query: what airport is closest to palm springs?

title: Palm Springs International Airport

text: Fullerton. Palm Springs International Airport Palm Springs International Airport , formerly Palm Springs Municipal Airport, is a public airport two miles (3 km) east of downtown Palm Springs, California. The airport covers and has two runways. The airport is highly seasonal, with most flights operating during the winter. The airport was named one of "America's Most Stress-Free Airports" by "Smarter Travel". PSP was built as a United States Army Air Corps emergency landing field in 1939 on land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians due to its clear weather and its proximity to March Field and the

title: Palm Springs International Airport

text: Palm Springs International Airport Palm Springs International Airport , formerly Palm Springs Municipal Airport, is a public airport two miles (3 km) east of downtown Palm Springs, California. The airport covers and has two runways. The airport is highly seasonal, with most flights operating during the winter. The airport was named one of "America's Most Stress-Free Airports" by "Smarter Travel". PSP was built as a United States Army Air Corps emergency landing field in 1939 on land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians due to its clear weather and its proximity to March Field and the Los

title: Palm Springs International Airport

text: with such turboprop aircraft types as the Beechcraft 1900C, British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31, de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8, Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia, Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner, Fokker F27 and Saab 340 primarily with service to Los Angeles (LAX) but also to Las Vegas (LAS) and Phoenix (PHX). Several of the smaller airlines flew Cessna and Piper twin prop aircraft as well. On December 30, 2006 a U.S. Air Force Presidential Boeing VC-25 (the USAF military version of the Boeing 747), departed Palm Springs International Airport with the body of the 38th President of the

title: Palm Springs Air Museum

text: picture companies in movies set during the second world war. Located on the north-east side of the Palm Springs International Airport, the Air Museum is housed in a new structure that includes three main display hangars, theater, gift shop, ramp and airport access for flight demonstrations and visiting planes, research library, simulator and education center. The museum has also been rented as the site for celebrity galas, private parties and balls. The museum is available for rent. An extensive collection of aviation art by Stan Stokes. The Flying Collection includes: Static Display includes: In 2001 Huell Howser Productions, in association

title: Palm Springs International Airport

text: declared surplus on May 12, 1945, and the main airfield was declared excess and transferred to the War Assets Administration for disposal in 1946 and it was sold to private buyers. The City of Palm Springs purchased the land in 1961 and converted it to Palm Springs Municipal Airport. Palm Springs had scheduled passenger service in 1934 operated by Palm Springs Air Lines with Ford Trimotor aircraft with flights to the Union Air Terminal (now the Hollywood Burbank Airport) in Burbank. Western Airlines flights began in 1945–46 followed by Bonanza Airlines in 1957–58. In 1964 Western was operating nonstop flights

title: Palm Springs International Airport

text: Angeles area. In March 1941 the War Department certified improvements to the existing airport in Palm Springs as essential to National Defense. The airport was approved to serve as a staging field by the Air Corps Ferrying Command 21st Ferrying Group in November 1941. Land was acquired to build a major airfield a half mile from the old airfield site. The new airfield, Palm Springs Army Airfield was completed in early 1942, and the old air field was then used only as a backup. (Aerial pic of the old airfield at , looking ENE) Many of the field's Air Transport

title: Palm Springs International Airport

text: a designer roofline similar to that of the Denver International Airport. The older unnamed concourse on the south side, simply known in signage as "Gates 12–20", is at the tarmac level and hosts smaller aircraft. Boarding uses ramps or airstairs. PSP is served by both municipal and regional routes. Sunline's "SunBus" route 24 provides direct service to downtown Palm Springs via the bus stops at El Cielo/Kirk Douglas and Tahquitz/Civic. Morongo Basin Transit Authority provides service to Twentynine Palms. An Amtrak Thruway bus stop is located just outside the baggage claim area, with service to Cabazon (Morongo Casino), Riverside, and

title: Palm Springs International Airport

text: the airport directly off of Tahquitz Canyon Way (from downtown) or Kirk Douglas Way, itself fed by Ramon Road from points east. Uncovered parking areas are directly in front of the building. The center section houses the security screening area and automatic doors to/from the open-air walkways airside. Ticketing is on the right (south) wing, while baggage claim and car rental counters are on the left (north). Departing passengers are routed first to airline ticket counters or kiosks for checking in. Since all gates at Palm Springs are in the two outlying concourses, passengers must pass through the security screening

title: Palm Springs, California

text: library, sewer system and wastewater treatment plant, international airport, and planning and building services. The city government is a member of the Southern California Association of Governments. The current mayor is Robert Moon, elected in 2015. Mr. Moon is the City's third openly gay mayor in the city's history. Palm Springs' longest-tenured mayor was Frank Bogert (1958–66 and 1982–88), but the best-known mayor in the city's history was Sonny Bono. Bono served from 1988 to 1992 and was eventually elected to the U.S. Congress. Palm Springs is in Supervisorial District 4 of Riverside County. In the California State Legislature, Palm

title: Palm Springs International Airport

text: with Lockheed L-188 Electra propjets to Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego. Bonanza and successors Air West and Hughes Airwest served Palm Springs for many years with such aircraft as the Fairchild F-27 turboprop followed by Douglas DC-9-10 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jets. American Airlines appeared in winter of 1967–68 with Boeing 707 jetliners. By 1969, American was operating four Boeing 707 departures a day from the airport with two nonstops to Los Angeles and two nonstops to Phoenix with these latter flights both offering direct one stop service to Chicago. Trans World Airlines (TWA) began service in 1978

title: Palm Springs (band)

text: Palm Springs (band) Palm Springs is a Brighton-based independent British rock band. Established in 2004 with "a firm DIY ethic – put off today what you can do tomorrow and persevere without instructions or guidance," the band writes, records and releases records through their own label Random Acts of Vinyl. The group comprises songwriting duo and instrumentalists Palm Springs describe their music as "acoustic, melancholic and slightly car boot electronic" although reviewers have used adjectives ranging from "lush," "orchestral" and "majestic" to "folksy," "gentle" and "understated." The addition of non-standard instruments such as melodica, glockenspiel, Casio VL-1, Stylophone and strings

title: Palm Springs (band)

text: with Les Homme Sauvage and Fran Healy & Andy Dunlop from Travis. The band played at the opening night of the 26th Haldern Pop Festival in Germany in August 2009. Second LP "The Hope That Kills You" followed in January 2010. Palm Springs (band) Palm Springs is a Brighton-based independent British rock band. Established in 2004 with "a firm DIY ethic – put off today what you can do tomorrow and persevere without instructions or guidance," the band writes, records and releases records through their own label Random Acts of Vinyl. The group comprises songwriting duo and instrumentalists Palm Springs

