It’s been well established that Doug Stanhope doesn’t shy away from any topic. The boundaryless comic’s wry stances on sex, drugs, drinking, death, and everything in between take no prisoners Wednesday, November 13, in downtown Phoenix.The man who’s called the Arizona border town of Bisbee home since 2005 often starts…
Now that Brelby Theatre Company’s in its official venue, the troupe’s wasted no time scheduling not just a mainstage season but a Studio Series of new, relatively obscure plays. Through Saturday, November 16, it’s Prodigy, about a musician’s conflicting loyalties. Indiana-based actor/playwright Ben Abbott, whose Questions of the Heart: Gay…
Unless you saw the 1988 film version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels within the past week, it’s hard to tell who’s conning whom in the intricate, goofy, romantic plot that translates splendidly to the musical stage. Multiple Valley troupes have chosen this season to present the 2005 Broadway success, and, through…
“Dream. Create. Build.” is the theme for “Imaginate” at Arizona Science Center. The concept behind the exhibit is to help viewers unlock their minds to ponder and pose the questions that lead to new ideas and innovations. The exhibit is a place where visitors are not only spectators but also…
Weight-loss and weight-gain performances are tricky things. Robert De Niro’s heavily mannered turn in Raging Bull just has to be great — he gained 60 pounds for it, didn’t he? For his role in The Machinist, Christian Bale dropped to a sub-skeletal 122 pounds; he looked like a walking, talking…
He’s back. World-famous glass artist Dale Chihuly returns to the Valley with a new exhibition, “Chihuly in the Garden” at Desert Botanical Garden.Whether you’ve seen these intricate, vibrant pieces on display in London, Paris or Seattle — or caught his last stop in town, “Chihuly: The Nature of Glass” in…
Hey Tempe, give yourself a pat on the back. For a college town, you sure do a lot. So much so that this month the Tempe History Museum invites residents and nonresidents alike to celebrate the many exports and creations of this Southwestern city. “Made in Tempe” will exhibit the…
Photo by Jay Maidment – © 2012 MVLFFLLC. TM &2012 Marvel. All Rights Reserved.Thor: The Dark World just doesn’t compare to the 2011 original, in spite of its few redeeming qualities. That’s the consensus among this paper’s film critics on this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, available now. Listen to…
The first event in the second cycle of Scottsdale Public Art’s Canal Convergence series will be taking over the Scottsdale Waterfront this weekend between Soleri Bridge and Goldwater Boulevard. Canal Convergence | Water + Art + Light is a four-day event that celebrates the canal through a series of installations,…
Given the abundance of shopping options Phoenicians have this fall, holiday gifts should be wrapped earlier than ever. Starting up this weekend are a handful of must-attend markets featuring clothing, accessories, furniture, and plenty more to suit the taste of your friends, fam, and, let’s be honest, you. Here they…
Phoenix’s only LGBT-focused film festival, Desperado, is coming back to the Paradise Valley Community College in January 2014. Although the film schedule has yet to be announced for the upcoming incarnation, last year featured a mix of locally and nationally made independent films with an eye toward queer issues. Tickets…
Despite the fact that it occurs right after All Hallow’s Eve, the annual All Souls Procession in Tucson is by no means a Halloween-oriented celebration. Indeed, there are few connections between the yearly exercise in candy and costumed excess and this esteemed Day of the Dead-themed Southern Arizona celebration, except…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a Jane Austen video game must be in want of… nothing. Literally, nothing. Because this may very well be the best thing to happen to Austenites since Mr. Darcy came out of that lake in 1995…
It was 1981. We were young, and there was nothing better to do. And so my girl friends and I — a bony chick we called Uncle who rarely spoke and her best friend, Laytchie McJeep, a corpulent girl who never stopped talking — got dressed up in funny clothes…
Phoenix’s bike share program now has a name: Grid Bikes (styled Gr:D). The bright green bikes are emblazoned with a smiley face and instructions to “Ride Happy!” Mayor Greg Stanton unveiled the name and logo last Monday at the National Association of City Transportation Officials Phoenix conference at Hotel Palomar…
Musicians remix songs all the time. Artists do the same thing, only they call it appropriation. So just think of “Messin’ with the Masters” at Mesa Contemporary Arts as a compilation of visual remixes of old art world masterpieces…
Bad news, brainiacs, sugar highs don’t count as intellectual stimuli. So drop your Halloween loot and pick up a pencil. Here are three lectures that’ll give your IQ a bump this month. “Mars on a one-way ticket” @ ASU’s Murdock Hall If Paul Davies suggests that you take a one-way…
Turns out there’s more than just fashion trends to avoid this fall. As temperatures drop, the latest cosmetic crimes of the season are starting to emerge — from hair salons, makeup counters, and, in defiance of all logic and reason, tanning salons…
New Times photographers were out and about over the weekend. Did we take your picture? Halloween Night 2013 on Mill Avenue Mill Avenue was pure madness as gigantic throng numbering into the tens of thousands and consisting of college kids, 20-somethings, and members of the party crowd invaded downtown Tempe…
Sure, it’s November. But that’s no reason poolside shenanigans should stop. Between the Halloween sugar rush and pre-Thanksgiving bingeing, Lululemon Athletica and the Hotel Valley Ho are teaming up to give locals a chance to drop their holiday season weight and worries with a new free poolside yoga series…
Regulars of local English pub George and Dragon may have spotted a familiar face if they happened to catch the Halloween episode of The Price Is Right last week. (If they were playing hooky from work that particular morning, that is.) Namely, they saw the pub’s always jovial owner David…
Art, cars, and The Devil’s Carnival round out this week’s must-attend events in Phoenix. “Steampunk: The Exquisite Adventure” @ Scottsdale Civic Center Library It isn’t hard to see the beauty of the world of steampunk, where retro-dreams meet futuristic imagination. Spanning literature, fashion, film, and art, the culture has taken…
