Pack a blanket and a lawn chair — Ballet Arizona is back for its annual event, Ballet Under the Stars. In 12 years, the event has drawn over 60,000 Valley residents. Guided by Ib Andersen, the company’s artistic director, dancers perform programs ranging from classical to contemporary. This year’s series…
Kevin Patterson has been there, done that, in terms of traveling. So now that he’s tied down to a job and a mortgage, he’s recreating the experience without leaving his current Phoenix home. Patterson recently debuted Stationary Hobo, a podcast series — featuring Rick Larsen and Patterson conducting travelogue interviews…
11: Derek A. Welte Derek A. Welte is half man, half machine, er, he owns HalfmanHalfmachine, which is a web, film, design and creative content company entering its tenth year of project making. Welte’s background is in art and film. “Everything has a narrative from a website to a start-up…
12: Carolyn Lavender Carolyn Lavender is a Phoenix artist who was raised in the Northwest. Her work has been political, abstract, and self-portrait based. Most often she is exploring ideas with animal images. She graduated from ASU in 1992 with a MFA in drawing and has since shown steadily. She…
13: Peter Shikany Peter Shikany was born in Minneapolis and grew up in central Phoenix. In the 1960s and 70s he learned to draw, surf (the other kind), and kern type, among other things. In 1989, the loss of a job at an ad agency along with his love of…
www.flickr.com/photos/duyguSass it up with the help of local stylists.”Keeping it Local” @ Legend City Studios So Phoenix will never be a fashion powerhouse like New York or Los Angeles but we can still show off some serious style … it just takes a little bit of premeditated organization. Local First…
Things that once seemed so clear, such as the vital roles played in U.S. history and culture by immigration and the labor movement, are a freakin’ can of worms these days. But here at Curtains, none of that matters. Here, we review plays. Theater of the human condition. Theater that…
College dorm decor used to include a new sheet set and some milk crates. If ASU education junior, Meredith Howell is any indication, things have changed. Howell has spent three years living in the Hassayampa Academic Village dorms on the Tempe campus; one as a resident and two as a CA (Community Assistant if you…
Wikimedia CommonsPaul Golfen sees comic book art in everyday life. When a young woman walks by, he points out how her glasses might be turned into goggles when drawn in certain comics. Now, he’s calling on local artists to share their comic book visions too. The “Amazing Ink” Comic Cover…
Open for Business is a city art exhibition set to run from Oct. 8 through Jan. 29 that aims to call attention local businesses in Tempe. The project will feature art works installed throughout downtown Tempe businesses and at the ASU Art Museum. Sixteen artists will feature their work; each…
Yep, that used to be a parking spot … and it probably will be again tomorrow. But today, on Mill Avenue and in other public parking spaces in Phoenix, small PARK(ing) spots have taken over. The guerrilla campaign, PARK(ing) Day, is a worldwide event that aims to raise awareness about…
Austin YoungThe seriously funny Margaret ChoWhen tickets for comedian Margaret Cho’s show at Dodge Theatre this Saturday first went on sale, we were stoked. Because in addition to her raunchy stand-up comedy (including but not limited to dick jokes, gay jokes, riffs on race, and impersonations of her Korean mother),…
Sorry, but you can no longer mutter Podunk when talking about the Downtown Chandler Art Walk. (Well, we guess you could, but that wouldn’t exactly be the truth.) In the past year or so, the modest gallery stroll, which takes place during the Third Friday of every month, has significantly…
Good news: The moisture mania has arrived. Kiehl’s, known for its quality skin and hair products for more than 150 years, launched its new store within Dillard’s at Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale on Thursday. For those who are familiar with Kiehl’s, this news couldn’t come sooner. For those who…
14: Brent Bond Brent Bond has totally fallen for Victoria — his 50 year-old Vandercook printing press (pictured above) — after all, from her came Santo Press. More on that later. Bond’s a printmaker, photographer and “assemblagist” meaning he’s good at finding things and putting them together to make something…
Tania Katan exists in a very specific niche: America’s foremost Jewish, lesbian cancer survivor. If that sounds interesting to you, you may want to see her latest play. Robrt L. Pela on Saving Tania’s Privates: “Not having boobies is not who I am,” she’s saying. “It’s an opportunity for me…
Not all fruity mixed drinks have to be girly, as proven by the Ginger Bourbon Lemonade at Sapporo. This is your bourbon-lover’s “lemonade:” It tastes a lot like bourbon and nothing like lemonade.
phxdw.comThe creative brains behind Phoenix Design week called for poster submissions last month. And boy did they hit the jackpot. More than 70 posters were submitted by artists, graphic designers and design week geeks (yes, we love them all) and now it’s up to you to decide. Voting starts today…
Tranzylvania is dead, undead. The long-running goth night, started in 2004 at Club Palazzo, is getting its coffin lid nailed shut this Friday night, which our music blog, Up on The Sun announced in August. And while there is some speculation that it might rise again to haunt another…
http://jamesbarnett.net/Favela by James Barnett.James Barnett is a funny guy. The Scottsdale resident’s bio reads: “I get pretty excited by degradation. Of images, that is.”With that kind of temperament, it’s no wonder he turns to unusual subject matter for his fine art paintings. For his exhibition at spec10 Gallery in Scottsdale,…
TED is a small nonprofit, devoted to “ideas worth sharing. The goal is to bring people together from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment and Design. In 2009, the nonprofit gave communities the opportunity to organize, design and host their own TED-like event under the name TEDx (“x” meaning independently organized). Last…
Zia Record Exchange is going into the book business. New Times confirmed today that the Zia location at 2510 West Thunderbird Road is expanding its operations and opening a bookstore. They bought the two existing spaces next to the music shop, and are currently in the process of expanding the…
