Email Author Jill Koch

2003 Stories by Jill Koch

• This Week's Day-by–Day Picks

  published December 25, 2003

  Thursday, December 25 In the hunt for a holiday miracle? Look no further than Chandler's Madstone Theaters, which salutes Santa on his... More >>

• Get Your Blocks Off

  published December 25, 2003

  Wed 12/31 Ding! The biggest showdown this week isn't Ohio State against Kansas State, but Tempe versus Scottsdale in the battle... More >>

• Underdog-Eat-Dog

  published December 25, 2003

  Fri 12/26 Granted, it's a far cry from being college football's most attractive postseason invitation, but this year's Insight Bowl has... More >>

• The Best of Times, The First of Times

  published December 18, 2003

  12-19/-12/21 The Ninth Annual "Christmas at First" Dickens Festival closes the book on another holiday season this weekend, after... More >>

• Pretty Fly for a Rabbi

  published December 18, 2003

  Sun 12/21 It's a highly unorthodox matchup. A team of local rabbis takes the field -- and takes on the world -- at this weekend's... More >>

• Robbing the Dreidel

  published December 18, 2003

  12/18-12/21 So the seasonal blues aren't confined to the Whos -- and Christmas isn't the only holiday to suffer a Grinch. A grisly gang... More >>

• The Bucking Stops Here

  published December 18, 2003

  12/19-12/20 This weekend marks your last chance to take home the bull-riding jackpot at Mr. Lucky's. Winners earn the age-old claim, "I... 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 >>

• In the Market

  published December 11, 2003

  12/13-12/14 In 1978, Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt formally established an event that had already gained a foothold in the Phoenix... 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 >>

• White Matter

  published December 11, 2003

  Sat 12/13 Five inches of snow piled up in the mid-Atlantic last week, treating residents to winter's requisite charms: sleet, freezing... 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 >>

• New Kid on the Blocks

  published December 4, 2003

  He's got LEGOs, and he knows how to use them. A LEGO Master Model Builder and head of LEGOLAND California's building team, Patrick DeMaria makes... 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 >>

• For Love of Bunny

  published December 4, 2003

  12/6-12/20 It's a hare-raising adventure: Love brings a stuffed bunny to life in The Velveteen Rabbit -- and kids have been all... More >>

• Jingle Bell Schlock

  published December 4, 2003

  As another holiday season approaches, all is merry and trite -- and a cranky crew of local performers has had its fill of the fa la la la blah.... More >>

• Graphic Depiction

  published December 4, 2003

  12/4-12/6 It's heroine versus heroin in Needles, Guns & Grass . . . , a dark new comedy taking the stage this weekend at ASU.... More >>

• Glow Time

  published November 27, 2003

  11/28–11/29 Before the holiday avalanche thunders down on you, stop and enjoy a shot of winter wonderland. From 6 to 10 p.m. Friday... More >>

• Salon Perspectives

  published November 27, 2003

  Mon 12/1 Interested in artworks, but not really sure how art works? Let Steven Yazzie paint you a picture on Monday, December 1, when... More >>

• Pallin' Around

  published November 27, 2003

  Sat 11/29 Willie Nelson. Call him the original musical road warrior or the silver-throated pirate of the highways, his tour bus cutting... More >>

• Clean Streak

  published November 20, 2003

  Brian Regan won't joke about sex -- and there's something funny about that. So funny, in fact, that Regan has earned a reputation as the... More >>

• Royal Treatment

  published November 20, 2003

  11/22-11/23 "It's like taking a vacation and being a dictator for two days," says Mimi Altree, the actress playing Queen Elizabeth in... More >>

• Youth Pick

  published November 20, 2003

  Sat 11/22 Two years of renovation and expansion have put the "youth" back in the Arizona Museum for Youth; the new and improved venue... More >>