Laurie Notaro’s Greatest Hits of 2012 on Jackalope Ranch

Laurie Notaro is an author, crafter, and expert at finding a good cocktail. She grew up in Phoenix, but is currently based in Eugene, Oregon. Each week, she’s been joining us to share a crafting adventure, draw a flowchart, or remember a few of her favorite things about Phoenix. This…

Phoenix Public Library Hosts a Book Sale This Weekend

If you’ve exhausted the usual visits on your shopping go-to list and can’t find the right fit for your special book-loving someone on our book lover gift guide, you’ll want to stop by the Camelback Colonnade this weekend. The Friends of the Phoenix Public Library will host its first-ever offsite…

Poets Wanted for the Seventh Avenue Streetscape

The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture’s looking for local poets for its ninth annual 7th Avenue Streetscape exhibition. Up to four poems that aim to “broaden public thinking about reuse, recycling and a greener environment” will be selected for be selected for a yearlong public art display on the…

A Bitch in Time and Arcana Cabaret at Space 55

The setup: Part of the mission of Space 55 is to foster the development of new writers and performers (through their classes and workshops) and help artists like those share their work with audiences. Recurring free-for-alls/showcases such as the 7 Minutes . . . and A Bitch in Time series…

Six Words Laurie Notaro Demands People Stop Using Right Now

Laurie Notaro is an author, crafter, and expert at finding a good cocktail. She grew up in Phoenix, but is currently based in Eugene, Oregon. Each week, she’ll be joining us to share a crafting adventure, draw a flowchart, or remember a few of her favorite things about Phoenix. Today,…

Local Zine Tempe Starving Artist to Return to Print in November

When Robbie Pfeffer started printing copies of Tempe Starving Artist in 2009, it was a few pages dedicated to local art and music — mostly his friends’ gigs. But the publication grew. Pfeffer started printing more pages (and in color), his scope broadened to include hundreds of local artists who…

Laurie Notaro’s Existential Showdown on Yelp

Laurie Notaro is an author, crafter, and expert at finding a good cocktail. She grew up in Phoenix, but is currently based in Eugene, Oregon. Each week, she’ll be joining us to share a crafting adventure, draw a flowchart, or remember a few of her favorite things about Phoenix. Today,…

If More Kiddie Authors Had Written Books For Adults

J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, arrived in bookstores last week. According to advance reports, the new book contains lots of sex (in the form of “a miraculously unguarded vagina” and a used condom that is “like the gossamer cocoon of some huge grub”), domestic abuse and…