title: Palm Springs Stadium

text: Palm Springs Stadium Palm Springs Stadium is a stadium in Palm Springs, California. It is primarily used for baseball. It used to be named Angels Stadium and was the home field of the Palm Springs Suns of the Western Baseball League in 1995 and 1996. Palm Springs Stadium is the home of the Palm Springs Power, of the collegiate summer Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association. In 2018 the stadium is now the official home of the Palm Springs Collegiate League. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,185. Formerly a polo ground, the present-day stands opened in 1949 and were

title: Palm Springs Stadium

text: amateur/semi-pro baseball leagues: the American Legion. In the past, automobile exhibits or car shows, monster truck rallies and music concerts were also held in the stadium's field. Palm Springs Stadium Palm Springs Stadium is a stadium in Palm Springs, California. It is primarily used for baseball. It used to be named Angels Stadium and was the home field of the Palm Springs Suns of the Western Baseball League in 1995 and 1996. Palm Springs Stadium is the home of the Palm Springs Power, of the collegiate summer Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association. In 2018 the stadium is now the official

title: Palm Springs Chill

text: front of 2,500 fans at Palm Springs Stadium. Palm Springs Chill The Palm Springs Chill are an independent baseball team based in Palm Springs, California. They are co-owned by the Palm Springs Power and play their home games at Palm Springs Stadium. Andrew Starke is the team president and Darrell Evans is the manager. They were a member of the Arizona Winter League, a short-season instructional winter league affiliated with the Golden Baseball League in 2008 and 2009, making the playoffs and championship game both seasons, before losing to the Blythe Heat and Yuma Scorpions respectively. The Chill ownership created

title: Palm Springs, California

text: Springs is in , and in . In the United States House of Representatives, Palm Springs is in . Public education in Palm Springs is under the jurisdiction of the Palm Springs Unified School District, an independent district with five board members. The Palm Springs High School is the oldest school in the district, built in 1938. Originally it was a K–12 school in the 1920s and had the College of the Desert campus from 1958 to 1964. And Raymond Cree Middle School in its current site since the mid 1960s. Elementary schools in Palm Springs include: Alternative education is

title: Palm Springs International Airport

text: operating jet service into Palm Springs in the past included Air21, Air California and its successor Air Cal, America West Airlines, CP Air, the original Frontier Airlines (1950-1986), Hughes Airwest, Pacific Express, Pan Am, Reno Air, Republic Airlines (1979-1986) and USAir. According to the OAG, jet aircraft operated by these airlines included the Boeing 727-200, 737-200 and 737-300, the British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven, the Fokker F28 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and MD-80. According to various Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, a number of commuter and regional airlines also served Palm Springs primarily with turboprop aircraft over the years

title: Palm Springs General Hospital

text: Palm Springs General Hospital Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus is a 247-bed acute care hospital located on a 15-acre campus in Hialeah, Florida. Services include orthopedic surgery (hips, knees, shoulders), cardiac implants, pacemakers, interventional radiological procedures such as endovascular aneurysm repair of abdominal aortic aneuryisms (AAA). In 1965, the hospital opened in what was then the rural outskirts of Hialeah in northwest Miami-Dade County, Florida. Due to the rapid influx of Hispanic-Americans, the hospital became largely bilingual in both Spanish and English as well as Haitian Creole. Palm Springs General Hospital has undergone several renovations and expansion. In 1995,

title: Palm Springs, Florida

text: Opa-locka,) and the eighty-first-highest concentration of Colombian residents, which made up 1.9% of the population (tied with West Miami.) Businesses, concentrated on Congress Avenue and Tenth Avenue North, include several shopping centers, the largest of which are Greenwood and Palm Springs. Palm Springs is served by the School District of Palm Beach County; the district has its headquarters in the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center in Palm Springs. The village of Palm Springs is home to three public schools, while other nearby public schools serve students in Palm Springs. The public schools include: St. Luke's Catholic School, a private school, is

title: Palm Springs, Florida

text: Palm Springs, Florida Palm Springs is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, situated between Greenacres, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Worth, and West Palm Beach. As of the 2010 United States Census, had a population of 18,928. It is a minor city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census. It was the 30th incorporated municipality in Palm Beach County, with the establishment charter approved by the Florida Legislature on July 4, 1957. The village name was likely derived from the resort city of Palm Springs, California. Palm Springs

title: Palm Springs, California

text: City. Also in Cathedral City is the Forest Lawn Cemetery, maintained by Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries. Over 300 Palm Springs residents have been recognized on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. Besides its tradition of mid-century modern architecture, Palm Springs and the region features numerous noted architects. Other (non-Mid-Century Modern) include Edward H. Fickett, Haralamb H. Georgescu, Howard Lapham, and Karim Rashid. The Palm Springs area has been a filming location, topical setting, and storyline subject for many films, television shows, and literature. The fauna of Palm Springs is mostly species adapted to desert, temperature extremes and to lack

title: Palm Springs, California

text: have satellite campuses available within the College of the Desert campus, but now have their own buildings in Palm Desert. Private post-secondary education institutions include Brandman University (branch in Palm Desert), California Desert Trial Academy College of Law (in Indio), Kaplan College (Palm Springs), University of Phoenix (Palm Desert), Mayfield College (Cathedral City), and California Nurses Educational Institute (Palm Springs). Palm Springs is the 144th largest TV market as defined by AC Nielsen. The Palm Springs DMA is unique among TV markets as it is entirely located within only a small portion of Riverside County. Also, while most areas received

title: Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs

text: their acquisition of the ownership and operational rights of Wet'n'Wild Hawaii and Wet'n'Wild Phoenix. As part of the transaction with Australian firm, Village Roadshow Theme Parks, CNL also acquired rights to the Wet'n'Wild brand in the United States. In December 2013, CNL announced the Palm Springs water park would operate as Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs from the 2014 season. Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs is a water park located in Palm Springs, California. The park operated under Cedar Fair's ownership as Knott's Soak City until 2013 when CNL Lifestyle Properties acquired it. It is one of seven water parks operating

title: Palm Springs Chill

text: Palm Springs Chill The Palm Springs Chill are an independent baseball team based in Palm Springs, California. They are co-owned by the Palm Springs Power and play their home games at Palm Springs Stadium. Andrew Starke is the team president and Darrell Evans is the manager. They were a member of the Arizona Winter League, a short-season instructional winter league affiliated with the Golden Baseball League in 2008 and 2009, making the playoffs and championship game both seasons, before losing to the Blythe Heat and Yuma Scorpions respectively. The Chill ownership created a brand new winter league in 2010, the

