Arts & Culture

Artist: Allison ElliottMedium: Calotype Photography (Salt Print)…

Thanks to Ticoz in Central Phoenix, you dont have to find out what a “resto-bar” is from Google — you just have to walk inside. As both a modern Latin-style eatery, and an inviting, trendy hangout, Ticoz makes the balancing act look easy. But fair warning: after a few daily drink…

Forget about hearts with “Mom” in the middle or knuckle tattoos that read “Love” and “Hate” — tattooing is now a serious art form. As we detail in this week’s cover story, Marked Man, tattooists like local sensation Andrick Aviles are working to dispel the idea that ink-on-flesh is not…

David Uhlman has a theory: all the sitting behind desks, staring at computers, and being cooped up inside has created a desperate longing to build something with our hands, to bring something to life. It’s with this sentiment, that the businessman and avid creator decided to round up a few…

One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Tim Devin’s taking a survey. The Boston-based artist is known for putting his work in public places, and in March, he began calling out…

The week after he died, I kept bumping into Michael Kemper Goodwin everywhere I went. At a studio visit with the artist Jason Hill, I spotted a photograph of Goodwin’s iconic Tempe City Hall among Hill’s work. During a meeting with historic preservationist Steve Weiss, Goodwin’s name came up when…

Gallery owner Kenneth Richardson loves surprises — particularly the kind he receives whenever local artists submit their work for theme showcases at Pravus Gallery. “I’m constantly amazed at some of the imaginative things that people come up with when we hold group shows,” he says. “It surprises me to no…

As anyone with a rabbit’s foot would likely tell you, fortune and chance play a big role in everyday life. Lady Luck’s graces can determine everything from winning at craps to whether or not you nab that primo parking space at work. It’s also a big factor in Lotería, the…

A night of bowling usually involves smelly shoes and dirt-encrusted finger holes, not to mention armies of gutter-ball-throwing kids hyped up on sugar. A more adult-friendly experience can be had at Arcadia Tavern’s Wii Bowling Tournament, every Wednesday night (for those ages 21-and-older). Teams of four will swing their joysticks…

A handful of major label beers have dominated the canned libations market for as long as most of us remember. Although living the High Life on a Clydesdale with Silver Bullets in a can sounds enticing, exploring the craftsmanship of today’s cache of independent brewing artisans is a more flavorful…

It may be a dry heat, but every desert rat knows that the best way to stay cool is to get wet. For the past 42 years, Big Surf Waterpark has been helping hot and sweaty Arizonans feel like beach boys and California girls throughout the long, hot summers. From…

Although DJ M2 may pay the bills with his weekday morning shift on Power 98.3, the talented turntablist has much more than Top 40 and hip-hop hits up his sleeve. Just listen to his Nitty Gritty mixtape, where he splices smooth jazz samples with classic soul and banging hip-hop tracks,…

For some people, the body is a temple. For others, it’s a temple in need of serious redecorating. Hence the many newbies who’ll attend this weekend’s AZ Tattoo Expo hoping to get some ink injected into their virgin flesh. “It’s an opportunity to get tattooed or pierced by the best…

We’re all ticking off the days until The Rapture. Date saved, right? Technically, May 21 is just Judgment Day (at least according to some Christian wingnuts), as the walls aren’t supposed to come crumbling down until October. Whew, that’s a relief! In an effort to make light of this gloomy…

When a designer is encouraged to add a little “flavor” to her creations, it usually isn’t meant literally — except at the next Project Ethos show, where flavored Vitamin Water Zero will serve as the inspiration for cutting-edge fashions created by five Valley designers including Rebecca Turley and Tiffe Fermaint…

When most people think of nuns, they imagine Julie Andrews singing in the hills, or the stern, knuckle-rapping sisters found at Catholic schools. Local artist Gennaro Garcia paints a different picture of religious life. On a trip to Spain with his wife, Garcia encountered three nuns smoking, drinking and living…

Jimi Hendrix may have abandoned his mortal coil over 40 years ago, but his ghost still hovers over practically anyone gripping an electric guitar. To call the man a pioneer of the instrument is like calling Bill Shakespeare a “pretty good storyteller.” Four decades after his untimely demise due to…