Programs & Exhibits Guide: January - March, 2017

Welcome to the Rancho Mirage Public Library…

This “In Season” calendar of events is full of concerts, lectures, film screenings
and ideas. There is something for every age and for many interests.

Popular presenters will return:
• Dr. William Gudelunas will deliver a 3 part series “America Enters Word War I”
• Professor Penny Rivin will offer a timely talk on terrorism entitled “The

New Normal”
• Jim Cornett (our favorite naturalist) will give us “The Australian Outback and

the Coachella Valley”

NOTE: January 26-30, the Library will be accessible by e-mail, phone, and
on our website but not for visits, as ticket holders “celebrate the written word”
at the Fourth Annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival. Other libraries in the
Valley will be ready to serve you in-person.

The Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation has reached out to our
wonderful DONORS to help fund this ambitious calendar of free events.

The City of Rancho Mirage Community Cultural Commission also brings
us four outstanding events, as shown on page 4, with another event scheduled
for April 1st!

There is much to be enjoyed at the Rancho Mirage Public Library…and YOU
are invited!

David Bryant, Library Director

Note: Any changes to this schedule, including additional programs, will be announced on our website ranchomiragelibrary.org
which is always worth a visit to get the latest information about your Rancho Mirage Public Library.

People with disabilities are encouraged to attend Library programs. If you have special communication or access needs, please
contact the Library at 341-7323 four business days in advance of the event(s) you will attend.

If you would like to receive e-mail alerts about upcoming events, changes in our programming schedule, or events not shown
here, please send your e-mail address to [email protected].
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Rancho Mirage Cultural Commission LIBRARY
HOURS
Kal David, Guitarist and Lauri Bono, Vocalist............................... 4
Monday – Tuesday
Etienne Gara, Violinist.......................................................................... 4 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Play Ball, Again....................................................................................... 4 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Fourth Annual Rancho Mirage Artist Studio Tour..................... 4 Thursday – Saturday
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Community Showcase Closed Sundays

Fourth Annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival.......................... 5 PLEASE NOTE:

Desert Writers Expo.............................................................................. 5 The Library will be closed to
the public during the Rancho
Palm Springs Writers Guild................................................................ 6 Mirage Writers Festival on the

Poetry Workshops................................................................................. 6 following days:
Thursday, January 26
Book Discussion Group....................................................................... 6
Friday, January 27
Spring Book Sale Bounty.................................................................... 6 Saturday, January 28
Monday, January 30
Emergency Preparedness Forum.................................................... 7
Holiday Closures
Map Your Neighborhood.................................................................... 7 New Year’s Day

Scams, Schemes and Damn Machines.......................................... 7 Monday, January 2
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Authors
Monday, January 16
William J. Mann...................................................................................... 8 President’s Day

Maureen Gilmer .................................................................................... 8 Monday, February 20

Douglas Smith ....................................................................................... 9 City of Rancho Mirage
Public Library ©
Robert S. Bader ..................................................................................... 9
71-100 Hwy 111
Lectures Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

America Enters World War I.............................................................10 Tel: (760) 341-7323
Fax: (760) 341-5213
The New Normal .................................................................................10
[email protected]
The Australian Outback and the Coachella Valley...................11 www.ranchomiragelibrary.org

Why Do We Love Fashion? ..............................................................11 3

Sunnylands: America’s Midcentury Masterpiece.....................12

Palm Springs Art Museum...............................................................12

Film

Foreign Language Film Series........................................................13

Femmes Fatales of the 1940s .........................................................13

Music

Lenore Raphael, Pianist ....................................................................14

Palm Springs Opera Guild ...............................................................14

Dan Barrett & The Swing All Stars .................................................15

Peter Sprague Trio...............................................................................16

Vijah Venkatesh, Pianist & Priyanka Venkatesh, Violinist.......16

Raviv Leibzirer, Pianist.......................................................................17

Tech Talk

Tech Tuesdays.......................................................................................18

Kids, Teens & Familes

Storytimes..............................................................................................19

Family Nights........................................................................................19

Kids Book Discussion Group............................................................20

LEGO Club.............................................................................................20

Teen Tech Night...................................................................................20

RANCHO MIRAGE CULTURAL COMMISSION

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2016 – 2017

Kal David, guitarist & Lauri Bono, vocalist present “Living The Dream”
Wednesday, January 18, 7 – 8 p.m.
“There is something amazing about two voices that sing as one,” said Sound Waves
Magazine. Chicago born and raised, Kal David has been a blues guitarist, singer and
songwriter for over 50 years. Today, Kal and his partner Lauri Bono spend their time
traveling the world performing to blues audiences, returning most recently from Germany.
Kal and Lauri will perform music from their latest album “Living the Dream.”

An Evening with Étienne Gara, Violinist
Wednesday, February 15, 7 – 8 p.m.
Étienne Gara is the 2010 laureate of the prestigious Marcel
Bleustein-Blanchet Foundation, as well as a laureate of the
Fifth International Chamber Music Ensemble competition in
Boston. He is a winner of Sir Yehudi Menuhin’s “Music Live
Now” competition and of the 2014 and 2016 Beverly Hills
Auditions. He earned his Master of Music at New England
Conservatory and later joined the violinist Midori at the
University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Play Ball, Again, Wednesday, March 8, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Play Ball, Again is an appreciation of baseball, baseball history, high
and low points, and its place in our national psyche. As a tribute to
the 2017 Spring Training Season, this program is like a baseball
game, divided into nine innings or acts beginning with a food truck
offering free hot dogs in the parking lot. Featured guests include:
Bill Marx, Pete Donovan, Scott Kiner, and Frank Furino.

Fourth Annual Rancho Mirage Artist Studio Tour
Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Registration 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at City Hall)
This event offers participants the opportunity to meet artists in their own environment and see
how they create their work. Rancho Mirage City Hall will feature a pop-up gallery where additional
artists will have their work on display. The tour begins with registration at Rancho Mirage City
Hall where participants will receive a map and a pass, before heading out for a day of discovery.

SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, April 1, 2017 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tour of three Desert X art installation sites.
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FOURTH ANNUAL The Palm Springs Writers Guild
presents
RANCHO MIRAGE
WRITERS FESTIVAL The Fifth Desert
Writers Expo
The Library will be Closed for the
Fourth Annual Rancho Mirage Thursday, March 30, 3 – 6 p.m.
Writers Festival
You are invited to the Fifth Desert
Thursday, January 26 Writers Expo, sponsored by the Palm
Friday, January 27 Springs Writers Guild. Don’t miss this
opportunity to meet and network with
Saturday, January 28 local authors and keep up to date on
Monday, January 30 all the fine work that is being created
On January 26, 27, 28 and 30, right here in the Coachella Valley.
the Library will be accessible by Authors of various genres, including
e-mail, phone and website, but fiction, nonfiction, cooking, memoirs,
not for visits. Ticketholders will travel, business, and how-to books,
“celebrate the written word” at the will be represented.
Fourth Annual Rancho Mirage
Information on how to join the
Writers Festival. Palm Springs Writers Guild will
be available. The event is open
For remote assistance, to the public, with no admission
please call us at (760) 341-7323, charge. For authors who would like
to participate in the Expo, visit the
or email us at Palm Springs Writers Guild website
[email protected]. at www.palmspringswritersguild.org.
For additional information send an
email to [email protected].

