7/09-8/01 For weeks, Gerry Cullity has been surrounded by whores — yes, whores, good golly! “And isn’t that a little bit like heaven?” says Cullity, director of Desert Stages Theatre’s mainstage production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 9, at 4720 North…

Thu 7/08 As much as we hate to say it, corporate sponsorship has its benefits. Take, for instance, Scottsdale’s Summer Spectacular ArtWalk, on Thursday, July 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. “You mean ‘The M&I Bank Summer Spectacular ArtWalk’?” asks Kathy Duley, co-owner of the Duley-Jones Gallery in Old Town…

Good news for guys and gals still struggling to identify the differences between the sexes: There’s another source of edification besides the endearing kid from Kindergarten Cop who correctly matches the genitalia to the gender. Opening next week at downtown’s Herberger Theater, Robert Dubac’s The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? offers…

7/2-7/4 When an artist is touted as “revolutionary,” it means one of two things. Either “I do extraordinarily odd things, call it ‘art,’ and yuppies eat it out of my hand.” Or “I do extraordinarily odd things, it’s actually creative, and yuppies just don’t get it.” Artist Vic Void falls…

6/24-7/9 Local artist Karen Fiorito knows she’s on someone’s — or some government agency’s — list. The question, though, isn’t which one, but, rather, how many? “That’s what my friends have told me,” the recent ASU fine arts grad says, laughing, as she hovers around downtown’s Studio LoDo. “According to…

Fri 6/18 Being funny on cue is kind of like peeing on command. You gotta have it in you. Improv master Colin Mochrie’s got it. “Because it’s basically my only skill, I find it fairly simple,” says Mochrie (foreground), best known as the guy constantly ridiculed for his nationality (Canadian)…

6/11-6/20 With titles such as Death and Taxes, The Trouble With Death and A Prison in the Heart in its repertoire, Phoenix-based Sharkey Productions could win a prize for the most depressing act in town. But since the independent theater company prides itself on producing original plays with a touch…

6/4-6/6 Attention mortals: Steer clear of Chandler this weekend, as the suburb will be overrun by vampires, werewolves and similar hellspawn . . . at least in the minds of the perverse playmakers at Tinhare 2004. Put away the pitchforks and hang up on Buffy and Willow, because the gathering…

Fri 5/28 “We have acrylics, oils, photography from color [to] black and white,” says Jessica Jordan, manager and part-owner of Tempe’s Wet Paint Art Supply & Gallery. “Basically, if it comes through my door, I’ll put it on my wall.” Wet Paint is the ultimate transvestite. By day, it’s an…

5/27-5/28 The standard fare, when exhibiting the horrors of war, includes photos of the dead, pierced helmets, and blood-splattered letters from weary soldiers. But what about the women left behind, whose work is never done — especially in times of war? ASU’s Museum of Anthropology and School of Art explore…

Sat 5/22 Carlos Urtubey, a baritone of Colombian descent, tells the story of one of the zarzuela duets (lyric Spanish theater) he’ll perform — “Canta Mendigo Errante” — on Saturday, May 22, at the Phoenix Center for the Arts. “That song is about a Gypsy who sings to try to…