March 17-23, 2025

JOSLYN IN BLOOM

FASHION SHOW LUNCHEON

Friday, April 11, 2025, 11am-2pm

Please join us for Joslyn's annual rite of spring at the Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage on Friday, April 11, 2025, 11am-2pm. Tickets for the 15th Annual Joslyn in Bloom Fashion Show Luncheon are $150 per person or $1,500 for a table of ten. Sponsorship & underwriting opportunities range from $2,000-$15,000. Please click below for tickets, tables, and sponsorship opportunities. We hope to see you then and there in garden party luncheon attire!

Sparkling Wine Reception & Silent Auction

Three-Course Luncheon

Merrit & Penny Joslyn Award Honoring Desert Oasis Healthcare

Live Auction

Raise the Glass Fund Appeal

Fashion Show by Susan Stein Style with Model Citizens from the Community

Model Citizens

James Adams, MD

Kai Beech

Shelley Brunetti

Tyler Davis

Majna Dukic

Jeff Elder

LQ Mayor Linda Evans

Chase Huna

Gary Kautz, MD

Bobbi Lampros

Daniel Logsdon, MD

Maureen McDonald

Lori Rodgers

SHAG

Dick Shalhoub

Julie Spira

Katie Stice

PD Mayor Pro Tem Evan Trubee

IW Mayor Bruce Whitman

Ginny Whitman

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & UNDERWRITERS

Presenting Sponsor

Botanical Garden Sponsor

 English Garden Sponsors

Desert Garden Sponsors

Centerpiece Patron Wine Patron

Susan

Gelman

In-Kind Sponsors

St. Patrick's Day kicks off a worldwide celebration also known as the Feast of St. Patrick. On March 17th, many will wear green in honor of the Irish and decorate with shamrocks. According to lore, the wearing of the green tradition dates back to a story written about St. Patrick in 1726. St. Patrick (c. AD 385–461) used the shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity and worn green clothing. And while the story is unlikely to be true, many will revel in the Irish heritage and eat traditional Irish fare, too.

In the United States, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated since before the country was formed. At times, the holiday has been a bit more of a rowdy one, with green beer, parades, and talk of leprechauns. However, in Ireland, St. Patrick's Day takes on a more solemn mood. It wasn't until events in the United States broadcast in Ireland that some of the Yankee ways spread across the pond. One Irish-American tradition not common to Ireland is corned beef and cabbage.

The Feast of St. Patrick started in the early 17th-century. The day marks the death of St. Patrick and was chosen as an official Christian feast day and is observed by the Catholic Church. The day is also a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world, especially in Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand.

Not necessarily a feast, but Joslyn Center will be putting out some tasty St. Patrick's Day treats on Monday morning. As an extra treat, there will be a Pot-of-Gold-Hunt. There will be a few pots-of-gold hidden. Find them and win a prize from Alex. We hope that you'll be wearing some grren

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000, 2h 6m

During the Great Depression, Georgia socialite Adele Invergordon (Charlize Theron) announces a publicity-garnering high-stakes match at her struggling family golf course, featuring the greatest golfers of the era. Once-promising local golfer Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon), whose career and life were derailed by World War I, is brought in to play alongside the stars, but his game is weak -- until the enigmatic Bagger Vance (Will Smith) offers to coach him back into the great golfer he once was.

Meet at Joslyn Center at 4:00pm for conversation,

then head over to

Cactus Jack's Bar & Grill

74450 Highway 111, Palm Desert

Click image for restaurant information.

Happy Hour / special pricing may be available.

Please call Francie at 760-310-1942 for reservations.

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese tells the story of a multi-generational Indian family living in Kerala, where a mysterious "condition" plagues them: in every generation, at least one family member dies by drowning, seemingly by fate, as they navigate life's complexities against the backdrop of changing India, with the central theme revolving around the powerful, symbolic presence of water and the family's struggle to understand and confront this inherited curse; the narrative focuses on the matriarch "Big Ammachi" and her descendants, particularly the challenges they face with love, loss, and the evolving medical landscape, as they attempt to break the cycle of tragedy tied to water.

The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese 

The Business Partner program is one of the reasons Joslyn Center is able to keep membership dues and activities low fee or free. Our business partners also sponsor events and social programs, helping to defray costs. To learn more about Gold Business Partner services, please click their logos below. 

For a full list of Joslyn Center Business Partners, please click below.

For information on becoming a Business Partner,

please contact Alex at AlexG@JoslynCenter.org or 760-895-4652.

The Joslyn Center provides extensive programs and services for older adults in Indian Wells, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and surrounding Coachella Valley communities.