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Pride season starts early in the Coachella Valley – and ends late! This weekend’s Cathedral City’s LGBT Days bookends with Palm Springs Pride in November (this year Nov. 1-3). In between are celebrations around the world.

Our ‘Prides’ will have a much more deliberate and purposeful meaning as an election looms just a few days after Palm Springs Pride. Thursday night’s State of the Union address was the opening salvo for this campaign cycle. It’s fitting that our local Pride celebrations start and end as a parallel to the election.

But we always put on a happy face – usually with much glitter and a wig – and celebrate those commonalities that unite the various factions of our alphabet soup. Let’s hope we’ll be able to keep smiling after the November election.

We’ll see you at the Bed Race on Sunday in Cathedral City.

Brad Fuhr, your Gay Desert Guide on KGAY 106.5 Palm Springs

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Cathedral City LGBT Days

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Distinguished as Californiaโ€™s first Pride event of the year, the annual Cathedral City LGBT Days will take place this weekend, from Fridayโ€“Sunday, March 8โ€“10. More than 10,000 attendees will gather for events and celebrations like a special free screening of The Birdcage on Friday. On Saturday, Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City presents a Happy Hour and comedy show featuring River Butcher. Sunday is the iconic Parade of Beds and Bed Race, emceed by Bella da Ball and KGAYโ€™s John Taylor and accompanied by live entertainment including Madonna tribute act Blonde Ambition. The KGAY entry in the bed race will feature DJ Eric Ornelas riding, pushed by guys from Coachella Valley Pride Hockey! After the Bed Race, Cathedral City LGBT Days will host a noon Champagne Sunday Brunch featuring top DJs, champagne, drink specials, exclusive vendors, and gourmet food trucks on hand for all attendees to close out the weekend in style. Be sure to stop by the KGAY / Gay Desert Guide booth and say hi! More info


The L-Fund Luck Be a Lady Annual Gala

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The L-Fund presents their L-Fund Luck be a Lady Annual Gala on Saturday, March 9, from 5โ€“10 pm at Margaritaville Resort. This Red-Carpet Event supports cis & trans Lesbians in the Coachella Valley and this year will be celebrating good friend of KGAY Shann Carr, along with Judy Dlugacz and Sweet Baby J’ai with Mina Hartong as emcee. Sweet Baby J’ai’s Soulful Sirens will provide the entertainment lineup, plus there will be casino gaming (win free raffle tickets for prizes), a silent auction, and a delicious dinner with complimentary wine. If you can’t attend, you can still bid or donate online; see our event listing for all the info: Get tickets


Sand, Stars & Guitars: Billy Gilman

Billy Gilman

Billy Gilman will perform at the Palm Springs Cultural Center’s Sand, Stars, and Guitars Series on Saturday, March 9 at 8 pm. The series features the very best in Americana, Country, Bluegrass, NewGrass, Country Gospel, American Folk and even a little bit of ole time Blues. Gilman, a former child country star known for his hit “One Voice,” came out as gay in 2014. Though facing challenges in the genre, he continues to pursue his passion for music, even competing on season 11 of The Voice. Get tickets


The Roost Pride Weekend in Cathedral City

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Niki Haris & Donna De Lory

Celebrate Cathedral City Pride all weekend long at The Roost Lounge, starting Friday, March 8 with Prince Poppycock (America’s Got Talent) and host Ethylina Canne at 7 pm. On Saturday, March 9 at 11:30, Dueling Drag Divas features comic impressionist Jo Anna and Emmy award winner Chi Chi Rones, direct from Puerto Vallarta. At 5 pm on Saturday, Kameron Ross (America’s Got Talent) will warm up the stage for Niki Haris and Donna De Lory, Madonna’s collaborating team for over 20 years, sharing songs and stories, with host Bella da Ball. Sunday, February 10 features a performance from Modern Men – Coachella Valley Men’s Chorus at 1 pm, and Brian Scott at 3 pm. Get tickets


Grand Opening of Elan Palm Springs

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Join KGAYโ€™s John Taylor on Saturday, March 9 from Noonโ€“2 pm as KGAY broadcasts from the grand opening of Elan Palm Springs, with townhomes and single-family homes for the discerning eye. Tour the decorated models and experience the first-class amenities of a pool, spa, dog park and bocce ball court. Plus, enter to win tickets to the White Party Sahara Desert Nights at the Convention Center! More info


