The Desert Sun’s Bruce Fessier writes that the last slow weekend of the year is approaching, before next week, when things start to get crazy again with Comic Con Palm Springs, Campout 12, Pitbull and Burning Bash V, to name a few of the events.  Bruce’s suggestions as to the top 50 events over the next month here in the Coachella Valley include: 

Aug. 18

  • An Evening With Chip Miller, first in a monthly series of presentations by writer, director, artist and musician Chip Miller featuring his past and upcoming PBS specials, plus Q&As and special guests, including the musical artist Esteban for the inaugural event, 7 p.m., La Quinta Museum Community Room, 77885 Avenida Montezuma, La Quinta. Free admission. (760) 777-7170
  • Eclectic father-son duo, Tim and Myles Thompson, who have toured with Wynonna Judd and Spyro Gyro, 8:30 p.m., Trilogy at The Polo Club’s 2 Palms Events Center, just past the Madison Club on Avenue 52, Indio. $15 but reservations required. (760) 775-5522

Aug. 19

  • Lisa Lynn and Friends, including Grammy-nominated songwriter Jann Browne, performing with How We Became Giants, 8 p.m., Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs, 150 S. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. Free admission. (760) 325-9676
  •  Cactus Wine Experience/Wild West Burlesque, 8 p.m., outdoors at Pappy & Harriet’s saloon, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown. $10-$20. Free show indoors featuring The Moves Collective, 8 p.m. (760) 365-5956
  •  The Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo, 9 p.m. Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. $59. (951) 849-3080

Aug. 19-21

  • Idyllwild Arts Foundation “Jazz in the Pines,” headlined by Diane Schuur with Ernie Watts at 4:15 p.m. Saturday and Casey Abrams with Haley Reinhart at 4:15 p.m. Sunday. Deanna Bogart featured at Patrons VIP Dinner and Dance at 6 p.m. Friday. Two dozen bands and performers start at 10:30 a.m. daily, Idyllwild Arts Academy, 52500 Temecula Road, Idyllwild. $85-$350. (951) 468-7210
  •  The Desert Rose Playhouse production of the David Dillon comedy, "Party," about gay men playing a party game, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2 p.m., Sunday, Desert Rose Playhouse, 69620 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage. $30-$33. (760) 202-3000
  •  15th annual Big Bear Renaissance Faire, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Featuring five stages of continual entertainment, food and drink and fully costumed vendors. Weekend passes available. Pedersen Sawmill, 39115 Rim of the World Drive, Fawnskin. $12-$26. (909) 424-4232

Aug. 20

  • Desert Film Society presents “Fever at Dawn,” 9:15-11:45 a.m. Camelot, 2300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs. $15. (760) 770-0507
  • Queen Nation (Queen tribute) with Rok of Ages, 7:30 p.m. The Rock Yard , 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. Free. (800) 827-2946
  • Pitbull, 8 p.m. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. $69-$129. (800) 827-2946
  • Los Tucanes De Tijuana, 8 p.m., Spotlight 29 Casino, 46-200 Harrison Place, Coachella. $35-$55. (800) 585-3737
  • Diane Coffee (Shaun Fleming of Foxygen), with Waterstrider, 8:30 p.m., Pappy & Harriet’s saloon, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown. $10-$12. (760) 365-5956
  • Scott Stapp, 10 p.m. Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. $20-$40. (951) 849-3080

 Aug. 21

  • Smooth jazz star Kenny Lattimore, 5 p.m., Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. $50-$75. 800-252-4499

Aug. 23

  • Singer Yo Younger performing with KJ MarJovi, 7-10 p.m., Pete’s Hideaway, 665 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. Returns Aug. 30. Free admission. (760) 322-6500

Aug. 25

  • A Flock of Seagulls with Naked Eyes, 8 p.m., Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. $50-$75. 800-252-4499

Aug. 25-27

  • Jazz bassist Jennifer Leitham, as part of the CVRep Summer Jazz Series, 7 p.m., Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre at The Atrium, 69-930 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage. $30, including post-show reception. (760) 296-2966
  • Campout 12, featuring Kolars, Hickman-Dalton Gang and Skylar Gudasz on Thursday, Camper Van Beethoven, Jessika Von Rabbit, Jonathan Segal and more on Friday; Cracker, Ike Reilly, Whiskey Gentry and more on Saturday. Doors open at 7 p.m., Pappy & Harriet’s saloon, 53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown. $75 for three days, $25 for Friday or Saturday only. (760) 365-5956

