springs Chapter Of The Golden State Gay Rodeo Association
Beneficiaries: The International Gay Rodeo Assocoation Finals 2001 and GPSC Rodeo Team Sponsorship
Girth and Mirth
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: October 5-7 2001
Big Man's Weekend in the Desert
Fundraiser: Danny's Birthday Bash
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Sunday September 30 2001 at 6 PM
Silent Auction from 8 AM to 8 PM
Mr CCBC Contest at 6 PM
All contestants nude; audience nude as desired
Beneficiary: Desert AIDS Project
Chaps Night
Tool Shed Bar, PS: Saturday September 29 2001
San Francisco Weekend
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: September 28 2001
Fundraiser: Pool Party
Camp Palm Springs Resort, PS: September 22 2001 from 1 to 10 PM
Sixteen of the hottest porn stars will mingle with you.
Info and reservations: Call Call 1-800-793-0063
Beneficiary: The Adult Industry Medical Health care Foundation
Blackout Party
Tool Shed Bar, PS: Thursday September 20 2001
Singles Night Out
Elks Club, CC: September 16 2001 from 6 to 9 PM
Dinner, dancing. For singles only
For members of Prime Timers of the Desert
Warfare
Tool Shed Bar, PS: Saturday September 15 2001
Military night at the Shed
Leatherfest XI
P S Riviera Resort and Racquet Club: August 31 - September 3 2001
The largest pansexual leather/fetish/kink in the country.
"Back to the Edge" (power and discipline), Boys and Girls Training Academy, Dog Training, Pony Show.
Three dungeons: one pansexual, one for men, one for women.
Info: 1-800-598-1859
Hard Hat Party (annual)
Badlands Bar, PS: September 2 2001
PrideNation Celebration (annual)
Hunters Video Bar, PS: Wednesday August 29 2001 from 9 PM to MIDN
Full Buffet, Drink Specials, Contests, Entertainment, Music, Videos.
Danny's All Night Tent Party
Ground Zero Bar, CC: Monday August 27 2001 at 8 PM, followed at
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Monday August 27 2001 at 11 PM
Trophies and prizes for best decorated tent
Fundraiser: Streetbar Celebrates 10 Years of Fun, Friends & Family
Palm Springs Pavillion, Sunrise Park, PS: Saturday August 25 2001 from 7 PM to MIDN
Mona Caywood, Barry Craig & Friends entertain
Beneficiary: Aids Assistance Program (AAP)
Ice
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: Fiday and Saturday August 24-25 2001
A dance party where Mark Savage outdoes himself
Wet Tool Contest Finals
Tool Shed Bar, PS: August 19 2001 at 9 PM
Uniform Party
Tool Shed Bar, PS: August 18 2001
Bear It in the Desert
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: Friday August 17 2001 at 7 PM
With Bears L.A.
Fundraiser: Awesome August (annual)
Palm Springs and Cathedral City: August 9-12 2001
Participating hotels: Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC) and Desert Palms Inn Resort
Host bars: Wolf's Den Bar, Hunters Video Bar, Ground Zero Bar, Rainbow Cactus Cafe, Streetbar, and Badlands Bar
Schedule:
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Thursday | 9 PM - 2 AM | Opening Party | Wolf's Den Bar, CC |
| Friday | 6 - 10 PM | Bar visit | Streetbar, PS |
10 PM - 2 AM | Tattoo Party and Contest | Hunters Video Bar, PS |
| From 2 AM | Afterhours Party | Desert Palms Inn Resort, CC |
| Saturday | 10 AM - 4 PM | Pool party | Desert Palms Inn Resort, CC |
| 4 PM - 2 AM | Saturday Beverage Benefit | Ground Zero Bar, CC |
| From 2 AM | Evenming Under the Stars | Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC |
| Sunday | 6 - 10 AM | Breakfast | Badlands Bar, PS |
| 10 AM - 5 PM | Lounging with BarBeQue | Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC |
| 5 PM - 2 AM | Bar visit | Wolf's Den Bar, CC |
Beneficiary: Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)
Sizzling Summer Meat
Coffee Dot Com, PS: August 7 2001 at 7 PM
The group "Rxtra Homosexuals" throw this party:
Complimentary Food Buffet, Happy Hour Drink Prices, Dancing, Lights, Costumes, Fun.
