Barry Manilow stands on stage at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, where he will perform this week. (2009/File Photo)
Barry Manilow brings his “A Gift of Love” concerts back to Palm Desert, turning the McCallum into the place where Santa meets the Copacabana (hopefully Mrs. Claus isn’t Lola in this scenario) this week.
The concerts benefit a number of area charities, including United Cerebral Palsy-Inland Empire, Desert AIDS Project and the Temple Isaiah Fund, among dozens of others.
I went a couple of years ago when Manilow did this for the first time and it was a really fun show (with glow sticks, too!). That year there were also local students who performed with him.
8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, Wednesday, Dec. 12, Friday, Dec. 14, Saturday, Dec. 15 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert
Visit www.mccallumtheatre.com for tickets and more information.