The celebration of the Valley’s new light-rail line includes lives music by Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers (pictured), an Urban Experience Tent, a farmer’s market, a “Dig Through Time” archaeology display of items found during the construction of the new Trans Center, a kid zone, and more. Sat., Dec. 27,…
It’s finally happened: At the cost of a measly billion bucks and change, Phoenix has grown-up, state-of-the-art public transportation — the kind with public art at its stops and those funny little seats that disappear when you’re not sitting on them. We’ve got light rail, and no one, least of…
The East Valley city celebrates the opening of its one mile of track with this event, which features live music by Rock Lobster, The Chadwicks, and Grand Funk Railroad (pictured), a classic-car show, a Kids Zone, and more. Sat., Dec. 27, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 2008…
We have some pretty sick fantasies, but none ever centered on staring at the night sky through a telescope, especially when it’s freezing out. Undaunted hat- and scarf-wearers and general-punishment gluttons can rendezvous at the secluded Estrella Mountain Regional Park on Friday, December 26, for the Dark Sky Telescope Hike,…
During a typical workday, you write 50 e-mails, upload photos to Facebook, and text-message about weekend plans, all while downloading music. Then, at home, you blog on WordPress about an iChat you had with your brother as the TiVo blasts. Basically, what we’re trying to say is that we apparently…
Arizona Theatre Company unveils its musical homage to peace, love, understanding, and weed. The price includes a pre-show cocktail reception and a champagne toast during intermission. Wed., Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., 2008…
Who doesn’t love a good portrait? The Two Fridas. Warhol’s Marilyn series. Jennifer Aniston’s nude GQ cover. Tempe artist Clay Elliott specialized in portraits until a few years ago, when a European vacation shifted his focus away from flesh. “I was attracted to the monuments and statues of Spain,” he…
The Big 12 and Big Ten go head-to-head in this intriguing matchup between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Wed., Dec. 31, 4 p.m., 2008…
After enjoying both critical and commercial success for a decade, most comics would be content to pull back a little, put less pressure on themselves, and generally mellow out. Then there’s Lewis Black. The über -intelligent Daily Show ranter may have made the rounds of all the requisite late-night talk…
If you’ve been putting off a visit to Wells Fargo Arena to see ASU Men’s Basketball’s All-American whiz kid James Harden, consider that life is messy, remaining home games are fewer than you think, and the sophomore sensation’s gonna be in the NBA lottery, not on the ASU hardwood, next…
Moooooo. Yep, the Arizona National Livestock Show is back and chock-full of barnyard fun. Sat., Dec. 27, 8 a.m.; Sun., Dec. 28, 7:50 a.m.; Mon., Dec. 29, 8 a.m.; Tue., Dec. 30, 6 a.m.; Wed., Dec. 31, 7 a.m.; Thu., Jan. 1, 9 a.m., 2008…
King me! King me! Uh, no, as far as the Phoenix Coyotes are concerned when the Los Angeles Kings come to town for a game at Glendale’s Jobing.com Arena. Tue., Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 27, 7 p.m.; Thu., April 2, 7 p.m., 2008…
Some rodeo sports remind us of medieval torture, but in the best and most badass kind of way. Imagine, back in the day, two ropers on horseback charging after a cow. One snares the head, the other the back legs, leaving the animal stretched between two horses while somebody grabs…
It’s Christmas Day in Phoenix. You wake up early, even before the kids, to take care of some last-minute errands. But it isn’t because you’re a good dad and want to be free of afternoon obligations in order to spend quality time with the fam. No, you do it because…
Even when the Arizona Cardinals surprise the universe and make it to the playoffs, the joy is bittersweet. In the back of our minds, we know that NFL Sunday’s sweet kiss is almost over. After January, it’s six boring months of d-bag sports that drive us from our couches into…
Maybe we’ve consumed too much haterade here at Night & Day, but for whatever reason, we aren’t super into the whole New Year’s resolution fad. Personally, we don’t believe that the calendar needs to read January 1 before attempting to accomplish new and outside-of-ourselves things. For example, if we’re feeling…
An all-female punk band such as Finally Punk sounds like a conveniently packaged, easily categorized gimmick band. We hear you saying something like, “What, is this, like, Bratmobile 2.0?” No, music snob, it’s not. This group is anything but that. You see, while listening to the Austin-based riot-grrl ensemble, all…
The Rod Blagojevich Senate-appointment-for-dollars ruse, though way controversial, may not come close to the uproar the Illinois governor caused two years ago. In 2006, he appointed Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad — a representative of the Nation of Islam — to his commission on discrimination and hate crimes. Think of today’s…
English, bafflingly enough, is the official language of Arizona. Luckily, the political shenanigans seem to have little effect on the dance floor, especially when DJ Fuego plays his role as ambassador of Ritmos Latinos each Friday during Viernes Latin Night. Born to Dominican parents in New York City, Fuego rose…
Some of you may take issue with our category for this piece, which is about the latest IZW Wrestling event. Sports? Since when is wrasslin’ a sport? Well, dear pessimist, you have to admit that it takes some level of athletic prowess to pull off all of those stunts, er,…
It’s July 20, 1944, and Adolf Hitler has been assassinated — the victim of a bomb blast organized and executed by a cabal of high-ranking German army officers seeking to wrest control of the country away from the Third Reich and, with luck, bring an end to World War II…
So I’m a writer, right? At least, that’s what I’ve been telling everyone at these Holiday parties I’ve been frequenting. It’s only natural that I wouldn’t be able to keep myself away from this blog on Christmas Eve. And while I don’t expect any of you to take in an…
