3 Free Events in Metro Phoenix This Week

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…

5 Coolest Apartment Complexes in Tempe

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…

5 Things Men Secretly Hate About Women

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…

Bloody Marry

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…

Designer Deeds

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…

Russell Sprouts

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…

Sanctuary in Scottsdale to Host Satori Meditation Retreat October 5-8

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,…

3 Free Events This Week in Metro Phoenix

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…

10 Celebrities Who Should Co-Host The View

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…

5 Things Men Secretly Love About Women

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…

David Sedaris Is Coming to Mesa Arts Center November 5

“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…

Fraternal Attraction

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…

Appraising Arizona

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…

Afternoon Delight

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…

Being John Doe

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…