‘Tis the season for gifting. This week, our gift to you is a guide to free and fun events happening around the Valley. Rest assured, there’s something for everyone, including the storyteller, the writer, the artist, the fashion expert, and everyone in between. Digital Storytellers The folks at Chandler’s Gangplank…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events in metro Phoenix from December 14 to 20. “Dinosaurs in Motion” Remember when people believed that lizard people ran the country? They’re still around, but there are enough cretins and creeps running for president that the conspiracy-minded are pretty busy. If we…
While some holiday traditions are nearly universal, everyone celebrates a little differently. For some, it’s truly Christmas when they see snow; for others, it’s palm trees wrapped in lights. (Can we get an amen, Phoenix?) This divide can become all the more obvious when you’re dating someone, since there’s a good chance family…
Everyone needs to let loose and tie one on once in awhile, especially Santa Claus. Given the enormous stress that comes with the weighty responsibility of delivering countless gifts to billions of children worldwide during a single evening, we’d expect that Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick really needs to go hard…
With most of 2015 on the books, it’s safe to say it was a tumultuous year for celebrity relationships. As with most other facets of life, much of the public invested far more in the love lives of the rich and famous than they did in their own. Here are…
We know you’re busy, maybe too busy, during the holidays. But still, you deserve some time to yourself. Time for you to leave the holiday hysteria behind to slip into another world. Graphic novels provide the perfect portal through which to make your escape: New, old and in-between, here are…
As one might at a geek event of its magnitude, Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest 2015 was filled with cosplayers of all different shapes and sizes. All the usual suspects were there, of course, including a gaggle of Deadpools, a slew of Solid Snakes, and multiple members of both the Justice…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events of the week. Jenny Lawson For her second book, Jenny Lawson went with some light-hearted subject matter: her life-long battle with mental illness in the form of oft-interrupting depression and a crippling anxiety disorder. The topics may not be cheery, but Lawson’s…
Phoenix New Times celebrated the cream of the crop with our 37th annual Best of Phoenix edition. Here are our top picks for things to do and see outside in metro Phoenix. Best Golf Course The Stadium Course at TPC Scottsdale For a long time, the Stadium Course at TPC…
There are a lot of things we need in this world, but a condom emoji isn’t one of them. International condom brand Durex believes we need one, and is taking the necessary steps to get one made. Look, Durex, we get it. It’s in your best interest for a condom…
Frances hosts its 10th annual Crafeteria on Friday, December 4. And, frankly, you’d be a cotton-headed ninnymoggins to miss it. The free-to-attend annual holiday craft marketplace takes over the Central Phoenix boutique’s parking lot area from 6 to 10 p.m. with food trucks, live music, and booths from more than 50…
W Magazine has named Phoenix Art Museum’s Amada Cruz one of the 11 most powerful female museum directors in America. The fashion magazine’s salute to “the women transforming some of the country’s foremost art institutions” includes Cruz’s image alongside Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art curator Naomi Beckwith, Metropolitan Museum of…
Matt Solberg admits that the inaugural Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest last December was a bit of a gamble. It’s quite understandable, considering the circumstances of the event. “The whole thing was kind of a risk,” Solberg says. “And we had doubts last year whether or not it was actually going…
If your shopping list is stressing you out or you simply wish to support local artists instead of corporate mega stores this holiday season, these holiday marketplaces are for you. Each one will feature countless vendors with unique and handmade goods that will make even those hard-to-shop for relatives happy. …
So, you’re looking through all those holiday shopping advertisements in the newspaper (just kidding, we know it’s on your phone) and you realize you have no idea what you should get bae for Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice/Festivus. Well, we can’t help you on that one (when in doubt, go Star Wars?), but…
The holiday season has us in its grip, so why not embrace and enjoy it? Along with the season come the seasonal celebrations. We’ve rounded up a list of December festivals that allow you soak up that holiday spirit. Many of these events also have holiday shopping as a focus…
Winter is coming, and so are the barrage of nerdy commentary about that latest Game of Thrones tease. You’ll have to wait until April to find out what’s happening in the seven kingdoms, but we found some things that could keep your inner nerd satisfied at least until the end…
While folks in many states are trying to find their cars beneath heaps of ice and snow, Arizonans get to enjoy seasonal fun outdoors without that kind of stress. There’s a slew of holiday events going on. Maybe you can’t make it to all of them, but you can certainly…
Spend all your money on Black Friday shopping? That’s okay. It’s an expensive time of year, and we’re here to help you out as much as we can by providing the cheapest — actually, free-est — activities that will keep you out and about instead of sulking in broke sadness. …
Booking special guests for a big geek convention often takes a lot of time, effort, patience, and persistence. Just ask Brandy Kuschel, who spends most of the year wrangling all manner of famed actors, artists, and geek icons for both Phoenix Comicon in the spring and its spinoff wintertime event,…
It’s easier to feel good about devoting time and money to shopping when you know your gift choices help support local artists and small businesses. So we went in search of 25 cool holiday gift options with a local arts-and-culture twist — including several made by local artists and artisans…
If you’re not the type who gets a thrill from camping outside of Best Buy for hours or fighting the crowds at the mall for a parking spot, check out some of these out-of-the-ordinary Black Friday deals. Many local Valley retailers will open their doors with special bargains for Black…