title: Palm Springs North, Florida

text: at 2.4% of all residents. The community is named after Palm Springs Estates, an unincorporated community surrounded by the City of Hialeah, just a few miles south. Public schools that serve Palm Springs North are: Private schools that serve Palm Springs North are: Palm Springs North, Florida Palm Springs North is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,253 at the 2010 census. Palm Springs North is located at (25.932904, -80.332871). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of

title: Palm Springs, California

text: era) in Palm Springs is backed by architecture enthusiasts, artistic designers and local historians to preserve many of Central Palm Springs' buildings and houses of famous celebrities, businessmen and politicians. Palm Springs is located at (33.823990, −116.530339) in the Sonoran Desert. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1%) is water. Located in the Coachella Valley desert region, Palm Springs is sheltered by the San Bernardino Mountains to the north, the Santa Rosa Mountains to the south, by the San Jacinto Mountains to the west and by

title: North Palm Springs, California

text: small. The nearest Elementary School was in Desert Hot Springs K-6, Junior High and High Schools were in Palm Springs. North Palm Springs, California North Palm Springs is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, United States. North Palm Springs is located at the intersection of Dillon Road and North Indian Canyon Drive near the northern border of Palm Springs, south of Interstate 10. In the 1950s and early 1960s North Palm Springs hosted several businesses including a shoe repair shop, coin laundry, 2 bars that served basic burgers etc. one of which is still open under a new name,

title: Palm Springs Chill

text: California Winter League, to offer more opportunities for aspiring players to flourish. They will be joined by the Coachella Valley Snowbirds, the Palm Desert Coyotes and the Canada A's. Former Major Leaguer and former Victoria Seals manager Darrell Evans was named commissioner of this new league. Arizona Winter League: California Winter League: Tundra is the official mascot of the Palm Springs Chill. During the 2012 California Winter League baseball season the Palm Springs Chill started to become very popular in the Palm Springs area. Due to the success of the Palm Springs Power college baseball team in the summer the

title: Palm Springs, Florida

text: located in Palm Springs. The village is also home to G-Star School of the Arts, which is a charter school and the largest high school for acting, animation, and film in the United States. The Palm Springs Public Library is located in the Village Government Complex. State Road 802 (locally known as Lake Worth Road) passes east-west near the southern end of the village. Congress Avenue (designated as State Road 807) is a north-south oriented road close to the eastern boundary of Palm Springs. The far western edges of Palm Springs border Military Trail (designated as State Road 809). State

title: Palm Springs High School

text: Palm Springs High School Palm Springs High School is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 located in Palm Springs, California as part of the Palm Springs Unified School District. It was built in 1938 in an effort led by city pioneer Nellie Coffman. Palm Springs High School is in the Desert Valley League, which also includes Cathedral City High School, Coachella Valley High School, Indio High School, La Quinta High School and Palm Desert High School. Palm Springs High School football won their first California Interscholastic Federation championship in the fall of 2009. Boys varsity football won

title: Palm Springs (film)

text: Palm Springs (film) Palm Springs (alternate title: Palm Springs Affair) is a 1936 film directed by Aubrey Scotto which features an early performance by David Niven. A father and daughter pair who love to gamble throw a party one night in her honor before shoving off to finishing school. When she gets to the school, she’s caught gambling and is expelled. While she tries to locate her father in Palm Springs, California, she meets a cowboy named Slim and a wealthy gentleman named George Brittel. He also has an aunt who is very against gambling. But still the same her

title: Palm Springs station

text: Palm Springs station Palm Springs is a train station in Palm Springs, California, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The "Sunset Limited" and the "Texas Eagle", combined, provide a thrice-weekly service in each direction. This is not a full-service station. The station comprises a single platform and an open-air shelter with a roof. It was built in 1999, and the property is owned by the City of Palm Springs. No services are offered at this unmanned station. Although there is a restroom, its door appears to be permanently locked and thus the restroom is not available

title: Palm Springs, California

text: Palm Springs POWER, a semi-pro collegiate league baseball team composed of college all-stars of the Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association. It has a winter league baseball team, the POWER winter team and Palm Springs Chill of the California Winter League (2010) consists of 12 other teams as of 2016. The League plays its games in Palm Springs Stadium and also on the baseball field in nearby Palm Springs High School. Both sites feature 6 teams of the Palm Springs Collegiate League in the summer. The Palm Springs stadium was once the spring training site of the Major League Baseball California

title: Palm Springs, Florida

text: Road 882 (locally known as Forest Hill Boulevard) moves west-east near the village's northern boundary. Two entrance and exit ramps for Interstate 95 are located along state roads 802 and 882, just outside the village limits. Several Palm Tran routes serve Palm Springs. Palm Springs, Florida Palm Springs is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, situated between Greenacres, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Worth, and West Palm Beach. As of the 2010 United States Census, had a population of 18,928. It is a minor city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people

title: Palm Springs Art Museum

text: Palm Springs Art Museum The Palm Springs Art Museum (formerly the Palm Springs Desert Museum) was founded in 1938, and is a regional art, natural science and performing arts institution for Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, in Riverside County, California, United States. The Palm Springs Desert Museum was first housed in 1938 in a small room in La Plaza Arcade on Palm Canyon Drive near 'downtown' Palm Springs. The museum focused on the Colorado Desert natural environment and the original local Native Americans, such as the Cahuilla people. On the edge of the present-day business district, the arcade was

title: Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs

text: Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs is a water park located in Palm Springs, California. The park operated under Cedar Fair's ownership as Knott's Soak City until 2013 when CNL Lifestyle Properties acquired it. It is one of seven water parks operating under the Wet'n'Wild brand globally. Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs officially opened as Oasis Water Park by Waterpark Associates in 1986. By 2001, Oasis Water Park spanned of a property, featured 20 attractions and had a seasonal attendance of 200,000 people. In May 2001, Cedar Fair entered into an agreement to acquire the park. The deal was finalised one month

title: Palm Springs, California

text: has the fifth-highest percentage of same-sex households in the nation. Former mayor Ron Oden estimated that about a third of Palm Springs is gay. Over various times, the city has catered to LGBT tourists with an increasing amount of clothing-optional resorts and events. Palm Springs is host to the Greater Palm Springs Pride Celebration. This celebration, held every year in November, includes events such as the Palm Springs Pride Golf Classic, the Stonewall Equality Concert, and a Broadway in Drag Pageant. The city also held same-sex wedding ceremonies at the iconic 'Forever Marilyn' statue located downtown, before its relocation in

