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"Drink Inside the Box" Boxed Wine Dinner
Published: May 14, 2009
Boxed wines? Thanks to the economy, they're not just for hobos and Jerry Springer acolytes anymore. Tapino's offering a four-course menu featuring grilled duck breast paired...
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Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival
Published: May 14, 2009
The fest features a screening of the documentary A River Reborn: The Restoration of Fossil Creek, narrated by Ted Danson. Thu., May 14, 7 p.m., 2009
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Salvatore Pistoia Jr.
Published: May 14, 2009
The Avondale police officer moonlights as an author of thrillers. His latest, a car-chase extravaganza that travels from Phoenix to New York, is titled The Decoupage Album. ...
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Diablito's Disciple
Chicano artists team up for must-see exhibit
By Steve Jansen
Published: May 14, 2009
You know you’ve got a good thing going when you’ve been tutored by someone who’s been a driving force in forwarding the Chicano art movement as a whole. Vincent...
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Red Light District Costume Ball
Published: May 14, 2009
The masquerade party, presented by Raven Events, features music by Nineball and DJ Old School, merchandise vendors, pole-dancing lessons courtesy of the PussyCats Pole Dance...
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Cruel Twist of Faith
Cynical tale details 1600s-era church strife
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: May 14, 2009
Hang on to your wimples. The Seduction of Almighty God is here, and it’s sure to have conservative religious types twisting in their pews for weeks to come. Set in the...
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Passion Show
Got a clean conscience? You’ll have a good time.
By Clay McNear
Published: May 14, 2009
We learned long ago that the only real justice in this world is a clean conscience and a good time, and that’s what’s on tap at Da Una Mano/Give a Hand: Fashion Meets...
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Hoppi Ending
Garden breaks out the after-bath wear before summer hiatus
By Julie Peterson
Published: May 14, 2009
Discretion is the less sweaty part of valor, we muse as we stare into the daunting maw of summer. Take Ro Ho En, the Japanese Friendship Garden, which takes its ultra-sensible...
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James Van Praagh
Published: May 14, 2009
The medium discusses and signs his new book, Unfinished Business: What the Dead Can Teach Us About Life. Wed., May 20, 7 p.m., 2009
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The Odd Couplets
Notorious B.I.G. meets Emily D in bumpin’ new book
By Leslie Barton
Published: May 14, 2009
Adam Bradley specializes in strange bedfellows. In his new analysis of hip-hop lyrics, Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop, the author asserts that “rap has helped...
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Cheeseburger in Purgatory
Parrotheads take moveable beach bash from Cricket to Westgate
By Clay McNear
Published: May 14, 2009
It’s official. Jimmy Buffett’s in league with the Devil. How else to explain how a dude can milk a four-decade career out of a beach-bum shtick and a couple of...
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Hillbilly Deluxe
BR549 founder brings hick renaissance to Rhythm Room
By Adriane Goetz
Published: May 14, 2009
These days, you don’t need a Willie Nelson biker braid to be an outlaw-country artist. You just need the right attitude and some kickass musical skills. From his...
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Earth Crisis
By Mike R. Meyer
Published: May 14, 2009
There are some bands that seem like they’d be a blast to hang out with. Certain bands just have that vibe that make you just know they’d be fun guys to grab a beer...
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Opera & Ballet Film Series: La Boheme
Published: May 14, 2009
Teatro Real, Madrid, presents the filmic version of perhaps the world's first glorification of the counter-culture, 19th-century Puccini masterwork that contemporary art freaks...
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A Joyful Noise
By Steve Jansen
Published: May 14, 2009
While listening to the opening moment of Isis’ latest album, Wavering Radiant, you may think that you accidentally popped in a disc by art rockers Gastr del Sol or even...
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"Adagio: Joy Goldkind" Closing Reception
Published: May 14, 2009
Contemporary bromoil works by the nationally and internationally recognized art photographer. Fri., May 15, 6-10 p.m., 2009
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The Nuclear Option
By Geoff Johnston
Published: May 14, 2009
An aging hipster and a 16-year-old girl stroll through the mall, absentmindedly enveloped in their respective iPods. They collide. "Hey, watch where you're going," says the...
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Attack of the NIN/JA
By Mike R. Meyer
Published: May 14, 2009
When two of the biggest and most influential alt-rock bands of all time decide to tour together, it’s hard to find much to complain about. Indeed, the only negative we can...
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Rock Rewind
By Kelly Wilson
Published: May 14, 2009
What do Styx and REO Speedwagon have in common besides the obvious cheese factor, being aging rock musicians, and sharing the stage at the Dodge Theatre this weekend? The 80s...
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Reganomics
Comic is his own worst enemy – in a good way
By Julie Seabaugh
Published: May 14, 2009
Brian Regan has been so good at what he does – recounting high-energy, family-friendly remembrances and endearingly self-deprecating ruminations to sold-out theaters full...
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