Magical Moment by Luster Kaboom
Comic by David Quan aka Luster Kaboomclick on the image (or right here) for a full-size version…
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Showing 20197 - 20218 of 33950Mark-Taylor’s San Marbeya Pool Party: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The pool parties may be winding down (even if the heat’s not getting the memo), but Mark-Taylor had one bash left to throw. Their community-based pool kickbacks have all had pretty good turnouts, so we thought we’d check up on the last one of the season, at San Marbeya in…
“Rainbow is the New Black”
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…
Carolyn Lavender and Brian Hughes’ Found Superheroes
Brian Hughes rescues superheroes. His wife, Carolyn Lavender, grabs the large bowl full of characters and spreads them out on the couple’s patio. Decapitated, one armed, one legged, non-functioning superheroes (and a few villains) somehow find their way into Brian Hughes’ line of vision — usually while he’s driving around…
Phoenix Design Week Beckons Design Lovers
Phoenix Design Week 2010 is quickly approaching. The conference, held September 29 through October 3, will showcase work from print, web, motion, industrial and interactive designers, offer two full days of Adobe software training and include over 30 national and local-based speakers. Throughout the week, exhibits and receptions will highlight…
Cornel West, Heavy-Hitting African American Philosopher and Thinker, Scheduled to Speak About SB1070
Alto Arizona recently announced that Cornel West – author of social-science tomes, Race Matters and Keeping Faith: Philosophy and Race in America – will be speaking at 3 p.m. Saturday, October 2, at the North High School Auditorium, 1101 East Thomas Road.In a program titled “How We Got Here: Historical…
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4: Shawna Franks and Bob Fisher
4: Shawna Franks and Bob Fisher Shawna and Bob are a seriously creative power couple. Shawna’s the artistic director of Space 55 Theatre at Seventh and Pierce streets in Phoenix. Bob directs, acts, and improvises there, and is the occasional host of “Seven Minutes in Heaven.” They’ve been married for…
5. Morgan McNally
5. Morgan McNally Morgan McNally was born and raised in Phoenix. While she moved downtown as a fashion student in 2006, she says she dropped her sewing machine somewhere along the way, found painting, and hasn’t looked back. She’s currently in pursuit of a degree in printmaking, and her work’s…
6. Steven Yazzie
6. Steven Yazzie Steven Yazzie’s a painter, sculptor, videographer and installation artist who uses mixed media. He says his most recent work focuses on the “intersection of personal mythology, cultural histories and the shared contemporary experience in the context of a Western imagination.” Yazzie’s one of the founding members of…
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Top 5 Things To Do This Weekend
www.flickr.com/photos/bsabarnowDude.Top 5 things to do this weekend. You mean, besides this?Yep. Read on.CAR POOL @ POOLOk, so we’ve still got highs in the low 100s but we say screw it. Throw on your cut-off shorts, tank tops, and flip-flops and head out to this free custom car show. A couple…
Th [sic] Sense in 3D Fosters a Warm, Disgusting Sense of Community
I sometimes like to use the word “fearless” about a performance, and it may not always mean that much to you, the audience member. But it means a lot when you go to see Th [sic] Sense sketch comedy troupe, because all of them are fearless, and it’s what makes…
Are you the next Arizona Derby Dame?
Looking for a healthy way to get out all that pent-up anger? Not sure how to go about that guilty pleasure of wearing neon-colored fishnet stockings? The Arizona Derby Dames will kick off their Fresh Meat roller derby tryouts Sunday, Oct. 10 at Skateland Mesa (7 E. Southern Ave.). Women…
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Retail Prescription: Drop Off Drugs to Scottsdale Police … at Fashion Square
This just in from the “You Know You Live in Scottsdale When…” On Saturday, the Scottsdale Police Department will set up a kiosk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside of, wait for it, Scottsdale Fashion Square and will collect your unused, unneeded and expired prescriptions — no questions asked…
Mixology With Jason Asher of Sanctuary’s Jade Bar
We’re usually a little wary of anything that ends in “-ology” (biology, astrology, scientology…), but mixology? Now that has our name all over it. Especially when Bombay Sapphire and GQ Magazine’s Most Inspired Bartender of 2010 Jason Asher, the mixologist at Sanctuary’s Jade Bar, shows us the ropes.
Things You Might See (and a Few You Might Want to Avoid) at the Prop 203 Rally this Weekend
We’ve been to many marches for the legalization of marijuana. Usually, these marches have no higher purpose than to advocate for the use of marijuana, but there’s a rally set for Saturday at Heritage Square Park with a very specific purpose: to advocate for and educate people on the merits…
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Tempe Bicycle Action Group Wants You To Feel Good About Getting Fat
Thanks to Tempe Bicycle Action Group (TBAG), you can do more than just ride around and drink beer during Tour de Fat. The non-profit organization is looking for folks to volunteer during the beer-and-bicycle fest that docks at Tempe Beach Park on Saturday, October 9. Givers of their precious time…
7: Quincy Ross
7: Quincy Ross Quincy Ross is a self-taught artist, designer, and photographer with a background in music, fashion, graphic design and business. Despite what you may have heard, Ross owns the trademark Mos Def™, which landed in the History of The T-shirt book (2002). He’s managed and promoted musical talent,…
Grand Avenue Festival (Sept. 25)
Art walks and festivals are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks and festivals around town. From time to time, we’ll introduce some of…
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The Sugar Snap Southside at Sanctuary’s Jade Bar
Want to drink like a gangster? Sanctuary’s Jade Bar has you covered with its Sugar Snap Southside, an updated version of Al Capone’s go-to cocktail. [No, we didn’t drop the last syllable. You can leave the hypnotic and crunk juice at home…]
Why Your House Cleaner Hates You
In the tradition of our anonymous flight attendant, book buyer, and yoga instructor — the quintessential house cleaner shares her anecdotes of keeping things organized and Why Your House Cleaner Hates You, as told to this writer.No, we are not revealing her identity, as she respects her employers and their…
One Image Every Day: Photos by Bob Carey
bobcarey.blogspot.comIt truly sucks when talented artists move out of the Valley like photographer Bob Carey did in 2002. The former Phoenix resident moved to New York but we still like to keep tabs on the guy (click here for a review of his recent exhibition at Bokeh Gallery).And with Carey’s…
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Paolo Soleri Seeks Nude Models for Free Sketches
A couple weeks ago, while visiting Cosanti in Scottsdale to view Italian architect Paolo Soleri’s wind bells, we picked up a flier titled “Modeling for Paolo Soleri.”The flier announced that Soleri, 91, is looking for women ages 21 to 41 to sit 80 minutes for him. In return, they get…