title: Palm Springs, California

text: Palm Springs, California Palm Springs (Cahuilla: Se-Khi) is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately east of San Bernardino, east of Los Angeles, northeast of San Diego, and west of Phoenix, Arizona. The population was 44,552 as of the 2010 census. Palm Springs covers approximately , making it the largest city in the county by land area. Biking, golf, hiking, horseback riding, swimming, and tennis in the nearby desert and mountain areas are major forms of recreation in Palm Springs. The city is also known for its mid-century modern

title: Palm Springs, California

text: in Californian place names, it usually refers to the native California fan palm, "Washingtonia filifera", which is abundant in the Palm Springs area. Other early names were "Palmetto Spring" and "Big Palm Springs". The first European resident in Palm Springs itself was Jack Summers, who ran the stagecoach station on the Bradshaw Trail in 1862. Fourteen years later (1876), the Southern Pacific railroad was laid 6 miles to the north, isolating the station. In 1880, local Indian Pedro Chino was selling parcels near the springs to William Van Slyke and Mathew Bryne in a series of questionable transactions; they in

title: North Palm Springs, California

text: North Palm Springs, California North Palm Springs is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, United States. North Palm Springs is located at the intersection of Dillon Road and North Indian Canyon Drive near the northern border of Palm Springs, south of Interstate 10. In the 1950s and early 1960s North Palm Springs hosted several businesses including a shoe repair shop, coin laundry, 2 bars that served basic burgers etc. one of which is still open under a new name, Chinese Restaurant, and a gas station that was connected to a restaurant/bar. There was one general store type market very

title: Palm Springs, California

text: Coachella Valley. The last documented Jaguar sighting in Palm Springs, was in 1860.|| Palm Springs, California Palm Springs (Cahuilla: Se-Khi) is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately east of San Bernardino, east of Los Angeles, northeast of San Diego, and west of Phoenix, Arizona. The population was 44,552 as of the 2010 census. Palm Springs covers approximately , making it the largest city in the county by land area. Biking, golf, hiking, horseback riding, swimming, and tennis in the nearby desert and mountain areas are major forms of

title: Palm Springs High School

text: round in the California Interscholastic Federation with all returning freshman now juniors. Boys varsity basketball won 4 straight DVL titles from 2010–2013. In 2013, they made it to first round of CIF. Boys soccer went undefeated in the 2012–2013 season retaining the DVL title, since 1999. Palm Springs High School Palm Springs High School is a public high school for grades 9 through 12 located in Palm Springs, California as part of the Palm Springs Unified School District. It was built in 1938 in an effort led by city pioneer Nellie Coffman. Palm Springs High School is in the Desert

title: Palm Springs Angels

text: Palm Springs Angels The Palm Springs Angels were a minor league baseball team of the Class A California League from 1986 to 1993 and an affiliate of the California Angels. They began in 1986 when the Redwood Pioneers relocated to Palm Springs and they relocated to Lake Elsinore, California after the 1993 season and became the Lake Elsinore Storm. The team was brought to this desert city in 1986 (formerly the Redwood Pioneers), where the major league team under country music legend and team owner Gene Autry had the Angels use Palm Springs as a spring training camp in Palm

title: Palm Springs station

text: 8-9 passengers daily, making Palm Springs the 71st-busiest of the 74 stations served by Amtrak in California in FY2013. Following the 2016 schedule change for the Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle, inbound trains only depart at 2:02am and outbound trains arrive at 12:36am, making ridership decrease sharply through 2016-18. Greyhound Bus Lines also has a stop (no ticketing) at the station. Palm Springs station Palm Springs is a train station in Palm Springs, California, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The "Sunset Limited" and the "Texas Eagle", combined, provide a thrice-weekly service in each direction. This

title: Palm Springs, California

text: evening event, drawing tourists and locals alike to Palm Canyon Drive to stroll amid the food and craft vendors. Events related to films and film-craft are sponsored by the Desert Film Society. The city council has established a 7-member commission to promote art in the city. The commission has sponsored several notable public art projects in the city, including: Numerous galleries and studios are located in the city and region. The California Art Club has a chapter in Palm Springs. The Desert Art Center of Coachella Valley was established in Palm Springs in 1950. Palm Springs is home to the

title: Palm Springs, California

text: Committee celebrates Black History Month with a parade and town fair every February. The following three parades, held on Palm Canyon Drive, were created by former Mayor Will Kleindienst: For many years, The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies was a stage-show at the historic Plaza Theatre featuring performers over the age of 55. "" is a 1997 Mel Damski short documentary film about the Follies. The Palm Springs Follies closed for good after the 2013-14 season. Starting in 2004, the city worked with downtown businesses to develop the weekly Palm Springs VillageFest. The downtown street fair has been a regular Thursday

title: Palm Springs Stadium

text: a possible site of interest for the independent Golden Baseball League later became the North American League in 2010, before the league folded. However, the current tenant, the Palm Springs Power, draw in more fans and local media than previous baseball teams. In 2018 the Palm Springs Collegiate League has taken residence at the stadium. The Palm Springs Chill is the founder of the California Winter League (2010) who used to play in the Arizona Winter League, and their 5 opponents are the Canada A's, Coachella Valley Snowbirds, Palm Desert Coyotes, and Blythe Heat-later replaced by the Washington BlueSox. The

title: Palm Springs, Florida

text: Silvers (D) of the Florida House of Representatives's 87th district and Lori Berman (D) of the Florida Senate's 31st district. Nationally, the village is served by Lois Frankel (D) of Florida's 21st congressional district and U.S. Senators Bill Nelson (D) and Marco Rubio (R). In 1957, Florida House of Representatives member Ralph Blank, Jr. of Palm Beach County introduced legislation to establish the village of Palm Springs. The bill passed unanimously and Palm Springs was chartered on July 4, 1957. The village was likely named after the resort city of Palm Springs, California. Originally, the townsite mainly consisted of about

title: Palm Springs, California

text: Palm Springs counted just 19 courses, which had grown to 125 by 2010. Similar to the pre-war era, Palm Springs remained popular with the rich and famous of Hollywood, as well as retirees and Canadian tourists. Between 1947 and 1965, the Alexander Construction Company built some 2,200 houses in Palm Springs effectively doubling its housing capacity. As the 1970s drew to a close, increasing numbers of retirees moved to the Coachella Valley. As a result, Palm Springs began to evolve from a virtual ghost town in the summer to a year-round community. Businesses and hotels that used to close for

