Nestled in the breathtaking valley of the Santa Rosa Mountains, the city of La Quinta is a place where creativity and imagination thrive. As a relatively small city, it has embraced the arts at a number of levels – from its arts events to an extensive Art in Public Places…
For the whole family! It goes without saying we love living here. We have a level of biodiversity only superseded in the United States by that of Hawai’i. We don’t necessarily have to drive on a jam-packed interstate to get to work. Stunning views of craggily mountains are visible from…
Bill Baker, an avid hiker and La Quinta Resident Last month Sunset Magazine recognized the La Quinta Cove hiking trails as number five of forty-five leading areas in the Western States. Why was this area chosen among the better-known areas listed? I have been hiking in the “Cove” for several…
Move over, Pacific Crest Trail! Think again, Big Painted Canyon! The City of La Quinta is tremendously proud that word has gotten out: our hiking trails are among the best in the west! Not to toot my own horn, but I’ve been a super-fan of hiking our cove for a…
La Quinta Arts Festival 2014 is “Proud as a Peacock” to be the first show ever to earn Art Fair Sourcebook’s dual ranking as the #1 Fine Art Festival AND the #1 Fine Craft Festival in the Nation. Presented by La Quinta Arts Foundation with the City of La Quinta…
By Brian Gay, 2013 Champion, Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation The desert is a pretty special place for my wife, Kimberly, and I. The very first time I arrived here in the fall of 1998, I got my TOUR card for the first time. Making it through…
The Art of Making Friends through Home Hosting at La Quinta Arts Festival La Quinta Arts Festival’s Home Host program is little known by the public, but highly valued by the grateful artists that reap its benefits. Home Hosting offers a group of select artists the rare opportunity to defray…
By: Andrea Carter After having the privilege of being part of the City of La Quinta’s marketing team over the past 14 years – and more importantly, a blissful resident – I’ve seen so many strides in this extraordinary community. And yet, the charm that existed when I first moved…
By Bob Marra, Executive Director and CEO, Humana Challenge in partnership with the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation Our event is known around the Coachella Valley as the golf tournament that built a hospital. But long before I started my work for the Humana Challenge in partnership with the…
