Kick off the countdown to Christmas this Saturday at World of Beer in Tempe. The brew-centric bar is celebrating the season by offering 12 delicious Christmas-themed beers from different breweries. There will also be prize giveaways and a Christmas photo area with props and ugly sweaters to make sure you…
Following in the steps of its sister spot My Wine Cellar in Ahwatukee, MWC Bistro in Gilbert will host a wine festival this Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. The one-day event will feature 20 wines from four distributors. Each will be pouring “holiday-friendly” wines ideal for Christmas, New Year’s…
Look, that novel isn’t going to write itself. So whether you need someone to light a fire in your soul or under your, well, you know, you’re safest best is to buy a ticket to the Arizona Creative Writing Conference & Collegiate Poetry Slam. The event will offer informative sessions…
Energetic, experimental Orange Theatre emerges from a relatively quiet period to host an evening of unscripted fun Saturday, December 13, in its space at 1711 West Culver Street. First come drinks and snacks, mingling, and a preview screening of Inside Orange Theatre, a short documentary about the group by Goodman…
This weekend Food City’s annual Festival del Tamal will take over downtown Phoenix for a weekend of food, drink, and dancing. The event will be held on Saturday and Sunday between 1st Avenue and 4th Avenue on Washington Street. Look forward to tamales made from some of the best tamale-makers…
Every runner knows that, deep down, every runner is motivated by the same thing. It’s not staying in shape, and it’s certainly not personal satisfaction. No, what keeps runners going when their muscles are screaming and their lungs are burning is knowing that they’ll be able to lord it over…
This month, DTPHX Engagement Lab is hosting a bonafide neighborhood potluck, where the neighborhood is all of Downtown Phoenix. Places, Spaces and Faces will feature food and discussion with the founders of DTPHX Engagement Lab, R.J. Price, and Lindsay Kinkade. The duo will share what they have accomplished through creative…
There’s nothing sadder than a Star Wars stormtrooper melting inside his armor. Phoenix Comicon unveils its newest event, Fan Fest, this Friday, December 12, during cosplay-friendly weather.In addition to cooler temps, Fan Fest is a boon for comic book and pop culture geeks who can’t wait for Comicon in May…
They grow up so fast. The Phoenix Center for the Arts is already bringing back the Phoenix Festival of the Arts for its third year. For one weekend, culture seekers of all ages can enjoy art exhibitions, food trucks, more than 75 vendors selling everything from ceramic works to visual…
The holiday season is about two things: family drama (and embarrassment), and eating. From traditional and passed-down recipes to eggnog and Christmas cookies there will be eating. Lots of eating. For the third year in a row Chow Bella, the New Times award-winning blog on all things food, hosts “Eating…
In the 122 years since Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s now-holiday classic, The Nutcracker, first debuted at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia, there have been numerous adaptations and interpretations (even a disco version). Yet, performances with the greatest appeal rarely wander far from the core work. Ballet Arizona has updated this…
Phoenix may not have the bright lights, big city feel of iceskating in Rockefeller Center, but the Southwestern holiday game is strong, especially at the Desert Botanical Garden during Las Noches de las Luminarias. During the annual event, you can wander paths lit by over 8,000 luminaria bags while sipping…
Adventurous diners seeking a seasonal thrill can head to Bryan’s Black Mountain Barbecue this month for a taste of lutefisk, the traditional Nordic dish. Chef Bryan Dooley is serving his own take on the classic dried fish, serving Aquavit infused lutefisk wrapped in phyllo dough with a mash of rutabaga…
Never is a fish be more out of the water than in desert environments. That’s the basic premise behind artist Joe McAuliffe’s current exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden. McAuliffe, who doubles as the Botanical Garden’s and research ecologist and director of research, utilizes gyotaku impressions of fish taken from…
There is nothing worse than getting your skates all laced up, stumbling out onto the ice, and proudly making that first lap around the rink without falling on your ass only to get shown up by a preteen in a sparkly tutu whose triple Salchow jump is obviously headed for…
Beautiful things happen when separate parts merge: Law and order (real or SVU); Crosby, Stills, and Nash; macaroni and cheese. Well, add Samuel Chung, Susan Beiner, and Kurt Weiser to that list. These ASU School of Art ceramics faculty members have chosen 22 pieces from the ASU Art Museum Ceramics…
We begin this week’s Voice Film Club podcast with a Thomas Pynchon story, before hosts Alan Scherstuhl and Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice, and Amy Nicholson of LA Weekly, move onto Paul Thomas Anderson’s movie adaption of his novel, Inherent Vice. It’s “in some ways a godawful mess, indulgent…
You’ve probably seen or heard Joe Rogan before, whether you intended to or not. He’s a pretty busy guy, considering that he does the color commentary for the major UFC events, has his own successful interview-based podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, and shows up on a wide variety of television…
Claire A. Warden spits on her own art. Maybe that’s a little overly dramatic. More accurately, she used her own saliva in the processing for the constructed photographs in her upcoming exhibition, “Mimesis: A Presentation of the Self”. A current Art Intersection artist-in-residence, Warden will be showing about 10 to…
Some tattoo artists aren’t sure that they want to ink people for a living until later in life. For Jake Imler of Phoenix’s Copper State Tattoo, that wasn’t the case. “My grandpa had a really big tattoo that I always loved, so that’s what first got me interested in tattoos,”…
Year of the Rooster, now crowing its head off at Stray Cat Theatre, serves up a compelling theatrical medley of black comedy, tough characters, and pretty pathos. Intelligently handled by young playwright Eric Dufault, this angst-drenched story is presented by a quartet of characters who demonstrate what happens when pain…
There’s no shortage of Western art in Old Town Scottsdale, where folks encounter the city’s official nickname: “The West’s Most Western Town.” Best known is Ed Mell’s Jack Knife sculpture anchoring the intersection of Main Street and Marshall Way. But soon you’ll find works by Mell and more than 150…
