Holy paperback, Batman! Yes, that time has come. Time to clear off the coffee table, empty out the closet and reorganize the laundry room, because you’re going to need all that space. Why? Another Friends of the Phoenix Public Library Spring Book Sale is upon us. Even if you haven’t…
What’s better than looking good? How about feeling good doing it. The DOPE Show (Designers Organized with PurposE) is a fashion-meets-fundraising event that showcases styles, both upcoming and upscale, while raising money to benefit #HashTagLunchbagPhx, an organization that works to end hunger. This 18-and-over event will roll out the red…
There’s something about the sheen of Old Hollywood that shines after all these years. The glamor of the golden age of the silver screen goes zany when the comic opera Don Pasquale splashes into downtown Phoenix on Friday, April 25.Updating one of Gaetano Donizetti’s 19th century masterpieces to the 1950s,…
Let’s face it, you’re not as fit as you’d like to be. That’s okay, because the majority of the population is in the same boat. It’s easy to fall off the wagon and nosh on some Cheetos while gorging on the new season of House of Cards, but the trick…
One of the key benefits of Major League Baseball’s impossibly long season is that it’s virtually impossible for a team to be out of the hunt early in the season. A team can be an absolute dumpster-fire in April and still have 120-odd games to prove that month an aberration…
Myriad versions of the 300-year-old ballad “Barbara Allen” have come down to us. Our dad sings that Ms. Allen’s suitor dies of lovesickness after her rejection. Guilt-ridden and lonely, she swiftly follows suit, and the plants that spring from their graves twine together forever. Awww.The 1942 play Dark of the…
Maps marked with “Heyre Be Dragons” alerted astute travelers of the Old World to the uncharted parts of the sea where, surely, creatures noshed on the bones of explorers. Space 55’s Heyre Be Dragons, In My Mind takes us into the unknown on Friday, April 25.A cadre of local playwrights…
The Secret Garden, a musical inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Edwardian novel, features uptight Brits opening up like neglected flowers. Despite how pleasant that sounds, don’t show up at Arizona Broadway Theatre expecting a staging of Nancy Friday’s compilation of women’s sexual fantasies, My Secret Garden — you’ll be disappointed,…
Focusing on the next big gets a bad rap. Sure, trends come and go. But keeping an eye out for, say, burgeoning talent is another matter. And that’s precisely what Gilbert gallery and photography lab Art Intersection does with its annual student showcase.Juried by photography professor Rosalind Shipley of Arizona…
Fine dinning just got redefined. This spring T. Cook’s executive chef Paul McCabe and his team are inviting guests to join them at table 31 for an exclusive evening of experimental gourmet cuisine. This month-long event will offer weekly improvised dinners comprised of up to 12 courses and beverage pairings…
When Ayo Skeete was 10 years old, she had a make-your-own-jewelry birthday party. When she was in middle school, she made her own jewelry and sold it. In college, she began making pieces she loved and sold them in her very own Etsy shop, Ayo Femi Jewelry. At 25, the…
In honor of the fifth annual Big Brain Awards, New Times is recognizing five Urban Legends, established creative pioneers who have made Phoenix a better, cooler place. Leading up to the Big Brain Award announcement and Artopia on April 25, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will…
Contrary to popular belief, you have to be neither an artist nor a child to take an art class. You might not be the next Monet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun honing your painting technique. From sand casting to alternative printing, the art classes in metro Phoenix…
Between the pool parties, the creative mingling, and the growing bike community, we can totally understand why Phoenix is a great place for Millennials. Now, as if those weren’t enough, Time magazine has just given up-and-comers another reason make a trip to the Valley of the Sun: jobs…
For a seven-day stretch every spring, Spa Week cuts beauty buffs’ wallets some slack while ensuring that their faces are anything but. Running from Monday, April 21, through Tuesday, April 27, the event offers an array of $50 treatments, ranging from pedicures to body wraps, at spas across the Valley…
New Times photographers were out and about this weekend. Did they snap your picture? Session Saturdays at Hotel Valley Ho’s OH Pool On what was probably the last reasonable weekend weather-wise before things really get sweltering, sun bunnies, bathing beauties, bikini-clad revelers, and guests of the Hotel Valley Ho crowded…
After Pepper boutique owner Cathy Beach completed her master’s in clinical psychology in California, she began a career in fashion merchandising. She’s done everything from working as designer Rachel Pally’s assistant to overseeing visual display for Bloomingdale’s and Free People stores along the West Coast. She had just begun developing…
In honor of the fifth annual Big Brain Awards, New Times is recognizing five Urban Legends, established creative pioneers who have made Phoenix a better, cooler place. Leading up to the Big Brain Award announcement and Artopia on April 25, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will…
She fed you, bathed you, and clothed you. She dried your tears, kissed skinned knees, and changed your diaper. And don’t you forget it. Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11, and gone are the days when a card colored outside the lines will cut it. Yes, pedicures are pretty, and…
Just because the temperature’s rising doesn’t mean your art career can’t rise with it. Rather than let your art supplies melt and separate in the garage this summer, Practical Art is encouraging local artists to put their tools and talents to good use by entering work into the third annual…
Jackalope Ranch’s guide to getting out and about in Phoenix this week is here. “Chihuly in the Garden” He’s back. World-famous glass artist Dale Chihuly returns to the Valley with a new exhibition, “Chihuly in the Garden” at Desert Botanical Garden. Whether you’ve seen these intricate, vibrant pieces on display…
Believe it or not, it is possible to check your calendar without having to check your bank your account. Between Docent 101 in Scottsdale, cinema Italiano in Tempe, and star-gazing in Chandler, we can think of three Valley events that will get you out of the house without getting you…
