Apologies to all you newborn parents, but the cutest baby in metro Phoenix right now currently resides at the Phoenix Zoo. And yeah, okay, he’s technically an orangutan. On Tuesday, September 2, Bornean orangutans Bess and Michael welcomed their second offspring. The yet-unnamed male was delivered that afternoon in good…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 13. Liz Warren. Liz…
Remember the days when 25 cents could buy you two tickets to the movies and an extra large popcorn? Yeah, neither do we. Fortunately for thrifty thrill-seekers, there’s still plenty of no-cost events happening around town. From free film screenings to nature discussions and spoken word performances, here are our…
The Valley is about to get quite a bit more interesting now that the winners of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s Good ‘N Plenty award have been announced. Ticket holding guests who attended the Friday, August 29, event and judged the live presentations of all six finalists cast their votes…
Polo Preview Party You don’t need to be a huge fan or an expert to enjoy polo. The people-watching opportunities are endless, thanks to fancy outfits and a steady supply of frou-frou drinks. Plus, most polo players are pretty hot. Just look at Facundo Pieres, Nacho Figueras, and Louise Sanberg…
Some people have pumpkin patches, others have trick-or-treating, but for the downtown arts scene, the fall tradition is Lisa Starry’s A Vampire Tale. The Scorpius Dance Theatre production returns to Phoenix Theatre for its 11th season, and due to popularity, the company is encouraging dance fans to snap up tickets…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 14. Rebekah Cancino. Rebekah…
T.J. Miller might be best known as Erlich Bachman from the HBO television show Silicon Valley, or for his movie roles, like his supporting role in She’s Out of My League or “getting yelled at by Michael Bay on the set of Transformers,” but there’s much more to him than…
Equivocation Injustice and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, temporarily brought out the forces of the Internet collective Anonymous and the masks of Guy Fawkes. Remember, remember the 5th of September — this Friday — for that’s when Southwest Shakespeare Company’s AriZoni-nominated production of Equivocation returns to the stage…
There’s nothing wrong with going to the movies just to be swept up in a story, even when the story is fairly unrealistic. If that’s your aim, The Longest Week might be a good way for you to spend about an hour and a half this weekend. The film, starring…
First Friday heats up tonight with creative works going up all over the city. Here are our picks for shows not to miss this evening. “Analogue Roulette” Jeff Slim’s name has been popping up everywhere these days. After exhibiting his paintings in “Beyond the Reed” at Palabra’s Biltmore Pop-Up last…
Comedian Joan Rivers has died. The 81-year-old performer, writer, and television personality passed away on Thursday, September 4, after suffering complications from throat surgery the week prior. She will be remembered for her numerous contributions to the entertainment world. From her appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to…
Comedian, fashion icon, and pop culture diva Joan Rivers died this afternoon in New York, according to a statement from her family. She had been hospitalized since Thursday, August 28, following complications during throat surgery. She was 81…
Paul Mecurio likes to keep his plate full. At present, the mergers and acquisitions lawyer turned comedian writes for the Daily Show With Jon Stewart — a gig he’s had for more than a decade that’s earned him an Emmy and a Peabody Award. He produces his own podcast, The…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. Lights. Camera. And, if you’re lucky, action. It goes without saying that the rom-com reigns supreme…
Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 15. Damon Dering. If…
720 Gallery is closing its doors. But before it does, the downtown art venue is hosting one last exhibition and a fundraiser to benefit Bassim Al-Shaker, a local artist who lost several paintings and personal effects when his studio was robbed last month…
Injustice and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, temporarily brought out the forces of the Internet collective Anonymous and the masks of Guy Fawkes. Remember, remember the 5th of September — this Friday — for that’s when Southwest Shakespeare Company’s AriZoni-nominated production of Equivocation returns to the stage.Speculation, incomplete facts, and strategic…
Cymbeline is the misunderstood schoolchild of Shakespeare’s plays, the misfit who speaks up at odd times and sometimes says the wrong thing, awkward in all kinds of obvious ways. It’s a special-needs play, but the beauty of it is right there in its bones, not least because in it we…
Bocafloja is a man of many talents, but words are clearly his specialty. The Mexico City-born artist and activist is taking to the stage this week as both a rapper and a poet thanks to ASU’s Performance in the Borderlands and the School of Social Transformation. First, he will be…
Reach for your car keys, cowboy, because hip historian Marshall Shore is putting on a slide-slinging show you won’t want to miss. As part of the exhibition “Arizona Ghost Towns: Photography of Kurt Wenner,” which will remain on view through the end of September, Shore is taking a trip through…
The beginning of David Mackenzie’s U.K. prison drama, Starred Up, might make you wonder if you’ll survive to the end: We see a kid with a hard-eyed, shutdown face being matriculated at a new jail — apparently, he’s outgrown his old one, and so he’s been “starred up,” or prematurely…
