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? Tony Davidson admits he’s not looking to save the printing press — he just wants to learn from printing experts who continue to work…
The Red Dress Tour @ Roosevelt Row Before Art Detour 23 officially kicks off this weekend (whether we need it or not), local artists Kara Roschi and Ernesto Moncada will be giving visitors and downtown locals alike a taste of the Third Friday action on Roosevelt Row. Wear red and…
St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Thursday didn’t stop Irish booze fans from hitting the streets of Scottsdale. We set our sights on a few popular spots — Shotgun Betty’s, Mulligan’s Brick Bar, Giligin’s, The Firehouse, and DJ’s — and took some fashionable notes. The Good’s above, the Bad and…
Don’t be surprised to see a few sparkly-dressed faerie folk if you’re in Gilbert this weekend, when the park at 2675 East Elliot Road will be transformed into the Faerie Spring Fling Frolic. The event’s expected to bring in a horde of faeries (of course), as well as vendors selling…
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 Winter’s Bone, the Oscar nominated drama released this year, starring Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes. Chow Bella…
fter finishing an ice-cold can of brew, standard operating procedure for most beer drinkers usually involves tossing it away, either over your shoulder or into the trash. (Of course, it you’re a manly man, it might also mean crushing that bad boy while unleashing an thunderous belch for added effect)…
Automorphosis isn’t just a documentary about art cars — it’s a study in interesting people, and their often wacky obsessions. Much of what viewers see in Automorphosis falls in the “stranger than fiction” category — it’s the vision of Filmmaker Harrod Blank (an artist who created a camera-shaped van out…
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? When a Harlem-based group of artists and community activists wanted to make a difference in their local neighborhoods, they looked for a space that…
Since there’s really no better accessory than a cocktail in your hand, each week brings you a tasty adult beverage from one of our favorite drinking establishments, complete with a recipe. This week: The Kingston Rum Punch at The Breadfruit’s Rum Bar The Valley’s Jamaican food staple, The Breadfruit, just…
Irish culture will be in abundance across the Valley today as Saint Pat’s celebrations take place at bars and clubs from Avondale to Apache Junction. So if you wish (or drink) hard enough, there’s probably a slim chance you might just encounter one of the mythical and magical tricksters. Wondering…
Want to see the Supermoon this weekend? Look up. On Saturday, March 19, the moon’s expected to be about 350,000 kilometers from the Earth, — the closest in 18 years, according to NASA. And while the moon’s distance change is marginal, a “Supermoon” falling on a full-moon night has only…
So two guys walk into a one-acre field and release a mouse. They send Beagles, Fox Terriers, and Scottish Terriers out to see who can find the mouse the fastest. The Scottish Terriers never found the mouse. The Fox Terriers took 15 minutes to find it. And the Beagles found…
Andy Warhol made a reputation on graphic silkscreen paintings and quirky, controversial films, but there is another, more personal side to the artist’s work.Two years ago, the ASU Art Museum received a collection of 155 photographs from the 1970s and 80s from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. “They…
All of the paperwork’s been filed and HeatSync Labs, Chandler’s collaborative hackerspace, has officially gained nonprofit status this week … now all they need is a new lab. The brain trust has outgrown Gangplank (the Chandler-based co-op space), which has been their home for the last year. And the group’s…
Downtown Phoenix’s Third Friday and Art Detour combined make a weekend full of, well, art. The 23-year-old event, officially organized by Artlink, will take over galleries and studios on Grand Avenue, Roosevelt Row and the Melrose District (and a few in between). Wonder what’s open? Just look for the yellow…
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 February 14, Victoria Lucas and Richard William Wheater installed their first of 12 neon signs on warehouse rooftops in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Their…
Editor’s note: On Tuesday morning, as this week’s issue was going to press, ArtLink announced it was going to create a map for this year’s Art Detour. I’ve been thinking about Art Detour. It’s been off my radar lately, ever since three years ago, anyway, when I was working on…
A gleeful celebration of nonstop doping, Limitless offers up a dim Better Living Through Chemistry fantasy that refuses to rain on its own pill-popping parade. With long, disheveled locks and matching facial scruff, novelist Eddie (Bradley Cooper) struggles with writer’s block until he runs into his ex-brother-in-law, Vernon (Johnny Whitworth)…
Last Thursday night, shortly before the curtain rose on Arizona Theatre Company’s Sex and the Second City Version 2.0, a young woman approached me and the three other theater critics with whom I was chatting in the lobby. “Excuse me,” she said, waving a camera at us. “Do you mind…
He measures around 3-foot-6, likes wearing quaint green outfits on Saint Patrick’s Day, and is a bit of a devilish trickster. Nope, we ain’t referring to the WWE’s Hornswoggle or even that evil lil’ bastard from the Leprechaun flicks, but rather Chuey the Rock ‘n’ Roll Midget. The 29-year-old lascivious…
It will be a full-on brodeo at this annual St. Patty’s day block party that encompasses Dos Gringos, Upper Deck Sports Grill, White House, and Acme Bar. The festivities will include access to all four bars, drink deals such as eight green beers for $20, live music, DJs, food vendors,…
Charlie Silvercloud III is one gloomy Gus, but with good reason. The pessimistic protagonist of the 2006 indie flick Expiration Date is certain he’s destined to die in the same freaky fashion as his father and grandfather: getting struck by a milk truck on his 25th birthday. With only a…