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Palm Springs Writers Guild Book Discussion Group
Everyone is welcome to attend The Library’s book discussion
the Writers Guild monthly group meets on the second
meetings at the Library. For Friday of each month. For more
more information, please visit information, send an email to
www.palmspringswritersguild.org. [email protected].

Saturday, January 7, 2 – 4 p.m. Friday, January 13, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
TBA
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable
Saturday, February 4 Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
Voice Overs by Stacey O’Brien
Michael Bell and Lori Trietel share the
secrets of voice overs. Friday, February 10, 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 4 I Dreamed of Africa
Memoir Writing by Kuki Gallmann
Lisa Dale Norton – Shimmering
Images: A Handy Little Guide to Friday, March 10, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Writing Memoir. So You Don’t Get Lost in the
Neighborhood
by Patrick Modiano

Poetry Workshops Spring Book Sale Bounty
Weekly Sessions on Wednesdays, This big event features an enormous
selection of gently-used books at
January-March, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. affordable prices. The Foundation
Book Sale raises money for the
Poets interested in assignments, Library while promoting enthusiasm
critiques, and readings are invited to for reading!
join Dorothea Bisbas, City of Rancho
Mirage Public Library Poet Laureate. Thursday, March 23, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The goal of these workshops is to
encourage poetry based on personal Friday, March 24, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
experiences, language, and insights.
More advanced poets share their Saturday, March 25, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
techniques, including revision and
details about getting poetry published.

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Emergency Preparedness Map Your Neighborhood
Commission Town Hall Forums Wednesday, February 1, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
The step beyond personal
Jim McFarlin preparedness for a disaster is getting
your immediate neighborhood
Wednesday, March 1, 6 – 7 p.m. prepared. Come learn the 9 steps
you should take in the first hour
U.S. Cyber Security: House of Cards? after a disaster.

The Cold War is over. In its place, Presented by
there’s a 21st century global
cyber war that is spiraling out Jim McFarlin
of control. Join popular national Thursday, February 16, 2 – 3 p.m.
speaker Jim McFarlin, author Scams, Schemes and Damn
of the engaging international Machines
cyberthriller Aftershock: a Novel Join author and popular national
as he takes us behind the scenes speaker Jim McFarlin as he gives
into America’s struggle against a reprise of his critically acclaimed
foreign adversaries – and itself – for presentation on cybersecurity. It’s
national security in the cyber era. a revealing behind-the-scenes
journey into the rapidly transforming
Thomas Jordan & Dennis Mileti digital age. National security, cyber
Wednesday, March 29, 6 – 7 p.m. threats, and rampant cyber crime
progressively define a world where
Locked, Loaded and Ready to Roll our personal and financial assets –
Be on hand as Thomas Jordan, and increasingly, our way of life –
Ph.D., Director of the Southern are at risk.
California Earthquake Center at the
University of Southern California
summarizes earthquake forecasting
science and presents the latest
forecast estimates for the “Big
One” in Southern California and our
Valley. Dennis Mileti, Ph.D. will then
summarize the actions that people,
organizations, and governments in
California have taken in the wake
of historical quake forecasts, and
he will use it to illustrate what we
might do following different kinds of
possible forecasts.

Each of these two programs will be preceded by
a half hour champagne reception.

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William J. Mann Maureen Gilmer
Tuesday, January 10, 2 – 3 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2 – 3 p.m.

The Wars of the Roosevelts Growing Vegetables in the Desert

In fast-paced, page-turning Finally, a local book to help
narrative nonfiction, award- Coachella Valley residents figure
winning biographer William J. out the counter-intuitive seasonal
Mann reveals previously unknown schedule for our low desert organic
truths about the Roosevelts. gardens. Join Maureen Gilmer,
It is a story of a family at war, author of Growing Vegetables in
of survival of the fittest, where the Desert, as she offers tips on row
the strong devoured the weak covers, heat-tolerant varieties, all
and exiled the inconvenient. winter growing, wind management,
Particularly timely and relevant, lean sandy ground and irrigation.
the book illustrates how our current She will show how they all are
political machinations and partisan equally important for the cultivation
polarization are not so different of annual food crops during drought.
from the early 20th century.
Maureen Gilmer has 35 years
William J. Mann is the author of experience in California horticulture
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and landscape architecture. She
Madness at the Dawn of is author of 20 gardening books
Hollywood, winner of the 2015 including Palm Springs-Style
Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, Gardening. Her columns run
as well as Kate: The Woman Who weekly in The Desert Sun and are
Was Hepburn, and several other syndicated nationwide.
best-selling titles.
Barnes & Noble will be on hand with books
Barnes & Noble will be on hand with books available for signing following this lecture.
available for signing following this lecture.

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Douglas Smith Robert S. Bader
Thursday, February 2, 2 – 3 p.m. Friday, February 17, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Four of the Three Musketeers
Twilight of the Romanovs
Before film made them
Award-winning historian and international comedy legends, the
translator Douglas Smith provides Marx Brothers developed their
a definitive account of monk Grigory comic skills on stage for twenty-
Rasputin’s role in Imperial Russia’s five years. In Four of the Three
downfall and the rise of Bolshevism. Musketeers: The Marx Brothers
“Monumental and soul-shaking... on Stage, Robert S. Bader offers
[Smith has] a Dostoyevskian flair the first comprehensive history of
for noir and obsession” according the foursome’s hardscrabble early
to Publisher’s Weekly. “A tour de years honing their act in front of
force of research from the Russian live audiences. It also illuminates
archives... Deeply detailed” said the inner workings of the
Kirkus Reviews. vaudeville business, especially
during its peak in the 1920s.
Douglas Smith is the author of four
books on Russia. Before becoming Robert S. Bader is the editor of
a historian, he worked for the U.S. Groucho Marx and Other Short
State Department in the Soviet Stories and Tall Tales. He is also
Union and as a Russian affairs the writer and producer of the
analyst for Radio Free Europe/ Warner Bros. documentary The
Radio Liberty in Munich. Dawn of Sound: How Movies
Learned to Talk.
This program is generously sponsored by the
Literary Society of the Desert. Barnes & Noble will be on hand with books
available for signing following this lecture.

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William Gudelunas Penny Rivin
America Enters World War I The New Normal
Our favorite history professor, Dr. Professor Penny Rivin returns for
William Gudelunas, returns to the her annual look at global terrorism,
Library to give us his very special radical Islam, and the Middle East.
brand of historical analysis in a three- She’ll probe behind the headlines and
part series that examines World I and cable news reports on trouble spots
America’s involvement. and the terrorism stalking the West.

Tuesday, January 17, 2 – 3:15 p.m. Professor Rivin will answer what the
The centennial anniversary of turmoil, violence, and chaos mean
America’s entry in World War I is April to the people still living in the region.
6, 2017. What led the United States She will also cover our homegrown
to enter the conflict? terrorists and what this means to us,
as Americans.
Thursday, January 19, 2 – 3:15 p.m.
Over Here! The United States home Monday, February 6, 2 – 3:00 p.m.
front during World War I. An examination of the daily existence
of those living inside and outside of
Friday, January 20, 2 – 3:15 p.m. the war zones. How is the uncertainty
The Great Rejection. Why did the affecting us all?
United States reject the Treaty of
Versailles and the League of Nations? Tuesday, February 7, 2 – 3:00 p.m.
A consideration of how an American
Dr. Gudelunas’ annual visit and lectures are citizen might become a homegrown
made possible by a generous gift from Roberta terrorist. Who they are, how are they
Peters Jones. influenced and what can be done to
stem this trend?
.
Professor Rivin’s lectures are made possible by
a generous gift from David Bryant.