Ask a Gay Doc

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Dr. Renzo Corzano and KGAYโ€™s John Taylor are answering your health-related questions in the Ask A Gay Doc series, sponsored by Desert Oasis Healthcare. In the latest episode, Dr. Corzano gives us a report card on STIโ€™s in the Coachella Valley, with warning signals and advice on getting tested. Take a couple of minutes to watch the โ€œholeโ€ report, and find out how you can submit your own questions, on the Ask a Gay Doc page at kgaypalmsprings.com


Elvis: It’s Now or Never

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Elvis: Its Now or Never will be playing two performances at the Fuego Events Space in Palm Springs this Friday & Saturday, March 8 & 9, at 7 pm. This is a joyous and touching Elvis tribute, featuring stunning visuals and an impeccable impersonation by two-time Broadway World nominee, Jordon Carnegie. Take a journey through all three decades of Elvisโ€™ career โ€” from the 50s through the 70s. Hear your favorite classic Elvis tunes and be wowed by soaring vocals and exact replica costumes. Get tickets


Stud Country at Ace Hotel & Swim Club

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Ace Hotel & Swim Club and Stud Country present their first queer tea dance in the desert on Sunday, March 10 from 3โ€“8 pm. Stud Country is a line dancing and two-step dance class born from the legacy of queer dance spaces that honors the rich history of LGBTQ cowboy culture. Best friends Sean and Bailey teach partner dancing and classic era line dances from disco to nineties country while mixing in new genre pop songs. They believe line dancing should be easy, fun, and accessible. All bodies and all levels are welcome. More info


Ellie

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The Desert Ensemble Theatre presents Ellie, a new play by Bruce Bonafede, playing Fridayโ€“Sunday, March 8โ€“10 & 15โ€“17 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. Brothers Richard and Warren are grieving the death of one of their wives. Their mourning sparks a confrontation that lays bare their life-long love/hate relationship and changes their lives forever. Bruce Bonafede, an award-winning, Desert-based playwright, wrote this piece specifically for DET company member Richard Marlow. Get tickets


A Case for the Existence of God

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Dezart Performs presents the 2022 Drama Critics Circle Award-Winner for best play by Samuel D. Hunter, A Case For The Existence of God, playing Fridaysโ€“Sundays, March 1โ€“10. The story unfolds in a cubicle where two seated people unexpectedly choose to bring one another into their fragile worlds. Keith, a mortgage broker, and Ryan, a yogurt plant worker seeking to buy a plot of land that belonged to his family many decades ago, realize they share a โ€œspecific kind of sadness.โ€ Our theatre reviewer, Stephen Radosh, A.T.C.A., says “Jacob Alden Roa and Dennis Renard are mesmerizing in their respective roles. Both actors give flawless performances as their characters maneuver through lifeโ€™s minefield.” Read his full review and Get tickets


Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

Palm Canyon Theatre Presents Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, opening Friday, March 8 and playing through Sunday, March 24. An unjustly exiled barber returns to nineteenth century London, seeking revenge against the judge who framed him. Renaming himself Sweeney Todd, the now mad man vows revenge, applying his razor to unlucky customers and shuttling the bodies down to Mrs. Lovett’s meat shop. Though many fall to his blade, Todd will not be satisfied until he slits the judge’s throat. Get tickets


Palm Springs Walk of the Stars Honors Peggy Lee

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The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce will pay tribute to entertainer and songwriter Peggy Lee with the 467th star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars. The star will be unveiled at 100 S. Palm Canyon Dr. in Downtown Palm Springs on Friday, March 8, at 2 pm in a dedication ceremony open to the public. The star dedication ceremony will feature guest speakers, including Michael Feinstein, Wink Martindale, Scott Nevins, and Peggy Leeโ€™s granddaughter and President of Peggy Lee Associates, Holly Foster Wells, with a special performance by the Palm Springs Gay Menโ€™s Chorus. More info


BNP Paribas Open

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The 2024 BNP Paribas Open is underway now through March 17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. For the duration of this event, the Coachella Valley becomes the epicenter of the tennis universe as the worldโ€™s top ATP Tour and WTA Tour players descend on Tennis Paradise, including: Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, and Venus Williams. There will be daily live entertainment, top-shelf retail stores and luxurious dining options throughout the venue [Explore the full lineup of on-site activities]. With 20 easily accessible practice courts, the opportunities are endless to encounter tennisโ€™ hottest rising stars and most legendary icons as they prepare to take center stage! Get tickets


