Like frozen middle fingers extended to the Midwest and East Coast, two Valley ice-skating rinks are bringing winter fun to the desert — no long underwear required. Go nostalgic at CityScape’s new Holiday Ice Skating Rink, where families, hipsters, and downtown professionals can glide on a large outdoor rink made…
The international hit musical takes audiences on a fun ride with women-centric chart-topping music over the last 40 years performed in a story. Wednesdays-Sundays. Starts: Dec. 22. Continues through Jan. 16, 2010…
Boldly reanimating the comic Western that secured John Wayne his Oscar 41 years ago, the Coen brothers’ True Grit is well-wrought if overly talkative and seriously ambitious. Opening with a strategically abbreviated Old Testament proverb (“The wicked flee when none pursueth”), the film returns the Coens to the all-American sagebrush…
Ahhh…the Holidays. Who doesn’t love white elephant parties, fugly snowman sweaters, or dropping a Yule log? But the very best part of this time of year? That’s right, houses decked in light shows and dioramas that would make Clark Griswold proud.What better way to get out and enjoy some of…
William Reed’s notorious for being notoriously hardworking. In between his DJ and nightlife promoter-lifestyle, he also works with Desert Living as a music contributor and instructs a class at MCC on music management and talent production. We weren’t surprised to hear he hadn’t had a full day off in two…
The end is nigh!According to the Mayan calender, we have 729 days until the end of the world (Dec. 21, 2012). In the interest of seeing that the next two years are the best two years ever, we have a few suggestions:1. The Nationwide Legalization of MarijuanaCanada has the right…
Palm trees are so common around Phoenix that we hardly notice them anymore — except when’s there’s a massive cluster of unusual palms inexplicably swarming around a neighborhood, like the one in Arcadia.There are so many palm trees located in one area of this neighborhood that it’s impossible not to…
Local painter Jason Rudolph Peña liked Conan O’Brien so much he decided to paint him when Conan’s show was on hiatus early this year. He writes on his blog:I was always on [Conan’s] side during the late night wars and I hate to see his show get destroyed by NBC…
New Times has confirmed that the Icehouse, the longtime downtown art gallery and performance space, is planning to close at the end of 2011. “We are being taxed out by the county,” says Icehouse owner Helen Hestenes. “We are one of the largest alternative arts projects in the U.S., but…
Some people are crafty, some aren’t (i.e. me). It’s the way of the world. But taking a cue from Mantastic Crafter Patrick Murillo, I’m training in the art, and hoping to work my way up to something truly mantastic, all while trying to avoid what Murillo calls a “craftastrophe.” I…
Save your napkins, envelopes and scrap pieces of paper, because DOODLES is looking into what you’re drawing while you’re supposed to be doing something else. Artist: Allison Karow, an avid doodler and local artist. Check out more of her traffic cone doodles and other artwork on her blog…
Our neighborhoods? Yeah, we’ve got the requisite strings of lights; the odd bush with a few chili pepper lights; and a plywood, painted snowman or two. But when it comes to true holiday spirit in the form of thousands of twinkling lights and inflatable contraptions, we found a couple that…
Want to know what Subs are?You won’t want to know after reading this post. The “fashion accessory” is designed to help urbanites who sport the saggy-pants look to keep their pants from falling down.It looks like a cross between a ladies garter belt and those awful looking sock suspenders.In fact,…
Looking for something to do this week? “Night Owl” is a quick guide to special nights at bars and clubs around town. We’ll give you a few hints re: cover, dress code, music and atmosphere. Tuesday and Saturday nights mark “Lady J’s Night” at Char’s Has The Blues in Phoenix…
This week in reality-television meltdowns: Camille Grammer invited Allison DuBois to her dinner party for the latest episode of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, aptly titled “Dinner Party From Hell.” DuBois, a Phoenix-based psychic/medium New Times profiled in 2008, achieved quasi-celebrity fame after the debut of Medium, a…
Thanks to First Fridays, ASU Downtown students, and some funky new businesses — downtown’s offerings are much more attractive than they used to be, but are people really going to haul downtown for a day of shopping? There have been mall-like attempts in the past (Arizona Center, anyone?) which didn’t…
As we bid farewell to the year and look ahead to 2011, Jackalope Ranch contributors will bring you some greatest hits from 2010. We’ll start with a few favorite flicks, and who better to ask for a few pointers than the local lady of film, The Midnite Movie Mamacita (aka…
Ouch. But so arty. And part of the whole whittling deal, which the Bleeding Thumb Whittling Club takes in stride and then some…
Wrapping paper is over-rated — why not use part of the gift as part of the wrap and waste no space, time or money on something that’ll end up in the trash? Instead of using paper this year, check out a few thrift stores and yard sales for artsy scarves,…
Save your napkins, envelopes and scrap pieces of paper, because DOODLES is looking into what you’re drawing while you’re supposed to be doing something else. Artist: Joshua White, who’s also a photographer. You can check out his work here…
When you mix hundreds of Santas, a few more Mrs. Clauses and some scandalous elves, you’re bound for entertainment. Over the weekend, we followed the Arizona Cacophony Society’s annual Santarchy bar crawl in Scottsdale and took a few notes. The Good’s above, the Bad and the Ugly are after the…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
