Arts & Culture

Our favorite team ever (uh, never), a.k.a. the Los Angeles Lakers visit US Airways Center. Mon., Dec. 28, 7 p.m., 2009…

Create a little breathing room around your waistline in anticipation of the coming feast with this three-mile ranger-led loop hike. The views are mighty sweet, too. Wed., Dec. 24, 9-11 a.m., 2008…

The 1974 seasonal slasher classic stars Olivia Hussey, Andrea Martin, and Margot Kidder (pictured) as college coeds facing a Scrooge-like maniac with a big knife. The movie plays on a double bill with Christmas on Mars, the new Flaming Lips space oddity. Fri., Dec. 19, 9 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 20,…

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as long as thumping music, fun, and great friends exist. Case in point: This Christmas Eve, Pinky Ring collective deejays Benjamin Cutswell, D-JR, McKay, William Fucking Reed, Senbad, Tricky T, and friends – hailing from the hallowed Phoenix halls of hip-hop,…

It’s a Christmas Eve tradition to spend time in the presence of the divine. If you’re Christian, it’s congregating with holy men spreading the blessed word of the birth of Yeshua (his Hebrew name, you dig?). If your soul seeks a more entertaining form of enlightenment, try hanging out with…

We won’t go see art. You can’t make us. We . . . what’s that? Okay, we will go see art, frequently and with great enthusiasm, thanks to the Scottsdale Gallery Association’s new Mimosa Sundays art-walk promotion, wherein various “mimosa-friendly” member galleries ply attendees with free champagne mimosas and appetizers…

In the 1960s and ’70s, a time filled with social change and funny haircuts, Phoenix was one of the centers of the folk-rock scene. Now, we hate to belittle any point when Valley music was on the cutting edge of an entire movement, but we do have to admit that…

“Swank” is one of those smarmy words like “posh” or “smooth” or, well, “smarmy.” Originating from the German word “sway” and the Dutch word “supple,” it aspires to have the dazzle of a diamond, but is tacky like a rhinestone. We picture a dancing chubby girl with her bedazzled name…

Our musician friends like to argue that battles of the bands are what’s wrong with the “scene” today. Acts selling tickets to friends who vote? Still, losing is really the most punishing critique. That said, Trash City Entertainment and Gunslinger Promotions present the first in their “Clash in the Desert”…

People are into some weird shit these days. For example, mermaid porn, which some viewers may see in Jessica Dolence’s “Sequence” exhibit at eye lounge. In one of Dolence’s digital works, a mermaid coquettishly lifts her skirt, exposing turquoise pubic mounds that are known to grow on such nubile young…

People are into some weird shit these days. For example, mermaid porn, which some viewers may see in Jessica Dolence’s “Sequence” exhibit at eye lounge. In one of Dolence’s digital works, a mermaid coquettishly lifts her skirt, exposing turquoise pubic mounds that are known to grow on such nubile young…

It seems like only yesterday that we were stuffing ourselves with turkey. Adrian Orange can’t shake Thanksgiving, either, because that’s the name of the band with which he found a following for his unique takes on electric folk-rock. Even when the Portland, Oregon, artist gets increasingly experimental with pals and…

Meet the coaches of the four basketball teams participating in the 2008 Stadium Shootout (Herb Sendek of ASU, Rick Pitino of Louisville, Tubby Smith of Minnesota, who’s pictured, and Dave Rose of BYU). Fri., Dec. 19, 6-9 p.m., 2008…

The celestial celebration features music, poetry, a memorial Ribbon Tree, and a bonfire ritual by Grove of the Rising Phoenix. Sun., Dec. 21, 4 p.m., 2008…

Hey, guess what? The Phoenix Chorale is the shit. Why? Well, they won a freaking Grammy this year, and they were just nominated for four more freaking Grammys for 2009. The shit, we’re telling you. For PhoCho’s “Home for the Holidays” program, they’ll perform numbers from the Grammy Award-nominated album…

Hey, guess what? The Phoenix Chorale is the shit. Why? Well, they won a freaking Grammy this year, and they were just nominated for four more freaking Grammys for 2009. The shit, we’re telling you. For PhoCho’s “Home for the Holidays” program, they’ll perform numbers from the Grammy Award-nominated album…

Hey, guess what? The Phoenix Chorale is the shit. Why? Well, they won a freaking Grammy this year, and they were just nominated for four more freaking Grammys for 2009. The shit, we’re telling you. For PhoCho’s “Home for the Holidays” program, they’ll perform numbers from the Grammy Award-nominated album…

Hey, guess what? The Phoenix Chorale is the shit. Why? Well, they won a freaking Grammy this year, and they were just nominated for four more freaking Grammys for 2009. The shit, we’re telling you. For PhoCho’s “Home for the Holidays” program, they’ll perform numbers from the Grammy Award-nominated album…

Hey, guess what? The Phoenix Chorale is the shit. Why? Well, they won a freaking Grammy this year, and they were just nominated for four more freaking Grammys for 2009. The shit, we’re telling you. For PhoCho’s “Home for the Holidays” program, they’ll perform numbers from the Grammy Award-nominated album…

The holiday show features fine art, gifts, and wearable art by various artists, including Rodgell, Kris Sanford, Melissa Hoffman, Jo Reifman, and Marilyn Szabo. Fri., Dec. 19, 6-10 p.m., 2008…

The Joneses covered their house in glittering white icicles. You bought a blow-up snowman. They countered with a herd of lighted reindeer (which you stealthily rearranged into sexual positions). Surrender now, because A Christmas Fantasy is clearly the victor in this year’s holiday decor wars. The free annual display, located…

Brothers are supposed to armwrestle, throw punches, and fight over chicks. Right? Not so for “Molten Brothers” Kenneth Richardson and Mike Goodwin, local artists who met at the 515 Arts gallery and immediately felt a kinship. They co-curated the popular “Deck” skateboard art shows, then started working on collaborative pieces…