METROnome: The Nash partners with conservatory to bring jazz to students
Downtown's The Nash jazz club has partnered with the Phoenix Conservatory of Music to create a one-year jazz studies program for nine high-school students.
Arizona Opera Hispanic Heritage Festival promotes understanding of culture with art
Local community leaders and scholars congregated at the Arizona Opera Center Monday to discuss Hispanic culture and issues, and how they can be better...
Curtain Critic: ‘Mr. Burns’ at Space 55 manages dark, apocalyptic pop-culture comedy
Space 55 showcased Anne Washburn's dark comedy, “Mr. Burns, a post-electric play" this weekend. The show centered around one of American television's most iconic...
Local artist Hendrix sets up shop at Lawn Gnome Publishing every First Friday
For the past year, in exchange for setting up in front of the independent used bookstore, Hendrix has painted portraits of literary figures for the shop. The process begins with a pencil sketch and by the end of First Friday, Hendrix presents his finished product to Hopkins-Johnson.
Phoenix literary magazine ‘Four Chambers’ launches revamped second issue
Four Chambers Press marked the release of their second issue with a release party at FilmBar. The fall 2014 issue was a labor of love for Editor-in-Chief Jake Friedman and the new standard for future literary magazines.
Local artist’s painting stolen, becomes second victim of art theft in two months
"Wrapture," a painting by local artist Maggie Keane, was stolen from The Hive art gallery at 16th and Cyprus streets. This is the second art theft within the last two months, after Bassim Al-Shaker having $50,000-worth of work stolen in August.
Phoenix participates in 10-day global film festival showing independent short films
The 10 finalists in the Manhattan Short Film Festival are being screened at galleries, theaters, museums and universities in participating cities, including Phoenix, for 10 days from Sept. 26 to Oct. 5.
Individual World Poetry Slam competition brings in performers from across country
From Oct. 8-11, local businesses including Jobot Coffee and Dining, Bodega 420, Firehouse Gallery and Fair Trade Cafe will host workshops, discussions, showcases and preliminary bouts for the Individual World Poetry Slam.
Downtown public art project receives 1st-place environmental-excellence award
The Ground Cover Public Art Project received a first-place award in Arizona Forward’s 34th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards in the category of “Art in Public Places.”
Curtain Critic: Sexy science-fiction show marries nerd culture and burlesque
Scandalesque's sci-fi burlesque referenced “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Marvel and D.C. superheroes and villains, “The Fifth Element,” “The Matrix,” “Star Trek” and “Star Wars.”