In 2009, Bob and Debbie Leeper brought their geeky sensibilities and steampunk addictions to Mesa and set up Evermore Nevermore at 127 W. Main Street on Halloween night. Two years later, they’ve decided to close up shop. “It is with gut-wrenching sadness and overwhelming regret that we announce that on December 14, Evermore Nevermore…
If you caught last month’s Zócalo Public Square in Scottsdale and want a refresher — or missed it and want to see what all the talk was about, tune into C-SPAN tonight at 10 p.m.. The discussion, held in the SMoCA Lounge in October, posed the question “Is Arizona the Front…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Just for a minute (and 20 seconds), forget the crumpled papers in the trash bin and torn pages from your sketch book and press play on…
Happy Thanksgiving! We’re not really sure why you’re here, but we’re glad you are. Hope your day’s full of birds uglier than the one above. See you tomorrow …..
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? McQuade launched The Area Code Project as a celebration of community but also as a nod to the numbers’ historical significance. After World War II, he writes, the…
They say good things come in small packages. And on Thursday, November 24, good, creative things come in five-by-five inch packages created by 16 local artists and curated by Indie ArtHouse founder Lisa Jacobs (also known as Sticker Club Girl). The traveling show, dubbed “Small Format,” continues at Grand Avenue’s…
Three years after opening After Hours Gallery, Artlink’s interim president Mike Oleskow and Russ Haan will host their last show, “Parlor Games” showcasing work by Corrine Geertsen. Oleskow says Geertsen’s photo composites and “quirky visual narratives” are fitting for a last show, as the gallery has a rep for bringing…
If you’re looking to take advantage of the cooler weather, do some creative holiday shopping, or just get out and meet a group of local artists, take note: November marks the 15th year of the Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour in North Scottsdale, Cave Creek, and Carefree. The two-weekend…
Owner Georganne Bryant says that for the end of November and throughout December, Frances Studio, which opened earlier this year as an accessory and shoe store between Frances and Smeeks in the Medlock plaza, will be a pop-up store full of festive decorations and unique gifts.Check out more pictures and…
While hunting for underground spaces and secrets for this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, I landed at the Westward Ho in downtown Phoenix a few times; the historic building was rumored to have a tunnel to the City’s Gold Spot Bowling Alley — what’s now a big, vacant hole beneath…
If Mom’s decided to pull out the family photo album in front of the new girlfriend, Dad’s lit the melted ‘mallows on fire, and the dog rushed the front door just in time for the turkey to hit the ground, there’s no need to stress — you’ve packed your one-gallon…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours?Christopher Brosius doesn’t like a few things about his industry; it’s loud, it’s glamorized, and perhaps more than a lot of things — it smells. Brosius, who owns…
Mark December 14 and 21 on your calendar — Get Your PHX and Phoenix Public Market are hosting Phoestivus for the rest (or all) of us who need to get a little local gift shopping accomplished in the company of local food vendors and live music. This year’s market will…
Downtown’s Third Friday (Nov. 18) Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. Third Fridays in downtown Phoenix are a little different. Check out the scene at a few of Downtown’s favorite galleries. Morrissey at Orpheum Theatre Morrissey has never been the kind of…
Just days before the 30-year anniversary of the death of American actress Natalie Wood, Los Angeles authorities announced this morning that they’ll be reopening the case for additional investigation. The actress, best known for roles in Rebel Without a Cause, West Side Story, and Splendor in the Grass, was married to…
Just in time for the foodfest around the corner comes the Bon Appetit belt from Australian-based clothing distributor Made By a Friend of Mine. The belt, created as a spoof of the Moschino Belt (which simply said the brand name instead of “drive thru open 24 hours per day”), is meant to…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? If you’re struggling to put together a statement for your next exhibition or a blurb for your website, look no further than Arty Bollocks. The…
A year later, Space 55’s Kim Porter says one of the theater’s most sucessful fundraisers includes a lineup of returning performers and a couple of new faces. This Friday and Saturday night, Porter, as well as Lou Clark, Tawni Waters, Genevieve Rice, Dilcia Yanez, Leslie Barton and Sativa Peterson (who, full disclosure, are…
Cafe ZuZu in Scottsdale’s Hotel Valley Ho is a great escape from the regular after-work bar scene, and while you might not want to share a secret over conversations in the booth area (echo alert), all secrets are safe at the bar … perhaps until you’ve had one too many. Weekdays…
Tempe’s Mill Avenue and Scottsdale’s Marshall Way have already strung and flipped the switches of their annual holiday bubble lights, but the two cities’ public art programs have a different kind of street-side activation in mind. The second cycle of IN FLUX — a program that commissions, promotes and enables the installation of…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Because nothing says “the holiday season” like a snow globe or “my ring is way cool to just wear during the holiday season” like…
