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Jonathan Brandsteins "The Sultans of Sand"Method Art Gallery & Studios (formerly ArtSpace on Sixth) : Daily from Wed., September 1 until Wed., September 15; Daily from Fri., September 17 until Thu., September 30 |
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Thanks to Eat Pray Love, leaving it all to travel somewhere exotic is not exactly rooted in betterment-to-society purposes, especially when considering Jonathan Brandsteins 2005 adventure. For the Los Angeles-based photographer, it all began that summer when he peeped a documentary... More >> |
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| Central Scottsdale | Art |
Smashing PumpkinsVenue of Scottsdale : Thu., September 2, 7:00pm |
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By now you've probably heard the dozens of promos that KUPD has been running daily for the free Smashing Pumpkins concert they're putting this coming Thursday night. Billy Corgan and his crew are making a swing through the Valley (guess they're not down with Zack de la Rocha and the... More >> |
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| Central Scottsdale | Music |
Rewind ThursdaysBlue Martini Lounge : Every week Thursday, 7:00pm-2:00am |
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Its summer, obviously, and barely anything sounds good to drink. Not chilled wine, totally false on beer, and definitely negatory on the whiskey flask thats hibernating in a sports-coat pocket. The only thing that sounds appetizing is a chilled martini, but thats serious... More >> |
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| North Phoenix | Nightlife |
Shady River WalkEstrella Mountain Regional Park : Thu., September 2, 8:00am-9:00am |
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This family-friendly jaunt winds along the Gila River. More >> |
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| Goodyear | Hiking |
2 Arizona Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins (preseason)University of Phoenix Stadium : Thu., September 2, 7:00pm |
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With real unemployment hovering near 20 percent, there is nothing in sports more accessible to the common fan than the last game of the NFL preseason. While the established stars don baseball caps and feign interest, the men on the field know that one big play or horrible mistake could be the... More >> |
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| Glendale | Sports - Spectator |
2 Raising ArizonaMADCAP Theaters : Thu., September 2, 7:00pm |
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See this Coen Brothers classic on the big screen. More >> |
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| Tempe | Film |
Noises OffPhoenix Theatre : Wed., August 25, 7:30pm; Thu., August 26, 7:30pm; Fri., August 27, 8:00pm; Sat., August 28, 3:00pm; Sun., August 29, 2:00pm; Wed., September 1, 7:30pm; Thu., September 2, 7:30pm; Fri., September 3, 8:00pm; Sat., September 4, 3:00pm; Sat., September 4, 8:00pm; Sun., September 5, 2:00pm; Sun., September 5, 6:30pm; Tue., September 7, 7:30pm; Wed., September 8, 7:30pm; Thu., September 9, 7:30pm; Fri., September 10, 8:00pm; Sat., September 11, 3:00pm; Sat., September 11, 8:00pm; Sun., September 12, 2:00pm |
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Early buzz on scenic designer Robert Kovachs set for Noises Off, which launches Phoenix Theatres 90th season, is that the set is a real stunner. And it needs to be -- because the set in Michael Frayns play-within-a-play is a principal character, just as important as the... More >> |
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| Central Phoenix | Theater |
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"Joan Waters: 20/20 - New Sculpture and Painting"@Central Gallery : Daily from Sun., August 15 until Thu., October 21 |
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Joan Waters is inspired by Phoenix, her home for more than 20 years. Originally from England, she studied African art at the University of Maryland, and lived in that state for many years. But its the klieg-like lighting and the vast openness of the desert that informed Waters... More >> |
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| Central Phoenix | Art |
"Coming Home Again"Practical Art : Daily from Wed., September 1 until Thu., September 30 |
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DoPho artist Morgan McNally exhibits mixed-media sculptures that features "abstract interpretations of home and the inherent emotions of the journey to find your place in the world." More >> |
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| Central Phoenix | Art |
"Metamorphosis: New Paintings by Carol Francine Swagel"The Vault : Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Fri., April 16 until Mon., September 6 |
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Painter Carol Francine Swagel used to spend a lot of time at Lake Pleasant water-skiing with her family. Shes not sure what the lake looks like now, but nature, loss, and memory have propelled her to create the works in Metamorphosis: New Paintings by Carol Francine Swagel at... More >> |
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| Central Phoenix | Art |
Play Ball: The Cactus League ExperienceArizona Museum for Youth : Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., January 10 until Sun., November 7 |
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Some say baseball is a dying sport. Too much strategery, say its pinheaded critics, too few highlights à la the NFL and NBA. You wouldnt know it by standing at the intersection of Van Buren and Galvin on one of those glorious March days when the Oakland As are hosting a... More >> |
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| Mesa | Art, Museum Exhibits & Events |
When the Water Came: Evacuees of Hurricane KatrinaGammage Auditorium : Daily from Thu., August 12 until Tue., October 12 |
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Weeks after the Tempe Town Lake dam burst, locals still bitched about the fishy smell. Boo-hoo. Remember Hurricane Katrina? See photos of Katrinas aftermath and read poems based on twelve survivor interviews at When the Water Came: Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina." The show is based... More >> |
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| Tempe | Art |
27 "Cézanne and American Modernism"Phoenix Art Museum : Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., July 1 until Sun., September 26 |
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Oh, joy. Cézanne and American Modernism opens today for a three-month run at one of Phoenixs largest museums. It will feature (yawn) a Frenchies paintings that are all pretty and abstract in a style thats pre-Picasso and post-Monet. Wait a minute. Actually,... More >> |
