Late last week Herberger Theater Center’s art gallery canceled the opening of the exhibition “Prime Example,” curated by New Times contributor Robrt Pela. Since then, the Phoenix arts community has tried to make sense of how exactly a show that had been on the books for two years could be…
Mary Shindell comes from a long line of gardeners; for generations, her family farmed land in the Midwest, she says. Though Shindell doesn’t exactly garden herself, her latest exhibition “Generation CSA” at Five15 Gallery is an exploration of her own green thumb and a tribute to her family tradition…
The setup: For Curtains’ first visit to Brelby Theatre Company since they finally moved into their leased and rehabbed space in historic Glendale, the troupe presents a show in the Brelby Studio Series, in which unfamiliar plays receive modest productions. Telemachus, Darling is a one-act that, despite featuring a lot…
If you’re looking for a little retail therapy this week, head to UNION at Biltmore Fashion Park on Friday, September 6, when your shopping will support a good cause. A few weeks ago, beloved Phoenix food community member Lisa Giungo was diagnosed with lung cancer. She’s currently undergoing treatment and…
At this point, it’s hard to say who doesn’t have a crush on Jennifer Lawrence or her Hunger Games character, Katniss Everdeen. The highly sought after actress and her even more in-demand alias have been ever in the favor of fans, film-goers, and fiction-lovers since the bestselling book by Suzanne…
There is a moment of silent incompatibility in Joe Swanberg’s Drinking Buddies that illuminates the entirety of a relationship in a single request. As the lovely, earthy Kate (Olivia Wilde) reclines suggestively on a couch in his tasteful apartment, Chris (Ron Livingston), her gently fussy boyfriend, politely reminds her to…
Richard B. Riddick — Dick to his friends, if he had any — is an intergalactic meathead who’s glowered through three movies, two video games, and a cartoon. He’s both the luckiest and unluckiest man alive: lucky because he’s impossible to kill, unlucky because everyone keeps trying. In the opening,…
Nearly Naked Theatre has a tendency to comb through the oeuvres of solid contemporary playwrights and bring us productions of their earliest works, some of which hold up better than others. If you appreciate writer David Lindsay-Abaire mostly from his comparatively serious, Pulitzer-winning Rabbit Hole, presented in Phoenix by Actors…
In 1953, the Venice Film Festival jury didn’t award its top prize, the Golden Lion. Instead, it made the highly unorthodox decision to award the second-place prize, the Silver Lion, to six films, among them I Vitelloni and Ugetsu. How did I know this? To celebrate the festival’s 70th edition,…
All manner of spoilers below. Nearly anyone with a grievance against America’s dysfunctional prison system can find a scene to illustrate their protest in the first season of Orange Is the New Black Netflix’s women-behind-bars dramedy. Admittedly, the wonkiest or most disheartening issues, like prison privatization or endemic sexual assault,…
The late, great Elmore Leonard advised writers never to open a book with weather. Does a lightning storm count? Recently, I was welcomed to Venice, where I’m just settling in for http://www.labiennale.org/en/Home.html?back=true”>the 2013 edition of the city’s film festival, with a spectacular lightning storm over the Grand Canal. This is…
After Jimmy Savile, Amanda Bynes, Lindsay Lohan, and that Christian puppeteer who wanted to kidnap, kill, and eat little boys, it’s hard not to imagine the children’s entertainment industry as a fount of unimaginable filth and degeneracy. But for those who’d prefer to remember their childhoods happily, Mathew Klickstein offers…
Every year the Arizona Dairy Council brings industry experts to the Valley for a daylong exploration of the most recent food trends. If you dine out you’ve probably heard the term “farm to table” thrown around by culinary-types, and this year the Targeting Trends conference looks to explore what that…
The Arizona State Sun Devil football team always seems on the cusp of greatness, but never quite seems to attain it. Every Sun Devil team that looks like a strong BCS candidate in September inevitably winds up playing in some weed-whacker bowl come December. In spite of this dubious track…
Get ready to model your most expensive Ralph Lauren ensemble and mix and mingle with the equestrian elite, because the Scottsdale Ferrari-Maserati Polo Championships are trotting back to the Valley Friday, November 1.To get everyone saddled up and ready for the two-day showcase of stallions, sports cars, and style, event…
Whether it’s a heartfelt memento, a meaningful mantra, or a night of too much tequila, every tattoo has a story. Inspired by everything from pop culture to personal experience, body art has at best been thought of as fine art’s alternative spinoff. But now the tables are finally turned as…
While aspiring artists and creative types will find sugary treats, courtesy of Essence Bakery and Cartel Coffee Lab, at SMoCA Lounge’s latest Good ‘N Plenty artist grant event, also up for grabs will be some pretty sweet prize money.Here’s how it works: Up until about a week before the grant…
That Rachel and Jim Malloy are one of Phoenix’s best-dressed couples is no coincidence. When they’re not busy dressing themselves well, the pair purveys some of the city’s most wearable, stylish duds in their store, Bunky Boutique.Known for carrying men’s items and womenswear that Rachel likes to describe as “timeless…
Traditional Arabic music employs a diverse array of instruments, including violin, oud, Riq, Ney and Quanun. The music, while often considered “off” to western ears, is highly emotional, moving and hypnotic. There are modern adaptations as well, focusing on a more danceable form presented via keyboards. This is how the…
In 2008, after a career in the Army Special Forces, Jason McCarthy founded GORUCK, a company that produces rucksacks tough enough for Green Berets. To test the materials, he sent them to his Army buddies, who would take them into combat and critique their quality. But McCarthy disliked the idea…
Russell Brand’s listed tourmates (Jesus Christ, Che Guevara, Gandhi, Malcolm X, and, um, Hitler) also serve as a killer dead-or-alive dinner party dream team. There’ll be plenty of food for thought when the English funnyman brings his Messiah Complex world tour to Phoenix Saturday, September 7.The multi-hyphenate comic has had…
Over the last decade downtown Phoenix has experienced a rather profound renaissance. Thanks to the light rail, the burgeoning Roosevelt Row district, big investments from ASU, and loads of outstanding clubs and restaurants, the ‘hood has become a destination again. But on the first Saturday of every month, uptown is…
