Arts and Entertainment

Veterans find peace, comfort in artwork at Unexpected Gallery

The Unexpected Gallery has partnered with the Sonoran Arts League, which provides art classes for veterans, to showcase veterans' art through Nov. 23.

‘No Mas Bebes’ screening sparks discussion on immigration, women’s rights

"No Mas Bebes" followed the legal battle of immigrant mothers who, along with thousands of other women in California, were unknowingly sterilized.

Car art from the ‘Camera Van’ to the ‘Madonna Car’ displayed at the Unexpected...

It started with a rooster. Harrod Blank said he was in high school, feeling embarrassed and bored with his white, beat-up 1965 Volkswagen Beetle when he decided...

Slideshow: Herberger Theater Festival of the Arts

Musical groups, local vendors, dance companies and community organizations gathered on the street in front of the Herberger Theater Center on Nov. 5 for...

Phoenix searches for its first poet laureate

The city of Phoenix will soon appoint one passionate poet to serve as the city’s first Poet Laureate.

METROnome: Indie folk band Darlingside coming to Valley Bar this month

Following the release of its five-track EP “Whippoorwill,” folk quartet Darlingside will perform at Valley Bar on Nov. 12 for a harmony-based performance. Opening...

Deconstructed: Zines in downtown Phoenix

By Jacob McAuliffe and Kelsey Hess Deconstructed is a collaboration between the Downtown Devil and Blaze Radio. For this episode, Kelsey Hess, Lerman Montoya and Jacob McAuliffe...

Scorpius Dance Theatre Celebrates halloween show, new vampire ball

The artists of Scorpius Dance Theatre took to the stage Thursday night for the opening show of the 13th season of their staple Halloween show:...

METROnome: Safe in Sound will bring bass to The Pressroom

Leading dubstep producer Borgore will headline the Safe in Sound Festival at The Pressroom this Friday night, in the company of LAXX, Terravita and more.

Curtain Critic: Orange Theatre, SCC collaborate to bring ‘Ida’ downtown

Director Matthew Watkins says he hates theater. “I just find it excruciatingly boring,” he said a few hours before Friday’s performance of “Ida” at Scottsdale...