ANDREW XL
Andrew, with a shaved head, and golden-haired Sofia face one another across a desert pool with California native plants in bronze planters. Andrew holds a luminous orb.

Palm Springs · December 4–6, 2026

Andrew’s40th birthday

A desert affair.

Ace Hotel
Palm Springs, CaliforniaFOLLOW THE SUN One weekend.
One very good reason.

You are cordially invited to let go.

Forty years of life.
A little more after dark.

A little sun. A dip in the pool. A whole lot of Andrew.
Join us in the desert for a weekend of very good company
and beautifully questionable hours.

THE WEEKENDDEC. 04 — 06
Andrew and Sofia, the golden orb reflected in the jade pool.
THE FIRST ENCOUNTER

Friday · December 04

A most
welcome arrival.

7:00 PM

Welcome drinks

Ace Hotel · Amigo Room

For everyone arriving on Friday.
The first drink. The familiar faces.
The beginning of a very good weekend.

The sun is only
half the story.

Stay for what follows.

Saturday · December 05

Pleasure,
in broad daylight.

1:00 PM — 6:00 PM

BBQ & pool party

Ace Hotel · 1st floor clubhouse / main pool

The main event: a poolside afternoon with the birthday crew.
Settle in. Stay a little longer.

6:00 PM — 8:00 PM

A little intermission

Room time, refresh & dinner.

Slip away. Freshen up. We’ll meet you after sunset.

Sofia beside the pool, framed by palms and desert architecture.
THE GOLDEN HOURS
Andrew and Sofia beneath a starlit sky. The orb still glows, casting gold over the dark pool.

Saturday · December 05 · 8:00 PM — late

Après
everything.

Ace Hotel · Amigo Room bar

APRÈS SKI.   APRÈS SWIM.   APRÈS PARTY.
III — THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHTLET THE GOOD TIMES LINGER.

Make a weekend of it

Stay close.
Sleep in.

We’re gathering at the Ace Hotel.
A room block link is on its way.
Check back here for booking details.

ROOM BLOCK · COMING SOON

Here’s to forty
& a life well lived.

Andrew’s 40th · Palm Springs · 2026