Look, we can’t vouch for your love of the New England Patriots or the Seattle Seahawks. But we can bet money that you’re a fan of puppies. The Puppy Bowl, a time-honored tradition for people who love dogs and could go either way on football, is making its 11th appearance…
Take a deep breath, Phoenix. Between shakeups at major institutions, changes coming to arts hubs, and a slew of closings and openings, there’s a lot going on — and even more to take in. What better time to take the pulse of the state’s arts scene? Jackalope Ranch wants your…
Comedian and author Jim Gaffigan has a lot on his plate (that’s only sort of a food joke). Somehow between guest-hosting The Late Late Show, publishing his latest book, Food: a Love Story,, and raising five children, he managed to squeeze in a few minutes to speak with Jackalope Ranch…
We see very little from local playwrights, a rare breed whose work is usually relegated to workshop productions before being tucked away forever. Richard Warren is one among a very few exceptions, at least lately. Last season, a staged reading of Warren’s Revocable Trust received a lot of attention. His…
Bad news for you budget-conscious plan-cancelers. The “too expensive” excuse just doesn’t work anymore. Being out of money in metro Phoenix doesn’t have to mean being out of the loop. Whether it’s hearing the up-and-coming comics around town, discussing how to develop the downtown area, or celebrating an art gallery…
There are few words to describe the first impression of walking into Misty Guerriero’s home. It’s eclectic, for sure, but it’s not the kind of eclectic that results in pursed lips and slow head nodding. The vintage maven’s Phoenix home is eclectic in the way that an art museum is…
Curious members of the human colony descended on Lisa Sette Gallery on Saturday, January 10, for the opening of “The Brief Forever” featuring works by Mayme Kratz and Alan Bur Johnson, and “Nostalgia” by Neha Vedpathak. Drenched in honey-colored light from the impending sunset, the gallery sat quiet like an…
For author Marissa Meyer, it all started with Sailor Moon. Through that lunar soldier, she found a spark within herself that eventually ignited into a passion for writing young-adult fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. With the release of Fairest: Levana’s Story, her newest installment in the New York Times bestselling…
“Gridiron Glory” 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…
Hey there, Phoenix! We’re rolling out the grassy green carpet in honor of the biggest event to hit town since – well, since the last Super Bowl rolled through. The 49th annual celebration of all things professional football promises to be the grandest yet, and Phoenix New Times has it…
When the top 10 finalists from Season 11 of So You Think You Can Dance hit the stage at Comerica Theatre on Sunday, January 25, Tempe-born Bridget Whitman will be among them — performing not only for fans of Fox’s hit TV show, but also friends, family, and fellow dancers…
Winterfest We firmly hesitate to call any Valley event “Winterfest” unless it includes an artificially frozen puddle surrounded by trucked-in snowbanks. Nevertheless, it is technically hibernal outside, and Southwest Shakepeare’s Winterfest repertory programming at Mesa Arts Center, One East Main Street, goes heavy on the fest, so everything comes out…
Pro wrestling fans of the Valley, better start planning your posters. The superstars of the WWE are heading back our way in the near future and are planning to rumble inside the Talking Stick Resort Arena (formerly known as US Airways Center) in downtown Phoenix once again. The WWE announced…
One-night stands can come in all different forms. Sometimes you’re looking for the right one and you end up finding the right one for right now. Other times, you might be looking for a casual fling. Some nights, you’re an alcohol-induced mistake. Other nights, you’re the one making the alcohol-induced…
Business types will tell you it’s best to keep a one-minute “elevator speech” at the ready. Typically, that’s about all the time you get to reply after someone asks about what you make or do. But 32 Arizona artists and arts organizations had the luxury of a full six minutes…
If you’re a major fan of anime (a.k.a. Japanese animation), you probably were at Taiyou Con out in Mesa this past weekend. Ditto for anyone who happens to be into manga, shonen, imported video games, J-pop, or otaku culture, as such things are the focus of the annual convention out…
Mortdecai is creeping into theaters with the flushed shame of a debutante who expects to be pelted with tomatoes. It’s a pity. In 1965, Mortdecai would be the hit of the year. Director David Koepp whips through this pop-colored caper about crooked art dealer Charlie Mortdecai (Johnny Depp) — one…
Richard Linklater ended his feel-good Best Picture contender on a high. His star, 18-year-old would-be artist Mason, graduated high school and was ready to conquer the world. But what if Linklater had kept filming? And what if Mason wasn’t an actor, but a real teenage boy? Meet Samuel Klemke. He,…
One doesn’t have to be immersed in Hispanic culture to love Flamenco dancing. Relished for its expressive movements, rhythmic foot stomping, flamboyant costumes, and emotional intensity, el baile flamenco migrated from the Andalusia region of Spain in the 1800s. This music and dance is celebrated (annually) at Lluvia Flamenca. Translating…
You are traveling to another screening, a screening not only of sight and sound but of mind… Next stop, the Science Fiction TV Dinner. This dinner and a show hosted by ASU’s Project Humanities and Center for Science and the Imagination will center around Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, where personalities can…
Where we come from defines us more than we even realize: That’s the idea implicit in Andrey Zvyagintsev’s somber, sturdily elegant drama Leviathan, in which a mechanic who has lived on the same parcel of land all his life — as his father and grandfather did before him — resists…
There are few hard-and-fast rules in screenwriting, but here’s one I think we can agree on: Something’s gone wrong if your crowd-pleasing family drama asks audiences to hope a child’s father proves to be a crackhead. That’s one baffling turn in Mike Binder’s Black or White, a movie about race…
