Ateenage witch stands trembling behind her unsuspecting mother and father, wand raised. Obliviate, she whispers, and her parents’ eyes go glassy, their memories erased. On the mantel, the girl’s image disappears from the family’s photos. Blinking back tears, she walks into the street, the link between herself and her childhood…
As urban renewal takes over downtown Phoenix and its art galleries, mixed-media artist Lara Plecas (formerly Kupcikevicius) brings a little bit of nature and history into eye lounge with her new show “Territorial Nature.” This is the first solo show at the collective gallery for Plecas, who says she is…
Well, do you? Great. We’ve got the perfect event to get you started. This class held by the Phoenix Permaculture Guild will school green fiends about the ins and outs of successful community gardening. Thu., Nov. 18, 6 p.m., 2010…
Yoga takes to the streets in this class. Learn how to be mindful of your soul and stay fit. Tue., Nov. 23, 6:30 p.m., 2010…
Step outside. Feel that? It’s the gorgeous AZ weather. You know, the whole reason we put up with three months of hellish temperatures? Now get out there and walk. Mon., Nov. 22, 9 a.m., 2010…
The second of Buddha’s Four Noble Truths basically states that suffering is caused by our desire and is ultimately a disharmonious distraction from achieving peace of mind. We pledge to keep an open mind about the nature of our cravings when we catch Logan Bellew’s solo exhibition “What We Have…
Phoenix does a swell-ish job of representing the culture of our American Indian peeps (and we better because those indigenous brothers and sisters were here way before your momma was born). But what about our Indian pals in the second largest country in the world? You know, India’s Indians Well,…
Mom still the only one commenting on your blog? Latest podcast sound like an S.O.S. transmission from the Grand Canyon Caverns? Social media campaign not so social? Better grab your wiki and head to PodCamp AZ. Billed as a free, networking media “unconference” (anyone can speak and you can walk…
Can’t tell borscht from ukha? Think gorodki is a lesser-known cosmonaut? Still laughing along with Yakov Smirnoff? Maybe it’s time to brush up on Mother Russia. Presented by Holy Archangels Orthodox Church and the Phoenix Russian Library Club, the Arizona Russian Festival will cram the culture of the largest land-area…
There are cowboys all up in this piece of late. The Phoenix Art Museum is currently hosting its “45th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition and Sale.” On display through Sunday, November 21, the show boasts all sorts of frontier-themed works by the Cowboy Artists of America. Wednesdays-Sundays. Starts: Nov…
Downtown Phoenix might be more of a concrete jungle than a land of green pastures, but when Michael Patterson shows off his paintings at Trunk Space this month and next, the urban setting gets infused with some Irish spirit. That’s because the artist, who will be showing 15 of his…
Phoenix has to be the number one city for inadvertently melted calamities via cars in the summertime, including crayons, chocolate, and ChapStick. Being able to salvage anything melted can be futile, which is why we’re blown away by the expertise in wielding melted material in “Fuse: Encaustic Group Exhibition.” Christopher…
Scoff if you will, but why wouldn’t there be intelligent life on other planets? And, if there is, why wouldn’t they drop in on us here in the desert — specifically at beautiful Estrella Mountain Regional Park? X-Files fans and their pals are off in search of Little Greys on…
Get ready for a literal head-trip. Starting on Friday, November 19, Saskia Jorda debuts “Cartograms of Memory.” The artist invites you into her world as she puts her own personal life experiences on display by using maps of places she’s traveled as models for new shapes and forms that show…
Racist depictions are invading university towns all over the country, and that’s a good thing. That’s because the Tunnel of Oppression, a traveling installation that opens eyes with stark visuals that knock you upside the noggin, was sculpted “to challenge people’s ideas and perceptions of issues dealing with oppression.” The…
It’s Spanish for “joy,” but Alegría – one of Cirque du Soleil’s earlier shows, now in revival – is in fact a darker version of the intergalactic circuses the troupe has since been known for. The show is less jubilant than it is joyfully oppressive, with dark lighting and darker,…
Mesa Arts Center presents a three-week run of the New York hit comedy show and winner of the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Best Unique Theatrical Experience with a revolving door line-up of comedians. Thu., Nov. 11, 7 p.m.; Fri., Nov. 12, 7 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 13, 7 p.m.; Sun.,…
Technological nightmares conjured up by sci-fi and tin-foil-hat-wearers haven’t quite lived up to their billings. Despite fussy printers, computer crashes, and email disasters, computers have yet to summon up their artificial intelligence to defeat us. There’s a delicate and still emerging relationship between humankind and technology, something that Dayvid LeMmon…
Climbers don’t usually expect to stumble upon 63-year-old human remains on the daunting mountain, K2. Award-winning author and filmmaker Jennifer Jordan did. Jordan’s newly released The Last Man on the Mountain: The Death of An American Adventurer follows the life of Dudley Wolfe, a wealthy fellah who set out to…
They say the innocent need not fear the law, but tell that to the three Tucson juveniles bullied into falsely confessing to the August 1991 Wat Promkunaram Buddhist temple slayings after a fourth “friend” implicated them in his own false confession; or to alleged Phoenix triggerman Jonathan Doody, who confessed…
We have some potentially bummer news for triathlon wannabees that are currently reading this with a beer in hand rather than a complex carbohydrate sports drink: The Ironman Arizona has sold out of general registration slots, which means you’ll have to wait ‘til ’11 to cycle, swim, and run your…
For a preview of this show, check out this Jackalope Ranch blog. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Starts: Nov. 4. Continues through Nov. 28, 2010…
