“There are moments at these events where you get the feeling that the world just couldn’t get any more perfect,” says Lon Austin, a principal organizer of the Folk Traditions Music Festival, set for Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23, at Encanto Park. The festival is the 13th such…
Sun 3/23Some people are so set in their ways. For example, there are those who still believe that football, baseball, basketball and hockey are the four major sports in America. But if we were to vote on a national pastime today, it likely would have nothing to do with baseball…
Sat 3/22 Having trouble getting the little ones into learning mode? The Deer Valley Rock Art Center is making Arizona Archaeology Month accessible for kids. The Children’s Rock Art Expo on Saturday, March 22, explains rock art and archeological discoveries while showcasing Sonoran Desert vegetation and wildlife. Kids (and their…
3/204/26Worlds collide several sizable cities, at least in the latest exhibition to grace New Urban Art. “Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York,” showcasing works by painters from the three cities, opens at the downtown Phoenix gallery on Thursday, March 20. While gallery owner David White initially was struck by the commonality…
3/203/21 After being greeted with acclaim by audiences around the world, “Opus Cactus is coming home,” says Moses Pendleton, the renowned choreographer and founder of dance troupe MOMIX.Opus Cactus began as a 24-minute piece commissioned for Ballet Arizona in the late 1990s; Pendleton expanded it into a full suite for…
About 45 minutes into Phoenix Theatre’s Cole, members of the cast fall into a superb jazz ballet that elevates the production from what it had been up to that moment: a pleasant near-miss. Cole is jammed with such showstoppers, which makes for an entertainment that’s both exhilarating and exhausting. Not…
When Phoenix Memorial Hospital recently shuttered its emergency room, tongues began wagging that the national epidemic of ER closures had arrived in Phoenix. ER doctor Kevin Veale, who cures various urgent ills at John C. Lincoln Hospital, says it ain’t so. But Veale, a Cave Creek resident who looks more…
Adolf Hitler killed his own dog. Most of his other evil is well-documented now, and words alone are inadequate anyway, so let’s begin by considering this comparatively microscopic offense. For the many who shower their canines with at least as much affection as they offer other human beings (and often…
The Hunted pits Tommy Lee Jones versus Benicio Del Toro in a battle of hand-to-hand, wit-to-wit fighting skills. Frankly, my money would be on Tommy Lee any old day: He may be old, but he’s a tough geezer who looks like he could mop the floor with Benicio. (Also, frankly:…
Considering how the Valley was blessed with a mild winter balmy days and even a hot streak back in January we sure can’t complain about cabin fever. But nevertheless, we’ve been struck with an inexplicable urge to get out and catch some rays before they turn brutal in a couple…
Thursday, 13If you’re the type who has to pounce on every runway event in the Valley, then you’ll be thrilled to hear that Barcelona in Scottsdale is planning three nights of high-style soirees. On Thursday, March 13, catch a preview of the fashion show planned for Friday, March 14. A…
As break-dancing worms its way back onto the pop cultural landscape, the ASU theater department is getting into the groove. The Valley’s most dynamic young performers slam-poets, actors, poppers and lockers are joining forces in the vine, debuting at ASU’s Lyceum Theatre on Friday, March 14. ASU playwriting grad student…
3/15Each year on March 17, businesses across Ireland except for pubs and restaurants, of course shut their doors in observation of St. Patrick’s Day, the anniversary of the death of Ireland’s patron saint and national apostle. On this side of the pond, it’s a springtime holiday largely celebrated, like Fat…
Given the ongoing, highly publicized battle to keep women off the membership scrolls at Augusta National Golf Club, how ironic is it that, as we speak, the sport’s hottest name isn’t Tiger, Phil or any other male of the species? It’s Annika as in Sorenstam, as in perhaps the greatest…
It is a small world, after all. So small, in fact, that the Tempe Historical Museum has packed the magic and mystery of Tempe’s seven sister cities into a single showcase. In conjunction with the museum’s “Bridging the Globe” exhibition, a Spring Break Workshop on Saturday, March 15, focuses on…
Art’s capacity to heal gets a boost on Thursday, March 13, when downtown Scottsdale’s weekly ArtWalk takes a charitable twist. Twenty-some businesses and galleries along Marshall Way will participate in “Art for Life” by donating 10 percent of the evening’s sales to Phoenix Body Positive, an HIV/AIDS research and resource…
The rituals of spring abound this time of year. In keeping with that tradition, Center Dance Ensemble and its founder, Frances Smith Cohen, bring us The Rite of Spring. The ballet, featuring Smith Cohen’s choreography set to Igor Stravinsky’s score, takes the stage March 13 through 16 at the Herberger…
John Shaft went to Africa, so why shouldn’t Die Hard’s John McClane? In the new action romp Tears of the Sun, Bruce Willis undertakes a jungle rescue operation on the Dark Continent, and for his part it’s a McClane adventure in camouflage, minus all the sass and most of the…
You know Internet dating’s become totally mainstream when Disney cranks out a bland comedy featuring a randomly selected pair of mismatched stars to take on the subject. Bearing the unwieldy and meaningless title Bringing Down the House, said comedy is predicated on the biggest pitfall of cyber-flirting, the idea that…
To assume that puppetry is only for children underestimates the art form. Not only does puppetry hold a sock’s best chance for a career in entertainment outside of a decidedly unglamorous gig with the Red Hot Chili Peppers it’s gaining recognition as a theatrical form enjoyed by adults. In fact,…
Thursday, March 6One of the highlights of this week’s Scottsdale ArtWalk will be the opening of two new exhibitions at Lisa Sette Gallery, 4142 North Marshall Way in Scottsdale. Local artist Mayme Kratz, known for suspending insects and other found natural objects in cast resin, presents “If Only By Trace,”…
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