The fun and festivities of Halloween have come to a close in the city of Palm Springs.  Last night, Downtown was packed with many people celebrating the one night they can be who they want to be & forget about the problems in their life and the world.  I saw people dressed as pirates, drag queens, the Colorado "Balloon Boy", and a multitude of Hollywood celebrities.

Now that the revelry has died down and people still trying to tak off their makeup, it is the time to start going through my recipes and start planning the annual Diebley-Watts Thanksgiving bash. 

We usually will have 12-16people come over and enjoy good food, good conversation, and being grateful for all the good things in our lives.

Life in Palm Springs is not all about dinners and parties during the holidays, it is about getting out and participating in all the activities that this town has to offer.

Here is just a sample of what's happening in Palm Springs during the month of November 2009:                        

Nov 2^nd- Palm Springs Follies- The 19^th season of the Follies opens with “Let The Good Times Roll”

              For performance schedule & tickets, go to psfollies.com

Nov 3rd- Palm Springs Local Elections- Go and cast your vote at the many polling

               stations throughout the city.  For locations of the different polling stations, go

               to the Registrar of Voters website and search by zip code & street name.

Nov 5th- Palm Springs VillageFest- Every Thursday night 6-10pm in Downtown Palm

              Springs.  For more information, go to the website at palmspringsvillagefest.com

Nov 6-7th- Palm Springs Gay Pride Festival- The annual Palm Springs Gay Pride

                       Festival is being held at the Sunrise Park Stadium.  For more information,

                       go to the Pride Festival website at pspride.org

Nov 7th- Palm Springs Gay Pride Parade- The parade starts at 10am.  The route starts at

              Alejo Rd., and ends at Ramon Rd.  For more information, go to the Pride Parade

              website at pspride.org

Nov 11^th – Annenburg Theatre- Rita Moreno,  Academy Award winning actress, per-

                forms her one-woman show at the Annenburg Theatre starting at 6pm.  For tickets

                and information, go to the website at psmuseum.org

Nov 11-14th- Palm Springs Air Museum- Veterans Celebration & 13th Anniversary.  Join the Palm Springs Air

Musuem as they honor America's veterans. In addition to the T-34 air shows, they will be having

demonstrations of their P-63 and T-33 throughout the weekend, along with reenactments, activities for the

kids, and plenty of food vendors.  For more information, go to the website at

palmspringsairmuseum.com      

Nov 11^th- Veteran’s Day Parade- Palm Springs celebrates Veteran’s Day with a parade.

               The parade starts at 3:30pm, on Palm Canyon Dr. in Downtown Palm Springs.

 Nov 20th-22nd- McCormick’s Classic Car Auction-  Drool over you favorite cars from the  

              50’s, 60’s, & 70’s.  The auction is being held at the Spa Resort Hotel.  For

               more information,  go to the website at classic-carauction.com

Nov 26th- HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Nov 27th-29th- Desert Arts Festival- See over 100 artists exhibit their work at Frances Stevens  

                Park.  The park is located at the corner of Alejo Rd. & N. Palm Canyon Dr. 

                The hours of the festival are 10am-4pm.

About the Author:

Harold Watts of Scott Lyle Realtors has been a REALTOR in Palm Springs since 1999. Focusing on the 2nd & Vacation home market, Harold has been helping Real Estate Buyers and Sellers achieve their real estate goals. If you want to know what is happening with the Palm Springs Real Estate market, give Harold Watts a call at 760-218-8209 or email him at Harold.ScottLyleRealtors@gmail.com