When the powers that be thunk up this celebration of the great outdoors and stuck it in June, we think the Back-Easters were thinking more along the lines of soft, woodsy footpaths and shadowy glens. But those who inhabit our little slice of scorched earth know that we have some…
When the powers that be thunk up this celebration of the great outdoors and stuck it in June, we think the Back-Easters were thinking more along the lines of soft, woodsy footpaths and shadowy glens. But those who inhabit our little slice of scorched earth know that we have some…
When the powers that be thunk up this celebration of the great outdoors and stuck it in June, we think the Back-Easters were thinking more along the lines of soft, woodsy footpaths and shadowy glens. But those who inhabit our little slice of scorched earth know that we have some…
When the powers that be thunk up this celebration of the great outdoors and stuck it in June, we think the Back-Easters were thinking more along the lines of soft, woodsy footpaths and shadowy glens. But those who inhabit our little slice of scorched earth know that we have some…
When the powers that be thunk up this celebration of the great outdoors and stuck it in June, we think the Back-Easters were thinking more along the lines of soft, woodsy footpaths and shadowy glens. But those who inhabit our little slice of scorched earth know that we have some…
When the powers that be thunk up this celebration of the great outdoors and stuck it in June, we think the Back-Easters were thinking more along the lines of soft, woodsy footpaths and shadowy glens. But those who inhabit our little slice of scorched earth know that we have some…
The four-mile ranger-guided hike travels up a steep incline for a view of a nearly full moon. Registration is required. Sat., June 6, 7-9:30 p.m., 2009…
The nighttime course is lined with glowing lights, and each golfer receives a glow necklace and fluorescent ball — the better not to brain the other players. The tourney starts at dusk. Fri., June 5, 2009…
If Nearly Naked Theatre’s production of Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers were a competition instead of a superbly produced musical, then Johanna Carlisle’s performance as a working-class gal who gives her baby away would be the clear winner. And then a whole lot of other people would be tied for second…
Author/blogger Heather Lauer takes her porcine madness on the road in this get-together for fans of the “Best Meat Ever.” Admission nets you a copy of Lauer’s new book (Bacon: A Love Story — A Salty Survey of Everybody’s Favorite Meat), bacon-centric appetizers, and two beverage tickets. Bacon is the…
The production is a collection of short works (all under 10 minutes) by eight playwrights from Arizona and New Mexico, including locals Mare Biddle, J. Boyer, Dennis Bush, Debra Rich Gettleman (pictured), Jackie Marx, and Richard Warren. Fri., June 5, 8 p.m., 2009…
The island bash in land-locked Chandler will features the inaugural Pulled Pork Slider Eating Contest and live music by Sean Mireau and the Volcano Island Band (pictured). Sat., June 6, 12-8 p.m., 2009…
The store celebrates with the launch of the new CD Red Hot Robot by the Valley hip-hop collective. Sat., June 6, 7-10 p.m., 2009…
You know those scenes in TV movies where the bad guy hires a hitman who turns out to be a cop? They’re real. Just ask Jack Ballentine, author and former Phoenix police officer, who became one of the most successful undercover operatives in the history of our or any other…
The California-bred burlesque show has shed vintage threads and bared its collective gams (and more) across the globe, with a vaudevillian hit list that includes the Vans Warped Tour, Ozzfest, and HBO’s Real Sex. The veterans of the burlesque circuit have also wowed audiences at the Vancouver International Burlesque Festival,…
One of the featured authors at this event (Phoenix’s Jana Bommersbach) is a writer’s writer, with a reportorial bent that brings her nonfiction to vivid life, as in her latest, Bones in the Desert. The other (Scottsdale-based Clive Cussler, pictured) is more adventurer than scribe, a he-man fiction maven who…
The organizers of the Arizona Top Bar Chef Competition sniff at the term “flairtender.” The winner of this regional battle of the barkeeps will earn a slot in October’s national finals and the much-worthier designation of the state’s top “mixologist.” Call ’em what you will, but the contestants will have…
Nightlife becomes day life in the Arizona summer heat, and hotels pop off all-day pool parties like they’re Corona Light caps. But with so many wet-hot happenings, the party-throwers need something extra to drown out the competition. Mondrian Scottsdale Resort is juicing up its Poolside Sundays series on Sunday, June…
Beer fests are cool and all, but why they’ve become synonymous with “Let’s get fucking loaded, buddy, and embarrass the entire human race by acting like an ill-mannered ass clown” is beyond our comprehension. If you’re looking for some fun times at a beer blowout minus the general douchelordery, hit…
In the movies, Don Ameche played Alexander Graham Bell, father of the telephone. Spencer Tracy played Thomas Edison, father of the electric light. Paul Muni played Louis Pasteur, father of pasteurization. But for the father of the nude lap dance, no actor would do. The guy for whom that distinction…
The acclaimed Valley poet introduces his new collection, The Dangerous Shirt. Wed., June 10, 7 p.m., 2009…
The “animal communicator” claims he can discourse with beasts via feelings, smells, tastes, emotions, and images. He discusses the gift and signs his new book, Wagging Tales: Every Animal Has a Tale. Tue., June 9, 7 p.m., 2009…
