Artist: Chikara KakizawaMedium: Photographic Print Phoenix is a ship out of water… both figuratively and literally. We are located amidst an arid desert where people could not otherwise dwell, and yet water is artificially diverted to keep us nourished. And, as supply is always finite, so is this water available…
Beach Ball Pool Party Echo Magazine, SWAY Events and 1N10 got together for the annual Beach Ball fundraiser on Saturday at the Wyndham’s rooftop pool. The festivities included swimsuit and beach ball competitions. DJ Kela kept the pool partying…see photos Ignite Phoenix 10, in Tweets If you’ve never been, Ignite’s…
Echo Magazine, SWAY, and 1N10 hosted a summertime beach ball bash over the weekend at the Wyndham’s rooftop pool. The annual event’s known for its beach ball and swimsuit competitions to the tune of a killer playlist. We checked out the scene and took a few fashionable notes. The Good’s…
The tenth iteration of Ignite Phoenix went down Friday night. If you’ve never been, Ignite’s an event at which 18 presenters, chosen from a large number of public submissions, share their passions. The people on stage get just 5 minutes to convey their message while slides flash rapid fire on…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? If Foster Huntington’s house was ever on fire, he knows exactly what he’d take — the New York-based blogger has made a list, photographed…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? After the world’s non-ending, turns out we have another year or so until another predicted apocalypse. This all, of course, means one thing: a…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? “When everyone is gone and god’s not looking, we need to pick up some sweet stereo equipment and maybe some new furniture for the…
It may be the last weekend of life as we know it, so even if you’re out for Third Friday artwalk in downtown Phoenix or planning on chilling by the pool, we have a couple more events to add to your schedule … Noche de Lotería @ Madison Events Center: Former…
Kellie Wallace and Olivia Perry are looking for a solution. The two seniors at Arizona School for the Arts are in a classed called Challenge-Based Learning, in which students are encouraged to find a social issue, or challenge, and find the means for a solution. They know illegal immigration and…
Looks like Sundays in Phoenix are getting a little spicier. Local mixologists and favorite cocktail gurus Jason Asher and Casey Wallin are back behind the bar at Mabel’s on Main with a weekly event for all lovers of vintage drinks and funky vinyl records. Mabel’s kicks off its weekly Sunday…
It’s Third Friday, and if you’re ready to fall in love with a piece of local artwork, take a Red Dress Tour down Grand Avenue, or peruse a few galleries in Phoenix, we have you covered. Here are a few shows you don’t want to miss. 1. Not a cloud…
courtesy of Space 55 Theatre From left, Patti Hannon, Shawna Franks, and Clifton Highfield in The Bakers of Lakewood. If there’s a more consistently employed Valley stage actor than Patti Hannon, I’ll be very surprised to hear it. Ever since Maripat Donovan’s nationwide hit, the interactive Catholicism-inspired hoot Late Night…
[jump] Lexington Hotel’s The Poolside Gallery1100 North Central AvenueSeizing upon the zeitgeist of this weekend, the monthly Places, Spaces & Faces community discussion and dinner will adopt an “End of the World” theme. Attendees are asked to bring either and appetizer, side dish, or entrée (based upon which month they…
Artist: Fausto Fernandez Medium: mixed media collage on canvas All the best experiences I’ve had as an artist have been in Phoenix so far. The community support, my gallery, and working for most of the local museums installing exhibitions was super fun. My studio, where I’ve been working for the…
School’s out, summer’s here, and the family and friends are coming out to visit to “take in some sunshine.” Fortunately, this all means it is time for some relaxation by the pool with a few popsicles, or hell, maybe even a frozen margarita. But when friends or family suggest the…
There’s a recipe to a good man hunt: a cute outfit, a good group of friends, a series of eye-contact games and small talk, and typically, a ton of alcohol. Next weekend, PoolBoy Magazine, the Phoenix-based lookbook full of (mostly nude) Phoenix dudes will celebrate the success of its first…
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee “Scratch” Perry, which opens at Filmbar this week, is part chronicle Perry’s life, and part history of Reggae and Dub music (both pioneered by Scratch). Though Perry’s words are thickly slurred, often-subtitled, and clouded in a thick, low cloud of “smoke,” his…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Five years ago, David Hofmann doodled on a box. It was a lighthearted character, which he made by folding the cardboard a few times…
Mother Nature’s a mighty trickster. After years of making the air boiling hot around this time of year, she’s decided to throw us a curve ball and keep things unseasonably cool. No worries for the pool party crowd — this coming weekend, the mercury will spike back up and a few of the…
When Ashley Harder moved to Arizona from Boston, she wasn’t in the business of opening art galleries, connecting with the local food scene, or rehabilitating spaces — she was selling cosmetics. Six years later, she’s ditched her make-up gig in Scottsdale, moved to downtown Phoenix, and started her own business,…
Perhaps you can fall in love with a piece of art, after all. Research by Semir Zeki, Professor of Neuroesthetics at University College London shows that the viewing of a great piece of art creates the same chemical response in the brain (namely, a release of dopamine) as being in love. That said, Third Friday…