title: Palm Springs Police Department

text: State Route 111 was designated the "Officer Jose 'Gil' Vega and Officer Lesley Zerebny Memorial Highway" in their honor. Palm Springs Police Department The Palm Springs Police Department (PSDP) is the agency responsible for law enforcement within the city of Palm Springs, California. The headquarters is located at 200 South Civic Drive. The mission of the department is "The men and women of the Palm Springs Police Department, empowered by and in partnership with the community, are dedicated to providing professional, ethical, and courteous service to all." On October 8, 2016, two police officers, Jose "Gil" Vega and Lesley Zerebny,

title: Palm Springs Police Department

text: Palm Springs Police Department The Palm Springs Police Department (PSDP) is the agency responsible for law enforcement within the city of Palm Springs, California. The headquarters is located at 200 South Civic Drive. The mission of the department is "The men and women of the Palm Springs Police Department, empowered by and in partnership with the community, are dedicated to providing professional, ethical, and courteous service to all." On October 8, 2016, two police officers, Jose "Gil" Vega and Lesley Zerebny, were shot and killed in the line of duty, the first since 1962. In 2017, a section of California

title: Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs)

text: Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs) The Plaza Theatre is a historic theater located at 128 South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, California. From 1990 through 2014 the theatre housed The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies which was featured on ABC's "20/20", "The Today Show", the "New York Times", NPR and other media since its founding. It was December 12, 1936 that the historic Plaza Theatre opened with the Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor premiere "Camille". The theatre's owner at the time, Earle C. Strebe, sold the very first ticket to Annette Freeman. In the early days of Palm Springs began the

title: Palm Springs, California

text: market. Additionally, Palm Springs and the surrounding area are served by AM and FM radio stations including the following: The city's library was started in 1924 and financed by Martha Hitchcock. It expanded in 1940 on land donated to the newly incorporated city by Dr. Welwood Murray and was financed through the efforts of Thomas O'Donnell. The present site now operates as a branch library, research library for the Palm Springs Historical Society, and tourism office for the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism. One of the first transportation routes for Palm Springs was on the Bradshaw Trail, an historic overland

title: Palm Springs (film)

text: and George bet and before they know it they’re having dinner at a fancy restaurant. In the gambling room, Joan discovers her father gambling and finds out the truth behind their financial situation. So, she decides to marry George for his money. Complications ensue when she changes her identity to Lady Sylvia of Dustin and she realizes the cowboy is the one she is in love with. The film recorded a loss of $154,089. Palm Springs (film) Palm Springs (alternate title: Palm Springs Affair) is a 1936 film directed by Aubrey Scotto which features an early performance by David Niven.

title: Palm Springs, California

text: 2014. Though celebrities still retreat to Palm Springs, many today establish residences in other areas of the Coachella Valley. The city's economy now relies on tourism, and local government is largely supported by related retail sales taxes and the TOT (transient occupancy tax). It is a city of numerous festivals, conventions, and international events including the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The world's largest rotating aerial tramcars (cable cars) can be found at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. These cars, built by Von Roll Tramways, ascend from Chino Canyon two-and-a-half miles up a steep incline to the station at .

title: Palm Springs, California

text: The San Jacinto Wilderness is accessible from the top of the tram and there is a restaurant with notable views. The Palm Springs Convention Center underwent a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation under Mayor Will Kleindienst. The City Council Sub-Committee of Mayor Kleindienst and City Council Member Chris Mills selected Fentress Bradburn Architects from Denver, Colorado for the redesign. Numerous hotels, restaurants and attractions cater to tourists, while shoppers can find a variety of high-end boutiques in downtown and uptown Palm Springs. The city is home to 20 clothing-optional resorts including many catering to gay men. The Palm Springs Black History

title: Palm Springs International Film Festival

text: Palm Springs International Film Festival Palm Springs International Film Festival (sometimes stylized shortly as PSIFF) is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. Originally promoted by Mayor Sonny Bono and then sponsored by Nortel, it started in 1989 and is held annually in January. It is run by the Palm Springs International Film Society, which also runs the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (ShortFest), a festival of short films and film market in June. Though the festival does feature American independent films, the focus from its inception was to shine a spotlight on international cinema. Michael Barker,

title: Palm Springs Walk of Stars

text: Day holiday. These former Presidents of the United States lived in the Palm Springs area after their retirement. Palm Springs has been famous as a winter resort and second home community for personalities in show business. These honorees include actors, performers, directors and cinematographers of stage, radio, film, and television. Early pioneers and other contributors to the community are also honored. These honorees include authors, playwrights, screenwriters, singers, composers and musicians. Palm Springs Walk of Stars The Palm Springs Walk of Stars is a walk of fame in downtown Palm Springs, California, where "Golden Palm Stars", honoring various people who

title: Palm Springs station

text: for service. The station is approximately from downtown Palm Springs, and there are no connecting transportation services between the station and downtown except for taxi cabs and app-based ride services. Ridership at the Palm Springs station declined from 2010 to 2013, in large part due to the normally inconvenient service times to and from Los Angeles. In FY2010, the station served 6,061 passengers. This declined to 5,897 passengers in FY2011 (-2.71%), and then to 4,945 passengers in FY2012 (-16.14%). As of FY2013, Palm Springs station's ridership further declined to 3,113 passengers, corresponding to an average boarding or detraining of just

title: Palm Springs School of Architecture

text: Palm Springs School of Architecture The Palm Springs School of Architecture - often called Desert Modernism - is a regional style of post-war architecture that emerged in Palm Springs, California. Many of the architects who pioneered this style became world-renowned later in their own careers. Numerous buildings and homes by these architects remain in the Coachella Valley. The Palm Springs School of Architecture is characterized by its adaptation to the desert's brutal climate. Block walls, clerestory windows, long, low rooflines and the inclusion of the desert itself in the design highlight the common elements of the Palm Springs School. Architectural

title: Palm Springs, California

text: Alta California; on their expedition they first recorded the existence of "Agua Caliente" at Palm Springs, California. With the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the Mexican-American war, the region became part of the United States in 1848. One possible origin of "palm" in the place name comes from early Spanish explorers who referred to the area as "La Palma de la Mano de Dios" or "The Palm of God's hand". The earliest use of the name "Palm Springs" is from United States Topographical Engineers who used the term in 1853 maps. According to William Bright, when the word "palm" appears

title: Palm Springs Weekend

text: Palm Springs Weekend Palm Springs Weekend is a 1963 Warner Bros. bedroom comedy film directed by Norman Taurog. It has elements of the beach party genre (AIP's "Beach Party" became a smash hit in July, while Warner Bros. was still putting this film together) and has been called “a sort of Westernized version of "Where the Boys Are"" by "Billboard" magazine. It stars Troy Donahue, Stefanie Powers, Robert Conrad, Ty Hardin, and Connie Stevens. A group of college students from Los Angeles travel to Palm Springs to spend the Easter weekend there. Student Jim Munroe (Troy Donahue) falls for Bunny

