In The Community

KCET Desert Cities offers programs designed to enhance your life (or at least make it more fun) and tell the stories of the Coachella Valley and its residents. We are in your community with special events, activities, and workshops fostering and encouraging increased civic and social engagement. Here you can see programming for and about the Coachella Valley and learn about upcoming events in your area.

About Us

Created in response to a growing population of sophisticated, discriminating television viewers in the desert, KCET Desert Cities is a new round-the-clock lifestyle channel created by KCET exclusively for Coachella Valley residents.

Available only on Time Warner Digital Cable, KCET Desert Cities offers a 24-hour line-up of everything from cooking to culture, golf to gardening, hobbies to health. You'll also enjoy original video segments featuring visits to favorite local restaurants, interviews, and helpful tips on home decor, tennis, and landscaping.

KCET Desert Cities is available to Time Warner Digital Cable subscribers on channel 218.

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Art of Food and Wine Festival

Kris Capra, Palm Springs restaurateur and host of Capra's Kitchen, attends 2007's 2nd Annual Art of Food and Wine Festival in Palm Desert, CA. Kris reports on her findings and what has been learned from the festival's many seminars, ranging from wine and champagne to olive oil.

Champagne

Kris Capra leads an insightful conversation with wine and champagne expert Charles Thomas Curtis regarding champagne making. From Chardonnay to Pinot Noir, Curtis explains champagne's long history and what attributes make it great!

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Cheese

Kris attends a cheese seminar with Max McCallum. He asserts that cheese is by far the safest frequently-consumed food, as it has three properties that make it so healthful: it contains salt (a natural preservative), is acidic, and is produced with the highest quality milk.

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Olive Oil

Thomas Curry, a leading expert on olive oil, discusses its many benefits and uses in everyday life. It's a natural anti-oxidant and contains no saturated fat. Olive oil has been proven to help prevent cancer and reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. It can also be used to make soaps and butter, and in baking and frying your favorite foods.

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Event Gallery

View image galleries from some of our recent events.

Wired Science Reception

In celebration of KCET's new nationally-distributed science prgram, Wired Science, Bob Greenbaum generously hosted a cocktail reception at his home in Rancho Mirage. Mr. Greenbaum's home is enviornmentally friendly and includes 'green' design principles. About 50 guests participated in a conversation about the program.

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Domestic Partnership

Domestic Partnership: Your Financial & Legal World covers California's domestic partnership laws on wills, trusts, taxes and more, including a look at recent changes.

Domestic Partnership Seminar

Noted experts discuss wills, trusts, power of attorney, purchasing power, and taxes for domestic partners. Recorded October 24th, 2006.

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Desert Cities "Moments"

KCET Desert Cities presents "Moments," short video segments with local experts discussing helpful tips on practical issues such as earthquake preparedness, water-efficient gardening, and healthy living.

Earthquake Preparedness: Care for Self

Learn why adults need to take care of themselves first, then their children.

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Water-Efficient Gardening: Trees (Part 2)

A show-and-tell of more trees - this time the drake elm and the willow acacia.

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Healthy Living: Cholesterol

Dr. Philip Shaver explains the difference between the good cholesterol and the bad cholesterol.

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Start enjoying KCET Desert Cities, the new lifestyle channel created exclusively for Coachella Valley residents.