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noizemagazine - noiZe Magazine Issue 59 February 2009 - Index

Leather/Levi bar with great music on
Friday and Saturday. DJ Luis Citron,
of Ptown fame, mans the turntables.
the Barracks
67-625 E. Palm Canyon Drive
Cathedral City
760-321-9688
www.thebarracksbarps.com
Large leather/Levi bar with an
immense outdoor patio that can
get frisky at night. The Sunday beer
bust is the place to be to finish off
a weekend. DJ Steve plays a mix of
disco and happy house.
toucans tiki Lounge
2100 N. Palm Canyon Drive
760-416-7584
www.toucanstikilounge.com
Across the street from Dink’s,
Toucans is a gay take on a tiki bar.
DJ Galaxy keeps the small dance
floor jumpin’ by spinning pop-influenced
house. On Sundays, check
out the popular drag show.
WhErE tO DAnCE
hunters
302 E. Arenas Road
760-323-0700
www.huntersnightclubs.com
Hunters is a very popular video bar
with an adjacent, medium-sized
dance floor. Hunters attracts the
youngest crowd in town, although
a few mature men wander in from
Streetbar.
Oasis
611 S. Palm Canyon Drive
760-416-0950
www.cluboasisps.com
With a top-of-the-line sound and
light system and room for almost a
thousand people, Oasis has set the
stage for some great parties. Open
until 4 a.m. on weekends, it’s best
after midnight.
WhErE tO PArtY
White Party XX
April 10-13, 2009
www.jeffreysanker.com
Jeffrey Sanker celebrates twenty years
of fabulousness in the Desert with White
Party XX. Dance to the sounds of top
Circuit DJs at any of the daytime pool
parties or nighttime dance marathons.
Be sure not to miss Sunday’s Sunset T
dance. This year’s theme is the Legion of
Superheroes, so strap on your cape, slip
into your leotard and Speedo, and get
ready to fly!
Blatino Oasis
May 8-11, 2009
www.clubrimshot.com
For three years, this weekend retreat has
been catering to men of color and the
men who love them. Lounge and socialize
with men of all ages and ethnicities
at clothing-optional resorts. Book your
room now, as many of these resorts are
already sold out. Wyndham Palm Springs
is the host hotel.
WhErE tO ShOP
Arenas Street
Sandwiched between the bars are some
gay-themed retail stores, including Gay
Mart, Bear Wear and a party store called
We Be Joy.
Sunny Dunes
Located a few blocks from Warm Sands,
Sunny Dunes Road is the newest gay
strip. There are two leather stores, Gear
and Tuff Stuff, as well as Palm Springs
Piercing Company, The Drag Bag, and Q
Trading for those hard-to-find gifts and
toys. Across Highway 111 is Revivals, a
thrift store benefiting the Desert AIDS
Project.
El Paseo
Located about 15 miles down Highway
32
Happy Am I! Healthy Am I! holy Am I!