The "Palmer's Lust" Premiere Screening and Party
Triangle Inn, PS: Saturday August 4 2001
Jeff Palmer does "Nasty autograph signing" (whatever that is) and sells all kinds of porn star paraphernalia
Rod Barrie Hosts a BBQ
All Worlds Resort, PS: Saturday August 4 2001
Rod Barrie flips burgers and gives away his porn movies.
Rolling Blackout Party
Tool Shed Bar, PS: Thursday August 2 2001 at 9 PM
Jay Ross Talks Over Wine and Cheese
All Worlds Resort, PS: Friday July 27 2001 evening
The star of "The Moissing Link" and "The Spell" converses with Doug Jeffries
Christmas in July
Tool Shed Bar, PS: July 20-25 2001
Schedule:
Bartenders Bash
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: July 23 2001 at 8 PM
Camping Out Under The Stars
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: Friday July 20 - Sunday July 22 2001
Kurt Summers Cookout
All Worlds Resort, PS: Saturday July 21 2001 afternoon
He cooks and serves and signs his sexy videos.
Guns & Hoses
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: Friday July 20 2001 at 9 PM
Meet gay cops and firefighters from around southern California
Wet & Hot Weekend
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: July 13-15 2001
Watersports and other fun games.
Rolling Blackout Party
Tool Shed Bar, PS: July 12 2001 at 9
Underwear Party & Wet Tool Contest
Tool Shed Bar, PS: July 8 2001 at 9 PM
Leatherfest Volunteer Recruitment Meeting
Oscars, PS: Saturday June 23 2001 from 1 to 3 PM
Bartenders' Bash
Ground Zero Bar, PS: Monday June 18 2001 from 8 PM to 1 AM
Includes free passes to Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC for continued partying all night long.
Who's Your Daddy Weekend
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: June 15-17 2001
Decisions, decisions...
Bear Weekend
Palm Springs: June 15-17 2001
Arranged by Palm Springs Bears
Schedule:
Super Size It Weekend
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: June 1-3 2001
No no, not THAT size, it's for those of us with size all over!
Fundraiser: Uniform Party (annual)
Badlands Bar, PS: May 27 2001 from 1 to 5 PM
Beneficiary: Aids Assistance Program (AAP)
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Badlands Bar, PS: May 5 2001
White Party 2001
Wyndham Hotel & Hilton Hotel & Marquis Resort & La Mancha Villas & Marriott Courtyard & Comfort Inn, PS: April 12-16 2001
These hotels are reserved exclusively for the White Party's 30000 expected participants!
Schedule:
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Thursday | 9 PM - 3 AM | Welcome Party | Marquis Ballroom |
| Friday | 11 - 5 PM | Pool Party | Wyndham Poolside |
| 9 PM - 4 AM | Military Party | Riviera Resort |
| 3 - 9 AM | Afterhours Party | Wyndham Ballroom |
| Saturday | 11 AM - 5 PM | Pool Party | Wyndham & Hilton Poolsides |
| 9 PM - 5 AM | White Party | Convention Center |
| 4 AM - NOON | Climax After Party | Wyndham Ballroom |
| Sunday | 11 AM - 5 PM | Pool Parties | Wyndham & Hilton Poolsides |
| 4 - 9 PM | Shag-a-Delic T Dance | Marquis Park |
| 9 PM - 4 AM | Closing Party | Wyndham Ballroom & Poolside |
