Club dancing is still awesome, but sometimes we’re desperate to get away from the popped collars, tacky go-go dancers, and bland DJ-spun electronica of Scottsdale’s nightlife scene. We crave something simpler, something from an era when hipsters were idolized and “swinging” didn’t involve swapping wives. For that, there’s Savoy Night…
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…
See also: Five Favorite Project Runway Moments See also: New Times’ Calendar of Events See also: The Dark Knight Rises Is an Awe-Inspiring but Cumbersome Affair Looking for ways to fill up your weekend? Here are your five best bets for getting out and about. 5. Scorpius Dance and Show…
Long before Martin Cizmar, the current Arts & Culture Editor at Willamette Week, was the music editor at Phoenix New Times, he was an Eagle Scout under Boy Scouts of America. Yesterday, he sent his badge back to the organization along with a letter of resignation over the Boy Scouts…
See also: Aurora Shooting coverage on our sister publication, Westword Screenings of Warner Brother’s Batman: The Dark Knight Rises continue at theaters around the country while investigators, law enforcement, and the community of Aurora, Colorado attempt to piece together details and motive behind the mass shooting inside a movie theater…
Man walked on the moon 43 years ago today. Watch our selection of Youtube clips to relive the historic moment.
Through September 17, you can swing by the Heard Museum’s Berlin Gallery to catch its summer show “Extraordinary Animals Revisited” with work by Steven Yazzie, Jacob Meders, Rick Bartow, Tiffiney Yazzie, Julia Buffalohead, and America Meredith (to name a few). New Times contributor Tricia Parker visited the show and tells…
Summer is in full swing, but the school year is just around the corner (yes, already), which means there’s no time like the present to get cracking on a few opportunities. Here are five excuses to get out there and get creative. 5. SMoCA’s Good n’ Plenty Grant The very…
See also: Aurora Shooting coverage on our sister publication, Westword A mass shooting took place last night during a midnight screening of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. While initial reports stated 14 people had died, authorities have lowered the number to 12, with at least 50…
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 Charles Anthony…
In honor of the late Billy Mays’ 53rd birthday, here are three of our favorite pitches by the beautiful bearded salesman.
Dear Readers, You may have noticed that we’ve installed a new commenting system to our site. Comments from our old system may not appear at the moment, but they’re being uploaded and will reappear shortly. The new system, called Livefyre, takes the place of Disqus and has several new features…
You can thank the sparky brain of 23-year-old Seth Froom for a new chapter in the Darwin Awards — he’s currently raising cash to develop an iPhone case with a 650k volt taser. According to his campaign page Indie Go Go, the on the online crowdfunding piggy bank for all…
It’s summertime, which means it’s the perfect chance to make an exodus from the Valley, either by hitting the open road or jetting off to somewhere cool. Over the next few weeks, Jackalope Ranch will profile a few unique destinations around Arizona and the southwest that are perfect places for…
See also: Mitchell 20: Education Documentary Shot in Phoenix Stands and Delivers Andrew James Benson is a Phoenician — he lists his history at Creighton Schools, Camelback High School, Gateway Community College, Arizona State University as references — and a producer/director of socially responsible content for causes and organizations with…
For longtime fans of the aging reality competition show Project Runway, Tim Gunn merits worship and “make it work” is a life mantra. But on its decennial, the show has plenty to consider in the way of a makeover. From its inception at Bravo and jump to Lifetime (we’re still…
Hatuma Sissoko shows us the African antiques for sale in her gallery.
Books have long served as moviemakers’ source material. And this year’s box office bait is literary as ever with Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina, and Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit luring audiences to theaters. Cinephiles can tack Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises onto that list, too…
In Berlin Gallery’s annual summer show, “Extraordinary Animals Revisited,” more than a dozen artists conceive, in new and traditional ways, how animals relate to the world and to us and how our world relates to animals. Coyote/trickster is everywhere. Native American myths teach us that an encounter with trickster changes…
Desert Stages Theatre’s production of Rent never stops moving. The relentless, often abrasive energy that fuels Jonathan Larson’s musical also holds it aloft in this umpteenth restaging, which may be the brightest adult entertainment July has to offer. Yet in spite of all this frenetic motion, Rent — co-directed by…
Books have long served as moviemakers’ source material. And this year’s box office bait is literary as ever with Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina, and Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit luring audiences to theaters. Cinephiles can tack Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises onto that list, too…
Sometimes the modern world of craft beer can be a confusing, scary place full of inscrutable brews with names like “doppelback” or “saison” that hail from faraway places like Michigan and Montana. It’s enough to make us dizzy before we’ve even crack into our 13 percent bourbon barrel aged Russian…