This Weekend at The McCallum Theatre


POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive

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Julie Cardia & Michelle Liu Coughlin – by David A Lee

CVRep presents POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, playing Wednesdays through Sundays, February 28โ€“March 17. This side-splitting comedy applauds the women who somehow manage to keep things running in, and out, of the presidential Oval Office. Join CVRep for this hysterical Tony Award nominated comedy and start off the election year with a smile. Our theatre reviewer, Stephen Radosh, A.T.C.A., says POTUS “…is an over-the-top farce…the language may be coarse, the laughs are plentiful.” Read his full review and Get tickets



Mid-Century Moderns

Mid-Century Moderns, the hit jukebox musical comedy, is at Revolution Stage Company with performances every Friday and Sunday at 7 pm, every weekend through April 7, with an extra performance on Saturday, March 30. The pop hits of the 1960s come to life as a Wisconsin widow is transformed from frump to fabulous when she finds herself in an exciting new world in 1966 Palm Springs. Get tickets


Rubine Red Gallery 5th Anniversary Art Show

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Rubine Red Art Gallery invites you to their 5th Anniversary Art Show running March 9โ€“31, with an Opening Reception on Saturday, March 9 from 5โ€“8 pm. Help celebrate the artists who have helped make Rubine Red a vibrant gallery here in Palm Springs; enjoy a special selection of art from their roster of supremely talented artists. More info


Desert r&d

Desert r & d

Desert X in partnership with Palm Springs Art Museum is launching Desert r&d, a weekend of panels, workshops, discussions, and artists studio visits this Fridayโ€“Sunday, March 8โ€“10. Free and open to the public, Desert r&d gathers a diverse group of creative practitioners, including artists, scientists, writers, and thinkers, to explore global questions with a local focus, employing the desert as a research laboratory. See our event listing for a full rundown of the schedule: More info

Desert X presents a Lunch & Black History Tour with Deiter Crawford on Saturday, March 9 from 12โ€“3 pm. Although constituting only 4% of Palm Springsโ€™ population, African-Americans have contributed to the city โ€” and continue to contribute โ€” far disproportionately to that number. This tour will introduce you to Black pioneers of the city whose talents and perseverance overcame the prejudices of earlier times. Get tickets


Medusa Women’s Day Celebration

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Join Van Zaig Gallery on Friday, March 8 from 4โ€“7 pm to celebrate International Womenโ€™s Day and the opening of a group exhibition entitled Medusa: The Power of Women in Art, featuring works by Cheryl Barnett, Andrรฉe B. Carter, Sandra R. Escobar, Shelley Heffler, Adrienne Kinsella, Susan Van Zaig, and Gina Word. Enjoy refreshments and a special performance by singer/songwriter Angie Bruyere. Donations will be collected for Women for Women International. More info


Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

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Desert Theatreworks presents Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, playing Thursdaysโ€“Sundays, March 1โ€“24. From the string of pop classics Carole King wrote for the biggest acts in music, to her own life-changing, chart-busting success with Tapestry, Beautiful takes you back to where it all beganโ€”and takes you on the ride of a lifetime. Featuring over two dozen pop classics, including “You’ve Got a Friend,” “One Fine Day,” “Up on the Roof,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” and Natural Woman,” this crowd-pleasing international phenomenon is filled with the songs you rememberโ€”and the story you’ll never forget. Get tickets


Zeppelin USA – Tribute to Led Zeppelin

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The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa Rancho Mirage presents Zeppelin USA – An American Tribute to Led Zeppelin on Friday, March 8 at 8 pm. In the world of tribute bands, Zeppelin USA stands out by boldly shedding the wigs and costumes and letting the music do the talking. They win over their audiences with unrivaled musical prowess, passionate stage performances, and state-of-the-art visual technology. At the same time, by avoiding the typical gimmick of dressing up, nothing stands in the way of their connection with the audience. Get tickets


