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 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 things to do in metro Phoenix from March 28 to 31. Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage It was never just the allure of traveling through space, fist-fighting ugly aliens, and having sex with green women. It wasn’t just Kirk or Picard or Worf or even Seven-of-Nine…
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 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,…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from February 1 to February 4. It’s Not for Everyone Though this show is called “It’s Not For Everyone,” there’s a good chance it’ll be a laugh riot for you. Comedians Erick Biez and Angela Merkin Haines host a new…
What a year 2015 was for craft beer. Here in Phoenix, brewers won a hard-fought legislative battle with the signing of SB 1030, several new breweries opened, and one big purchase had everyone losing their minds. The changes were even greater nationally. Craft brewers continued to eat into big beer’s…
New Times picks the best events and things to do in metro Phoenix from December 28 to January 3. Holidays at the Heard There’s no place like Heard for the holidays — for a few reasons. It’s one of the premier Native American art and culture museums, for starters. But during…
In the cool dark of the morning on December 18, 2016, men and women skilled at turning barley into beer will wipe the sleep from their eyes, swipe a comb through their beards, and head into work to start the brew day at Four Peaks in Tempe. It will have…
Between scoping out the best holiday lights displays throughout the Valley, wrapping up last-minute shopping, and balancing out your cookie consumption with hiking, here are 11 things to add to your to-do list that’ll be totally worth it. Hannibal Buress It’s been a big year for Hannibal Buress, the stand-up comic…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix from December 14 to 20. “Dinosaurs in Motion” Remember when people believed that lizard people ran the country? They’re still around, but there are enough cretins and creeps running for president that the conspiracy-minded are pretty busy. If we…
New Times picks the best art and culture events in metro Phoenix from December 11 to 13. See more on our curated calendar of events. Herakles We’d say that each performance of Orange Theatre’s Herakles is limited to 25 seats, but that isn’t quite right. More like 25 people, who…
