Why it has taken so long for Phoenix to unleash a Beer & Bacon Festival is beyond reason. This is, simply put, a gathering celebrating two of mankind’s greatest culinary delights. Unlike most festivals that feature limited samples, this event, hosted by The Wigwam and the Arizona Pork Council, offers…
Dia de los Muertos is making its way back to the East Valley a little early this year. A two-day celebration at Mesa Arts Center will feature performances by Maricahi Viva, Folklorico Lindo y Querido, Se se Puede Foundation Dancers, Mariachi Juvenil los Primos, Stella Pope Duarte and Liliana De…
Prepare yourself for 32 hours of non-stop improv action when the Torch Theatre brings its annual Ghostfest fundraising event back to their Phoenix stage.Now in its fourth year, the comedy event boasts performers both local and national — even a troupe from Australia. The lineup includes acts such as For…
Gunslingers and ballet go together like murderous rage and opera. Which is to say, really well, actually. See for yourself as Center Dance Ensemble presents The Bad and The Beautiful, a season première whose main piece is a reimagined version of Eugene Loring and Aaron Copland’s “Billy the Kid/The Ballet.”Company…
Pete Holmes seems like he’s got more momentum than ever — despite having his late night talk show canceled this past summer. The smiley faced comedian appears in downtown Phoenix on Friday, October 24, as part of his fall tour.Being handpicked by Conan O’Brien to head up his own talk…
Even when the NFL is predictable, it’s not. The belief back in August was that the Arizona Cardinals, who lost nearly every key piece on from last year’s defense, could win in spite of their defense, not because of it. Instead, the Cards’ defense has carried the team to first…
John Oliver assailed the season’s obsession with pumpkin spice, but that hasn’t dampened our love for that big damn orange orb. Honor that exalted squash at The Great Pumpkin Festival on Thursday, October 23.If the Desert Botanical Garden were only providing hayrides to a pumpkin patch, we’d be in for…
This ain’t no rodeo. The annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships return to WestWorld, 16601 North Pima Road, this Saturday and Sunday with some of the top polo players in the world, including Sunny Hale, Sarah Wiseman, Paola Martinez, and Caroline Anier. The Women’s World All-Star Team will take on the…
It’s not hard to get into the Halloween spirit this year. Even if you’re not a fan of donning a costume and gorging yourself on candy, all you really need to do is head to FilmBar, because they’re screening a series of spooky movies and 1994’s Interview with the Vampire…
This week Tempe will welcome a new dining spot to the neighborhood when Revo Pizzabar opens below the Tempe Transit Center at 200 E. Fifth Street. Revo will be a one-stop-shop for students, commuters, passersby and night owls, serving coffee and pastries from locally sourced businesses during the morning and…
On Wednesday, October 29, Pink Pony in Scottsdale will be teaming up with two local businesses for an evening of wine, cheese, and charcuterie. The event will feature a selection of artisan cheeses supplied by Lara Mulchay of Hot Dish Inc. and wines from winemaker Sam Pillsbury of Pillsbury Wine…
On paper, a starting lineup that includes Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and Carlos Boozer looks pretty damn formidable. Turns out, that particular piece of paper is pockmarked, frayed, and dates back to about 2007. In NBA years, that’s a really long time ago.Still, Lakers fans are hitching their wagons to…
When a child loses her favorite toy, it means tears and tantrums. But when a toy loses his owner, it’s a whole other story. Based on the award-winning book by Kate DiCamillo, Childsplay’s production of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane follows a china rabbit whose world gets turned upside…
Books sometimes feel like the forgotten middle child. Squished between the renown of the authors and eye-catching covers, books in-and-of themselves are too often overlooked as pieces of art. But A Buncha Book Authors is once again shining a light on this underrated art form with their 14th annual members…
Writers are fun people (trust us), but we might be at our best one on one. In Theresa Rebeck’s play Seminar, five writers convene in a Manhattan apartment. One is renowned author Leonard, a teacher whom each of the others has paid $5000 to, no surprise, verbally abuse them for…
It’s awards season and the hyped movies are starting to land in theaters. On this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, we talk about Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, starring Michael Keaton, and Alex Ross Perry’s Listen Up Philip, and carve out some time to recommend Nothing Bad Can Happen and Glen…
An average of 200 migrant men, women, and children are found dead each year in the stretch of Sonoran Desert known colloquially as “the Corridor of Death.” The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office is faced with the somewhat daunting task of identifying these souls and reuniting them with their families…
Some artists tattoo for the money. Others do it to make a name for themselves. For Byron Winkelman of Black Lotus Tattooers in Gilbert, tattooing isn’t about the money or the acknowledgments, it’s about a love of all things artistic. “It’s hard to make money as an artist. The starving…
We can’t wait to see what American Horror Story’s Ryan Murphy does with his new project American Crime Story. The first season is set to cover the O.J. Simpson case in 10 episodes next year on FX, and it’s rumored that the show will explore the crime from the point…
ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination is making us question everything we thought we knew about Arizona’s favorite party school. The Center, which considers itself a “network hub for audacious moonshot ideas and a cultural engine for thoughtful optimism,” seeks to unite writers, philosophers, scientists, and engineers to create…
Two women are weeping. A man dressed as a Disney dwarf arrives with a tea tray. References to Chekhov are made. It’s plain: We are watching a Christopher Durang play. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. It is, in many ways,…
If only being nickeled and dimed actually meant receiving nickels and dimes. Unfortunately, spending money is a lot easier than saving it. Which is why we’re offering up some activities that avoid reaching for your wallet. From complimentary yoga classes to costume contests and conversations about cavemen, here are our…
