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| Hell on Wheels: The Birth of All-Girl Roller Derby Chandler Cinemas | Thu., November 20, 8:00pm | Chandler | |
Have you ever wondered why roller derby has made a comeback? Well, when you look at the 1970s phenomenon that has now become part speed-skating, part hockey, and part porn film, what's not to love? At the very least, a female-dominated contact sport played on roller skates and quite often in... More >> |
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| Janet Echelman Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art | Thu., November 20, 6:30pm | Central Scottsdale | |
The artist discusses her hand-knotted sculpture The Expanding Club, 2007, which is included in SMoCA's "Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting" exhibit. More >> |
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| The Misfits Venue of Scottsdale | Thu., November 20, 8:00pm | Central Scottsdale | |
I was 16 years old when my older cousin started dating the guy who would turn me on to punk rock. This was in a very backward Pennsylvania town during one of my transitional teenage years. By this time (1996-'97), most of the cool kids in my school were in the middle of either discarding their... More >> |
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| Peter Vitale On the Veranda | Thu., November 20, 5:30pm-6:30pm | East Phoenix | |
The architectural photographer signs his new book, The Divine Home, which showcases the use of religious/spiritual objects as design elements. More >> |
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| Walter Cronkite, Phil Gordon, and Michael Crow Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication | Thu., November 20, 9:00am-10:00am | Central Phoenix | |
The broadcasting legend, Phoenix mayor, and ASU president, respectively, are the special guests at the grand-opening celebration of the new school. Cronkite is pictured here with Cronkite School journalism students. More >> |
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| WBC Championship Title Fight Celebrity Theatre | Thu., November 20, 7:30pm | East Phoenix | |
Boxing up close and in the round, with the top match pitting bruising Bobby Gunn (pictured) vs. an opponent to be named. More >> |
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| Travel Photos by Ken Ross SOCA Gallery & Vircille | Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., November 13 until Sat., November 29 | Central Scottsdale | |
Whats on your bucket list of stuff to accomplish before you croak? Write a novel? Scuba on the Great Barrier Reef? Shower naked with Pamela Anderson? The goal of Scottsdale-based commercial photographer Ken Ross is to capture 101 countries by the time he reaches the... More >> |
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| Happy Days: A New Musical Gammage Auditorium |
Tue., November 18, 7:30pm more dates/times |
Tempe | |
We recently heard that Barry Williams (Greg Brady) will portray The Professor in an upcoming touring version of Gilligans Island: The Musical. Sheesh.
Now try to picture Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph, and the Fonz belting out showtunes. Unfortunately, the stars of Happy Days A New... More >> |
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| "Star Trek: The Exhibition" Arizona Science Center |
Daily from Sun., November 16 until Wed., November 26 more dates/times |
Central Phoenix | |
Are you sitting down? Good. Are you sitting at the bridge of the Starship Enterprise? You can at "Star Trek: The Exhibition."
Boldly go through 12,500 square feet and explore actual sets, costumes, and props from all five Star Trek TV series and all 10 films. Purchase cool souvenir photos of... More >> |
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| The Mikado Symphony Hall |
Thu., November 20, 7:30pm more dates/times |
Central Phoenix | |
Arizona Opera presents the timeless and charming Gilbert & Sullivan classic, starring mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe as Katisha and baritone Neal Davies as Ko-Ko. More >> |
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| Ubu Roi Space 55 Theatre | Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., November 13 until Sun., November 23 | Central Phoenix | |
Talk about nostalgia! Ubu Roi, which takes bows at Space 55 Theatre, was first produced in 1896.
Championed by theater fans as the play that launched the absurdist tradition, Ubu Roi (King Ubu) was penned by French writer Alfred Jarry. The author likely considered his career finished when a... More >> |
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| "Andrew Brandou + The Art Dorks" Perihelion Arts | Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., November 7 until Sun., November 30 | Central Phoenix | |
New parents who say theyd love their kid to grow up to be the next Picasso obviously werent paying attention during their high school years. Football players get hot-cheerleader girlfriends and college scholarships. Scrawny art geeks get their heads stuck in toilets. Some go... More >> |
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| Arizona Fall League Baseball various locations | Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., November 5 until Thu., November 20 | Central Phoenix | |
Major League Baseball prospects play winter-league ball for the six teams comprising this league: Mesa Solar Sox, Peoria Javelinas, Peoria Saguaros, Phoenix Desert Dogs, Scottsdale Scorpions, and Surprise Rafters. It's a cheap, cheap, cheap way to scratch your baseball itch between the World... More >> |
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| Busty Boobs & Thong Contest Margarita Rocks | Every week Thursday, 9:00pm | Tempe | |
If we had the self-awareness 18 years ago that we have now, we would have dropped more blouses at wet T-shirt contests. Alas, we were young and foolish, and had no real inkling of the limited shelf life of perky hooters.
