Thu 6/17 Sure, New York strip is plenty tasty, as is Omaha steak. But ladies with a taste for beefcake of a foreign flavor best tie on the drool bib. The Thunder From Down Under — Australia’s world-famous male revue — gets local juices flowing this Thursday, June 17. The…
Sat 6/19 In the era of the ever-shortening attention span, what better sport to nominate as our national pastime than one that is over and done with in 10 seconds? Add in some righteous speed, cars that run on the equivalent of rocket fuel, and the ever-present potential for disaster,…
Fri 6/18 Being funny on cue is kind of like peeing on command. You gotta have it in you. Improv master Colin Mochrie’s got it. “Because it’s basically my only skill, I find it fairly simple,” says Mochrie (foreground), best known as the guy constantly ridiculed for his nationality (Canadian)…
Robert Shields is an easy target for snarky journos and arts critics. Fact is, it’s almost too easy to crack on a guy who found his 15 minutes back in the 1970s by donning white face paint and a too-tight black body suit, miming his way to fame and fortune…
Sat 6/19 The scorching hot days of summer really get our libidos going. Unfortunately, the trouble of finding someone to stick to the sheets with has left us about to dry up. If the batteries in your “electric toothbrush” have run out, maybe it’s time to find a new way…
Sat 6/12 An old Sesame Street ditty (“One of these things is not like the others . . .”) will prove useful this Saturday, June 12, when Hamburger Mary’s hosts the AIDS Walk Arizona Launch party at 5111 North Seventh Street. The myriad events at the fund raiser include Chelle’s…
6/12-6/13 Even the most diehard gearhead would be hard-pressed to endure four hours of outdoor racing in the scorching furnace that is the Valley in June. But what if the action were moved indoors for 120 miles of driving — in which the competition was heated, but the climate remained…
Thu 10 Let your soul glow on Thursday, June 10, as The Chi-Lites, The Stylistics, Cuba Gooding Sr. and Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes take the Dodge Theatre stage, 400 West Washington, for the Super ’70s Soul Jam. The big ‘fros, polyester jump suits, and steamed funk of the blaxploitation era…
6/3-6/6 George Balanchine once opined, “In my ballets, woman is first. . . . They are not equal to men: They are better.” Well, the old Russki would be proud, as Ballet Arizona’s celebration of the legendary choreographer’s 100th birthday spotlights women — one woman, to be exact: Yen-Li Chen-Zhang…
6/4-6/6 Attention mortals: Steer clear of Chandler this weekend, as the suburb will be overrun by vampires, werewolves and similar hellspawn . . . at least in the minds of the perverse playmakers at Tinhare 2004. Put away the pitchforks and hang up on Buffy and Willow, because the gathering…
Charles Banaszewski — Chuck B., for the phonetically challenged — is about to embark on his grandest theatrical production yet. But for now, on a Tuesday night at Casey Moore’s pub in Tempe, Banaszewski is preparing for his role as empathetic bartender. Banaszewski, a buff and bespectacled 32-year-old upstate New…
5/29-5/31 Save for Randy Johnson’s perfection, baseball fans in Arizona are in need of a Diamondback Fan Suicide Hotline. But as we head toward June and the D-Backs’ apparent swoon, we have an opportunity to remind ourselves why we loved America’s national pastime in the first place. Leave the $8…
5/27-5/28 The standard fare, when exhibiting the horrors of war, includes photos of the dead, pierced helmets, and blood-splattered letters from weary soldiers. But what about the women left behind, whose work is never done — especially in times of war? ASU’s Museum of Anthropology and School of Art explore…
Arizona State University’s Student Health and Wellness Center is in turmoil, as officials await the results of a six-month independent investigation into allegations that the university’s head sports doctor has misdiagnosed student athletes. But parents are worried that the investigation will only uncover the beginning of what has gone wrong…
Thu 27 We’ll admit it, we newshounds are often boozehounds. Something about the crunch of the ever-present deadline drives one to drink (admitting the problem is the first step). So the Bridgeport Beer Tasting at Papago Brewing Company, 7107 East McDowell in Scottsdale, on Thursday, May 27, will quench our…
Sat 5/22 Carlos Urtubey, a baritone of Colombian descent, tells the story of one of the zarzuela duets (lyric Spanish theater) he’ll perform — “Canta Mendigo Errante” — on Saturday, May 22, at the Phoenix Center for the Arts. “That song is about a Gypsy who sings to try to…
Fri 5/21 To compensate for the swelling First Friday crowds, some downtown art venues are adding a second evening of events each month. “[First Friday has] become a big party in downtown, which is great,” says JRC, owner of The Trunk Space, “but, for serious collectors or people who are…
5/21-5/22 Think “sand drags” mean a keg at the river bottom and a coupla converted Beetles? Meet Richard Holmes, a man who hasn’t forgotten his raisin’ — or his racin’. The boy who launched his buggy over the dunes now kicks up a desert storm this Friday, May 21, and…
Thu 5/20 Remember when the motorcycle was the ultimate symbol of outsider rebellion? Those who’ve grown up with a perception of the motorcycle as only slightly less threatening than the Toyota Corolla might be surprised to know that, once upon a time, bikes and those who rode them were actually…
Thu 20 As music director for the Phoenix Symphony for the past seven years, Hermann Michael is revered as the company’s artistic savior. After more than 225 performances at the helm, Michael achieves immortality and bids farewell to the symphony with a most apropos conclusion to his career — he…
5/13-5/25 It’s hard enough to discover one’s personal identity, much less develop one that represents an entire culture. In the eighth annual “Arte Latino en la Ciudad” exhibition, on display at the Phoenix Center Gallery, 214 East Moreland, eight artists tackle their issues individually and end up coming together in…
5/13-6/25 Being the hard-core culture warriors we are, we’ve considered joining the annual pilgrimage of peculiars to Burning Man in Nevada. But roasting in 127 degrees at the late-August mecca of eccentricity is daunting. We’re down with the bohemian spirit, but not a killer case of heatstroke. We’re more than…