title: Palm Springs Art Museum

text: encompasses , with additional exhibition space in Palm Desert as of March 2012. On March 15, 2012, the museum opened a satellite facility in the nearby community of Palm Desert. The inaugural exhibition was "Rodin to Now" a survey of modern sculpture from the groundbreaking French artist's work which arguably began the modern epoch in sculpture through to the immediately contemporary works of artists such as Tracey Emin, Anthony Gormley and Jennifer Steinkamp. Palm Springs Art Museum The Palm Springs Art Museum (formerly the Palm Springs Desert Museum) was founded in 1938, and is a regional art, natural science and

title: 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake

text: a private company. Altogether, the networks comprised about seventy-five stations, mainly including ground response stations, but also included seventeen buildings, nine dams, a power plant, and a freeway interchange. The stations were triggered at distances of up to , with a strong motion duration of greater than three seconds at five of the closest stations. The strongest acceleration (.778"g") occurred at the North Palm Springs Post Office on the vertical axis. The maximum intensity for the event was VII ("Very strong"). At Desert Hot Springs, effects aligned with this rating were broken underground pipes (including a 5-inch water main) and

title: Palm Springs Angels

text: a new spring training facility in Tempe, Arizona. Former Palm Spring Angels players include Pete Rose, Jr., Dante Bichette, J. T. Snow, Tim Salmon, Garret Anderson, Troy Percival and Jim Edmonds. Palm Springs Angels The Palm Springs Angels were a minor league baseball team of the Class A California League from 1986 to 1993 and an affiliate of the California Angels. They began in 1986 when the Redwood Pioneers relocated to Palm Springs and they relocated to Lake Elsinore, California after the 1993 season and became the Lake Elsinore Storm. The team was brought to this desert city in 1986

title: Palm Springs Walk of Stars

text: Palm Springs Walk of Stars The Palm Springs Walk of Stars is a walk of fame in downtown Palm Springs, California, where "Golden Palm Stars", honoring various people who have lived in the greater Palm Springs area, are embedded in the sidewalk pavement. The walk includes portions of Palm Canyon Drive, Tahquitz Canyon Way, La Plaza Court and Museum Drive. Among those honored are Presidents of the United States, show business personalities, literary figures (authors, playwrights, screenwriters), pioneers and civic leaders (early settlers, tribal leaders, civic personalities), humanitarians, and Medal of Honor recipients. This listing is a selection of notable

title: Palm Springs Unified School District

text: Palm Springs Unified School District The Palm Springs Unified School District, or PSUSD, is one of three public education governing bodies in the Coachella Valley desert region of Southern California. PSUSD governs the western half of the valley; the Coachella Valley Unified School District and Desert Sands Unified School District oversee communities in the eastern half. Administrative offices are located in Palm Springs. The PSUSD was established in 1958 from the Palm Springs Public Schools, later included Palm Springs High School in the 1960s. PSUSD employs more than 2000 administrators, certificated staff and classified staff. More than 23,000 students are

title: Palm Beach International Airport

text: Palm Beach International Airport Palm Beach International Airport is a public airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, west of the city of West Palm Beach, Florida. It is the primary airport for West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, and the surrounding area. It is also one of three major airports serving the South Florida metropolitan area. The airport is operated by Palm Beach County's Department of Airports. Road access to the airport is direct from I-95, Southern Boulevard, and Congress Avenue. The airport is bordered on the west by Military Trail. Palm Beach International Airport began operations in 1936

title: Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs)

text: 1998. The Follies held their last show in May 2014. Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs) The Plaza Theatre is a historic theater located at 128 South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, California. From 1990 through 2014 the theatre housed The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies which was featured on ABC's "20/20", "The Today Show", the "New York Times", NPR and other media since its founding. It was December 12, 1936 that the historic Plaza Theatre opened with the Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor premiere "Camille". The theatre's owner at the time, Earle C. Strebe, sold the very first ticket to Annette

title: Palm Springs in popular culture

text: of production or performance." One of the first significant films shot in Palm Springs was Frank Capra's 1937 "Lost Horizon", with scenes filmed in Tahquitz Canyon. For a list of movies and television programs filmed in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley area, see: List of films shot in Palm Springs, California. Palm Springs in popular culture The resort towns of Palm Springs, California and other communities in the Coachella Valley, as a filming location, topical setting, and storyline subject for films, television shows, literature, and music, are frequently featured in popular culture. Besides Palm Springs, other nearby communities include

title: Palm Springs, California

text: mean annual temperature is . There are 180 days with a high reaching , and can be seen on 116 days. The highest temperature on record in Palm Springs is , most recently achieved on July 28 and 29, 1995. The locale features a variety of native Low Desert flora and fauna. A notable tree occurring in the wild and under cultivation is the California Fan Palm, "Washingtonia filifera". The City of Palm Springs has developed a program to identify distinctive neighborhoods in the community. Of the 33 neighborhoods, 7 have historical and cultural significance. The Movie Colony is just

title: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station

text: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Mountain Station, also known as Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Alpine Station, is a historic building located in Mount San Jacinto State Park near Idyllwild, California. The building is a fine example of a commercial building designed by Palm Springs architect E. Stewart Williams for the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. It is located at an elevation of , and its design is based on a Swiss chalet with large windows to take in views of the surrounding forests and the dessert in the Coachella Valley below. The three-story structure follows

title: Palm Springs, California

text: architecture, design elements, and arts and cultural scene. Palm Springs is a popular retirement destination, as well as a winter snowbird destination; during the winter months (November to March), the city's population triples. The first humans to settle here were the Cahuilla people, 2,000 years ago. Cahuilla Indians lived here in isolation from other cultures for hundreds of years prior to European contact. They spoke Ivilyuat, which is a dialect of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Numerous prominent and powerful Cahuilla leaders were from Palm Springs, including Cahuilla Lion (Chief Juan Antonio). While Palm Canyon was occupied during winter months, they

title: Palm Springs School of Architecture

text: Lautner, Richard Neutra, Donald Wexler, E. Stewart Williams, and Paul Revere Wiliams are the leading names of this regional style. Other architects contributing to the Palm Springs School of Architecture include; Barry Berkus, Herbert Burns, Charles DuBois, Edward Fickett, Rick Harrison, Howard Lapham, Harold Levitt, James McNaughton, Val Powelson, Robert Ricciardi, Stan Sackly, Laszlo Sandor. Donald Wexler's Steel House #2 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Architect and historian Alan Hess is a leading advocate of the Palm Springs School of Architecture. Palm Springs School of Architecture The Palm Springs School of Architecture - often called Desert

