If you’ve checked out the colorful kid-catered installation that is Camp Dreamtree, you know one thing about the Scottsdale Civic Center Library: their gallery is anything but by the book. And while the installation created by local artists Roy Wasson Valle and Koryn Woodward Wasson has done well to inspire…
Time to shake what your mama gave you. The Phoenix Suns Dancers are hosting an open auditions on Saturday, August 9, for the 2014-15 season. Leading up to the auditions, the Suns Dancers will host a series of optional but highly recommended prep classes to teach interested performers a variety…
For those whose current status lacks currency, we have some good news. You don’t need moolah to make memories. From trivia games about everyone’s favorite two-dimensional family to Phoenix gallery get-togethers and exploring the art of Japanese cinema, there are plenty of exciting ways to show the world you don’t…
If you’re still looking for a loft or apartment in Tempe, the clock is ticking. And while some of the more coveted complexes are already leased out it, it doesn’t hurt to make a mental note for next time. From affluent ASU-adjacent digs to small-scale Sun Devil living, here are…
This week teen tennis stars will have the chance to take their net-side skills to the national level, including Phoenix’s own Madison Clarke. The Xavier College Preparatory junior will be joining 127 other young promising athletes representing 33 states as they compete for the title of the first-ever New Balance…
Phoenix preservationists acted fast on Monday, July 14, when they noticed construction fencing pop up around the historic Civic Building on the Arizona State Fairgrounds at 19th Avenue and McDowell Road…
Let’s face it, guys are willing to overlook a lot in lieu of getting laid. And the ones that aren’t, well, you’ll find them in the comments section below. That being said, nobody’s perfect, and bad habits are a two-way street. So while you may harbor some secret hatred over…
Arizona’s many reputations have certainly shifted over the years, but one fact remains intact: it’s a mecca for Midcentury Modern design. Just ask home-based historian Alison King. The mastermind behind ModernPhoenix.net will be making a special appearance at Phoenix Art Museum on Friday, July 18, as part of Creative Mornings…
All eyes are on the bride and groom as they make their third and final walk down the aisle. Orange Theatre’s year-long development of adapting Federico García Lorca’s Spanish classic, Bodas De Sangre, has reached its much anticipated end. In this live multimedia interpretation, five actors will take the age-old…
At PechaKucha Night Phoenix, design-driven minds of the public and the American Institute of Graphic Arts can meet, greet, and take note from creative catalysts in the community as they present on projects that produce positive change in society.Featured speakers include Pat and Mike Murray of Maker Twins, Lindsay Kinkade…
Someone’s going to get a hurt. Or, most likely, some big laughs. That’s because globe-trotting comedian Russell Peters has put together a new set of material and is taking it on the road.Peters pieces together his experiences growing up and his observations on cultures today for a show that’s as…
Kyle Dunbar is no stranger to the tatted and TV-watching crowd. Thanks to his two-season run on Spike TV’s Master Ink, the self-taught Michigan tattoo artist has acquired quite the following for his bold imagery and signature realism. Now that Dunbar has departed from the show, that following is coming…
Bang a gong, Arizona. One of Scottsdale’s favorite secluded resorts and home to one the 10 best spas in Metro Phoenix, Sanctuary is holding its first-ever meditation retreat this fall. The four-day Satori Meditation Retreat led by master meditator Sarah McLean will take place from Sunday, October 5, through Wednesday,…
If you want our two cents, there’s plenty of ways to cut costs without cutting into your social calendar. From free movie screenings at the museum to software-based shenanigans and winter holidays in the heat, here are our top three picks this week for gratis gatherings in the Valley…
It seems a few cheers are in order. And not just from the girls who do it professionally. The Arizona Rattlers’ dance team, the Sidewinders, are saying bon voyage to two of their own who were selected to participate in the American Football League (AFL) 2014 NET10 Wireless Dream Team…
It seems that right now all eyes are on The View. Well, more eyes than normal. That’s because with Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shepherd having recently left their spots at the table, the only remaining host from last season is Whoopi Goldberg. And while on Thursday, June 10, it was…
Courting Disaster is Jackalope Ranch’s weekly column of dating horror stories, observations, how-tos, and more by Katie Johnson. Names of ex-boyfriends, past hookups, and bad blind dates have been changed to protect the guilty. Few of us can claim to be fluent in the language of love. In truth, there’s…
“If you’re looking for sympathy, you’ll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.” But if you’re looking for David Sedaris, you’ll find him inside the Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center at 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 5. That’s right, despite seeing the good, the bad, and ugly wryly…
Whether you enjoy Jane Austen classics or old reruns of Gossip Girl, chances are you enjoy a romantic scandal as much as the next drama queen. Lucky for you, a story of lies, sex, and secrets is making its way to the main stage in the dangerous romantic comedy The…
The East Valley is upping the aesthetic ante as Arizona’s up-and-coming residential artists gather in Gilbert for the annual juried exhibition “All Art Arizona 2014.” At this locally focused show, aspiring artists of all skill levels are unified by the state they call home. Their original works range vastly in…
Want to turn your noontime meal into something more naughty? Petit dejeuner gets a whole lot more provocative when it’s accompanied by a live performance of Risque Business. In this daring depiction of Broadway, out-of-luck actors aspiring to be in director Lord Delacor’s wild depiction of Great White Way bend…
Everyone knows it’s different strokes for different folks. But what if your view of the world isn’t so much about where you come from as it is what you come from? At the ongoing workshop series The Perks and Perils of Prvilege, ASU Project Humanities looks at how individual experiences…
