Cahuilla pottery
Kids made their own clay pots using the traditional techniques of the Cahuilla Indians during a workshop offered by the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum at the Palm Springs Library January 22 and 23.

University groundbreaking
California State University San Bernardino officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the second building in the Palm Desert campus, the Indian Wells Center for Educational Excellence, January 21.

Beethoven Blast
The Coachella Valley Symphony presented Beethoven Blast in the Sierra Ballroom at Sun City Palm Desert January 22.

Firefighting on show
The Historical Society of Palm Desert presented the opening of Firefighting: Tools of the Trade in The Old Firehouse Exhibit Hall on El Paseo January 24, 2003. The exhibit runs through January 24, 2004.

Plein Air show
Participants in La Quinta Arts Foundation's 2003 Desert Plein Air event held a public exhibition and sale of their work at The River at Rancho Mirage January 25 and 26. Winners of the event were announced during the show January 25.

Painting workshop
Eight artists participating in La Quinta Arts Foundation's 2003 Desert Plein Air event instructed local high school students during a painting workshop at the La Quinta Civic Center January 24.

Dinner benefit
Dolly Sinatra Sons of Italy served an Italian dinner at the Desert Hot Springs Senior Center to benefit Cabot's Pueblo Museum January 25.