Colby Vincent Edwards, William Franevsky, and Jarrett Scherff spent a lot of time and energy documenting “nothing.” The collaborative group, for its “The 8th Day” exhibit, fabricated their own three-person society that imitates an antediluvian civilization. This included creating “a plethora of weapons and costumes, wrapped with twine, adorned with…
Here on the Corner, an eight-year old boutique that specializes in women’s clothing and accessories, is looking for a buyer. Co-owner Lisa Bayne confirmed that the shop, located at 714 South College Avenue in Tempe, is indeed for sale, but will not be closing, despite what has been injected into…
Hollywood Regency, the vintage shop that was slated to close at year’s end, has found new owners and will continue operations for the foreseeable future. As was previously reported, Michael Todd Robertson, who co-owned the business with longtime proprietor Heidi Owens, planned to shut down Hollywood Regency once the store’s…
So Sudan, a new indie shop in the AZ Lost Boys Center in Phoenix, will host a grand opening this weekend. The center was established in 2003 to provide a safe and community-based space for war affected Sudanese refugees living in Phoenix. Store founders Amguma Deng, Nyakour Kagook, and Alal…
Don’t mistake passion for hate in Susan Pants’ inaugural issue of her indie food zine The Not So Lazy Susan – Issue One: With Alotta Issues. It’s just that the writer loves chow so much that she tends to get a bit worked up. (Don’t we all with stuff that…
The tradition violators at 901 North Fifth Street seem to be getting quite conventional these days. That’s because this weekend, one of downtown’s unofficial alternative thinking-and-doing home bases, Conspire, celebrates three years of existence in the same space in the Roosevelt Row ‘hood. Full-blown identity crisis? Oh, we’re just kidding…
Dr. Amanda Villepastour, curator of the Musical Instrument Museum’s Africa and Middle East galleries, is leaving the north Phoenix museum.Villepastour, whose last day at MIM is December 17, declined comment on her future plans. As of the time this post was published, MIM media relations manager Alan di Perna tells…
Thread, a one-day-only, indie-centric retail fashion show and sale, is posting up in Phoenix for the first time. Founded by London-born Lara Matthews in Los Angeles in 2003, Thread showcases wares by emerging DIYers from spots such as San Diego, Seattle, Miami, and the United Kingdom. The Phoenix show plans…
Take note, local weirdos: The priority deadline for 2011 Phoenix Fringe Festival applicants is 10 days from now. PHX:fringe 2011, as its otherwise known, is looking for theater, dance, and performance art peeps to take part in the shebang scheduled to take place from April 1 through April 10. Applications…
In some ways, Friday night’s Bernard Woma performance didn’t belong at the Musical Instrument Museum’s theater; a seven-month old venue that still seems so shiny and untouchable that one is tempted to remove his or her shoes before entering. However, when the concert concluded with more than 30 audience members…
Tovrea Castle, the iconic what-the-hell-is-that Valley landmark at Van Buren and 52nd streets that’s viewable from Loop 202, may not be available for public tours quite yet, but it has been immortalized in print. Arcadia Publishing recently released its ode to the wedding cake/medieval castle-style building constructed between 1929 and…
That didn’t exactly go as predicted. Yes, the Arizona State Sun Devils Football team was supposed to finish ninth in the Pac-10 (which they may do when all’s said and done). And it’s true that a squad comprised of mostly inexperienced underclassmen (like Vontaze Burfict) were going to foul things…
Tryptophan, the ingredient in turkey that supposedly makes one all sleepy, is a bunch of bunk. You know what makes you want to lie in your own filth after tearing into a drumstick on Thanksgiving Day? You’re a lazy sack and need to move around. Before passing out from the…
Out of the 46 studios and 142 artists participating in the 14th annual Hidden in the Hills Artist Studio Tour and Sale in Cave Creek, one must-check-out spot is David Wheeler’s artsy joint. Studio number 14, as designated on the tour map, is where Wheeler, whose studio can be found…
Tryptophan, the ingredient in turkey that supposedly makes one all sleepy, is a bunch of bunk. You know what makes you want to lie in your own filth after tearing into a drumstick on Thanksgiving Day? You’re a lazy sack and need to move around. Don’t fret, Westsiders. You won’t…
How disgusting: Dr. Gunther von Hagens must be a head case to bring more than 200 preserved human bodies to Arizona Science Center for a limited engagement.More details after the jump … …
Maybe it’s because I couldn’t skate a lick when I was younger (my I-just-gotta-land-an-ollie re-do in my late ’20s was the pathetic equivalent of a mid-life-crisis man buying a Harley), but for whatever the reason, I’m digging issue 12 of Hoozdo, which mostly focuses on Phoenix’s skateboarding and underground cultures…
There are cowboys all up in this piece of late. The 2009-established Latino Artists of America recently debuted “Mexican Cowboys & Charros” featuring new southwest-inspired art pieces by the national group. The work can be seen through December 19 at the Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center. Nov. 9-Dec. 19,…
“Thank goodness it’s basketball season” is a line that every single Arizona State Sun Devils fan never thought would be included in his or her vernacular. Get used to it. Reason being, the football team seems to be permanently on the fritz while fifth-year ASU Men’s Basketball head coach Herb…
We have some potentially bummer news for triathlon wannabees that are currently reading this with a beer in hand rather than a complex carbohydrate sports drink: The Ironman Arizona has sold out of general registration slots, which means you’ll have to wait ‘til ’11 to cycle, swim, and run your…
Racist depictions are invading university towns all over the country, and that’s a good thing. That’s because the Tunnel of Oppression, a traveling installation that opens eyes with stark visuals that knock you upside the noggin, was sculpted “to challenge people’s ideas and perceptions of issues dealing with oppression.” The…
There are cowboys all up in this piece of late. The Phoenix Art Museum is currently hosting its “45th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition and Sale.” On display through Sunday, November 21, the show boasts all sorts of frontier-themed works by the Cowboy Artists of America. Wednesdays-Sundays. Starts: Nov…
