Arts & Culture

Find your way through the thick of the desert night with just the moonlight to guide you. Sound awesome? Trust us, it is. Wed., Jan. 19, 6 p.m., 2011…

Paradox: Metal has probably produced more legitimate sub-genre than any other branch of rock. Yet, for the most part, these offshoots have remained fairly true to the genres roots, especially visually: Grizzly looking dudes in black leather with long hair and playing brutal music. Then we have metalcore and bands…

Any opportunity to see new work by Mayme Kratz is one worth taking. The artist, known internationally for her gorgeous cast-resin wall works and sculptures that trap the beauty of the desert landscape in lovely translucent shells, is offering her newest work at Lisa Sette Gallery this month. The show,…

Stanley Kubrick had it right. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, he showed that the dawn of man occurred when a bunch of ape-like creatures figured out how to use tools (yes, that’s what that Act One was about). He’s not the only artist to take the role of the tool…

When we see our parents and elders through our own eyes, we’re only getting one dimension of the story. Tempe artist and photographer Kris Sanford encountered a diary that her grandfather, someone she never met, had kept in 1954. That particular journal inspired Sanford’s exploration of lives, families, and loves…

Rooms filled with art depicting dancers always pack a punch, especially when the bodies are at different scales, range from still to slow to frenetic, and include entertainer and recent guest judge on So You Think You Can Dance, Toni Basil. In “Dance with Camera,” the exhibition at the Scottsdale…

Jackalopes can ride bikes, right? Welcome to Cycle, a weekly feature where our own fanatic, Jason Franz, tells tales of rides and routes, and cycling dos and don’ts, as he spins pedals across what Bicycling Magazine calls the 15th best bike city in America. You know what you hardly see…

It’s been three years since Sean Deckert moved to Phoenix to study photography at ASU, and in addition to books and dark rooms, he’s also thrown himself into the Downtown arts scene.His work as the program organizer for Heritage Square First Friday Art Walk, recent photo documentation of light rail…

Denise Bradfield, aka Threadbarestitcher on etsy, created a treasury (a curated group of goods by a variety of etsy accounts) in response to the tragedy in Tucson over the weekend. The collection, “Arizona On My Mind”, includes Arizona-phile soaps, cutting boards, turquoise necklaces, plush appliqued cacti and local landscape photography,…

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? A typogram created by Aaron Kuehn, a Los Angeles-based graphic designer. [via aarline] Anyone up to do the light rail?…

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. Tuesday nights mark “Ultra Lounge Tuesdays” at Merc Bar in Phoenix. We’re sharing another “secret” event…

Rick Waymire, co-owner of Glendale’s Waymire Studio for the Performing Arts, has died following a long-term illness. He was 64. His passing was announced by wife and studio co-owner Linda, who said, “Rick slipped away peacefully and my mind knows he’s in a better place. I’m trying to get my…

Note: This story’s been updated for clarity.Orangutans have long called the Phoenix Zoo home, but with the introduction of a new habitat, we can now see them year-round. Typically, the apes aren’t big fans of the colder months (which exist even in Phoenix) and are only on display in their…

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? Kade Dworkin’s bridging the 140-character gap between himself and his followers, who know him better as @kadedworkin. The Scottsdale-based entrepreneur was looking for connections…

No Pants Light Rail Ride 2011 Mill Ave. was depantsed on Sunday, January 9. The No Pants Light Rail Ride escorted dozens of trouserless folks from Downtown Phoenix to Tempe’s Robbie Fox’s Pub…see photos Costumed Heroes and Zombies at the Amazing Arizona Comic Convention Amazing Arizona Comic Con brought the…