Subject: Wynter Holden

• Podcast: Love Phoenix or Leave Phoenix Continued

  September 26, 2008

• This Weekend: First Friday, SMoCA and Haunt of the Living Dead

  October 3, 2008

• Veggie Boy: Phoenicia Cafe

  October 7, 2008

• The Skinny: Battle of the Bulge at Tempe Marketplace

  October 20, 2008

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, November 23, 2006

  November 23, 2006

• Summer Guide 2008

  June 5, 2008

• Shop PHX

  March 5, 2009

• Bounty Hunter: Buy stuff today, get karma points

  This time of year, there's a lot of talk about thinking of others instead of yourself. Whether it's shopping for the perfect holiday present for your sweetie or picking an angel off the Salvation Army tree, there really is something to be said for the joy of giving. Aww, can't you just smell the...holiday spirit?? If you don't want to battle mall crowds to pick up a toy for the Angel tree or school supplies for your office's donation bin, no worries. Shop today at one of 11 downtown businesses

  December 10, 2008

• Bounty Hunter: Make a Twilight Xmas Tree (for enjoying or destroying)

  If you're like me, then you take your tree-decorating seriously. When I saw the holiday themes out this year (if you haven't noticed, ornaments come and go in cycles) I was less than thrilled. Snowflakes? zzZZZZ. A lodge-style moose, lanterns and flannel ornaments? Seriously, does this look like the Midwest? Ballet shoes? Eek. So I did what any self-respecting craft geek would do: make my own damn tree. A Twilight tree. Go ahead, laugh if you will, but it's the biggest movie phenomen

  December 11, 2008

• Bounty Hunter: Jason Hill's Got the Goods

  It's no secret that we love local artist Jason Hill. His bold, graphic depictions of Phoenix landmarks have graced a few New Times covers, and this year he scored our Best of Phoenix award for Best Etsy Shop. His iconic images are everywhere, from coffee houses and vintage shops to light rail infomercials and galleries. We've even spotted his stuff splayed across Phoenicians' breasts -- well, on the graphic white tees covering them, that is.  Curious where you

  December 12, 2008

• What's On Tap For Tonight's First Friday

  "Arms Wide" by Lindsey Nochta. We're changing things up for this month's edition of our First Friday preview post. In addition to providing you with a rundown of musicians performing at the monthly event, from here on out we'll also be giving you the scoop on much of the artwork being shown at the galleries and spaces along Roosevelt Row, Grand Avenue, and else where in CenPho. (As always, be sure to contact the venue for more info.) For example, peruse the colorful works of painter Suzanne

  January 2, 2009

• Arty Girl: SMoCA's Seriously Funny Stuff

  Being the avid New Times reader that you undoubtedly are (oh, you!), you've probably already heard of the opening of "Seriously Funny" tonight at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. If you haven't, just click here so my fellow writer, Wynter Holden, can fill you in.So, yes, there's an opening tonight at the museum from 7-9 p.m. but I want to talk about a peripheral project that you don't have to walk through museum doors to see.Artist Nina Katchadourian launches her temporary site-specific ar

  February 13, 2009

• What's On Tap for This Weekend's Art Detour

  Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl will perform tonight at the Ruby Room Lounge. Maybe it's just us, but doesn't it just seem like a really nice day outside today? Mild weather, cool breezes, and lots of clouds. Basically, the perfect kinda weather to be out all weekend on the sidewalks of downtown Phoenix. It's Art Detour weekend, which means Roosevelt Row, Grand Avenue, and other locations will be swamped and swollen with crowds. The action runs from tonight through Sunday, and we've assembled a

  March 6, 2009

• Art Scene

  Current exhibitions, installations, and shows

  May 11, 2006

• Man of Steel

  Metalmorphosis at Icehouse

  December 1, 2005

• Reel to Real

  Screen gems at AWTC

  November 24, 2005

• Quick Draw

  Fastest hands in the West

  November 24, 2005

• Slam Bang

  Video artists of resistance

  November 10, 2005

• See Fido Fetch

  Big dog flight at Encanto

  November 3, 2005

• Booty Mixer

  Finders keepers at Modified

  November 3, 2005

• Bite Me

  Bloody good show

  October 27, 2005

• O Solo Trio

  Something new under the sun

  October 27, 2005

• GUV Hurts

  Lopping off heads of state

  October 20, 2005

• This Year's Models

  Fast cars & chicks at Cricket

  October 13, 2005

• Bone Mama Mia!

