The museum presents the 10th annual exhibit of altars, cajitas (small, traveling altars), calaveras (skulls), and calacas (skeletons) in conjunction with Calaca Cultural Center and Xico, Inc. Mondays-Fridays. Starts: Oct. 12. Continues through Jan. 8, 2009…
National and local luminaries such as ESPN’s Pedro Gomez (pictured), MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez, Jose Romero of the Seattle Times, and the Arizona Republic’s Paola Boivin and Paul Coro speak about the subtleties and vagaries of covering the diverse ethnicities of today’s sports landscape. Wed., Oct. 14, 3:30-5:30 p.m., 2009…
Get out the pink and fight for a cure for breast cancer at this year’s fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which features a 1-mile run/walk, a 5K run, and a 5K walk. Sun., Oct. 11, 6 a.m., 2009…
This one’s a tad more sedate than its old-country cousin, Tempe’s Way Out West Oktoberfest, which one cheeky attendee likened to “a frat party at the State Fair.” Still, this volksfest does feature its fair share of buxom babes delivering Bavarian brews in the beer garden, plus live music to…
The event celebrating National Coming Out Day features guest appearances by actors Wilson Cruz (pictured in his My So-Called Life days) and Daniela Sea (The L Word), plus coming-out stories by various local LGBT community leaders and members. Sun., Oct. 11, 1 p.m., 2009…
The inaugural showing in the monthly film fest is this documentary about “actionable solutions” to the problems confronting our food chain. The film by ana Sofia joanes (yes, she really spells it that way) focuses on urban farmer/activist Will Allen (pictured), sustainable farmer/entrepreneur Joel Salatin of The Omnivore’s Dilemma fame,…
Last fall’s inaugural Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships overcame the dubious moniker (sponsorship is important, but please) and setting (hell and gone in a boondock Phoenix suburb) with a whiz-bang championship match for the ages: John McEnroe took down Todd Martin in an old-fashioned barn-burner, 3-6, 7-6, 11-9…
National Coming Out Day is an annual opportunity for gay people who have been pretending to be heterosexual to stop lying about themselves and announce their proclivities to the world. Typically, what they do instead is get loaded and attend an umpteenth drag show at a gay bar. This year,…
The big west-side race features three- and seven-mile runs through the foothills of the White Tanks. Sat., Oct. 10, 7:15 a.m., 2009…
This humongous affair marks the official openings of six different exhibits at the museum: “Nowhere to Hide: Three Artists in the Desert,” “Defining Sustainability: From the ASU Art Museum Collection,” “Social Studies Project 5 — Jillian McDonald: Alone Together in the Dark,” Moving Targets New Media Series: “I’m Keeping an…
Break out the gags and dust off the ol’ cat o’ nine tails, because it’s time for the Arizona Fetish Ball, our favorite leave-mom-at-home event. The Horns & Halos party, which celebrates alternative sexuality, will feature a bevy of jaw-dropping sights and sounds, from burlesque performances and live music by…
Would that we lived in a world in which Plan 9 From Outer Space truly was, either aesthetically or morally, the Worst Movie Ever Made. Alas, countless films, some from big studios and featuring big stars, are both less entertaining and more despicable than Ed Wood’s grandly inept 1959 sci-fi/horror…
Athletes with personal problems play better because their sport becomes a means of escape. It’s why Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis won it all after his trial for murder and why that guy in your rec league who’s going through a bitter divorce pulls down 15 rebounds a game. Given…
Hold on a second: It’s called the Atticus Tour, and the co-headliner is a band called Finch? Wow, that’s really precious. Maybe they’ll hire Scout Willis as a cage-dancer, or add melancholy indie-pop duo Harper Lee to the bill later on. Actually, let’s hope they don’t. Featuring the identical swept…
We were pretty fired up a few weeks ago to rap with Bob Saget, but our enthusiasm paled in comparison with that of our 20-year-old nephew. Said young dude, in reference to when fixed-gear bicyclists “Bob Saget” someone they feel is a flamboyant rider, “No way!!!! All of my fixie…
Local performers Petey Swartz, Mitzi Lynton, Ron Peer, and Robert X. Planet celebrate the master of macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, with readings of Poe’s short horror works, humor pieces, and sci-fi stories. Sat., Oct. 10, 7 p.m., 2009…
The renowned Laguna Pueblo author/poet reads from her upcoming memoir, Turquoise Ledge, and speaks about “land, culture and community” in this “evening with” co-presentation by ASU and the Heard. Thu., Oct. 8, 7 p.m., 2009…
If rock required a caretaker for its creative flame, it could do a lot worse than Yo La Tengo singer/guitarist Ira Kaplan. The one-time rock critic and his crew possess an en¬cyclopedic knowledge of the form (witness their annual covers-by-request pledge drive performances for Jersey’s WFMU), and they’ve developed such…
Among siblings, there’s always a “good one” and a “bad one.” Mariah Carey’s sister was pegged for prostitution. Alec Baldwin’s little bro Daniel has drug issues. And singer Chynna Phillips’ half-sister claims she slept with their dad. Eew. If you think that’s bad, catch Arizona Theatre Company’s The Kite Runner…
First came recycling bins. Then we started powering cars with French-fry grease. What’s next, houses made from tin cans? Now we’re hearing this word ‘sustainability,’ and I think it’s a very complicated word,” says Arizona State University professor Richard Lerman, whose eco art is featured in the “Nowhere to Hide:…
Gregorio Luke, former director of the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, dramatizes the life of the famed author in this multimedia lecture in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden. A fiesta featuring Latin and Cuban music and food and drink follows. Proceeds benefit the Latin American Art Alliance. Fri.,…
The Arizona Cardinals have had two weeks to think about their epic implosion against the Indianapolis Colts in front of a nationally televised audience. Will the defending NFC Champions go all pre-2008 Cardinals or will Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald catch fire and go on another magical run? Find out…
