Jonathan Evison Writing is not unlike talking into a void – at least until you introduce (what might be) writing’s most crucial element: the reader. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Evison will be leading a workshop about the importance of the reader at Changing Hands Phoenix, 300 West Camelback…
Each week we venture to a new restaurant to check out what the spot has to offer during our favorite time of day — happy hour. Whether it’s affordable appetizers, delicious drinks, jaw-dropping deals, or none of the above, we’ll check out the situation and report back. The Spot: Distrito…
Etsy Craft Night Music, snacks, kaleidoscopes. . . it’s not your preschooler’s Monday morning lesson plan, it’s Etsy Craft Night at TechShop, 249 East Chicago Street in Chandler. Friday night, amateur and expert crafters alike are welcome to come build cool things out of paper. Sculptures, mosaics and the Everest…
Spillers Storytelling nights seem to be sweeping the city these days — with New Times’ monthly Bar Flies among them — and this week a new series starts. Spillers: Short Fiction and Tall Drinks features six storytellers performing edgy, and often funny, short fiction in 10-minute sets. Speakers include creator…
Your guide to the best things to do in Phoenix and Tempe from August 17 through 21. Felicia Day The Internet is a strange place, which probably means that you’ll fit right in. That’s how Felicia Day frames the world in her memoir You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)…
New Times’ guide to five artsy things to do this week is here. Emerging Arts Leaders Happy Hour Tired of yelling into the void? Want to discuss your opinions of the art scene freely and with people who actually give a crap about what you have to say? You just…
Beyond Musketeers: Utopia Lost Apparently, we can’t get enough dystopian future in our entertainment. (As though the past and present haven’t been dystopian enough.) So Brelby Theater Company reaches into the past to create a play set in just such a future, Beyond Musketeers: Utopia Lost. One of the adjustments…