The Woman in the Mirror

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Revolution Stage Company presents the California premiere of The Woman in the Mirror, a dark comedy about navigating Alzheimerโ€™s with love, laughter, and wine, opening Friday, March 8 and playing through Sunday, March 31. The play is adapted from Dayna Steeleโ€™s best-selling book Surviving Alzheimerโ€™s with Friends, Facebook, and a Really Big Glass of Wine. Steele takes audiences on an inspirational journey filled with laughter, wit, and the resilience required when facing extraordinary and unexpected circumstances. Get tickets


Palm Springs Jewish Film Festival

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The 11th Annual Palm Springs Jewish Film Festival opens Saturday, March 9 and runs through Thursday, March 14 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. The festival’s programming team works tirelessly to curate a diverse and exciting international lineup that showcases the best films and documentaries that are played at Jewish Film Festivals and brings those films to Palm Springs. Films this year include: Rabbi On The Block, Less Than Kosher, Israel Swings for Gold, Home, and many more. Get tickets


Maggie Magalita Touring Production

Maggie Magalita

Green Room Theatre Company (GRTC) presents Maggie Magalita by Wendy Kesselman as various locations in the Coachella Valley, including this Friday, March 8 at 6 pm and Sunday, March 10 at 2 pm at Grace Church in Desert Hot Springs. Have you ever felt different? Isolated? Doing what you can to fit in, even if it meant denying a part of who you are? Get ready for this moving, bilingual drama about bullying, family and Hispanic heritage. Get tickets


Desert Theatricals Broadway Series

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Damn Yankees

Desert Theatricals presents Fiddler on the Roof this Fridayโ€“Sunday, March 8โ€“10 under the stars at the Rancho Mirage Amphitheater. While this production is already sold out, you can still get tickets for next month’s production of Damn Yankees, April 5โ€“7. Get tickets


First Annual Cars & Coffee

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The First Annual Cars and Coffee Car Show takes place at Rancho Mirage High School on the Saturday, March 9 from 8โ€“10 am, promising a dynamic range of vehicles from vintage classics to powerful muscle cars, ensuring that no matter what kind of car you love, there’s bound to be something that catches your eye. More info


Artful Event: The Love Bite

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The Palm Springs Art Museum’s Artful Events presents The Love Bite: An Irreverent New Comedy by Luke Yankee on Sunday, March 10 at 2 pm in the Annenberg Theatre at the Palm Springs Art Museum. An awkward make-out session in a small Irish town turns into a miracle when a resulting hickey bears a striking resemblance to Jesus Christ himself! Plus, the hickey proves to have a genuine healing effect on anyone who touches it. Outrageous and touching, this comedy is from the author of last seasonโ€™s Confessions of a Star Maker Artful Event. Get tickets


The Gardens Concert Series: Paperback Writer – Beatles Tribute

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Agua Caliente Casinos present The Gardens 26th Annual Concert Series, wrapping up on Saturday, March 9 from 5โ€“7 pm with Paperback Writer (Beatles tribute) benefitting Family YMCA. For 26 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. See the series concert schedule on our event listing: Get tickets


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LOOKING AHEAD

DBA Networking Mixer at Stonewall Gardens

DBA Networking Mixer at Stonewall Gardens

Join the Desert Business Association (DBA) for their next Networking Mixer on Monday, March 11 at 5:30 pm at Stonewall Gardens in Palm Springs. Stonewall Gardens is a welcoming, supportive, and respectful community where a diverse group of LGBT seniors and friends can live, relax, and be well. Their goal is to provide a beautiful, secure, social, and dynamic community where they will be cared for with the dignity and respect they deserve. Mix, mingle, network, and bring an item for the raffle to get a “shout out” for your business, while benefiting the DBA’s LGBTQ Youth Scholarships through Safe Schools Desert Cities. More info


Garrison Brothers Premium Bourbon Tasting

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Join the Purple Room Supper Club for their annual Garrison Brothers Distillery Tasting on Monday, March 11 at 6 pm, with the official Garrison Brothers Ambassador, Cole Kephart. Cole will take bourbon enthusiasts on a liquid journey of the first legal whiskey in Texas, and present a vertical tasting of their famed Small Batch bourbon, allowing attendees to taste history and truly experience the sweet mashing process (plus maybe a treat or two). Get tickets


Visitor Map Guide Cover Spring 2024

Spring 2024 Visitor Map & Guide

Check out our NEW Spring 2024 edition of the KGAY Desert Guide Visitor Map & Guide! To help you find everything you need as a visitor or local, we feature the top places for Food & Drink, Nightlife, Shopping, Attractions, Gay Resorts with passes, Dispensaries, and other services. Look for the new edition of our printed version around town if youโ€™re here, or if planning a visit, you can download it right here, right now!


