2/29/2024
Issue 437
Dear Cathedral City Residents,

I want to invite you to California’s first Pride event of the year, the 8th annual Cathedral City LGBT Days presented by Agua Caliente Casinos and produced by Soundskilz Productions! This event will again bring together numerous LGBTQ+ artists, performers, media, community leaders, Coachella Valley residents, and visitors for an unforgettable weekend of live entertainment, community engagement, and fun activities from March 8th-10th, 2024.

Friday, March 8th features the official Pride flag raising and lighting of City Hall beginning at 5:55PM. Doors open at 6:00PM for a 6:30PM community film screening of Mike Nichols’ classic The Birdcage starring Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, and Calista Flockhart. Join us under the stars at the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater. The screening is free to the public; register for film tickets here.

Saturday’s festivities include a headline comedy show starring River Butcher taking place at the Agave Caliente Terraza, the outdoor entertainment pavilion at Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City. Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor, and writer Butcher’s first half-hour special “A Different Kind of Dude” debuted on Comedy Central’s YouTube channel. Butcher has done standup all over the globe and on the screen and was named one of Vanity Fair’s “Ten Comics to Watch” at Montreal’s Just For Laughs/Juste Pour Rire in 2017, just 6 years after doing his first standup open mic. He’s just recorded his first one-hour special in Portland, set to be released on YouTube this year. Get tickets here. And after the show, enjoy an LGBTQ+ themed drone light show from Grizzly Entertainment!

The weekend concludes on Sunday, March 10th with the annual Bed Race and Parade of Beds in front of City Hall starting at 10:00AM, where thousands of residents and visitors line up to cheer on teams running festively decorated beds down Avenue Lalo Guerrero, competing for prizes and local infamy; admission is free and open to the public. Register your team here! The Bed Race will be emceed by Bella da Ball and KGAY’s John Taylor and accompanied by live entertainment including Madonna tribute act Blonde Ambition. After the Bed Race, Cathedral City LGBT Days will host a noon Champagne Sunday Brunch featuring top DJs, champagne, drink specials, exclusive vendors, and gourmet food trucks on hand for all attendees to close out the weekend in style.

Additional activities will be announced weekly, with information posted on official social media channels (@CathedralCityLGBTDays) and the official website. The event welcomes community participation and is currently accepting applications for the Bed Race and Parade, sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and performing talent. Please apply here.
Ryan Hunt
Communications & Events Manager
760-770-0369
RHunt@cathedralcity.gov

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City Council Approves Drone Light Show as Part of 8th Annual Cathedral City LGBT Days

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Community Shredding Event

Community Shredding Event

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Join us for
FREE Document Shredding Events hosted by the City of Cathedral City! The first Saturday of the month from October to May, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

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ReFresh the Rainbow Crossing Paint Party

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It’s that time of year! It’s time to refresh the Rainbow Crossing in preparation for Cathedral City LGBT Days, which takes place March 8-10, 2024. So, we are putting on a Paint Party for Saturday, March 2, 2024, starting at 9 a.m. Wear old clothes, a pillow or knee pads to kneel on, and old shoes.
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Yoga at the Amphitheater is a free community event series sponsored by the City of Cathedral City. It offers two types of yoga classes: gentle yoga for beginners and power yoga for more advanced practitioners. The classes are held every Tuesday morning from January 23rd to March 26th at the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater.

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Presented by K-GAY Radio
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Fall Prevention

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Join us for this FREE event to hear all about Fall Prevention from the Cathedral City Fire Department, including Gael Whetstone with the Desert Care Network. Learn safe medicine practices, practical tips to help fall-proof your home, steps to prevent fall-related injuries, and the importance of gait and grip strength.

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8th Annual Cathedral City LGBT Days

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As California’s first Pride event of the year, the 8th annual Cathedral City LGBT Days presented by Agua Caliente Casinos again brings together numerous LGBTQ+ celebrities, artists, performers, media, community leaders, Coachella Valley residents and visitors for an unforgettable weekend of live entertainment, community engagement and fun activities from March 8th-10th, 2024. Friday March 8th features the official Pride flag raising and lighting of … Read more
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Rescheduled from Feb 20, 2024
he Cathedral City High School Choirs, directed by Fides May Le Roy, composed of talented young ladies and gentlemen in grades 9-12, aims to promote choral music in Cathedral City and the Coachella Valley. The multi-ensemble choir, including Lion’s Pride Chamber Singers, the official choir of the City of Cathedral City, ... Read more

Butterfly Festival

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