To act in a telenovela, Erik Estrada once said you only need to know the story; the lines are fed to you. In our mediated reality, images of Mexico follow similar lines: talking heads repeating emotionally charged and clumsy narratives, tweaking the script to suit their interests. Four photographers challenge,…
The ninth edition in the series of musical revues featuring songs from Broadway productions. Tue., March 8, 12:10 p.m.; Wed., March 9, 12:10 p.m.; Thu., March 10, 12:10 p.m.; Tue., March 15, 12:10 p.m.; Wed., March 16, 12:10 p.m.; Thu., March 17, 12:10 p.m.; Tue., March 22, 12:10 p.m.; Wed.,…
Paul, it should be noted up-front, is not the third installment in the so-called Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy featuring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, though there are indeed servings of both. Note the one key missing element: Edgar Wright, who directed and co-wrote with Pegg both the 2004 zom-com…
Squalor. Raccoons. The Kennedys. Blind cats pissing behind oil paintings, and a skirt worn as a cape over a blouse that’s actually a pair of Capri pants. This, as the hippest among us know all too well, is Grey Gardens. Named for the once-grand East Hampton mansion where Jackie Kennedy’s…
Brazilian artist Laerte Ramos may not hail from Arizona, but his work addresses one of the state’s major issues: the fact that our gun control laws are as loose as a college co-ed following a Saturday night beer binge. Ramos crafts shiny black ceramic guns based on toy manufacturers’ specs,…
Burgeoning young thespians can learns the in’s and out’s of acting trade at this weekly instructional session put on by Childsplay. Mondays, 7-10 p.m., 2010…
The aquarium holds more than 5,000 marine creatures including tiger sharks, octopus, sea horses, eels, rays, and neon tropical fish. Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., 2010…
Under normal circumstances, Monday night isn’t exactly a big evening for DJs and dance events (look no further than scant amount of listings we’ve got for proof). DJ Steel’s weekly Manic Monday session at the Crown Room in Scottsdale, might be a good place to hit up, as the spinster…
This Night & Day editor is wondering why she (yes, she) keeps volunteering to write pieces about pole dancing, lingerie parties, and, now, the Stripper Fight League. The feminist inside is officially dead.Oh, well. Mourn the loss of feminism and respect for women when Cheetahs’ dancers enter a chain-link fenced…
A Radical Phoenix group wants to turn our capricious youths into mug-clutching coffee klatchers with their Queer Coffee meet-up. Case in point: They write on its Facebook, “Calling all Arizona queers, fags, dykes, gays, radical faeries, butches, t girls, lesbians, weirdos, punks, bears, tranny boys, femmes and everyone outside and…
As his nom de guerre portends, DJ Manchester is an avowed Anglophile. He’s visited the U.K. on more than one occasion, hangs out at the George & Dragon in his off hours, and (naturally) is a ginormous fan of English rock musicians. Ask this 30something music junkie whom his favorite…
Large blue bins are making their way to and from the Mahoney Building at 2500 E. Van Buren St. in Downtown Phoenix. They’re a sign of change, and a much-needed face-lift funded in part by a recent $5,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The 100-year-old building’s located…
Amanda Copeland at The Rogue Bar has something cookin’, something that doesn’t require a hot oven and result in a messy kitchen. It does, however, require a hot bartender and may result in a messy bar patron. Name: Pineapple Upside Down Cake Ingredients: Bailey’s, Malibu Rum, Vanilla vodka, pineapple juice…
Ann Bonfoey Taylor’s been featured in national fashion publications including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, but many of today’s savvy fashionistas might overlook her name when making compiling a list of American fashion icons. This season, the Phoenix Art Museum is giving an audience the chance to reconsider. Taylor was an accomplished…
Last night, representatives from the Phoenix Film Festival gave an audience at the Phoenix Art Museum a sneak peek at a few short films in the Arizona, Animated and Foreign categories. If you didn’t catch them last night, you’ll have a second chance during the festival, March 31 through April…
If you’re pumped about Spring Training, gearing up for March Madness, or even sick of the local sports teams’ general suck-age, you can find a spot to cheer, bitch, and moan with fellow fans on Phoenix.Fanster.com.This site contains separate blogs for several local sports teams, including the obvious (Phoenix Suns,…
You’d better have your chain lubed and tubes pumped because the first Jackalope Ranch Readers’ Trail Ride is here. The Ranch’s accountants have tabulated all of the votes and handed off the final results in a tightly guarded briefcase.Your selection for this inaugural Readers’ Ride is … the Arcadia Loop…
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? German photographer Adde Adesokan’s has no qualms about strangers. In his latest series, titled “Triptychs of Strangers,” Adesokan approaches people he doesn’t know, takes…
Zachary Levy met Stan Pleskun when he was filming a network television show. Stan, whose stage name is Stanless Steel, was performing one of his strongman acts — a variety of bending pennies, lifting cars, and crushing steel rods with his bare hands. Stan’s a professional strongman in a post-carnival…
Mariah Yager’s fashion sense doesn’t take breaks. Whether she’s working as a server at Gallo Blanco in Phoenix or shooting a photography project for school, she’s always got some tooth-achingly-sweet style going on. What are you wearing right now? A yellow sundress, a braided yellow belt that used to be…
Logan Real is getting all the love these days from Hollywood A-listers and fahsionistas. He’s also made a splash at Art Basel Miami. What is all the raving about? He is mixing up 1980s inspired shapes and colors with leather bags, personal organizers, wallets and sneakers. He’s on everyone’s list…
Last Thursday, RAW: natural born artists presented their second Phoenix-area event, “Artcade,” in the swank Ghost Lounge inside the Hotel San Carlos. The event was a multicultural showcase that spotlighted local visual and performing artists. So, what exactly is RAW’s mission? The California-based arts organization promotes local artists, musicians and…
