As I am sitting here writing this article for you, I ponder on the fact that this year has gone by so quickly. October in Palm Springs is a great time of year. The heat of the summer has gone away, and there's a little nip in the air during the morning sunrise.

October also signals the start of the "season" in Palm Springs. For many years, this town would be a ghost town after Memorial Day. Many businesses and restaurants would shut down for the summer because there were many people who left Palm Springs when the temperatures started to rise. Then those same people would return to the Desert, and start the whole process all over again. This year's season in Palm Springs is starting of with a bang, and there's a plethora of activities happening around town. Here is just a small sample:

Oct 4^th-Oct 7^th - American Heat Palm Springs Motorcycle & Hot Rod Weekend-

Known as "Harley Weekend", the American Heat event brings in over
10,000 people to Palm Springs to enjoy music and live events, and of
course, riding motorcycles. For more information, go to the American Heat website:  Just copy and paste this address in your browser:   http://www.road-shows.com/american_heat.php

Oct 4^th- VillageFest on Palm Canyon Dr.- VillageFest returns to Palm
Canyon Dr., 6pm every Thursday night except holidays. Go to the VillageFest website for more info: http://www.palmspringsvillagefest.com/

Oct. 5^th 11^th Annual BMW Ultimate Driving Event- BMW of Palm Springs will be sponsoring the Ultimate Driving Event, which features 19 titanium silver BMW's, specially decorated with pink modernist maps available for test drives. For every mile driven, $1 donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For more information, call 760-324-7071

Oct. 13^th- 22^nd Annual Palm Springs Tram Road Challenge-This 6k run starts at 7am, at the Tramway Rd & N. Palm Canyon Dr. This fundraiser benefits the PoliceAthletic League. Call 760-325-1391 for more information.

Oct 13^th- Dinner in the Canyons- Dinner under the stars in the Andreas Canyons. This is the annual fundraiser for the Aqua Caliente Cultural Museum. For more information, go the website: http://www.accmuseum.org/

Oct. 19^th- Rocky Horror Picture Show- The show is being performed at the Palm Canyon Theatre until October 31^st. For tickets and information, go to the website: http://www.palmcanyontheatre.org/

Oct 24^th & Oct 25^th- 1^st Annual Red, White, and Blue Film Festival at the Camelot Theatre. 2 films will be presented at the film festival, which is being sponsored by the Lincoln Club of Palm Springs:

"Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60", and "Border"

Ticket prices are $20 per person, per night for the reception, screening, and discussion with the filmmakers. For tickets and information, you can call the Lincoln Club of Palm Springs at 760-288-3946 or email them at TheLincolnClubPS@verizon.net

Oct. 30^th- Fabulous Palm Springs Follies Opens 17^th Season- The Follies opens its 17^th season at the Plaza Theatre in Downtown Palm Springs. For tickets and information, go to the Follies website: http://www.psfollies.com/

photos courtesy of flickr

See you next month for November's Palm Springs events calendar.