  Mary McCann sounds off

  October 13, 2005

• Monsters' Ball

  Fright to the finish

  October 6, 2005

• Pigment of Imagination

  The making of art history

  October 6, 2005

• Wing Ding

  Learning to 'fly

  September 29, 2005

• Flight Club

  Stair masters do battle at Arizona Center

  September 29, 2005

• Sin-sational

  BlackMoods rising

  September 22, 2005

• Give Peace a Trance

  Good vibrations in Tucson

  September 15, 2005

• Rolling Tombstones

  Texas trio back from the dead

  September 8, 2005

• Growing Paints

  The art of Seduce

  September 8, 2005

• New Waves

  Seismic surfs the '60s

  September 1, 2005

• Hot Dogs

  Dachshunds relish dash for charity cash

  September 1, 2005

• Tome Capsule

  Valley past, meet Valley present

  August 18, 2005

• Power Play

  Is What It Is goes guerrilla

  August 11, 2005

• Geek Chic

  Get your game on at HexaCon 15

  August 4, 2005

• Ready, Betty, Go!

  L-Word band rocks The Biz

  July 14, 2005

• Space Cases

  Trekkies make a splash at Federation Pool Party

  July 7, 2005

• Working Well

  An upstart company's musical take on working life more than gets the job done

  August 22, 2002

• Countdown to Crave Arizona

  In the wake of the tens of thousands of people who flooded into the Scottsdale Civic Plaza this past weekend for the Scottsdale Culinary Festival (stay tuned for Jonathan McNamara and Wynter Holden's coverage on Chow Bella today), it's time to look to the other side of summer for the next big food-centric shindig. Six months from now, you'll be drooling for Crave Arizona, which is actually the second annual installment of the foodie event that debuted last year under the name Eats3. Check out th

  April 20, 2009

• What's On Tap for Tonight's First Friday: UFOs, Back Ted N-Ted, and DJs galore

  Close encounters of the weird kind are scheduled to take place at tonight's First Friday. Someone better call in Mulder and Scully, because there's gonna be a UFO sighting going down during tonight's First Friday in downtown Phoenix. Or at least, that's what the people at the Firehouse (1015 North First Street) are saying is gonna happen. According to Firehouse artist-in-residence Michael 23, the unidentified flying object in question will be approximately 10 feet in diameter, made up of

  May 1, 2009

• What's On Tap for This Weekend's Art Detour: Fixed-gear Bikers, Devilish Artists, and More

  The fixed-gear documentary Death Pedal is scheduled to be screened at Grandiose.

  June 5, 2009

• Hot off the Grill: July 4 Tips from Local BBQ Kings

  By Wynter Holden Independence Day is fast approaching, and no doubt you're either looking forward to attending someone else's barbecue party or planning a menu for your own grilled feast. If you're in the latter category -- or are kind enough to offer up your grilling skills for a friend or family member's barbecue -- we've got some helpful tips from Tad Peelen, co-owner of Joe's Real BBQ in Gilbert. Courtesy of Joe's Real BBQ Mmm...lip smackin' good BBQ."When thinking BBQ, think

  July 2, 2009

• Arity Girl: Painting Demonstration at Phoenix Art Museum

  See how watercolor works like "Swimming in the Blue" are made on Saturday.Once again, I find myself in a position where there's a darn good Third Friday Art Walk to blog about, but I'd rather blog about an event on Saturday. Hmmm, what to do...Ok, here's the plan: I'll throw down some links to some sweet stuff happening tonight that you can click to your heart's content and then I'll explain Saturday's artist demonstration at the Phoenix Art Museum after the jump.So, if you're hitting downtown P

  July 17, 2009

• 10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Pirates, Psychobillies, and Creepy Bunnies

  The Bay Area's Nobunny will terrorize the Trunk Space on Saturday night. There are gonna be two kinds of people in the Valley this weekend: Those who can afford to go to Fall Frenzy, and those who can't. Given the $50-$60 price tag for tickets, its to be expected that a few thrifty types might consider looking elsewhere for entertainment over the next 72 hours. If you're more of the former instead of the latter, check out our usual rundown of dirt-cheap distractions from tonight until Sunday.

  September 18, 2009

• Cafe: America's Taco Shop

  ​ Attention burrito eaters: Just because you've gorged yourself on over-sized burritos in the past does not mean you're ready to eat more than one burrito at America's Taco Shop. Trust us. Every time we go we have to decide between the carne asada burrito and the equally yummy bean and cheese burrito. We find America's so delicious that it's hard to choose just one. Don't believe us? Check out what Wynter Holden has to say about America's in this week's Cafe Column:  There's a reason th

  October 1, 2009

• "Polychromic Outthrusts" at Eye Lounge Demonstrates Lisa Marie Sipe's Waxing Talent

  November 5, 2009

• 10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Green Streets Festival, Obscura, PAPA, and More

  Turn Back O Man is scheduled to perform tonight at Fifth and Roosevelt streets.​Downtown Phoenix is gonna be a hotbed of activity this weekend. Of the 10 different low-cost/no-cost events getting pimped in this blog post, eight will be taking place within the confines of P-Town's urban core. There's tonight's Green Streets Festival along Roosevelt Row, tomorrow evening's diverse Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts, and Sunday's Civic Space Jam, just to rattle off some of the highlights. Oh yeah

  November 13, 2009