When artist Joseph “Sentrock” Perez and Bunky Boutique owner Rachel Malloy first met in 2007, Perez was on the hunt for a shirt to wear to his first art opening and took his search to Malloy’s recently opened downtown Phoenix boutique. Flash forward about seven years, and the two are…

Focusing on the next big gets a bad rap. Sure, trends come and go. But keeping an eye out for, say, burgeoning talent is another matter. And that’s precisely what Gilbert gallery and photography lab Art Intersection does with its annual student showcase.Juried by photography professor Rosalind Shipley of Arizona…

New Times is throwing a party, and you’re invited.Artopia is an evening of art, entertainment, food, and drink. The party also features the 2014 Big Brain Award finalists, a group of 15 up-and-coming creative types who are excelling in visual art, performing art, culinary art, design, and, this year’s shiny…

For a seven-day stretch every spring, Spa Week cuts beauty buffs’ wallets some slack while ensuring that their faces are anything but. Running from Monday, April 21, through Tuesday, April 27, the event offers an array of $50 treatments, ranging from pedicures to body wraps, at spas across the Valley…

All in all, award shows are fairly predictable. Winners cry, losers, clap, and hosts drag the audience on through it. The fun part is the pre-show, when the stars walk the red carpet dressed to impress and rattle off the designers responsible.Of course, while we talk trash about too much…

When we say that Arizona is home to a lot of people who are funny, we’re not just joshing. We could take a beat and tack on the punch line, “funny-looking.” But this is really for serious. The Valley’s home to a slew of stand-up comedians and sketch jokesters. But…

There are two major reasons to see the latest exhibition at Scottsdale’s Lisa Sette Gallery. First: It features new works be Phoenix artist Carrie Marill, whose shows are never to be missed. Second: It’s the last show to open at the longtime location of Lisa Sette before its owner and…

In 2007, Eufrosina Cruz Mendoza lost a mayoral race in Oaxaca, Mexico. It wasn’t because she lacked votes; she had plenty to be elected. But her win was denied because of her sex.Instead of admitting all-out defeat, Mendoza took the experience and used what she learned to begin working a…

South Beach meets the Southwest in a pop-up exhibition that mixes the work of two Miami artists with that of a couple Phoenix ones.“CROSSCURRENT” features Arizona artist Bill Dambrova, whose colorful explorations of innards won him consideration for the Whitney Biennial-esque “State of the Art” exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum…

It’s showtime.The 14th annual Phoenix Film Festival opens Thursday, April 3, with a 7:30 p.m. screening of the UK thriller Locke. Starring the alternately heartthrobby and horrifying Tom Hardy, this Steven Knight film unravels the life of a man over the course of a car ride.But the festival lineup isn’t…

Classical ballet’s fine and all. But does it move you?If yes, you’ll want to attend Ballet Arizona’s Masters of Movement. If no, you’ll want to attend Ballet Arizona’s Master’s of Movement. And if you’re on the fence, same goes.The program promises three distinct movement styles. There’s the weirdo modern choreography…