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Jim Cornett Susan Stein
Thursday, February 9, 2 – 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2 – 3:00 p.m.

The Australian Outback and the Why Do We Love Fashion?
Coachella Valley
Fashion is often called “the Mirror
Having just returned from his fifth of Society” because it reflects the
visit Down Under, Jim Cornett structure, development, and status
will share adventures and near of society. Some of the facets Palm
misses while studying the ecology Springs Life Fashion Editor Susan
of Australia’s arid interior. Using Stein will explore in this lecture
confrontations with venomous include: how the industry works and
serpents, angry camels and what it does to get our attention, why
indigenous desert people, he will we have a love/hate relationship with
compare and contrast our local fashion and why we pay such close
desert environment with that of attention to what’s happening now
Australia. and what’s happening next. She’ll
also clue us in to must-haves for
Jim Cornett is a popular weekly Spring/Summer 2017!
columnist for The Desert Sun
and author of many books Over thirty years of experience in
detailing the natural beauty of our the fashion and retail industries have
extraordinary desert. led Susan Stein to gain invaluable
insider knowledge and cachet within
Select titles from the author published by Nature these fields. In addition to her editorial
Trails Press will be available for purchase duties, she is the Creative Producer/
following this lecture (cash or check). Director of Fashion Week El Paseo.

This program is dedicated to Library Donor
Ladda Toelkes.

This program is generously sponsored by Tom
and Nancy Cunningham.

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Janice Lyle Palm Springs Art Museum

Tuesday, February 21, 2 – 3:00 p.m. Lecture Series at RMPL

Sunnylands: America’s Beginning in March, join us for a
Midcentury Masterpiece lively lecture series featuring artists,
curators, designers, and culture
In the early 1960s Walter and Leonore makers in discussions related to
Annenberg visited what is now innovative exhibitions and programs
Rancho Mirage, bought hundreds at the Palm Springs Art Museum. The
of acres of desert, and created a series is curated by Leonardo Bravo,
modernist dream house at the center the Museum’s Director of Education
of their own golf course. Drawing and Public Programs. Details for
on photographs and architectural scheduled April and May lectures will
drawings, Janice Lyle, the author of appear in next quarter’s booklet.
Sunnylands: America’s Midcentury
Masterpiece, will capture the careful Jeffrey Gibson
preservation of the 200-acre estate in Tuesday, March 14, 2-3 p.m.
a way that will satisfy the curiosity of
every midcentury design admirer and Part Choctaw and part Cherokee,
all those drawn to the lifestyle of the Jeffrey Gibson explores his Native
’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. American heritage and responds
using a visual vocabulary that
Janice Lyle is the Director of permeates his painting, sculpture,
Sunnylands Center & Gardens. She installation, video, and performance
was appointed to the Sunnylands works. He is one of the featured
administration in 2008 after serving artists in the first desert arts biennial
as a consultant for several months. Desert X.
She has overseen the development
of Sunnylands Center & Gardens and
the restoration of the historic house
and grounds.

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Jason Bruecks Presents: Foreign Stacy Davies Presents
Language Film Series
Femmes Fatales of the 1940s
Film historian Jason Bruecks
continues his screening of films Film Noir, the bleak, cynical, twisted-
that have won the Academy Award plot cinema born in the 1940s, gave
for Best Foreign Language Film, a rise to a new kind of screen villain:
category established in 1957. the seductive, deadly dame who
ensnared hapless men into webs
Z (1969) of deceit and murder. Gorgeous,
Monday, January 23, 2 – 4 p.m. cunning, she spelled doom for all who
A political thriller starring Yves crossed her path! Journalist and film
Montand, loosely based on the scholar Stacy Davies will explore the
1963 assassination of Greek left-wing cultural significance of Film Noir and
activist Gregoris Lambrakis. (French its impact on the masses through
with English Subtitles.) clips from some of its most double-
dealing dames and three of its most
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis memorable films.
(1971)
Monday, February 13, 2 – 3:30 p.m. The Letter (1940)
Monday, March 6, 2 – 4 p.m.
An aristocratic Jewish-Italian family
largely ignores the growing Fascist Starring Bette Davis.
movement occurring outside the walls
of their handsome estate in the late Born to Kill (1947) and
1930’s. (Italian with English subtitles.) Monday, March 13, 2 – 4 p.m.

The Discreet Charm of the Starring Claire Trevor
Bourgeoisie (1972) Lawrence Tierney.
Monday, February 27, 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Out of the Past (1947)
Six middle-class friends repeatedly Monday, March 20, 2 – 4 p.m.
gather for a dinner that never
quite arrives. (French with English Starring Jane Greer, Robert
subtitles.) Mitchum, and Kirk Douglas.

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Lenore Raphael, Pianist Palm Springs Opera Guild
Wednesday, January 11, 7 – 8 p.m. Presents “Attitude is Everything…
A Night at the Opera”
Jazz pianist and Library favorite
Lenore Raphael always gets crowds Wednesday, February 8, 7 – 8 p.m.
swinging to her music. Now she
returns to bring us another magical Count on the Palm Springs Opera
evening of her sparkling talent! Guild to deliver yet another special
Accomplished jazz guitarist Wayne evening of opera – this time with a
Wilkinson will join her onstage. slightly unique spin. Their program
will feature PSOG operatic artists
Ms. Raphael has crafted her own from Opera in the Park as well as
recognizable sound from the their annual competition performing
influences of Oscar Peterson, Bud operatic arias, duets and ensembles…
Powell, and Bill Evans. Jazz critic all with an added dose of ATTITUDE!
John Gilbert has called her “simply Expect to hear selections from your
one of the best pianists in the jazz favorite works performed by some of
mainstream today.” She has recorded the best young singers in the USA.
seven critically acclaimed CDs on the The accompanist will be PSOG Music
Swingin’ Fox Music Label, and two of Director, Mona Lands.
her recordings were up for Grammy
nominations. She now has her own Previous lectures and performances
radio show called “Lenore Raphael’s by the Palm Springs Opera Guild at
JazzSpot” on the Internet Radio the Rancho Mirage Public Library
Station PureJazzRadio. have included a preview of Madama
Butterfly, Jewish Composers and the
This concert is made possible by a generous gift Creation of the American Musical,
The Art of Bel Canto, Shakespeare
from the Bartush Family Foundation. and Opera, and A Celebration of
Love and Opera.

This concert is made possible by a generous gift
from the Bartush Family Foundation.

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SWING

Dan Barrett and The Swing All Stars featuring Rebecca Kilgore
“A Lively Evening of Swing Music”
Thursday, February 23, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Count on a good time as six world-class swing musicians bring their special
talents to the Rancho Mirage Public Library. Remember those great songs of
the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s? These days, that particular repertoire is called “The
Great American Songbook.” Collectively, these six musicians have recorded
over 300 LP and CD recordings during their illustrious careers.

