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Looking for things to do here in the Coachella Valley in February? Well look no further, thanks to our colleagues at First American Title:
Sunday Polo at Eldorado Polo Club | Saturdays at 12pm & Sundays at 10am Through Apr. 1 | El Dorado Polo Club, 50950 Madison St, Indio
Sunday Polo is one of the must do activities in the Desert during the winter months! Visitors can enjoy games every Saturday at 12pm and Sunday at 10am on the patio at the Cantina. For more information, please call: 760-831-7656 or visit: www.eldoradopoloclub.com
El Paseo Art Walk | Feb. 2 from 4pm to 8pm | El Paseo, Palm Desert
Held on the First Friday of every month, from November through May, as part of First Weekend Palm Desert. This event includes exhibit openings, artist receptions and a free docent lead or self-guided tour of the current exhibits at the Palm Springs Art Museum. For more information, please visit: www.elpaseoartwalk.com
Park After Dark | Select Friday Evenings from Feb. 2 to May 4 from 6pm to 8:30pm | The Living Desert, Palm Desert
Ever wonder what the animals are up to at The Living Desert when the people go home and the lights go out? Each special evening for families includes an up-close animal presentation, guided walk through the zoo and s’mores roasting ‘round a roaring campfire. Each adult only night will feature either a beer, wine, bourbon or vodka tasting opportunity in addition to a guided tour of specially selected animal exhibits (must be 21 years of age or older for adult night) . For more information, please call: 760-346-5694 or visit: www.livingdesert.org/event/park-after-dark/
Desert Mountains Art Faire | Feb. 3 from 9am to 4pm | Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center
Support local artists and find beautiful and unique gifts and desert mementos, while enjoying the natural beauty of our desert mountains! Mediums may include photography, paintings, ceramics, hand painted silks, and more. For more information, please call: 760-568-9918 or visit: www.desertmountains.org
Swing ‘N Hops Street Party | Feb. 3 from 1pm to 5pm | El Paseo, Palm Desert
This outdoor event brings together swing music performed by a live band, craft beer gardens, gourmet food booths, a classic car show with cars from the 1920s to the 1940s, a swing dance party complete with instruction and era specific fashion. For more information, please visit: www.palm-desert.org/events/swing-n-hops
Palm Springs Speaks - Deepak Chopra | Feb. 3 at 7:30pm | Richards Center for the Arts
Come hear Deepak Chopra, world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation speak. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Deepak Chopra is the author of more than 85 books translated into over 43 languages, including 25 New York Times bestsellers. For more information, please visit: www.palmspringsspeaks.org
Art on Main Street | Feb. 3 & 17 from 10am to 4pm | Old Town La Quinta
Previously known as “Art Under the Umbrellas,” the event series, which is an 11-year tradition in La Quinta, will continue under the management of Old Town La Quinta LLC and premier sponsor The City of La Quinta, in support of artists and the larger community. For more information, please visit: www.laquintaca.gov
Art Walk & Wine Tasting | Feb. 7 from 4pm to 7pm | The Art Place, 41801 Corporate Way, Palm Desert
Every first Wednesday of the month through April, guests can stroll through the various galleries at The Art Place to view fine and original art including contemporary paintings, glass sculptures, bronze works, and other art genres. In addition, proceeds from gallery and shop sales will benefit “Loving All Animals.” For more information, please call: 760-776-2268 or visit: www.artplacepd.com
Palm Desert Senior Games and International Sports Festival | Feb. 7 to 11 | Palm Desert Community Center
The first California Senior Games of the year will feature golf, pickleball, swimming, volleyball, soccer, table tennis and track and field events and other events for over 1,000 athletes from all over the U.S. and Canada ages 35 and up. For more information, please visit: www.myrecreationdistrict.com/valley-fun/senior-games
Toast to LQ | Feb. 9 from 6pm to 9pm | La Quinta Museum, 77-885 Avenida Montezuma
