Wed + Sat

Heart of the City

Name: Heart of the City
Brand: Wed + Sat
Price: 40.0 USD
Availability: InStock

NOTE: During the hot summer months from April-September we only do Private Tours. Please call or text our Tour Coordinator at 760.844.2242 to arrange the date and time you want. We resume the regular tour season in October.

Pioneers to Playground of the Stars
Explore the dynamic past and vibrant present of this world-famous desert getaway while strolling the Walk of Stars. Learn how Hollywood stars, part of our local scene, made Palm Springs their playground.

Hear tales of illustrious forward-thinking women who created a premier resort destination out of the barren desert. On this path, a veritable Museum of Architectural styles. See our oldest adobe building (1884), our first Modernist hotel (1923), the nation's first multi-use shopping center in a Spanish Colonial Revival design (1936), and impressive Midcentury Modern structures. The glamour of yesteryear continues today in our new upscale development called "The Block". Outdoor art abounds with paintings, art installations, and sculptures, including the stunning 26 ft. tall "Forever Marilyn", still causing a stir as a beguiling symbol of our celebrity history.

Neighborhood: Downtown
Days: Wed + Sat

Tour Time: Departs 9:30 am

Private tours can be arranged with our Tour Coordinator: To book a tour text or call 760.844.2242

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Starting Location: Palm Springs Historical Society - McCallum Adobe
221 S Palm Canyon Drive

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Meet the artists

Shag artwork

Attendees will receive a Shag exhibit poster and meet the artist Josh Agle, known as Shag, plus members of the Lopez family. The directors for the film, "My name is Lopez" P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes, and producers Joan and Gary Gand will be in attendance.

live music by

JChris

Enjoy a pop-up live music performance by urban Latin singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Chris Urquiaga known as JChris.

Lauded for his high energy Spanish-English performances infusing Latin, Afro and Brazilian influences.

Graciously on display

The Collection

The exhibit was created by Gary Gand with memorabilia from his personal collection, costumes loaned by the Lopez family, plus rare record albums and singles from the Ebersole-Hughes collection and original artwork by Shag.

Trini Lopez

With friends - ZZ Top Billy F Gibbons
+ The Gand Band

If I Had A Hammer

Listen to Trini's 1963 cover of "If I Had A Hammer" originally written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. With Trini's spin it took off selling over one million copies and awarded a gold disc.