Before I talk about the Roller Derby Dames, here are two paragraphs about something for the ladies of a more dainty persuasion.Today, I’m in a fine mood, I am. It’s Wednesday, so that means I’m getting into the Phoenix Art Museum tonight by throwing just a couple bucks into their…
All manner of fantastical creatures, from fairies and elves to green men and mermaids turned out for the annual Phoenix Faerie Festival this past Saturday at Estrella Mountain Regional Park in Goodyear. It wasn’t nearly as crowded as some of the Valley’s other dress-up fantasy events, but those who were there seemed to enjoy the festivities.
Even those who aren’t that into art know who William Wegman is. Or, at least, they remember when his Cinderella book hit it big in the 90’s. Remember? The book that has a photo of a dog in a blonde wig on the cover? Yeah, that’s Wegman.But there’s a lot…
I did my fair share of being out and about these past two weeks, soaking up the Nick Cave lecture at SMoCA, making a jaunt to First Friday and hitting the Canalscape opening at ASU Art Museum (among other events). So I was thinking I might stick my head in…
Last summer, I took advantage of time alone in a friend’s lovely Seattle home to curl up and read several books from his home library, including Jennifer Michael Hecht’s The Happiness Myth. It looks at how modern life stresses and drains us and identifies five tried-and-true historic aspects of human…
With her debut novel The Curse of Nefertiti, Valley author Ratcliff is doing for mummies what Stephenie Meyers did for vamps. Kinda. Nefertiti proposes that the ancient Egyptian queen has been reincarnated as a modern Phoenician living right here in the Valley of the Sun. She’s cute and hip and…
Check out hot new models by the likes of Maserati, Alfa Romeo, DeTomaso, Pantera, Lancia, Cisitalia, Fiat, Abarth, Ducati, and Moto Guzzi. Proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona. Sat., Nov. 14, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 2009…
If you check out the Phoenix Faerie Festival Web site, you’ll see that the fest’s fan base falls into four basic groups: little children chasing bubbles, supple guys in snug leotards, hot chicks with face paint, and potbellied bearded men sporting tiny wings. By Merlin’s beard, we fit right in!…
The interactive educational exhibit features a “mock refugee camp [that] puts the Darfur situation into context with other historical examples of genocide.” It’s presented on the Fletcher Library Lawn. Wed., Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thu., Nov. 19, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 2009…
Norm of Cheers makes a special pit stop at this year’s Big Pour International Beer Tasting Event to discuss and sign his book Drinking with George: A Barstool Professional’s Guide to Beer. The “Meet Norm” package deal includes a meet and greet, a copy of the book, 15 pours, and…
You should know by now that there are more chickens in the world than any other type of bird. They may not be smart or beautiful or willing to learn tricks, but they sure are popular. And for good reason. The feathered ground scrabblers eat pests, lay eggs, and can…
For a place with an overall IQ of about 32 — to judge by all the shotgun-toting boobs sporting Sheriff Joe bumper stickers — Phoenix has an ace literary scene. Many of those same redneck yahoos who try to run you off the road every morning run amok in the…
For a place with an overall IQ of about 32 — to judge by all the shotgun-toting boobs sporting Sheriff Joe bumper stickers — Phoenix has an ace literary scene. Many of those same redneck yahoos who try to run you off the road every morning run amok in the…
Commercial photographer Davin Lavikka’s images feature models assuming various yoga poses “in unprecedented places.” Thu., Nov. 12, 7-9 p.m., 2009…
Sure, you could take a historic walking tour of downtown Phoenix to get to know the city, but we say sampling spirits is an even better way of getting acquainted. Get your fill of local brews and chews at the third annual Downtown Phoenix Pub Crawl, which lets participants partake…
Hey, hipsters. We hear you’re now on some ancient hip-hop kick and are out at Tempe’s Gracie’s Thrift digging through the boxes of cassette tapes trying to score some Kurtis Blow and The Sugar Hill Gang. Well, we’re a little hesitant to share this with you, but if you really…
It’s just a matter of time before former President George W. Bush and his dunderheaded capers are immortalized in song. For now, we’ll enjoy Nixon in China, which sonically chronicles America’s favorite screwball of the 1970s. The Phoenix Symphony presents John Adams’ unbeatable work recalling Nixon’s 1972 dealings with China’s…
Christmas time is here, as the Peanuts gang might sing. More accurately, the holiday shopping season is just around the corner, which is the very thing that round-headed blockhead Charlie Brown furrowed his eyebrows over. In other words, the hounds of capitalism are sounding the call, but that’s no reason…
So bad it’s good, or vice versa? Decide for yourself when “Roadkill Bill” Robertson’s third low-budget horror-comedy B-movie, 2009’s Bisbee Cuisine — a Tales From the Crypt-style short flick featuring a foul-mouthed waitress regaling her reluctant diners with a triple shot of culinary storytelling debauchery – at Mesa’s Hollywood Alley…
Now that we’ve mastered Facebook and Twitter, we’re just waiting for the next social-media network to hit big. Once it does, we’ll start off hating it, then reluctantly log on for the sake of staying relevant. This will be followed by addiction until the next one hits and we start…
The green theme at this year’s Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts is open to interpretation. It could be a statement about ecology or simply an expression of a color. Perhaps one could make a float from recycled materials or wear a lime dinosaur costume (there will be contests for…
We’ve noticed that NASCAR and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have a lot in common. Both organizations are growing rapidly, each meets for a long time on Sundays, and, from what we’ve noticed, hipsters often ridicule followers of both. If you’re not afraid of a little persecution,…
