Forever Marilyn, the Palm Springs sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, is leaving the resort city after a 22-month stay. Palm Springs will say goodbye to Forever Marilyn with a free celebrationThursday, March 27, a 6 p.m. at the corner Palm Canyon Drive and Tahquitz Canyon Way. The celebration will include music from local bands, tributes from city officials and local celebrities, including Carol Channing, and a celebration of the 23rd anniversary of the Village Festival. For more information go to https://www.facebook.com/PalmSpringsForeverMarilyn.
The 26-foot -all sculpture has become a landmark
since it arrived in May, 2012, from Chicago. Immediately, Forever
Marilyn was embraced by residents and visitors as an iconic artwork that truly belonged in
Palm Springs. Marilyn Monroe has legendary ties to the desert city: she was “discovered” at
Charlie Farrell’s Racquet Club, was rumored to have frequented a Movie Colony estate known
as “Sand Acre” with Joe DiMaggio and owned a 1950s-style home on Rose Avenue in the Las
Palmas neighborhood. (Photo By Stan Wawer)
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