Lynn Friedman

Palm Springs used to be the Hollywood elite’s playground. Here’s why. Only a two hour drive east from Los Angeles, you’re transported to a time when midcentury modern architecture ruled the day. The city is clean, the air is warm, the shops and restaurants inviting, the palm trees sway, the mountains call. Side note, the city is very LGBTQ+ friendly. You’ll need a place to stay for the night, or three. Behold Alcazar Hotel, located one block from shopping and good restaurants.

Mar 26, 2019 Lynn Friedman Culture, Diva Blogs, Features, Film Reiews, fp top carousel, Tango Diva Spotlight international film festival, John C Reilly, laura dern, san francisco, SFFILM 143 Views Wild Rose tells the story of a country singer from Glasgow working her way up towards stardom. Intrigued? That’s just one of 163 films screening and some 100 participating filmmaker guests at the 2019 San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) April 10-23.

It started out innocently, a road trip from San Francisco to a friend’s ranch in Colorado. Our jaunty vacation soon turned into a lesson on the wilds of country life. Turns out this Diva had forgotten quite a bit of her Girl Scout survival skills. More on that later. Unaware of impending natural and human stupidity-caused disasters, our caravan pulled into Reno for a comfortable night’s stay at the Nugget. On to Zermatt Hotel and Spa in Midway, Utah.