Expect selections from the likes of Cole
Porter, Duke Ellington, Peggy Lee and Benny
Goodman and be prepared for several special
solo performances and feature numbers.
These musicians have played together in
various combinations for years and a major
goal is to have fun. They easily communicate
this energy to their audiences.

L-R: Rebecca Kilgore, Dan Barrett and
Eddie Erickson. Not shown: Nicki Parrott,
Rossano Sportiello and Antti Sarpila.

The group features world-renowned jazz trombonist Dan Barrett, “Fast
Eddie” Erickson on guitar, banjo and vocals, Nicki Parrott on bass and
vocals, Rossano Sportiello on piano, Antti Sarpila on clarinet and soprano
saxophone and Rebecca Kilgore, singer extraordinaire, admired by Michael
Feinstein who says “She has a gorgeous voice and in a world of pretenders

she is absolutely the real thing. I love what she does.”

This program spotlighting The Great American Swing Songbook is generously sponsored by Roderick Barr.

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Peter Sprague Trio with Vijay Venkatesh, Pianist and
Leonard Patton and Tripp Priyanka Venkatesh, Violinist
Sprague
Wednesday, March 15, 7 – 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 9, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
California native Vijay Venkatesh
Peter Sprague’s Trio plays music has been hailed in Concert Review
that jumps around jazz, samba, for his “sublime phrasing, tremendous
The Beatles, Hendrix, Americana, and powerful virtuosity, beautiful
James Taylor, Stevie Wonder lyricism, and mature and sensitive
and Bob Marley. Tripp is an ace interpretation.” In 2007, he won
saxophonist who also doubles on Second Prize in the Intermediate
flute, chromatic harmonica and Solo Division of the Virginia Waring
percussion. Leonard sings up a International Piano Competition. He is
storm while sitting on a cajon and a recipient of the 2013 Thornton Music
playing rock solid drum grooves, Faculty Award from the University of
all at the same time! Peter plays a Southern California, where he studies
one of kind double neck guitar and with Jeffrey Kahane.
weaves the band through a host
of music genres. It’s an array of From a young age, Priyanka
contrasting jazz stylings all executed Venkatesh displayed a natural ability
with the spirit of joy in music. Come for the violin which led her to eventually
listen — the vibe is contagious! become co-concertmaster of the
Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra
In 2015 the Trio released an album in Orange County and also to win
called “Dream Walkin’” and it its annual Concerto Competition.
was nominated for the Best Jazz At Stanford University, she majored
Recording at the 2015 San Diego in Violin Performance and recently
Music Awards. completed her Master of Fine Arts
degree in Violin Performance at UC
This concert is made possible by a generous gift Irvine under full scholarship. Her future
plans include pursuit of a doctorate
from the Bartush Family Foundation. degree in Violin Performance.

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Raviv Leibzirer, Pianist International Classical Concerts
of the Desert
Tuesday, March 28, 7 – 8 p.m. Series Tickets $125
Single Tickets $30
Born in Israel in 1987, Raviv For tickets and/or information,
Leibzirer has performed with phone (760) 416-5355
numerous orchestras in his
homeland: The Israel Symphony Saturday, January 21, 3 – 5 p.m.
Orchestra Rishon LeZion, Haifa Jennifer Frautschi, Violinist
Symphony Orchestra, Ashdod
Symphony Orchestra, among Saturday, February 11, 3 – 5 p.m.
others. The recipient of several Juilliard String Quartet
music scholarships, Raviv won 1st
prize in the “Katz” Competition at the Saturday, February 25, 3 – 5 p.m.
Buchman-Mehta School of Music. Sergey Antonov, Cellist
In 2012, he won the “Grand Prize”
as well as the “Audience Award” in Saturday, March 11, 3 – 5 p.m.
the prestigious “Aviv” Competition Trio Con Brio
held by the AICF. He completed his
Master studies at the “Hochschule Saturday, April 8, 3 – 5 p.m.
der Künste” in Zurich, Switzerland Vassily Primakov, Pianist
with Professor Till Fellner, graduating
in 2016 with distinction.

This program is made possible by a generous
gift from Arnie Stern.

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TECH TUESDAYS

Have you heard about getting free eBooks, eAudiobooks,
eMagazines, and films from the Library, and want to learn
more? Or do you want to learn a new language at home at no
cost? Do you have questions about how to use the Library’s
Catalog? Or maybe you would like to learn more about our

digital magazines and newspapers. Get your questions
answered and pick up tips and tricks.

eBooks & eAudiobooks for iPad eBooks & eAudiobooks for
and iPhone Users Kindle devices

Tuesday, January 10, 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 28, 10 a.m.

Register online or at the Information Register online or at the Information
Desk. Desk.

Reader’s advisory with Law Depot and AtoZ Database
Novelist Plus
Tuesday, March 14, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, January 24, 10 a.m.
Learn about Law Depot for legal
forms and AtoZ Database for
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Tuesday, February 14, 10 a.m.

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CultureGrams and Mango

Tuesday, March 28, 10 a.m.

Learn about different cultures with
CultureGrams and learn languages
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STORYTIMES FAMILY NIGHTS

The Library presents four age-specific First Wednesday of each month.
storytimes each week. Craft Smorgasbord
Tiny Tot Tales – ages 1 to 3 January 4, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Come help us with our New Year’s
Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Resolution to clean out our craft
Lively songs, fingerplays, action cupboard. We’ll have pre-assembled
rhymes, flannel board stories, and kits plus other creative odds and ends
books, followed by a coloring activity, to let your imagination run wild!
delight the young ones ages one to
three. Younger siblings are welcome. Held in the Children’s Room.
This 25-minute storytime begins
promptly at 10 a.m. Since space SCRAP Gallery
is limited to the first 25 people, we February 1, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
suggest families arrive early. Let the special people in your life know
you care with a card or gift you craft
Preschool Stories with help from the The SCRAP Gallery.
and Me – ages 3 to 5 They’ll be on hand with all kinds of
Thursdays at 10 a.m. creative ideas and supplies!
Engaging stories, songs, and active
rhymes captivate the imagination of Held in the Children’s Room.
children ages three to five. Coloring
sheets and simple crafts round out Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
the themed storytime experience. This March 1, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
30-minute storytime begins promptly One fish, two fish, be at the library
at 10 a.m. Since space is limited to the 5:30-ish… for a fun, craft-related
first 25 people, we suggest families evening celebrating everyone’s favorite
arrive early. author—Dr. Seuss!

Each session is held in the Children’s Room. Held in the Children’s Room.
Each session begins promptly on designated
days. We suggest that participants arrive early
so that all can benefit from the total experience
and minimize disruptions.

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DISCKUISDSSI’OBNOGOKROUP LEGO CLUB

Second Monday of each month. Fourth Wednesday of every month.
Register at the Children’s Desk and 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
pick up a copy of the book while
supplies last. Held in the Children’s Room.

