Happy New Year!

Wishing you all the best in the New Year

Thoughts for the New Year

If you are very rich but very unhappy does the money really matter?

If you are very beautiful but very unkind does your beauty really matter to anyone?

If you have everything you want but cannot share with others less fortunate, what good are those things?

Life is about sharing our blessings.

International Film Festival Starts New Year Off Right

The New Year will once again start off with a Bang as all eyes turn to the Palm Springs International Film Festival now in its' 23rd Year!  Many people don't know that the event was founded 23 years ago by the late Sonny Bono, then mayor of Palm Springs. Last year, it is said,  that about 130,000 people attended the festival.

The film festival starts with the opening night film “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” which stars Ewan McGregor as a scientist trying to introduce salmon fishing to the country of Yemen. This is the American debut of the film and is a great example of the treats in Store for Festival goers.  This year the Festival will show 187 films from 73 countries and of these 61 are premieres. Impressive.

The much anticipated Star studded  awards gala will be held  on Jan. 7 at the Convention  Center.  The honorees include George Clooney, Stephen Daldry, Glenn Close, Diablo Cody, Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Michelle Williams, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, and Gary Oldman.

Palm Springs has a nice selection of Film Festivals throughout the year for a complete list see our web page about Film Festivals in Palm Springs.

For more information on use this link The Palm Springs International film festival go to their site

Merry Christmas!

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A Simple But Sincere Wish That Your Christmas

Be Filled With JOY!

 

 

New Airline Service To palm Springs

December 15th marked the inaugural flight to Palm Springs for Virgin Americas new service. The Flight serves San Francisco with same plane continuing service to New York. This is an exciting development for Palm Springs. Virgin America is known for great service and extra amenities, such as wifi and in seat entertainment for all passengers,  on their flights.  Palm Springs residents and visitors should enjoy having the important New York/East Coast market so easy to reach. With the additional promotion of Virgin America it is sure to Boost travel and tourism to the Coachella Valley.

The schedule is set to continue through April 30th of 2012.

See the Interactive route map on the Palm Springs Airport Website

This Month In Real Estate

Palm Springs Featured In Travel and Leisure

The December 2011 issue of Travel + Leisure magazine has a great article on Palm Springs.

Starting on page 176 the article is more than the usual top ten list of Palm Springs attractions. There is also an emphasis on the attractions of our nearby High Desert.

Checking on-line I could not find the article posted on the magazines website yet - so you will have to pick up your own copy to check it out.

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