Slide show: CityScape's Black Friday

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CityScape celebrated Black Friday with a vintage market, and set up its ice skating rink for the third year — this time on Central Avenue. Read story

DevilPass: Oscar nominees, an acclaimed animator and the Green Bay Packers

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If you’re spending your Thanksgiving weekend in Phoenix, check out a notorious animator, an acclaimed Broadway play, a true science-fiction classic, a long-running talk show and two rising rock groups. Read story

DevilPass: Downtown Chamber Series, tribal graffiti, lot reactivation and Alexis Gideon

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This weekend, is all about heavy-hitters. The long-running Downtown Chamber Series is performing an encore of one of its most revered pieces. A mural all-star debuts his brand-new solo show. Local hip-hop aficionados hold down the fort at downtown’s hottest (and only) book shop welcoming hot DJs from the past, present and future. And a multimedia artist shares her latest film work, incorporating improvised music into her emotional constructions. Step outside and walk (or bike) to one of these shows. Read story

DevilPass: Captain Squeegee and the Soap Suds, Euro-folk music and breakdancing

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This week we embrace the fringe. Local ska-turned-psychedelic stars collaborate with a massive jazz group, while an experimental theater troupe makes its triumphant return to the public. Read story

DevilPass: Saul Williams, a community party, the story of a string quartet and Eddie Vedder

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To be honest, there isn’t any sort of cohesive theme to this week’s DevilPass. But rather, it’s amalgamation of all the idiosyncrasies which make this city so vital.Together, this diverse array truly provides the greatest definition of downtown Phoenix. Read story

DevilPass: Demetri Martin, creative J-punk, eclectic haunted tours and PoeFest

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In the spirit of Halloween, this week’s DevilPass is a bit more spirited, a bit more participatory and a lot more FUN. In a week filled with Important Things, sing-along folk-punk, Edgar Allen Poe, zany J-punk, and haunted history Read story

DevilPass: Grand Avenue Festival, a nonprofit bicycle shop, Italian art and electro music

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Performance and installation art are the flavors of the week. New art is the name of the game. Read story

DevilPass: A two-year anniversary, puppets, President Gator Label launch and jazz poetry

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A local coffee shop celebrates its short history with a rocking party, and a venue known for its quirks presents a rising fuzzy-punk star alongside a celebration of one of our state’s most notorious icons. Read story

DevilPass: An investigative journalist, string metal, mobile karaoke and the Black Keys

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For downtowners lacking stimulation of the senses, this weekend is for you. From a hard-hitting film exposé, to zany karaoke; from rollicking blues for the 21st century to string-metal and multimedia arts for the masses, this week is one for the ages. Read story

DevilPass: Ballet Under the Stars, Pedal Craft, pepper-filled festival and Mount Eerie

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Even if the weather isn’t quite as cool as we’d like, downtown’s creative community is already beckoning us outside with three tantalizing outdoor events this week alone. Check out some ballet from the Valley’s only professional troupe, some one-of-a-kind spicy food over on Roosevelt Row and a bicycle-driven pub crawl. Read story