
The first shall be last and the last shall be first, to paraphrase a bible verse. The first Pride of the season happened over the weekend at Cathedral City, and the last is our Palm Springs Pride in November. We celebrate both in the Coachella Valley and we are basking in the afterglow of Cathedral City LGBT Days.
I’m busy behind the scenes getting ready to launch another radio station this week on the former ChannelQ KQPS 103.1 FM. We’re welcoming those listeners to KGAY 106.5 with a new format debuting Wednesday!
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Listen in for New Format for 103.1 FM
As you may have heard, 103.1 FM, the Coachella Valley radio station currently known as “Channel Q” has been purchased by us at KGAY 106.5 and for a short time starting Monday, March 6, will be simulcasting KGAY programming, so you’ll be able to hear John Taylor in the morning and Chris Shebel in the afternoon, plus Retro Lunch with DJ Galaxy and DJ Eric Ornelas on 103.1 FM. We invite all former Channel Q listeners to come on over to KGAY 106.5 on the FM dial or stream online. On Wednesday, March 8, a new format will emerge on 103.1, so tune in to find out what the valley’s new radio station will be!
Palm Springs Yappy Hour
Animal Samaritans presents Yappy Hour on the second Thursday each month from November through April, and this month’s event is on Thursday, March 9 from 4–6 pm at the Margaritaville Desert Rose Garden. Gay Desert Guide and KGAY are pleased to sponsor the event this month! Enjoy an exciting evening with other animal lovers and their canine friends, bring your friendly, leashed dog and enjoy treats for your pet and hors d’oeuvres and wine for you. Proceeds benefit Animal Samaritans’ life-saving programs. More info
BNP Paribas Open Begins
The BNP Paribas Open is underway, March 6–19 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. This is the largest two-week combined ATP & WTA professional tennis tournament outside of the four majors. The player field this year includes defending champions Iga Swiatek, the current World No. 1, and World No. 8 Taylor Fritz, plus Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, and many more. When it comes time to take a break from the non-stop tennis action, Tennis Paradise has you covered with unrivaled amenities throughout the grounds. Daily live entertainment, top-shelf retail stores and luxurious dining options await you at every turn. And with 20 easily accessible practice courts, the opportunities are endless to encounter tennis’ hottest rising stars and most legendary icons as they prepare to take center stage in the desert. If you can’t make it in person, nearly 120 hours of live coverage is planned. Get tickets
White Party Palm Springs 2023 Single Event Tickets on Sale Now
White Party Palm Springs, the largest LGBTQ+ dance music festival in the world, has just announced their individual ticket passes are on sale now, at a special price for a limited quantity. Taking place May 12–14, this year’s festival is being reimagined to offer a more modern, fresh, and innovative experience. More than just a dance music festival, White Party Palm Springs is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and a symbol of unity, love, and inclusivity, with stunning pool parties and electrifying nighttime events that feature top-tier talent and DJs ranging from Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, RAYE, Paula Abdul, and Offer Nissim, from previous years. This year’s festival promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that revelers from all over the globe will never forget. More info
Desert X is Here
After welcoming a total of more than 1.25 million to all three previous iterations in the Coachella Valley, Desert X returns for their fourth exhibition, running now through Sunday, May 7. The exhibition of site-specific installations by acclaimed international artists examines social and environmental themes with a focus on the changes that give form to a world increasingly shaped by climate crisis, globalism, and the political and economic migrations that follow in their wake. Free and open to the public, stop in at the Desert X hub at the Ace Hotel or download the app for information on artists, a map to find the installations, and interactive content. More info
Cheeky Charity March Events