“Toast To LQ” provides a dapper yet fun atmosphere that pairs fine wines from Fess Parker with quality hors d’oeuvres, complimented with feel good tunes from a jazz band which is sure to entertain all night long. Wine tastings and hors d’oeurves are included with admission. This event is for ages 21 and over only. For more information, please visit: https://www.toast2lq.eventbrite.com
Tour de Palm Springs | Feb. 9 to 10 | Palm Springs Area
A CVSPIN-sponsored event designed to raise money for nonprofit organizations in the Coachella Valley. Each year the organizers hope to support more than 100 local charities. The famous weather, gorgeous mountain scenery and thousands of bike riders, make the Tour de Palm Springs a fundraising event like no other! For more information, please visit: www.tourdepalmsprings.com
2nd Saturdays Art Walk on Perez Road | Feb. 10 from 5pm to 8 pm | Cathedral City Art & Design District, Perez Road
Discover special art exhibits, museum quality art as well as cultural art to brighten your soul, meet other like-minded people, and maybe get a little exercise going from art gallery to design gallery to art gallery. For more information, please call: 760-770-0340 or visit: www.discovercathedralcity.com
Taste of Jalisco Festival | Feb. 10 from 11am to 9pm | Cathedral City Downtown Festival Lawn
Free admission and parking, live entertainment, food court, kid zone, car show, fireworks show, outdoor market, tequila tasting, horse show, Mariachis, Aztec dancers and VIP seating. For more information, please visit: www.tasteofjalisco.com
Blast from the Past Party | Feb. 10 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Shadow Mountain Golf Club, Palm Desert
Presented by The Historical Society of Palm Desert. Celebrate the history of Palm Desert with great music, stories and dances from each decade. Admission includes pizza, beverage, show, DJ and no host bar. For more information, please call: 760-346-6588 or visit: www.palmdesertblast.com
Dr. George Car Show | Feb. 10 | Indian Wells Tennis Garden, 78200 Miles Avenue
A spectacular array of eye-popping machines that are among the best in the country. Attendees will also be delighted by the food, music, vendors, and raffles. This amazing show celebrates the memory of Dr. Sebastian George, one of the Coachella Valley’s most beloved and selfless oncologists and co-founder of the non-profit Desert Cancer Foundation. For more information, please visit: www.palmspringscruisinassociation.com
New Balance Palm Desert Half Marathon & 5K | Feb. 11 at 7am | Palm Desert Civic Center Park
The oldest half marathon in the Coachella Valley. 5K: The 5K run takes place on a completely closed course that is incredibly flat and fast. There is a 1k kids run, for kids ages 4 to 13. For more information, please call: 760-568-9697 or visit: www.palmdeserthalfmarathon.com
Modernism Week | Feb. 15 to 25 | Palm Springs Area
Celebrate and foster appreciation of mid-century architecture and design, with more than 250 events, including the Modernism Show & Sale, Signature Home Tours, films, lectures, Premier Double Decker Architectural Bus Tours, nightly parties and live music, walking and bike tours, tours of Sunnylands, fashion, classic cars, modern garden tours, a vintage travel trailer exhibition, and more. For more information, please visit: www.modernismweek.com
Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival | Feb. 16 to 25 | Riverside County Fairgrounds, 82-503 Hwy 111, Indio
Cheer on the daredevil riders at the ever-popular Camel and Ostrich races, experience the thrills and chills of carnival rides, dig into fantastic food and fair treats, browse through arts and crafts booths, and see some big headliners perform all your favorite songs. For more information, please call: 800-811-FAIR or visit: www.datefest.org
Rancho Mirage Wine & Food Festival | Feb. 17 from Noon to 4pm | Rancho Mirage Community Park
Enjoy over 200 incredible wines and cuisine from 15 of Rancho Mirage’s very best chefs. Award winning wineries will be pouring their world-class wines. Enjoy an afternoon of unlimited fun, wine, food and live upbeat music at the classiest wine and food festival under the sun! For more information, please call: 760-324-4511 or visit: www.RMwineandfood.com
Palm Desert Greek Festival | Feb. 17 to 18 from 11am to 8pm | St. George Greek Orthodox Church of the Desert, 74109 Larrea
