Thom Butcher and Melanie Tighe opened Dog-Eared Pages Used Books in 2008 in a strip mall on 32nd Street just south of Bell Road. The used, rare, and collectible book treasure trove is stocked with almost 50,000 copies across all genres. But according to a note Tighe sent out to…
Doodling is about to get a whole lot more interesting. In just a week, Wobble Works — the toy company brain child of Peter Dilworth, an MIT Leg Laboratory and Media Lab grad, and Maxwell Bogue, a graduate of Purdue University’s Computer Science Program — raised almost $2 million to…
The caffeinated, sugar-induced craft bonanza that is Coffee, Cookies & Crafts will usher in a marathon of gifts, craft supplies, and interactive activities at downtown’s Bragg’s Pie Factory this weekend during Art Detour. (Stay tuned for our map and a list of our must-sees.) And while there will be plenty…
To the joy of anyone with a Tumblr account or a cat thing, the Internet-famed Grumpy Cat (real name: Tardar Sauce) from Arizona has surfaced on YouTube performing the Harlem Shake. See also: – Our Nine Favorite Faces of Tardar Sauce, The Grumpy Cat from Arizona – Top 10 “Harlem…
For the past five years, Clare Patey has managed to shut down a bridge in London and invite thousands to come together to celebrate local food. The internationally recognized artist and curator has made a name for herself creating what she calls social spaces in the public realm and opportunities…
2013 Oscar Winners Your winners of the 85th Academy Awards, held on Sunday, February 23 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. See also: – Top Five Phoenix Arts and Culture Stories of the Week: 2013 Academy Awards Edition – Big Brain Awards 2013: Nominate Emerging Phoenix Creatives for Cash…
We know: The beginning of the work week sucks. But if you take a quick look at the calendar, you’ll see we’re off to a pretty good week of art events, sporting events, dance parties, and more. Here are our must-see events from now to the weekend . . …
Spring’s around the corner, which means there’s plenty of time to get creative (and finish a few projects) before the sun really comes out. Lucky you, there happen to be a handful of great opportunities for local artists to have their work displayed, purchased, and recognized. From design to public…
Nothing beats creativity — especially if it makes a difference in our community. Since 2010, we’ve been on the hunt for emerging creatives in the Valley who are working on cool projects. Call them designers, performers, chefs, singers, dancers, painters, sculptors … We’re sticking to Big Brains. This year, we’re…
Nothing beats creativity — especially if it makes a difference in our community. Since 2010, we’ve been on the hunt for emerging creatives in the Valley who are working on cool projects. Call them designers, performers, chefs, singers, dancers, painters, sculptors … We’re sticking to Big Brains. This year, we’re…
Nothing beats creativity — especially if it makes a difference in our community. Since 2010, we’ve been on the hunt for emerging creatives in the Valley who are working on cool projects. Call them designers, performers, chefs, singers, dancers, painters, sculptors … We’re sticking to Big Brains. This year, we’re…
When was the last time you pitched a book? Not into a donate bin or a friend’s purse — we’re talking into a recycle or garbage bin. If you just winced at the thought, you’re not alone. And if you can remember (with or without shame) tossing a hardback or…
N. Scott Momaday is an artist of words and pictures. While he’s celebrated for his written work “House Made of Dawn,” the Native American author is also a playwright, illustrator, and poet, whose work has won a Pulitzer Prize and has been credited with ushering Native American literature into the…
Damion Berger and Gilbert Garcin work in similar media with very different results. Berger is a New York-based photographer who says his work revolves around themes of “social ritual” — tradition, leisure, festivity, and formality. He works with a large-format view camera, and in his Black Powder series, the artist…
Nao Matsunga says he is challenged by the unknown. The Japanese emerging artist is known for his textured clay sculptures that mimic architectural and natural forms. Matsunga will visit ASU Art Museum as part of the “Crafting a Continuum: Rethinking the Contemporary Craft Field” series.”Crafting a Continuum” includes workshops and…
On a cool Thursday evening in January, several women gather around folding tables in a Central Phoenix warehouse to sort thousands of books, pausing only to pull out a greeting card used as a bookmark or to show off a rare find. This ritual takes all year — and every…
Earth had its fair share of outerspace scares last week when fragments of a meteorite hit Russia in the Ural Mountains and an asteroid flew 17,200 miles from Earth’s surface (a closer pass than orbiting communication satellites). This morning, NASA released a 72-frame video of the asteroid dubbed DA14, which…
In February, we skipped our usual stop into Willo North Gallery on Seventh Avenue and McDowell Road to see the latest work curated by Robrt Pela (who, full disclosure, is also a contributor to Phoenix New Times). The exhibition titled “The Joe and Jan Show” is an homage to Sheriff…
If you need a good excuse to wear a fancy outfit this weekend for a great cause, take notes. Artlink, the local non-profit arts organization behind annual arts events in Phoenix, will host a Silver Gala on Saturday, February 23 at the A.E. England Building in the Civic Space Park…
Buckle up, Generation Y, your old best friends are coming back to life. The brains behind Bandai and Sync Beats Entertainment originally released the high maintenance, time-wasting digital pets in Japan in 1996. Since, more than 76 million tiny egg-shaped computers with three buttons to feed, play, and pay attention…
To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Oscars, designers at Shutterstock created their own posters for each film nominated for Best Picture. The posters, stylized as Pop Art, draw from the genre’s greats — Keith Haring, Robert Indiana, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein. Looks like the Oscars might…
We know, the beginning of the work week sucks. But if you take a quick look at the calendar, you’ll see we’re off to a pretty good week of art events, sports games, dance parties, and more. Here are our must-see events from now to the weekend… Monday, February 18:…
