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Whether you are looking to enhance your photography skills or meet some of the top photographers around, Connect 2010 is the place to be.  Connect 2010 is America’s most talked-about photography event with evening presentations, one-on-one tech consultations, countless workshops and master classes, and much more. Connect 2010 is the Palm Springs Photo Festival, which is an intense week-long event.  It is ideal for professional, emerging and serious advanced amateur photographers.  This program will truly inspire you while providing outstanding education that will reignite the passion within you toward art and commerce of photography.

The event begins on Sunday, March 28 with an Open Portfolio Review and Opening Reception.  Throughout the week, you will have the opportunity to meet top photographers, curators, art directors, editors, gallery directors, ad agency creatives, educators and many more inspirational leaders.  The goal is to not only learn a great deal about the industry, but to show off the skills you already possess.  You have the ability to show your portfolios, study with the best photographers in the business, and attend cutting-edge seminars and symposiums.The economy has had a negative impact on virtually every industry out there; including photography. 

 For this reason, Connect 2010 gives you the opportunity to be seen and actually network with master photographers who can help you get your foot in the door.  There are a number of terrific evening parties that allow you to loosen up and interact with those in the business.  In all, you will be able to choose from 18 intense workshop programs that allow you to learn from world-renown working photographers and educators.  Most programs are three to four days long and provide a great deal of information that can truly allow you to excel and develop the skills needed to be successful down the road. There are also 20 important seminars that will be held throughout the week on a wide array of different subject matters.  These seminars can provide useful information that you may have never even thought of before.Best of all, you will find over 1200 portfolio reviews with top industry professionals available.  (more…)

 

For the last 24 years Palm Springs Exotic Car Auctions have delivered hundreds of hot rods, sports cars, muscle cars and classics to auctioneers.  There are hundreds of buyers and sellers who visit the auctions every year and for obvious reasons, they keep coming back.  Regardless of whether you have a classic you are looking to get rid of or are looking to get your hands on a beauty, these auctions are the place to be.

The story began back in 1985 as Keith McCormick hosted his first exotic car auction.  Although it was nowhere near the standards of today’s auctions, it certainly got the tradition underway.  Today, Keith’s car auctions are some of the most prestigious, respected, and successful ones in America.

The events are held every year in the months of November and February on the grounds of the Spa Resort Casino located in downtown Palm Springs, California.  It is as if every year the auctions get bigger and even more cars enter.  The auction in November of 2009 was the largest yet with 496 lots total and 332 lots sold.

When it comes to car auctions, numbers do not lie.  Over the years, the Palm Springs Exotic Car Auctions have put up impressive numbers to say the least.  They have accumulated well over 235,000 in auction attendance and over 17,046 cars have been displayed.  There have been over 11,762 successful sales which equates to 69% of the cars displayed.  10% of the cars that do not sell end up being sold by the staff during the sale and many vehicles listed to be sold at no reserve end up selling to the last bidder.

What separates this auction from others is the wide variety of luxurious vehicles that appear year after year.  The auction that just came to a close in February featured everything from a 1967 Rolls Royce to a 1965 Ford T-Bird to a 2003 Mercedes Benz SL 500.  There were vehicles all the way from 1929 to 2009 for buyers to choose from.  And with several different models and makes at the auction, there was a little bit of something for everyone. (more…)

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^{Enjoy the wonderful festivities of the annual Annual Thunder and Lightning Pow Wow show being held during September 26th, 27th and 28th . The show offers a great opportunity to travel through the path of our ancestors.}

‘This mega show presents more than 1,200 dancers competing to win the mega prizes worth more than $260,000. This is a grand occasion which shares the verdant cultural heritage of different communities in this great’country.’ Pow Wows, originally planned for spring, welcome the new beginnings of life, and are grandeur festivities showcasing the culture and heritage of Native Americans. It is a great occasion for the people to join together, sing, dance and’share’cultures. This is considered as the best time to renew the friendships, recollect relations and also to make new friends.’

Today, Pow Wows are an integral part of the Native Americans lives. The Pow Wow celebration brings together many native tribes together in a festive and social atmosphere. ‘There is a lot of’enthusiasm and the whole atmosphere becomes vibrant during the festival period.

This is a grand occasion of dance and music.’There’will be areas of the PowWows thriving with illuminations, joy and activities. The spectators are allowed entry at free of cost. The Grand Entry is an attractive event in the beginning of every session of Pow Wow. It consists of a parade of well dressed people, dressed in colors accompanied with songs and dances. This is a nice occasion to the participants to score more points. All competing people will be participating in the Grand entries.

The cultural heritage and the marvel of the dance compositions and music are displayed in the Pow Wow. The tribal songs and dances have been inherited through many generations.’Competitions are held for various age groups, kids, women and men. This will be an eye catching event for the people to enjoy and experience the grandeur traditional artistic talents in the country. Make sure you attend this great Pow Wow near the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa.

Elaine Stewart Remax Real Estate Consultants

Presenting a benefit for the Aids Assistance Program, Kahlua has created an awe inspiring event that guarantees an evening of up scale dining with a down home feel and a laid back atmosphere. From the music to the food, and the laughter to the exquisite wines, your enjoyment is imperative and nearly as much sought after as the profits that will go to an honorable cause. Providing financial support for the Aids Assistance Program is a means of caring for the community locally and the nation at large.Never ones to shy away from duty or helping the community, those that have organized this event are opening it to the public as a means of interacting not only with locals, but also with visitors from out of town or out of state.With an entrance fee of $45.00 per person, the evening promises a unique journey for your taste buds with culinary delights created with inspiration in some of the most popular restaurants around Palm Springs.

Leaving nothing to the imagination, the participating restaurants will give you a chance to experience a feast like no other as they cook and serve their way into your hearts. Some of the prospective restaurants expected to make available their savory dishes are ones such as the (more…)

What better way to step back some years in time and re-visit your college days than to attend the happening event , the Coachella Valley Music Festival, located in Indio, California on the Empire Polo Fields. Thousands of people have flocked to this annual event that promises to hold, this year, one of the most diverse line ups in entertainment than has ever been held in the previous years of show dates. Boasting performing artists from varied backgrounds and varied genre of music with group names like Portishead, Kraftwerk, and many more.

Over 100 artists have been listed and in years passed have played in various tents with names like, the Gobi tent, Sahara tent, Mojave tent, and on multiple stages such as the Coachella stage and the Outdoor Theater. These locations are spread around the polo fields, playing constant music throughout each day of the entire weekend. Event attendees are encouraged to stroll the grounds freely and view the art exhibits as well as enjoy the food and music.Beginning on April 25, Friday is the start of a fun, food, music, and art filled weekend. Whether you like to attend in appreciation of art, music, or people, it is all here at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. There is something here for everyone. From the art filled tents to the music filled stages, food and fun abound.Since the beginning of this annual event in October of 1999, there have (more…)

If you enjoy a great festival that gives a huge presentation but manages to keep the small, home town feel to it then here in Indio, California you will find exactly that. At the annual Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, hosted by the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, there is something for everyone. From the lure of the games and activities to the food and fun it is one non-stop joy ride lasting for ten days in February. It’s coming soon and runs, February 15th -24th in 2008!! Hosting some of the biggest names in the music industry, the festival has managed to book entertainment by some of these top stars such as Leann Rimes, country music singing sensation joined by Banda Novillo and Heart. If that does not seem sufficient to draw in the crowds, you can also see an amazing performance by Gerardo Fernandez and (more…)