Fans of Tinseltown tripe may be disappointed by “The Last Mile: An Exhibition of Rare and Private Photographs by Barbara McQueen” exhibit. While it offers a behind-the-scenes look at the personal life of a Hollywood legend, it doesn’t show celebrated leading man Steve McQueen bedding babes or snarling at paparazzi…
Select 24 tastes of three ounces each from more than 100 specialty/microbrew beers at this sudsy annual affair, which also features live music by The Crown King on Saturday and The Blue Mystics on Sunday. All proceeds benefit Sun Sounds of Arizona. Sat., March 7, 2-6 p.m.; Sun., March 8,…
The author (The Hunger, Wolfen), screenwriter (he adapted his own novel Communion for the screen), and alleged alien abductee makes a pit stop in Scottsdale to sign his latest, Critical Mass. Sat., March 7, 2 p.m., 2009…
During Art Detour 2007, some waves were made on Roosevelt Row. No, not by the people on stilts or those freaks who dress up like renaissance fairies. We’re talking about the bold move that five15 Gallery, 515 East Roosevelt Street, made by throwing together its “$99 Only” show, in which…
When I listen to pop music, I like to have a good, fun time enjoying its light, airy guitars and super sweet vocals. I’d like to think that pop music and I came together on our own terms, happy to be in each other’s company. Those forces behind the International…
Ruby ambrotypes by Mark Osterman. (Pictured: Burnished, 2005.) Fri., March 6, 6-10 p.m., 2009…
Ruby ambrotypes by Mark Osterman. (Pictured: Burnished, 2005.) Sat., March 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., March 8, 12-6 p.m.; Sat., March 14, 1-5 p.m.; Sat., March 21, 1-5 p.m.; Sat., March 28, 1-5 p.m.; Sat., April 4, 1-5 p.m., 2009…
Second annual exhibit of sick, twisted, and just plain weird variations on the Mexican anthropomorphic craft fave. Fri., March 6, 6-10 p.m.; Sat., March 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., March 8, 12-6 p.m., 2009…
New works by local heavy hitters Jenny Ignaszewski, Tyson Crosbie, and Kyle Jordre. (Ignaszewski’s Imagining Your Touch is pictured.) Fri., March 6, 6-10 p.m., 2009…
New works by local heavy hitters Jenny Ignaszewski, Tyson Crosbie, and Kyle Jordre. (Ignaszewski’s Imagining Your Touch is pictured.) Sat., March 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., March 8, 12-6 p.m., 2009…
Dark works inspired by pop culture and Eastern European classicism by Serj Palihovici. Fri., March 6, 7-9 p.m., 2009…
Dark works inspired by pop culture and Eastern European classicism by Serj Palihovici. March 7-31, 2009…
Members artists, including Jessica Dolence, Eliza Gregory, Brian Boner, Vivian Spiegelman, Kaori Takamura, and Lisa Von Koch, display. (Boner’s This Little Piggy is pictured.) First Tuesday-Saturday of every month. Starts: Feb. 3. Continues through March 8, 2009…
The reigning Miss Afeelya Bunz will sadly surrender her title to one of this year’s 10 worthy candidates: Saellah V, LaDonna Pearl, Barbra Seville, Patricia Mason, Chane Jordan, Mikaila Kay, Naomi St. James, Kiki Vermont, Miss Rubi, and Sophia Sinclair. Sat., March 7, 7 p.m., 2009…
You turn into a sprinkler head of snot and tears whenever your boyfriend doesn’t call you for over two hours. Oh, that’s because Daddy didn’t love you. Or maybe you believe you’re a piece of poo-poo, undeserving of love. Hmmm . . . middle child? Or you mysteriously spite your…
It’s home-tour season in central Phoenix, and our historic neighborhoods are putting their best feet forward. In our book, Coronado takes the lead thanks to its Celebrate Coronado Historic Home Tour & Twilight Festival, which combines local music, food, a petting zoo, live art, and a beer garden. The stops…
“Dear, Stupid, Stupid Diary: Ugh. Another poopy day at work. Man, I wish I could just quit, but the economy is jacked up so I can’t afford jack crap. Actually, you know what I could do? I could cancel my cell phone, the Internet, and go live in the trees…
Turning 21 is an important rite of passage in America. It often involves heavy boozing, crazy stunts, and waking up next to total strangers, but it’s significant nonetheless. On that note, Artlink’s Art Detour 21 promises to be one hell of a party. The free, self-guided tour of Phoenix’s downtown…
Oh, Baka! We must be determined! We’re hyping First Friday’s CosPlay Exhibit and Competition at the Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix on March 6, but since bored teenagers don’t typically read our weekly sell-out rag, we’re left to explain to our doddering, 20-something demographic why this subcultural role-playing stuff is…
Back in high school, you religiously attended shop class. Your burgeoning teenage sexuality expressed itself through a profound fascination with power tools, and you always carried WD-40 in case of unexpected encounters in the proverbial tool shack of your imagination. Even today, cordless drills and heavy-duty miter saws spark a…
L.A. and Phoenix ain’t the best of pals. They disdain us. We loathe them. But not right now. What’s good for the goose kicks ass for the bottom-line gander, and the rival Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers are allied in a higher cause for the next month or so:…
L.A. and Phoenix ain’t the best of pals. They disdain us. We loathe them. But not right now. What’s good for the goose kicks ass for the bottom-line gander, and the rival Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers are allied in a higher cause for the next month or so:…
