The OutBook Book Club is supported by The Palm Springs Cultural Center and the Palm Springs Public Library. Selections are chosen by group members and highlight a mix of new LGBTQ+ releases and influential classics.
OutBook meets on the first Wednesday of the month in the upstairs VIP room at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, unless otherwise noted, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. The book discussion starts at 7:00 p.m. (from 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. is a social mixer). For questions and information about the OutBook Book Club, please email book club coordinator Hubertus Zegers at hwzegers@gmail.com
OutBook OutLoud is a speakers series connected to OutBook providing opportunities to engage with LGBTQ+ authors nationwide. If you’re an author and/or know someone who might be a great speaker—please contact Hubertus Zegers at hwzegers@gmail.com.
2022 / 2023 Season
December 7, 2022: The Magician by Colm Tóibín
January 4, 2023: The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man’s World (2nd Edition) by Alan Downs (Community Room at Mizell Center)
February 1, 2023: The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. (Community Room at Mizell Center)
March 1, 2023: Frida in America: The Creative Awakening of a Great Artist by Celia Stahr
April 5, 2023: The Kingdom of Sand by Andrew Holleran
May 3, 2023: The Perfume Thief by Timothy Schaffert
June 7, 2023: Perpetual West by Mersha Maren
July 5, 2023: Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
August 2, 2023: Palimpsest: A Memoir by Gore Vidal
March 9, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm – VillageFest takes place in downtown Palm Springs on Palm Canyon Drive every Thursday night. The street is closed to vehicular traffic and is transformed into a festive, pedestrian street fair. The perimeter of the event consists of Indian Canyon Drive to the east and Belardo Road to the west. Vendor booths are set up on […]
March 7, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm – VillageFest takes place in downtown Palm Springs on Palm Canyon Drive every Thursday night. The street is closed to vehicular traffic and is transformed into a festive, pedestrian street fair. The perimeter of the event consists of Indian Canyon Drive to the east and Belardo Road to the west. Vendor booths are set up on […]
February 25, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Be Original Americas: Originality Deconstructed exhibition celebrates creativity by pulling back the curtain on the “how” and “why” of some of the international design industry’s most iconic products, demystifying what goes into their conception. Commemorating Be Original Americas’ 10th anniversary and held during Modernism Week 2023, the showcase incorporates physical designs, disassembled elements, raw materials, and videos by […]
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