Held in the Storytime Room. Build with us! Each month there’ll be a
suggested theme. It’s up to you whether
Roller Girl your creation reflects that theme or your
by Victoria Jamieson own creative expression. Work alone
January 9, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. or in a group. You’ll have 45 minutes
for building, 5 minutes to clean up and
When twelve-year-old Astrid signs up for 10 minutes to show off your work. We’ll
roller derby camp, she assumes her best display the creations until next month. For
friend Nicole will too. But, Nicole signs up kids ages five and up; five to eight year
for dance camp and so begins a summer olds must be accompanied by an adult.
of changes. See how Astrid overcomes
her challenges and what it takes to be a January 25 Pokémon
roller girl. February 22 A bag of random Legos
March 22 Emojis
The Worst Class Trip Ever
by Dave Barry TEEN TECH NIGHTS
February 13, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
This program takes place Wednesdays
8th grader Wyatt Palmers takes us on from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the ages of
a class trip to Washington, DC. With 12 to 17. Registration is required for
the National Monuments as backdrops, each session. Supplies are limited.
Wyatt and his friends try to save the
president from attack or maybe not. Held in the Storytime Room.

Space Case Squishy Circuits
by Stuart Gibbs Wednesday, February 15, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
March 13, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Come light up LED lights using
conducting and insulating dough.
Dashiell Gibson is famous for being
one of the first humans to live on the Keyboard Art and Robots
moon. Trapped inside the moonbase, Wednesday, March 15, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
he spends his time playing virtual Come make keyboard art and robots
reality games until the Moon Base with recycled keyboards!
Alpha top scientist turns up dead. He
believes it was foul play and is intent SPRING BREAK MOVIES
on finding out the truth.
Save the dates! – April 10-14

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INFO

Library Donors 1995-Present

Founder Visionary Elyse & David Fleming
$100,000 and above $25,000-$49,999 President & Mrs. Gerald

The Annenberg Katherine J. Andrews R. Ford
Foundation Foundation Elaine Frank
The Brian & Patricia A.
The Auen Foundation Joseph A. Bartush
The Coeta and Donald Donald & Peggy Cravens Herman Fund
Roy E. Crummer Mr. Sidney Laub
Barker Foundation Martin, Kayla, Noah,
Janet C. & Charles E. Foundation
The Family of Walter & Bella & Alexandra Lax
Barker James Kelley and Joseph
H.N. & Frances C. Berger Elizabeth Demyanek
Jim & Jackie Lee Houston Lund
Foundation City of Indian Wells Richard Kite
Sally Contant Roberta Peters Jones Mr. & Mrs. G. Teryl Koch
Friends of the Rancho Edeltraud & Patrick Arlette & Don Lea
George Lee and Scott
Mirage Public Library McCarthy
J.W. & Ida M. Jameson Don McIntosh Roberts
Dr. Charles M. Monell & Michael G. McCafferty
Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Morgan
Fred & Mary Leydorf Dr. Gerald E. Benston Doris & Robert O’Neill
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D. DeeAnn & Larry Nichols Barbara Palm
Rotary Club of Rancho Dr. S. Jerome & Judith D.
Marsee
The City of Rancho Mirage Tamkin
Anita B. & Howard S. T.A. & Joani Toussoun
Mirage Nancy B. Watson
Helen Reinsch Richmond Foundation
Reinsch Family Memorial Iris & Thom Smotrich Sponsor
Ladda Toelkes $5,000-$9,999
Benefactor
$50,000-$99,999 Partner Stanley Baumblatt
$10,000-$24,999 Mary Ellen & Cooper
Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians Anonymous Blanton
Janet & Jerry Banks David Bryant
Castle Foundation Inc. Bartush Family Dr. & Mrs. Sonia
Dr. Maurice & Laine
Foundation Campbell
Falstein Dorothy Lyons Berns Valerie & Kyle Coltman
Jeanne & Charles Parrish Linda Bray Nancy & Thomas
Arthur Strickman William F. Coan
The Deutsch Foundation Cunningham
Jarka & Martin Dolemo Diane Fox
Joyce & Henry Freund

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Library Donors 1995-Present

Karlene & Richard Garber Robert Walker and Ernest Catherine Devine
Phinney Salli Dick
Kay Hanson Norman Edwards
Weinstein Family Ted FioRito Jr
Dr. Bettie A. Henry honors Foundation Barbara & Robert Fremont
David Alan Henry Andrea Best & Calvin Fox
Wells Fargo Carolyn & Robert
Linda & Edward Kazazian Ruth White
Drs. Jane & Dr. Morton Goldberg
Paula & Vern Kozlen Dorothy Goldstein
Woolley Arline Greenblatt
M. & L. Leibowitz Eilean Wuhl Marcy & Ron Gregory
Charitable Trust Shirley & Earl Greif
Associate Paul Hagle
Suzanne & Jason $2,000-$4,999 Boyd Haigler
Matthews Joseph Harris
Kaye & L.E. Alford Vicki & Dana Hobart
Fay McClung Bernice & Paul Alloy Larry Hudack
Isabel & Lawrence Barnett Marie Jackson
Juanita & Cliff Ms. Olga Jane Battisti Michael Craft Johnson
McCormick June Beeler Tom Johnson
Kay Bell Dr. & Mrs. W. David
Kevin McGuire Rebecca & Jack Benaroya
Robert Borns Jones
Lyn Chernis & Dr. Bob Ken Bourgidnon JP Morgan
Morris Lyndsy Bowcott Beatrice & Victor Kane
Beth & George Briggs Tom & Claire Kane
Patty & Arthur Newman Lois Buell Louise Kermode
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Byrd Susan King
Paul Newman Jean Carrus Gerry & Martin Koffman
The Champions Volunteer Ellie Lavin
Doris & Robert O’Neill Ralph W. Leatherby
Foundation Irving & Dorothy Levy
Claudette Pais Jo & Tom Chapman for Lorna Lewis
Tom Lutgen
Dorothy Begg Parker Great Books Sharon W. Lynch
Charity Challenge, Inc. Gerald Macenas
Mary Patrick Lee Comisar JoAnn & Fred
Susan Cook
Rancho Mirage Country David & Sue Cummings Mackenbach
Club Janet Daggatt
Wilbur Daniel
Mary & Charles Rich Carol & Raleigh DeBow

Diane S. Robertson
Charitable Foundation

Susan & Robert Rossi

Richard Sara

Virginia & Richard Saville

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Smale

The Stack Foundation

Joanne & Dominick
Summa Jr.