Enjoy authentic Greek food, appetizers, pastries Greek beer & wine, ouzo, Metaxa Greek brandy and coffee. Kids Zone, live Greek Bouzouki Music, traditional Greek dancing, Greek grocery and book store, souvenir Agora (Market) with unique Mediterranean vendors and Greek novelties. For more information, please call: 760-568-9901 or visit: www.pdgreekfest.org
Arnold Palmer Celebrity Invitational of the Desert | Feb. 17 to 19 | Desert Willow Golf Resort, Palm Desert
Two days of golf, hosted by former Edmonton Oiler Stanley Cup champion goalie Grant Fuhr, three nights of parties, celebrities, friends and raising money to benefit the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Make-a-Wish Orange County and Inland Empire Chapter & Loving All Animals, Inc. For more information, please call: 760-346-0015 or visit: https://birdeasepro.com/apcinvitational
Desert Art Festival | Feb. 17 to 19 from 10am to 5pm | Frances Stevens Park, Palm Springs
Hundreds of talented artists will be presenting their unique work in acrylic, collage, etchings, mixed media, oils, pencil, watercolors, digital and traditional photography. Contemporary craftsmen will also present unique styles of individually handcrafted functional and decorative pottery, raku, turned wood vessels and gourd art. For more information, please call: 818-813-4478 or visit: www.westcoastartists.com
Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | Feb. 17 to 19 & Feb. 22 to 25 | Big League Dreams Complex, Cathedral City
The nation’s largest and most prestigious preseason college softball tourney, featuring 50 top Division I teams, including UCLA, Stanford, Cal-Berkeley, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, the Japan National Team, plus many more. For more information, please call: 760-324-5600 or visit: https://marynutterclassic.wordpress.com
Rancho Mirage Music in the Park Series | Feb. 18 & 24 from 7pm to 8:30pm | Rancho Mirage Amphitheater
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies on the 18th and Diane Schuur on the 24th. All concerts are free to the public with open seating on a first come, first served basis. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. Free parking is available at the park and adjacent to the park along San Jacinto Drive. For more information, please call: 760-324-4511 x273 or visit: www.ranchomirageca.gov
Cathedral City Movies in the Park| Feb. 24 from 7pm to 9pm | Downtown Festival Lawn
The free event, hosted by the Cathedral City Evening Rotary and sponsored by the City of Cathedral City, happens on a Saturday once a month between November and May. Tonight’s movie is “Despicable Me 3.” You are welcome to bring snacks or non-alcoholic drinks, but you can also purchase them from the movie organizers at the concession stand. For more information, please call: 760-770-0340 or visit: www.discovercathedralcity.com
ARTWALK at Indian Wells | Feb. 24 to 25 from 10am to 4pm | The Village at Indian Wells, 74738 Hwy 111
Artists will be presenting unique work in acrylic, collage, etchings, mixed media, oils, pencil, watercolors, digital, traditional photography, pottery, raku, turned wood vessels and gourd art. For more information, please call: 818-813-4478 or visit: www.westcoastartists.com
Rancho Mirage Speaker Series | Feb. 27 at 7pm | Eisenhower Medical Center, Helene Galen Auditorium
Hear Lara Logan, television/radio journalist, war correspondent, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for CBS News and CBS 60 Minutes Correspondent. For more information, please visit: www.ranchomirageca.gov/2017-speaker-series
VillageFest | Every Thursday from 6pm to 10pm | Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
Downtown Palm Springs transforms into a diverse array of artists, artisans, entertainers, and purveyors of fresh fruits and veggies, flowers, jewelry, snacks and sweets. For more information, please visit: www.villagefest.org
College of the Desert Street Fair | Every Sat. & Sun. from 7am to 2pm | College of the Desert, 43500 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert
With merchandise and services for all ages and any budget, the Street Fair offers more than 300 merchants, artists, a farmer’s market, entertainment, food and much more. For more information, please call: 760-636-7957 or visit: http://codaastreetfair.com
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