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3rd Annual Douchebag Party Smashboxx : 7:00 p.m. June 1
It’s easy to spot the beast known as the Douchebagus scottsdalia while traveling the wilds of Old Town on any given weekend. Simply look for their standard adornments of popped collars, fake bake tans, and spiky hair. Avoid trying to corner the Douchebagus, however (as it tends to puff... More >>
Central Scottsdale	Parties & Receptions, Off The Wall, Nightlife, Club Events

Ballet Arizona: All Balanchine Symphony Hall : 1:00 p.m. June 3
“See the music, hear the dance,” renowned choreographer George Balanchine once said. The co-founder and ballet master of the New York City Ballet was big into music (also marrying ballerinas -- he wed a total of five), and he extensively collaborated with composer Igor... More >>
Central Phoenix	Theater, Performing Arts, Dance

This American Life Live! Phoenix Art Museum : 2:00 p.m. June 3
Ira Glass’ nasally, comforting voice leisurely moving through our speakers on a Saturday afternoon means one thing: WBEZ Chicago’s This American Life is on. Well, okay, two things; it’s also laundry day. But when the show’s This American Life Live! episode screens at... More >>
Central Phoenix	Film - Events, Film, Arts

Loudon Wainwright III Musical Instrument Museum Music Theatre : 7:00 p.m. May 31
With few exceptions, pop lyrics have become dumber over time, even though lyricists think of themselves as having become smarter. Loudon Wainwright is modern pop's antithesis: a wryly cuttingly, often brilliant lyricist who has never taken himself too seriously -- even while tackling grave,... More >>
North Phoenix	Performing Arts, Music

Actors Theatre and Desert Foothills Theater: The Wallace and Ladmo Show Herberger Theater Center : 7:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. from June 1 until June 17
KID ROCK Which long-running TV show featured a cynical clown who despised children? If you answered The Simpsons, you’re either jailbait or a transplant. Decades before Krusty slurred his first “Hey, Hey, Hey,” actor Pat McMahon was doing a similar shtick on Phoenix airwaves. ... More >>
Central Phoenix	Theater, Performing Arts

Alyson Noël Book-Signing Changing Hands Bookstore : 7:00 p.m. May 31
Provided you aren't stuck in summer school, now's primo young-adult-fiction-reading time. Not all of prolific author Alyson Noël's hot-selling books include elements of the paranormal, but her new "Soul Seeker" series, like The Immortals novels, has a ton of otherworldly and magical stuff... More >>
Tempe	Meet & Greet, Literary Events, Arts, Teen Events

Lingerie Nights Firehouse : 9:00 p.m. every Thu.
There are two surefire ways that nightclub owners can ensure that people to beat feet to their door: One is by filling their glasses with half-priced hooch, and the other involves filling the place with hotties wearing next to nothing. Old Town Scottsdale party palace The Firehouse combines the... More >>
Central Scottsdale	Parties & Receptions, Nightlife, Free Events

Phoenix Mercury vs. Los Angeles Sparks part of Phoenix Mercury 2012 Home Season US Airways Center : 7:00 p.m. May 26
Former Arizona State star and Phoenix Mercury rookie Simon Dymond makes her home court debut Saturday, May 26, battling the Los Angeles Sparks. Hopefully it will be enough to overshadow the loss of three-time WNBA All-Star forward Penny Taylor, who suffered a season-ending knee injury this... More >>
Central Phoenix	Sports - Spectator

Tim Barry, Kevin Seconds, & Julie Karr Yucca Tap Room : 8:00 p.m. May 26
Plenty of former punk and hardcore icons have traded in their volume, crunch, and at least some of their onstage aggression in recent years for new directions as folk-leaning singer-songwriters. Look at 7 Seconds' Kevin Seconds, Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan, Gorilla Biscuits' Walter... More >>
Tempe	Music

Latino Fashion Live Ovations Live! Showroom at Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino : 8:00 p.m. May 26
Upon hearing the news that former Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld will host a fashion show in Cannes with all-black clothing and accessories, the world of fashion must be in desperate need of a shockingly colorful remedy. Lucky for Arizona's trend-obsessed, Latino Fashion Live will bring a... More >>
Chandler	Fashion & Style, Arts

Nadia Ali, Turner and Heit, & more The Monarch Theatre : 9:00 p.m. May 26
When the proprietors of the Monarch Theatre stated they wanted the downtown Phoenix venue to become one of the premier forums for electronic dance music in the Valley, they weren’t screwing around. In the four weeks since the joint debuted, it’s featured such top-shelf EDM... More >>
Central Phoenix	Music

Mandalesque FilmBar : 10:00 p.m. May 26
In a culture where female nudity is revered as art and male nudity is a punch line, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that dudes can be super sexy, too. Still, women snag up almost all of the opportunities to wear very little in public. Up until this weekend, Scandalesque, a... More >>
Central Phoenix	Performing Arts, Dance, Burlesque, Adult

