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ASU Men's Basketball vs. San Francisco Wells Fargo Arena	Fri., November 20, 4:30pm	Tempe	Sports - Spectator
Coach Herb Sendek's motley crew of oldsters (Derek Glasser, Eric Boateng) and promising newbies like Trent Lockett take on the Dons of USF. More >>

"Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction" Public Opening Heard Museum	Fri., November 20, 5:30pm-9:00pm	Central Phoenix	Art Art - Openings & Events Museum Exhibits & Events
The Heard presents rare paintings, sketchings, and illustrations by the Chiricahua Apache mixed-media artist (one of the most-honored of the 20th century) in this major retrospective sponsored by the Houser Archives. A sister exhibit at Desert Botanical Garden features Houser sculptures. The... More >>

"Illustrated Robots: Jon Borette" Opening Reception Trunk Space	Fri., November 20, 6:00pm-9:00pm	Central Phoenix	Art Art - Openings & Events
We’re looking at a giant robot as it pancakes cars with its tremendous feet, punches holes in skyscrapers, and squishes screaming pedestrians. So why do we think this mechanical beast is so dang adorable? Probably because it’s a Jon Borette robot. The Phoenix artist just loves making... More >>

Goodguys 12th Southwest Hot Rod & Custom Car Nationals WestWorld of Scottsdale	Fri., November 20, 8:00am-5:00pm more dates/times	North Scottsdale	Auto Expos
The annual showcase for classic cars of pre-'72 vintage winds down the Goodguys' 2009 slate of expos while unofficially kicking off Scottsdale's auto-show season, which takes off in earnest in January. The Goodguys show specializes in rods, customs, muscles, and trick trucks. More >>

John Cleese Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts	Fri., November 20, 8:00pm more dates/times	Central Scottsdale	Comedy
The sordid king of British comedy (Monty Python) and offbeat cinema (A Fish Called Wanda) comes to town for a couple of "Evening With" performances. More >>

"The Grand Old Plastic Camera" Third Friday Reception Tilt Gallery	Fri., November 20, 6:00pm-9:00pm	Central Phoenix	Art Art - Openings & Events
Just because something is inexpensive doesn’t mean it’s crap. Toy trucks that cost 50 cents in the 1920s now sell for thousands. McDonald’s coffee stomped pricey Starbucks in taste tests. And Valley photographer Neal Winter uses cheap-ass plastic cameras – Holgas – to... More >>

Mignon Fogarty Changing Hands Bookstore	Fri., November 20, 7:00pm	Tempe	Literary Events
It's no picnic having one's grammatical errors bitched about. Hey, we know. But Mignon “Grammar Girl” Fogarty makes vocab rehab fun. Her weekly podcast (the cornerstone of the quickanddirtytips.com empire) answers listeners' questions in bite-size, mnemonic-filled morsels. "I hear... More >>

The Ghetto Was Never Enough Hollywood Alley	Fri., November 20, 8:00pm	Mesa	Film Music
“Crime Jazz” -- remember those words. Local filmmaker Marco “Polo” Saldana hopes to establish the term as the name for the genre in which he makes movies. The style he employs in ultra-low-budget thrillers like The Ghetto Was Never Enough derives from the ultra-hip spy and... More >>

AllWeAsk.org Annual Fundraiser Venue of Scottsdale	Fri., November 20, 7:00pm	Central Scottsdale	Music
For Phoenix rock band Year of the Moth, being in a band isn't about getting signed to a label and becoming Nickelback-scale famous. It's all about playing music the group members stand behind, and that's what the band attributes to the support they've felt in the local scene. "For the first... More >>

Days of the New Club Red	Fri., November 20, 7:00pm	Tempe	Music
It was exciting to hear one of the Valley's catchiest bands, Violet Wild, is playing a show this Friday, November 20 at Club Red, opening for Days of the New. But after taking a look at the flyer for the show, it's flabbergasting how many freakin' bands are on one bill: a whopping 11. For a... More >>

MC Hammer Celebrity Theatre	Fri., November 20, 8:00pm	East Phoenix	Music
All right. Who the fuck let MC Hammer back on the stage? That’s right, he’s back. He’s breakdancing. He’s writing albums. He’s starting up Internet ventures. Hell, he’s even tweeting. I suppose we’re all to blame. The man has been trying to claw his way out... More >>

John Prine Dodge Theatre	Fri., November 20, 8:00pm	Central Phoenix	Music
John Prine sang about senility at 19, ditched his record label at 38 and became an indie darling at 59. As a music icon, he has seemingly unspooled in reverse; a country-folk Benjamin Button. Through all the ups and downs, including a bout with neck cancer in the 90s that effectively aged his... More >>

Axis-Radius 12th Anniversary Axis/Radius	Fri., November 20, 9:00pm	Central Scottsdale	Music
With all the Scottsdale nightspots that have closed for business during the previous 12 months (SIX, Pink Taco, Mickey’s, et al.), it’s a kinda refreshing to pimp a place that’s managed to survive the triple threat of economic upheaval, tougher DUI laws, and the ever-fickle whims... More >>

Salome Symphony Hall	Fri., November 20, 7:30pm more dates/times	Central Phoenix	Opera
Phoenix, are you ready for this? Or will your panties get all in a wad while watching Salome, the Richard Strauss classic presented by Arizona Opera, in which a naked whore tongues the severed head of John the Baptist? Well, if not, then you should go anyway, because this is a big city that... More >>

Social Club Incognito	First Friday of every month, 9:00pm-4:00am more dates/times	East Phoenix	Music
Personal space is most definitely at a premium inside the recently remodeled CenPho gay bar Incognito. So much so that when the throngs show up for the biweekly dance night Social for an evening of alcoholic escape with a chaser of house cuts, you'd better be prepared to jockey for position on... More >>

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Church Basement Ladies Mesa Arts Center	Daily from Wed., November 4 until Sun., November 22	Mesa	Theater

Aces High, Whiskey Blue, Goldiroxx, & Silent Rage Joe's Grotto	Fri., November 20	North Phoenix	Music

"Art Quilts Year XIV: Significant Stitching" Chandler Center for the Arts	Daily from Fri., November 20 until Sat., January 2	Chandler	Art

FM 103.9 Local Frequency Live feat. Fayuca, High Breed, Housman's Athletes, One Star Nite, Waking Avalon, & Weird is the New Cool Club Mardi Gras & VooDoo Lounge	Fri., November 20	South Scottsdale	Music

Haymarket Squares, Abyssal Defection, Press Forward, & more Conspire	Fri., November 20	Central Phoenix	Music

Lewis Cellars Wine Tasting Village Wine Cellar	Fri., November 20	Paradise Valley	Food & Drink

Hiking Is for the Birds Bird-Watching Hike Cave Creek Regional Park	Fri., November 20, 8:00am	Cave Creek	Hiking Nature Outdoors

"Backyard Birding" Usery Mountain Regional Park	Fri., November 20, 9:00am	Mesa	Lectures Nature

Desert Adaptations Hike McDowell Mountain Regional Park	Fri., November 20, 9:00am	North Scottsdale	Hiking Nature Outdoors

Desert Wash Hike White Tank Mountains Regional Park	Fri., November 20, 9:00am	Waddell	Hiking Nature Outdoors