Last year, Lisa Starry’s original fashion-meets-dance work, Catwalk, pranced into Phoenix Theatre’s Little Theatre with a splash. The production featured fun, upbeat numbers set to familiar pop rock and classical tunes, with the dancers modeling clothing created by local designers. The idea was attractive enough to audiences that Starry was asked…
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? The now-defunct television show was popular early 2000s. It starred rapper Xzibit, who took people’s clunky cars to Los Angeles’ West Coast Customs to…
Five local fashion designers (and their models) will go head-to-head this Friday night in Scottsdale, when Project Ethos continues its nationwide tour at Axis Radius on May 20.The night will showcase runway looks by Tiffe Fermaint, Rebecca Turley, Jennyvi Dizon, Monkieu Tran, and Shantidas Contu-Owen. Axis will also host local…
Ever wondered what this town might look like, post-apocalypse? The abandoned Phoenix Trotting Park racetrack in Goodyear is a pretty good preview — and a pretty handy one if all those rumors of The Rapture happening in less than a week prove to be true.Desiccated by the ravages of the…
In today’s example of why your office mates aren’t that loud, annoying, or totally neurotic, a 36-year-old accountant in Brazil has officially won the right to watch porn … and masturbate in the office. Ana Catarian Bezerra has a chemical imbalance that triggers severe anxiety and hypersexuality — a condition…
Artist: William LeGoullon Medium: Pigment Print on Canvas 39 X 40 Title: Table (Image taken at The Scottsdale Century Six Drive-In)”Arizona at one time had close to 50 Drive-in movie theaters; today only three remain in business. Although the number of locations has decreased significantly, Arizona’s Drive-in theaters continue to…
Deck fiends of all ages dished out a few tricks on the vert ramp and bowl at KTR Skate School over the weekend. The contest, sponsored by Cowtown Skateboards, awarded cash and gift prizes to the best tricks and overall performance in each division. We took a trip to Mesa…
This week’s hiking lesson: The $6 entrance fee to see the Wind Cave Trail at Usery Mountain Recreation Area is totally worth it. The 1.6-mile trail is fairly easy; it’s the most popular hike in the area. There are few rough spots where you have to navigate over some big…
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? Catherine Young followed her fascination with happiness to Iceland.The island country in the North Atlantic Ocean has been rated one of the happiest places…
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? Rejection letters, tax returns, and receipts clutter messy corners of desks and wallets; in Nava Lubelski’s studio, the paper waste is tightly rolled, cut,…
Tempest Freerunning Academy from The Cool Hunter on Vimeo. Your morning walk may look more like an obstacle course for a student at California’s new Tempest Freerunning Academy. The school is the first indoor training facility for freerunning and parkour — sports in which the idea is to get from…
You may have plans to see Chelsea Handler making dirty jokes over at Comerica Theatre tonight, eat your heart out at the Queen Creek Peach Festival, and then dance it all off at the AZ salsa festival on Saturday night at the Venue Scottsdale.But we’re adding these five events to…
Nothing goes better with a movie than dinner (and perhaps vise versa), which Chow Bella has all figured out. Dinner and a Movie pairs all sorts of films with themed recipes each week.Today features The Third Man starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles, who find themselves in the middle of…
When Tara Logsdon is looking for some fashionable fabric to use when giving unloved teddy bears from thrift stores a makeover, the artist often utilizes stylish swathes cut from the designs of Louis Vuitton and Gucci.This “rehabilitative surgery” performed on plush toys for her “EKL Bearmy” is just one of…
Summer is here, which really means only one thing: it’s a fantastic time to start that diet for this weekend’s pool party or slosh down the Salt River. No need for a gym membership, these six fixes will have you ready in no time. 1. Freeze Your FatKeep in mind,…
The countdown to Best of Phoenix begins! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we’ll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix. No scope or requirement on medium or size — we’ll include photography, painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more…
Phoenix Comicon, the annual comic book, anime, media, and gaming convention kicks off May 26 in Mesa. Stay tuned to Jackalope Ranch for interviews, must-sees, and must-avoids. And in the meantime, go ahead and geek out over the Con’s latest commercial…
Besides doing fun relationship stuff like arguing about how to discipline their dog, New Times blogger Tyler Hughes and his girlfriend, Jackie Cronin, go to the movies. Tyler: Going in to Bridesmaids, I was sure that you’d like this movie more than I would. I’m a big fan of SNL scribes…
This weekend was slated to be Phoenix’s introduction to the Blue Planet Film Festival, a nationwide showcase of independent films that spotlight animal rights and environmental issues. Unfortunately, the event was called off due to lack of funding just days before it was scheduled to take place at MADCAP Theaters…
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?Sea Leave it to the Dutch to invent something you can only see after a good rain. Sea Life Scheveningen (Holland’s Sea World) debuted its…
Last night, Phoenix Art Museum’s Contemporary Forum awarded eight local artists who’ve made a mark in the contemporary scene. The annual event recognizes up to seven emerging Arizona artists with $1,500 grants to purchase materials and one mid-career artist with $5,000 plus a special exhibition of his or her work…
