Oh, Danny boy, look over your four-leaf clover and lasso those leprechauns, because the celebrating of St. Paddy’s Day is starting early this year. Every be-freckled Irish lad and lassie will be strutting down 3rd Street in downtown Phoenix on Saturday, March 12, for the 28th annual St. Patrick’s Day…
Hungry for a taste of Arizona’s best restaurants, chefs, and wineries all in one artsy, food-centric location? Skip breakfast and get ready to take a bite (or several) at the second annual Devoured Culinary Classic. Sponsored by Local First Arizona and the Phoenix Art Museum, Devoured will take over the…
With rain opening unexpected sinkholes all over Phoenix and former Godfather’s Pizza CEO — and current tea party member — Herman Cain winning Arizona’s presidential straw polls, we wouldn’t blame you for wanting to stick your head in the sand right now. If you’re going to do so, take a…
Couldn’t summon enough scrilla to afford a plane ticket to Rio in time for this year’s Carnaval? Worry not, as DJ Seduce and his Afro:Baile crew will be offering all the frenetic festivities of the annual celebration (minus the colorful floats and bad behavior) during Carnival do Brazil. A multicultural…
California singer-songwriter Joey Cape is best known for his work in bands like Lagwagon and Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies. When he’s not working on records for those groups, Cape is building a pretty strong solo career for himself. Unlike the pop-punk sound Cape developed with his bands, his…
Sandwiched between Phoenix and Tempe, Scottsdale often looms in the shadows of two cities that are generally perceived as more artist friendly. But who’s buying that art? Where do the folks who appreciate the artists live? Sure, it’s easier to find a cheap beer in Tempe or to find a…
What legacy will you leave behind when you kick the bucket? A bestselling novel? A kid who will cure cancer? A YouTube video of you mangling Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” at karaoke night? When Merce Cunningham passed away in 2009, he left behind a seventy-year legacy of professional choreography, including…
The chase is invariably better than the catch. For instance, the downtrodden Phoenix Suns are currently striving to make the upcoming NBA playoffs by any means necessary, despite the fact that they’ve dropped the ball most of this season. Even if Planet Orange somehow secures a postseason slot, chances are…
Although the internet is useful in helping new artists generate buzz and connecting art aficionados with their favorite artists, Lisa Sette doubts that brick-and-mortar galleries are going away anytime soon. “I believe strongly that art remains experiential; that you need to see it in the flesh to fully appreciate it,”…
A Saturday night for Christopher Cashak comes with a strict itinerary of where he needs to be in Old Town Scottsdale and when. Not for his own drinking, dancing, and partying purposes but for others. As Scottsdale’s “Official Nightlife Photographer,” Mr. Cashak is one busy dude, snapping photos seven nights…
As if stocking teens at the mall (and throughout the greater area of south Scottsdale) with cheap polyester knockoffs and chunky plastic jewelry wasn’t bad enough, corporate “fashion” giant Forever 21 rolled out its newest line … And we’d like an apology. The line, Desert Phoenix, looks like the result…
In preparation for this year’s Big Brain awards, we’re checking up with a few of last year’s winners. Know an emerging creative who could use $1000? Nominate ’em right here before March 14. Our Big Brain today: Saxon Richardson. Spring Break might be around the corner, but local filmmaker Saxon…
For some reason, cyclists don’t seem to pay much attention to the Southeast Valley. Head out on a typical weekend morning and spandex clad riders are found across the roads and trails throughout North Phoenix, South Mountain, Ahwatukee, Scottsdale, Mesa and even up into Cave Creek and Fountain Hills. But…
Sometimes, we see something so often that we forget how cool and special it is. So it was for us with the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Park. We see this little gem every time we go to Burton Barr Central Library or Giant Coffee (the park sits between…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
Next month, on April 16, Muse Apparel in Phoenix is hosting a trunk show for the designer where fans can check out her latest collection first hand.What are you wearing right now?My own silk boho blouse and white linen pants from my Summer 2011 collection. …
The empty lots in Phoenix could use a little face-lift, and Roosevelt Row CDC has just the scalpel, er, solution. Adaptive Reuse of Temporary Space (A.R.T.S.) is a revitalization and activation program that hopes to turn the many vacant lots into temporary arts markets, community gardens, cultural fairs, public arts…
In this week’s edition of easy ways to catch chlamydia in Tempe, we bring you stand up paddle boarding; a sport that’s made athletes (and definitely non-athletes) look like clumsy Hawaiian surfer/gondola conductor wannabes across the US.The City of Tempe just added paddle boarding to its docket of “sports” offered…
We love our weapons, so it was no surprise to find a ton of modified toy shotguns and revolvers at the inaugural Wild Wild West Con at Old Tuscon Studios. If you’re not familiar with the genre, steampunk combines Victorian era dress and steam-powered technology with science fiction. Will Smith’s Wild, Wild…
Looking for something to do this week? “Night Owl” is a quick guide to special nights at bars and clubs around town. We’ll give you a few hints re: cover, dress code, music and atmosphere. Friday night marks “Sticky Fingers” at Bar Smith. Sticky Fingers is the marquee indie dance…
Old vintage canning jars can be found at yard sales and thrift stores and they look cool but what do you do with them once you get them home? For the black thumbs amongst us who can’t keep a plant alive, a terrarium is a perfect place to let living…
Ben Heine owns warring creative tools. The Belgian artist writes he’s been taking photos and drawing for almost 10 years; it wasn’t until he was watching TV and writing a letter at the same time that these skills collided. “Reading my letter before putting it in the envelope, I saw…
