The Spot: The Salt Cellar Restaurant 550 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale 480-947-1963 www.saltcellarrestaurant.com The Hours: Happy hour is daily from 4 to 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the bar only. Perfect for: Giant oysters and a mental getaway Interior: The Salt Cellar in Scottsdale is one of the…
Bob Dylan said that “a hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” Well, prepare to feel super heroic when you free yourself from the responsibility of paying for things to do this week. We’ve got three events for you to attend without spending a single…
Blackesque Vixen Noir is a multihyphenate artist so multi that she’s based out of both San Francisco and Los Angeles. The singer, songwriter, recording artist, erotic performance artist, producer, and director is dropping a megaton bomb of black queer sensuality in downtown with Blackesque on Monday, June 8. The mix…
Matthew Grunwald wasn’t completely surprised when he got the call telling him he would be a contestant on season 11 of Food Network Star. “I was really expecting it,” the Scottsdale resident says. “I’m the kind of person where when I do something, I expect good results.” Grunwald says with…
“LAYERS” Go ahead and shake off the shame of being called out for tracing drawings in your elementary school days. There are plenty of pros who use stencils to create works of art, and two of them just so happen to have pieces on display at MonOrchid’s Shade Gallery this…
The Spot: Mejico Cocina Mejicana 2333 East Osborn Road 602-956-4420 mejicoaz.com The Hours: Happy hour is Monday through Friday 3 to 6 p.m. Perfect for: $5 margaritas and $1 tacos Interior: Mejico Cocina Mejicana is the perfect example of why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Because even though Mejico’s…
There are few things better in life than getting something absolutely free. And as we start out a new month (how is it already June?), keeping a little extra cash in pocket can’t be a bad thing. From questioning our city’s existence to belting out some good ol’ show tunes,…
Forgive us if we sound a little like Kanye for a second, but Willow Rosenberg is the greatest character in Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer of all time. Of all time. Sure, the show isn’t named after her, she doesn’t get pity points for being just human like Xander,…
The Spot: Bei Sushi and Bar 2200 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 480-471-6609 beisushi.com The Hours: Happy hour is daily from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and 9 to 11 p.m. Perfect for: Cheap sushi, cheap drinks, and tennis-ball-sized hunks of deep-fried imitation crab meat Interior: Stepping inside Bei Sushi for a Thursday…
It’s not exactly a surprise that Christy Kimball, owner of eyewear boutique Framed Ewe in Union at the Biltmore, didn’t even hesitate before she chose glasses as the first of her five essentials. But it was more than just repping her store. For Kimball, glasses are a daily expression of…
Okay, guys. It’s here. Maybe you’re excited for the star-studded line-up of speakers, the awesomely geeky events, or the general grade-A ogling at all the intricate and impressive costumes. Either way Phoenix Comicon 2015 is coming. We’ve got three events to either help you celebrate this cultural or completely avoid…
Unmotherly Insights (Into Modern Mothering) Debra Rich Gettleman is a writer, an artist, an actress and, as so many of us must be these days, many other things. But what she is every minute of every day is a mom, and she shares the highs and lows of that honorable…
Phoenicians soaked up the sun while the East Coast was shoveling through mountains of snow for the past few months, but Valley dwellers are going to be on Vitamin D overload all too soon as summer hits and temperatures climb into the triple digits. Anyone who’s survived a Phoenix summer…
It feels like it’s about 120 degrees with at least 80 percent humidity in the room as head brewer Preston Theony begins to boil the first IPA at Westward Brewing Co. Sweat is inevitable, and the pungent, sour smell of hops and oats floods the increasingly hard-to-breathe air. Stepping out…
“One-of-a-Kind” In a world of Dubsmash videos, #nomakeup selfies, and misattributed inspirational quotes pinned and re-pinned to infinity, originality isn’t so easily encountered. But the photographic works by artists including David Emitt Adams and Betty Hahn found in Phoenix Art Museum’s “One-of-a-Kind” are not so easily duplicated. By virtue of…
Typewriter collectors and appreciators, grab your keys, ribbon spools, and platens, and make sure you’re at First Draft Book Bar in Changing Hands on Saturday, May 23, for the sixth annual Phoenix Type-In. “Just imagine a car show for people who like typewriters,” says event organizer Ryan Adney. “It’s a…
In the last couple weeks, New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult’s daughter, Samantha van Leer, had to have a special meeting with a dean at Vassar College to move her statistics final. “Yeah, I have this book tour thing,” Picoult says she imagines her daughter telling the dean. Picoult…
The Spot: Perfect Pear 9845 South Priest Drive, Tempe 480-247-3410 perfectpearbistro.com The Hours: Happy hour is daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Perfect for: Cheap drinks and hummus nachos. Mostly the hummus nachos. Interior: Sit by the windows on the south side of the restaurant when you visit Perfect…
We get it. You’ve got enough on your plate to worry about. Whether it’s navigating day-to-day life, discovering your larger purpose in the world, or figuring out a time to go see Mad Max: Fury Road. Allow us to help you out with some of that stress and cross worrying…
“Momentum” Desert landscapes, posable wooden mannequins, and a PT Cruiser. These are some of the subjects you’ll find in Heather J. Kirk’s multimedia pieces shown within the Herberger Theater Art Gallery. Kirk’s “Momentum” features a range of photographic art from straight prints to prints on aluminum with 3D elements added…
Astronomy in the Garden Humankind has often looked to the skies for answers, but when was the last time you, personally, got a good look at the stars? This weekend you can become re-acquainted with the Sonoran sky at the Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 North Galvin Parkway. An instructor from…
The Spot: The Market by Jennifer’s 3603 East Indian School Road, Suite A 602-626-5050 facebook.com/themarketbyjen The Hours: Happy hour is daily from 3 to 6 p.m. Perfect for: A champagne lover. Interior: The Market by Jennifer’s mixes industrial touches of metal with the delicate flair of chandeliers. Though it appears that…
