Miss Lotion, a Danish artist showing her crazy-whimsical prints at Scottsdale’s Soyal Gallery (click here for location details), works as a graphic artist to make ends meet.But her graphic art (which you can buy as a tee shirt) isn’t a far cry from her fine art (which you can buy…
This is the best marriage of art with venue that we’ve seen in a long time. On Thursday, Hugo Medina is debuting the second installment of his “CigarRollers” exhibit. The venue? Cubano’s Cigar Lounge, where puffers can take advantage of cigar specials all night while peeping Medina’s cigar-centric paintings. Brilliant…
Downtown Phoenix’s Wyndham Hotel hosted a rooftop full of pool partying peeps courtesy of AQUAgirl last weekend New Times was on scene to inspect the fashion not to mention get in on the ground floor of some serious pool partying ourselves. Who were the good (above), the bad, and the…
Legendary filmmaker John Waters will bring his iconic mustache and holiday cheer to the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for A John Waters Christmas in December — and tickets are on sale now.Tickets for the show cost $34 for “B” seating (i.e., the back end of theater) and $44…
79: Karolina Sussland Karolina Sussland is an Arizona-based artist whose family defected to the US from the Czech Republic in 1980. She studied Chemistry and Drawing at ASU and graduated with a BFA in 2000. Among her most recent work is a series of sunset images inspired by Arizona Highways…
Yes, it’s true. Rowdy Boutique is closing.And, starting Wednesday, all merchandise is up to 75% off…
Fight Club Sadisco at Jugheads The annual tour de pain known as Fight Club Sadisco returned to Jugheads this weekend with all the pulse-pounding fisticuffs we’ve come to expect. Dudes thrashed dudes. Girls brutalized girls. Everyone had a great time degenerating into madness. Don’t believe us? Check out the above…
A popular Valley bar and nightclub is selling herbal smoke blends containing synthetic cannabinoid compound JWH. The JWH compound, which we first wrote about in February, reportedly has the same effects when smoked as THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Several countries and U.S. states have banned the substance, and…
So you think you can act? Beginning in September, you can be in the to-be-determined group of funnymen and women performing in Friday Night Live, a live-action variety show in the vein of Saturday Night Live. Unlike loose-running open-mic events, this locally-produced performance-art shindig will be a choreographed event, complete…
80: Rachel Bess Rachel Bess was born in the Ozarks and raised in Phoenix. She has a degree in painting from ASU. In her words: “My most recent work is about the continuum of relationships between humans and nature – from a harmonic and mutually beneficial relationship to an adversarial…
I’m a sucker for omens. After getting a coffee from the Cafe Alamut in the back area of the Firehouse, sitting in a chair that felt like it would collapse underneath my considerable weight at any moment, I waited for the show to start. Firestage has an anything-goes spirit, which make…
You are an audience member sitting in a theater, and the characters on stage are staring at a real, running wall clock. It shows the current time in the city where the theater venue is located. Another character is late for dinner — two or three hours late, the dialogue…
We love weekends. We love lists. And every Friday, we unite these passions. Enjoy.Etsy.com 5th Birthday Craft Party @ Butter Toast BoutiqueOh, Etsy.com, what would we do without you? Tonight, the five-year-old website is calling upon all crafters to party. Merry May Handmade hosts the Etsy.com 5th Birthday Craft Party…
It’s becoming more and more difficult to distinguish a digital color photograph from a color photograph that’s printed from film. That dichotomy does not exist with a cyanotype…
On a recent trip to the Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe, we spotted an unusual looking machine in front of Burlington Coat Factory. Apparently, they’ve been appearing at malls around the country over the past year or so. Labeled as a “Hurricane Simulator,” this baby recreates hurricane force winds up to 78MPH…
The Arizona Derby Dames are proof that girls are not all “sugar and spice.” In fact, these tattooed roller derby ladies are more piss and vinegar than anything – they will push, shove, punch, and do whatever else it takes to propel their team to bruised victory. Pride (and bodies)…
courtesy of Erin Kane Erin Kane is the mom of two kids — and quite a sport, though she cleans up nice, too (see above). She works for Gaylord Sports Management, a full-service boutique agency, and has recently been asked to sit on the advisory panel for ESPN W. And though she…
How funny is comedian Jo Koy? The Filipino-American comic’s hilarious jabs at himself and stereotypes of Asian culture (he “love you long time”) cracked up enough people to land him his own Comedy Central special, Don’t Make Him Angry, and spots on several shows, including two seasons of Showtime at…
81: Paul PorterPaul Porter was born and raised in the Southwest. He lives in Phoenix with his wife of 24 years, and learned/cultivated the craft of woodturning while raising three children. He says, “I accidentally fell into the re-learning of turning wood while taking an evening community college class in…
From Rosemary’s Baby to Children of the Corn, wicked children in cinema have been giving audiences the creeps for decades. Midnite Movie Mamacita and Madcap Theaters director Andrea Beesley-Brown knows how scary demonic, knife-wielding kids can be — she’s seen dozens of films depicting terrifying juveniles. Here are five of…
This is not a local blog, but we couldn’t resist. Allie Rense was tired of dating illiterate guys. OK, maybe they could read if forced, but how many time have you seen an attractive man pick up anything other then the latest magazine with Megan Fox on the cover? Rense put…
Sunday is Father’s Day and dads across the nation will feign appreciation as they receive new neckties, barbecue supplies, and cheap crap that says “#1 Dad” on it. Lame, lame, lame. Here’s what he really wants.10. Beer Brewing KitSo we’ve seen this a million times, right? Especially in the early…
