Whether it’s the bloops of Pong or the thundering drumbeats of God of War, Video Games Live will once again pay homage to the best and most iconic pieces of video game music at the Mesa Arts Center on April 7. Video Games Live is known for playing video game…
If you’re one of the many people who have a Stormtrooper helmet, argue on a daily basis about whether or not it’s better that Han shot first, or merely wish that Jar Jar Binks could be erased out of existence with a Brillo pad and bleach, then The People vs…
Eating out is no guilty pleasure when it’s for a good cause. And what better cause than the tragic trifecta of catastrophes in Japan? Phoenix area restaurants are supporting disaster relief efforts and you can help by opening your mouth. Follow the jump for some prime spots to dine and…
Converse generally don’t say much about someone’s personality — they get beat up, scuffed, and worn beyond belief because they’re everyday, kick-around shoes. But a freshly painted collection of the shoes at the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA is giving a new attitude to high-top sneakers for a good cause. A…
Hana Japanese Eatery has organized and will donate to the event. Editor’s Note: This post has been modified from its original version. Twenty bucks for a night of food from some of the best restaurants in town — and it’s all for a good cause. That’s the…
Don’t be surprised to see a few sparkly-dressed faerie folk if you’re in Gilbert this weekend, when the park at 2675 East Elliot Road will be transformed into the Faerie Spring Fling Frolic. The event’s expected to bring in a horde of faeries (of course), as well as vendors selling…
Fair warning: the Pope’s not town and there are no plans for Sister Act 3. If you spotted a few habits in motion over the the weekend, you were just witness to the second annual Nun Run at Kiwanis Park where hundreds of runners (and a handful of nuns) turned…
Michael Thompson drew another line on his paper, rounding off a hairline, then sat back and asked “What do you think?”Rasheda Smith looked at the picture, tilted her head: “I think his eyes need to be further apart.” It’s a simple question but a rather difficult task: can you describe…
The Arizona Cacophony Society, fresh from their wild runs at the Idiotarod, are at it again and this time they’re bringing white weddings onto the Metro Light Rail this Saturday. They plan to hold their third annual Brides of March, where men and women dress themselves in wedding or bridesmaid…
There’s a lot of things you can easily do in two days’ time: do your laundry, get the yard work done, or maybe even read that book you’ve been putting off for the past three years. Making a short film in that time however, is pretty challenging if not downright…
Local glassblowing artists Adam Frus and Joshua Dopp are on a mission to prove that making your own glass art can be easy — if you have the right (and often pricey) equipment. Both Dopp and Frus operate the Highway Hotshop, a mobile glassblowing service that gives demonstrations, workshops and…
Right as Alaina is about to burst into tears, a torrential rainstorm begins outside. It sounds like something out of a movie … and it was on Sunday morning on the set of Paranoia. Paranoia’s a locally filmed and produced feature-length movie about a woman named Alaina who’s undergoing experimental…
When local artist Daniel Davis created Tiny Army, he says he was really just in the market for a few friends. “I didn’t want to start a group with memberships and membership dues and be like ‘this is a secret society’ and all that stuff,” says Davis. “I just wanted…
Tott’s Asian Diner closed last year, its owners promised fans the place would be back. Just a couple of months later, Tott’s is celebrating its grand reopening today from 10:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. There’s no free food promised — though students do get 10 percent off the end bill — but…
Put Pong next to Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and you’ll see that video games have come a long way. But you don’t have to tell the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC; it’s planning to chronicle the gaming evolution through a new exhibit. And bonus: The museum is asking…
It’s official, George freaking Takei is coming to Phoenix Comicon. The announcement of the Star Trek actor’s appearance came at the Phoenix Comicon Kickoff event Thursday night. More than 300 people jammed into a Phoenix Convention Center seminar room to hear what guests, events, and exclusive items were confirmed for…
The Heard Museum is about to get a little bit sweeter. The downtown art venue announced this week that it will open a new book store and coffee shop (that’ll serve margaritas, too), dubbed the Coffee Cantina, with an opening bash on Friday…
Clouds of dust and exhaust fumes painted the chaotic, dirt-choked scene at the Dual Duel in the Desert races in Wickenburg this weekend. More than 200 competitors from Arizona, New Mexico, California, Colorado, and Canada rode in to compete in the fourth and fifth rounds, or the Dual Duel, of…
Eat your veggies for breakfast and head west — the Glendale Chocolate Affaire is offering more than a mouthful of sweet all weekend. Filled with dozens of vendors, the free event showcases candies, ice cream, and all manner of chocolate goodness spread across two blocks of downtown Glendale. More sweet details…
The Phoenix Art Museum will soon be showing more than just a few documentaries and classical films — they’re bringing in a live theater. The museum recently joined up with National Theatre Live and the Arizona Theater Company to bring broadcast performances of Broadway musicals and powerful plays to museum…
Capes, top hats, goggles, and plasma cannons may seem like extravagant outerwear for a Sunday morning, but was in fact the standard at the downtown Phoenix filming of the steampunk miniseries Mantecoza. Mantecoza is a steampunk/fantasy miniseries in which an ordinary office worker named Sebastian King comes upon a magic…
The creators of a locally filmed internet miniseries are calling all airship captains, mad scientists, and various other steampunk lords and ladies to help out with their latest shoot on Sunday in downtown Phoenix.The series is called Mantecoza, a steampunk-themed web show that features an average guy thrust into an…
