Our friend in black leotard gestured to us, “Where does a horny mime go to get laid in this dust bowl?” We pointed our gloved hand to our vagina and motioned towards the Madcap Theatres which is hosting The World Air Sex Championships. Popular in cities with a high-freak quotient,…
What do you get when you cross vintage furnishings, a crazy-popular dramatic television series about ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising, and a 1960s themed night on the town? One hell of a decision about what to wear. At Modern Manor’s Mad Men Cocktail Party, would-be Don…
“Hey, man, he’s saying goodbye to his family!” A stranger yells at an O’Hare International Airport agent who escorts Tony Wasilewski away from his wife and son and puts them behind security lines. “Go easy on him, boss man!” The Wasilewskis, a Polish immigrant family living in Chicago, are the…
Things we love about October: We get to plan a Halloween get-up. The brats are settled into school. Our underwear never gets sweaty. And, of course, beer. Hit the Oktoberfest at CityScape at the venue’s outdoor open mall, hosted by Phoenix Sister Cities. You’ll enjoy all the Oktoberfest fixins with…
Have you scoped out Red Hot Robot? It’s the adult toy store neighboring Stinkweeds known to sell carefully crafted pieces of plastic that’ll set you back two-hundred big ones. Oh, please. Get your mind out of the gutter. We’re talking designer toys, comic books, and Steampunk art, and not that…
This fall season, we’re looking for any excuse to get outside and enjoy beautiful weather that doesn’t have you dripping head-to-toe with sweat, à la Phoenix summers. Take a stroll outside as the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix/Ro Ho En hosts the Otsukimi Moonviewing Festival. While the full-moon-watching event might…
Even on good days, downtown Mesa can resemble a ghost town, so where better for a walking tour of historic haunts this Halloween season? Don your comfiest sneakers and join tour guides for the two-hour Mesa Ghost Tour & Historical Walk, a sinister stroll of troubling tales and haunts on…
When John Lithgow’s father became ill late in life, the actor moved in with his parents to help care for his dad. John knew that his father, the actor Arthur Lithgow, needed something more than good medicine and time to heal: He needed access to the Lithgow family legacy of…
You can’t keep a good pseudo-metal band down. So it goes with the Deftones, whose new album, Diamond Eyes, follows a disastrous mid-career detour that nearly derailed their shit permanently. It all started in 2008, when founding bassist Chi Cheng suffered massive brain damage in a car wreck, rendering him…
What do you get the man who has everything? Hit records, a literal harem of reality-show women, a vast collection of bandannas and motorcycles — and it’s still not enough for Bret Michaels. You would think Poison’s 1988 power ballad “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” would be the high point…
After Fox Searchlight’s Amelia spectacularly flamed out last October, the studio tries again to grab awards-season honors with another biopic starring and executive-produced by Hilary Swank. Gone is the Kansas-patrician enunciation and smartly tailored Depression-era trousers; as Conviction’s Betty Anne Waters, a Massachusetts high school dropout and single mom who…
CityScape smells like hamburger meat. The scent of comfort food probably wasn’t part of RED Development’s plan when it hired Callison Architecture to sketch out Phoenix’s latest downtown urban infill development. (Although I secretly like the idea of a meeting in which the guys from RED tell Callison, “And make…
Exercise-crazed folks, fitness nut-jobs, and thrill-seekers hit the trails to cruise through the terrain with only the moonlight as their guide. Tue., Oct. 26, 7-9 p.m., 2010…
Elbow your way through the thick crowd of rabid brides-to-be to find local vendors, unique wedding inspirations, and discounts galore. Sun., Oct. 24, noon, 2010…
Before kicking off its 2010-2011 season next month, the members of the Valley’s Grammy-winning vocal ensemble present a special performance that celebrates the four elements and the majestic beauty of the earth. In addition to Aaron Copland’s composition In the Beginning, the program will offer works by Mendelssohn, Schafer, Hovhaness,…
Think you’re talented like, say, Truman Capote? You may not want to be. The writer gained acclaim and celebrity with stories like Breakfast at Tiffany’s that led to a downward spiral of booze, drugs, and incoherent television interviews. Before all that mess, Capote wrote In Cold Blood: A True Account…
So you’ve got stinky garbage in the house. Here’s your solution: worm doo-doo. We’re serious. And so is the Phoenix Permaculture Guild, who is hosting Indoor Vermicomposting (Using Worms) with Lisa Taylor. Worm poo (actually, it’s called castings) is one heck of a fertilizer, and you can have it in…
Before there was such a thing as “retro” – back when stockings were made from silk and had seams, and before twenty-somethings had the ability to Google Benny Goodman to find out who he was – there was big band music. Born from swing-era jazz, big band’s orchestral sound typically…
It’s a good sign that the third annual Arab American Festival has moved from Glendale’s modest Murphy Park to the fancier and spacious Steele Indian School Park. Not only does it show progress, but now that the shindig will take place at the centrally located digs, maybe we can finally…
There are two kinds of fairgoers. The first are satiated after one good dose of midway strolling, carnival-food eating, and tattoo spotting. The second type can’t wait to go back as soon as they exit the parking lot. If you’re in the latter category and ready to rock, the Arizona…
The 16,000-square foot haunted house in Mesa includes two bowel-holding challenges: “The Institute: Paradise Falls” and “Feardom.” Fridays, Saturdays, 7 p.m.-midnight; Thursdays, Sundays, 7-10 p.m. Starts: Oct. 8. Continues through Oct. 31, 2010…
The freaks come out at night in this outdoor haunted corn maze. Fridays, Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 31, 7-11 p.m. Starts: Oct. 1. Continues through Oct. 30, 2010…
