In addition to the pet stroll, the event features live entertainment, pet vendors, a pet psychic, dog-agility contests, and more. Proceeds benefit the American Service Animal Society. Sat., Nov. 15, 8 a.m.-noon, 2008…
Bring in your Native American collectibles and have them appraised by experts for $30 ($25 for the second item, $20 for the third and subsequent, with a limit of 10). Sat., Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 2008…
Documentary portrait of artist Louise Nevelson, an environmental artist before such a term was even imagined who constructed assemblages of detritus. ”When you put together things that other people have thrown out, you’re really bringing them to life,” Nevelson once said. Tue., Nov. 18, 7 p.m., 2008…
The Phoenix author discusses and signs her new true-crime book, Bones in the Desert. All proceeds benefit the museum. Sat., Nov. 15, 7 p.m., 2008…
Admit it. You’ve wasting a good amount of time today (no, the entire day) on the Internet. And we’re sure that you found some engaging, exciting stuff, right? Riiiggghhtt. We’re only buying that if you posted up for a few hours on the binary-chaos.net Web site, a spot launched last…
What’s on your “bucket” list of stuff to accomplish before you croak? Write a novel? Scuba on the Great Barrier Reef? Shower naked with Pamela Anderson? The goal of Scottsdale-based commercial photographer Ken Ross is to capture 101 countries by the time he reaches the half-century mark – and he’s…
Face it, Q-Tip has had a life way more fly than yours, fool. Before he reached the tender age of 25, the Harlem-born MC co-founded the influential hip-hop outfit A Tribe Called Quest, shared the silver screen with Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice, earned a Grammy nomination, and collaborated with…
The ASU prof and acclaimed local novelist signs Yellow Moon, part two of her New Orleans trilogy that began with Voodoo Season. Tue., Nov. 18, 7 p.m., 2008…
The former ESPN.com sportswriter reads from and discusses Out of the Pocket, a story about a high school football hero who’s secretly gay. Sat., Nov. 15, 7 p.m., 2008…
The NAU professor signs Disappearing Desert: The Growth of Phoenix and the Culture of Sprawl. Fri., Nov. 14, 7 p.m., 2008…
The social activist/author signs her latest, Finding Beauty in a Broken World. Thu., Nov. 13, 7 p.m., 2008…
The National Public Radio show tapes live for broadcast in February 2009. Tue., Nov. 18, 8 p.m., 2008…
There are so many things we still don’t understand: cancer, death, the popularity of Dancing With the Stars. When 19th-century artist Elihu Vedder lost two children and then fathered two more, he found his answers in the Rubáiyát, a collection of medieval Persian poetry depicting the endless cycle of life,…
Steve Elliott, former Phoenix bureau chief for the Associated Press, moderates the panel discussion. Tue., Nov. 18, 7-8:30 p.m., 2008…
Works by J. David Ake, Washington photo editor for the Associated Press. Mon., Nov. 17, 4-5:15 p.m., 2008…
The Oxford professor and novelist reads from and signs his works, including The Opium Clerk, the Miniaturist, and The Japanese Wife, in conjunction with the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing Series. Wed., Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., 2008…
James E. Garcia penned the rags-to-riches tale about Arizona’s first (and thus far only) Latino governor. Presented by New Carpa Theater. Fri., Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 8, 2 & 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 9, 2 p.m.; Thu., Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Nov…
What do you call a thrash-metal group whose members look like Rapunzel in teenage rebellion? Singer Ivan Moody and his bandmates call it Five Finger Death Punch. We call it pretty damn amusing. The L.A. quintet caters to a very specific sort of fan, the kind who was either born…
Talk about nostalgia! Ubu Roi, which takes bows at Space 55 Theatre, was first produced in 1896. Championed by theater fans as the play that launched the absurdist tradition, Ubu Roi (King Ubu) was penned by French writer Alfred Jarry. The author likely considered his career finished when a riot…
Arizona Theatre Company presents David Rambo’s stage bio of advice guru Ann Landers, played here by original Good Morning America anchor Nancy Dussault. Thu., Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Nov. 14, 8 p.m.; Sat., Nov. 15, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 16, 1 & 7 p.m.; Wed., Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m.;…
Roy Wasson Valle is one of the darlings of the local art scene, and his works are hard to forget. Maybe you’ve seen his distinct line of T-shirts and toys with unforgettable characters like El Bastardo, a one-eyed, jagged-toothed rabbit creature with a perma-shit-eating grin smacked across his face. Or…
Because Goodguys (the largest rodding association on this here globe) is called such, that must mean that there’s a class of bad guys when it comes to hot-rod culture. So who would classify as a not-Goodguy? A bitchin’ Camaro driver? A piece-o’-poo Pinto sporter? The owner of an AMC Gremlin,…
