We hate taking advantage of others in these trying times — unless they’re the big airlines, hotel chains, cruise lines, or other big-time wheeler-dealers who usually have us by the cojones when it comes to seeing the world. But the worm has turned along with the economy, and if you…
We all need outlets for our frustrations. Perhaps you print out pictures of your adversaries and tape them to your punching bag, feeding them your fist repeatedly in private vindication. Maybe you’d like to take that harpoon to work or shit in your neighbor’s yard, but that could warrant a…
The excellent gallery has hung its last work with this show, and its going-out-of-biz installation features works by Bill Bailey, Erika Ulloa, Jon White, Gaea Bailey, and David Bailey. (Bill Bailey’s Imminent Domain 1 is pictured.) Fri., Feb. 20, 6-10 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 21, 1-5 p.m., 2009…
Ever since Stomp figured out that you can make an assload of money by turning garbage-can lids and brooms into instruments, everyone’s been jumping on the DIY music bandwagon. Washboards and Midi Blenders (seriously, Google it) are one thing, but our personal fave is the toilet-seat harp courtesy of the…
The celebrated home-girl painter shows off new examples of her “formal-gone-wild” abstracts. Fri., Feb. 20, 6-9 p.m., 2009…
There are some folks whose life journeys manifest in the timbre of their voices, each uttered word wrought with equal doses of joy and pain. Exhibit A is Alejandro Escovedo, a troubadour who has spent his days traveling from punker to prominent alt-country figure. He hails from a family that…
The author of The Road to Wellville and The Inner Circle returns with his latest, the Frank Lloyd Wright homage The Women. (Photo by Spencer Boyle, Santa Barbara CA, 2003.) Wed., Feb. 25, 7 p.m., 2009…
When are adults going to figure out that banning books doesn’t work? Condemn Judy Blume’s Forever or Cormier’s The Chocolate War, and soon every kid’s secretly jacking off under the covers with a flashlight and a copy of the forbidden tome poached from the ‘Net. Case in point: After being…
The ASU professor signs and speaks about his new book, Deployed: How Reservists Bear the Burden of Iraq. Fri., Feb. 20, 7 p.m., 2009…
The co-curator of the “At the Crossroads of American Photography: Callahan, Siskind, Sommer” exhibit discusses the career of Frederick Sommer. (Pictured: Sommer’s Coyotes, 1945.) Thu., Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m., 2009…
A celebrity chef is coming to town, but he won’t be at a resort or a highfalutin restaurant opening or a book signing. You’ll find him at the drag strip at Firebird International Raceway. You see, while some National Hot Rod Association fans are inhaling hot dogs and chili cheese…
Games start at 1:05 p.m. unless noted. 2/25 Royals; 2/27 Cubs; 3/1 Mariners; 3/4 Royals; 3/5 Padres; 3/7 White Sox; 3/9 Dodgers; 3/10 Giants; 3/15 Padres; 3/17 Indians; 3/19 A’s; 3/21 Rockies; 3/25 Diamondbacks, 6:05 p.m.; 3/27 Brewers, 6:05 p.m.; 3/29 Angels; 3/31 Giants; 4/2 Royals, 12:05 p.m. Wed., Feb…
Games start at 1:05 p.m. unless noted. (ss) = split squad. 2/25 Mariners; 2/26 Mariners; 3/1 Cubs; 3/2 Brewers; 3/3 Dodgers; 3/6 Rockies; 3/7 A’s; 3/11 WBC Mexico, 7:05 p.m.; 3/13 White Sox; 3/14 Indians vs. Padres (ss); 3/17 Angels; 3/18 Rangers; 3/22 Diamondbacks; 3/23 Royals; 3/25 Indians; 3/28 Giants;…
All games start at 1:05 p.m. (ss) = split squad. 2/25 A’s; 2/28 Angels; 3/3 Rockies; 3/5 WBC Mexico; 3/7 Cubs; 3/12 Padres; 3/13 Royals (ss); 3/14 Dodgers; 3/16 Cubs; 3/19 Indians; 3/22 Giants; 3/25 Dodgers; 3/26 Rangers; 3/28 A’s; 3/30 Mariners; 4/1 Diamondbacks; 4/2 White Sox. Wed., Feb. 25;…
Games start at 1:05 p.m. unless noted. (ss) = split squad. 2/25 White Sox; 2/26 A’s; 2/27 Rockies; 3/1 Royals; 3/4 WBC Mexico; 3/6 Giants; 3/8 Giants (ss); 3/10 Indians; 3/13 Cubs (ss); 3/15 A’s; 3/20 Diamondbacks; 3/21 Brewers; 3/23 Dodgers; 3/24 Padres; 3/28 Mariners; 3/30 White Sox; 4/1 Rangers,…
All games start at 1:10 p.m. 2/25 Diamondbacks; 2/26 White Sox; 2/28 Dodgers; 3/2 Angels; 3/5 WBC Mexico; 3/8 Padres; 3/10 A’s; 3/13 Giants; 3/14 Mariners; 3/15 Padres; 3/17 Royals; 3/20 Rangers; 3/22 Indians; 3/23 Brewers; 3/26 Dodgers; 3/28 Cubs; 3/30 Diamondbacks. Wed., Feb. 25; Thu., Feb. 26; Sat., Feb…
Games start at 1:05 p.m. unless indicated. (ss) = split squad. 2/25 Giants; 2/26 Diamondbacks; 2/27 Padres; 3/1 Rockies; 3/2 Rangers; 3/4 Cubs; 3/6 Brewers; 3/7 Royals; 3/11 Rockies; 3/13 A’s; 3/15 Brewers; 3/16 Mariners (ss); 3/20 A’s; 3/21 Dodgers; 3/24 White Sox; 3/26 Angels; 3/30 Padres, 4:05 p.m.; 3/31…
Games start at 1:05 p.m. unless indicated; (ss) = split squad. 2/25 Dodgers; 2/26 Brewers; 2/28 White Sox; 3/2 Diamondbacks; 3/3 A’s; 3/6 Dodgers; 3/8 Rangers; 3/9 Royals; 3/12 WBC Mexico; 3/13 Mariners (ss) vs. Cubs (ss); 3/14 Angels; 3/18 Giants; 3/20 Padres; 3/22 Mariners; 3/24 Rockies; 3/27 White Sox;…
Here’s the thing about hiking: You’re either a lone nut like us or a people person. For the latter, hiking doesn’t get much better than the City of Scottsdale’s free Preserve Connections Hiking Tours of the northeast Valley’s still largely restricted McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Or simpler. Or cheaper. After registering,…
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a documentary about 1,000 journals being filled with words, art, and ephemera by strangers around the globe might be a black hole of a cliché collapsing in on itself. Catch the humanity behind the paradox when the film 1000 Journals. Inspired…
“Dear Diary: It’s summer 1997, and I’m 17 years old. For 11 months, I’ve been saying ‘no’ to my 21-year-old boyfriend, but I finally decided to let him hit it. We waited for his parents to go to bed, fired up Depeche Mode, and started poking around in the dark…
The 1998 flick Allan Houser: The Lifetime Work of an American Master dissects the life, times, and art generated by the accomplished Native American sculptor, painter, and educator. Mon., Feb. 23, 1:30 p.m., 2009…
