‘The Dinah’ Arrives In Palm Springs For 2011 Event

Hyped as the largest lesbian weekend in the world, The Dinah comes to Palm Springs beginning Wednesday night.

The event, which takes place at several area hotels, clubs and the convention center from tonight through Sunday, annually draws thousands to the area.

Included are pool parties, concerts and a comedy show.

The event begins Wednesday with a kick-off party at the Riviera Resort & Spa.

It continues with a comedy show Thursday at the Riviera, a night of dancing at Zeldaz night club later that night and concerts both Friday and Saturday.

Pool parties will be held at the Riviera each afternoon Friday through Saturday.

Grammy Award-nominated Natasha Bedingfield will be the headliner for the main event of The Dinah, “The Hollywood Party,” which takes place at the Palm Springs Convention Center on Saturday at 9 p.m.

“We are beyond thrilled and honored to have Natasha Bedingfield perform at The Dinah,” said Mariah Hanson, founder of Club Skirts, which puts on the weekend. “Her show will be unlike any other. She’s an amazing, down-to-earth, exceptionally talented artist.”

A British pop music star Luciana will also perform at the “Hollywood Party.” Dreya Weber, a gymnast who choreographed Pink’s Grammy performance last year, will perform an aerial show that evening, Hanson said.

Other acts scheduled over the weekend include Dev and the Cataracs, Auburn and Chely Wright.

Wright is a county music star who opened up about being lesbian last year in a national magazine story.