Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History
An Inaugural Exhibition A History of the Greater Palm Springs Area That Made It A Welcoming Place For The LGBTQ+ Community
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Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History
Mary Pickford D Place 68-600 Perez Rd, Cathedral City, United StatesWe are excited to announce that our exhibition, Sharing Our Desert's LGBTQ+ History, will be shown at the Mary Pickford Theatre is D'Place, during Cathedral City LGBT Days, March 25 to 27, 2022.
The Power of Story: How Local Media Put Gay Palm Springs on the Map
Palm Springs Cultural Center 2300 E. Barista Rd, Palm Springs, CA, United StatesFor a smaller community, Palm Springs has had significant, consistent LGBTQ media outlets over the decades. Did these outlets raise the community’s profile as an LGBTQ destination? Hear from local journalists Bruce Fessier, retired entertainment reporter for The Desert Sun, Nino Eilets, former business manager of The Bottom Line and editor of The Standard Magazine, ... Read more
A Film Event: Desert Migration
Palm Springs Cultural Center 2300 E. Barista Rd, Palm Springs, CA, United StatesThe LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert - Palm Springs Cultural Center Desert Migration, Daniel F. Cardone, Director & Marc Smolowitz, Producer When HIV treatments improved and people stopped dying by the thousands, many gay men took stock and some moved to the desert in search of a healing oasis. This film examines the ... Read more
Telling their Stories – Celebrating their Legacy
Welwood Murray Memorial LibraryThis second major exhibition of the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert tells the stories of local LGBT organizations, businesses and events celebrating milestone anniversaries this year. November 3-6, 2022 Welwood Murray Memorial Library, 100 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs Hours: Thursday, November 3, 4-7:30 pm; Friday, November 4, 12:30-5:30 pm; Saturday, November 5, 10:30 am-5:30 pm; ... Read more
Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History
Welwood Murray Memorial LibraryOur Exhibition, Sharing Our Desert’s LGBTQ+ History, will once again be shown at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library, 100 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, on Saturday, April 8, 2023, from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm, in conjunction with the City of Palm Springs 85th Anniversary Celebration!
Film Screening of Nelly & Nadine
Cinema Diverse 2300 East Baristo Road, Palm Springs, CA, United StatesSat, Sept. 30 @ 2:30 p.m. Film Screening of Nelly & Nadine at Cinema Diverse sponsored by Strait Knot Productions
Exhibit: LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert on Display at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library
June 1 – 30, 2024 : Exhibit: LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert on Display at the Welwood Murray Memorial Library The LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert will display various items in their collection to celebrate Pride Month. The exhibit will be in the display cases in the main reading room at the Library ... Read more
Palm Springs Leather Pride
Hotel Zoso 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, United StatesPop-Up Displays/Booth: Hotel Zoso, 2nd floor, 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs
Palm Springs Pride Festival
Palm Springs Downtown, Palm Springs, United StatesPop-Up Displays/Booth: Palm Springs Pride Festival Palm Canyon Drive
Presenting “Home Movies Out of the Closet: LGBTQ+, Hollywood, Palm Springs, and You” in Celebration of Pride Month.
PSCC 2300 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, United StatesThe LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert (Archives) is celebrating Pride Month by partnering with other local non-profits Deserted Films and the Palm Springs Cultural Center (PSCC)
Sunday, June 1, 2025, to present a day focused on LGBTQ home movies!
In the afternoon, the public is invited to bring their home movies and allow our home movie preservation experts to assess them and provide recommendations for storage and digitization. This FREE opportunity will be offered from 3:00 – 5:30 PM in the lobby of the Palm Springs Cultural Center, first-come, first
served.
From 6:30-8:00 PM the Archives and Deserted Films will screen family-friendly (13+), rarely and never-before-seen LGBTQ+ footage from our collections.
Following the screening event there will be a Reception from 8 – 9 PM.
$45
UNBRIDLED SPIRIT: CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF LEATHER IN PALM SPRINGS
Hotel Zoso 150 S Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, United StatesThe LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert is excited to present our major exhibition for this fall, UNBRIDLED SPIRIT: Celebrating 35 Years of Leather in Palm Springs. The exhibit will run from Thursday, October 30 through Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Hotel Zoso. Curated by Mike Király, MPA, Adjunct Faculty, Social Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College, and Vice President ... Read more