Three Sisters Foundation

Vanguard Charitable
Foundation

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Library Donors 1995-Present

Margaret McPharlin Marc & Shari Stewart Donald & Nancy Delaski
Lucy & Ron Meepos Union Bank of California Joseph & Ann DeLuca
Ruth & Arnold Meltsner Willis Urick, Jr. E. R. Dumke
Cheryl & Jim Miller Pat & Milton Vaughn Carolyn Ehrler
Gordon Moller & Charles Frank R. Warren Phillip & Ruth Elwell
Washington Mutual Bank Florence Finer
Townsend Wechsler Foundation Linda L Forehand
Norma Monty Ted & Jenny Weill Helene Galen
In Memory of Kitty Moore In Memory of my husband Harry Gill
Cindy & Morris Muscatel Mim Gottschalk
Benard Myerson Martin, Jeanne Weiss Gary & Maria Greenwald
Lori & Dick Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Downey Grosenbaugh
Roland Nobis Earle Hagen
Northern Trust Bank Whitney Dan & Joan Hauserman
Palm Springs Writers Cynthia & James Williams Elaine Henderson
Joy & Wells Wohlwend Barbara Hochberg
Guild Pat & Gordon Hubbard
Lou & Faye Phillips Scholars Paul & Ardis Huizenga
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Platt $1,000 – $1,999 Ed Hutten
George Plavec Dr. & Mrs. WM David
S. L. Protess Marjorie & Richard
Rancho Mirage Womans Ameny Jones
Carol & Larry Jones
Club Anderson Travel Michael & Patricia
Penny & Bart Rivin Edward Anixter
Ann & Don Rogers Beth Arterberry Kremin
Buddy Rogers Brian Baxenden William Kroonen
Elaine & Leonard Babette “Babs” Bay Dorothy Kulvin
Chuck & Cynthia Bowling Ladies Golf Ass’n of the
Rosenbaum Arla Brown
Marcia Rutledge Grady Bruce Springs
Jean Scripps Gail & Alfred Bryman Sonia & Seymour
Dr. Pravin & Katherine Ivan Budd
Elizabeth Campbell Levinthal
Shah Clifton Cole and Scott Wendy Portman Lewis
Nan Aune Shipp Literary Society of the
Hortense Singer Smith
Ruth & Al Siteman Karen Comeau Desert
Mary Small Susan Cook Natalie Marcus
Edna Spaulding Luis Cordero Eileen Mason
The Springs Community Robert & Cynthia Cramer Michael & Ogniana

Association Masser
Harold Staw

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Library Donors 1995-Present

Ken Maxwell and Dick Cornell & Betty Teoman Bartush Family
Redman Nancy Thompsen Foundation
Carol Thorburn
Lou Mello George & Carol Tielsch Babette “Babs” Bay
Lowell Trask Gerald Benston
Patrice Merritt Alton & Julie Tybout Naomi Berger
Van Patten Estate Dorothea Bisbas
Frida & Jack Milowsky Craig Vickers Bruce & Eleanor Blank
Jean Viereck Mitch Blumberg
Gordon Moller Joseph & Dee Wambaugh Susan Bogan
Virginia Waring Margaret Boortz
Murrey Morrow and Eric & Evelene Wechsler Ken & Marianne Bouldin
Judith Widmer Roger & Brenda Linda Bray
Irma & Jayson Brodie
Moss & Company Weinstock Grady Bruce, MD
John & Judy Wempe David Bryant
Virginia & Graydon William J. Wink Lois Buell
Nichols Oscar Wright, Jr. William Callender
Elizabeth Campbell
Russell & Suzanne Orkin Donors of $100 or Joseph Cantrell
Greater Wayne & Linda Carlson
James Osborne Susan Rhea Carney
12/1/15 to 11/30/16 Gloria & Max Chodak
Bob Packwood Jean C.King
Paula & Mike Adams Lewis & Judy Clark
Ray & Pat Paige William Allison Ginger & Cliff Thiede
Jack Alotto and Dale Charles Cohen
Joyce Palmer Diane & Richard Cohen
Smith Jacqueline & Edward
Priscilla Pete Alpha Delta Kappa
Marjorie & Richard Cohen
George & Norma Purvis Linda Cole
Ameny Stan & Carole Cole
Ralph M. Parsons Pat & Phil Anderson Karen Comeau
Foundation Anita B. & Howard S. Robert Cook
Susan Cook
Robert & Marion Richmond Foundation Phyllis & Alan Cooper
Rosenthal Judy & Robert Appelbaum Luis Cordero
Beth Arterberry Caroline Cram
Editha Rowell Auen Foundation Joanne Crouch
Joan Ball
Diane & Fred Sagan Janet & Jerry Banks
Stuart & Patricia Barton
Nancy & Marty
Schechtman

Deidra N. Schumann

Shapiro Family
Foundation

Sheldon Revocable Trust

Mitchell Simon

Claire Smith

David & Lynn Smith

Peter Solomon

The Springs Book
Discussion Group

Lester & Joan Strouse

Roberta Susskind

Israel Tapick

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Library Donors 1995-Present

David & Sue Cummings The Gall Family Fund Helen Herman and Jack
Melvin & Vera Gabel Talan
John Custer Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Juan Hernandez
Anthony F. Daddino Galante High Tech Mailing
Rickey Gamore
Karla Dally Jack & Frieda Gartenhaus Services
Lucy & Peter Gates William Hoadley
Perry Datwyler and John Christine & Michael Kathy Horneck
Jacobs Frank Horner
Gennet Bernard & Paulette
David Sibor & Peggy Bernard Gertz
Madoo Cora & Ted Ginsberg Horwich
Sandra Doreen Glass Barbara Hughey
Barbara & Jim Dawson Carol & Ed Gleckman- Paul & Ardis Huizenga
Marge Humphreys
Howard & Dorothy Oliver Suz Hunt
Deming Morton Godlas Liza Ivins
Barbara & Steve Gold Marie Jackson
Catherine Devine Ted Goldman and Kim Herbert & Loreen

Marge Dodge Robbins Jacobson
Carol & Phil Goldsmith Roberta Peters Jones
Kaycie Dolezal Alan & Doris Goldstein Mimi Kamenar
Anne Gookin Nezam Eldean Kamiab
Martha Drayton Deborah & Alan Goore Tom & Claire Kane
Joyce Gordon Karlene & Richard Garber
Judith Eagan Barry & Sarah Gowen Bernadette Kathawa
Ruth & Darwin Green Andrew Katnik
Carolyn Ehrler Catherine Gribbel- Ruth & Mal Kaufman
Alan Kemble & Sally
Thomas & Barbara Beautyman
Emerick Deborah Grindall Albers
Pamela Hallam Louise Kermode
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Carole Ann Haller Richard Kite
Feldman Marcella Halter Alicia and Ken Knox
Lloyd & Noel Hanford Karen L. Koon
Rosemarie Femrite Don Hedgepath Gloria Korngold &
Bettie Hedlund
Patricia Ferguson Sharon Helman Richard Speer
Elaine Henderson Stanley Kravitz
Dianna Filkin Julie Henthorn and Bob Rita & Edward Kroll
Sue Kubly
Florence Finer Schneider Kai & Cal Kushen

