2014 ARTHUR LYONS FILM NOIR FESTIVAL The Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival returnsThursday, May 8 through
QUEEN OF THE DESERT: A SO-CAL LIP SYNC COMPETITION AND BENEFIT Desert AIDS Project will premiere a fun new charity fundraiser
to benefit client services called Queen of the Desert, taking place onWednesday, May 28 at Renaissance Hotel. The cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m. with show beginning at 7 p.m. Queen of the Desert will feature eight of the best local drag performers who will lip sync for their life… or at the very least for the title of “Ulti- mate Queen of all the Drag Queens in the Land.” The mistresses of ceremonies for the evening will be none other than the lovely Dottie Du Bois and Maude Chaeau. For more information on tickets and tables call 760.323.2118 or go to
desertaidsproject.org.
Sunday, May 11 to the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, this year celebrating its 15th year. Film and television star Barbara Hale is sched- uled to appear as the opening night guest star after the screening of the 1949 film,The Window. Festival producer and host Alan K. Rode said of the film, “The Window is one of Hollywood’s greatest suspense films. I am thrilled that we’ll be screening a 35mm print of this classic, with the principal star, Barbara Hale, joining us to share her recollections.” The following day, the screening of another Hollywood classic, Sunset Boulevard will take place with Academy Award-nominee Nancy Olson scheduled to appear on stage after the film. “This year’s lineup of out- standing films along with an eclectic mixture of guests makes our 15th edition a collaborative celebration of noir that can’t be missed,” added Rode. For more information about the Film Noir Festival, including the schedule and list of special guests call 888.718.4253 or go
toarthurlyonsfilmnoir.ning.com.
HARVEY MILK DIVERSITY BREAKFAST COACHELLA VALLEY The third annual Coach-
DAVID QUINTANILLA: SMOKE AND MIRRORS What does a magician use to create illusions? Smoke and mirrors; tricks
of light, sound and the senses, used to divert viewers. David Quintanilla’s work is all about playing in to that illusion, by taking a typical subject and morphing it into the atypical. Both portraiture and installation art, his photography is shown traditionally as wall art, as well as having images superimposed onto fabric and then used as upholstery on antique and vintage chairs. “My photographs are a physical extension of who I am and my uncontrollable, overactive lust for transformation. I love finding ways to deliver a portrait in a way you never saw coming.” Smoke and Mirrors will be on display fromMonday, May 5 through Tuesday, July 1 at Towne Palm Springs, 1345 North Palm Canyon Road In Palm Springs. For more info contact Brandon Hoskins at 760.464.0480 or email him at Brandon@
towneps.com, or by going to David Quintanilla’s website
atdavidquintanilla.com.
ella Valley Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast will be held on Harvey Milk Day, Thursday, May 22,
honoring the birthday of the slain gay civil rights leader. Kate Kendell of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) will be the keynote speaker at the event and labor activist and talk show host “Elle K” Kurpiewski will receive the 2014 Harvey B. Milk Leadership Award. The breakfast, which will be held at the Hilton Palm Springs, 400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, seeks to bring together all who support equal- ity and justice to celebrate the memory of the first openly gay elected official in California and his legacy of ground-breaking inspiration in the struggle to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. Proceeds from the event benefit the Pride Gay Straight Alliance Fund to support GSA organizations in Coachella Valley high schools. For tickets and more information call 760.416.8711 or go
topspride.org.
Palm Springs 40 RAGE monthly | MAY 2014
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