You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2012 Finalists. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement and celebration on April 7, Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists. Up today: Victor Moreno Victor Moreno remembers sneaking across the street…
Perhaps the best use of your social media feed can now come in the mail. Introducing Shitter. According to Sydney-based inventor Matt Delprado, Shitter will take one or more feeds from your Twitter account, print them onto rolls of toilet paper, and deliver ’em straight to your door. Four rolls of Shitter…
Glamorama Animal Party at Brick The Glamorama Animal Party transformed Brick into a Concrete Jungle on Saturday night. Switch of Major Lazer and a slew of local DJs dropped the beastly beats as bunnies, bears, and pikachus hit the dance floor. Scenes From Arizona Bike Week at Dirty Dogg Saloon You’ve heard…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2012 Finalists.Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement and celebration on April 7, Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists.Up today: Thomas Greyeyes The artist splits his time among Tsegi, visiting family and…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: It’s your last month to check out nosecones…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2012 Finalists.Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement and celebration on April 7, Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists.Up today: The Torch Theatre Sitting in a meeting of the board members of…
Depending on your passion, there are plenty of places to geek out in Phoenix. Whether you’re addicted to comic books, are working on your next hack project, or revel in the opportunity to use a laser cutter, this town has more than a few places where it’s encouraged to let your…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2012 Finalists.Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement and celebration on April 7, Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists.Up today: Jon Ashcroft Long before Jon Ashcroft moved to Phoenix, landed…
The annual Arizona Governor’s Arts Awards recognizes local artists, organizations, educators, businesses, and individuals for contributions to the local arts and culture scene. The Arizona Commission on the Arts announced nominations for the 2012 awards in February and celebrated the winners this week. Awards were given to the following:…
Introducing the Garuda, a wasp found in the Mekongga Mountains in southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Wasps are common in the area, but the Garuda proved to be a bit extraordinary — at 2.5 inches long … with jaws that are longer than its legs. The bug was discovered by Lynn Kimsey, professor of…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives and the results are in. Introducing our Big Brain 2012 Finalists.Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement and celebration on April 7, Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the finalists.Up today: Andrew Hadle Andrew Hadle’s studio hasn’t been this clean in…
Local designers and bike enthusiasts Jon Ashcroft, Dorina Bustamante, Jonce Walker, Jeremy Stapleton, and Nicole Underwood know there’s a very geeky and compositionally beautiful place where cycling and design meet. And on April 20, they’re inviting the community to celebrate the intersection. PEDAL CRAFT PHX will feature hundreds of bicyclists, a bicycle-themed…
You submitted nominations for awards given to the Valley’s emerging creatives, and the results are in. Leading up to the Big Brain Award awards announcement and celebration on April 7, Chow Bella and Jackalope Ranch will introduce the Big Brain 2012 Finalists. Up today: Cyphers Years before Danny “Scooby” Morales…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: The Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA’s Perpetual…
A batch of upcoming local artists — visual, performing, film, and multimedia — will showcase their work at ASU’s annual Arcapalooza. More than 50 students from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts submitted proposals to participate, and they’ll chug a few energy drinks and drag out their final…
The 24th annual Art Detour went down during the third weekend of March, and the fact that it happened at all is perhaps its greatest accomplishment. Something needs to change. A lot of things, actually. Our impressions from the weekend: A lot of artists have given up on the annual…
Yes, really. Thanks to The Online Musical (and our friends at Changing Hands for sharing the link), we can now (over)indulge in our Hunger Games obsession with the introduction of the Beanie Baby Hunger Games, officially described as “a parody of the melodrama of The Hunger Games and of the…
Every year, the endowment recognizes projects across the country that reach audiences and bring art programming to under-served populations in one of four categories: guest artist, cultural tourism, public art, and civic design. Recipients are given $10,000 each…
Cringe now or forever hold your peace. Today has been dubbed World Whisky Day, and while there are no official events registered in Phoenix, whisky lovers around the world are encouraged to celebrate by grabbing their best tumbler, knocking a few back, and sending a picture or two to the…
Load up on the onions and garlic — the AIRE mask is on its way. Brazil-based inventor Joco Paulo Lammoglia writes that the mask contains tiny wind turbines and the energy created is transferred through a cable to your electronic device while sleeping, reading, even jogging. That is, if you…
Ah, pool parties are back. Block 1949 was crawling with ASU students over Spring Break who wanted a chance to cool down and kick off the season in style. We, of course, were armed and ready with a camera and some style tips. Check out the Good above, the Bad…