| 3 - 8 AM | Grand Finale Sunday Afterhours | Marquis Ballroom |
Black Party
Wolf's Den Bar, CC: Friday-Saturday April 13-14 2001
Fundraiser: Bad Boys Pool Party
Wally World, CC: Saturday March 31 2001 from 1 to 6 PM
Meet your favorite adult video star (Kurt Young, Dylan Reece, Casey Williams) and other, less known, porn stars
Click here or phone 1-800-378-2437 for tickets
Beneficiary: Aid for AIDS ($75)
Academy Awards Party (annual)
Badlands Bar, PS: March 25 2001
Magnolia Festival
Streetbar, PS: Thursday March 22 2001
Big Stuff Weekend
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: March 16-18 2001
Red Party
Blame It On Midnight, PS: Wednesday February 14 2001 from 4 PM to MIDNIGHT
Red Party
Streetbar, PS: Wednesday February 14 2001
Featuring Mona Caywood
Superbowl Party
Badlands Bar, PS: January 28 2001 at 3 PM
Superbowl Weekend
Cathedral City Boys Club (CCBC), CC: January 26-28 2001
Minnesota Night
Skip's Cabana Club, RM: Monday January 8 2001 at 5:30 PM
For Minnesotans and friends of Minnesotans
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POLITICS BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
Desert Stonewall Democrats: Meeting (monthly)
Cathedral City Library, CC: First Wednesday at 6 PM
Palm Springs Human Rights Commission Meetings (twice monthly)
Palm Springs City Hall, PS: Second and Fourth Thursday at 6 PM
Open to the public
Gay Republican Log Cabin Club: Dinner and Meeting (monthly)
Rock Garden Cafe, PS: Third Friday at 6:30 PM
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Fundraiser: An Evening with U S Congressman Barney Frank
Saturday December 8 2001
Beneficiary: Desert Stonewall Democrats ($50)
Info and reservations: 328-1100
Election
Palm Springs, Cathedral City: Tuesday November 6 2001
Vote for: Denise Goolsby for Desert Water Agency Board of Directors
Vote for: Deyna Hodges and Ron Oden for Palm Springs City Council
REMEMBER THE TERRORISTS: IF YOU DON'T VOTE, THEY HAVE WON!
Community Meeting
Mizell Senior Center, PS: November 1 2001 at 6:30 PM
Presentation of the results of a 6-month survey as to the need for the creation of a gay community center
Info: Click or call 416-0885
Sandy Awards (annual)
Marquis Hotel Grand Ballroom, PS: October 26 2001 at 6:30 PM
Arranged by Desert Stonewall Democrats
This year's awards will be attributed to the "Democratic Divas in Sacramento"
Semi-formal attire.
Info: 328-1100
Meet and Support
Badlands Bar, PS, Hunters Video Bar, PS, Rainbow Cactur Cafe, PS, and Streetbar, PS: Tuesday October 16 2001 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM
Election Forum and Voter Registration Party
Caliente Tropics Resort Hotel, PS: Monday October 1 2001 at 6:30 PM
All candidates for mayor in Palm Springs have been invited
Probably mostly gay audience but all are invited
The audience are invited to ask questions on any issues that concern them
Sponsored by AMVETS Post 66
Sandy Awards (annual)
Marquis Hotel Grand Ballroom, PS: September 15 2001 at 6:30 PM (POSTPONED TO OCT 26 2001)
Arranged by Desert Stonewall Democrats
This year's awards will be attributed to the "Democratic Divas in Sacramento"
Semi-formal attire.
