The saner among us will be spending Valentine’s Day watching the entire human species go down in a spectacle of torn flesh, blood, and brain. That’s right, The Walking Dead returns to AMC on February 14. We’ll admit that The Walking Dead is not for everyone. Like IPAs, Americanos, and...
With Valentine’s Day just past, it's worth noting that Pinal County's most eligible bachelor, Sheriff Paul Babeu, may finally have found love in a young man 25 years his junior. Babeu’s spokesman, Barrett Marson, who also flacks for the legalize pot initiative Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, confirmed to...
Phoenix in February — what's not to love? It's a great month to show some affection for the outdoors — and there are plenty of options for doing just that. You could spend an evening finding constellations, enjoy an outdoor movie, or get in on a neon nighttime run that...
That’s right, it’s already time to start figuring out what you’re going to do for New Year’s Eve (and where you’ll be hungover New Year’s Day). It’s time for your lamest friend to ask you if you want matching sparkly “2016” glasses for the big night, even though they’re the...
So, you’re looking through all those holiday shopping advertisements in the newspaper (just kidding, we know it’s on your phone) and you realize you have no idea what you should get bae for Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice/Festivus. Well, we can’t help you on that one (when in doubt, go Star Wars?), but...
Halloween drives me berserk with ennui. And, please, spare me the enraged e-mails about my Grinchiness. I got it: I’m obstreperous. But I’m not one of those people who hates holidays in general. I celebrate all the big ones: Christmas and Chanukah and Easter all get thorough goings over in...
The live music lineup over Valentine’s weekend has something almost everyone will love: profanely funny heavy metal acts, R&B legends, a locally focused rock festival, profound blues artists, geeky rappers, alt-rock heavyweights, an enormous EDM throwdown, and even a show aimed at protecting the naughty bits of men everywhere. Here...
Why celebrate just one holiday when you can celebrate two? This weekend, Raven Events presents the ultimate Valentine’s Day Mardi Gras mash-up, In Love With Mardi Gras, at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 East Indian Bend Road in Scottsdale. Entertainment includes the STR8UP Band, DJ Kilo, and Robert Ray Magic. In...
Valentine’s Day weekend may mean heart-shaped chocolates and red roses for some, but for the diehard bookworm, it means the return of the VNSA Book Fair. The annual literary-palooza will be selling more than half a million gently used books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, and games in nearly every category imaginable...
Things we know about Napoli: Ballet Arizona performs it this weekend. It is the first time any American company has staged the work (a.k.a. big deal, you guys). Napoli is what the locals call Naples, which is the birthplace of pizza and deserves all the thank-yous. The ballet is a...
Before Jim and Pam, before Ross and Rachel, even earlier than Lucy and Ricky, there were the famous fictional loves of William Shakespeare. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Arizona Actor’s Academy has decided to put romance in the air with a one-hour composite of the legendary playwright's most...
Valentine’s Day blows for everyone. If you’re single, it feels like the whole world is plotting against you, and if you’re in a relationship, you’re left with colossally high expectations. The solution for most is to avoid the crowds at home, but V-Day is what you make of it. Regardless...
Nothing says romance like Whitney Cummings telling you and your beau what’s really going on. Cummings is an actress, comedian, creator of Whitney, and co-creator of the hit CBS show 2 Broke Girls.The edgy Los Angeles-based comic has made a name for herself telling men what women are really thinking...
In 1929, Chicago saw Valentine’s Day turn bloody as Al Capone and thugs gunned down seven mob rivals. That event is the gruesome inspiration behind the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Cruiser Ride, devised by TT Roadhouse owner Rick Skoog and Ska Brewing. “We decided to do a Valentine’s Day Massacre...
Even when you’re in a relationship, Valentine’s Day seriously blows. You’re with someone for an extended amount of time, and just because some stupid cherubic jerk with heart shaped weaponry decided it’s his day, you have to spend extra money on the person you spend an absurd amount of money...
Valentine’s Day comes with ridiculously high expectations and plenty of potential for hurt feelings. What if your super-expensive dinner sucks and your date gets you a lousy teddy bear? Lame. Romance is nice and all, but maybe V-Day would be best spent releasing some sexual tension. Everyone has a little...
Celebrate Valentine’s Day and 100 years of Arizona history with live music from The Sugar Theives, a performance from swing dancers Savoy Hop Cats, and live painting from Tanina Jackson. Tue., Feb. 14, 7 p.m., 2012...
Craig Citizen and Kevin the Makeout Bandit have had a major love affair with the local hipster crowd for years. Over the past five years, they’ve given Wayfarer-wearing brigade a place to dance and debauch via numerous parties at dive bars, the most popular of which undoubtedly is the recently...
In case you haven’t had your fill of alcohol after Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, MLK Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine’s Day, and some obscure English bank holiday, make a toast to Steele Indian School Park, 300 East Indian School Road, for hosting the eleventh annual Strong...
For some of us, nothing says Valentine’s Day like teddy bears, candy, and flowers. But for a fetishist, it’s boot lickings, flesh suspensions, and rubber. Ah, love. Viva la Fetish Revolution 11. The erotic Valentine’s event, sponsored by the Arizona fetish organization Horns & Halos, features music by the British...
You think Valentine’s Day comes from the heart? Well, if you’ve got a strong one, put that theory to the test and participate in this heart-pumping workout. The Arizona Marathon features a course that begins at Yuma and Cotton lanes in Goodyear, moseys past the Estrella Mountains, and ends at...
You think Valentine’s Day comes from the heart? Well, if you’ve got a strong one, put that theory to the test and participate in this heart-pumping workout. The Lost Dutchman Arizona Marathon takes off from Prospector Park and meanders through Gold Canyon. The event also offers a half-marathon, 10k, 8k-trail...
