desert rage by sasha scarlett
Baptist Sissies, is taking place at the Desert Rose Playhouse fromFriday, March 17 through Sunday, April 9, with performances on Friday and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The acclaimed play follows the journey of four, gay boys from the Calvary Baptist Church of Dallas, TX. Religion clashes with sexuality as Mark Lee Fuller desperately searches for a place to put his own pain and rage, as he tries to create a world of love and acceptance in the church and clubs of Dallas. It’s a world that includes barflies, Peanut and Odette, whose endless banter takes audiences from hysterical laughter to tragedy and tears.
desertroseplayhouse.org One Million LGBTQ in Action, a national
March in Palm Springs roars like a lion as we hit the height of peak season, a time when the snowbirds and sun lovers flock to the desert for the perfect weather (no rain here!). Shake off those winter dol- drums, don your favorite cocktail frock and come visit Coachella Valley.
Thursday, March 2 through Saturday, March 4
is thePalm Springs Dance Festival, with unique and diverse dance opportunities abounding in Palm Springs: Performance, education and outreach! Each evening offers a distinctly different, yet compelling, dance performance scheduled at different venues. Look for the dance diversity showcase, emerging talent/student spotlight and a profes- sional, concert dance program, which includes an elegant reception option. If you love dance, you must check this event out.
palmspringsdancefest.com Beginning inMarch, The Living Desert is bringing back
camel rides through the Desert. Girl, I did it last year and there is something truly exotic about straddling a camel’s back, lodged between two humps. I’m just sayin’! Support the Palm Springs Zoo and the Living Desert through this and a wide variety of other great, interesting exhibits.
livingdesert.org Saturday, March 11 is the annual bedazzled and
bejeweled,Palm Springs Red Dress Party. Voted “Most Fun Non-Profit Event or Gala” byDesert Outlook readers, The Red Dress Party is the only dance event where you can expect queens, bears, femmes, straights, studs and everything in between, serving up frock fabulousness, as they dance the night away, amongst TV personalities, philanthropists and politicians. The only requirement? Rocking a sassy red dress, snappy red pant suit or hotpants, all in support of The Center. It’s an affordable night of dressing up, dancing, fun and delightful companionship, along with 500 of your (soon-to- be) closest friends! All proceeds benefit The Center of Palm Springs.
thecenterps.org Del Shores’ award-winning comedy-dramaSouthern
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grassroots event, comes together at Frances Stevens Park on E. Alejo Road in Palm Springs to oppose an executive order on “Religious Freedom” circulating in the Trump administration. It’s a possible weakening of protections designed to shield LGBTQ individuals from discrimination, according to a copy of the proposed order obtained by ABC News. Join us at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 for this important event of solidarity.
facebook.com/events/1239729299455706. Tickets are on sale right now, for all that is
Coachella 2017! One of America’s greatest and most popular music festivals in America, music aficionados pack the valley on two different weekends:Friday, April 14 through Sunday, April 16 andFriday, April 21 through Sunday, April 23. Headliners include: Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Bon Iver and (weirdly) Hans Zimmer! Sadly, twin-buns-in-oven Beyoncé, has pulled out of headlining this year’s
installment.coachella.com If two weekends of music aren’t enough for
you, immediately following Coachella, look for its Country Western cousin,Stagecoach, running Friday, April 28 through Sunday, April 30. Headliners for 2017 include: Dierks Bentley, Shania Twain and Kenny Chesney, gods and goddesses of the country
world.stagecoachfestival.com From dance to theatre to great music to art and
red dresses and protests, a girl just doesn’t stop and you should not either. Love one another. Be the “Light” in the world. Have a great March and I’ll see you in the Desert.
Sasha Scarlett
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