“Monday, Monday … Lalala, lala…” Yes, the Mamas and the Papas summed up the feeling of that first day of the week quite appropriately in song. It’s a day to either love (because you like your job) or dread (because you like the weekend more). Though there’s no avoiding the…
What’s the big deal with drones? Chandler Science Cafe endeavors to address this question this January in its monthly talk series. The talks are live events, open to the public, that feature conversations with scientists on specific topics. Up this month is “The Drone Dilemma: Commercial UAVs, the FAA, and…
Author Maryanne O’Hara tackles art, ambition, duty, and destruction in her much-lauded book, Cascade. When the Paris-trained artist Desdemona Hart moves back to the endangered fictional town of Cascade, Massachusetts, in the 1930s, she finds herself torn between allegiance and aspiration, caring for a father fallen on hard times and…
UNIMA-USA is the U.S. branch of Union Internationale de la Marionnette, a puppetry network that is the world’s oldest theater organization. (This feels counterintuitive — because surely there were human beings before there were puppets — but let’s just live and let live. Or not live, really, if you’re a…
Yep, it’s that time of the year again. As the calendar flips to 2015 and the “New Year, New Me!” posts flood social media, it’s about time you make some resolutions that probably won’t last more than a month. In case you’re one to finish what you start, here are…
While most of us were scurrying around with holiday errands and festivities, artists participating in a public art program called IN FLUX were readying a diverse assortment of works you’ll soon be able to enjoy in several Valley cities. Think of it as a public art-a-palooza — with support from…
For some of us, the thought of being locked in a room with nine other people is a terrifying one; for others, it actually sounds like fun. If you’re one of those non-claustrophobic, socially adept individuals who enjoys things like “team building exercises” and “paying money to be physically confined…
Technically your new year’s resolutions don’t kick in till Thursday, January 1. But there’s no reason you can’t start your goal of spending less a little early. From complimentary celebrations on the last night of 2014 to the first poetry reading of the year and a femme-focused art exhibition, here…
Chris D’Elia didn’t start doing stand-up until 2006, but that’s not to say he didn’t start working on his comedy well before then. “My family’s real funny, so I had to be funny,” D’Elia says. “I really had no choice.” Almost nine years ago, D’Elia began participating in open mic…
Set your DVRs, Phoenix. Tempe-based designer Brandon Gore is about to make his national television debut. The creative mind behind Hard Goods and Gore Design Co. is taking his knowledge of quality handmade furniture and applying it as a judge of Spike’s newest reality series, Framework. Gore will host alongside…
Whimsical met wingback as West Elm launched its online collaboration with Kate Spade Saturday (the younger sister company of Kate Spade) days earlier than its original Tuesday, December 30, date reported by New York Times. While we were initially giddy about the prospect of adding some feminine flair to one…
If you’re out just about anywhere in metro Phoenix between January 15 and February 15 of 2015, pay attention to your surroundings. You just might find yourself unwittingly engaged with the Art By Chance Ultra Short Film Festival…
Arizona Coyotes vs. Philadelphia Flyers It’s been a rough winter for the Arizona Coyotes. They started the season strong, but the wheels came off after Thanksgiving — the Yotes lost just about every game for the next month — and suddenly they seem like a long shot to make the…
We knew it wasn’t a good sign for civilization when Tinder came on the scene. We were skeptical at first, but as the app skyrocketed in popularity, it became perfectly clear that there was a demand for a bit of software that lets you choose a possible romantic partner based…
Grand Avenue is about to get even more livable, thanks to a future complex of apartment-converted shipping containers aptly called Containers on Grand. The container-based housing, located at Grand and 12th avenues, is expect to open in March of 2015. While developers have only secured permits for eight units, they…
Zoppé Who didn’t think about running away to the circus at least once when they were a kid? Thankfully, Zoppé An Italian Family Circus is making it easy to live out those childhood fantasies by bringing the circus to you. Led by sixth-generation circus performer Giovanni Zoppé, this one-ring circus…
Photo by Mark PokornyTalk some sense into ’em, Bilbo.Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl and LA Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson discuss the third-and-final Hobbit movie: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, in this special bonus episode of the Voice Film Club podcast. As always, send barbs, jabs,…
The Marvel Experience has begun in Scottsdale, and it’s a couple hours of bliss for superhero fans. The first stop of the event’s global tour is at Salt River Fields through January 3. While there are still some technological kinks to iron out, it is a must-see for Marvel fans…
For comedian Paula Poundstone, it’s all about bringing people together through laughter. Well, and making people lose control over their bodily functions due to laughter. Oh, and also getting a break from her 15 cats at home. “I know that not everyone is going to find everything I say hysterically…
All dressed up and nowhere to go on New Year’s Eve? Consider any of the following options happening across the Valley on Wednesday, December 31, each of which will allow you to commemorate the final moments of 2014 in grand fashion. And there are plenty of events and affairs to…
The waifs Walter Keane made famous were known for their huge peepers. But look down at their mouths: Every one kept its lips pressed tight, as though to prevent a secret from escaping. That’s where you see the real artist: Walter’s shy wife Margaret (Amy Adams),who bitterly allowed her husband…
With the year in moviegoing now a thing of the past — and critics have drawn up their best-of lists — it seems time at last to look ahead. Here are the 10 films to get excited about over the year to come. Jauja: Revered Argentine filmmaker Lisandro Alonso returns…
