What is the deal with Jerry Seinfeld? Well, the comedian has been up to a whole lot of something lately, recently joining Facebook, making his first Instagram post, and finishing up the fifth season of his web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, which debuts on November 6. And today,…
UPDATE: Monti’s is closing November 17. A Kimpton Hotel is coming to downtown Tempe, according to a report from Phoenix Business Journal. The 16-story, 247-room hotel will join the Hayden House (home to Monti’s) at the southwest corner of Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway. It will be part of…
Russians sure know how to bum an audience out. You’ve got your Tolstoy, who kind of argued that happiness isn’t an attainable thing, your Dostoyevsky, who kind of invented existentialism in literature, your Tchaikovsky, who created some triumphant and beautiful works but, being from Russia, led a kind of sad…
Though it’s been met with mixed reviews, we’ve got to say that we are pretty taken with Fox’s Gotham. While the comic book-inspired drama looks primarily at the origins of James Gordon (you know, the guy who goes on to become Commissioner Gordon) on the police force, it also tends…
Gunslingers and ballet go together like murderous rage and opera. Which is to say, really well, actually. See for yourself as Center Dance Ensemble presents The Bad and The Beautiful, a season première whose main piece is a reimagined version of Eugene Loring and Aaron Copland’s “Billy the Kid/The Ballet.”Company…
If we had a nickel for every time someone started the sentence, “The first rule of fight club…,” we’d be able to fill up a truckload of coin wrappers and use them to plant punches right on each of their slack jaws. See, we freaking love Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club,…
Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has died at 82. The Dominican-American designer was known for his evening wear, worn by First Ladies and leading ladies alike. He recently made headlines for designing Amal Clooney’s wedding dress. De la Renta studied under Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. He started…
Dayna and Cole Reed’s plans to leave Arizona because of non-progressive LGBTQ laws were unchanged by the state’s legalization of same-sex marriage on Friday, October 17. The Reeds own Roosevelt Row boutique and gallery, greenHAUS, and plan to close it in early February 2015 because they are moving to Portland,…
UPDATE: Same-sex marriage is now legal in Arizona. However, the Reeds’ plans have not changed. Dayna and Cole Reed announced on Friday, October 10, that they will relocate their Roosevelt Row boutique and gallery, greenHAUS, in early February 2015. While the couple, who were legally married in New York in…
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has designated Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander’s Painted Desert Community Complex at Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park a National Treasure. Chris Morris, field director of the National Trust’s Los Angeles office, made the announcement on Sunday, October 12, at “Night of Neutra,” hosted by…
A new season is a new excuse to revamp your closet. But before you max out your latest credit card on this fall’s trendiest styles, you need to know what you’re getting yourself into. While plenty of runway looks for autumn 2014 are wearable, nice, and, hey, maybe even gorgeous,…
Thanks to the seeming permanence of the competitive reality TV show, it’s pretty easy to find super-talented dancers performing everything from classical ballet to jazz and hip-hop while flipping through the channels. But fans of movers and shakers have a pretty good reason to leave the couch lonesome this weekend,…
No longer relegated to bumpers and covering ugly logos on water bottles, stickers are a bona fide art movement. Pretty impressive, considering that once they’re adhered there’s not much moving to do. Sticker art is rooted in street art culture, but it’s made its way into galleries and serves as…
B-I-N-G-O is B-A-C-K. You heard it here first, folks. Jackalope Ranch will bring bingo back to Crescent Ballroom for a one-off night of raucous gaming, prizes, and general merrymaking. And we’re ecstatic to announce the return of some of our favorite emcees…
This year, Phoenix Fashion Week was a little bit different. Designers presented collections at Talking Stick Resort from October 2 through 4 that were better crafted and more smartly assembled than ever before. No line was an all-out embarrassment. There was plenty I didn’t like, but there was more that…
Misha Mendicino Designs was named emerging designer of the year on Saturday, October 4, at Phoenix Fashion Week 2014 at Talking Stick Resort. Based in Phoenix, the brand creates breezy resort wear often printed with elephants. The label donates a portion of its sales to David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to…
Is it just us, or has Phoenix Fashion Week 2014 been the best edition of the event yet? Sure, there have been ugly outfits and underwhelming collections. But so far they’ve been outnumbered by thoughtful designs and higher garment quality than we’ve seen on the PFW runway in past years…
It was a slow and rocky start for Phoenix Fashion Week 2014’s opening night on Thursday, October 2, at Talking Stick Resort. But, somewhat surprisingly, the annual style event turned it around by the end of the evening with designs from Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising graduates. Emerging designers…
We’ve already rounded up our top picks for theater, comedy, visual art, and creative workshops this fall in Phoenix. Now, from ballet and contemporary dance to festivals and reimagined classics, here are this season’s must-see dance productions. A Vampire Tale Phoenix Theatre October 2 through October 10 Scorpius Dance Theatre’s…
Halloween’s come early this year. No, you don’t need to panic over your costume (yet). And, yes, you may use this as an excuse to binge on mini Butterfingers for the next few weeks.Scorpius Dance Theatre’s A Vampire Tale, best described as All Hallow’s Eve’s answer to The Nutcracker, opens…
Now that New York, Milan, and Paris have had their fashion week fun, it’s time for Phoenix to get in on the garment action.Phoenix Fashion Week 2014 brings 25 designer shows to Talking Stick Resort. And while most of the designers on the roster aren’t exactly household names (13 of…
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is coming to Phoenix. NBC announced on Tuesday, September 30, that Fallon and company will tape a special episode of the late-night talk show at the Orpheum Theatre. The show will be telecast live on NBC after Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, February 1,…
