Goodbye, Melrose Curve. Hello, Roosevelt Arts District. After five years, one of Seventh Avenue’s sweetest vintage shops, Antique Sugar, is packing up its bags and setting up shop in downtown Phoenix. The retro retailer will be relocating to a newly renovated 1950s office building that it’s set to share with…
What’s in your wallet? We’re guessing not much. And hey, even if there is, chances are you’d like to keep it. Lucky for those low on funds and looking for a good time, Phoenix has a fair amount of free events happening all the time. From discussions with distinguished artists…
Is it possible to essentially like a movie yet feel revulsion toward its script? David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars is clearly intended as a sharp satire of Hollywood ambition, vanity, avarice, and emptiness, and it’s smart and astringently funny in places. Yet it seems to be fighting its own…
When in doubt, start your First and Third Friday art adventures with the trio of shipping containers turned gallery spaces at the Roosevelt Row A.R.T.S. Market, where interesting work and opportunities to talk with a diverse assortment of artists abound. That’s our take home from this month’s Third Friday, where…
California has its beaches. New Jersey has its boardwalks. Arizona has its canals. For Scottsdale, one particular canal section has been elevated to near celebrity status — serving for several years now as the site of a multi-day arts and culture extravaganza called Canal Convergence. Scottsdale’s third annual Canal Convergence…
Foxcatcher To remain unspoiled by the ending of Foxcatcher, avoid the real-life story of chemical fortune heir and fanatical athletics booster John du Pont and the wrestling Schultz brothers. Why fanatical? Well, if somebody has a doctorate in natural science from Villanova and founded the Delaware Museum of Natural History…
In our opinion, Phoenix is the best city in America. Check out 50 reasons:…
Kevin Costner eases white America into the now with McFarland, USA, we hear about the Berlin Film Festival’s highs (Queen of Earth) and lows (Knight of Cups), and dip into the lukewarm waters of a second Hot Tub Time Machine movie. Also, there’s much praise for teen comedy The DUFF…
With Valentine’s Day in the rearview mirror and springtime right around the corner, there’s a certain scent in the air. It’s the smell of open bars, overpriced catering, decaying flowers, and the salty tears of lifelong bridesmaids. That’s right. It’s the start of the Valley’s early wedding season. Since we…
Art lovers, take note. It’s time for the annual pilgrimage officially dubbed the ASU Ceramic Studio Tour. This 14th annual event, presented by the ASU Art Museum Ceramic Research Center, features two days of self-guided studios tours and demonstrations by dozens of ceramic artists. It’s a chance to look behind…
ASU Art Museum Spring 2015 Reception Worried your cultural ventures are so last season? Better mark your calendars for Arizona State University Art Museum’s Spring 2015 Season Opening Reception, where guests will have the opportunity to view new exhibitions including “Tan Ping: Follow My Line,” “Unfixed: New Painting,” “The Gift: Selections…
At an event held in the penthouse suite at 2828 North Central (home to Bar Napkin Productions and beautiful CenPho sunset views), Seed Spot introduced this spring’s newly inducted class of social entrepreneurs. And even Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton came to get down…
Didn’t make it to Sundance this year? No plans to attend Cannes in May? Cheer up, Charlie. There’s a great film festival coming up and it’s only a short drive away. The 21st Annual Sedona Film Festival runs from Saturday, February 21 through Sunday, March 1 at the Mary D…
Angela Ellsworth is nothing short of an art celebrity here in Phoenix. She’s represented by Lisa Sette Gallery and is associate professor of Intermedia at Arizona State University, where The Museum of Walking (MoW), one of her current projects with Steve Yazzie, is based. Along with the launching of MoW…
There’s lots of good stuff to see this month, especially as galleries and studios ramp up for next month’s Art Detour event. See as much as you can during Third Friday, so you’ll have more time for other viewings once Art Detour, taking place March 7 and 8, is upon…
Five years ago, four losers passed out in a jacuzzi, boiled back to 1986, healed their past wounds, rocked out to Poison, and returned to their timeline as gods. Thusly, Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink was hailed as a minor deity: He’d taken a dumber-than-huffing-hairspray premise and made…
When it comes to Tempe’s historic Mill Avenue District, there are two camps; the grizzled, old rockers who bitterly eulogize the passing of one of Arizona’s coolest spots in-between tequila shots and ‘90s rock name-drops, then there are those who are doing something about it. Sure, Endgame, 699 South Mill…
Despite what some may think, Phoenix does have a rich history. Though it may not be as long as some of the more storied cities back east, the Valley’s history is worth learning. Get a glimpse of the city’s past at the Phoenix Phabulous Mural Reveal and Storytelling on Thursday,…
The Storyline returns to Space 55 with an evening that’s themed Don Quixote, featuring performances by Maureen Burris, Jean Hattie Hayes, Jules Hyde, Richie Molina, Joseph Redwood-Martinez, and Nate Romero. The true stories provoke laughter, tears, and peculiar flashes of recognition – so consider yourself warned. And with such a…
Think of Muay Thai kickboxing like fighting an octopus. Whereas in Western boxing your opponent can only use his hands, a Muay Thai fighter has eight different striking points you have to worry about: hands, elbows, knees and legs. All of these dangerous body parts will be in play at…
Worried your cultural ventures are so last season? Better mark your calendars for Arizona State University Art Museum’s Spring 2015 Season Opening Reception, where guests will have the opportunity to view new exhibitions including “Tan Ping: Follow My Line,” “Unfixed: New Painting,” “The Gift: Selections from the Armstrong-Prior Archive,” “Architecture for Place:…
Who runs the world? Girls. And for one big night, they’re taking over downtown Phoenix. The second annual “Ladies First Art Show” will celebrate women who know how to works a paint brush and then some by showcasing the work of Ashley Macias, Niki Rose Noriega, and 30 other female…
