Peggy Lee To Be Honored On Palm Springs Walk Of Stars
The festivities begin on March 8 at 2 p.m. PST.
Peggy Lee will be honored by The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce with the 467th star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars. Nominated by Palm Springs community leader and award-winning TV host and personality Scott Nevins, Peggy Lee’s star will be unveiled in downtown Palm Springs on Friday, March 8, at 2:00 p.m.
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The star dedication ceremony will feature guest speakers, including Michael Feinstein, Wink Martindale, Scott Nevins, and Peggy Lee’s granddaughter and President of Peggy Lee Associates, Holly Foster Wells, with a special performance by the Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus.
“We are honored to recognize the legendary Peggy Lee with the 467th star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars,” said Palm Springs Chamber CEO Nona Watson.
“I am so thrilled that my grandmother will forever have a place in Palm Springs on their Walk of the Stars. Palm Springs held a special place in her heart. It was the city that helped put her career on the map, and it was also the place she came to rest, recover, and celebrate. She would be so touched by this honor, as I am,” said Holly Foster Wells.
Following the star dedication ceremony, fans of Peggy Lee will have an opportunity to delve into the life and legacy of the legendary singer in an illustrated Q&A session, “Palm Springs Celebrates Peggy Lee,” featuring rare stories, videos, and musical performance at the Annenberg Theater inside the Palm Springs Art Museum.
The event will take place at 7:00 p.m. and feature guest speaker Holly Foster Wells in conversation with Scott Nevins, discussing Peggy Lee’s life, career, and musical achievements. It will conclude with a musical tribute from Grammy Award winner Debby Boone, accompanied by Michael Orland.
“Palm Springs Art Museum is the perfect spot and benefactor for this event. We discovered that in 1987 Peggy Lee herself appeared on stage at the Annenberg Theater in a benefit for what was then known as the Palm Springs Desert Museum. So, in some ways this feels like an incredible full circle moment of Peggy Lee returning to Palm Springs to help fundraise for the Art Museum once again,” added Scott Nevins.
