When’s the last time you had fun? Seriously, when? I’m not talking about the kind of self-conscious “fun” adults have at work parties. Or ironic “fun” grownups have at their book clubs. And certainly not the “fun” we have checking off everything on our “to do” list. I’m talking about…
Now, doesn’t that sound fancy?That’s because it kinda is. The HRC Arizona Gala is on its fifth year of organizing an art auction to benefit The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.And you can check out the goods…
Since it seems pretty popular to show up to work hungover on Fridays, we figured Thursday night would be a sure fire way to put together a stellar slideshow. We headed to one of our favorite drinking holes, The Yucca Tap Room, to snap some shots and get the weekend…
Hey, I get that this next weekend is art detour and everyone is busy losing their minds about it. And, trust me, New Times will do a wonderful job of covering it. So today, I’m gonna hit you with something non-art-detour oriented…but, such no promises for Wednesday and Friday, btw…
Hoodlums Music Store, formerly housed in the Memorial Union on ASU campus, has long been a trusted source of indie music in the valley. And I’m thinking they may soon be a trusted source of local visual art talent as well. I last covered their vynil art show in December,…
In high school, you braved a riot line of parents, cops, and angry neighbors after getting buzzed on a six-pack at a house party. Since then, you’ve guzzled many more six-packs at myriad other house parties, yet you’ve still never puked in public. Here’s your latest challenge: Spiked! Thursday at…
Admit it, you big ol’ sexist. You hear “deejay” and you picture some gangly dude with facial piercings holding earphones to his bopping head, making eyes at any vagina that walks by. Key word in this scenario: dude. Girls can do it, too, you know. Okay, maybe not the scouting…
I got this job because I met my editor, Amy Silverman, and she pressured me to write an art review.I tried to squirm out of it and never really gave her a straight answer. Then, one day, she just walked up to me and said, “Okay, ready for your first…
On Friday, February 20th, we felt it was high time we head to Hanny’s (for best results, check the slideshow). It’s only been the most talked about downtown bar since, well, before it even opened. Geez, what’s our problem, anyway? Get on it already!If we had to pick one word…
If you’re a native Phoenician, you may see the Heard museum’s permanent collection as a total snooz-fest. Thank the public school curriculum for drilling us with annual field trips to the Heard during elementary school for that. You can only mash corn in a stone bowl so many times until…
I’ve blogged enough about all the things going on tonight. And, since I assume my readers follow my every suggestion, I’ll give you something to do tomorrow as well…OBEY! I have to admit, after this and this, I’ve become a bit of a fan of the fashion gallery at Phoenix…
“Dear Diary: It’s summer 1997, and I’m 17 years old. For 11 months, I’ve been saying ‘no’ to my 21-year-old boyfriend, but I finally decided to let him hit it. We waited for his parents to go to bed, fired up Depeche Mode, and started poking around in the dark…
I have a feeling this Friday night is going to be one of those nights where I’m so overwhelmed with art options, I become socially paralyzed and don’t know what to do with myself.Already, we’ve got Third Friday art walk and the ASU Kurt Weiser opening, but I’ll just take…
With all the glitzy, glammy events happening for All Star Weekend, we felt the need to scum it up just a little bit. Sure, it’s fun to hit up Playboy parties or rub elbows with Snoop Dogg, but we tend to stick with the seedier side of town.Not that The…
Arty or not, we’ve all tried to draw or paint as children (at the very least). Many of us, after discovering how difficult it is to accurately recreate something as simple as an apple or a plant just give up and resort to stick figures for the rest of our…
Being the avid New Times reader that you undoubtedly are (oh, you!), you’ve probably already heard of the opening of “Seriously Funny” tonight at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. If you haven’t, just click here so my fellow writer, Wynter Holden, can fill you in.So, yes, there’s an opening tonight…
Here’s a little pop quiz for ya: 1) Do you love ladies? 2) Do you love the vagina? 3) Would you wear a button that reads “I heart my cunt”? If you answered “yes” to two out of three, we’re thinking you should head to Muff Mondays. The event goes,…
Friday, March 27th.Burn that date in your brain…Friday, March 27th.There? Got it?That’s the deadline for art exhibit proposals to ASU Gammage’s 2009-2010 art season. Yes, that would mean that if you’re accepted, your work would grace the walls of the three lobby galleries in this beautiful architectural landmark (I don’t…
Those dudes are responsible for two years of drunken debauchery on the dance floor of the now defunct GLAM and we will follow their partying ways across this town as long as we’ve got legs.Speaking of having legs, we hit their newest dance party, Best Friends Forever at Club Red…
When life gives you lemons…An old friend of mine heard this from one of our Catholic school teachers back in the day and we both agreed that the saying was so annoying, it made us want to kick that teacher in the crotch.But if there’s a person out there making…
Even with this nice writing career and my rockin’ social life, I still have certain priorities. And, for me, family always comes first.So when I see an art show with a mother/son team, I’m all about it.Not that the actual art will be family-themed, you see. No, both artists work…
Anytime you talk about ass-grabbing, hooking up, or just straight-up boning, you’re going to attract an audience. How do you think the writers at Night & Day keep this gig? The folks at Space 55 Theatre totally get it, too. To celebrate the month of romance, they’re putting on our…
