One of photography’s powers is the ability to mythologize and exoticize space, inviting viewers to journey afar by psychic means. The images in “Odyssey: The Photographs of Linda Connor” – an exhibit featuring 70 of the artist’s works spanning the last three decades to the present – have this kind…
The turbo-charged V-6 on your ultra-cherry ’83 Buick Grand National is purring like a 180-horsepower kitten. Now you need somewhere to show how it can fly down the road. With those new-fangled cameras lining Valley freeways, a high-speed jaunt on the Loop 101 ain’t reccomended. Instead, take your pride and…
Poetry sucks. Poetry was written by dead white dudes. Listening to poetry is like being forced to watch Lost in Translation ad nauseam. Modern-day poetess Leah Marché isn’t buying those lit-class lies. Her all-female lyrical revue Soft & Wet: From Her Lips to Your Ears (The Sequel) is the third…
Before loading up on fatty turkey, get your 10k or 1-mile fun run/walk on during this longstanding holiday running event in Mesa. Thu., Nov. 27, 7 a.m., 2008…
Divisional foes duke it out on the ice at Glendale’s Jobing.com Arena. Fri., Nov. 28, 2 p.m.; Wed., Dec. 31, 6 p.m., 2008…
We’ve become increasingly romantic this holiday season, whether gazing at birds on a wire or contemplating the winter sunsets or anticipating a seasonal stroll through Desert Botanical Garden’s Las Noches de las Luminarias. A Phoenix tradition, this year’s “Lumi” is highlighted by the new “Chihuly: The Nature of Glass” exhibit…
Just before the curtain goes up on The Sunset Limited, Cormac McCarthy’s “Novel in Dramatic Form,” a man attempts to kill himself by leaping in front of a train. He’s saved by a stranger, and the pair hole up together to discuss, among other things, the first man’s attempted suicide,…
What do the 2008 football Clemson Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers, and Arizona State Sun Devils have in common? They were all ranked in preseason polls, but turned out to be supersucky squads. Plain and simple. The suckiest of the sucky suck. To be fair, all of these teams suffered from inflated…
The talk-radio host gabs live and plugs his new book, The 10 Big Lies About America: Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation. That evening from 5:30 to 7, he’ll be at Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, 7079 East Fifth Avenue in Scottsdale, signing copies of the tome. Tue., Dec. 2, 1-4…
Meet the abstract artist and former television-graphics pro. Mon., Dec. 1, 7 p.m., 2008…
Check out the fair-trade crafts, coffee, and chocolate goods at this unusual giftery. Gift-wrapping materials will be provided, and proceeds benefit artisans in need. Sat., Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 2008…
Some artists who’ve been touched by the Universe have the ability to make a lovely place look lovelier than it is. Obvious choices would include Ansel Adams, Eliot Porter, and, closer to home, painters Ellen Wagener and Ed Mell. Another Arizonan with that special knack is photographer David Muench, who…
More than 1,000 cars are expected, from lowriders to Model Ts. Fri., Nov. 28; Sat., Nov. 29; Sun., Nov. 30, 2008…
The host of KMLE Country’s Dave Pratt in the Morning signs his new memoir, Dave Pratt, Behind the Mic: 30 Years in Radio. Proceeds from book sales benefit the American Cancer Society. Sat., Nov. 29, 5 p.m., 2008…
Live entertainment, handcrafted holiday gifts, kids’ activities, a visit from Santa, and the lighting of the 1.5-million-strong light display. Fri., Nov. 28, 5-10 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 29, 5-10 p.m., 2008…
One of the top events of its kind in the Valley, to our way of thinking, the annual fest features some very realistic snow, arts and crafts, live entertainment, a visit from Santa, and the lighting of the official Scottsdale Christmas tree. Sat., Nov. 29, 3:30-6:30 p.m., 2008…
If it’s December and Patti Hannon is wearing a habit and cracking wise about frankincense and little altar boys, you know you’re watching Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold. The third, holiday-infused installment in Mary Pat Donovan’s Late Nite Catechism series is back like a bad fruitcake…
Globetrotting population geneticist Spencer Wells speaks. Wed., Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m., 2008…
This game represents the first professional clash of the Lopez twins (the Suns’ Robin, the Nets’ Brook) in Phoenix. Bro Robin and the Suns bested Brook and the Nets back East on November 4 in the 7-foot sibs’ first-ever head-to-head NBA meeting. The twinkies are pictured in their Stanford days…
O, what a tangled web! Shawn Marion’s in a Heat uniform and the Suns continue their funky slow dance with Shaq. D’Antoni’s in Gotham, but Boris Diaw’s not yet, and we’re shocked to say that we’re kinda happy about that at the moment. D-Wade’s still a fave, and it’ll be…
Recent works by the young cross-disciplinary visual artist from Rio de Janeiro. Sat., Nov. 29, 4-7 p.m., 2008…
Ever since Willow House closed in August, many downtowners have been at a loss for a late-night place to hang. And because downtowners can be a tough crowd (us included), they’re sometimes resistant to trying new spots. Thankfully, there was a newish, supercool place to defect to: Conspire. (To be…