title: Palm Springs Air Museum

text: with KCET/Los Angeles, featured the Air Museum in "California's Gold"; the program is available as a VHS videorecording. Palm Springs Air Museum The Palm Springs Air Museum (PSAM), is a non-profit educational institution in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California. The Museum's mission is to exhibit, educate and eternalize the role of the World War II combat aircraft and the role the pilots and American citizens had in winning the war. In addition to flying aircraft, related artifacts, artwork, and library sources are used to perpetuate American history. It contains one of the world's largest collections of flying World War II

title: Palm Springs, California

text: the months of July and August instead remained open all summer. As commerce grew, so too did the number of families with children. The recession of 1973–1975 affected Palm Springs as many of the wealthy residents had to cut back on their spending. Later in the 1970s numerous Chicago mobsters invested $50 million in the Palm Springs area, buying houses, land, and businesses. While Palm Springs faced competition from the desert cities to the east in the later 1980s, it has continued to prosper into the 21st century. Since the early 1950s the city had been a popular spring break

title: Palm Springs North, Florida

text: Palm Springs North, Florida Palm Springs North is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,253 at the 2010 census. Palm Springs North is located at (25.932904, -80.332871). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (12.66%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,460 people, 1,630 households, and 1,449 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,885.2 people per square mile (3,055.2/km²). There were 1,656 housing units at an average density of

title: Palm Springs, California

text: the Independent Women's Football League in 2011, but the team's season was cancelled and they moved to play as an affiliate team in the Women's Spring Football League. In 1931 the Desert Riders was established. Starting off as a social organization for the cream of Palm Springs society, the group sponsors horseback riding and trail building for equestrians, hikers, and bicyclists. The Desert Riders were also significant in providing combination chuckwagon meals and rides through nearby canyons to hotel guests as Palm Springs developed its tourist industry. Business owners in the village first established a Palm Springs Board of Trade

title: Palm Springs, California

text: resort. Glamorized as a destination in the 1963 movie "Palm Springs Weekend", the number of visitors grew and at times the gatherings had problems. In 1969 an estimated 15,000 people had gathered for a concert at the Palm Springs Angel Stadium and 300 were arrested for drunkenness or disturbing the peace. In the 1980s 10,000+ college students would visit the city and form crowds and parties – and another rampage occurred in 1986 when Palm Springs Police in riot gear had to put down the rowdy crowd. In 1990, due to complaints by residents, mayor Sonny Bono and the city

title: Palm Springs Festival of Festivals

text: to the Children's Museum of the Desert. The Palm Springs chapter of Women in Film sponsored the award ceremony. Awards included Best Female Director, Best New Director, The Hadassah Award, The Passion Latino Award, Best Jewish Film, The Diversity Awareness Award, Audience Awards and the Vision Award, given to the best digital film. Palm Springs Festival of Festivals Palm Springs Festival of Festivals used to take place in October/November Palm Springs, California. It was established in 2001 by Craig Prater, Executive Director, as a showcase of short and feature films as a challenge to the longer-standing Palm Springs International Film

title: Palm Springs, California

text: their first local television stations during the 1950s, Palm Springs did not receive its first TV stations until October 1968 when stations KPLM-TV (now KESQ) and KMIR-TV debuted. Prior to that time, Palm Springs was served by TV stations from the Los Angeles market, which were carried on the local cable system that began operations in the 1950s and which predated the emergence of local broadcast stations by more than a decade. TV stations serving the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley area include: The CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS and other networks are covered by low power TV stations in the

title: Palm Springs Stadium

text: with a 4–10 record before they folded operations. So has the 2007–09 Desert Valley Knights. The status of Palm Springs Stadium was unclear in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). The city council had refused to pay for renovation in the past, when Sonny Bono, then-mayor of Palm Springs, had shown little interest. As a result, baseball was lost, teams left, and locals debated whether baseball could survive in an area known for summer heat and more local interest in golf and tennis. But the issue has largely been resolved. The City of Palm Springs repainted the entire stadium

title: Palm Springs Air Museum

text: Palm Springs Air Museum The Palm Springs Air Museum (PSAM), is a non-profit educational institution in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California. The Museum's mission is to exhibit, educate and eternalize the role of the World War II combat aircraft and the role the pilots and American citizens had in winning the war. In addition to flying aircraft, related artifacts, artwork, and library sources are used to perpetuate American history. It contains one of the world's largest collections of flying World War II warplanes, many of which were built in Southern California. Many of these aircraft have been used by motion

title: Palm Springs, California

text: on what would become the Tennis Club in 1937. Another artist in the neighborhood, who built his Moroccan-style "Dar Marrac" estate in 1924, was Gordon Coutts. Other estates include Samuel Untermyer's Mediterranean style villa (now The Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn), the Casa Cody Inn, built by Harriet and Harold William Cody (cousin of Buffalo Bill Cody) and the Ingleside Inn, built in the 1920s by the Humphrey Birge family. The neighborhood now has about 400 homes, condos, apartments, inns and restaurants. To the west of Palm Canyon Drive are the Vista Las Palmas, Old Las Palmas, and Little Tuscany

title: Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films

text: Festival, PSISF has hosted 97 short films in its 19-year history that went on to secure Oscar nominations in the short film categories. The Festival of Short Films is a spin-off of the Palm Springs International Film Festival which takes place each January. Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (a.k.a. Palm Springs International ShortFest) held annually in Palm Springs, California is the largest film festival for short films in the United States. The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films takes place across seven days each June, showing more than 350

title: Palm Springs, California

text: in 1934 and the Chi Chi nightclub opening in 1936. Besides the gambling available at the Dunes Club, other casinos included The 139 Club and The Cove Club outside of the city. Southern California's first self-contained shopping center was established in Palm Springs as the Plaza Shopping Center in 1936. When the United States entered World War II, Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley were important in the war effort. The original airfield near Palm Springs became a staging area for the Air Corps Ferrying Command's 21st Ferrying Group in November 1941 and a new airfield was built ½ mile

title: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

text: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California, is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. It was opened in September 1963 as a way of getting from the floor of the Coachella Valley to relatively near the top of San Jacinto Peak and was constructed in rugged Chino Canyon. Before its construction, the only way to the top of the mountain was to hike a number of hours from Idyllwild. The twelve-and-a-half minute ride begins at the Valley Station (coordinates: ) at and passes up North America's sheerest mountain face through five life