Info: 328-1100
Fundraiser: Denise Goolsby for Desert Water Agency Board of Directors
Blame It On Midnight, PS: August 29 2001 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM
Fundraiser: Greg Pettis for Assembly in 2002
IMAX Theater, CC: August 17 2001 from 8:30 to 10:30 PM
The premier and only showing of "To the Limits"
Wine and cheese reception with Greg Pettis
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RECOGNITION BACK IN 2001
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Fundraiser: The Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Gala (annual)
Palm Springs Convention Center, PS: Saturday February 9 2002
Black tie gala
Special performance by Rosemary Clooney
Beneficiary: Desert AIDS Project ($300)
Info: 323-2118x251
Desert Rainbox Foundation's Hall of Fame 2001
Riviera Resort, PS: Monday October 8 2001 at 6:30 PM
Cocktails at 6:30 PM, Dinner at 8 PM
Voting will have been conducted in September by qualified organizations
Info and tickets: 322-2569
Fundraiser: The Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards Gala (annual)
Palm Springs Convention Center, PS: Saturday February 10 2001
Black tie gala; theme "Rhapsody in Blue"
Beneficiary: Desert AIDS Project ($300)
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
Metropolitan Community Church (weekly)
Palm Canyon Theater, PS: Sundays at 8:30 and 11 AM
New Thought Center of Today (weekly)
Religious Science with a Heart
Hilton Palm Springs Resort, PS: Sundays Hands-on-healing at 10:30 AM, Celebration at 11 AM
With Rev Richard Drasen, Connie Kaye, and the New Thought Rainbow Chorus
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Desert (weekly)
73750 Catalina Way, PD: Sundays at 10 AM
Unity Church of Palm Springs (weekly)
Sundays at 11 AM
With Dr Ann B Martin
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Want Answers?
Unity of Palm Springs, PS: Mondays during August 2001 at 7:30 PM
Experience the connection to life that provides each human being their own key to their lightness of being
Info: 325-7377
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RODEO BACK IN 2001
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
International Gay Rodeo Association Finals 2001
Ramon and Crossley Roads, PS: October 18-21 2001
Host hotel: Marquis Resort Hotel, PS
Hosted by the Greater Palm Springs Chapter of IGRA
Click for info
Schedule:
| Day | Time | Event | Location |
| Thursday | 7 - 10 PM | Royalty 2002 Western Wear Public Presentation Competition | Poolside |
| Friday | 10 AM - 3 PM | IGRA Board Meeting | Marquis Ballroom |
| 6 - 9 PM | Rodeo Contestant Registration | Purple Sage Room |
| 6:45 PM | Parade of States | Poolside |
| 8 PM | Royalty 2002 Entertainment Competition | Poolside |
| 8 PM - 1 AM | "La Cage aux Cowgirls" Drag review and Wild West Entertainment | Club Marquis |
| 8 PM - 1 AM | Country Wester Dance | Marquis Ballroom |
| Saturday | 8 AM | Rodeo Grounds Open |
| 11 AM | Country Western Dance Pavilion | Rodeo Grounds |
| NOON | Grand Entry | Rodeo Grounds |
| 8 PM | IGRA 2001 Royalty Step-Downs | Poolside |
| 8 PM - 2 AM | Country Western Dance | Marquis Ballroom |
| 8 PM - 2 AM | Wild West Entertainment | Club Marquis |
| 10 PM | Crowning of IGRA2002 Royalty | Poolside |
| Sunday | 8 AM | Rodeo Grounds Open |
| 11 AM | Counrty Wester Dance Pavilion | Rodeo Grounds |
| NOON | Grand Entry | Rodeo Grounds |
| 5 PM | Country Western BBQ | Rodeo Grounds |
| 7:30 - 9 PM | Award Ceremony and Dinner | Rodeo Grounds |
| 9 PM - MIDN | Country Western Dance | Marquis Ballroom |
A Real Ho Down
Sweetwater Saloon, PS: January 20 2001 at 10 PM
Benefit and Show for the Golden State Gay Rodeo Association
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SINGING BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
Karaoke (weekly)
Ground Zero Bar, CC: Sundays at 9 PM
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Auditions for Caballeros, The Gay Men's Chorus of Palm Springs
United Methodist Church, PS: Sunday September 9 and 16 2001 from 6 to 9 PM
Info: 323-1933
Karaoke Contest Finals
Ground Zero Bar, PS: Friday August 10 2001 at 10 PM
Karaoke Contest
Ground Zero Bar, PS: Monday August 6 2001 at 9:30 PM
Karaoke Contest
