Prior to the white man’s arrival in Sonoran Desert, indigenous groups used native plants for strictly utilitarian purposes such as housing, ladders, and security. Today, the woodturning of Arizona’s indigenous plants spawns new thoughts about potential uses. Working with everything from mesquite to saguaro ribs, the brothers Moulthrop — Philip…
If you’re an NFL fan living the Valley, you’re in hog heaven right now. Well, pigskin heave anyway. Aside from forgoing costly airfare to catch the big game, 2015 also marks only the third time that the Pro Bowl is being played in the same city as the Super Bowl…
Whether you’re a frequent contributor to Wookieepedia or you’ve never even heard of Jabba the Hut, you can always stand to brush up on your Star Wars history. As part of Children’s Book Week at Changing Hands Tempe, 6428 South McClintock Drive, Lucasfilm writer Adam Bray and Star Wars expert…
If the timeless image of Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart gazing longingly into each other’s eyes isn’t seared into your mind for all of eternity, you probably need to watch Casablanca again. Luckily, the film is coming to Film Bar, 815 North 2nd Street, this week as part of the…
Federico Fellini’s 1957 film Nights of Cabiria was about a happy-go-lucky prostitute. Sweet Charity, the Broadway musical that was based on the film’s screenplay? It’s about a young woman named Charity Hope Valentine who’s employed as a, uh, dance hall hostess. Through the ups and downs of her adventures and…
“I told myself I would give him 10 chances,” Laurelann Porter begins, begging the question: how many would you give? Porter, a doctoral candidate in Theatre and Performance of the Americas at ASU, takes the stage to tell about leaving her own abusive marriage. Her one-woman show, How not to…
What happens in the studio, shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit Q+A is a weekly series that profiles artists in their studios. We ask them questions, they provide answers, and then we have a nice discussion about their work. This week: Phoenix ceramic artist Patricia Sannit. History is…
They say not to judge a book by its cover. We’re going to go ahead and break that rule for a second and say that, by the looks of it, Independent Bookstore Day is going to be awesome. Both locations of Changing Hands and about 400 other independent bookstores across…
Public art nerds, take note. Local performing arts mavens Tania Katan and Katie McFadzen are boarding buses on the morning of Sunday, May 3, joined by fellow fans of public art, for a one-day, seven-city tour of public art works. Participants will get to see more than a dozen works…
You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is…
Local artists are putting their creative spin on social justice conversations surrounding immigration, LGBTQ rights, and the Black Lives Matter movement in a collaborative performance piece they’ll present Friday, May 1, at Mesa Arts Center. It’s part of The Social Justice Project, an ongoing enterprise in promoting community awareness and…
Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner, and while May 5 doesn’t mark the anniversary of Mexico’s independence like many think, it is still a worthy reason for celebration. And what’s better than celebrating? Celebrating for free, duh. Here are our three picks for celebrating Cinco de Mayo without…
Looks like Phoenix made it on somebody’s naughty list — again. A new study, published as a blog post by BetterDoctor.com, found Phoenix to be one of America’s 10 least bike-friendly cities. We spoke about these findings with with Divya Raghavan, the Bay-area analyst who created the list, and with…
[DE/AS]cending What if ASU Art Museum were a bunker? And what if said bunker was holding a store of water? That’s the premise of [DE/AS]cending, a theatrical and immersive experience that brings two troupes of master of fine arts students who specialize in theater to engage spaces throughout the museum…
You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is…
With so many gorgeous desert trail options in or near Phoenix, we can’t imagine why anyone wouldn’t want to go take a hike.
On Voice Film Club podcast, we marvel at teen horror film Unfriended, and while it is “85 minutes of watching someone else use a computer,” the filmmaker’s adept at turning a screen into a natural storytelling platform: “Director Levan Gabriadze summons up exquisite unease just by the way a cursor…
With the wedding planning well underway and bridesmaids all picked out, it’s time to start brainstorming ideas for your bachelorette party. Ideally, this pink and Patrón-fueled affair will become an evening that you and your friends inside joke about for years to come. But before you let your hair down,…
You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is…
Front Porch Pickins If trekking through troves of vintage vestments is your thing, then we’ve found a mecca for you. While the Valley has no shortage of antique shops filled to the brim, Front Porch Pickins Market offers another chance with a variety of goodies. Browsing through everything from Midcentury…
Girl power is coming to Phoenix. And no, we’re not talking about the Spice Girls. The Girls in Tech Catalyst Conference takes place Sunday, April 26, through Tuesday, April 28, at the Hotel Palomar in downtown Phoenix and spotlights the success and innovation of women in the tech field. Almost…
Childsplay founder and artistic director David Saar announced in a press release on Wednesday, April 22, that he will retire at the end of the 2015-16 season. Saar started the acclaimed professional children’s theater company in 1977 as a graduate thesis project. Its aim has been to engage children with…
