St. Valentine’s Day Music-Art Expo @ Mesa Convention Center

The St. Valentine’s Day Music-Art Expo might be what your heart desires on February 14. Besides boxing matches between members of the Arizona Derby Dames, the offbeat V-Day affair will feature the works of 20 local painters and numerous tattoo artists, race cars, off-road trucks, and live music by BORG,...

By Benjamin Leatherman

February 12, 2009

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The St. Valentine’s Day Music-Art Expo might be what your heart desires on February 14. Besides boxing matches between members of the Arizona Derby Dames, the offbeat V-Day affair will feature the works of 20 local painters and numerous tattoo artists, race cars, off-road trucks, and live music by BORG, Sectas, Triplever, and others. Proceeds benefit Child Crisis Center.
Sat., Feb. 14, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., 2009

Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music and nightlife. He joined New Times in 2003. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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