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| Central Phoenix | Art, Museum Exhibits & Events |
"Driven to Paint: Landscapes by Mark Zillman"Phoenix Airport Museum, Terminal 2 : Daily from Fri., April 23 until Mon., October 18 |
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California artist Mark Zillman exhibits trippy road-trip paintings at Phoenix Airport Museum, Terminal 2. More >> |
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| Central Phoenix | Art, Museum Exhibits & Events |
"FootPrints - SB1070"Bragg's Pie Factory : Daily from Sat., August 7 until Thu., August 19; Daily from Sat., August 21 until Thu., September 2; Daily from Sat., September 4 until Thu., September 16 |
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Instead of merely being a thuggish, dunderheaded megalomaniac, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has also been a harbinger of the future: At press time, SB 1070 was days from being enacted and has prompted other states to take similar measures. Its a really dumb vision of the future that... More >> |
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| Central Phoenix | Art |
"Lasting Impressions: Japanese Prints from the ASU Art Museum"ASU Art Museum : Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., August 28 until Sat., November 27 |
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The rare objects in America that've endured since the 17th century tend toward breadbox-size, fragile, and amazing . . . just like the oldest pieces in Lasting Impressions: Japanese Prints from the ASU Art Museum, the first exhibition of several dozen prints usually housed in the... More >> |
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| Tempe | Art |
2 "POP! Popular Culture in American Indian Art"Heard Museum : Daily from Sat., April 17 until Fri., April 1 |
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It seems likely that Andy Warhol wouldnt have loved being on a double bill with another artist. But one can imagine that hed at least mutter appreciatively about having his art displayed alongside the work of the late Fritz Scholder, one of the most renowned Native American artists... More >> |
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| Central Phoenix | Art, Museum Exhibits & Events |
11 "Spyhopping: Adventures with Sue Chenoweth and the Permanent Collection"Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art : Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., May 22 until Sun., September 19 |
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Her paintings draw on art history and what she calls all things formal. Each line shes drawn or brushstroke shes made, she says, is completely subconscious. She wants, as she wrote in a recent artists statement, to remember things without language and explore... More >> |
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| Central Scottsdale | Art, Art - Museums, Museum Exhibits & Events |
"Urban Metal"U.S. Post Office : Daily from Fri., July 16 until Thu., November 18 |
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Blacksmithing careers went out of fashion with swordfights to the death and horse-drawn carriages. But four local artists revived the tradition by hammering, piercing, and welding metal into exotic sculptures for the Urban Metal exhibit, on display through November 18 in the windows... More >> |
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| Tempe | Art |
"What Moves Us: Art of Transportation from the Permanent Collection"ASU Art Museum : Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., May 29 until Sat., September 4 |
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Traffic is something Phoenicians battle every day. Some deal by listening to classical tunes in the frigid air of their Beamers. Others go green -- and turn red from heatstroke -- by biking. The unfortunates swelter in their classic VW Bugs, wishing for sweet, sweet death. With... More >> |
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| Tempe | Art |
1 When the Water Came: Evacuees of Hurricane KatrinaChanging Hands Bookstore : Daily from Thu., August 12 until Tue., September 14 |
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Weeks after the Tempe Town Lake dam burst, locals still bitched about the fishy smell. Boo-hoo. Remember Hurricane Katrina? See photos of Katrinas aftermath and read poems based on twelve survivor interviews at When the Water Came: Evacuees of Hurricane Katrina." The show is based... More >> |
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| Tempe | Art |
"Cars and Guitars"Tempe Center for the Arts : Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Tue., July 13 until Sat., October 16, 10:00am-6:00pm; Every week Saturday, Sunday from Sat., July 10 until Sat., October 16, 11:00am-6:00pm |
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You love art exhibitions. Your man, on the other hand, thinks that crap is for sissies. No problem. Tempe Center for the Arts has you covered with its latest show Cars and Guitars. As you enjoy the aesthetics of guitar design and the artistry of low-rider restoration, your dude will... More >> |
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| Tempe | Art |
33 Azúl PhoenixHotel San Carlos : Every week Thursday, 5:00pm |
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Elizabeth Quintanilla (a.k.a. DJ Alkemé) prefers her jams to be sexy and slow. We're talking seductive joints like Sade's "The Moon and the Sky," John Legend's "No Other Love," or even Estelle's "Come Over." The kind of torrid tracks that provide a sultry slow burn and are sure to heat... More >> |
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| Central Phoenix | Music |
Open Stage NightFiddler's Dream Coffee House : Every week Thursday, 7:30pm |
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Nowadays, we're lucky when we go to a show and the musicians are the only performers in the room. Between people texting, tweeting, and making (and taking!) calls, almost every electronic device in the vicinity is putting on a show of its own. That's one reason why we find the Acoustic Open... More >> |
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| North Phoenix | Music |
28 The Blunt Club feat. DJ Element, Pickster One, & guestsYucca Tap Room : Every week Thursday, 9:00pm |
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Its not only a new year, but also a new decade to boot, so the hip-hop heroes running the Blunt Club decided it was high time for a new start. After spending the last couple years rocking both microphones and turntables at the Red Owl, theyre re-launching the long-running weekly at... More >> |
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| Tempe | Music |