The George W. Bush presidency is viewed through the eyes of Dubya’s neighbors in tiny Crawford, Texas, in this documentary crafted by an Austin-based film collective that was overseen by a governing board including actors Ted Danson, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mary Steenburgen. Mon., Jan. 19, 7 p.m., 2009…
The artists involved in this short-film fest used non-standard cinematic approaches such as digital video, homemade effects, saturated 8mm, home movies, animation, and green screen to create “a program of experimental moving image work” about the queer experience. (Pictured: a scene from the short 9 Is a Secret.) Tue., Jan…
After the Philadelphia Eagles stunned the top-seeded New York Giants on January 11 at the Jersey Meadowlands, a friend e-mailed us the following missive: “Am I on crack, or are the Arizona Cardinals about to host the NFC Championship Game against the Eagles?” Nope, we’re not collectively hammered on gutter…
The subtle beauty of the Sonoran Desert’s gradual fade into the northern high country has no doubt been muse to many an art lover. But how many female Arizona artists can you name who have painted such stirring scenes? Get schooled when distinguished art collector Fran Elliott spreads the Copper…
Chronic Future. Back Ted N-Ted. Miniature Tigers. All awesome musical acts, all on the same awesome music label, Modern Art Records, the homegrown Tempe imprint that recently ditched its affiliation with Interscope and teamed up with Epic for financing and distribution. To celebrate, the label’s poster boys, Chronic Future —…
Next time you start whining about our sunny skies, stop. Just stop. You know damn well that if the clouds roll in for more than a day, you, along with everyone else in the Valley, will turn into a surly, sun-depraved a-hole. Just look at Scottsdale. As soon as the…
If you want to appeal to the better angels of our nature, seduce our inner demons. That’s the plan at SWAY Events’ Sugar & Champagne, a fundraiser for H.E.R.O. (Human & Equal Rights Organizers) that features “indulgent” eats, “decadent” drinks, and lounge-music spins by bad-boy PHX DJ William Fucking Reed…
Learn about the numerous beers brewed within the state borders. RSVP required. Thu., Jan. 15, 7-8 p.m., 2009…
Performance artist Ryan Avery and photographer Wayne Michael Reich used to get along about as well as Israel and Hamas. Around four years ago, the downtown artists engaged in quite the scenester spat: The ultra-serious Reich argued that the kooky 22-year-old’s goofy drawings and disruptive performances had no artistic merit…
One of the world’s heaviest hitters in the collectible-auto trade sets up shop every year for Auto Auction Week in a tent outside Scottsdale Fashion Square. Thu., Jan. 15; Fri., Jan. 16; Sat., Jan. 17, 2009…
Perhaps the snootiest of the Auto Auction Week sales, this one takes place on the rarefied grounds of the Arizona Biltmore. I say, would you pass the catalog, dah-ling? Thu., Jan. 15; Fri., Jan. 16, 2009…
The off-the-chain, all-local electronic music party also doubles up as the Thru the Wires 5-Year Anniversary show and features laptop battles. The lineup includes Exillon, Metrognome, Sonique des Fleurs, Terminal 11, Mike Holiday, Electronic Sleep, Chop/Shoppe, Brad Lee, Jynx, Shane Silkey, Menagam, Persian Mynx, Cable Car Crash, and more. Sat.,…
Finally. The holiday hubbub is over and we can start getting to celebrations that aren’t overblown and over-lame. One such shindig that has actually stayed true to its original intention is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which takes place this year on Monday, January 19. The PHX will celebrate in…
The documentary about the life of civil-rights leader Bayard Rustin is shown in conjunction with Scottsdale’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day festivities. Sun., Jan. 18, 1 p.m., 2009…
We were 9 when we first read Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart, the first-person narrative of a madman’s guilty conscience. The old man is killed not for money, but for his terrifying evil eye, “all a dull blue, with a hideous veil over it.” When the police come, the…
The New York Times Magazine writer signs America Anonymous: 8 Addicts in Search of a Life, which includes his take on his own ongoing recovery from sex addiction. Thu., Jan. 15, 7 p.m., 2009…
The “interconnected indigenous experience” by mixed-media artist Cro features masked creatures reflecting “the universal myth of humanity’s subservient relationship to the Fates,” set to a soundtrack composed by the artist. Fri., Jan. 16, 6-10 p.m., 2009…
Listing your childhood icons instantly gives away your age. Not convinced? Say Mr. T or Care Bears, and your glory days were the ’80s. Name Buzz Lightyear or Tickle Me Elmo, and you’re a child of the ’90s. Twilight or Hannah Montana? Jailbait. Local artist Glen Allen hails from the…
Even that original mountain-climber, Moses, would get blisters on Estrella’s rugged Rainbow Trail, a difficult 5.6-miler with numerous ups and downs. Participants are encouraged to bring “inspirational stories” to share. Sat., Jan. 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 2009…
We’ve all had moments when we grasp onto the most pathetic things in life to get us through a tough time. For example, you know you’re scraping the bottom when you find solace in the fact that your cat still loves you. Come on, you’ve been there. We all have…
Elaine Romero’s work about the ideological struggle between a Mexican folk healer and a young Chicana doctor is presented as a staged reading in conjunction with Teatro Bravo’s New Play Series. Admission is “pay what you can.” (The playwright is pictured.) Sun., Jan. 18, 7 p.m., 2009…
Marcelino Quinonez wrote the play about Che Guevara and portrays the revolutionary martyr in conjunction with Teatro Bravo’s New Play Series. Note: The work is performed entirely in Spanish. Sat., Jan. 17, 7 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 24, 7 p.m., 2009…
