Events Calendar January 2013 1 New Year’s Day. Happy New Year from everyone at www.BestPalmSprings.com 10-21 Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. Founded in 1990 by then Mayor Sonny Bono, the PSIFF is one of the largest film festivals in North America. It features a line up of more than 200 films from 60 countries, seminars, special events and Gala receptions. 760-322-2930 website TBD Paul Casey’s Elvis. Two time entertainer of the year and is the official Elvis Tribute Artist of Las Vegas and Ambassador of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. ELVIS the Musical-American Trilogy Show is an original musical concept incorporating actual personalities with an actor recreating the musical career of Elvis Presley. Both real-historical personalities and actors will be featured with the best of both concert and theater entertainment. This is NOT an impersonator show. 9pm Spotlight 29 Casino. 800-585-3737 website TBD Annual Elvis Birthday Celebration. Visit the home where Elvis and Priscilla Presley spent their honeymoon night on May 1, 1967. 35th year Remembrance of Elvis, a weekend celebration featuring Ted Torres, Graceland 2012- Ultimate Elvis Contest Finalist and Bobby Brooks Wilson, son of Jackie Wilson in famous Living Room Concerts.  Saturday and Sunday Concerts in the Palm Springs Modernism Icon Estate where Elvis and Priscilla lived and Honeymooned in 1967.  Guided House Tours, Celebrities and Birthday Cake.  Soon to be featured on the Travel Channel Show Feature: Ultimate Travel: Last Resort. 760-322-1192 website TBD Jazzoo. Concert Series at The Living Desert will feature the music of a different jazz legend played by Roger Neumann and Friends. Reserved cabaret style indoor table seating provides the audience with an intimate and vibrant musical experience. Advance paid reservations are required. Many of the Jazz patrons enjoy bringing a picnic basket of scrumptious goodies, along with a bottle of wine. 4pm & 6:15pm. 760-346-5694 website 21 Martin Luther King Day. Call ahead as some businesses will be closed. 14-20 Humana Challenge (Formerly Bob Hope Classic). Defending champion Mark Wilson will be joined by PGA Tour professionals, plus a bevy of amateurs & sports and entertainment celebrities at three desert courses. The tournament week is designed to bring the idea of “participatory wellness” to life for people of all ages. 760-346 - 8184 website TBD. Jazz Supper Club 2013. A series of 6 unique and wonderful supper concerts featuring a group of great jazz vocalists and musicians, proceeds of which benefit The American Jazz Institutes's in-school mentoring and music scholarship program in the Coachella Valley. An opportunity to see and hear today's greatest music super stars from NY, LA and Seattle. It all starts at 5:30pm in the Supper Club Lounge with no-host cocktails, followed by a specially planned prix fixe dinner. Performers TBD Vicky's of Sante Fe. 760-345-9770 website TBD THRU APR TBD Improv Comedy Club. Three comedians, one headliner and two openers, take the stage inside the club during one show at 9:00p.m. on Fridays, and two shows at 8:00p.m. and 10:00p.m. on Saturdays. 800- 827-2946 website TBD THRU FEB TBD California Winter League Baseball. Watch yesterday’s stars train our stars of tomorrow in the California Winter League. Games take place twice daily, five days a week at the historic Palm Springs Stadium. 760-778-4487 website TBD THRU MAR TBD HITS Horse Shows. The HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California is one of the largest hunter/jumper horse show venues in the United States and is the home to the HITS Desert Circuit. 760-399-9200 website 25 Joshua Bell, violin. Joshua Bell performs favorite classics with the magnetic presence that has earned him popularity and acclaim that reach far beyond the concert hall. 8pm McCallum Theatre 760-340-2787 website TBD Southwest Arts Festival. A premier North American art show in a vast outdoor marketplace has captivated the creative hearts of renowned artists, as well as the attentive eye of serious collectors. 26th anniversary features over 250 acclaimed artists. Empire Polo Club. 760-347-0676 website