Four Chambers Press hosted the Festival of Literary Oddities at the Frontal Lobe Community Space and Gallery on Saturday, which consisted of six local poets reading their original work amongst the mutant pinatas currently on display.
Bragg's Factory Diner, located on Grand Avenue, celebrated its first anniversary with seven employee-based bands that played in the warehouse behind the restaurant, as well as a pie-eating contest.
“State of Deception: the Power of Nazi Propaganda,” a United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibit, is currently on display at Burton Barr Central Library. The exhibit, which opened Feb. 20, had an opening reception Thursday.
The city of Phoenix is preparing to open a RFP for the Barrister Place Building on Central Ave. and Jefferson Street. Famous for its appearance in the movie Psycho, the Barrister Place Building has been vacant since 2010.
Three women living in the historic Garfield neighborhood wanted a way to showcase the faces of their neighbors while also inspiring others to create their own art. Their solution was the photo blog Faces of Garfield, which updates photos of Garfield residents with their quotes to Facebook and Instagram.
