We’ll be honest: When we heard that Elizabeth Howard makes “mixed-media art dolls” we were not enthused. Sounded very PTA craft fair, and not in a good way. But check out Birthday Cat Girl, on sale in her etsy store for just $25. Or if you swear you’re just looking,…
Platitudes we all oughta write on the mirror in lipstick or shaving cream, as the case may be: All of us can make miracles where one of us will fail. It [everything, by the way] takes a village. The whole is more than the sum of its parts. Need a…
Ken Rotcop is a Hollywood legend. If you haven’t heard of him before, that’s because most of his 40+ years in the movie and television industries have been spent behind the scenes, writing for game shows and television series’ and heading up four film studios including Embassy Pictures and Hanna-Barbera. He also supervised production…
Out of 2,500 national entries, local painter Suzanne Falk was chosen by the Oil Painters of America (OPA) as one of the top 200 artists for their 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils.Falk is largely self-taught and paints whimsical still life works in a photo-realist style. You may…
From a documentary about botched immigration enforcement and an appearance by Coco to tattoos and Cinco de Mayo, we got you covered for the weekend, udig? You’re welcome. 9500 Liberty at Harkins Valley Art, TempeSimply put: Go. See. This. For real. The award-winning film – which chronicles a short-lived mandate…
There’s a popular saying in the tattoo business: “Your body is a temple, but how long can you live in the same house before you redecorate?” If your “temple” needs to be adorned with some new eye candy, more than two dozen renowned tattoo artists will be redecorating people at…
A son gives his father a shave inside of a home that’s located in the original African-American neighborhood in Mesa near Center Street and University Drive…
We just heard that F.A.R (Future Arts Research @ ASU) director Bruce Ferguson is swapping out one big stretch of desert for another one halfway around the world. In the middle of Cairo, Egypt, to be exact…
Filmmakers Eric Byler and Annabel Park may not be psychic, but their acclaimed documentary 9500 Liberty (presented by Phoenix New Times, premiering Friday, April 30 at Harkins Valley Art Theatre in Tempe) could prove prophetic for Arizona’s controversial new immigration reform laws…
If the current political climate in Phoenix makes you want to run away and reinvent yourself, you might have a pang of jealousy when you hear what Olive Annie did! And all without leaving town. Shop Girls Lani Griffin and Laurie Levy found her at Olive in Paris, upstairs above…
In recent years, Phoenix residents have fallen in love with all things retro. Historic home tours draw tons of visitors and clothing stores like Hollywood Regency and Mint have capitalized on the vintage/pinup/rockabilly trend. Now Roosevelt Row’s getting in on the retro action with two new stores featuring clothes, trinkets…
Jared Tate Johnson designs some pretty bold looks for his jewelry line, Dear Raymer.So it’s no wonder this stylish man never shies from short shorts, sequins, headbands, loud vintage prints or a bare chest.Yes, Phoenix could take a page from Johnson’s book (you may have seen him in the fashion…
Luis Gutierrez is a firm believer that art is transformational. (He should know, considering that the central Phoenix painter, who is living with multiple sclerosis, finds catharsis in art-making.) That’s why he decided to become personally involved in the Clean Water for Everyone art auction. Here’s the scoop: Gutierrez’s girlfriend,…
If you haven’t been over to the Mesa Arts Center to see Chris Rush’s retrospective, STARE, go. The show will be up through mid-May. These images are even better in person, and for some context, here’s Kathleen Vanesian’s smart review. Hungry? Michele Laudig has you fed…
Hey Phoenix, it’s time to flex the muscle between your ears and nominate someone (even yourself) for a Big Brain Award. The deadline is tomorrow, April 30. The nomination process is simple: Just click here to fill out a form with a name, URL (or other way we can see…
The economy is in the toilet? Not according to this Laveen junk yard…
Pine City, Minnesota is so peaceful; so serene. Everyone who lives a life there is a model American citizen — they never miss church, pay their taxes early, and bake their own bread. The kind of people found on the Hallmark channel or perhaps in a 1940s film about the…
Life is stressful. While we don’t advocate habitual heavy drinking, we certainly believe that the busy and frazzled people who make up the fabric of our work-obsessed American society deserve to take a breather every once in a while. Even if that means it has to happen smack-dab in the…
Mmmmm. Chocolate. Whether you indulge in white, milk, or dark, every person knows the pure joy of this decadent substance. No wonder the stuff has been used in ritual and worship since humans first discovered it centuries ago. You can learn all about humanity’s love affair with chocolate at the…
With a weak heavyweight class and rampant corruption, it’s easy to see why boxing is losing so much ground to mixed martial arts. However, there are certain nights when you can still catch a glimpse of what made the sport popular: watching two world-class athletes try to give each other…
Cinco de Mayo, like St. Patrick’s Day, doesn’t require a connection to country, just the potential to party. But where to begin? At Chandler’s Cinco de Mayo Festival, the day has gone to the dogs. Specifically, Chihuahuas. See more than 150 of the feisty four-leggers race and compete for awards…
