See also: Mercantile Brings Vintage Finds and Cutting Edge Styles Downtown See also: Misty Guerriero Craves Cartier, Collects Hats, and Travels the World to Get Dressed Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: This vintage…
Esquire editor-at-large A.J. Jacobs released a list of takeaways from his latest book about fitness, Drop Dead Healthy. The most horrifying of which is number three: “Why I use the Purell dispensers at the gym: MRSA, athlete’s foot, jock itch…” The cringe-inspiring list goes on and makes the prospect of…
“When it comes to practically everything, we seem to be of two minds.” — Hollis Frampton A group of seven Phoenix-area photographers will show their latest work partially inspired by the work and writings of Hollis Frampton, an American avant-garde filmmaker, photographer and pioneer of digital arts. The exhibition, called…
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Welcome to Jackalope Ranch’s Questionable Content, where local creatives and experts sound off on topics posed by New Times staff blogger Claire Lawton and the community. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail Claire.Lawton@newtimes.com. Curators are responsible for most of the artwork we’re exposed to on a daily basis,…
Video games are big, fun places where people get to pretend to do something they might never do in real life. This, of course, includes incredible sociopathic activity, obsessive devotion, and sometimes ingenuity that changes how future video games are played forever. Here are just five ways gamers have changed…
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives Angela Hardison…
Through digital collages of photographs, historical documents, iconography, and ephemera, Stephen Marc tells stories of the Underground Railroad. Marc’s known as a pioneer in his medium, which includes combining images and text to re-create sites and stories of African American life…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
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See also: WrestleMania XXVI at University of Phoenix Stadium See also: WWE’s WrestleMania Axxess in Downtown Phoenix Some major fights broke out inside US Airways Center last night as painful-looking hits were exchanged and the opponents risked life and limb. And thousands of people witnessed these donnybrooks taking place, cheering…
What does the Audubon Society of Phoenix enjoy more than birds and alliteration? How about beer from Four Peaks Brewing? Every third Thursday of the month these sociable bird enthusiasts invite locals to partake in their Birds N’ Beer event. Enjoy a refreshing Peach Ale or Hefeweizen while you gain…
The Girls of Timeless Ink 2012 at Phoenix Convention Center There are bound to be some attractive girls at tattoo conventions, but not all events promise models. The Timeless Ink Tour boasted gals from 187 Clothing and Rock of Love, who were as gorgeous and lovely as the random girls…
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives Brad Armstrong…
The typical American suffers from a short attention span. The DOXITA documentary film festival caters to that malady. No film in the annual roundup is more than 22 minutes long, so about the time that interest wanes, the short wraps. And, per organizers at No Festival Required, each movie is…
If Bob Ross were alive today, he’d be painting happy little trees all over the place in ecstatic fervor for all the arts and culture happenings in Phoenix. To help you see the forest for the trees, here’s a recap of the top arts and culture stories of the week…
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Violet Brand of Revera Beauty shows us how to make a refreshing, cooling spray from essential oils.
When we last put the spotlight on 100 creative forces in Phoenix, it was no secret there were more than 100 individuals who were making waves in the local arts community. So as we count down to our annual Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome (back) to 100 Creatives See also:…
The Valley has plenty of different communities and cultural scenes — you just have to know where to look. Luckily, we’re here to do the work for you. For crowds of theater lovers to tattoo aficionados and young pageant hopefuls, here are six upcoming events that could introduce you to…
See also: Roosevelt Row Selected for National ArtPlace Grant that Will Fund a New Streetscape, an Artist Village, and More Yesterday morning three local arts organizations found out they had a bit more money in the bank to transform their communities. The National Endowment for the Arts awarded 80 “Our…