title: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

text: Buttons and Beau, macaques, and various species of primates (including "Suzie, the show-off chimpanzee"). The animals performed in regularly scheduled shows. Both tramway stations were designed by notable mid-century modern architects. The Valley Station, finished in 1963, was designed by Albert Frey and Robson C. Chambers. The Mountain Station, built in 1961, was designed by architect E. Stewart Williams. Additionally, the distinctive Tramway Gas Station at the foot of Tramway Road was designed by Frey and Chambers. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California, is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. It

title: Palm Beach International Airport

text: traffic controllers for Miami and Fort Lauderdale international airports. Donald Trump sued to block the expansion of one of the runways at PBIA in 2010. In 2015 he initiated a lawsuit over the flight path that passes over his Mar-a-Lago estate. Palm Beach International Airport Palm Beach International Airport is a public airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, west of the city of West Palm Beach, Florida. It is the primary airport for West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, and the surrounding area. It is also one of three major airports serving the South Florida metropolitan area. The airport

title: Palm Springs Festival of Festivals

text: Palm Springs Festival of Festivals Palm Springs Festival of Festivals used to take place in October/November Palm Springs, California. It was established in 2001 by Craig Prater, Executive Director, as a showcase of short and feature films as a challenge to the longer-standing Palm Springs International Film Festival, of which Prater had previously been director. The festival aimed to attract all ages of the community, with the inclusion of a four-day International Children's Film Festival complete with a youth panel of jurors and awards created by elementary age children to acknowledge participants. All profits from the Children's Festival were donated

title: Palm Beach County Park Airport

text: County Park Airport is owned by Palm Beach County and operated by the Palm Beach County Airport Department. The airport is on the west side of Lake Osborne. Palm Beach County Park Airport Palm Beach County Park Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) south of the central business district of West Palm Beach, Florida. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "reliever airport". It is also commonly referred to as the

title: Palm Springs, California

text: species of rattlesnakes (11) than anywhere else in the world. The most common species is the extremely venomous Mojave rattler, which is considered the world's most dangerous rattlesnake. The largest rattle snake species here is the Western diamondback rattlesnake, while other species include the Black-tailed rattlesnake, Tiger rattler and Sidewinder rattler. Palm Springs is home to Tarantulas and various Scorpion species, including the Vinegaroon. Although Black bears are not common in the Coachella Valley, bears have been observed in Palm Springs and other parts of California. Today, Jaguars roam the northern Mexican dry-lands, however, they were previously common throughout the

title: Eliye Springs Airport

text: None at the moment. Eliye Springs Airport Eliye Springs Airport is an airport in the Turkana County, Kenya. Eliye Springs Airport is located in Eliye Springs, a village in Turkana County in northwestern Kenya, on the western shores of Lake Turkana. By air, Eliye Springs Airport is situated approximately , by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:3° 13' 12.00"N, 36° 0' 0.00"E (Latitude:3.220000; Longitude:36.000000). Eliye Springs Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the village of Eliye Springs. Situated at above sea level, the airport has a single unpaved

title: Eliye Springs Airport

text: Eliye Springs Airport Eliye Springs Airport is an airport in the Turkana County, Kenya. Eliye Springs Airport is located in Eliye Springs, a village in Turkana County in northwestern Kenya, on the western shores of Lake Turkana. By air, Eliye Springs Airport is situated approximately , by air, northwest of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:3° 13' 12.00"N, 36° 0' 0.00"E (Latitude:3.220000; Longitude:36.000000). Eliye Springs Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the village of Eliye Springs. Situated at above sea level, the airport has a single unpaved runway measuring in length.

title: Palm Springs in popular culture

text: Palm Springs in popular culture The resort towns of Palm Springs, California and other communities in the Coachella Valley, as a filming location, topical setting, and storyline subject for films, television shows, literature, and music, are frequently featured in popular culture. Besides Palm Springs, other nearby communities include Bermuda Dunes, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Mecca, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and the Salton Sea. All are in Riverside County, southern California. This list focuses on the popular cultures of literature and music. "Listed alphabetically by title, series, author last name." "Listed by earliest date

title: Palm Springs, California

text: architects Lawrence Hughes and Johnny Dawson and in 1955 it hosted the 11th Ryder Cup championship. In the 1970s the area had over 40 courses and in 2001 the 100th course was opened. The area is also home to the PGA Tour's Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation (formerly the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic), the LPGA's ANA Inspiration and the Canadian Tour's Desert Dunes Classic. The Palm Springs AYSO Region 80 plays in Section 1H of the American Youth Soccer Organization. The Desert Fire Cats women's football team plays in Palm Springs. They were scheduled to play in

title: Palm Springs Stadium

text: Winter League . In addition to being the home stadium of Power and Chill baseball (who also have year round offices in the stadium), Palm Springs Stadium hosts an amateur football team, the Desert Valley Spartans, who are members of the LaBelle Community Football League (LCFL) and LCFL-West, from August to October, a springtime USABF Amateur Baseball tournament, pop-warner football, numerous local festivals, and softball tournaments throughout the year. Palm Springs Stadium is used for community events and local sports/athletics, namely youth based programs (the AYSO or youth soccer tournaments, amateur teams of all ages such as softball, and veterans'

title: Palm Beach County Park Airport

text: Palm Beach County Park Airport Palm Beach County Park Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) south of the central business district of West Palm Beach, Florida. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "reliever airport". It is also commonly referred to as the Lantana Airport. The land the airport was to be built on was donated to Palm Beach County by philanthropic minded families under the condition that the land be

text: Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (a.k.a. Palm Springs International ShortFest) held annually in Palm Springs, California is the largest film festival for short films in the United States. The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films takes place across seven days each June, showing more than 350 short films every year, and hosting a Short Film Market with over 3,000 new short films annually. It also presents a three-day program of seminars, master classes, panels and roundtable discussions with free admission for all filmmaking and industry guests. An AMPAS qualifying

title: Palm Springs Weekend

text: A book of the same title by Marvin H. Albert was released by Dell Publishing at the same time. The film was released on VHS on September 1, 1998, whereas the DVD version was released in 2009. The DVD is part of the "Warner Bros. Romance Classics Collection", which also contains three other films starring Troy Donahue: "Parrish" (1961), "Rome Adventure" (1962) and "Susan Slade" (1961). Palm Springs Weekend Palm Springs Weekend is a 1963 Warner Bros. bedroom comedy film directed by Norman Taurog. It has elements of the beach party genre (AIP's "Beach Party" became a smash hit in