When Drake premièred his video for “Hotline Bling” through Apple Music on October 19, a lot of things happened. The Internet exploded with memes of his questionable dance moves. The fashion-conscious debated whether chunky knit turtlenecks are poised to make a comeback. And the art world reacted, too. Because the video features…
Ghostfest When you’re awake at 4 a.m., you’re better off having fun than lying there contemplating mortality. And so there’s Ghostfest, an annual tradition at The Torch Theatre, 4721 North Central Avenue. (Full disclosure: New Times contributor Jose Gonzalez runs Torch.) The performance marathon runs for 32 straight hours starting…
David M. Roche has been appointed director and chief executive officer of Heard Museum, the arts organization announced in a Wednesday, October 21, news release. Roche will begin his directorship at the Native American arts museum on January 1, 2016. His predecessor, James Pepper Henry, stepped down from the position…
Tales of Halloween If you’re like us, you avoid scary movies most of the time — we’ve got enough nightmares already, thank you very much. But in October, when Halloween approaches, we embrace the terror. That’s why you’ll find us at FilmBar this month, screaming in fright as the theater…
This one might give you gersberms. It’s the story of a pigtailed girl in a vest show giddily fans out Goosebumps paperbacks in the famed “ermagherd” meme. Her name? Maggie Goldenberger. She’s all grown up and the subject of a new Vanity Fair article that delves into how that unflattering Polaroid became a…
It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year. By that we mean: Crafeteria 2015 returns on Friday, December 4, to Medlock Plaza. And the good folks at Frances, the Central Phoenix boutique that puts on the annual marketplace, are looking for vendors to hawk their goods at the 10th edition…
A terrible Beach Boys song it is not. Instead, Docomomo is an internationally engaged group that supports the “documentation and conservation of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods of the modern movement.” (The name picks and chooses letters from its mission.) Each year, the Docomomo US tour day showcases and raises awareness of…
Yakuza Apocalypse Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike’s latest movie Yakuza Apocalypse has been called “inspired lunacy.” This action thriller, packed with martial arts, supernatural beings, and lots of blood, should get you in the mood for Halloween, and it’s screening at FilmBar, 815 North Second Street, October 9 to 13. But…
Repellent Fence It’s a truth that comes in many forms to the border areas between the United States and Mexico: If you can’t reach through the fence, reach over it. That same concept drives Postcommodity, a long-term social collaboration between artists and activists Raven Chacon, Cristobal Martinez, and Kade L…
Was this the best edition of Phoenix Fashion Week yet? We think yes. However, that certainly doesn’t mean the 2015 edition of the runway event at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale. Designers were more together than ever, but they also seemed more repetitive than ever. Here’s a look back at…
Sophia Amoruso If BossyPants made you want to Lean In, maybe you should add #GIRLBOSS to your nightstand. And if you have no idea what we’re talking about, maybe you should spend more time at Changing Hands Bookstore, 300 West Camelback Road. That’s where Sophia Amoruso will be signing her…
It was a good year for returning to the Phoenix Fashion Week emerging designer of the year competition. In 2015, three brands — Charmosa Swimwear, Medium Apparel Co., and Hues of Ego — that had competed previously and lost were re-admitted to the program, which involves a rigorous bootcamp-style educational…
Day one of Phoenix Fashion Week 2015 was off to an exciting, if imperfect, start, but day two quickly lost that momentum. Thursday night’s emerging designers made an effort to create a spectacle, with Charmosa hosting a fire dancer and Medium Apparel Co.’s runway show started with a performance from…
At Phoenix Fashion Week 2015, change is in the air — and not just backstage. Thursday, October 1, marked the start of some major changes for the fall runway event, now in its eighth year, including nightly awards for emerging designers and a dedication to showcasing a range of work…
“Sirens and Serpents” If “Sirens and Serpents: The Art of Tara Sharpe” had a rating, it would probably be “R,” for nudity and post-impressionist expressionism. {9} The Gallery, 1229 Grand Avenue, is hosting the exhibit on Friday, October 2, and the installation will feature hand-pulled block prints and works on…
The American Planning Association announced on Thursday, October 1, that Roosevelt Row Arts District has been named one of 15 great places in America. Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation shared the news via Facebook that morning, with the message, “Thank you to all who have made this amazing community a great place…
“Hello, it’s Laurie. I’m so sorry!” Laurie Notaro’s on a beach on the Oregon coast. The bestselling author and humorist whose Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club is all but required reading for 20-somethings explains that a very rousing game of phone tag was the result of one distracting and delicious chicken…
Heaven Can Wait Your spirit’s in limbo, and your body’s toast. Turns out you died by mistake, destiny-wise, and the admins need to send you back. So you occupy a murder victim’s body, but now you have to avoid people who want to kill you — well, kill him —…
“New Graduate Student Exhibition” Class is in session, and the graduate students at ASU’s Art School are busy as ever. How else could they present a gallery show a mere month after their first day? Working in media including paint, metal, fibers, and ceramics, 16 artists share their work in…
Space 55 Theatre announced on Thursday, September 17, that Duane Daniels is its newly appointed artistic director. Daniels steps into the role previously held by Shawna Franks,who founded the independent downtown Phoenix theater space in 2006. Franks has moved to Chicago, where she’s recently worked with Steppenwolf Theatre Company. “I…
Park(ing) Day For a city steeped in commuter culture and bursting with blacktops, a day dedicated to transforming parking spaces into public places may seem a pipe dream. Yet every year people gather in metered spaces not to pay to park, but rather to create a different version. Park(ing) Day…
“Scientology’s Dirty Tricks: Then and Now” with Tony Ortega While it’s easy to make Scientology into a punchline, thanks to its celebrity followers and sci-fi roots, what shouldn’t be ignored is the church’s ability to draw in adherents and keep them in its clutches. Journalist Tony Ortega, formerly of New…
