From false eyelashes to feather boas, a full spectrum of color appeared on everything at the 13th annual Rainbows Festival this weekend. Phoenix Pride hosted the festival in Heritage Square Park on Saturday and Sunday. It was an opportunity for the LGBT community to celebrate the Friday legalization of gay marriage in Arizona after state Attorney General Tom Horne ordered county clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses.
Performer Leslie Barton has worked in an array of art forms including performance and stand-up comedy. She enjoys shocking her audiences, making them laugh and expressing her feelings about personal experiences.
During the summer months in Phoenix, when college students return home from school and people are less likely to go out in the sweltering heat, businesses often suffer. This year, however, they've generally seen success.
Comic artist Andy Carreon spoke to members of the Teen Artist Guild at the Phoenix Center for the Arts on Saturday afternoon about the importance of marketing their artwork and believing in themselves.
This week's Curtain Critic profiles the iTheatre Collaborative theatre company. The group has been dedicated to producing and promoting non-traditional theatre in Phoenix for the last 12 years.
