Jerry Stahl, author of the narcotic memoir Permanent Midnight and CSI episodes including one in which someone dies after an acid-laced enema, has a sardonic, witty voice that leaves the reader torn between laughter and tears (much like that acid-laced enema would). In Stahl’s latest novel, Pain Killers, pill-popping ex-cop…
Truly great works of art remain embedded in your head long after you’ve seen or experienced them. Mike Neely – curator of and participating artist in the “Sticker Phiends 2” sticker-art show – knows this feeling, because the art he creates as MAD ONE is truly intended to (get ready…
Remember when skateboarding was sidewalk surfing and corporations were evil? Never say never, brah. The Red Bull Wake Lab wakeboarding event drops into the dimpled waves of Tempe Town Lake, making every feeblegrind you’ve seen actually that. It’ll be raining tricks and kicks all over this fun box, ’cause the…
Alison King is breaking all the rules – her own. King is co-founder of Modern Phoenix, a virtual community of like-minded city dwellers who call themselves MoPhos and whose great loves include our city’s mid-century architecture. Toward that end, King and her colleagues will host the annual Modern Phoenix Expo…
We Phoenicians aren’t used to making tough choices where our nightlife is concerned, but this year’s amped-up Phoenix Fringe Festival offers an embarrassment of alt-theatrical riches. What to do as the fest moves in to week two? Here are some suggestions: Try the one-stop op by catching two or three…
Stephenie Meyer of Twilight fame (pictured) tops the marquee at this young-adult-author symposium and fundraiser. Other authors appearing include Frank Beddor, Chris Gall, P.J. Haarsma, Shannon Hale, J.S. Lewis, Dean Lorey, Brandon Mull, James A. Owen, Janette Rallison, and Laini Taylor. Registration is required. Sat., April 4, 2-5 p.m., 2009…
The exhibit includes photographs showcasing the artist’s ongoing reflections on relationships. Fri., April 3, 6-10 p.m., 2009…
The exhibit includes photographs showcasing the artist’s ongoing reflections on relationships. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Starts: March 20. Continues through April 11, 2009…
Boys like guns and robots. Girls prefer E-Z Bake Ovens and Barbie dolls. Right? Guess Sarah Palin and the Queer Eye boys missed that memo. Ceramicists Rebekah Bogard, Cynthia Consentino, Jason Huff, and Max Lehman examine sexuality, femininity, and gender issues via whimsical cartoon sculptures in “The Trouble With Boys…
New ceramics commenting on Chinese culture from the past to the present. Thu., April 2, 7-9 p.m., 2009…
New ceramics commenting on Chinese culture from the past to the present. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Starts: April 3. Continues through May 2, 2009…
Audacity Theatre Lab presents Andy Eninger’s black-comic piece about a man who was born without a penis and a woman born with her skin inside out. Thu., April 2, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., April 3, 10:30 p.m.; Sat., April 4, 1 & 10:30 p.m.; Sun., April 5, 2 & 7:30 p.m.,…
Insurgent Theatre of Milwaukee presents the “radical political drama” by Rex Winsome involving an act of terror that leads to the destruction of an American family. Thu., April 2, 7 p.m.; Fri., April 3, 8:30 p.m.; Sat., April 4, 6:30 & 10 p.m.; Sun., April 5, 4 p.m., 2009…
The conceptual movement piece is presented by the Los Torreznos dance troupe of Madrid, Spain. Sun., April 5, 3 p.m., 2009…
The movement piece, which explores the “shifting notion of identity in the modern world,” is presented by the Los Torreznos dance troupe of Madrid, Spain. Sat., April 4, 7 p.m., 2009…
The “a capella opera in 24 personalities” is presented by Albuquerque’s Kristen Loree. Thu., April 2, 7 p.m.; Fri., April 3, 7 p.m.; Sat., April 4, 2:30 & 8:30 p.m.; Sun., April 5, 4 p.m., 2009…
Solo performance piece by New York International Fringe vet Antonio Sacre, who uses “four stories, three characters, two languages, and one jump rope” to mine his Cuban/Irish upbringing. Thu., April 2, 10 p.m.; Fri., April 3, 7 p.m.; Sat., April 4, 1 & 4 p.m.; Sun., April 5, 7 p.m.,…
David Gaines of Washington D.C. performs a solo take on Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, “retold at a breakneck pace using movement, gibberish, and vocal sound effects.” Thu., April 2, 8:30 p.m.; Fri., April 3, 10 p.m.; Sat., April 4, 5:30 & 9 p.m.; Sun., April 5, 2:30 p.m., 2009…
The first work, created by EmaLee Arroyo and performed by Arroyo and Paco Velez, centers on a life-size Virgin of Guadalupe version of a Barbie doll. The latter, presented by Space 55 Theatre Ensemble, is billed as “an intimate dialogue on grief, faith, and elevator etiquette.” Fri., March 27, 8:30…
Mai Iskander’s documentary centers on a trio of teenage boys who live in the “world’s largest garbage village” (located outside Cairo, Egypt) and view their bleak future through the lens of their dubious birthright: the generationally handed-down trash trade. Fri., April 3, 7:50 p.m.; Sat., April 4, 2:45 p.m., 2009…
Based on a true story, director Jeffrey Balsmeyer’s Tucson-filmed flick stars Dallas Roberts and Jeremy Renner as a couple of hard-luck guys who stumble on an invention that changes the world. Fri., April 3, 7 p.m.; Sat., April 4, 11:45 a.m.; Sun., April 5, 11:25 a.m., 2009…
John Michael Thomas’ Cassandra-like ode to the 20-something generation is centered on a obsessed crew of hard-core video gamers and their thoughts on living, gaming, and everything in between. Should be the talk of the fest. Fri., April 3, 5:15 p.m.; Sat., April 4, 9:25 a.m.; Sun., April 5, 1:45…
