Straight outta Moscow and straight into Phoenix comes the world’s premier ballet company, Bolshoi Ballet. Throughout the renowned Russian troupe’s 2014-15 season, their performances will be live-captured and screened at Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 North Central Avenue. On Sunday, December 21, arts patrons can catch The Pharaoh’s Daughter, based on…
Maybe you’re cranky over the unnecessary light saber modifications seen in the teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but we’re willing to bet your love-hate relationship with George Lucas does not rival Dustin Diehl’s. The noted Wars aficionado proves his ultimate fanboy status with the third annual celebration of…
The cast and crew of NBC’s Parks and Recreation recently finished shooting its final season. Which is a bummer. The final season will air two back-to-back episodes at a time. Which means it’ll go by super fast. And NBC canceled pretty much all its new comedies. Which makes a post-P…
Since Justin Timberlake completely stole our idea for bringing sexy back, like, eight years ago, New Times’ culture blog Jackalope Ranch is doing everyone a favor by bringing bingo back. That’s right. Jackalope Ranch bingo returns to the hallowed Crescent Ballroom for an evening of prizes, geekery, and laughs. Insuring…
If you aren’t sick and tired of Clara and her legume-crunching toy by now, we’re going to assume you’ve been snoozing through The Nutcracker for the past few years. Opt for the unfamiliar this season by attending Images in Motion. Featuring Scottsdale Community College’s three resident dance troupes, the show…
Like watching A Charlie Brown Christmas and eating an embarrassing quantity of cookies, there are some holiday traditions that we simply can’t skip. Among our favorites is Crafeteria. Each year CenPho boutique Frances hosts this free-to-attend marketplace of Arizona makers just in time to tackle that gift list (and snag…
Though this winter’s dance calendar promises much in the way of tradition and holiday spirit, those looking for more cutting edge offerings have something to look forward to in the spring. CONDER/dance founder Carley Conder has announced the artist lineup for the eighth annual Breaking Ground contemporary dance festival, slated…
Welcome to December, a.k.a. awards season, when the movie studios release their best and brightest and Benedictiest into the wild (including, ahem, Wild) and onto cineplex screens across the country. Here’s what to head to the theater for this month, from likely blockbusters and breakthroughs to indies and what might…
Don’t let the seeming simplicity of desert landscapes fool you. They’re more than harsh sun and blowing dust. The artists featured in “Shifting Sands: Recent Videos from the Middle East” know this all too well. On view at Tempe’s ASU Art Museum, 51 East 10th Street, their videos delve into…
We hate waking up early on regular days. So the odds of us rising at the crack of dawn to hunt down deals the day after a government-sanctioned celebration that revolves around binge-eating? Um, not great. We’d rather sleep in on November 28 and head to Alternative Black Friday at…
Thanks, Phoenix. No, really. We know it’s not like us to get all mushy and stuff. But in the spirit of Thanksgiving (and inspired by the mushiness of stuffing), we’re reflecting on why we’re thankful to live in the Valley of the Sun…
Naturally, you’re a total expert when it comes to modern art – but is George Morrison on your radar? If yes, cool! If no, that’s okay, too. Because either way you can become well-acquainted through “Modern Spirit,” the first-ever comprehensive retrospective that looks back on the late Native American artist’s…
If ballet’s too boring and modern too loosey-goosey, then Jessica Lang might have just the thing. The New York-based contemporary choreographer, who danced under Twyla Tharp, melds traditional ballet elements with boundary-breaking movement. Don’t take our word for it. This year Lang won a Bessie Award, a seriously big deal…
Make your list. Check it twice. And then head to Frances’ ninth annual Crafeteria. Each holiday season, the Central Phoenix boutique hosts a shopping fair featuring wares from local crafters and makers at Medlock Plaza. This year’s perfect opportunity to don a scarf and pick up presents falls on Friday,…
Amada Cruz will be Phoenix Art Museum’s new director, the museum’s board of trustees announced in a press release on Monday, November 17. Cruz will take on the role on February 1, 2015, replacing longtime director James Ballinger, who announced in April 2014 his intention to retire after nearly 40…
We’d never claim to be foodies (because ew), but we are staunchly in favor of chefs who take their cooking seriously and know how to have a seriously good time. James Beard Award-winning chef Sean Brock is that type precisely.Based in Nashville and Charleston, where he owns restaurants, Brock has…
It’s no secret that Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland were pretty much terrifying. Being trapped in an alternate universe accessed by rabbit hole and full of rude caterpillars and murderous queens sounds like the premise of one trippy nightmare. That’s the idea behind choreographer Angel Castro’s Underland:White Nightmare.His evening-length piece reinterprets…
Bright lights flash. Dance music blasts. A towering model struts down the runway in a sparkling full-face mask, a cloud of a headpiece, and a jaw-dropping strapless white and khaki gown with a plunging neckline and billowing skirt. Welcome to Phoenix Fashion Week. It’s one of those first fall nights…
UPDATE: Jennifer Sudul Edwards is the applicant whose curator job offer was rescinded. Phoenix Art Museum will be without a curator of contemporary art for a bit longer. The museum’s human resources department was in the process of hiring an applicant to take on the curatorship, confirms museum public relations…
Sure, you’ve heard of Marlen Grove and Al Beadle. You know the best spot to pick up a mint-condition Eames chair and the coolest Melrose District stores to stalk on Instagram. You also oughta know that the Midcentury Modern craze extends beyond the bounds of Phoenix. Southern Scottsdale happens to…
As Woody Allen, our favorite purveyor of existential dread, so drolly put it, “The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to make fun of you.” So inextricably linked and thought-consuming the two are, it’s no wonder that…
We’d trade all the leftover Halloween candy sitting in our freezer to spend a couple hours inside the creative mind of Phoenix artist Sarah Hurwitz. Lucky for our sweet tooth, her latest exhibition gives a glimpse.Hurwitz’s “Jungle Box” is a birdwatching safari experience that just so happens to take place…