Ted FioRito Jr

Robert & Janice Flamer

Hoffman Charitable
Foundation

Ida M. & J.W. Jameson
Foundation

Lily Fox

Joan Foxx

Richard & Mary Freeman

Roger Freeman and
Miguel Padro

Patti & Richard Friedman

Richard & Carol Frindt

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Library Donors 1995-Present

Elfred & Mary Lampe James & Evangeline Meek Mary & Bruce Pons
Teri & Mike Landin Peggy Merica Pauline Prickett
Richard & Daryl Laner Patrice Merritt Allen & Margaret Pusch
Caprice Leinonen Barbara & Norman Neil & Lisa Quateman
Stephan Leonoudakis Ruth and Kathy Raheb-
Mary Levine Metzger
Sonia & Seymour Dennis S. Mileti Sorensen Family
Jodie Miller Richard & Patricia Reed
Levinthal Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Morgan Les & Lois Reese
Annette & Dwayne Lewis Larry & Bobbie Morris Bernard & Francine
Jason & Marjory Lewis Murrey Morrow and
Fred Leydorf Reizner
Haddon Libby Judith Widmer Faith Rendell
Estelle Lieb Charles and Nancy Nevil Diana & John Ressler
Pat Liedtke John Newburger Mary & Charles Rich
Literary Society of the DeeAnn & Larry Nichols Richard Ridgeway
Virginia & Graydon Bill Riesen
Desert Karin Rodgers
Jim & Ann Loeb Nichols Joe & Ann Lee Rogel
Elsie Lynn and Frances Tilmann & Ann Ann & Don Rogers
Vincent Romano
Palmer Noeggerath Barbara Roquet
Barbara MacCready Joe Novak Carolee Rosenberg
Pat & Joe Manhart Ioan Ochsner Bill & Kay Rountree
John & Nancy Mannes Marion Oppenheimer Sam Rousso
Irene Manning Lynne Devries Editha Rowell
Harold & Dede Marchick Douglas & Marilyn Maja Ruetschi, M.D.
Barbara Marks Adele Ruxton
Ralph & Charlotte Martin Ostman Ellen & William Sachs
Ken Maxwell and Dick Sandie Ovesen and Diane & Fred Sagan
Virginia & Richard Saville
Redman Michael Cohen Cressey & George Sayre
Fay McClung Ray & Pat Paige Dulcie & Walter
Deanne J. McCorkle Palm Springs Writers
Juanita & Cliff Schackman
Guild Mary Davey Schambach
McCormick Joyce Palmer George & Helen Sears
James & Modean Pamela Pandza Jerold & Anneruth Serman
Joan Parmelee Dr. Pravin & Katherine
McCullough David & Colleen Pascale
Sharyn Udell McKee Robert & Luana Pearson Shah
Barbara Dixon McReal Steven Pecoraro Bernard & Lois Shapiro
Margaret McTague Barbara & S. Keith
James Mead
Petersen
John H Pimm
Barbara Platt

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Library Donors 1995-Present

Barbara Sherman The Labow Family Trust Lifetime Members
Barbara A Shirley
Bonnie Siegel Mr. & Mrs. David A. Kaye & L.E. Alford
Marvin Siegel Thomas Bernice & Paul Alloy
Larry & Cindy Sipkin Shirley Alton-Chapnick
Don & Jennifer Smith Ladda Toelkes Marjorie & Richard
Iris & Thom Smotrich
Jerome & Hannah Jane & John Tolfree Ameny
Jean Arley
Solomon T.A. & Joani Toussoun Auen Foundation
Sam Spevack Ayco Charitable
Richard Spoor and Franck Marilyn and Dale Paplham
Trail Foundation
A. de Chambeau Janet & Jerry Banks
Mary and David Spray Doran Veiner Joseph Bartush
Barbara Stabler Kay Bell
Edward & Blanche Peeranut Visetsuth Kenneth Bernotas
Dorothy Lyons Berns
Stanton Steve & Alvena Wagner Morris & Ruth Beschloss
Joyce & Robert Starr Mary Ellen & Cooper
Stuart Starr Dianne Walker
Marc & Shari Stewart Blanton
Betty Stirratt Lynn Walker Charmaine Blatt
Al Stone Robert Borns
Gail & Howard Stone Robert Walker & Ernest Lyndsy Bowcott
Dick & Patti Stumbaugh Phinney Linda Bray
Donald & Maureen Dennis & Tere Britton
Susan Lort Walpert William & Gloria Burch
Sullivan Virginia & Richard Byrd
Joanne & Dominick Wechsler Foundation Joseph Cantrell
Jean Carrus
Summa Jr. Weill Family Trust Castle Foundation Inc.
Swani K McGrath & Margery Chapman
Marlyne & David Weiner William F. Coan
Kevin Bialas Coeta and Donald Barker
Susie Swartz Weinstein Family
Ellen Sweeney-Clawson Foundation Foundation
Gene Swenson Edward & Eva Cohon
Lucy Tagmyer Donna Weiss Clifton Cole and Scott
Ron & Natalie Tambor
Pyllis Tarnutzer JoAnn Wellner Smith
Karen Techner Valerie & Kyle Coltman
Cornell & Betty Teoman Elizabeth West Lee Comisar
The Brian & Patricia A.
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis
Herman Fund Whitney

Cynthia & James Williams

Bruce & Susan Winthrop

Glenn K Wolf

Carol Frank Woodward

Drs. Jane & Morton
Woolley

John & Bette Yee

Doug Young
James & Janet Zampetti
Helen Zimmerman
Marc & Barbara

Zuckerman

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Library Donors 1995-Present

Sally Contant Vicki & Herb Grayson Michael & Patricia
Robert Cook The Greater Cincinnati Kremin
Pat & Arthur Coombs
Caroline Cooperman Foundation William Kroonen
Robert & Cynthia Cramer Gary & Maria Greenwald Pat Bush Kruse
Peggy Cravens Marcy & Ron Gregory Dorothy Kulvin
Carole Cushmore Shirley & Earl Greif L. & I. Barnett Charitable
Carol & Raleigh DeBow Deborah Grindall
Joseph & Ann DeLuca Paul Hagle Foundation
Sally Cherry Dempsey Kay Hanson Steve Lachs and Michael
Elizabeth Demyanek Dan & Joan Hauserman
Lester Deutsch Dr. Bettie A. Henry Ruvo
Catherine Devine Diana Herkimer Ellie Lavin
Salli Dick Helen Herman and Jack Martin Lax
Gerard & Diane Dirkx Arlette Lea
Joan Dodge Talan Claire Lehr
Swami Dolin Mario & Rosemary Mel Lehrman
William & Jan Dorsey Irving & Dorothy Levy
Thieu Duong Hernandez Wendy Portman Lewis
E & H Chernis Foundation Vicki & Dana Hobart Ann Lindberg
Bruce Ettinger Barbara Hochberg Los Feliz Foundation
Fidelity Chairtable Gift Horner Family Foundation Evelyn Lyons
Jim Houston Gerald Macenas
Fund Larry Hudack Patt Mannino
Joan & John Firmage Marjorie W. Hyman Lee Manuel
Norman Forrester and Bill Marie Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D.
Jerre Jennings
Griffin Michael Craft Johnson Marsee
The Foundation for Jewish Tom Johnson Eileen Mason
Judy Peck Foundation Michael & Ogniana
Philanthropies Beatrice & Victor Kane
Andrea Best & Calvin Fox Lily Kanter Masser
Diane Fox Katherine J. Andrews Michael G. McCafferty
Elaine Frank Edeltraud & Patrick
Marian Frenkel Foundation
Geri Friedman Linda & Edward Kazazian McCarthy
Christina Gantz Susan King Juanita & Cliff
Carolyn & Robert Richard Kite
Irene Koch McCormick
Goldberg Margaret Koster Don McIntosh
Dorothy Goldstein Paula & Vern Kozlen Vivian McIntosh
Beverly Rubens Gordon Lucy Meepos
Lou Mello
Ruth & Arnold Meltsner
Carole Seifer Miller

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Library Donors 1995-Present

Cheryl & Jim Miller Rotary Club of Rancho The Brian & Patricia A.
Dr. Charles M. Monell & Mirage Herman Fund

