Phoenix is full of creative forces who (lucky us) call Downtown home. These artists fill local galleries, coffee shops, restaurants, hair salons, you name it, with their artwork and continue to put on killer art shows every First and Third Friday. Josh Brizuela, who runs his own art company called…
Every February, thousands venture to Arizona’s pocket-size borough, Fountain Hills, for its signature Great Fair. This three-day festival (February 22, 23 and 24) has earned an impeccable reputation over the last quarter century by providing numerous entertaining events. See also: – Third Friday, Body Art Expo, and Arizona Strong Beer…
To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Oscars, designers at Shutterstock created their own posters for each film nominated for Best Picture. The posters, stylized as Pop Art, draw from the genre’s greats — Keith Haring, Robert Indiana, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein. Looks like the Oscars might…
We know, the beginning of the work week sucks. But if you take a quick look at the calendar, you’ll see we’re off to a pretty good week of art events, sports games, dance parties, and more. Here are our must-see events from now to the weekend… Monday, February 18:…
Third Friday in Downtown Phoenix, 2/15/13 (NSFW) This month’s Third Friday artwalk featured the beautiful relationship between art and science at Combine Studios, portraits of Native American culture at The Hive, some of Sarah Hurwitz’s favorite things at Eye Lounge, Geoffrey Gersten’s surrealistic paintings at Modified, and erotic paintings and…
It’s one of our favorite seasons of the year. No, not spring (that’s our second): Awards Season, and the biggest awards show is upon us. The Academy Awards, aka the Oscars, will air this Sunday, February 24 at 7 p.m. EST on ABC. While this year’s show should prove interesting…
Each week, Jackalope Ranch brings you a free event, workshop, or you-name-it happening in Phoenix. Because sometimes the best things in life really are free. This week’s freebie: Phoenix New Times Tweet Up. We’ll be the first to admit that social media and drinking don’t always go hand in hand…
With Spring Training right around the corner and warm weather on the way, the people of Phoenix are trading in their winter layers for some serious skin-exposing ensembles. Rachel Barbos, the promotions coordinator for the Oakland Athletics during Spring Training is inspired by fashion and dishes her ideas on her…
Be it a First Friday or a Third Friday — we’re just excited about having an excuse (not that we need one) to see some great art exhibitions. Some are opening tonight Downtown, others have opened this month throughout metro Phoenix. But you better believe that we’re making the loop…
It’s finally that time of year again when Phoenicians venture back outside and post bragging Facebook statuses about how amazing it is to live in Arizona. (That is, until it starts to heat up, subsequent bitching statuses ensue, and we all question why the hell we live here in the…
Because mother nature wants to make sure we’re still paying attention and stocking our post-mayan apocalypse bunkers, news arrived from Chelyabinsk, Russia this morning that a meteor had been spotted zooming toward Earth in central Ural Mountains — a scene described as a nuclear blast out of a movie. Almost…
If you run a Phoenix-based non-profit arts or cultural organization that could use some extra cash for a creative project, you’re in luck. The city of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture is now accepting applications for its Community Arts Grants Program. Grant money is available to support educational projects,…
Looking for ways to fill up your weekend? Here are your five best bets for getting out and about in the Valley of the Sun. Louis CK @ Celebrity Theatre Louis CK is a creative-control freak. The guy directs, writes, and stars in his FX show Louie, picks how, when,…
Blurring the lines between fine art, poetry and naughty comics, the Tempe Zine Con featured nearly 20 entries from local artists and writers. Down at the Bayou, a house in the “Hipster Compton” section of Tempe just west of the ASU campus, a small crowd of fashionable, attractive young artists…
Just in case its screenings of art-house films, funky nightlife events, and voluminous beer selection weren’t enough to cause you to roll into FilmBar after dark, the folks behind the downtown Phoenix indie theatre and culture den have come up with a few more reasons to visit. FilmBar’s proprietors announced…
When motocross superstar Robbie Maddison released his latest collection of signature gear and a stunt/action video this week, we watched the death-defying tricks and massive, air-catching jumps with glossy eyes. And then we realized Maddison picked a very familiar backdrop. Off of Interstate 10 in southern Tucson is an aircraft…
For those who have wondered how the other half lives, specifically with their bottom halves, Jackalope Ranch has compiled a list of 5 of the most expensive adult toys. Think of it as our needless and naughty way to commemorate the most romantic holiday of the year. Because nothing says…
Steve Wiley is Jackalope Ranch’s Parent Hood. He’s a slightly unorthodox father of five who will weigh in weekly with his mildly-rebellious views and observations. If you’d like to see how he came to write this column, watch the intro video. This week he tells his kids not to get…
Big ups to you, pinners of Pinterest. You’ve made it officially impossible not to browse cutesy, crafty crap for wedding pinspiration. (We aren’t even going to talk about you unattached ladies pinning away with your “someday Thing is, for every actually awesome thing we might consider attempting (and failing) to…
Roman Coppola Gives Charlie Sheen the 8 1/2 treatment. As he’s questioned by a therapist in the opening scene of the film bearing his name, we see Charles Swan III’s subconscious literally spurt out of his head. It’s visualized as an animated collage largely made up of ladies’ long, disembodied…
Here’s a question you can spit back next time someone complains that our popular culture is depraved: “Then why are our high school witches, vampires, and superheroes so passionate about their abstinence?” That Twilight hunk and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man have won tween hearts and Hollywood billions by cavalierly refusing to…
Does anyone care about John McClane anymore? That’s not the same as asking whether you want to see A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth in this series of films with increasingly outlandish action — and increasingly cumbersome titles. The most recent entry — the slick, ridiculous hit, Live…
