Arts and Entertainment

World-renowned performance artist Saul Williams will perform at Lawn Gnome Publishing in November for a limited audience and the emerging spirit of the downtown Phoenix poetry scene.

The Burton Barr Central Library in downtown Phoenix has begun accepting proposals for 2013 exhibitions from Arizona artists in its @Central Gallery.

It’s a three-day weekend, and that means it’s time to get moving. While many will be fleeing the oppressive desert heat, peak around a few corners and find something to do in downtown Phoenix.

Kilted Spirit, a Phoenix band that blends traditional Celtic folk music with modern tunes, brought down the house last Friday at Seamus McCaffrey's with its eclectic mix of instruments and boundless enthusiasm.

The Bentley Gallery, a downtown Scottsdale contemporary art gallery, will be relocating its collection to its downtown Phoenix location, the Bentley Projects, during the month of October.

"Keep your juices in the chops, keep your juices in the brats,/Serve 'em on paper plates, 'tato salad and grape pop." The freshmen are moved in, the weather's changing, and downtown Phoenix is back in action!

Nancy Smith, director and puppeteer for the Great Arizona Puppet Theater, and her husband, Kenneth Bonar, use puppet shows of fairy tales to teach good values to children.

FilmBar in downtown Phoenix is undergoing a lot of changes that will now offer younger patrons a genuine urban movie-going experience.

The Lost Leaf, a bar and art gallery in downtown Phoenix's Roosevelt Row, is in the early planning stages of opening a beer garden in its backyard.

It’s the last day of the first workweek of the month and all of you lovers of the arts know what that means: It’s First Friday. For the last 25 years the good people at Artlink Phoenix have transformed downtown Phoenix into the nation’s largest monthly art walk. Featuring local, national, international, amateur, professional and student artists, First Friday has something for everyone.