HARP-PS Positive Life Series presents Anal Cancer and You on Tuesday, March 7 at 6 pm. Come hear Cheeky Charity’s public health director, Yale grad and Columbia PHD, Alex Borsa, discuss anal cancer, its risk factors, symptoms, and what you can do to ensure it doesn’t become a life changing (or ending) disease for you and your loved ones [More info]. Also from Cheeky Charity in March: a clothed hike series every Sunday at 10 am at the South Lykken Trail, and nude (clothing optional) hikes every Tuesday and Thursday from 8 am–11 am, meeting in Palm Desert to travel to Mecca for the hike. There will also be several Cheeky Charity events at The Barracks, an Eisenhower Health panel discussion, and a Sassy Soiree on March 31 to officially launch Cheeky Charity, whose mission is 100% focused on enabling the early detection of colorectal cancer. More info
Sand, Stars & Guitars: Special Consensus
The Bluegrass Standard Magazine and the Palm Springs Cultural Center have put together a dynamite Bluegrass series called Sand, Stars & Guitars – the first of its kind in Southern California. See Grammy® nominated Special Consensus for one night only on Monday, March 6 at 8 pm at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. Get tickets
Friends of Philharmonic Present Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
The Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic, as part of their 2022-23 subscription series, will present the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on Monday, March 6 at 7:30 pm at the McCallum Theatre. The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy, guest artist Avi Avital has been compared to Andres Segovia for his championship of his instrument and to Jascha Heifitz for his incredible virtuosity. See the full program in our event listing: Get tickets
Once
CVRep presents Once, playing now through Sunday, March 11. (Due to popular demand, CVRep added seven additional performances!) Once is a love story reminding us of how the language of music is universal. Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Once tells the story of Guy, an Irish songwriter who spends his days fixing vacuums in the Dublin shop he runs with his father. While on the verge of giving it up altogether, along comes a girl who convinces Guy to believe in love, music, and the courage to carry on. Our theatre reviewer Stephen Radosh says Once is “a total joy from the moment you enter the theatre until it lovingly sends you on your way home.” Read his full review [here] and Get tickets
The Lincoln Debate
The Bent Theater Company presents The Lincoln Debate on Tuesday, March 7 at 7 pm at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. This new play takes a funny, touching and historically honest look at the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed, a man he shared a bed with for four years. Did they have an intimate relationship? Did one of the greatest men in American history have a letter under the LGBTQ banner that fit him? You will leave armed to draw your own conclusions. Upcoming performance will be on Tuesday, March 14. Get tickets
The Swingin’ Sixties Show
The Award-Winning Tribute Artists from Premeditated Productions bring all your favorite performers from the Sixties back in one great show with The Swingin’ Sixties Show on Tuesday, March 7 from 1:30–3 pm at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. Swing out to this tribute to great songs and performers of the ’60s including Dusty Springfield, James Brown, Simon & Garfunkel, Wilson Pickett & more. Get tickets
Let’s Talk Oscars
The Palm Springs Public Library presents Let’s Talk Oscars on Wednesday, March 8 from 6–7:30 pm. Get ready for the Academy Awards (on March 12th) by joining Movie Librarian Scott Biegen as he leads us through all things Oscar! From the snubs and surprises (like Andrea Riseborough in Best Actress) to the favorites and all the drama in-between, we’ll talk about what happened last year, how nominees and winners are selected and we’ll make predictions for this year’s winners [More info]. The Palm Springs Library will also present free screenings of two of the films being considered for Academy Awards on Friday, March 10. The films will be Elvis at 10:10 am, and Tár at 2 pm. More info
Movies in the Park: Gigi
The Palm Springs Cultural Center presents Movies in the Park – Season 2 at the New Downtown Palm Springs Park on select Wednesdays. This week: On Wednesday, March 8 at 7 pm, the film will be Gigi, starring Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier. Gaston (Louis Jourdan) is a restless Parisian playboy who moves from one mistress to another, while also spending time with Gigi (Leslie Caron), a precocious younger friend learning the ways of high society. Dine early Downtown or pick up takeout and picnic in the park! Wine and beer will be available to purchase at the event. More info