On the Air: KGAY 106.5 & 92.1 FM

Ava Max White Party 2024 KGAY Ticket Giveaway

White Party Palm Springs takes place March 29โ€“31 and KGAY wants you to WIN a pair of tickets to Saturday’s White Party Sahara Desert Nights, where you can dance in an enchanted land of riches, warm sands and exotic dรฉcor surrounded by state-of-the-art sound, mesmerizing lasers, and spectacular lighting OR WIN a pair of tickets for Sunday’s Pharaoh T-Dance with the event’s headliner, pop superstar Ava Max! Learn more about White Party Palm Springs 2024 and Enter to Win on the KGAY 106.5 Contest Page!

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You can WIN tickets courtesy of KGAY 106.5/92.1 for the Greater Palm Springs Freestyle Explosion Throwback Jam, on Saturday, April 6 at Acrisure Arena [tickets and info]. Come see Stevie B, Lisa Lisa, Exposรฉ, Lisette Melendez, Noel, Connie, Pretty Poison, Nocera and more. Enter to Win on the KGAY 106.5 Contest Page!

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An unjustly exiled barber returns to nineteenth century London, seeking revenge against the judge who framed him, in Sweeney Todd, the new production from Palm Canyon Theatre [tickets and info]. KGAY 106.5/92.1 wants you to WIN tickets to this musical thriller! Enter to Win on the KGAY 106.5 Contest Page!

CVI Best of Awards 2023

The KGAY 106.5 Retro Lunch airs Monday through Friday from noonโ€“1 pm, 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 amโ€“4 pm. Perfect party music! The KGAY 106.5 Sunday Tea Dance with DJ Modgirl airs every Sunday from 4โ€“6 pm (right after the Retro Brunch). DJ Modgirl (AKA Kellee McQuinn) is all about โ€œMusic! Dancing! Fashion! Fun!โ€ and she throws down the most irresistible, uplifting beats each week. Listen to KGAY 106.5 online


On the Air: 103.1 MeTV FM

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It’s About Time Weekend at 103.1 MeTV FM, with songs about clocks and time to mark the return of Daylight Saving Time (turn your clocks ahead 1 hour at 2 am early Sunday morning!), and all month it’s a salute to Women’s History Month with Two @10, featuring two songs back-to-back by an influential female artist at 10 am and 10 pm, every day in March! 103.1 MeTV FM is KGAY’s sister station, featuring a unique mix of timeless and memorable music incorporating a wide variety of classic hits, deep tracks and softer sounds spanning several decades of popular music, including the โ€˜60s and โ€˜70s with a touch of the โ€˜50s and โ€˜80s. Listen online

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Ricks Restaurant

Rick Seidner and his staff have been serving Palm Springs the best full breakfast and hot & hearty lunch for three decades at Rick’s Restaurant on the west side of North Palm Canyon. With that location closing by the end of March, these are your last few weeks to eat there! Fear not, however, because they are combining with Rick’s Desert Grill, just a short walking distance away. Now you’ll get breakfast, lunch, and dinnerโ€”great food with a Cuban influenceโ€”plus an ample beer and wine list, all in the same place. With our HOT DEAL you can save 40% when you get a $25 gift certificate to Rick’s for just $15!  Get Your Deal

We also have Hot Deals at PS Homeboys, Monster Shakes, Zin American Bistro, Destination PSP, V Wine Lounge, Desert Zen Day Spa, Papa Dan’s Pizza and Pasta, Men’s Grooming Spot, and more! See All Deals

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 2023-24 Coachella Valley Calendar of Events.

Listen to KGAY 106.5 and 92.1 over the air, stream it [here], or listen on TuneIn Radio with Alexa or Siri by saying โ€œPlay K-GAY 1065 from Tune In Radio.โ€ John Taylor is on mornings 6โ€“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 amโ€“4 pm, followed by DJ Modgirl spinning the KGAY Sunday Tea Dance from 4โ€“6 pm.