October 27 - November 2, 2025 | |
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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National Chocolate Day, on October 28th, recognizes one of the world's favorite tastes. While many specific chocolate-related holidays exist throughout the year, National Chocolate Day celebrates all things chocolate. Chocolate comes from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree, growing in Mexico, Central America, and Northern South America. Historians have documented the earliest cultivation of cacao seeds at around 1100 BC.
The intense, bitter taste of cocoa requires the bean to be fermented to develop the flavor. Once fermented, the beans are dried, cleaned, and roasted. After roasting, the shell is removed to produce cacao nibs. The cacao nibs are then ground into cocoa mass, which is pure chocolate in rough form. The cocoa mass is usually liquefied then molded with or without other ingredients. At this point in the process, it is called chocolate liquor. The chocolate liquor may then be processed into two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. From there it may be transformed into dark, bittersweet, semisweet, milk, white, or even ruby chocolate.
Joslyn Center will be helping everyone ease into Halloween at the end of the week with chocolate treats on Tuesday. Stop by for a snack bite of your choice!
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SPOTLIGHT ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS SEMINAR
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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Thank you to Crickett Powell, Mitch Brown and Carla Sullivan-Dilley from the Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network (CVDPN) for joining us on Wednesday, October 22 for a Disaster Preparedness Seminar. Registered guests were treated to lunch and a presentation on what each of us can to do to prepare to meet the challenges of a major disaster. Attendees received a Ready-to-Go bag, first aid kit, and a Vial of Life kit sponsored by The Auen Foundation, and a hand fan sponsored by Southern California Edison.
Mitch is the current President of the CVDPN Board of Directors and was preceded in that role by Carla, and Crickett helped facilitate the event. CVDPN is an all-volunteer organization whose mission is to provide citizens of the Coachella Valley with training, education, and networking opportunities to be prepared for all disasters. CVDPN’s goal is to teach personal and community preparedness with the “No Community Left Behind” all-inclusive training in English and Spanish. They are educators, not first responders, and they proactively support first responders through educational outreach.
If you would like to learn more about CVDPN's services, volunteer opportunities, or schedule of outreach events, please contact them at 760-469-4822, or click below to visit their website or to send an email.
| | THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES AND HIGHLIGHTS | | |
WEDNESDAY MOVIE MATINEE
ARTHUR NEWMAN THEATRE
October 29, 2:00pm
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Carnival of Souls
1962, 1h 23m
| Eerie and atmospheric cult classic influenced by Ingmar Berman & Jean Cocteau and noted for its influence on George Romero & David Lynch. Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past. | | | |
October movies sponsored by: | | | |
Meet at
Pier 88 Boiling Seafood & Bar
Only the freshest seafood from the coast,
ensuring every bite is an explosion.
72-363 Highway 111, Palm Desert
Click image for restaurant information.
Arrive at 3:30pm for Mix & Mingle
Dinner order at 4pm.
Happy Hour / special pricing may apply.
CASH ONLY PER SINGLES GROUP POLICY
Please call John at 760-989-7031 for reservations.
UPCOMING DATES & RESTAURANTS
November 6 - Si Bon, RM - 1pm
November 13 - Guadalajara Cafe, PD - 3:30pm
November 20 - La Provence Patisserie & Cafe, PD - 1pm
November 27 - Thanksgiving
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NOVEMBER BOOK CLUB WITH SHARYN
Friday, November 21, 10:30am
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A brilliant rendering of a scandalous historical figure, Kate Manning's My Notorious Life is an ambitious, thrilling novel introducing Axie Muldoon, a fiery heroine for the ages. Axie's story begins on the streets of 1860s New York. The impoverished child of Irish immigrants, she grows up to become one of the wealthiest and most controversial women of her day.
Inspired by the true history of an infamous female physician who was once called "the Wickedest Woman in New York," My Notorious Life is a mystery, a family saga, a love story, and an exquisitely detailed portrait of nineteenth-century America. Axie Muldoon's inimitable voice brings the past alive, and her story haunts and enlightens the present.
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My Notorious Life
by Kate Manning
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WINE AND ALL THAT JAZZ: ITALIAN STYLE
Limited Tickets Available!
| | THANK YOU TO OUR WINE & ALL THAT JAZZ SPONSORS & UNDERWRITERS! | | |
TUSCANY PRESENTING SPONSOR
Katherine Vilas
LOMBARDY SPONSORS
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ENTERTAINMENT PATRON
People Helping People USA
| | For information on sponsorship and underwriting opportunities, please contact Greg Murphy at 760-895-4651 or GregM@JoslynCenter.org. | | JOSLYN CENTER GOLD BUSINESS PARTNERS | | 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.
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The Joslyn Center provides extensive programs and services for older adults in Indian Wells, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and surrounding Coachella Valley communities.
Thank you to the Cities of Indian Wells, Palm Desert and
Rancho Mirage for their ongoing support.
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