The Show: John Secada, Daniel Tosh, Dancing w/The Stars
The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Rancho Mirage presents John Secada with the Desert Symphony on Wednesday, March 8 at 8 pm. Then on Friday, March 10, it’s comedian Daniel Tosh at 8 pm. on Saturday, March 11, Dancing with the Stars LIVE brings the ballroom to life featuring your favorite Dancing with the Stars pros Alan, Alexis, Brandon, Britt, Emma, Gleb, Kateryna, Sasha, PLUS special guest stars Gabby Windey and Daniel Durant, at The Show at 8 pm. Get tickets
The Uppers: Methamphetamine Use Disorder
The Center and Eisenhower Health present The Uppers: Methamphetamine Use Disorder on Wednesday, March 8, from 4–5 pm via Zoom. Please join Karen Antwiler, MD, Addiction Medicine Fellow Physician, to learn more about the epidemic surrounding Methamphetamine Use Disorder, and how Eisenhower’s new addiction medicine fellowship program can help you and your loved ones. More info
Architecture Tours by Modernism Week
Architecture Tours by Modernism Week is a season-long series of high-quality, in-depth, small group tours, running now through May. In March the tours run on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, with most tours beginning at 9:30 am, departing from the Palm Springs Visitor Center. Modernism Week has partnered with PS Architecture Tours to enable participants to learn about the exciting architectural history of the Palm Springs area and experience midcentury modern culture and lifestyle. Together, this partnership offers an affordable series of engaging mini-motor coach tours aimed at a growing audience of Palm Springs visitors and modernism fans. Get tickets
Taste of Indio
The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Indio, presents the 7th Annual Taste of Indio on Thursday, March 9 from 4–7 pm on the grounds of the Coachella Valley History Museum. Enjoy tantalizing tastes from Indio restaurants. Admission includes tasting, museum tour, entertainment, no host bar and free parking. With attendance limited, this intimate experience allows participants to sample exquisite culinary delights. Get tickets
Desert Blues Revival: Sugarmill Slim
Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs presents the Desert Blues Revival every Wednesday at 8 pm in the Cascade Lounge. On Wednesday, March 8, Sugarmill Slim takes the stage. Each week, come enjoy great bands playing authentic Blues, Soul, R&B, and Rock from all over the globe right here in your backyard. Get tickets
Jazzville: Kristen Korb Trio
Jazzville invites you to experience the hottest acts in jazz and step back in time to when all the cool cats came to play and put Palm Springs on the map! On Thursday, March 9 from 7–8:30 pm, Jazzville brings Kristin Korb and her trio to Palm Springs. There are few bassists who can sing and there are even fewer who can do it so very well. Kristin is one of those artists who make you forget that she is playing the bass when you hear her voice. Get tickets
Spring Fling 2023
The 14th annual Spring Fling fundraiser benefiting Bloom in the Desert Ministries UCC is Friday, March 10, at the Palm Springs Pavilion starting at 5:30 pm. “Bending the Arc: Embracing our Core Values,” will feature a festive bazaar featuring international foods, music, the awards, raffles, and shopping. The entertainment headliner is the DC6 Singers Collective, an LA-based vocal a capella ensemble singing dynamic and energetic gospel and Motown tunes. Emcee Darci Daniels will host the evening including Strong Words story tellers, DJ Tina Turntables, Too Tall Tomm on stilts, the silent auction, festival booths hosting various justice ministries, and food from four local vendors. Bloom’s Community Justice Award Recipients for 2023 are Mily Treviño-Sauceda, the Executive Director and Co-founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas (National Association of Farmworker Women) and Brothers of the Desert, a non-profit organization, which provides a growing network of support for Black gay men and allies in the Coachella Valley. More info
Visitor Map & Guide Spring Edition is Here!
The Spring 2023 edition of our Gay Desert Guide Visitor Map & Guide (great for locals too!) is available now around town and online. We help you find everything you need to know while visiting or living in the Coachella Valley, featuring the top places for Food & Drink, Nightlife, Shopping, Attraction, Gay Resorts with passes, Dispensaries and other services. You can also view it online, and download the PDF [here].
