Provincetown sensation Miss Richfield 1981 headlines Pride Weekend at Purple Room Restaurant and Stage in Palm Springs with two shows only on Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8. Kicking off Pride Weekend will be award-winning singer/songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine with a free show on Thursday, November 6. Rounding out the weekend will be Michael Holmes in his hysterical Judy Garland parody, The Judy Show, on Sunday, Nov 9.
Provincetown sensation Miss Richfield 1981 headlines Pride Weekend at Purple Room Restaurant and Stage in Palm Springs with her new show Play With My Poodle for two performances only, Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8. Also performing Pride Weekend will be award-winning singer-songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine on Thursday, November 6 and Michael Holmes in his hysterical parody The Judy Show on Sunday, Nov 9.
Miss Richfield 1981’s live performances have received critical acclaim, with The New York Post declaring the show "the must-see act in Provincetown." A P-town icon, Miss Richfield 1981 has been performing there for the past 12 summers and fills the Paramount Theater at the Crown & Anchor nightly.
Many have seen Miss Richfield 1981 in the TV ads for Orbitz online travel and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Miss Richfield has also appeared on Today on NBC, Cake Boss on TLC, and Weekends With Samantha Brown on Travel Channel. She tours nationally and sells out shows in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Atlanta, South Florida and Minneapolis. She is also television spokesperson for the City of Philadelphia.
Her new show, Play With My Poodle, is a truly original performance and leaves audiences in hysterics with its off-the-page humor, twisted sing-alongs and audience interaction.
Co-owner of Purple Room Restaurant and Stage Tony Marchese said, "We are excited to bring fresh new shows to Palm Springs for Pride Weekend such as the wildly popular Miss Richfield 1981. And with Bobby Jo Valentine and The Judy Show also on the line-up, it will be a great celebration weekend of fun, laughs and song. So, join us. Get your tickets now and make Purple Room part of your Palm Springs Pride weekend."
Created by Russ King, a former journalist and Minnesota native, Miss Richfield 1981 has a rich history that begins with her life-long goal of being crowned beauty queen of her hometown Richfield, Minnesota, a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis.
The Miss Richfield 1981 show starts at 7:00pm. Tickets for the show are $25 and are available at www.purpleroompalmsprings.com or by calling 760.322.4422.
Make it dinner and a show and join us for dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. Purple Room has a new Executive Chef who has created a new menu of the classic dishes updated with fresh, innovative twists. Plus, enjoy new crafted specialty cocktails and your favorites prepared by master mixologists.
Award-winning Singer/Songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine, Thursday, November 6
Kicking off Pride Weekend at Purple Room with a free show on Thursday, November 6, will be singer and recently named "Songwriter of the Year" by the West Coast Songwriter’s Association Bobby Jo Valentine with his brand of hopeful folk/pop and infectious vocal melodies. San Francisco area-based Valentine’s music was featured in the television commercial for the 2013 Ford Fusion.
A master lyricist, Valentine also received two West Coast Songwriters Association "Best Song" awards for his songs Somedays and Fly, both on his new album, A Place to Belong. Valentine’s other two albums are Home and By My Side.
Alexa Spieler of A-List Music gives Valentine 5 out of 5 stars and writes, "If Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz and Regina Spektor combined forces, you would have Bobby Jo Valentine. Soulful and uplifting, soothing and calming, Valentine’s music is the perfect blend of indie and modern pop/rock."
"Witty wordplay, clever melodies...the nicest guy to ever pick up an acoustic guitar,"
says LA WEEKLY
Valentine also received 5 out of 5 stars from music industry veteran Brian Lucey (The Black Keys, The Shins, Sigur Ros) who states "Bobby writes with a sweetness and honesty seldom heard in acoustic pop music."
The Bobby Jo Valentine show starts at 7:30pm. To make your reservations, visit www.purpleroompalmsprings.com or call 760.322.4422. Dinner service begins at 6:30 p.m.
Michael Holmes’ Hilarious The Judy Show, Sunday, November 9
The fun Pride Weekend entertainment continues on Sunday, November 9 with Michael Holmes’ The Judy Show. Internationally acclaimed impersonator Michael Holmes makes the spirit of Judy Garland come alive in this hysterical parody Judy and her 1964 TV variety show. The Judy Show’s guests are always changing, so audiences never know who will surprise and delight them on stage on any given evening. Be on the lookout for Carol Channing, Mae West, Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn, Pearl Bailey, Peggy Lee and Tallulah Bankhead, all performed by Holmes. With a killer wardrobe and razor-sharp wit, Holmes nails them all.
Holmes sings your favorite songs and thrills audiences with charm, zingers and stories. The Judy Show’s blend of hilarious comedy and outstanding music explodes into an evening of nonstop belly laughs, glamour and high camp.
Holmes is accompanied by renowned Palm Springs pianist Joel Baker.
Based in Palm Springs, Holmes is one of the most sought-after celebrity impressionists in the country and his The Judy Show is one of the longest-running and most popular cabaret shows in Southern California and regularly plays to sold-out houses throughout the US, Mexico and Europe.
The Judy Show starts at 7:00 p.m. and dinner service begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for the show are $20 and are available at www.purpleroompalmsprings.com or by calling 760.322.4422.
Purple Room Restaurant and Stage, with its state-of-the-art sound system and enlarged performance stage, is one of the best venues for seeing quality live music and entertainment in the greater Palm Springs area. Uniquely, this perfectly sized intimate space allows the audience to enjoy renowned entertainers "up close and personal" like no other venue in town.
Purple Room Restaurant and Stage is located at 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive (next to Saguaro Hotel) in Palm Springs, CA.
About Purple Room
Purple Room is open for dinner from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, with a late night menu served from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Happy Hour in the bar area is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with half-priced bar menu. Special Groovy Tuesdays Happy Hour in bar area is from 4 p.m. to close, with half-priced bar menu. Purple Room is closed Mondays.
On weekends, nationally and internationally known entertainers and performers light up the stage. For weekday diners’ enjoyment, live background music is offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. For the schedule of upcoming shows, please visit www.purpleroompalmsprings.com
In the 1960s the Purple Room was the club where Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. performed and came with their friends to eat, drink and play and is one of only two remaining original Rat Pack hangouts in Palm Springs. In 2013, Tony Marchese and Mark Van Laanen, co-owners of TRIO Restaurant in Palm Springs, re-opened the space as Purple Room Restaurant and Stage.