Ground Zero Bar, PS: Monday July 30 2001 at 9:30 PM
Karaoke Contest
Ground Zero Bar, PS: Monday July 23 2001 at 9:30 PM
Karaoke Contest
Ground Zero Bar, PS: Monday July 16 2001 at 9:30 PM
Karaoke Contest
Ground Zero Bar, PS: Monday July 9 2001 at 9:30 PM
Karaoke Contest
Ground Zero Bar, PS: Monday July 2 2001 at 9:30 PM
Auditions for Caballeros, The Gay Men's Chorus of Palm Springs
United Methodist Church, PS: Sunday April 29 2001 at 6 PM
Info: 323-1933
Auditions for Caballeros, The Gay Men's Chorus of Palm Springs
United Methodist Church, PS: Sunday January 7 and Sunday January 14 2001 at 6 PM
Info: 323-1933
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SOFTBALL BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
Gay/Lesbian Softball League (weekly)
Demuth Park, PS: Sunday afternoons, starting in March
Arranged by the City of Palm Springs Recreation Division
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Winter Classic Softball Tournament (annual)
Ballfields in PS and TP: Friday-Sunday January 11-13 2002
No details yet, but you can use the 2001 details below as a guide
Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Winter Classic Softball Tournament (annual)
Ballfields in PS and TP: Friday-Sunday January 12-14 2001
Registration at Streetbar, PS: Friday January 12 2001 at 7 PM
Games on Saturday from 8 AM to 9 PM
Playoffs Sunday, followed by dinner at the Pavillion
Information: 323-8277 (City of Palm Springs: Vicki Oltean)
Over 100 teams from all over North America
Sponsored by Aids Assistance Program (AAP)
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SPIRITUAL MEETINGS BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
Symposium (weekly)
Palm Springs Tennis Club, PS: Sundays at 10 AM
With Bill Edelen
Coda Group Meeting (weekly)
Church of St Paul in the Desert, PS: Thursdays at 12 PM
Integrity of the Desert (monthly)
Church of St Paul in the Desert, PS: Fourth Friday at 6:30 PM
Call 324-1826 or Click here
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
None yet this year.
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TELEVISION BACK IN 2001
----- REGULAR EVENTS -----
Judge Judy (daily on weekdays)
Oscar's, PS: Monday through Friday from 4 to 5 PM
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
None yet this year.
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TENNIS BACK IN 2001
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
Palm Springs Open VIII (annual)
Riviera Resort, Palm Springs Tennis Center, and La Mancha Resort, PS: November 23 to 25 2001
Sanctioned by the Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA)
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THEATRE BACK IN 2001
Starting July 2001, this page will show gay-oriented performances but not general theater schedules.
----- SPECIAL EVENTS -----
| Palm Canyon Theater |
| From | To | Show | Details |
| May 19 01 | Jun 3 01 | Sweet Charity | Schedule A below |
| Apr 21 01 | May 6 01 | Lend Me A Tenor | Schedule A below |
| Mar 24 01 | Apr 8 01 | Evita | Schedule A below |
| Feb 17 01 | Mar 4 00 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Schedule A below |
| Jan 24 01 | Apr 28 01 | Viva Palm Springs | Schedule B below |
| Jan 20 01 | Feb 4 00 | Peter Pan | Schedule A below |
| Dec 1 00 | Dec 17 00 | Viva Palm Springs | Schedule A below |
| Nov 4 00 | Nov 26 00 | Trilogy | Schedule C below |
| Sep 30 00 | Oct 22 00 | My Fair Lady | Schedule A below |
| Performance Schedule A |
| Wednesday, Thursday | 7 PM |
| Saturday | 8 PM |
| Sunday | 2 PM |
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| Performance Schedule B |
| Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday | 1:30 PM |
| Sunday | 8 PM |
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| Performance Schedule C (Trilogy only) |
| November dates | Show | Time |
| 4 5 10 15 16 22 | Hey, That's Amelia Earhart Down There | Schedule D below |
| 12 | 7 PM |
| 8 9 19 24 | Love Is A Four Letter Word | Schedule D below |
| 19 | 7 PM |
| 25 | 2 PM |
| 11 12 17 18 25 26 | Adam Again | Schedule D below |
| Performance Schedule D (Trilogy only) |
| Wednesday and Thursday | 7 PM |
| Friday and Saturday | 8 PM |
| Sunday | 2 PM |
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