Maybe it’s just us, but doesn’t it just seem like a really nice day outside today? Mild weather, cool breezes, and lots of clouds. Basically, the perfect kinda weather to be out all weekend on the sidewalks of downtown Phoenix. It’s Art Detour weekend, which means Roosevelt Row, Grand Avenue,…
I really thought that this week, I’d surely blog a bunch about Art Detour.Turns out, Robrt Pela and Wynter Holden did all the dirty work for me. At this point, I feel I’d just be beating a dead horse. And I prefer not to be around dead things…just a personal…
When’s the last time you had fun? Seriously, when? I’m not talking about the kind of self-conscious “fun” adults have at work parties. Or ironic “fun” grownups have at their book clubs. And certainly not the “fun” we have checking off everything on our “to do” list. I’m talking about…
The most eagerly anticipated (as well as the most beleaguered) movie of the year (if not the century), Watchmen is neither disastrous desecration nor total triumph. In filming David Hayter and Alex Tse’s adaptation of the most ambitious superhero comic book ever written, director Zack Snyder has managed to address…
An abundance of public art adorns each of downtown’s numerous light-rail stations. New Times art critic Kathleen Vanesian rode them rails and describes her favorites. 12th St. & Washington/12th St. & Jefferson Arizona Quilts Victor Mario Zaballa Engaging for both passengers and passersby is Zaballo’s ceramic tile art. The San…
The Breadfruit • Sens • PastaBAR • THE TURF In less than a year, the northeast corner of First Street and Pierce swiftly became downtown’s hippest corner for dining, with four new indie eateries. Swing by The Breadfruit for spicy Jamaican food, or indulge in pan-Asian tapas at Sens, the…
Jefferson & 12th St. Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Café (classic soul food) 808 E. Jefferson St. 602-262-9256 3rd St. & Washington Pizzeria Bianco (wood-fired pizza, dinner only) 623 E. Adams St. 602-258-8300 pizzeriabianco.com City Bakery, Arizona Science Center (sandwiches and salads, lunch only) 600 E. Washington St. 602-257-8860 arcadiafarmscafe.com/citybakery/index.html Washington…
Homebrew My mother was dying of cancer. My brother and I were moving back to Arizona — him from Florida, me from New York City. We were circling the wagons. We were coming closer to home, and we were losing her. We buried my mom on a Tuesday. I found…
PHX Nightclub • Bar Smith • Sky Lounge • Silver Martini & Wine Bar Teeming with off-the-hook action every weekend, the four-club hub near Washington and First streets is a virtual adult playground. Apple-bottomed babes bump and bounce amidst the upscale urban scene of PHX Nightclub, while turntablists set record…
Want to do a bar crawl through downtown in style? We’ve compiled the best drinks found at nearly every central/downtown Phoenix stop. 3rd St. & Washington Where: Majerle’s, 24 N. 2nd St., 602-253-9004 Drink: The Suns Bomber (a shot of grapefruit liqueur dunked Jäger-bomb-style into a glass of orange energy…
Play Date Hey, Phoenix, can you come out and play? Eat, drink, and be merry with Quick PHX, your pocket-size guide to downtown Phoenix. This time ’round, hit the playground — from the rave scene to a wig shop to a favorite coffee house. We’re taking a long recess to…
Red Modern Furniture/Mint Vintage Those who fondly remember palazzo pants or lava lamps will dig this museum-esque home décor shop, stocked with streamlined mid-century and Danish modern furniture by the likes of Eames, Milo Baughman, and Niels Andersen. Mint Vintage has an equally dazzling selection of retro threads, though thankfully…
Roosevelt St. & Central Spoken Boutique (designer clothing) 610 E. Roosevelt St., #148 602-687-9755 spokenboutique.com Grandiose Boutique (urban clothing, vinyl) 104 E. Pierce St. 602-324-7558 grandioselife.com Conspire (funky wearables, art) 901 N. 5th St. 602-237-5446 conspirephoenix.com MADE Art Boutique (jewelry, handmade gifts) 922 N. 5th St. 602-256-6233 madephx.com Osborn &…
There’s a particular word in Irish slang that perfectly sums up the spirit behind St. Patrick’s Day: craic. Pronounced “crack,” it usually signifies that boisterous good times are afoot, thanks to a merry mix of alcohol, music, and maybe even some debauchery. So it goes without saying that the craic…
After Hours Gallery Russ Haan and Mike Oleskow wanted to put their multimillion-dollar McDowell Road office and living space were to good use. So last fall, the pair transformed the cavernous front suit of the [merz]project-designed structure into the After Hours Gallery. Although the focus is on local emerging artists,…
Roosevelt/Grand remains the undisputed kahuna of the Phoenix arts, but the First Fridays concept has started seeping out of downtown like a stream of bubbling goo in recent years. One of the places the sticky stuff stuck is the charming if long-suffering stretch of Seventh Avenue called “The Curve” (and/or…
The celebrated home-girl painter shows off new examples of her “formal-gone-wild” abstracts. Fri., March 6, 6-10 p.m.; Sat., March 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., March 8, 12-6 p.m., 2009…
Take a winter desert walk under the full moon. The guided trek takes participants to the old Pemberton Ranch site along the Pemberton Trail. Sat., March 7, 6:30 p.m., 2009…
With Alan Moore’s Watchmen – the most lauded graphic novel in history – finally translated to the big screen and Dr. Manhattan’s junk burning your retinas, we can now close that chapter on pop culture. So what’s next? Well, “The Panelists” exhibit at Pravus, 501 East Roosevelt Street, might be…
Imaginative new acrylics and drawings by the Phoenix-based artist/author. Fri., March 6; Sat., March 7; Sun., March 8; Tuesdays-Saturdays. Starts: March 6. Continues through March 28, 2009…
The micro-budgeted feature film — a spoof of spoofs such as The Naked Gun and Hot Shots — was shot in Arizona with a (not very well paid) cast of 250-plus. The plot involves a criminal gang that can’t shoot straight selling the movie rights to a crime the dunderheads…
This package of 15 short works on the animated cutting edge ain’t your granny’s Little Mermaid. (Pictured: a scene from Mike Winkelmann’s music video IV.6. Sat., March 7, 7 p.m., 2009…
