The Arizona Diamondbacks need us, you guys. At their July 5 home game against the Rockies, attendance at Chase Field was as high as it’s been all season, topping 45,000, and they won that game five to nil. Since then attendance has waned to an average of about half of…
Every year the East Valley transforms into a fantasy mecca with the CopperCon science fiction convention, presented by the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society. This weekend’s CopperCon: Revolution gives serious fans of sci-fi and fantasy literature an opportunity to embrace their passion with workshops and autograph signings.Catch the CopperCon Film…
Pamela Slim knows easy answers can be hard to find. The consultant and coach blogged about entrepreneurship for years before releasing her 2009 book, Escape from Cubicle Nation. Slim believes in teaching what people need to learn, so she her mentees complete a life plan long before start a business…
Love movies? Love comedy? You might just love Doug Benson too. The Comedy Central star best known for his roles in Super High Me and The Benson Interruption brings his stand-up act and his podcast Doug Loves Movies to Tempe Improv.Enjoy one night of stand-up laughs followed by another night…
Jackalope Ranch’s first-ever bingo night was such a smashing success we ran outta playing cards. This month, armed with three emcees, 200 cards created by Phoenix artist Sarah Hurwitz, and a load of prizes from local businesses, the culture blog brings weekly bingo to Crescent Ballroom, 308 North Second Avenue.Seriously…
There’s something about comedy that gets lost in translation if you’re not seeing it in person. “You had to be there” isn’t just cliché for crappy jokes, it’s also a genuine observation about the communal element of comedy. For whatever reason, comedy really is best enjoyed in groups. The jokes…
The Phoenix Wolves’ July 31 loss to the Harrisburg City Islanders sealed their elimination from the USL Pro playoffs. The Valley-based footballers will attempt to end their inaugural season on a high note against fellow cellar dwellers, the Rochester Rhinos, on Friday, August 16.The nighttime match against The Roc may…
When art exists for one day, it imitates life even more closely — the moment evaporates, and there’s no telling whether that will produce relief or regret. Such is the nature of new-play festivals like Maybe the Next Great Playwright Festival, a series of staged readings from Theatre Artists Studio…
This time last year Arizona Cardinals fans were still wondering who their team’s starting quarterback would be. Actually, there was a lot more dread than wonder going on, and rightly so. When Kevin Kolb and John Skelton are vying for the single most important position on the team, you kinda…
Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica. We share with Dwight Schrute an affinity for just two of these things. Members of the genus ursus? No, thank you. We saw Grizzly Man. There is no going back.But for art, we’re willing to bend our no-bears policy just a smidge, as the animal-centric exhibition…
There are cheerleaders, and then there are Suns Dancers. And as much as you might think these ladies don’t do much beside shake their well-toned bodies around on national television, there’s quite a lot that goes into the gig. For example, they travel, make community appearances, study countless numbers of…
Political junkies, hipster historians, documentary fiends — you get the point; wherever your interests lie, Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater promises to have a little something for everyone, regardless of party preference. Produced by HBO Films and C.C. Goldwater of Sweet Pea Films, this Emmy-nominated work documents Arizona politician Barry…
For Ben Ruiz, games aren’t just for playing. They’re his job. And, sure, being an artist and designer who makes a living by designing games is wicked cool. But it’s not easy. Ruiz has worked in the gaming industry for six years and contributed work to 14 games. He also…
We won’t judge you if you can’t locate Burundi on a map. The landlocked eastern African country isn’t exactly a top tourist destination. If you’re adventurous though, you might be interested to know that The Welcome To America Project is teaming up with Scottsdale chef Josh Hebert to bring a…
We don’t know about you, but ever since the Royal Water broke we’ve had baby fever. But because nine months is a hell of a long time to wait for our own, we’ll settle for other people’s birthing stories.Enter Theater Works’ Push!, which opens Friday, August 9, at the Peoria…
The idea of a post-apocalyptic future run by children in a Mad Max-fashion is pretty terrifying, if we recall correctly the Futurama episode where Fry travels to the year 3000 and discovers the “society” of bratty Los Angeles kids. The musical In the Kingdom of Clouds has a similar premise:…
Author Chelsea Cain’s debut, Dharma Girl, was inspired by her early childhood on an Iowa commune. But her fascination with death and sleuthing also started early, as a young Cain followed the Green River Killer case in real time from her suburban Washington home, where she maintained a neighborhood pet…
You know what they say: The older you are, the better your birthdays get. Oay, maybe they don’t say that. Nevertheless, HP Lovecraft’s birthday celebrations are still going strong, thanks to the Trunk Space and a band of Lovecraft fans who refuse to let ’em die.T-Space hosts a party featuring…
Iron out that poodle skirt, put on your high-tops, and grab your Pink Ladies jacket, because Danny, Sandy, Rizzo, Kenickie, and the rest of the Rydell High gang are coming to the stage for some theatrical summer lovin’ in Grease. The Broadway musical of 1950s Americana invites you to shake…
The Western world has a flair for drama; take love and death for instance. These universal experiences and the emotions they evoke, like sadness, yearning, lust, fear, have have long been portrayed in Western art. Phoenix Art Museum invites you to take a trip through the less-explored emotionally inspired art…
For nearly 30 years, a little house in Arcadia — the first house in Arcadia — has doubled as a home for the arts. With year-round classes and hands-on instruction from local artists, The Shemer Art Center and Museum, funded by an association of the same name, is a haven…
Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair – take your assumptions about fashion photography and throw them out the window, because local artist David Miller delivers his own unique twist. The photographer, who started his career back in 1997 with an associate’s degree in commercial photography and a bachelor’s in fine art photography,…
