Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 91. Christina “Xappa” Franco. There…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 92. Sarah Waite. Sarah Waite’s…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 93. Leonor Aispuro. There’s a…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 94. Ron May. Ron May…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 95. Jessie Balli. Jessie Balli…
Downtown Phoenix’s annual Zombie Walk has apparently been laid to the grave — or at least it seems that way. Organizers of the family-friendly Halloween season event, which involves thousands of Valley residents dressing as zombies and stumbling through downtown every October, recently announced its cancellation. And it’s not due…
When the apocalypse comes, it will be accompanied by Mark Knopfler’s guitar. At least according to Joe Hill. The horror and comic-book author’s latest novel, The Fireman, is a fresh take on the end times mixed with 1980s nostalgia and a spoonful of sugar. The novel follows Harper, a Mary…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 96. Beth Cato. “When I…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 97. Danny Neumann. Danny Neumann…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 98. Jessica Rowe. Jessica Rowe…
Central Phoenix boutique Frances is celebrating 10 years in business from on Friday, May 20, with shopping, live music, food, and fundraising for one of its veteran vendors. Georganne Bryant runs the shop, named for her grandmother, which is full of contemporary finds, unique souvenirs, and made-in-Arizona items at the…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 99. Andrew Pielage. Say the…
Seven years after shuttering its first Valley location, Hustler Hollywood, an adult boutique created by Hustler honcho Larry Flynt, is re-opening across from Metrocenter Mall in northwest Phoenix, next to the I-17. The lingerie and (grown-up) toy store officially opened to the public on Tuesday, May 10, but is hosting…
Every other year, New Times puts the spotlight on Phoenix’s creative forces — painters, dancers, designers, and actors. Leading up to the release of Best of Phoenix, we’re taking a closer look at 100 more. Welcome to the 2016 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today is 100. Nicole Olson. Even…
New Times picks the best events in the Phoenix area from Monday, May 16, through Thursday, May 19. For more things to do, see our curated online calendar. Game Night Suppose some smartypants decided to conduct a study aimed at determining the hierarchy of the days of the week, best to…
New Times picks the best things to do in the Phoenix area from Friday, May 13, through Sunday, May 15. For more events, see our curated online calendar. Summer Opening Reception Forget the country western dance floor. When it comes to line dancing, street art is where it’s at. Consider the…
Modern home decor shop For The People just hit the one-month mark in its new retail space at 5102 North Central Avenue. But co-owners Shawn Silberblatt and Chad Campbell say they already feel like part of the community. “We’ve had a great reception from the neighborhood,” Silberblatt says. Co-owner Campbell…
Strange and frightening things tend to happen on Friday the 13th. Thanks to superstitions and triskaidekaphobia (aka the fear of the number 13), it’s a rather infamous date on the calendar associated with unluckiness and unfortunate circumstances. And thanks to the legendary horror film series of the same name, it’s…
There are few things out there as blood-boiling, as rage-inducing, as angering as when a beloved TV show ends its season with some bullshit cliffhanger. And it happens all the damn time! You’d think those Hollywood fatcats hoverboarding down Rodeo Drive with their mocha Pinkberrys would understand that by now…
New Times picks the best things to do in metro Phoenix from Monday, May 9, to Thursday, May 12. “(Un)certainty” Remember that time Senator John McCain decided he’d sing a little ditty about bombing Iran? So not helpful. Fortunately, it didn’t dissuade Iranian artist collective 2Niks Pictures from bringing their…
Four galleries at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will be transformed with red carpet runways on Saturday, May 7, as the museum presents its annual SMoCA Mix fundraiser. Last year, the museum ran with a street art theme. This year, it’s all about the intersection of fashion with art. It’s…
Whatever else may be said about the animated kid move Ratchet & Clank, which opened last weekend, this much is inarguable: It’s full of robots. Indeed, the second of the two title characters in this sci-fi adventure, based on a video game series, is a diminutive mechanical dude of polite…
