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2003 Stories by Craig Wallach

• Large and In Charge

  published December 25, 2003

  12/26-12/28 In 1988, Tom Hanks starred in Big, a film about a 13-year-old who receives his wish and wakes up one morning in the... More >>

• Hill Factor

  published December 18, 2003

  Sun 12/21 Several of the religious holidays celebrated worldwide during December are linked to the first day of winter and shortest... More >>

• Hoof Positive

  published December 11, 2003

  Sun 12/14 Seems not all the polo in Scottsdale comes courtesy of Ralph Lauren. This Sunday, December 14, the North Scottsdale Polo Club... More >>

• Meet My Shorts

  published December 11, 2003

  Sat 12/13 Short attention span? Meet your match this Saturday, December 13, when the Phoenix Indieclub rolls its first short film... More >>

• C Worthy

  published December 11, 2003

  Sat 12/13 Contemporary dance is taking an abstract leap forward in Phoenix, with the presentation of Dancing in C by Crossing... More >>

• And the Band Plays On

  published December 4, 2003

  Fri 12/5 "I'm sure a lot of people used to fantasize about Cris [Kirkwood] or [Derrick] Bostrom as a woman, so no, I don't think it'll... More >>

• Snow Ride

  published December 4, 2003

  12/5-12/6 No matter what the weather report says, skiers the world over know that ski season truly starts when the latest Warren Miller... More >>

• The Puck Drops Here

  published November 27, 2003

  Sun 11/30 Keeping up appearances is a must in the sports world, a universe where a franchise is nothing without a shiny new building to... More >>

• To Ehre Is Human

  published November 20, 2003

  11/20-12/22 In both form and function, the human body has always been a nearly perfect work of art. Even so, its perfection hasn't... More >>

• Drum Rush

  published November 20, 2003

  11/21-11/22 A new beat generation gets its message across loud and clear when Taikoproject presents the world première of... More >>

• Worlds of Wisdom

  published November 13, 2003

  The halls of higher learning hold something different for everyone, but in a perfect world, every college education would hold true to the virtue... More >>

• Fly Ball

  published November 6, 2003

  11/8-11/9 Of all the ironies to emerge from our current "country at war" mindset, perhaps the greatest involves the startling number... More >>

• Warts and All

  published November 6, 2003

  11/6-12/7 On the video screen and in the toy stores, technological advances have created a sea change in what passes for children's... More >>

• Race Invaders

  published November 6, 2003

  Sat 11/8 At last, a car show that's so not Scottsdale. This Saturday, November 8, cruise to Fast Eddie's Diner, 3422 West... More >>

• NASCAR Nation

  published October 30, 2003

  For the uninitiated, a trip into the land of NASCAR can be quite the eye-opening experience. Within this world, drivers, pit crews and fans pay... More >>

• Road Voyeur

  published October 23, 2003

  Sat 10/25 For all of you Peeping and would-be Peeping Toms, The Roosevelt Historic District is offering the perfect way to peep without... More >>

• Flaunt It House

  published October 23, 2003

  Sat 10/25 If your closet looks like the wardrobe vault from The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, we recommend... More >>

• Like a Virgin

  published October 16, 2003

  10/16-10/19 Don't feel bad if you've never heard of Arizona Opera's opener -- except for the duet Au Fond Du Temple Saint,... More >>

• Wild Guerrilla

  published October 9, 2003

  Thu 10/9 Between numerous guerrilla film projects, microcinema events and the Phoenix Film Festival (devoted to low-budget features and... More >>

• Web Masters

  published October 9, 2003

  10/10-10/12 When you bring the entire Titanic onto the Herberger stage and sink it to music, people start suspecting you are more than... More >>

• Foul Factor

  published October 9, 2003

  10/10-10/12 Joe Rogan thinks he's funny, though you may not know it from his poker-faced persona as host of NBC's Fear Factor.... More >>

• Tee and Sympathy

  published October 2, 2003

  10/6-10/12 Its drunken 16th hole notwithstanding, the Phoenix Open has little, if anything, on the Valley's other great PGA event, the... More >>

• Branch Canvas

  published October 2, 2003

  Fri 10/3 Downtown's First Friday art tour gets another stop this weekend, which showcases the work of local photographer Marilyn Szabo.... More >>

• Pound for Pound

  published October 2, 2003

  Tue 10/7 While percussion plays a supporting role in almost all of Western music, it is an art form and musical genre all its own in... More >>

• Kart Nouveau

  published September 25, 2003

  Fri 9/26 The lure of wheel-to-wheel racing is reserved for a special kind of person, one for whom life truly begins when the rubber... More >>