Triple digit-heat not slowing the season down

The heat isn’t letting go of the desert with another weekend of triple digits on the way. This as snowbirds are coming back into town and the season kicking into gear.

Some are embracing it, while others are finding more modern ways to stay cool.

“I just love it, it can’t get warm enough for me,” said Cathedral City resident Michael Kocan.

Misters are not enough to mask the heat of the desert holding on through the fall. Locals said they’re tired of it.

“It’s too hot. I’m ready for fall, some nice cool relaxing weather would be nice,” said Cathedral City resident Thommy Hotovec.

But hot dry heat is exactly what attracts snowbirds and visitors that keep our economy going.

“Love it! That’s why we come here, nice to get out of the fog and the cold,” said R.J. Bardsley, who is visiting from San Francisco.

“It’s a real change for us, we enjoy it. We know it’s not going to last,” said British Columbia resident Hugh Bryce.

In the meantime, grab an iced tea or head over to the Palm Springs Air Museum for the start of the Modernism Week Fall Preview.

“Here’s an example of some vintage radios,” said Rosemary Krieger, one of the organizers. “This is one of the most interesting booths in the show.”

The three-day kick-off to the season features 20th century items, from 40 exhibitors as far away as Paris.

“We love the architecture here, that is part of the reason we come. The buildings are amazing, huge mid-century fan,” said Bardsley.

“Most of the residents are back in town and it’s great to have a small version to lead into the big kick-off for February,” said Krieger. “February is 10 days, thousand and thousands of people. This is a smaller more intimate version.”

There is also air conditioning!

“It’s very hot, but that is a good thing because if you can’t be outside you may as well as come inside,” said Krieger.

You won’t be able to escape the heat when Cathedral City Hall is transformed into a free outdoor concert venue this weekend. The two-day Interfusion Music Summit is bringing together some of the top electronic dance DJs in the world.

“It’s kind of twofold, they come here to learn and then the next day they perform for the public,” said IMS producer Allen Edwards.

Luckily fans can view the stage from the city’s water feature, but it never hurts to bring along your own water.

“You can get wet, enjoy some DJs, we’ve got food, we’ve got a giant balloon coming, we have some live broadcast happening,” said Edwards.

Concert starts at 4 p.m. Saturday and runs to 2 a.m. organizers hoping as the sun goes down, it will be the music that will heat things up.

“A time to get out of your house and come and have some fun,” said Edwards.