Blake Edwards, Director of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Dies at 88
Blake Edwards, known for directing Breakfast at Tiffany’s, died last week (Wednesday, December 15) at age 88 in Santa Monica, CA. He died of complications from pneumonia…
Arts & Culture
Showing 19295 - 19316 of 33950Alice Cooper, Santarchy, Phoestivus (For the Rest of Us), and The Maine Go Cinematic Over the Weekend
Alice Cooper’s A Taste of Christmas Pudding at Comerica Theatre Last Night In a lot of ways Alice Cooper’s yearly Christmas Pudding charity concert is like most families Christmas gatherings. Everybody gathers together in one spot and you have to sit through a lot of boring, awkward and downright uncomfortable…
Pot Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide
Christmas is almost here. What are you going to get that special stoner in your life? The best thing to give a pot lover is pot, but since we can’t tell you where to find it and the first medical marijuana dispensary won’t be open in Arizona until the spring,…
When to Catch Tonight’s Lunar Eclipse
You can put away the fake fangs and I (heart) Edward T-shirts — we’re talking astronomy, not the latest vampire fantasy installment. Tonight (and tomorrow morning, depending on your time zone) marks Winter Solstice and the year’s second lunar eclipse. It’s the year’s second lunar eclipse and the first total…
TRON: The Dude in Cyberspace
Besides doing fun relationship stuff like arguing about how to discipline our dog, New Times blogger Tyler Hughes and his girlfriend, Jackie Cronin, go to the movies.Tyler: So that was pretty good.Jackie: It was good, but it wasn’t as good as I had expected it to be. The trailers made…
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“Draw on Your Furniture”
Save your napkins, envelopes and scrap pieces of paper, because DOODLES is looking into what you’re drawing while you’re supposed to be doing something else. Artist: Nina Miller “I love to make things, so an added bonus would be to have something to hang around for a while, to remind…
Top 5 Things To Do This Weekend
Tempe Art A Gogh Gogh @ Sail InnDowntown Phoenix ain’t the only place to see some fine-lookin’ art tonight. The Sail Inn hosts this big art party that features live art by local artists who will also have their work for sale. Live music by The Breakup Society and the…
Discovery Announces New Arizona-Based Reality Show, Desert Car Kings
Discovery Channel announced its lineup for the Fall 2011 season on its blog yesterday, including a new reality show based in Arizona called Desert Car Kings. The show features the McClure family that searches for and restores classic vehicles. The family owns Desert Valley Auto Parts in Phoenix, which is…
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Seven Must-Sees For Third Friday (Dec. 17)
Secret’s out — Third Fridays are your best chance to see what you missed on First Friday, (plus a few extra openings) without so much shenanigan. And tonight is no exception. Here are seven must-sees if you’re out and about and looking for art. 1. GIG STIGMATA @ Trunk Space…
Spotted: Roosevelt Row Map, Pasted
On a drive down Roosevelt Street in downtown Phoenix this week, we noticed a map. A big map. And if you’ve seen our Field Guides, you know how we feel about directional guidelines and icons. The map, pasted on a mural we covered earlier by Joerael Elliott, is an effort…
The Totally Wrong Gift Guide
Sometimes it’s more fun to give people presents they’ll never (and should never) use. Marketed on television, sold online, and rarely found in anywhere other than the discounted section of any store, these gifts are so wrong, we wind up buying them anyway. So here are a few gift ideas…
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Tonight at 5 & 6 Gallery: Artists Invent and Document a New Desert Civilization in “The 8th Day”
Colby Vincent Edwards, William Franevsky, and Jarrett Scherff spent a lot of time and energy documenting “nothing.” The collaborative group, for its “The 8th Day” exhibit, fabricated their own three-person society that imitates an antediluvian civilization. This included creating “a plethora of weapons and costumes, wrapped with twine, adorned with…
Glendale’s Artwerks Lateral 58: A Grassroots Arts Effort
Glendale is dipping its toes into the Valley art walk scene once again with “Artwerks Lateral 58”, a newly developed grassroots project started by the local art community. This First Saturday morning walk, named for the city’s newly renovated walkway at 58th Avenue, stays true to the standard art walk…
Buy a Beer and Rogue Bar Will Wrap Your Gifts
So you found the perfect gifts for your crafty, geeky, artsy, and hipster friends and now it’s time to wrap them. Let’s be honest: You’d rather have a beer. Luckily both of those things can be accomplished on Christmas Eve at Rogue Bar in Scottsdale. Their promise: For every beer…
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“Doodle Diary”
Artist: Dawn DeVries Sokol, who will talking about and signing her book, Doodle Diary: Art Journaling for Girls at Changing Hands on Tuesday, December 21…
Here on the Corner, The Longtime ASU Area Boutique, Is For Sale
Here on the Corner, an eight-year old boutique that specializes in women’s clothing and accessories, is looking for a buyer. Co-owner Lisa Bayne confirmed that the shop, located at 714 South College Avenue in Tempe, is indeed for sale, but will not be closing, despite what has been injected into…
Winter Hiking in Phoenix, a Guide/Rant
Looking out my window this morning, I see gray clouds and a wintery-looking Phoenix.One might think that on a day like today, a Phoenix hiker would be dying to hit the trails. It’s better to hike in the cool weather, right?Wrong!…
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A Holiday Trunk Show at Bunky Boutique
We’ve decided to camp out until Bunky Boutique sets up for its Holiday Trunk Show. (Thankfully we only have a couple hours and the coffee next door is pretty good.)At 7 p.m., the boutique where we often find holiday gifts for ourselves favorite friends is hosting Melissa Zaki Jewelry, against…
Tania Katan Serves up a Literary Dominatrix Gift Certificate
Tania Katan’s offering up some expert advice, and you’ll take it if you know a thing or two about local literature and performance art. Katan’s a playwright, actor and writer who grew up in Phoenix, moved away, and (lucky for us) came back. She’s written a few plays, including Saving…
Flowers for the Rain on Calle 16
Who knows what the masterminds behind community-building Calle 16 will come up with if/when it snows, but for rain, they’re decorating 16th Street from Thomas to Roosevelt streets with flowers. So if you nabbed a few at Phoestivus last night or spy a few pretty ones in your (or your…
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The Chocolate Covered Raspberry-Tini at Sandbar
Sandbar is kicking the holiday season off right with your favorite kid classic all grown up: Adult Chocolate Milk. Sandbar’s mixing this dangerously sweet liqueur into a number of its holiday cocktails, and we ordered up the Chocolate Covered Raspberry-Tini to try it out.