Attention grown-up artists: It’s time to give back to artists-in-the-making. Tempe’s Ward Traditional Academy is currently accepting art donations for its third annual art walk. Proceeds from the shindig — scheduled to take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, December 10, at Ward’s campus, 1965 East Hermosa Drive in…
Show us your ink! MARKED is our new series where we ask locals of all ages, professions and backgrounds to roll up their sleeves, pant legs, and so much more to reveal their marks. Here are their stories: Name: Jason Garcia Age: Currently 39, and I was 23 when I…
ASU VDay Informational Meetings @ Arizona State University, TempeFolks from the university are starting to put together their own version of VDay, a global movement geared towards ending violence against females, and they’re holding get-involved meetings on Friday, October 22. As one of the organizers says, “Yay, vaginas!” Males and…
This week’s Surreal Estate column by Robrt Pela is all about CityScape — the two-phase, million-dollar, downtown “urban shopping and dining” experience — that’s holding its grand opening on November 4.We’ve applauded the new bowling alley as a place that’s actually open post 10 p.m. on a weeknight, and it’s…
The Campus MovieFest, a student film competition we blogged about in September, has selected 16 short films by ASU students and will host a screening of them Monday evening at MADCAP Theaters. If you go, you might get a good slice of the artistic diversity within the school’s film program;…
Love is weird — I don’t have to belabor that point, right? — and everyone sees and feels it differently, and if you spend more than about two weeks with the same person, things get more and more complex, and it is definitely not like what literature and the arts…
Show us your ink! MARKED is our new series where we ask locals of all ages, professions and backgrounds to roll up their sleeves, pant legs, and so much more to reveal their marks. Here are their stories: Name: Susie Timm Age: Currently 32, and I was 31 when I…
Halloween is creeping up early on The Poisoned Pen. This weekend, the indie book store in Scottsdale will host a costume party featuring five well-known horror, sci-fi, and fantasy authors, and plans to roll out the smoke machine and hand out prizes for the best costumes. Even if you’re not…
The Milk Munny vinyl toys featured in monOrchid’s October First Friday show are on the move. The toys, designed by local and international artists have been on display at Red Hot Robot, but will be collected the Milk Munny show coordinators on Friday and possibly put up for auction online,…
They may not be able to get your film shown at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, but Time Warner Cable and IFC are giving the winner of its short film contest a four-night trip for two to the festival. You just have to create a 2- to 5-minute film, upload…
Merc Bar is hidden away in the plaza across the street from Biltmore Fashion Park without so much as a sign to alert you you’re in the right place. The martini on the doormat, however, should be a pretty decent giveaway and a hint of what’s to come once you make it down the low-lit hallway and swagger up to the swanky bar to order your very own Espresso Martini.
Usually, humping things is the domain of dogs and the drunkest person at the party, but it’s the recipe for glory at the Air Sex World Championships, which makes a stop at Madcap Theaters in Tempe this Saturday.Much like air guitar, where people pretend to play a six-string to music,…
Phoenix is a city with many unsung virtues, one of which happens to be its active poetry scene. With open mics scattered across the Valley happening almost every night, there are plenty of opportunities to hear and speak the written word. And over the next two weeks, a few additional…
Show us your ink! MARKED is our new series where we ask locals of all ages, professions and backgrounds to roll up their sleeves, pant legs, and so much more to reveal their marks. Here are their stories: Name: Tyson Crosbie Age: Currently 32, and I got the tattoo in…
In August, Green New American Vegetarian Restaurant announced an interesting food-meets-art contest: Submit your own Ouija board design, and if you win (by popular vote), you can win two free meals per week for a year. This week, Green installed the “Wanna Ouija” submissions, and now it’s up to you…
The Eisendrath House in Tempe has gone through some changes since its construction by renowned architect Robert Evans in 1930. It was first the winter home of a wealthy Jewish woman barred from staying at nearby resorts because of her faith, the set of a horror film, and a house…
It’s said there’s nothing new under the sun, and that timeworn chestnut proves particularly true each and every Halloween. For instance, if you under the delusion that you’ll be the only Lady Gaga out and about on All Hallows’ Eve, think again. While it’s bad enough that everyone and their…
Producer Jeb Brody chimes into conversation via Skype to discuss his career following the screening of his Academy Award-nominated film Little Miss Sunshine. Thu., Oct. 21, 8 p.m., 2010…
Head to the fourth annual Downtown Phoenix Fall Pub Crawl, which offers trolley service, drink specials, and food samples. Check-in at the Downtown Phoenix Ambassador Information Center at 9 p.m. and party until the after-hours breakfast is served from 1:30 to 3 a.m. Sat., Oct. 23, 9 p.m., 2010…
Europeans have at least one leg up on us when it comes to alcohol consumption. When they drink beer, they do so outside, thanks to lax open-container laws. We reckon that’s because they know it tastes best when swilled under a night sky. Release your inner Euro at the Peoria…
It’s been stated many times that China is close to surpassing the United States as the premiere world superpower. Given the Chinese trade surplus, this certainly doesn’t seem like an unreasonable prediction. The inescapable conclusion is that we’d all probably be well served to brush up on Far East culture…
There’s only so much we can learn about the immigrant experience from poll-positioning politicians (read: not really a damn thing). Instead, it’s best to consume the pages written by Reyna Grande, Alberto Rios, and Terry Greene Sterling, all who plan to take the podium during the “Writers on Border Lines”…
