Interdisciplinary artist Ellsworth speaks about Nguyen-Hatsushiba’s “Breathing Is Free 12,756.3” installation, an an ongoing project simulating the experience of refugees. (Jun is pictured.) Fri., Feb. 6, 11 a.m., 2009…
The winter desert walk under a frosty moon takes participants to the old Pemberton Ranch site along the Pemberton Trail. Sat., Feb. 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 2009…
The celebrated home-girl painter shows off new examples of her “formal-gone-wild” abstracts. Fri., Feb. 6, 6-10 p.m., 2009…
Rarely has revenge been served colder than the frozen shit sandwich the record industry has been served. Two decades after forcing the record-buying public into accepting the CD without once lowering its list price, people let it be known via iTunes that they just want the tracks they like, thanks…
You don’t know bass improv until you’ve heard the sweet stylings of David Friesen. In the past two years, he’s been named one of the top 20 most influential jazz bass players of all time and inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Friesen performs a duo concert with…
Meet the Hall of Famer and Golden State Warriors/New York Nets great in the Suns Team Shop. Wed., Feb. 11, 3-4 p.m., 2009…
There’s not much I can say about Angela Ellsworth that my beloved colleague, Kathleen Vanesian, hasn’t.So after clicking those links I graciously provided for you (you’re welcome), you now know that Ellsworth is truly a gem in our local arts scene.And you’ll have the opportunity to chat with her this…
If you haven’t heard of the gory stage show turned slasher flick known as The rest of the cast literally rocked, from Phantom of the Opera soprano Sarah Brightman as GeneCo opera diva Blind Mag to Anthony Stewart Head (yes, fellow vampire nerds, that’s Giles from Buffy) as a doting…
I was a pre-teen in the early 1990’s and when I think of the endless hours I spent at Scottsdale Fashion Square, Keith Haring comes to mind. With all the loitering in Z Gallerie and The Museum Store, I couldn’t escape his famous doodles splattered all over neckties, playing cards,…
Don Crosby and Eric Thompson are pretty darn sweet in Lend Me a Tenor. I thought I’d seen Lend Me a Tenor several years ago, but as the plot unfolded at Gilbert’s Hale Centre Theatre I realized what I’d seen back then was Moon Over Buffalo. Both are Ken Ludwig farces about touring entertainers, so perhaps my…
My ego won’t really allow me to believe that you didn’t read my art review about the “Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting” show at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. That being the case, you already know that I thought the show was excellent and surely worth a visit.If you haven’t…
She’s too thin. She’s a bobble-head. Her forehead doesn’t move. Where has that Jerry Maguire girl gone, the one we once knew and loved? Did the Oscar from Cold Mountain ruin her forever? Or is Kenny Chesney to blame? It’s not easy being America’s Sweetheart. Nor is it any easier…
A House with No Walls is neither an enlightening history lesson nor a compelling entertainment. Thomas Gibbons’ play tells us nothing we didn’t already know about America’s unfortunate history of slavery, and its iTheatre Collaborative production, which commenced last weekend, provides little more than a handful of interesting performances. Flashbacks…
The globetrotting photographer discusses her work and techniques in conjunction with “Odyssey: The Photographs of Linda Connor.” Sat., Jan. 31, 2 p.m., 2009…
The event, held in conjunction with ASU’s MLK Day/Black History Month festivities, features a re-enactment of the Dr. King’s march on Washington and a reading of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech by Charles St. Clair. Thu., Jan. 29, 9:30 a.m., 2009…
The author, Interfaith Worker Justice founder, and little-guy advocate signs and discusses her new book, Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid — and What We Can Do About It. Sat., Jan. 31, 7 p.m., 2009…
Some say the Super Bowl is the only true remnant of America’s once-communal society. If you call getting assaulted by four-hour pregame shows and inane advertising communal, okay. But we’d argue that the last moment when this society was truly at one was July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong planted…
When members of Mr. Kline and the Wizards of Time broke it off in 2007 to pursue solo endeavors, the scene lost a kickass band. But then Michael Porter and Andy Hiller formed the new Wizards of Time, and instead of ripping off the initial incarnation, the two front men…
Oh, how we pity the sons and daughters of famous musicians. The lavish parties. The trust funds. The saccharine-kid-pop careers spawned on the coattails of achy-breaky, one-hit-wonder dads. From Carnie “Yo-Yo Diet” Wilson to ’90s Latin-pop hottie Enrique Iglesias, these famous kids are always sucking up, er, getting sucked into…
The UCLA Bruins are the three-time defending Pac-10 champeens in men’s basketball. Mike Montgomery’s Cal squad and its lights-out shooters have been on a tear. And the Arizona State Sun Devils, ranked in the Top 25 all season, have a chance of winning their first conference championship ever. However, there’s…
The Devils host a better-than-average Wazoo team led by senior guard Taylor Rochestie and senior center Aron Baynes. Thu., Jan. 29, 7 p.m., 2009…
On the heels of the P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, the west side gets into the healthy mix when it hosts the Arizona Road Racers Desert Classic Marathon, Marathon Relay, Half Marathon and 5K. Sat., Jan. 31, 7 a.m., 2009…
