Take seat, cinephiles. Moviegoing on Mill Avenue is about to get a whole lot better. That’s because AMC announced plans to open a movie theater in fall of 2013 on Tempe’s main drag at Centerpoint on Mill, a complex that features housing, retail, and nightlife elements. See also: Phoenix Art…
Obscura Prom at Rips Ales & Cocktails The cats behind venerated monthly dance party Obscura offered the chance to relive one of high school’s biggest rites of passage on Saturday, June 8, at Rips Ales & Cocktails with annual their prom. It had all the trappings of a John Hughesian…
Maybe you look to former reality star Lauren Conrad’s candy-sweet beauty blog, The Beauty Department, for help with your makeup and hair conundrums. But if we’re talking best beauty advice, none compares to that of straight-talking Aussie Tabatha Coffey.Coffey stars on Bravo’s Tabatha Takes Over, a show that features her…
Despite its Middle English definition as the time when printers eat a stubbly goose, a modern-day wayzgoose is more like a letterpress celebration. So all you Audubon aficionados getting amped for Phoenix Wayzgoose can go ahead and scratch it off your bird-brained to-do lists.Chandler’s Letterpress Central hosts the majority of…
If variety’s the spice of life, then a big-box gym rat’s existence must be oh-so-bland. In fact, training yourself to a treadmill day in and day out is downright dull — especially when so many other options are available. Personalizing and diversifying a workout routine is easier than ever, thanks…
Grab a sweater and your snack of choice, you’ve got some movies to see. Here are our top picks for flicks this June. Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector @ FilmBar No matter the niche, there’s almost always a following. Take, for instance, VHS. The entertainment…
If variety’s the spice of life, then a big-box gym rat’s existence must be oh-so bland. In fact, training yourself to a treadmill day in and day out is downright dull — especially when so many other options are available. Personalizing and diversifying a workout routine is easier than ever,…
Guess who. Arizona-based model Madison Brown is one of 25 finalists currently in the running to be clothing label Guess’ next official Guess Girl. The fashionable (and implicitly racy) title has been held famously by such celebs as Drew Barrymore, Claudia Schiffer, and Anna Nicole Smith. And it seems like…
After announcing the imminent closure of home décor emporium Hard Goods’ storefront on Central Avenue, owner and concrete artisan Brandon Gore shared that, instead of shuttering, the shop will relocate to an outpost inside Midcentury furniture store Modern Manor. Gore says he was approached by the Melrose District mainstay shortly…
Tongue Tied’s Daft Punk Tribute Party at Apollo’s Lounge Guests gave it up one more time and lost themselves to the dance at Tongue Tied’s Daft Punk theme party, where DJs Roya and Funkfinger came back harder, better, faster and stronger at Apollo’s Lounge on Saturday, June 1, 2013. See…
Phoenix, your week is officially planned. Wonderful, Wicked, Wacky Women @ Herberger Theater Center Downtown Phoenix on weekdays is inconvenient for you, and you’ve never experienced the Herberger’s Lunch Time Theater program. The end of your torture’s in sight: Most Lunch Time shows present an evening preview. D’Amore Productions’ Wonderful,…
Scottsdale Quarter’s West Elm is sure to be popping Saturday, June 1. That’s when the modern home goods store will play host to a gaggle of Arizona-based Etsy shops offering art, crafts, and other handmade wares. See also: Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend Tiffe Fermaint…
Dig up your dauber and get ready for a game of chance. Jackalope Ranch is excited to announce our first-ever bingo night at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 17, in the Lounge at Crescent Ballroom. See also: Marshall Shore’s Phoenix Wish List for 2013 Big Brain 2011 Finalist: Sarah Hurwitz…
Need plans? Here are our top picks for things to do in (and around) Phoenix this weekend. 2013 Summer Opening @ Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s 2013 Summer Opening highlights three new exhibitions: “Learning to See,” “Stocked: Contemporary Art from the Grocery Aisles,” and…
For Tiffe Fermaint, time is of the essence. The Phoenix designer melds futurism with a retro bombshell aesthetic in her new swimwear collection, TF Swim, a collaborative line that she’ll launch with Roosevelt Row boutique Nostra Style House. Her 2013 line has an unabashedly techie feel, with hard edges and…
When architect and artist Paolo Soleri passed away in April, Arizona (and the world) lost a prominent visionary and innovative creative force. Soleri pioneered “arcology,” a concept that fuses ecology and architecture, and created a live-in example of his theory with the experimental town Arcosanti, located near Cordes Junction. However,…
Don’t bother to Google 3CarPileUp. Two reasons why: The search engine won’t totally get it, and if you’ve paid any attention to Phoenix’s art scene in the past couple decades, then you’re already familiar with its members. Randy Slack, James Angel, and David Dauncey founded the artist collective in the…
Wanna know Tania Katan’s solution to consistently selling out Lit Lounge, her monthly storytelling sesh? Simple: Make it bigger. That’s why May’s installment of the series, dubbed “The Most of” Lit Lounge, will feature more writers and performers than ever before and, instead of packing th 100-person SMoCA Lounge, will…
Mykel Sane and Rusty Workman say they opened Black N Blue Rockstar Clothing & Accessories because Phoenix needs it. The newest addition to downtown Phoenix’s Fifth Street (just south of Roosevelt Row) is what the owners describe as a one-stop shop for all things cool — vintage duds, edgy haircuts,…
Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: Because some days all you really need is the mystical handiness of a one-horned horse at your disposal, Safwat Saleem presents his emergency unicorn tote bag. The artist…
Ballet Arizona’s Topia takes Ib Andersen’s choreography, sets it to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, and places it on an 80-foot-long stage at Desert Botanical Garden with the Papago Buttes as a backdrop. As reviewer Katrina Montgomery stated, the combination makes for the most sensory ballet experience we’ve ever had. For…
Adios, long weekend. Hello, jam-packed week. Tuesday, May 28: “Learning to See” @ Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Artist Josef Albers was obsessed with two things: abstract art and color. The latter is the focus of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibition “Learning to See.” Albers wrote The Interaction of…
