Scottsdale Desert Stages Theater rarely sees sold out opening weekends in its quaint, 65-seat venue. That is, until now. When the community theatre chose A Raisin in the Sun for their first Actors Café production of the year, the play already had a groundbreaking history. The show chronicles the story…
There’s no better time of year to be outdoors than on the perfectly temperate evenings we’ve been blessed with lately — especially when you’re surrounded by desert serenity, gourmet food, glowing margarita glasses to light your way, and the soothing unplugged sounds of local rock icon Roger Clyne. Desert Botanical…
Warning! Warning! A band of radioactive saguaros has descended from the high desert, destroying all in their path, one prick at a time. They call themselves…. the Cactus League. Now that we have your attention, we’re smack dab in the middle of the Arizona Cactus League spring training schedule. It’s…
You don’t need a PhD or thirty hits of acid to appreciate the sheer wonderment of the human body (although that would help). Thousands of scientific miracles occur from the time we open our eyes upon waking to our last conscious thought into dreamland. The Arizona Science Center is currently…
In case you haven’t had your fill of alcohol after Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, MLK Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine’s Day, and some obscure English bank holiday, make a toast to Steele Indian School Park, 300 East Indian School Road, for hosting the eleventh annual Strong…
We know you hardcore baseball fans are chomping at the bit, especially since spring training is almost upon us. But on Saturday, February 12, the wait will officially be over when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the 7th annual Subway D-backs FanFest at Chase Field. Current players, coaches, announcers, and alumni…
Maybe you’re a northern implant and miss the good old days. It’s possible that you’ve been seeing that gear tucked away in the garage with the intention of actually making use of it. Or there’s a chance that you just missed the one week in Arizona that you could water…
Get revved up and ready for destruction as Chase Field trades out a diamond for dirt mounds. With an armful of hot dogs, nachos, and a tub o’ soda, you’re set to watch big chunks of machinery get smashed by even bigger chunks of machinery. God bless America. The Monster…
Some do it for the adrenaline rush; others for the adoration of the hundreds of cheering fans. Purists do it for that raw, organic energy that shakes their souls. All this can only mean one thing: a marathon. Participants in the P.F. Chang’s 7th Annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon…
Imagine standing at the foot of Oregon’s highest snow-capped peak on a sweltering 80-degree August day. Now gather up eleven of your friends and take turns running about 200 continuous miles until you reach the mighty Pacific. Quite an undertaking, don’t you think? If that sounds like a little much,…
Haaaappy Newww Yeeearrrr! It’s time to make some serious improvements. Hmm, where to start? The case of the mysteriously missing shoe? Check prices on steam-cleaner rentals? Figure out who that trans-gendered monkey with an eye patch belongs to? Sounds like you’ve got one heck of a resolution list. Lucky for…
Author Tina May Hall will be appearing out of thin air at Changing Hands Bookstore to share her 2010 award-winning short fiction collection The Physics of Imaginary Objects. OK, not really. However, her tales – beautifully worded journeys that produce a poetic range of emotion and intrigue – are much…