Life may be over for us, but still-bouncy ladies have a chance to get it... More >> |
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| "Eastern Promise: Contemporary Art From China" Lisa Sette Gallery | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., November 7 until Sat., January 3 | Central Scottsdale | |
Is the apocryphal saying "May you live in interesting times" really intended as a curse? We haven't experienced any times that weren't "interesting" and that's a blessing and a curse. While humanity chases peace, prosperity, and brotherhood, the nasty opposite conditions always pop up... More >> |
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| "Elihu Vedder's Drawings for the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám" Phoenix Art Museum | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., November 15 until Sun., February 8 | Central Phoenix | |
There are so many things we still dont understand: cancer, death, the popularity of Dancing With the Stars.
When 19th-century artist Elihu Vedder lost two children and then fathered two more, he found his answers in the Rubáiyát, a collection of medieval Persian poetry... More >> |
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| IHBA Coors Light World Finals Firebird International Raceway |
Thu., November 20 more dates/times |
Chandler | |
Hot, fast boats. Now, what else did you need to know? More >> |
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| "Order & Chaos" Shemer Art Center & Museum | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Tue., November 18 until Wed., December 17 | East Phoenix | |
There are two types of people: the kind who alphabetize their CDs and the kind who lose their CDs under the pile of Burger King wrappers and yellowing newspapers in their cars backseat (bet you can guess which one we are). Whether you neatly fold your underwear or throw dirty clothes on... More >> |
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| Phoenix Suns vs. L.A. Lakers U.S. Airways Center |
Thu., November 20, 8:30pm more dates/times |
Central Phoenix | |
We were listening to a sports-radio roundtable recently, and the panelists were picking their faves to win the NBA title. Boston again. Safe bet. San Antonio. Why not? Its an odd year. New Orleans. Check.
Heres where it gets weird. Two pundits picked Cleveland -- Cleveland! -- but... More >> |
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| A New Brain Soul Invictus Gallery & Cabaret | Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., November 14 until Sun., November 30 | Central Phoenix | |
After surviving brain surgery, some Tony-winning composers might just take it easy. But as William Finn's life flashed before his eyes in 1992, he saw unwritten songs longing to be given voice. "When I got home to my studio . . . I basically put my hand over the piano and the songs came out,"... More >> |
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| M. Butterfly Phoenix Theatre's Little Theatre |
Thu., November 20, 8:00pm more dates/times |
Central Phoenix | |
Damon Dering directed Nearly Naked Theatre's take on David Henry Hwang's Tony-winning drama about the diplomat who trades state secrets for the love of a good . . . man? More >> |
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| Arizona Duck (DUKW) Tour Pleasant Harbor Marina at Lake Pleasant |
Daily, 10:00am more dates/times |
Peoria | |
Military intelligence, as the old saw goes, is an oxymoron. But the dudes in khaki got it right when they introduced the odd amphibious vehicle called the DUKW during WWII. The bastard spawn of a U-boat and a Hummer helped American troops survive beach attacks like Normandy by transporting... More >> |
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| "Big and Beautiful: Roy Wasson Valle" Red Hot Robot | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., November 8 until Fri., January 9 | Central Phoenix | |
The PHX artist and Fuzzy Balls Attire entrepreneur ("Cute and Creepy Teeshirts and Things") shows off new sculptures, prints, tees, and custom toys. More >> |
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| F.A.R.Xchange 1: The Desert Between Us various locations |
Thu., November 20 more dates/times |
Central Phoenix | |
The three-day, ASU-sponsored event features free lectures, films, and performances examining "the various metaphorical meanings surrounding, shrouding and illuminating the desert as a site for meditation, activation, and exchange." Participating venues include Tempe's Valley Art Theatre and... More >> |
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| "Flip a Strip: New Ideas for Old Strip Malls" Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sun., October 5 until Sun., January 18 | Central Scottsdale | |
Turns out you can make a silk purse from a sow's ear. Find out how at this, which features finalists in a nationwide architectural competition designed to "inspire creative, new visions for the renovation of the small-scale strip shopping plazas that line the streets of this metropolitan area... More >> |
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