Arts and Entertainment

Lawn Gnome Publishing held its Phoenix Poetry Slam Championship Saturday evening to determine the four poets who will represent Lawn Gnome in state, regional and national slam competitions. The event was held at the Phoenix Center for the Arts and featured 10 poets presenting original compositions over the course of three rounds.

For 10 hour, an assemblage of musicians convened at the Trunk Space for Oh My God! My Body! My Ears! At the concert, musicians surveyed the sounds of contemporary classical music of the 20th and 21st centuries.

The Phoenix Center for the Arts is hosting a Sunday matinee music-oriented documentary film series from No Festival Required throughout the spring. “Music is the...

Hosts Jayson Chesler and Miguel Otarola discussed the place of holiday-themed events in downtown Phoenix's arts and entertainment community. The saturation of these events and what the hosts feel the events need to do to be successful was discussed through the lens of Valentine's Day events.

For singles, couples and anyone in between, downtown Phoenix has a wide variety of options for Valentine's Day this year, from the Love Potion at Nami's to a burlesque show at The Pressroom.

With help from 11th Monk3y's Ruben Gonzales and others on Grand Avenue, young fashion designer Brian Cresson will debut a new clothing line called Struggle with a fashion show on March 7 and 8. The show will also include a reception and a theatrical performance.

To promote and prepare for its upcoming 10th anniversary in April, The Trunk Space has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to help sustain and expand the Grand Avenue music and art venue.

Nonprofit Phoenix Chinese Week's Culture and Cuisine Festival was held at Margaret T. Hance Park over the weekend in celebration of Chinese New Year.

The short play event, OutLoud! Stories from the Gayborhood, premiered Thursday at the Phoenix Center for the Arts. All four plays were adapted from written pieces penned in a writing collective at One Voice Community Center, an organization that provides educational, social and wellness programs to the LGBT community in Phoenix.

Hosts Jayson Chesler and Miguel Otarola were joined by Domenico Nicosia for this episode. Several of February's First Friday events were previewed, including Five15 Arts' "I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours" and The Pseudo Science Show at Bragg's Pie Factory's Frontal Lobe Gallery.