The Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Friday, March 25, through Sunday, March 27. Comedy on Fire For the better part of three years, comedian Matt Micheletti has hosted Comedy on Fire, a monthly stand-up show made up almost entirely of local comics. The nights have…

Stray Cat Theatre’s Stupid Fucking Bird Soars in Downtown Phoenix

If Stray Cat Theatre’s new production of Stupid Fucking Bird wasn’t so thrilling to behold, one might entertain oneself trying to figure out where Aaron Posner’s story ends, and where Chekhov’s The Seagull, to which it (sort of) pays homage, begins. Or perhaps to figure out how many plays-within-a-play this…

The Best Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix from February 29 to March 4. The Danserye Leap Day suggests leaping about the dance floor. But it’s Monday, and you’re wiped. The next best thing is listening to dance music — beats from assorted cultures and historical…

The Best Art from Canal Convergence 2016 in Scottsdale

Water, art, and light. That’s the typical triad for the annual Canal Convergence, presented by Scottsdale Public Art along the Scottsdale Waterfront. This year’s ran from Thursday to Sunday, February 25 to 28. Light figured prominently in most of our favorites this time around, including floating sculptures made with fishing…

Ballet Arizona’s The Sleeping Beauty Is a Fairy Tale Come to Life

“The Sleeping Beauty truly is the best ballet,” Ib Andersen writes in the program notes for Ballet Arizona’s production of the classic ballet, which runs through Sunday, February 14, at Phoenix Symphony Hall. “The Nutcracker is good, Swan Lake is good, but The Sleeping Beauty is the ultimate classical ballet…

Artspace in Mesa to Break Ground on Artist Live/Work Spaces in 2016

By the end of 2017, Mesa will be home to about 50 new units of artist live/work space, created through a partnership with Artspace, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit that specializes in art-friendly residential developments. The City of Mesa invited Artspace to explore creating an artist live/work space development in Mesa during…

The Best Comedy Shows in Metro Phoenix During Spring 2016

If you’re looking to laugh sometime in the next few months, we’ve got good news for you. There’s a ridiculous amount of comedy coming through the Valley in the next few months. Which is why we created a list of the 20 best for you (in chronological order). Cotter &…

The Best Events and Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from February 1 to February 4.  It’s Not for Everyone Though this show is called “It’s Not For Everyone,” there’s a good chance it’ll be a laugh riot for you. Comedians Erick Biez and Angela Merkin Haines host a new…

Visual Arts, Improvisation Starred in Breaking Ground 2016 in Tempe

Phoenix sound artist Tony Obr sat behind a table topped by a silver Apple laptop computer Friday night, amplifying the sounds created as visual artist Heather Couch pounded a large clump of clay on the stage at Tempe Center for the Arts. Fumihiro Kikuchi, the choreographer and dancer whose Amalgamations opened…

Dance Legend Liz Lerman Joins ASU Faculty

Break out your best happy dance. Choreographer, performer, writer, and educator Liz Lerman recently joined the faculty for the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at ASU. As Institute Professor, she’ll lead programs and courses that span disciplines within and beyond the Herberger Institute.  Lerman founded the Liz Lerman…