I usually snark it up on this blog but if I were to make wise cracks about this very serious disease, you could classify me as pure evil.Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, along with Banner Health, is hosting “Arts Engagement”, a series of workshops for individuals with early to mid-stage…
Even though I recently betrayed my feminist roots by writing this piece, I still have loyalty to the cause. Especially when it comes to Art History.It’s no secret that, historically, female artists haven’t really gotten their fair shake. Lack of education, lack of opportunity for status and all that baby-raising…
It’s really no secret that I’m a big fan of the independently owned boutique. I have a hunch that most slightly fashionable women who loved art class as kids have fantasized at least once in their lives about opening their own little spot; filled to the brim with adorable garments,…
The modern woman can be a real moron. And when it comes to relationships, I’ve definitely been one. I’ve spent the past 12 years getting myself into (and out of) serious relationships. And by “serious,” I mean I dated men I cared deeply about and I made a real effort…
Regardless of continent or culture, humans have the irresistible urge to wiggle and flail their bodies to music. Unfortunately, American dance styles have been reduced to barbaric drunken grinding on a dance floor. Perhaps it’s best if we leave it to professionals like MOMIX, a group of dazzling dancer-illusionists. Led…
Our city’s runners usually pound out their lengthy jaunts on sidewalks and asphalt. Yuck. Those dedicated souls deserve a better environment – one that doesn’t mean inhaling exhaust and dodging speeding cars. And since Phoenix boasts thousands of acres of desert preserves, the McDowell Mountain Frenzy Trail Runs fit the…
The always whimsical, entertaining, and ridiculously meticulous Christy Puetz is showing her latest beaded artworks at Chandler Center for the Arts. The opening reception is Friday.New Times snagged this artist for a Studio Visit a couple years ago and we’re pleased to find out that she’s still at it.Puetz is…
We’re not going to make any bones about it: we effing love The Smiths. And we effing love Morrissey.So when we heard that this cover band from Calexico, California, called Los Esmiths was playing at Club Red, we made it priority number one for our weekend’s schedule.With tremendous showmanship and…
SMoCA really knows how to stay on my radar.This is the third time I’ve blogged about their “Rewind Remix Replay: Design, Music & Everyday Experience” exhibition.But it’s with good reason. Starting with a call for historic music-making/producing/amplifying contraptions way back in June, the show opened early this month. It sounds…
Wayne Rainey is at it again.The owner of Holgas and MonOrchid can easily be credited as a major mover in the downtown arts scene.And tonight he’s debuting his latest art space, Bokeh Gallery, in the MonOrchid building…
What a drag.After eight years of business, the posh furniture and home boutique, haus modern living, on Central Ave and Highland is closing Sunday.Needless to say, we’re big-time bummed here at New Times about the news. We may even be too depressed to hit the clearance sale that is going…
I really do love to poke around little boutiques for unique treasures. It’s gotten to a point where most of my accessories come from small-time designers who craft at home. These days, I’m actually embarrassed to admit it if I’m wearing a scarf or hat that I picked up at…
We like to think of ourselves as snarky writers here in the Night & Day section, but this writer is having a little difficulty taking that approach with this piece. Even at the highest height of this section’s hilarity, we don’t hold a candle to the comic genius of Kathy…
Have you heard of this guy named Luis Gutierrez? On the tip of your brain? That may be because New Times recently wrote a cover story on the guy (“Paint on a Happy Face,” Malia Politzer, December 31, 2009). With a resume that includes the Heard Museum, the Phoenix Art…
So you love art. Obviously. Because you’re reading this blog.Sure, I’d love to think people read Arty Girl just for the delightful creative voice of its author but, as you all know, I’m just too dang humble to believe such things.So you’ve got the interest. Now, the next step is…
Yes, you read that headline right. This blog is going to be about an event tomorrow that includes performance art, an art installation, a fish roundup and a canal dry-up.In case you didn’t know, our canals are filled with white armur fish that munch on the aquatic vegetation. These little…
We criticize our grandparents for their lack of cell-phone and e-mail skills, but those old battleaxes could definitely beat us in a fistfight. With a lifetime of shoveling snow, bailing hay, and burying their own children, they’re way more badass than us. Author Jeannette Walls (The Glass Castle) knows this…
Every couple has at least one quirky hobby. We know one who sings incessantly, another that obsessively collects china, and a pair that raises chickens in the backyard. It’s not often that these strange practices yield millions of dollars. Not unless you happen to be Herb and Dorothy Vogel. For…
The last time we were at Monkey Pants, it was a weird sports bar with enormous televisions, fluorescent lighting and carpeted flooring.My, how things have changed.We’ve been hearing favorable things about the little bar (that, incidentally, shares the same strip as hipster favorite, the Time Out Lounge) so we figured…
I swear, I should have been a marriage counselor. I am obsessed with relationships.And, no, it’s not because of the romantic mushy stuff.I love to know the intricacies of the particular dynamics between people. I’m constantly observing interactions, subsequent reactions and body language. Particularly when it comes to romantic relationships,…
All of the CGI special effects in movies over the years has put a bad taste in my mouth. Even on a 2D screen, you just can’t beat real space. I’d much rather see a slightly stiff and somewhat immobile Yoda than a Yoda who is so CGI’d out, he…
A month or so ago, I was quasi-obsessed with this: It’s a video/preview/advertisement for the new Julian Casablancas album. The whole thing is filled with compelling visuals with instrumental parts of the songs – edited like a movie trailer. Of course, being that I really enjoy this album, I’m charmed…
