Email Author Quetta Carpenter

2003 Stories by Quetta Carpenter

• Lady Luck

  published December 25, 2003

  12/26-1/11 "It's intimidating when you play anybody who's lived a life," says actress Joan Pringle (best known for playing Sybil... 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 >>

• Scrooging Myself

  published November 27, 2003

  At the stroke of midnight, Ebenezer Scrooge begins getting visits by ghosts -- one from Christmas past, one from Christmas present, and one from... 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 >>

• The Art of the Book

  published November 13, 2003

  From the street, it looks like a birthday party. On a recent Saturday evening, SUVs and minivans line a Chandler neighborhood, and people with... More >>

• Wear Abouts

  published November 13, 2003

  Sat 11/15 Thanks to designers who routinely revive styles from past decades, American consumers are well schooled in the diversity of... More >>

• World Beat

  published November 13, 2003

  11/13-11/122 The Brazilian art form/dance/martial art Capoeira has been described as "a conversation between two bodies in motion," a... 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 >>

• 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 >>

• List of Fate

  published November 6, 2003

  11/8-11/23 In the shadow of the Cold War, a round of redbaiting in 1950s Hollywood produced a "blacklist" of film professionals banned... More >>

• Suite Sorrow

  published October 30, 2003

  11/5-11/9 The nuptial mood can go to hell in about two seconds when the bride's ex is in the honeymoon suite next door, as in Noel... 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 >>

• Quilty Pleasures

  published October 9, 2003

  "These pieces -- well, they're kind of strange," laughs choreographer and former Arizona State University dance teacher Marion Kirk Jones. "But... More >>

• Fall in Line

  published October 9, 2003

  Sat 10/11 If we learned anything in Gamma Delta Phi, it's that fish don't like beer. Since the usual Oktoberfestivities won't... 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 >>

• 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 >>

• Strong Language

  published September 25, 2003

  9/25-11/6 Spread the words: The Valley's top slam poets have a shot at the big time -- the World Championship Poetry Crown. Slammers... More >>

• Very Fun Performance

  published September 25, 2003

  Sun 9/28 Author Eric Carle has illustrated more than 70 books with his hand-painted collage imagery. His whimsical tales of the animal... More >>

• Triumphant Return

  published September 18, 2003

  9/18-9/20 It is fitting that September marks not only the opening of an inspiring exhibition in Scottsdale, but also the month that... More >>

• The Price Is Right

  published September 4, 2003

  9/5-9/30 How low can LoDo go? Lower than you'd expect from a cutting-edge gallery: 100 smackers. To celebrate its new name and... More >>

• Teddy, Set, Go

  published September 4, 2003

  Sun 9/7 This weekend, make tracks and make a difference. In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Build-A-Bear Workshop,... More >>