Arts and Entertainment

Herberger welcomes three new companies, Stanton announces

On Monday morning the Herberger Theater Center officially welcomed Arizona Opera, Childsplay Theatre and Arizona Broadway Theatre as its three new resident companies. The...

Curtain Critic: Downtown students play in Binary Theatre’s ‘Mad Messiah’

ASU students from all campuses were able to watch God in action through “Mad Messiah,” a play with students from Tempe and Downtown alike. "Mad...

‘Untrashed’ highlights recycled fashion on Grand Avenue

Recycling became a fashion statement over the weekend at Unexpected Art Gallery in downtown Phoenix during the annual Grand Avenue Festival on Saturday. A group...

FIGMENT Project joins Phoenix’s art community for first time

The Unexpected Art Gallery at Grand Avenue and Polk Street was filled with music, color and creativity on Saturday for the FIGMENT Phoenix event. “FIGMENT...

New deputy director for AZ Arts Commission brings nearly a decade of experience, passion

After starting as an intern and rising through the ranks, few know the Arizona Commission for the arts as well as Alexandra Nelson, who...

Herberger Theater’s Festival of the Arts returns for eighth year

Music, food and dance flooded the streets at the Herberger Theater Center on Saturday for the eighth annual Festival of the Arts. The festival...

Curtain Critic: ‘Building the Wall’ in an age of building walls

"Building the Wall" may not be the best place to take a first date. Then again, if you're interested in testing your date’s deepest...

The Rundown: Bond funds, Burton Barr and a blind magician

In this episode, Politics Editor Daniel Perle, Editor-in-Chief Kara Carlson and Education Editor Stephanie Morse take a look at the state of funding for...

Downtown Digest: 11/6 – 11/12

“Downtown Digest” is your weekly preview from Downtown Devil. Here, we’ll share information about community meetings, arts and culture events and more. If you...

METROnome: Guitarras and Basketball, Carla Morrison and Natalie Diaz @ Crescent Ballroom’s Crossfade Lab

At Crescent Ballroom, a sold-out crowd awaited Mexican singer-songwriter, Carla Morrison, and Mojave poet, Natalie Diaz, as they participated in the fifth installment of...