Arts and Entertainment

Amada Cruz brings new exhibitions, bilingual programming as museum director

Amada Cruz, a Cuban-born contemporary art specialist, replaced James Ballinger as director of the Phoenix Art Museum. In her new position, she hopes to bring new exhibitions, draw millennials to the arts and expand Spanish programming.

Newest Lawn Gnome show features a variety of comedic performances

Lawn Gnome's newest regular show, PEP Rally, features a variety of performances including comedy, music and science experiments that are based on a new topic each week.

A Tailored Place: Spring into Style

Phoenix Fashion Week's spring trend show "Spring into Style" showcased this season's work from six designers Saturday and ranged from floral prints to denim ensembles.

METROnome: Phoenix Lights

Whether you were standing five feet away from Civic Space Park, where the festival was held, or across the street near the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA, the earth-shattering bass coming from the Phoenix Lights festival was loud enough to keep one’s ears ringing for days.

Poet provides a dreamy, theatrical performance between serious anecdotes and jokes

eople gathered to watch Buddy Wakefield perform poetry Thursday night at the Valley Youth Theatre. Wakefield's work won multiple national collegiate-debate competitions.

Phoenix Lights festival brings electronica and electric art to Civic Space Park on Sunday

The Phoenix Lights festival will bring electronic music acts, art and colorful lights to Civic Space Park this weekend, in between Viva Phx and McDowell Mountain Music Festival.

Downtown Phoenix serves as setting for Tim McSpadden’s comedic film “Love a la Carte”

Tim McSpadden, a local filmmaker, used a variety of downtown locations in his movie "Love a la Carte" that was shown at the Cannes Film Festival market. The movie, which is about a struggling married couple and infidelity, featured shots of city hall, The Clarendon Hotel and Spa and light rail stations.

Curtain Critic: Phoenix Theatre to hold Hormel Festival of New Plays and Musicals

The Hormel Festival of New Plays and Musical brings local, diverse productions to the Phoenix Theatre for nine days of non-stop entertainment.

A Tailored Place: Arizona Storytellers

Arizona Storytellers: Stories of a Stylish Life brought together eight individuals from different backgrounds and careers in fashion to share their stories at the Phoenix Art Museum on Wednesday, March 4.

On the Record: Non-profit label puts music over money, and a music newbie is...

“On the Record” is a music podcast hosted by Alexandra Watts and produced by Claire Caulfield and Annika Cline. If you enjoy the local music...