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? Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker weren’t big fans of large and expensive art history textbooks, so they decided to write their own…
Have any extra cardboard lying around? Give a ring to the members of local hip-hop dance collective Dynamic Rockers a ring, since they’re probably gonna need plenty Saturday’s Street Culture Jam dance competition, which takes place at the Party Pit. Breakdancers and b-boys will likely pull off all kinds of…
In our world of choreographed flash mobs and revolution-by-Twitter, it may seem odd that an arts festival takes time to grow and develop over the years. But it does. Ideas lead to plans lead to experience leads to word of mouth, which generates new plans and experiences, until something reaches…
Urban 7’s swanky atmosphere, hookah-friendly environment, and location in Old Town Scottsdale make it a great spot for Fashion Fridays. Unfortunately Fashion Fridays isn’t much of an event at all. The promoters claim the evening goes until 1 a.m., but the latest installment had such a low turnout that last call came closer…
After being closed for most of March, Spy Headquarters has reopened on Northern Avenue. The store sold a variety of surveillance, security, and self-defense items for more than two decades and was recently remodeled.Unfortunately, the new Spy Headquarters store layout and inventory is disappointing, especially for people who visited SH…
Local designer Tiffe Fermaint is typically behind a sewing machine during the day, but at night she’s behind her own camera lens documenting the best dressed night owls in Phoenix. Her blog, Last Night’s Outfit, is where she catalogs the latest men’s and women’s trends, including giant hair, insect-inspired jewelry,…
It’s nearing summer, which means sunglasses are no longer a fashion statement but a necessity. But let’s not let the personal style go. We picked up a pair of bedazzled shades in Mesa’s The Goods Store and decided to use a little inspiration to jazz up our own pair (and…
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? Enough with this obsessive, quick-update nonsense, said staff members of Ir, a Lativian weekly magazine this past winter when they decided to give Twitter…
The selection of short films made by local filmmakers in this year’s Arizona category at The Phoenix Film Festival represented a variety of genres and styles. There were action films, comedies, a musical, and a horror/suspense film. Here are a few of our favorites and the winner of this year’s…
WWE held its Wrestlemania pay-per-view at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta last night, with 71,617 fans attending and an estimated one million people watching at home. But anyone tuning in to watch wrestling at the biggest wrestling event in the world came away disappointed. On a four hour show, there…
El Mirage officials are booting artist and photographer Thomas Schultz from the city’s downtown gallery.The reasons remain unknown.And even though on Friday the city gave Schultz a whopping five days to clear out, city officials changed the locks on gallery over the weekend because Schultz wouldn’t hand over the keys…
Flor-Ascent in Photos On Saturday night, Piestewa Peak was lit with the costumes of several hikers decked out in LED lights and glowsticks. At least 25 people (members of the Arizona Cacophony Society) made the hike to the summit of the mountain, where a sprawling view of the valley at…
Cowtown Skateboards hosted its annual skateboard jam over the weekend and invited local boarders and fans to watch the pros (and each other) pull a few tricks and compete for prizes. The event, held at Desert West Skateboard Plaza, was full of expected and unexpected fashion statements from boarders and…
Volume 19 of Hi-Fructose, a quarterly contemporary arts magazine, hasn’t hit the stands, but when it does, you can keep an eye out for the work of local creative, Colin Chillag. Chillag’s a local painter who recently departed from his well-known cartoon style with his portrait series of residents at…
One of the showcased feature films at this year’s Phoenix Film Festival puts ganja and a group of aging smugglers from Florida on the silver screen. In the 1970s, South Florida fishing boats were infamous for hauling in “square grouper,” and catching a square grouper meant catching a boatload of…
Finding Hawes Trail on Mesa’s Usery Mountain is sort of like going to a speakeasy; someone has to tell you just where to park and exactly where the entrance is because there aren’t any signs. Once you find the way (with the help of our directions after the jump), you’ll…
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? Six Arizona artists are working to organize, fund, and produce a reactionary arts festival that won’t be featuring their own work. Instead of adding…
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? On the side of an abandoned house in Nola, New Orleans, there’s a space to visualize your own bucket list. Before I Die is…
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? Kirsty Hall is on a year-long mission to leave a trail, in jars. The Bristol-based artist creates small-scale drawings and installations from found objects,…
This weekend’s packed with First Friday shows, Fringe Festival performances, Phoenix Film Festival screenings, Final Four matches and Spring Training innings. What, you still need something to do? Let us help.Arts and Flowers @ Phoenix Art MuseumAs any fan of Lady GaGa can attest, impressive dresses can be made outta anything…
Sticker junkies: if you’re planning on checking out local artist MADONE’s annual Sticker Phiends show on April 8, you might want to bring a few stickers of your own to trade — and a bag. The event’s known for shelling out freebies (including drinks if you’re over 21 and bring…
