Reach for your car keys, cowboy, because hip historian Marshall Shore is putting on a slide-slinging show you won’t want to miss. As part of the exhibition “Arizona Ghost Towns: Photography of Kurt Wenner,” which will remain on view through the end of September, Shore is taking a trip through…
As any crafty entrepreneur can tell you, it takes more than glue and glitter to make your business plan sparkle. Fortunately for DIY-ers looking to do more for their product or service-based business, Craft Culture is hosting the Dream Rock Retreat in 2015 from Wednesday, February 4, through Friday, February…
Greg Eveloff, CEO and owner of The Clotherie and Bonafide Goods at the Biltmore Fashion Park, died over Labor Day weekend. He was 60 years old. The local businessman was snorkeling in Maui with his family on Saturday, August 31, when he unexpectedly lost consciousness. Eveloff was pulled to shore…
ASU alum Daniel Mills thinks Arizona could do with a new image. Which is why the Big Brain finalist is gearing up to put out Sprawlr, an online publication that sets a new spin on the way we see the Copper State. The digital publication will feature stories, essays, and…
Long weekend leaving your pockets empty? No worries. We know plenty of events that’ll keep your social calendar strong and your savings, well, intact. From kinky film screenings to souped-up rides and fashionable exhibitions, here are three free events in metro Phoenix this week…
Tempe may have bid farewell to the Twin Palms Hotel in May of 2014, but it’s about to welcome a new hotel venue in the exact same space. On Tuesday, September 23, Chicago-based company A.J. Capital Partners will open Graduate Tempe, a 141-room boutique hotel that’s one of the first…
Mark you calendars, Phoenix. On Tuesday, September 2, Mary Stephens is putting on a special Banned Plays reading of Kia Corthron’s Force Continuum at Phoenix Center for the Arts. The play, which will be performed by Arizona State University alumni and staff as well as other members of the community,…
It looks like the graduating class of 2017 may be the last for the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s board of trustees has decided not to pursue independent incorporation for the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, which, thanks to a recent 2012 policy…
Time to raise a glass (and a fork) to Valley chefs and the return of Phoenix Cooks. This year’s edible agenda will feature a wide range of workshops including “Stir-Fry Frenzy Presented by The Arizona Beef Council,” “Making Fresh Pasta with Executive Chef Steven Butler of Tanzy,” “Interactive Wine Experience,”…
Are you not entertained? Then perhaps you should check out the Cerberus Cup, where long form comedy takes on a competitive edge. In this event, nine three-person improv teams go head to funny bone with 15 minute sketch performances that take regular improv to the next level. Ultimately, the audience…
Forget being king of the mountain. The new landscape hierarchy lends itself to king of the curb, the skateboarding elite who can ride the rails and ollie to a standing ovation. This summer, Red Bull is teaming up with Cowtown Skateboards in a search to crown the Red Bull Curb…
Everyone needs a break from cooking, even restaurants. Lucky for the boys over at Clever Koi, they have friends in fine-dinning establishments. This week, the Asian gastropub’s is handing its Day Off Dinner series to Crudo chefs Cullen Campbell and Micah Olson. The special guests will bring their own signature…
Care to take your business venture outside the box? Then the Arizona Commission in the Arts might be interested in hearing from you. The organization is bringing back Arizona Art Tank to invest in arts-based ventures that are “not business as usual but business unusual.” These creative entrepreneurial ideas will…
Get ready to lose your Sulu-loving mind. Actor, activist, social media star, and part-time Arizona resident George Takei and his husband Brad are hosting a special screening of the new documentary To Be Takei: A Star’s Trek for Life, Liberty, and Love in Scottsdale tonight, August 26. The film, which…
Bored and broke? Stop making excuses and start saving money. From free films at the drive-in to public poetry receptions and breaking world records with facial hair, there’s plenty of no-cost ways to have fun without funds. Here are our top three picks for free events in metro Phoenix this…
Laugh it up, Phoenix. Another new comedy venue is coming to the North Valley. Comedy club owner and Arizona snow bird Rick Bronson is opening up House of Comedy at the up-and-coming High Street (formerly known as City North) in Phoenix. The club, set to open Thursday, September 4, is…
It’s onward and eastward for Jester’Z Improv Comedy. The family-friendly comedy club, established in 2001, said goodbye to its Papago Plaza location of 13 years with a final show on Saturday, July 26. But don’t take the Scottsdale departure as a sign of bad things to come. If anything, Jester’Z…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. Remember when Phoenix made NerdWallet’s list of best places to meet singles? Yeah, we all had…
Get excited Lux patrons. One of central Phoenix’s most popular spots at which to eat, drink, and be seen is opening up a second location in downtown Phoenix. Although currently in the early stages of development (construction has yet to begin), the new location will be called Lux Commonwealth and…
Arizona may be spread out, but we’re certainly not spread thin when it comes to public art. Just ask Scottsdale Public Art (SPA). Since starting the IN FLUX initiative in 2010, the organization has been using temporary public art installations to connect the Valley arts community throughout Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chandler,…
If lady liberty had a dating profile, her body type would read “more to love.” Truth be told, with a country this big, beauty can come in all forms. From landscape to landmark, Old Glory to the Grand Canyon, America’s aesthetic varies. So what better way to showcase the United…
Cracking jokes is hard enough. But serving up stand-up on the fly? That skill is reserved for a special tier of comics, including up and coming funny man Tom Cotter. The 2012 runner-up of America’s Got Talent (he lost to a troupe of dancing dogs in suits) has proven that…
