A little friendly competition? We’ll drink to that.The Fifth Annual Devour Phoenix Bartending Competition returns Sunday, February 9. This year’s lineup of drink-making daredevils will be broken up into two rounds. In the first round, it’s Evan Gibbs of Maizie’s Café versus Matt Tobey of District American Kitchen & Wine…
This morning’s call to artists is being sounded off by the dinner bell, thanks to Bianca Lauren Galleries and its pop-up art party project…
Last year, The Clarendon Hotel was transformed into a temporary art installation, thanks to the debut of Artel Phx, a project that brings together the creativity of local artists with the hospitality of local business. As Artel Phx preps for a spring exhibition, event organizers are looking for new artists…
In case you haven’t noticed, Tempe’s been getting a lot of hype lately. In addition to being the next potential trendy baby name, the Valley town also has been named one of America’s most creative mid-size cities and it got props for being home to the hottest college girls. Now…
If you’re looking to have your literary voice heard, Four Chambers Press is looking to help make that happen by teaming up with Lawn Gnome Publishing for open mic auditions…
We lost one of the greats Sunday. Critically acclaimed actor and director Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday of a suspected drug overdose. The 46-year-old was recognized for his work on stage and screen, winning an Academy Award for best actor in Capote, garnering Academy…
Get your dancing shoes on, Phoenix, because there’s a new party in town. The Phoenix Festival de España is making its downtown debut this spring and we’ve got all the details for the never-before-seen event…
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. I am an old hag. Well, based on my family’s history anyway. My mom had me…
Back in November, Gawker’s Max Reed noted that while Brooklyn’s Williamsburg and Bushwick had become international icons of “hipness,” they weren’t necessarily the only cool neighborhoods on the map. So he asked his online followers what they thought where the Williamsburg and Bushwick equivalents of their home states. Well, the…
While a workout video, the Rocky theme song, and a few raw eggs for breakfast may work well for the more self-disciplined individuals out there, the rest of us need more hands-on assistance. For those who need serious structure to sustain their workout goals but lack the funds for a…
If you listen to bands that don’t even exist yet, read the manuscripts of books before they’ve been published, and watch films that have yet to make it to mainstream theaters, chances are high that you’ve already bought you ticket for Emerging Artists III.The Emerging Artist series at ASU is…
Hips don’t lie, and neither do the judges at the Arab American Association’s USA Belly Dance Queen Competition. Sponsored by Arab TV1, this live competition features all levels of performers from novice to professional. The belly dancers hail from all parts of the world, including the U.S., Mexico, and Argentina…
Kara Rice and Allison Young consider themselves fitness matchmakers. The two friends have each made a career of working out — Young as a health and fitness writer and Rice as an occupational therapist and Pilates instructor. They know the difficulty of finding both a gym you love, and gym…
Whether your interests lie in the Puppy Bowl, Kitten Bowl, or Super Bowl XLVIII, chances are you’ll want to have something planned for the quasi-holiday that is Super Bowl Sunday, when the Settle Seahawks go head to head with the Denver Broncos . That’s why we’ve rounded up plenty of…
As all eyes are on Russia for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, a former ASU Sun Devil is making sure the gay rights discussion remains a visual one…
Between the Waste Management Open and Super Bowl Sunday, this week will be all about working hard so you can play hard. To help you clear your mind and keep you focused, the Icehouse in Phoenix is offering up some free midweek meditation…
Look, we’re not going to sugarcoat it for you. Dating sucks. Whether it’s online or in person, there’s no getting around the fact that romantic entanglements can be complicated. (That’s why we call it Courting Disaster.) A new Tinder drinking game is out to change the way we look at…
If you made it out to Third Friday last week or you’ve happen to drive by the A.R.T.S. Market on Roosevelt Row, chances are you’ve noticed two ocean-certified shipping containers sitting outside. No, they’re not the world’s largest pieces of Ikea furniture. It’s the new home of downtown’s Hot Box…
Sometimes, the best things in life really are free: vintage video games, blueprints of contemporary architecture, and now, thanks to one of the world’s foremost art institutions, some of the most valued images in history…
Joe Johnston’s Arizona roots run deep. His parents planted the seed in 1960 with the purchase of a 160-acre farm in rural Gilbert, and Johnston’s mark on the East Valley has been flourishing ever since…
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. I have this weird thing I do in the bedroom. I ask my partners to get…
While the well-connected and the Hollywood indie elite are spending the week in Utah, attending the many premières and parties of the Sundance Film Festival, the rest of us are confined to living vicariously through celebrity gossip sites and waiting for the winners to slowly make their way to Camelview…