Smokey Robinson Salt River Ballroom at Talking Stick Resort : 8:00 p.m. May 27
It's damned hard to watch any movie set in the swingin' '60s and not see hear Smokey Robinson & the Miracles on the soundtrack. As one of the last great vintage soul men standing, Robinson has seen and done plenty in his career, and is still creating music and touring. In 2010, he was SXSW's... More >>
North Scottsdale	Music

Rusko Marquee Theatre : 8:00 p.m. May 28
Just like the rave scene way back in the ‘90s, today's brand of dubstep may very well be a flash in the pan. With fiercely devoted adherents who pride themselves on being contrarian and excessively counter culture, dubstep is already suffering from it's own impositions, a finely edited... More >>
Tempe	Nightlife, Music

Cheryl Najafi Morning Book-Signing La Grande Orange Grocery : 10:00 a.m. May 29
Eat your perfectly-shaped heart out, Martha. Arizona's Cheryl Najafi is about to give you a run for your (probably) ironed and flawlessly folded money. Instead of banking on impeccable everything, when it comes to entertaining at home Najafi relies on enjoying herself and her guests,... More >>
East Phoenix	Literary Events, Meet & Greet

Bad Veins, & Bogan Villa Sail Inn : 8:00 p.m. May 29
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Tempe	Music

Ceremony, Royal Headache, & Avon Ladies Rhythm Room : 8:00 p.m. May 29
For better or worse, the sacred cows of punk are being gutted — for example, the now-antiquated concept of "selling out" has nearly vanished from the lexicon of underground music. Even hardcore — a genre that places a gigantic bounty on aesthetic purity and hard-nosed authenticity... More >>
Central Phoenix	Music

Reggie Watts Crescent Ballroom : 8:00 p.m. May 29
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Central Phoenix	Music, Comedy

Carnival of Illusion: An Evening of Intimate Magical Wonders Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa : 8:30 p.m. May 26
Teller, the usually silent half of magician duo Penn & Teller, recently spilled his thoughts in Smithsonian Magazine on the psychology behind illusions and tricks. Rather than rendering silly the oohs and aahs magic can inspire, his statements bolstered our respect for the badasses who can blow... More >>
East Phoenix	Theater, Performing Arts

Phoenix Caribbean Carnival CityScape : 7:00 a.m. May 27
If you ask us, being stuck in the desert for another weekend of 100-plus-degree weather earns us the right to indulge in a little escapism. When Phoenix Caribbean Carnival arrives to inject some island spice into Valley life, it'll make for a welcome staycation. Festivities heat up on Friday,... More >>
Central Phoenix	Cultural Events, Festivals, Arts

Arizona Restaurant Week Valleywide : 5:00 p.m. daily from May 19 until May 27
Let your inner foodie loose on the Valley when Arizona Restaurant Week brings together more than 200 restaurants for a nine-day celebration of culinary cool. With prix-fixe three-course meals offered at noted eateries such as Binkley’s, 6920 East Cave Creek Road in Cave Creek, and Citizen... More >>
Central Phoenix	Food & Drink

"Paper!" Phoenix Art Museum : 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. every Thu., Fri., Sat. from May 26 until September 23
Paper has long been one of man’s greatest tools -- for communication, art, and the occasional origami fortuneteller -- and this summer, it’s in the spotlight at Phoenix Art Museum. “Paper!” is a collection of drawings, prints, watercolors, three-dimensional work, and... More >>
Central Phoenix	Visual Art, Arts, Art - Museums

"10 for 10 x2: 10th Anniversary New Acquisitions" ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center : 11:00 a.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. from April 7 until August 4
Sad face! We missed ASU's biannual Ceram-A-Rama in January, a four-day progressive gala and fundraiser that, for aficionados of 20th-century and contemporary ceramic art, is the equivalent of a party bus to Burning Man, Model U.N., Storage Wars, and a Vegas buffet. But we'll be consoled by the... More >>
Tempe	Visual Art, Free Events, Arts

Beyond Geronimo: The Apache Experience Heard Museum : 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. from February 27 until January 20
The man and tribe behind the Geronimo legacy come to life this month at The Heard Museum. Curators have gathered objects for "Beyond Geronimo: The Apache Experience" from Heard's collection and from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and National Museum of the American Indian,... More >>
Central Phoenix	Museum Exhibits & Events, History, Arts, Art - Museums

Nancy Drew Group Meeting Poisoned Pen : 12:00 p.m. November 17
If there's a more devoted fan or better-informed expert on spunky girl detective Nancy Drew than spunky girl attorney Jennifer Fisher, it only stands to reason that Fisher would have found that person by now. Fisher's taken her magnifying glass and flashlight to all the books in the series,... More >>
Central Scottsdale	Literary Events, Clubs (Community)