Aug. 26

  • Burning Bash V, featuring Eevaan Tre, Million, Al Rossi, Spankshaft, The Flusters, CIVX, the Hive Minds, Upper Class Poverty, and DJ sets by Skyhigh and more, 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Bart Lounge, 67555 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Cathedral City. (760) 799-8800

Aug. 26-28

  • Comic Con Palm Springs, featuring DJs, bands, short and feature films, comic book artists, film and TV actors and an appearance by Stan Lee, 4 p.m. Friday-4 p.m. Sunday, Palm Springs Convention Center and Renaissance Hotel, 888 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs. Friday pass $25, Saturday $32, Sunday $27; three-day passes $37-$89; Stan Lee package passes $139-$300. (760) 880-1059, comicconpalmsprings.com

Aug. 27

  • Atomic Punks (Van Halen tribute) with Revolver performing, 7:30 p.m. The Rock Yard, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. Free. (800) 827-2946
  •  The Circle featuring former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, plus Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, 8 p.m. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. $49-$109. (800) 827-2946

Aug. 28

  • Wheel Of Fortune” a cabaret starring Ron Cohn with Denis Moreen on piano, 2 p.m., Arthur Newman Theater at the Joslyn Center, 73750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert. $11. (760) 325-2731
  • Smooth jazz saxophonist Michael Lington, 5 p.m., Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. $50-$75. 800-252-4499

Aug. 30

  • Magic at the Conga Room with Dean Apple and ventriloquist Rob Watkins, 8 p.m., Conga Room, 411 E. Palm Canyon, Palm Springs. $20. 760-777-2328

Sept. 1

  • “Do the Right Thing,” the 1989 Spike Lee film, screening as part of the “Hot is Cool: Sizzling Summer Film Series,” presented by the Palm Springs International Film Society and the Palm Springs Art Museum, 7 p.m., Annenberg Theater, 101 Museum Way, Palm Springs. Free admission. (760) 325-4490
  •  Hollace, 9 p.m., Palm Canyon Roadhouse, 535 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. Free admission. (760) 327-4080

Sept. 1-3

  • Dick Taylor Presents Tommy Tune: Here and Now,” a one-man show by the Broadway legend, 8 p.m. to re-open Michael Holmes’ Purple Room Supper Club in the Trinidad Hotel, 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. $80-$90. Dinner extra starting at 5:30 p.m. Purpleroompalmsprings.com

Sept. 2

  • Comics Cheech & Chong, 8 p.m. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. $29-$59. (800) 827-2946

Sept. 2-4

  • Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival with Tony-nominated Ann Callaway, 8 p.m. Friday, Annenberg Theater, 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs; Dee Dee Bridgewater, 8 p.m. Saturday, Annenberg Theatre; Cool Soul Jam with Pamela Williams, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Indian Canyons Country Club, Clubhouse, 1067 Murray Canyon Drive, Palm Springs. Artistic director Sweet Baby J’ai leads tribute to the Divas Sunday brunch at the Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs, 400 S. Indian Canyon Drive. $299 pass or five individually ticketed events. (760) 416-4535.http://palmspringswomensjazzfestival.org/contact/

Sept. 3

  • Main Street Block Party, Old Town La Quinta, featuring music by Lisa Lynn and the Country Gentlemen and The Refills, 8-10 p.m., 78100 Main St., La Quinta. Free admission. (760) 600-0758
  • Comedian Rodney Carrington, 8 p.m., Spotlight 29 Casino. $35-$55. (800) 585-3737
  • A Night At Playoffs, a monthly showcase featuring The CMFs, Daytime Moon, Drop Mob and Sleeze Fix, 8 p.m.-midnight, Playoffs Sports Bar, 12105 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs. Free admission. (760) 251-2644

To read Bruce Fessier’s original article, courtesy of The Desert Sun, please visit:http://www.desertsun.com/story/life/2016/08/15/comic-con-coming-week-time-chill/88808232/