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THIS WEEKEND
KGAY Live at Toucans
KGAY’s John Taylor will be making a live appearance Saturday, March 11 from 3–5 pm at Toucans Tiki Lounge! Join us for drink specials and amazing giveaways including tickets to see Shania Twain at Acrisure Arena and a some special happy hour drag performances. Toucans is celebrating 20 plus years in Palm Springs & is the destination for drag performances 5 nights a week. More info
The Kat & Dave Show at the McCallum
This Friday through Sunday, March 10–12, David Foster and Katharine McPhee take the McCallum Theatre stage for the stage version of their viral Instagram show, The Kat & Dave Show. Coming directly from the living room to the stage, this intimate show with the powerhouse duo will be packed with David‘s hits from Chicago, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé etc. and Kat’s biggest songs from American Idol, Smash, and Waitress. Upcoming shows at the McCallum include: Masters of Harmony (3/19), The Kingdom Choir™ (3/24), Katherine Jenkins (3/25), and Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin (3/28 and 3/29). See the full March schedule for the McCallum Theatre with ticket info on our event listing: Get tickets
Escape to Margaritaville
Desert Theatreworks presents Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville, opening Friday, March 10 and running through Sunday, April 2. This upbeat and energetic new show features all your favorite Jimmy Buffett classics, including “Volcano”, “Fins”, “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and of course “Margaritaville.” With a tropical island theme, this heartwarming musical is the party you’ve been waiting for! Get tickets
A Funny Thing Happened…
Dezart Performs presents A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City with performances now through March 12. A foul-mouthed twenty-something comedian and a middle-aged man embroiled in a nasty divorce are brought together unexpectedly when their cancer-stricken mothers become roommates in the hospital. Together, this unlikely duo must negotiate some of life’s biggest challenges… while making some of the world’s most inappropriate jokes. Our theatre reviewer Stephen Radosh writes that A Funny Thing Happened… is a “moving yet laugh-out-loud play,” and “the four cast members all give brilliant performances.” Read his full review [here] and Get tickets
Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man
Bus Stop Productions presents Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man in the Tropics Lounge at the Margaritaville Resort on Fridays and Saturdays through March 18, with two shows per night at 7 pm & 9:30 pm. This show has been sharing its upbeat brand of humor with theater audiences all across America for over five years! The play is set at a local university auditorium where the English department holds its monthly meet the authors event. Robyn is the shy and studious moderator of the event and this month’s featured author is Dan Anderson of Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man. With the help of a hunky stage assistant named Stefan, Dan aims to turn this meet the authors event upside down with a highly theatrical, audience interactive sex tip seminar. Get tickets
Kafka’s Joke
Desert Ensemble Theatre presents the world premiere of Kafka’s Joke by Rich Rubin on March 10–12 and 17–19 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. On his deathbed, Franz Kafka instructs his best friend Max Brod to burn his unpublished manuscripts. Brod does not destroy his work, believing Kafka is a literary genius. This leads to Kafka’s writings rising to literary prominence decades after his death. Brod then escapes from Nazi Europe with Kafka’s works in 1939, bringing them to Palestine. At the time of Brod’s death in 1968, he left the manuscripts to his secretary. However, Brod’s will is very confusing. Who owns Kafka? A true story based on a 2016 Israeli Supreme Court case. Get tickets
NUTTY at Indio Second Saturday
Jazz & Classic Rock band NUTTY will be performing at the City of Indio’s Second Saturdays Center Stage on Saturday, March 11 at 6 pm. This FREE community concert series for all ages is located in downtown Indio in a safe, fenced-in, “outdoor living room.” Enjoy family activities, local food vendors, and craft beer. More info
Three Perspectives Opening Reception and Show
