What does Tempe have in common with Reykjavik, Iceland, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Manchester, United Kingdom? The 700IS Reindeerland: International Experimental Film and Video Festival, a well-traveled celluloid fest that will screen anime, shorts, documentary, and experimental fare. Tue., Nov. 27, 7-9:30 p.m., 2007…

Whether you like it or not, Americans have more in common with the French than you think. Maybe most surprising is an obsession with kart racing. (Who knew the Frenchies enjoyed a little redneck with their oui oui?) Get in touch with your inner françoise when PKRA Kart Racing hits…

You may not know it, but Mythos Mediterranean Bistro is one of the wackiest destinations in the Valley, a spot where you can chow down on dolmas while listening to jazz by heavy-hitting NYC cats like Juini Booth, followed by trance DJs, followed by belly dancers, followed by the sound…

We once had a college roomie who would accuse us of “driving the Titanic” whenever we wielded the remote and chose a television program that wasn’t to his liking. Sorry, bud, but last we checked, there were no boob-tube clickers in “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” at Arizona Science Center. However,…

You know those annoying friends of yours who are walking movie quotes? Well, you may wanna take them, then drop ´em off, at the “Admission” photography exhibit by Steven Roche and Whitney Candrea, who shot imagery made to look like celluloid scenes. Fri., Nov. 16, 6-10 p.m., 2007…

Attention all glowstick-twirling club kids: Cosmic Paintball is the perfect spot to, uh, trip out and roll with the homies when the 12,000-square-foot complex goes psychedelic with flashing lights and music. Fri., Nov. 16, 6-11 p.m., 2007…

These are scary times for photography, an era in which a confused 6-year-old looks at the back of a film camera following shutter release and expects to see a digital preview. So it’s a good bet that these little tykes, and most folks, have never heard of a contact print…

Recollect President Abraham Lincoln and his killer sense of humor? Yeah, we don’t either. Regardless, the Remember Abraham Lincoln Comedy Show, a weekly shindig produced and hosted by comedienne Ronnie Deleski and comedy band Male Pattern Radness, showcases sketch comedy, standup, and improv. Mondays, 8 p.m., 2008…

If the word “karate” ever passes through the shallows of your mind and you think of Bruce Lee, wax-on/wax-off, Half a Loaf of Kung Fu, or David Carradine, you’re seriously guilty of skewing the sacred practice of martial arts, grasshopper. Our suggestion? Check out the 43rd annual Western States Karate…

We scoured the globe to find this event: the New Times 10K presented by Whole Foods. The 13th-largest race in the States will feature a grip of fitness challenges, including a 5K run and walk, a 10K wheelchair event, and the main race. Sun., Nov. 11, 8:30 a.m., 2007…

We don’t know if it’s Spike Lee’s temper tantrums, visions of Patrick Ewing’s box haircut, or the fact that their mascot is Dutch trousers, but it’s always a treat when the New York Knickerbockers come to town to battle the Phoenix Suns. This game marks the Knicks’ only Valley stop…

Women’s sports rule in the Valley. You hear us, Arizona Pigeons, uh, Cardinals? If you don’t believe it, let’s jostle those brain cells and remind you of the Phoenix Mercury’s WNBA championship as well as the ASU Women’s Basketball team, which made it to last year’s NCAA Elite Eight. The…

Art patrons, families, dude bros, and even Maricopa County plainclothes officers who aren’t on roundup duty are invited to the Heard Museum Spanish Market. More than 75 Southwest-area artists will sell their works while mariachi ensembles represent with south-of-the-border beats. Sat., Nov. 10; Sun., Nov. 11, 2007…

Considering the insanity that has been NCAA football 2007, we’ve been feeling an itch to hit the gridiron for some football of the non-contact variety. (Definitely not tackle, because we’re not that tough. We’re freaking writers.) And if Appalachian State can knock off Michigan, then why can’t we be recruited…

When Dr. Dre proclaimed, “Bitches ain’t shit,” he probably wasn’t talking about all of those darling pooches that will leap and bound to our heart’s delight during the U.S. Dog Agility Cynosport Games. Because, let’s face it, we’d rather hang with Fido and Phoebe than some slobbering hounds at the…

The hipster center of the universe in Oregon loves stealing some of our favorite creative peeps. Justin Cory from the brutal musical duo Bodhisattva. Marla Thayer, bowl percussionist in Tent/City. The latest defector, as of December, will be supercool artist Lisa Albinger, who creates fantastical works on canvas by painting…

So you weren’t down for celebrating the poor man’s Dia de los Muertos known as Halloween and you’re wanting to give it up to the deceased the authentic way, yes? Then hit up The Spanish Place for the Day of the Dead Celebration, part of the space’s First Friday Fiesta…

There’s definitely a double-edged sword component to First Friday. Walk into one gallery and you’re struck by work that’s more powerful than the Holy Trinity. (Well, only if you’re into that Jesus stuff.) Stroll into another space and the art may suck so hard that you’ll wanna kick it with…

Mark Grey, a sound sculptor and award-winning composer originally from San Francisco, is living for and in his art. Literally. The Phoenix Symphony composer-in-residence for the 2007-’08 season — who has presented works in big-time venues like Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House in Australia, and London’s Barbican Centre –…

We’re not sure if it’s the wicked beats by DJ Senbad, the upstairs outdoor-patio ambiance in the middle of the city, the lovely and vivacious hostess, or the hot tail in attendance, but we’re mos’ definitely hooked on Solstice Saturday. The weekly shindig represents with a hedonistic heaven filled with…

With every passing Halloween, we find it more and more challenging to come up with original and fresh costume ideas. Instead of beautiful flowing fabric interpretations, the pseudo-holiday turns into an offend-a-thon, where folks sport Elliott Smith stabbed-in-the-chest motifs or silk-and-cotton metaphors for genitalia. For a more sophisticated and arresting…