Dr. Gerald E. Benston Helen Ruvelas The Three Sisters
Jerome Morgan Richard Sara Foundation
Edith Morrey Virginia & Richard Saville
Lyn Chernis & Dr. Bob Nancy & Marty Ladda Toelkes
T.A. Toussoun
Morris Schechtman Lowell Trask
Cindy & Morris Muscatel Seymour Schlesinger Jean Viereck
Benard Myerson Judith & Donald Roen Viscovich
Virginia & Graydon Mary Jo Meade Wallace
Schliessman Joseph & Dee Wambaugh
Nichols Janice Schmid Virginia Waring
Doris & Robert O’Neill Richard & Mary Schneller Frank R. Warren
Claudette R Pais Jean Scripps E.E. Weaver
Barbara Palm Lenore Shapiro Eric & Evelene Wechsler
Bernadette Paradis Sheldon Revocable Trust Thomas & Lainie Weil
Sanford Paris Nan Aune Shipp Weill Family Trust
Paul L. Newman - Mitchell Simon Rosella Weissman
Roy & Linda Sinclair Meg Whitcomb
Newman’s Own Ruth & Al Siteman Lewis & Patricia Whitney
Drorthy Paulson Gordon Smale Sandra Woodson
Evert & Norma Person Mary Small Drs. Jane & Morton
Joann & Gifford Phillips Claire Smith
Lou & Faye Phillips Roger Sorensen Woolley
Al & Dolly Piano Edna Spaulding Eilean Wuhl
George Plavec Francie Y. Brown Spears M. J. Young
Patrick M. Pratt Linda Starr
Barry Ralph and Curtis Donald & Wanda Stein
Stephen Philibosian
Ringness
Helen Reinsch Foundation
Don Reuben Jackie Story
Mary & Charles Rich Joanne & Dominick
Mr. & Mrs. Bart Rivin
Diane Robertson Summa Jr.
Janice Davis Robson Ruth Tallman
Ann & Don Rogers Judith Tamkin
Diane Roland Israel Tapick
Carolee Rosenberg Ralph Tash
Susan & Robert Rossi Edward Thayer

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COMPLETE CALENDAR

Date Time Description
Jan 4
Jan 7 5:30-7 pm Family Night: Craft Smorgasbord
Jan 9
Jan 10 2-4 pm Palm Springs Writers Guild
Jan 10 4-5 pm Kids Book Discussion Group: Roller Girl
Jan 11
Jan 13 10-11 am Tech Tuesday
Jan 17 2-3 pm Author: William Mann—The Wars of the Roosevelts

Jan 18 7-8 pm Music: Lenore Raphael, Pianist

Jan 19 10-11:30 am Book Discussion Group: Wesley the Owl
Jan 20
Jan 21 2-3:15 pm Lecture: America Enters World War I Part 1
Jan 23
Jan 24 7-8 pm Cultural Commission presents: Kal David, Guitarist and Lauri
Jan 25 Bono, Vocalist—Living The Dream
Jan 26
Jan 27 2-3:15 pm Lecture: America Enters World War I Part 2
Jan 28
Jan 30 2-3:15 pm Lecture: America Enters World War I Part 3
Feb 1
Feb 1  3-5 pm Music: International Classical Concerts of the Desert
2-4 pm Film: Jason Bruecks Presents Z
Feb 2 2-3 pm Author: Maureen Gilmer—Growing Vegetables in the Desert

Feb 4 5-6 pm Kids’ LEGO Club
Feb 6
Feb 7 ALL DAY Library Closed for Rancho Mirage Writers Festival

Feb 8 ALL DAY Library Closed for Rancho Mirage Writers Festival

Feb 9 ALL DAY Library Closed for Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Feb 10
Feb 11 ALL DAY Library Closed for Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Feb 13
Feb 13 6:30-8:30 pm Map Your Neighborhood
Feb 14
Feb 14 5:30-7:00 pm Family Night: SCRAP Gallery
Feb 15 2-3 pm
Author: Douglas Smith—Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the
Twilight of the Romanovs

2-4 pm Palm Springs Writers Guild

2-3 pm Lecture: The New Normal

2-3 pm Lecture: The New Normal
7-8 pm
Palm Springs Opera Guild Presents Attitude is Everything…A
Night at the Opera

2-3 pm Lecture: The Australian Outback and the Coachella Valley

10-11:30 am Book Discussion Group—I Dreamed of Africa

3-5 pm Music: International Classical Concerts of the Desert
2-3:30 pm Film: Jason Bruecks Presents The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
4-5 pm Kids Book Discussion Group: The Worst Class Trip Ever

10-11 am Tech Tuesday

2-3 pm Lecture: Why Do We Love Fashion?

4:30-6 pm Teen Tech Night: Squishy Circuits

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Feb 15 7-8 pm Cultural Commission Presents: Etienne Gara, Violinist
Feb 16 2-3 pm Scams, Schemes and Damn Machines
Feb 17 7-8:30 pm Author: Four of the Three Musketeers
Feb 21 2-3 pm Lecture: Sunnylands—America’s Midcentury Masterpiece
Feb 22 5-6 pm Kids’ LEGO Club
Music: Dan Barrett & The Swing All Stars featuring Rebecca
Feb 23 7-8:30 pm Kilgore—A Lively Evening of Swing Music
Music: International Classical Concerts of the Desert
Feb 25 3-5 pm Film: Jason Bruecks Presents The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Feb 27 2-3:30 pm Tech Tuesday
Feb 28 10-11 am Family Night: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Mar 1 5:30-7:00 pm Emergency Preparedness Town Hall Forum
Mar 1 6-7 pm Palm Springs Writers Guild
Mar 4 2-4 pm Film: Stacy Davies Presents The Letter
Mar 6 2-4 pm Cultural Commission presents: Play Ball, Again
Mar 8 6-8:30 pm Music: Peter Sprague Trio
Mar 9 7-8:30 pm Book Discussion Group—So You Don’t Get Lost in the
Neighborhood
Mar 10 10-11:30 pm Music: International Classical Concerts of the Desert
Film: Stacy Davies Presents Born to Kill
Mar 11 3-5 pm Kids Book Discussion Group: Space Case
Mar 13 2-4 pm Tech Tuesday
Mar 13 4-5 pm Lecture: Palm Springs Art Museum
Mar 14 10-11 am Teen Tech Night: Keyboard Art and Robots
Mar 14 2-3 pm Music: Vijay Venkatesh, Pianist and Priyanka Venkatesh, Violinist
Mar 15 4:30-6 pm Cultural Commission presents: Fourth Annual Rancho Mirage
Mar 15 7-8 pm Artist Studio Tour
Film: Stacy Davies Presents Out of the Past
Mar 18 10-4 pm Kids’ LEGO Club
Spring Book Sale Bounty
Mar 20 2-4 pm Spring Book Sale Bounty
Mar 22 5-6 pm Spring Book Sale Bounty
Mar 23 9-5 pm Tech Tuesday
Mar 24 9-5 pm Music: Raviv Leibzirer, Pianist
Mar 25 9-3 pm Emergency Preparedness Town Hall Forum
Mar 28 10-11 am Desert Writers Expo
Mar 28 7-8 pm SAVE THE DATE: Cultural Commission presents Tour of 3
Mar 29 6-7 pm Desert X art installation sites
Mar 30 3-6 pm 
8:30 am-
Apr 1 5:30 pm

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