Bruce Fessier of The Desert Sun presents his weekly top 50 events in and around the Coachella Valley list. Highlights of this week’s list:
The King, Elvis Presley. The Honeymoon Hideaway House will celebrate what would have been Elvis’ 81st birthday with a tribute show and friends of the icon who spent his honeymoon night in Palm Springs in 1967;
The Hammer, actor, former Marine and football star, Fred Williamson, who is presenting his annual golf tournament to raise funds for the Wounded Warriors Foundation at Eagle Falls Golf Course at Fantasy Springs on January 8th and 9th; and
The Golden Boys, featuring Bobby Rydell, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, who has a home in la Quinta, 8 p.m. Jan. 8th at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.
This week’s events are as follows:
Jan. 5
Singer Peter Marin with guitarist Doug MacDonald, 7-10 p.m., Three-Sixty North Lounge and Restaurant, 360 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. $5 minimum admission. Benefits the American Outreach Foundation. (760) 327-1773
Jan. 6
Vocalist Brigitte Valdez, 6-9 p.m. Cafe des Beaux Arts, The Bar, 73640 El Paseo, Palm Desert. Free. (760) 346-0669
Jan. 7
Harpsichordist Margaret Irwin-Brandon, 7-8 p.m., Rancho Mirage Public Library, 71-100 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage. Free admission. (760) 341-7323
Jan. 7-8
Night Fever and ABBAMANIA show, 8 p.m. McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring, Palm Desert. $27-$77. (760) 340-2787
Jan. 8
Desert band, Son of the Velvet Rat, 7:30 p.m., Pappy & Harriet’s saloon, 53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown. Free admission. All ages. (760) 365-5956
Cabaret: Ken Green - I Believe in Music, 5-7 p.m. Tolerance Education Center, 35147 Landy Lane, Rancho Mirage. $15. (760) 328-8252
San Diego country vocalist Nena Anderson, 7:30 p.m., Pappy & Harriet’s saloon. Free admission. All ages. (760) 365-5956
Dick Fox’s Golden Boys, featuring Bobby Rydell, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, 8 p.m., Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. $29-$59. (800) 827-2946
Grammy winner Brent Fischer and The Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Group in a tribute to Clare Fischer and Cal Tjader, 8 p.m., Pete Carlson’s Golf and Tennis, 73-741 Highway 111, Palm Desert. $25, students free. (760) 568-3263.
Comedian Sinbad, 9 p.m., Morongo Casino, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. $25-$40. (323) 353-7893
Jan. 8-9
Fred “The Hammer” Williamson Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament benefiting the Wounded Warriors Project, with celebrities such as Jim Brown, Beverly Johnson and Richard Roundtree. Pairings party 7-9 p.m., Friday, LIT Lounge of Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. Golf 10 a.m. Saturday at Eagle Falls Golf Course at Fantasy Springs. $275 a player, $15 for non-golfers.http://www.fantasyspringsresort.com/prod/wwpgolf/info.php
Jan. 9
“A Day with The King and Friends,” celebrating Elvis Presley’s birthday with tribute artist Chance Tinder performing, 3-5 p.m. with appearances by Elvis friends Larry Geller and Glen Glenn and rockabilly artist Chan Romero, plus tours of the Elvis Honeymoon House throughout the day, 1350 Ladera Circle, Palm Springs. Various prices. (760) 322-1192
“Genesis on Paper,” featuring the works on paper of Chase Langford, Ted Casablanca Gallery, 388 N Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Exhibition runs through Feb. 8. (760) 883-1625
Concert for a Cause, featuring the Gand Band playing music from the movies, 7-9 p.m., Zelda’s nightclub, 611 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. $25. Benefits Well of the Desert. (847) 370-4263
Fitz’s Jazz Cafe at the McCallum presents John Pizzarelli, 8 p.m. McCallum Theatre. $37-$77. (760) 340-2787
Willie Nelson & Family, 8 p.m., The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage. $95-$125. (760) 321-2000
Kathy Griffin, 8 p.m., Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. $39-$69. (800) 827-2946.
An Evening with Todd Rundgren,” 8 p.m., Spotlight 29 Casino, 46-200 Harrison Place, Coachella. $35. (800) 585-3737
Canyon country vocalist Leslie Stevens and Friends, plus Austin McCutchen and the Western Stars, The Lemon Trees, 8 p.m., Pappy & Harriet’s saloon. Free admission. All ages. (760) 365-5956
Saxophonist Pete Christlieb and quartet, 8 p.m., Pete Carlson’s Golf and Tennis. $25, students free. (760) 568-3263
Comedian Bob Newhart, 9 p.m., Morongo Casino, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. $35-$45. (323) 353-7893
Jan. 10
Sunday Sounds with Spanish & Flamenco guitarist Milton Merlos, 2 p.m. Palm Desert Community Center, Multi- Purpose Room, 43900 San Pablo Ave., Palm Desert. Free. (760) 346-6552
The city of Rancho Mirage presents the Peking Acrobats, 3 p.m., the McCallum Theatre. $17-$47. (760) 340-2787
To read the entire list, please use the following link, courtesy of The Desert Sun: http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/people/brucefessierentertainment/2016/01/04/elvis-presley-hammer-golden-boys-highlight-top-list/78283254/