If you happen to be a musician of a Celtic bent, then this is likely the most wonderful time of the year. Saint Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, which means you’re probably gonna be busy performing at green-beer-fueled celebrations all over town. And if you happen to be…
You know that moment when you’re sitting motionless in bumper-to-bumper traffic and you realize that walking or biking might get you to your destination faster than the clogged roadways? Yeah. Dan Burden would like to change that. The civic innovator specializes in pedestrian and cycling programs and will discuss our…
Entering week three of the Cactus League schedule, irrelevant questions still overshadow what is actually taking place — the hitting, fielding and pitching practice for future starts hoping to make the big league roster, along with certified superstars, preparing for Opening Day, just three weeks hence. Still, we ask: Do…
Newsflash, University of Iowa researchers: It doesn’t take a video game study to tell us that the American attention span is that of a goldfish. Information is fed to us in bite-size chunks these days, whether in a 140-character tweet or a Daily Show sound byte. Even artists are breaking…
You don’t have to be a stoner to appreciate the drug culture comedy of duo Cheech & Chong, but it certainly helps. “[It’s] such a win-win. Potheads will laugh at anything,” says Tommy Chong. “I’ve done the same joke twice and [the audience] laughed just as hard the second time.”…
For sports scribes, the state of the Detroit Pistons would best be described as a “rebuilding phase.” For residents of the Motor City, however, there’s a more accurate phrase to describe the team: “utterly depressing.” The glory days of both the team’s ’80s Bad Boys era and their 2004 upset…
Think your storybook marriage is gonna last forever, newlyweds? Try asking the 23,140 couples who got divorced in Arizona in 2010, for a rate higher than the national per capita average. While such statistics are gloomy for anyone about to become betrothed, it’s a positive situation for the madcap merrymakers…
Fashion experts may tell you that the casual blazer-and-jeans look is going out of style, but apparently bow ties, bare chests and denim will never go away. That’s thanks to the touring troupe of oiled-up abs that is the Chippendales dance revue. As any bachelorette in Las Vegas will tell…
In funny flick Little Giants, former NFL defensive end Steve Emtman confidently posits that football is 80 percent mental and 40 percent physical. The Arizona Rattlers might argue that the game’s more about having equally strong defensive and offensive lines. After all, if it were solely about offense, the Rattlers,…
The word “circus” conjures images of elephants with glittery harnesses and spandex-clad contortionists. But take away the fancy costumes and sets and what have you got? A petting zoo and a handful of Juggalo rejects. Not so with Circa, an Australian performance act that strips the circus down to its…
In the spirit of Art Detour 24, Barrio Cafe, Por Vida Gallery, Viejitos Car Club, and Calle 16 cultural arts district will provide a diversion from the gallery madness that will descend on Roosevelt Row, Grand Avenue, and the Central Corridor. Between the shuffle, artsy aficionados can visit the intersection…
The rivalry between man and bull stretches back to ancient Greek mythology where Theseus faced off against the half-bull, half-man Minotaur on the island of Crete. The age-old feud is kept alive, albeit with less blood shed, by the bull riders of the PBR Built Ford Tough Series, which hits…
Artlink presents a “Public Hanging,” as part of Art Detour 24. Although, the event is far less gruesome than it sounds. All that will be hanging are art submissions from 40-plus professional and amateur artists. Fri., March 16, 6-9 p.m.; Sat., March 17, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., March 18, 12-6…
Out of all the acts signed to a major label in the post-Blink-182 pop-punk boon, who would’ve guessed that New Found Glory would serve as inspiration for hundreds of sound-alikes? Until recently, in fact, NFG was the dominant influence on the pop-hardcore sextet Set Your Goals. But with the July…
With swimsuit season comes the frenetic desire to drop pounds in hopes of appearing jiggle-free in a teeny bikini. But what good is a banging bod if the ensemble isn’t seaworthy? Find inspiration for fashionable frolicking in the nautically-inspired wearables at Ellman Fashion Design Gallery’s latest exhibition “The Sea,” open…
As Schoolhouse Rock! taught us, “Three is a magic number.” The proof’s in the pudding of what happens when you travel or, God forbid, live with two of your friends — if it’s not unanimous, someone always loses. Then there’s that tipping-point tension — no spare legs to keep the…
As anyone who’s pledged allegiance to the Brat Pack knows, prom night is the most important evening in life of a high schooler’s existence. The popular girls will show up — along with the captain of the football team, timid nerds, an arch nemesis or two, and everyone in between…
Shana Rebilas Bousard stars as champion athlete Mildred “Babe” Didrikson in Babe: An Olympian Musical, an original, biographical look at the golf champion, who dabbled in track and field, basketball, and baseball, that plays to a score — ranging from tango to country — that’s as diverse as Didrikson’s sporty…
Imagine a woman who can sing opera while juggling six flaming torches blindfolded on a unicycle. Doing all of those things at once may not be possible (or safe), but it would definitely be interesting. Humankind has a unique fascination with strange things. And, with its third Thursday variety show…
Written and directed by Paul Weitz, Being Flynn is an adaptation of Nick Flynn’s 2004 memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, which explored the author’s pivotal experience working at the Boston homeless shelter where his down-and-out dad, Jonathan, was a frequent guest. In the movie, Paul Dano and Robert…
Bro, how times have changed: 21 Jump Street is now a buddy comedy. The television show 21 Jump Street, about cops who go undercover as high-schoolers, debuted on Fox in 1987 — one year after the network debuted — and ran until 1991, launching the career of Johnny Depp (who…
How did the Will Ferrell-in-Spanish movie ever get made? Casa de Mi Padre is a Spanish-language comedy starring Will Ferrell as a simpleminded, asexual Mexican cowboy who welcomes the return of his prodigal brother Raul (Diego Luna) to the family ranch but eyes Raul’s beautiful fiancée with suspicion. The movie…
