New Times picks the best events in metro Phoenix from April 25 through 29. For more things to do, see our curated online calendar. Diamondbacks vs. Cardinals Baseball has many rules, most of them not having anything to do with actual gameplay: Don’t step on the pitcher’s mound. Never mention a…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from April 22 through 24. For more arts, culture, food, and music events in the Valley, see our curated online calendar. Beer Olympics New Times and Tempe Marketplace have joined forces once again for the third annual Beer Olympics, where…
New Times picks the best things to do in the Phoenix area from Monday, April 18, through Thursday, April 21. Crossfade LAB When the CALA Alliance and ASU Art Museum announced that they would team up with help from Casandra Hernandez, we knew that the Valley was in for some stellar…
New Times picks the best events in metro Phoenix from Friday, April 15, through Sunday, April 17. For more things to do, see our curated calendar of events. Dance: Inventions & Conventions Most students can already feel the fear — and freedom — of finals right around the corner. And for…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Monday, April 11, through Thursday, April 14. Once Upon a Mattress If you’re famous, your big break came along somewhere back there, and however hard you worked and prepared, chances are it was serendipitous and unexpected. For Carol Burnett,…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from April 8 to 10. Bird City Comedy Festival Phoenix has humor, people — and the Bird City Comedy Festival is here to prove it. The three-day fête à funny brings nationally known comedians and homegrown stand-ups together for 33…
New Times picks the best things to do from Monday, April 4, to Thursday, April 7. The Circus Let us blow your mind: For 16 years, GateWay Community College has shared its film program with the general public a couple of times a year. In tandem with the Valley of the…
New Times picks the best events and things to do in metro Phoenix from April 1 through 3. “Alley Art” The First Friday art scene has a habit of overflowing from galleries to doorsteps and stoops, and eventually into streets and vacant lots. Now a new monthly show, “Alley Art,” has…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, March 25, through Sunday, March 27. Comedy on Fire For the better part of three years, comedian Matt Micheletti has hosted Comedy on Fire, a monthly stand-up show made up almost entirely of local comics. The nights have…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from March 21 through 24. Les Visiteurs Calling all people who shudder at the blasphemy of “freedom fries,” do a reasonable Amelie impression, and can’t help but click on the latest list of how to look as effortlessly stylish as…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix from March 18 through 20. Nikki Glaser Nikki Glaser is NSFW. And we mean that outside the standard “not safe for work” acronym. The comedian, a veteran of Last Comic Standing as well as numerous late night shows and…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Monday, March 14, to Friday, March 18. Downtempo’s Date with Tempe Phoenix Downtempo Ride takes to the streets on two wheels in search of bike-friendly destinations and perfect Phoenix patios. Downtempo’s Date with Tempe, the latest ride in the…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, March 11, to Sunday, March 13. Stupid Fucking Bird Stray Cat Theatre has roamed a gauntlet of Valley venues this season, preparing for residency at Tempe Center for the Arts starting later this year. Just so you don’t get…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix from March 3 to 5. Paint PHX For years it seemed downtown Phoenix was a less-than-painted desert. Today, that couldn’t be further from the truth. And while some murals and public art have been painted over or torn down…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix from February 29 to March 4. The Danserye Leap Day suggests leaping about the dance floor. But it’s Monday, and you’re wiped. The next best thing is listening to dance music — beats from assorted cultures and historical…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix from February 26 to 28. Canal Convergence The Scottsdale Waterfront will be alight with art again when Canal Convergence, an annual large-scale public art event, takes over the banks — and water — of the Arizona Canal, between Scottsdale…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix from February 22 through 26. Workin’ It Out Find yourself with a constant case of the Mondays? Seek reprieve and laugh it off during Workin’ It Out, Ernesto Ortiz and Gene Moore’s weekly stand-up show. As one of the…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix this weekend. Transition Projects Pop culture keeps shoving in our faces the idea that people of refinement go to a show and then have dinner afterward. Come on! Dinner at 8 is bad enough (as the song goes),…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix this week. Art, Sex & Disobedience: A Conversation with Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina, & Ksenia Zhivago If you’re at all transgressive in Russia nowadays, better disguise yourself. That’s why punk protest band Pussy Riot sports homemade balaclavas while laying down…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from February 12 to 14. Love Me Tinder Ain’t no shame in your Tinder game. We’ve been there. Some loved, most lost, but we always came back with a good story or screenshot. Whether you’re single and ready to mingle…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Monday, February 8, to Thursday, February 11. Big Hair Bingo Down south they have a saying: “The bigger the hair, the closer to God.” At Kobalt, Phoenix’s buzziest gay bar, they have a similar saying: “The bigger the hair,…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix from February 5 through 7. “Screaming Hand 30th Anniversary Show” Thirty years later, Jim Phillips Sr.’s Screaming Hand can still be heard loud and clear. Even those with feet planted firmly on the ground will recognize Phillips’ designs,…
