For six years, the ASU Herberger College of Design and the Arts’ School of Theatre and Film has worked with the Tumbleweed Phoenix Youth Resource Center to bring the benefits of the arts into the lives of homeless and at-risk youth. For the past four years, the Center’s clients have…
You should know that the pleated, bejeweled part of Paisley Yankolovich’s costume in this photo is a vibrant, mother-of-the-groom royal blue. The rest of his clothing is black. This combo, in the manner of Proust’s madeleines, will recall the ubiquitous leggings, baggy sweaters, and big hair of 1985 for anyone…
Provided that you’re not spending the weekend hunting down what’s left of the Marni for H&M collection or all booked up with other killer plans, here are five things to add to your agenda this weekend. 5. Simpsonize Yourself @ Gotham City Comics & Coffee Once a celebrity has appeared…
Oakland, California’s AlulA Ensemble proves with their PHX:fringe show, Tight Assets, that you can be kind of up your own ass about your art and still make things that people want to see. For all the crunchy, first-world-problems tweeness of their vision statement and CVs, they’re a solid, hard-working, entertaining…
A year and a half ago, local creatives Julie Hampton and Carol Panaro-Smith set up their a.ware studio and store on Central and Highland Avenues.During the summer, the crew usually packs up and beats the heat elsewhere. (Hampton runs a workshop and two villas in Italy.) But on March 25, Hampton…
There are just a few more hours until you can kick back and call it a weekend. And if you’re looking for adventure (not that you’ll remember it tomorrow), we have a few killer concoctions that should get the night going. Shots are any bartender’s excuse to mix a handful…
If his vibrant paintings and colorful songwriting is any indication, the mind of Cris Kirkwood is a lively place indeed. Just ask the 51-year-old musician and artist himself, who tends to live in his head often.That’s not a slight against Kirkwood — a founding member of highly influential local rock…
PHX:fringe update: Phoenix’s own Space 55 production of Night of the Chicken 2: The Rise of Aunt Lulu was added to the Fringe schedule. It’s a live-radio-broadcast-style show by local playwright Carrie Behrens that’s suitable for the whole family. The final performance is tomorrow, Saturday, March 10, at 8:30 p.m…
Oh, it’s a curse to have a good eye. Those who used to spend hours gleaning the latest Crate and Barrel catalogs and pages of Martha Stewart and ReadyMade (RIP), gathering inspiration for their next home-improvement projects and party ideas, now only have to install a small button on the…
By this time next week, a large group of Phoenicians will remember the city’s semi-Irish heritage, and with any luck, a few will be given the chance to fly to the Emerald Isle for a week to check out their roots. UK production company Knickerbockerglory and the producers of docu-soap Pineapple Dance…
BlackPoet Ventures is a Valley institution. They present fascinating, quality performance work that frequently mixes the disciplines of poetry, drama, dance, and music to impart a rounded image of African-American culture and its role models. BPV’s Cool Like That: A Tribute to Miles Davis is a painstakingly researched, lovingly presented…
There will be no monsters under this bed — unless they’re cute, felted characters that’ll match Orla Kiely’s new bedding collection for home store giant Bed Bath & Beyond. The Irish fashion designer got her start in hats, but has since expanded her pattern work into a few droolworthy departments including…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: Niels Shoe Meulman is the name (and…
Theatre in My Basement’s PHX:fringe show might not be the same show I saw Sunday, March 4. Or it might be the same. That’s because, according to the company, whether they present Twitch or Eclypse [sic] or Kassandra depends on “the whims of the audience and the performers.” Now, the…
During next weekend’s annual Saint Patrick’s Day Faire in downtown Phoenix, thousands of convivial revelers will flock to the Irish Cultural Center’s Great Hall or the adjacent Margaret T. Hance Park to mark the Celtic holiday in style.One place they won’t be gathering to celebrate St. Paddy’s, however, is inside…
Take note, book nerds. The literary world is descending on Tucson this weekend, and it’s bringing more than 400 writers and 250 exhibitors with it. The fourth annual UA-sponsored Tucson Festival of Books is completely free (donations benefit literacy groups in southern Arizona) — and completely overwhelming, offering a sprawling…
Welcome to the Mandarin Ginger Fizz. Part orange juice, part ginger, Rice Paper’s cocktail menu favorite is a self-described way to “stay healthy” — with a good dose of vodka. Check out the recipe after the jump … …
Actors Alchemy is a group of Valley performers who allegedly get together every week and work on their craft. This is a good thing. Plenty of acting teachers charge money, and some of them deserve to, but you can accomplish a lot in a cooperative with your peers, too, while…
Introducing Pin Up Girl, a weekly guide to all-things-Pinterest. Our resident pinner, Laura Gill will take a look at some of the best eye candy from around the web and provide a few pointers on how-to crafts, as well as weigh in on weekly trends and highlight local and national pin…
Millions of people spend their 70-ish years of mortal coil playing video games. And as a member of such group, I pity the ones who love us. Finishing quests and beating high scores are among a number of reasons why we end up on the couch after a long night of,…
Phoenix Center for the Arts is right in the middle of building an elevator. It isn’t finished yet, though, so please keep in mind that unless you can get up stairs somehow, you won’t be able to attend any PHX:fringe performances that are scheduled in PCA’s studio, which is on…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: Sometimes, the truth is a little punchier. And…
