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 Carla Chavarria’s…
Puente Underground Library Grand Opening On January 10th, the Tucson Unified School District’s governing board voted 4 to 1 to abandon its controversial Mexican American Studies courses in order to bring the district into compliance with a new law, HB 2281, forbidding classes that advocate the overthrow of the United…
Man versus nature. It’s one of the quintessential conflicts in life as well as in the literature world. And it’s also one the reasons why the Gillespie Dam on the outskirts of the Valley was transformed from a functional public works project into a curious oddity. Since its partial collapse…
Each week, Jackalope Ranch brings you a free event, workshop, or you-name-it happening in Phoenix. Because sometimes the best things in life really are free. This week’s freebie: Free Summer Yoga in Metro Phoenix With temperatures climbing daily, you might wonder why you’re paying to bend and stretch in a…
A nice independent community theater that’s stuck together for a few years in Flagstaff and the Valley has signed a lease on their own venue in historic downtown Glendale. Brelby Theatre Company, which is named for its founders, NAU grads Brian and Shelby Maticic, will open Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (one…
Looking for ways to fill up your weekend? Here are your five best bets for getting out and about. 5. Child’s Play @ FilmBar Before South Park ever skewered redheads, the infamous Chucky doll had already inspired fear of gingers in the hearts and minds of kids who peeked through…
Anthony Velasquez grew up surrounded by well-worn trinkets and decor in his mom’s antique shop in Avondale. He says he never did well in a school setting; he spent most of his time in class doodling and sketching the pictures from his textbooks. He says he eventually dropped out of…
The trivet seen above would not exist if it weren’t for Pinterest. I do a lot of internet surfing/”research” and am constantly coming across things I’d like to mark for future reference. Herein lies my absolute favorite thing about Pinterest — it’s a bookmarking tool, and I don’t think enough…
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…
This week, local business incubator SEEDspot made its first publicized steps toward its anticipated launch later this year. The non-profit organization and brainchild of co-founders Courtney Klein Johnson and Chris Petroff will focus on “locally grown innovation.” The two plan to open their doors to 20 entrepreneurial projects this fall…
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 Daniel Funkhouser…
Last night Phoenix Fashion Week introduced a crowd at the Musical Instrument Museum to this year’s crop of 12 emerging designers. The group will compete during the coming months in hopes of winning the title Best New Designer — a $10,000 prize package to help launch one of their careers…
If you happen to be in the hunt for some fly t-shirts from local labels like From Another Planet or 11th Monkey, graphic designers Eric John and Paul Martinez have ’em in abundance at their new Tempe boutique Rack ‘Em Up The pair opened the pop-up shop earlier this month…
Attention strippers, exotic dancers, and adult entertainers of the Valley: A few television producers are eager to speak with you. The folks behind a new reality show titled Strip Search will hold a casting call for the program this coming Tuesday at local rave venue Stratus and are on the…
Phoenix-based chef Silvana Salcido Esparza is indeed a culinary queen who just expanded her empire from Barrio Café in Phoenix to Barrio Queen in Scottsdale and Barrio Cafe at Phoenix Sky Harbor. At Old Town Scottsdale’s South Bridge, Barrio Queen offers up table-side guacamole, more than 50 types of tacos,…
Ignite Phoenix is back with a twist — an “edgier,” risqué edition for those who didn’t get their fill listening to the 5-minute (and more family friendly) presentations. At Ignite After Hours anything goes. The annual event, which takes the stage on July 27 at Radius in Scottsdale, will be…
Pregnancy can be one of the most emotional life experiences for a woman, so it’s probably not the best time for an expecting mom to watch some gory horror flick — especially one involving traumatic childbirth scenes or potentially demonic fetuses. The debate of whether or not to watch gnarly…
Before local artist Joseph “Sentrock” Perez packs his bags and heads for Chicago for art school, he says it’s time for some payback. “I’ve been given a lot by the communty,” says Sentrock, who won New Times’ Big Brain Award in 2011 and was nominated for a Governor’s Arts Award…
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: If you’re Downtown around lunchtime, take…
The current exhibition “Paper!” at Phoenix Art Museum includes a piece by contemporary artist Jasper Johns called The Critic Sees, a 1967 silkscreen in which the embossed word “mouth” peers through a pair of embossed paper glasses — a punny, postmodern poke at all talk and no vision. Here’s what those glasses are…
With her flame-colored ringlets, Merida, the barely adolescent heroine of Pixar’s 13th feature, looks like a wee Rebekah Brooks, maybe a pint-size Florence Welch. Despite these resemblances, Merida remains an original: Brave, set in the Scottish Highlands in the 10th century, is the animation studio’s first film with a female…
Apocalypse movies are a venerable enough genre (and reliable enough as box office cash spigots) to support a few lightweight, funny-sad-romantic entries every once in a while. Given the right touch, this approach can be just the antidote to the idea-free, effects-laden blockbusters and art house pity parties that dominate…