The Desert Art Center invites you to the opening reception of the show Three Perspectives on Friday, March 10 from 5–7 pm. This evening reception kicks off the weekend show of the work of our featured artists for the Three Perspectives exhibition. The artists are Alberto Garcia Uria, whose abstracts move you with color and texture, Lisa Van Herik, featuring wearable jewelry but one of a kind pieces of woven art to be admired and cherished, and D Michael Roman, inspired by the old and abandoned, showing us the beauty of the flawed and forgotten. The Show runs March 10–13. More info
Blank Canvas: Exclusive Garden Party Fundraiser
The Desert Art Center presents their first exclusive garden party fundraiser on Saturday, March 11 from 3–6 pm. What do you get when you cross a former set designer, a premier caterer, and a gaggle of fundraisers with the best collection of fine artists in the Coachella Valley? A Blank Canvas. Endless Possibilities. This event is limited to the first 50 guests to purchase their tickets, featuring an art auction, entertainment, and surprises. Hosted in a private home. More info
Richard M. Milanovich Legacy Hike and 5K
The Richard M. Milanovich Legacy Hike and 5K Run takes place on Saturday, March 11 with staggered departure times so that hikers will complete the moderate 3.1 mile route and meet in the celebration area at Indian Canyons as close to 10 am as possible. Proceeds benefit the Richard M. Milanovich Fellowship, created in 2015. In 2021, UCLA Native Nations Law & Policy Center and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians formed a partnership to prepare the next generation of leaders in Indian Country and to honor and preserve the legacy of service and leadership of the late Chairman Richard M. Milanovich. More info
The Desert Underground
Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire presents The Desert Underground on Saturday, March 11 from 5:30–9:30 pm at Imago Galleries in Palm Desert. Be transported to a prohibition-inspired speakeasy featuring expert mixology, uniquely themed bars, live music and dancing. Roam the halls of the exclusive art gallery while sampling craft cocktails paired with an innovative tasting menu. VIP guests will receive an additional password to access an exclusive lounge found at the rooftop of Imago Galleries. Here VIPs will enjoy the finest scotch whiskies by The Macallan, and private entertainment by an authentic comedian host from Scotland who has a flair for the dramatic and will make you laugh! Get tickets
John Stanley King Band at The Gardens
Agua Caliente Casinos present The Gardens 25th Annual Concert Series on Saturday, March 11 from 4:30–7:30 pm with a concert by John Stanley King Band, benefiting Family YMCA of the Desert. For 25 years, The Gardens on El Paseo has brought together the Coachella Valley community to support local non-profits, musicians, and organizations. Reserve your tickets now and wine down on the Center Lawn, Saturday evenings to support your community. Get tickets
Women’s T-Dance at V Wine Lounge
V Wine Lounge and Desert Babes present a Women’s T-Dance on the second Sunday of every month, including this Sunday, March 12 from 1–5 pm. Come out and be out for cocktails, music and fun! Benefits The LGBTQ Center of the Desert and the L-Fund. More info
Screwball Sundays: Bringing Up Baby
The Palm Springs Cultural Center presents a series of the greatest screwball comedies of Hollywood’s golden age, showing Bringing Up Baby (1938) on Sunday, March 12 at 3 pm. Screwball sparks fly when Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn let loose in one of the fastest and funniest films ever made—a high-wire act of invention that took American screen comedy to new heights of absurdity. Hoping to procure a million-dollar endowment from a wealthy society matron for his museum, a hapless paleontologist (Grant) finds himself entangled with a dizzy heiress (Hepburn) as the manic misadventures pile up—a missing dinosaur bone, a leopard on the loose, and plenty of gender-bending mayhem among them. Get tickets
Willie’s Big Fat Broadway Bash
Willie’s Modern Fare presents the unique dinner show experience, Willie’s Big Fat Broadway Bash, every Sunday in March, including this Sunday, March 12 at 4 pm. The talented students of Musical Theatre University are your singing servers, delivering a three course dinner with a slice of Broadway on the side, with a special Broadway guest star at each performance. Guest stars include: March 5 – Keven McMahon (City of Angels), March 12 – Erik Altemus (Pippin), March 19 – Leslie Tinnaro (Evita), and March 26 – Kim Huber (Beauty and the Beast). Make reservations
