Thanksgiving at The Palms at Indian Head

Celebrate the resurrection in a peaceful desert setting with the annual Community Easter Sunrise Service, hosted by the Borrego Ministers Association.

The Gallery at The Palms is showing Dany's new collection of prints April 5 - 25. Opens with a reception on Saturday April 5 at 5-7 pm. Dark Sky International restores the nighttime environment and protects communities from the harmful effects of light pollution through outreach, advocacy and conservation. The International Dark Sky Places program works with Borrego Springs, Ca. to certify and protect and keep our town dark for humans and wildlife alike. Dany Tomas' Sheltering Dark Sky photographs are spectacular dark sky images that capture the sacred and timeless magic of our desert night sky. His creativity documents the paramount importance of protecting nature from nighttime light pollution while engaging with the nocturnal world as a unique visionary. Curator Elizabeth Rodriguez has carefully selected photographs that conjoin dark sky with true nocturnal beauty. The Gallery is located at The Palms at Indian Head , 2220 Hoberg Road, Borrego Springs, Ca. 92004. Info: 760.443.3300 houseofborregosprs@sbcglobal.net

Every spring, the calendar of the Christian churches comes round to the Forty Days of Lent, a time of self examination and reflection, very much like the season of Ramadan in Islam. These weeks culminate in Holy Weeks, the time from Palm Sunday, this year April 13, till Easter Sunday, April 20. Easter, coming from an Old English word for spring, is the celebration of Jesus being raised from death. But the Resurrection is preceded by several other special days. Called Maundy Thursday from the Latin mandatum or commandment, Thursday in Holy Week commemorates the last supper Jesus had with his disciples. At this meal he gave them bread and wine to share, this becoming the central sacrament of the church, holy communion or the Eucharist. Thursday also recalls Jesus' washing the feet of his friends as an act of love, a commandment he urged them to continue--their love for each other and all the world. Good Friday seems wrongly named for it is the day of Jesus' death on the cross. Yet this self giving is for Christians the ultimate sign of God's love for all humankind and the world. On the next day, Holy Saturday, towards evening, a vigil service of readings, the proclamation of the resurrection and holy communion begin the Easter celebration. Finally on Easter Sunday services of song, prayer, readings and communion feast the rising of the Lord from death, a promise to all of new life with God and each other forever.

Free film and presentation at Borrego Springs Library on April 18 honoring Jim and Anne Wermers. Screening of In Search of Nights Lost follows.

Easter in Borrego Springs includes sunrise services, art shows, egg hunts, brunch, and live music. Something for everyone, all weekend long.