Arts & Culture

The documentary about the life of civil-rights leader Bayard Rustin is shown in conjunction with Scottsdale’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day festivities. Sun., Jan. 18, 1 p.m., 2009…

We were 9 when we first read Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart, the first-person narrative of a madman’s guilty conscience. The old man is killed not for money, but for his terrifying evil eye, “all a dull blue, with a hideous veil over it.” When the police come, the…

The New York Times Magazine writer signs America Anonymous: 8 Addicts in Search of a Life, which includes his take on his own ongoing recovery from sex addiction. Thu., Jan. 15, 7 p.m., 2009…

The “interconnected indigenous experience” by mixed-media artist Cro features masked creatures reflecting “the universal myth of humanity’s subservient relationship to the Fates,” set to a soundtrack composed by the artist. Fri., Jan. 16, 6-10 p.m., 2009…

Listing your childhood icons instantly gives away your age. Not convinced? Say Mr. T or Care Bears, and your glory days were the ’80s. Name Buzz Lightyear or Tickle Me Elmo, and you’re a child of the ’90s. Twilight or Hannah Montana? Jailbait. Local artist Glen Allen hails from the…

Even that original mountain-climber, Moses, would get blisters on Estrella’s rugged Rainbow Trail, a difficult 5.6-miler with numerous ups and downs. Participants are encouraged to bring “inspirational stories” to share. Sat., Jan. 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 2009…

We’ve all had moments when we grasp onto the most pathetic things in life to get us through a tough time. For example, you know you’re scraping the bottom when you find solace in the fact that your cat still loves you. Come on, you’ve been there. We all have…

Elaine Romero’s work about the ideological struggle between a Mexican folk healer and a young Chicana doctor is presented as a staged reading in conjunction with Teatro Bravo’s New Play Series. Admission is “pay what you can.” (The playwright is pictured.) Sun., Jan. 18, 7 p.m., 2009…

Marcelino Quinonez wrote the play about Che Guevara and portrays the revolutionary martyr in conjunction with Teatro Bravo’s New Play Series. Note: The work is performed entirely in Spanish. Sat., Jan. 17, 7 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 24, 7 p.m., 2009…

Now that the economy is in the crapper and the jobless rate is skyrocketing, immigration isn’t a hot-button issue anymore. Even Sheriff Joe’s busy earning extra bucks with his new Fox reality show Smile . . . You’re Under Arrest! instead of rounding up illegals. But photographer Jill Enfield, whose…

Neither artist Angel De Cora nor her art have anything to do with motor homes. The “Winnebago” in the title of Linda M. Waggoner’s book Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist refers to the Winnebago reservation in Nebraska where De Cora was born in 1871. De…

Neither artist Angel De Cora nor her art have anything to do with motor homes. The “Winnebago” in the title of Linda M. Waggoner’s book Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist refers to the Winnebago reservation in Nebraska where De Cora was born in 1871. De…

Grey Matters productions presents the Lunch Time Theater production about American’s first African-American female pilot, Bessie Coleman. Tue., Jan. 20, 12:10 p.m.; Wed., Jan. 21, 12:10 p.m.; Thu., Jan. 22, 12:10 p.m.; Tue., Jan. 27, 12:10 p.m.; Wed., Jan. 28, 12:10 p.m.; Thu., Jan. 29, 12:10 p.m.; Tue., Feb. 3,…

Cardinal rule No. 1: Distractions rule. Why? Because they make life soooo much easier. If the girlfriend is on your ass about the communication problem in the relationship, what do you do? No, you don’t talk to her, you head to the bar and drink. Distractions rule with exercise, too,…

Allow us to wax philosophical for a moment as we contemplate the meaning of human existence. Is it to find love? To seek enlightenment? Don’t be naive. If late-night TV commercials and the constant stream of video uploads on YouTube are any indication, the root of the human experience is…

From black lights, bong water, and wizards to natural breasts and hairy beavers, no band captured everything that was great about the 1970s like Led Zeppelin. Sadly, those days are over, and the chances of the band reuniting look about as good as John Bonham’s bloated corpse. Luckily, the Phoenix…

Lauren Lacey (pictured) and the Devils host a Pac-10 contest against the Trojans of SoCal. Sat., Jan. 17, 4 p.m., 2009…

Charli Turner Thorne’s Devils host a Pac-10 game against the Bruins. Thu., Jan. 15, 11 a.m., 2009…

There’s been a rip-roaring debate raging through the religious world for years over the role of Christian rock. Although some hard-liners feel it’s the devil’s music and has no place in the Lord’s house of worship, more moderate (and less fundamentalist) types feel it’s just another avenue for paying tribute…

Good news for the Phoenix Suns: Tonight’s opponents are the Minnesota Timberwolves, mainstays of the NBA’s bottom-feeding contingent. Bad news: Like many NBA dogs, the T-Wolves historically give the Suns fits, though the Big Cactus and crew did pull off a 110-102 win in Minneapolis back on November 26. Really…

The 1920s seem glamorous to 14-year-old girls lacking in American history. Case in point, young gals (including us, back in the day) who whore it up for Halloween, complete with garter belts and flapper gear. Now we’re thinking that if we were stuck in that decade, we’d be more like…

The event features a keynote address by Reyes, the presumably “unteachable” former juvenile gang member who was featured in the best-selling book The Freedom Writers Diary and whose ultimate success story inspired the Hilary Swank movie Freedom Writers. Mon., Jan. 19, 8-10 p.m., 2009…