On the Air at KGAY 106.5
Win Tickets to Sex Tips…
KGAY 106.5 has your tickets to Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man. This humorous, highly theatrical audience interactive sex tip seminar is playing Fridays and Saturdays at Margaritaville Resort now through March 18. Win a pair of tickets to the Saturday night show PLUS an overnight stay at Margaritaville! John Taylor will draw a winner on the KGAY Morning Show every Friday morning for the following performances: Mar 4, 11 & 18. Enter to win on the KGAY 106.5 Contest Page
The KGAY Sunday Tea Dance with DJ Modgirl airs every Sunday from 4–6 pm (right after the Retro Brunch). DJ Modgirl (AKA Kellee McQuinn) is not only the life of the party, she’s also a cover girl on magazines and billboards, a television entertainer, and an award winning producer, director, lyricist and performer. Her moniker is “Music! Dancing! Fashion! Fun!” and she throws down the most irresistible, uplifting beats each week on the KGAY Sunday Tea Dance from 4–6 pm. Listen online
Ross Mathews hosts his popular weekly radio show on KGAY 106.5 airs on Saturdays from 11:00 am–2 pm. That’s 50% more Ross because now it’s a three-hour show! Ross is a part-time Palm Springs resident and currently working on The Drew Barrymore Show, RuPaul’s Drag Race and many other projects. He brings celebrity gossip and news, plus a rundown of what’s happening each weekend in #ILoveGayPalmSprings as he plays some of his favorite dance hits each weekend on KGAY. Listen Online
The KGAY 106.5 Retro Lunch airs Monday through Friday at noon, with DJ Galaxy (Vincent Corrales) and DJ Eric Ornelas playing an hour of their high-energy throwback mixes. On Sundays, we put all five hours together for the Retro Sunday Brunch from 11 am–4 pm. Perfect party music! Listen Online
- Palm Springs Yappy Hour
Thu. Mar 9 from 4–6 pm at Margaritaville Resort - A Funny Thing Happened… presented by Dezart Performs
Mar 3–12 at the Pearl McManus Theater - Once presented by CVRep
Feb 21–Mar 11 - An Intimate Evening with David Foster & Katherine McPhee
Fri.–Sun., Mar 10–12 at the McCallum Theatre - Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to Margaritaville presented by Desert Theatreworks
Mar 10–Apr 2 - Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man
Feb 24–Mar 18 at Margaritaville Resort - Ruta Lee: Consider Your Ass Kissed!
Fri. & Sat. Mar 10 & 11 at The Purple Room Supper Club - Rock the Park: Wanted – The Music of Bon Jovi
NEW DATE: Wed. Mar 15 at 7 pm at Palm Springs Downtown Park - Red Dress Dress Red 2023
Sat. Mar 18 from 8–11 pm at the Palm Springs Air Museum - The Chase: The Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards 2023
Sat. Mar 25 from 5–10 pm at the Palm Springs Convention Center - “The Sky’s the Limit” presented by The Desert Winds Freedom Band
Sat. Mar 25 at 7 pm and Sun. Mar 26 at 2 pm - Faux Fur Ball benefiting Palm Springs Animal Shelter
Sat. Apr 1 from 6–9 pm at the Palm Springs Air Museum - House Party PS: Pink Saturday
Sat. Apr 1 from 4–7 pm at a private home in Palm Springs - Sand, Stars & Guitars: Levi Kreis
Wed. Apr 5 at 8 pm at the Palm Springs Cultural Center - American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (AmDocs)
Apr 7–11 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center - 100 Years of Men in Love: The Accidental Collection
Sat. Apr 8 at the Annenberg Theater
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Find out what’s happening on any given day by browsing our Gay Desert Guide Online Event Listing Calendar, and for the big picture, take a look at major upcoming events in our 2023 Coachella Valley Calendar of Events.
Listen to KGAY 106.5 over the air, stream it [here], or listen on TuneIn Radio with Alexa or Siri by saying “Play K-GAY 1065 from Tune In Radio.” Ross Mathews is on Saturdays from 11 am–2 pm, John Taylor is on mornings 6–10 am and program director Chris Shebel is on afternoons. Our Retro Lunch with DJ Galaxy and DJ Eric Ornelas is now heard on Sundays as the Retro Lunch & Sunday Brunch from 11 am–4 pm, followed by DJ Modgirl spinning the KGAY Sunday Tea Dance from 4–6 pm.
Don’t miss “This Way Out,” Sundays at 6:30 a.m. on KGAY 106.5. “This Way Out” is the only internationally distributed weekly LGBTQ radio program, currently airing on some 200 local community radio stations around the world. Listen to the latest episode as a podcast on our streaming page (click “Podcasts” in the upper right hand corner)