Mary-Louise Parker’s Dear Mr. You Is Smart, Funny, and Unapologetic

Many of the better publishing deals today go to actors, which means a steady stream of ghostwritten books about the lives of newly rich people on a predictable trajectory: poverty, fame, substance abuse and a very public divorce followed by a splashy comeback and, inevitably, a book deal. Actress Mary-Louise…

5 Free Things to Do This Week in Metro Phoenix

There’s a lot to be thankful for when you live in Phoenix, but this week we’re most grateful for all the free stuff to do. The lineup includes performance art, bike rides, light parades, and more.  Last LAP Night of the Semester The Live Art Platform will host its final…

5 Free Things to Do This Week in Metro Phoenix

Looking for some cheap  — like, really cheap — ways to get out and explore the city? This week, we found some relaxing (and free) ways to get out and socialize. From readings to art shows to yoga, we’ve got you and your budget covered.  Camelback Art Collective The Camelback…

5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Week

Up in Smoke At great personal risk of donning a sort-of seasonal hipster guide, a lot of non-hipster guys are at present stashing their razors for Movember. And in honor of the charitably unshorn, FlimBar is hosting the November Film Series, which celebrates the silver screen’s most memorable cookie dusters…

5 Free Things to Do This Week in Metro Phoenix

Looking for the best free things to do in Phoenix this week? There are workshops, beatboxing competitions, zines, bike rides and a festival dedicated to one of the coolest holidays of the year. (Hint: It’s not Halloween). So go forth this week and learn something, or create something. What You…

Bar Flies: Here’s the Lineup for the November Reading at Valley Bar

With the holidays fast approaching, we’re taking a cozy approach with the November 19 installment of Bar Flies, New Times’ monthly live reading series at Valley Bar in downtown Phoenix. The theme: Family Ties.  The readers: Maxfield Barker, Evie Carpenter, Nikki DeLeon, Katie Johnson, and Molly McCloy. Johnson is curating, with music by Kevin Vaugh-Brubaker…

5 Free Things to Do This Week in Metro Phoenix

This past week marked the beginning of fall, a time when we can drink hot lattes and imagine the leaves are changing color. It’s also a time when we face the ever-present dilemma of how to have a champagne-soaked social life on a pumpkin-flavored beer budget. We scoured metro Phoenix’s…

5 Free Things to Do This Week in Metro Phoenix

This week we’ve amassed a list of things to better your mind, body, spirit, and closet. Sounds expensive right? Wrong. All these events are free of charge and happening here in the Valley. Except for one, that is. It will require a road trip up the I-17 and into one…