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| Lake Pleasant Fireworks Celebration Lake Pleasant Regional Park | Thu., July 3, 8:45pm | Outside the Valley | |
Dip your toes in the water while attending the Lake Pleasant Fireworks Celebration at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, where sky decorations are shot off from Waddell Dam at 8:45. More >> |
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| Light Up the Sky Festival Maryvale Baseball Park | Thu., July 3, 7:00pm-10:00pm | West Phoenix | |
The Light Up the Sky Festival, an alcohol-free event at Maryvale Baseball Park, features live musical accompaniment to the fireworks starting at 9:15 p.m. More >> |
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| Rev, White & Boom Phoenix International Raceway | Thu., July 3, 6:00pm-9:30pm | Avondale | |
Rev, White & Boom at Phoenix International Raceway, 7602 South Avondale Boulevard in Avondale, is a free event that includes tours of the track and a fireworks display at dusk. More >> |
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| Ska Shock feat. 2 Week Notice, Soulafide, La Banda Skalavera, & DJ Miss Upsetter The Clubhouse Music Venue | Thu., July 3, 7:00pm | Tempe | |
It may come as a shock, but Arizona has something of a vibrant ska scene. Granted, its not as expansive or off-the-chain as our states hip-hop or rock communities, but we can think of almost a dozen different ska bands that have been unleashing Rude Boy and 2-Tone beats around AZ in... More >> |
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| The Source 20th Anniversary Party Myst | Thu., July 3, 9:00pm | Central Scottsdale | |
We pull up to the tony Myst nightclub rocking our high wedge heels and black miniskirt, cruise the second-floor VIP area where the friendly bartenders shower us with whiskey and compliments, and decide well bring our sassy selves back for Source Magazine's 20th Party. The blowouts... More >> |
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| Flight: Chagall, Miró, and the Plight of Refugees Gebert Contemporary Art Gallery |
Daily from Tue., July 1 until Thu., July 3, 10:00am-5:00pm more dates/times |
Central Scottsdale | |
Modern celebs are always milking the goodwill angle, whether theyre adopting African babies, playing charity concerts for tsunami relief, or making documentary videos about Darfur. But it wasnt always about good press. In the late 60s, WWII hero and International Rescue... More >> |
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| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition Arizona Science Center | Daily from Sat., June 7 until Sun., October 26, 10:00am-5:00pm | Central Phoenix | |
We're pretty sure that the prototypical fantasy geek and Christian apologist C.S. Lewis never imagined that his acclaimed children's series The Chronicles of Narnia would spawn something as scary-sounding as an "immersive marketing experience." So trust it to late capitalism to concoct such a... More >> |
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| Reefer Madness Phoenix Theatre's Little Theatre | Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., June 7 until Sat., July 5, 8:00pm | Central Phoenix | |
Pssst. Yeah, you. Wanna buy some Reefer Madness? No, the musical, you hophead!
Why has Nearly Naked Theatre has chosen to present the Arizona première of this gaudy whirlwind of sex, drugs, and lounge music, based on the idiotic/cautionary 1936 movie of the same name? Says the... More >> |
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| Arizona Duck (DUKW) Tour Pleasant Harbor Marina at Lake Pleasant |
Daily, 10:00am more dates/times |
Peoria | |
Military intelligence, as the old saw goes, is an oxymoron. But the dudes in khaki got it right when they introduced the odd amphibious vehicle called the DUKW during WWII. The bastard spawn of a U-boat and a Hummer helped American troops survive beach attacks like Normandy by transporting... More >> |
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| AZ Dodgeball Arizona Army National Guard Armory | Every week Tuesday, Thursday from Thu., June 26 until Tue., September 2, 6:30pm | East Phoenix | |
I solemnly swear not to mention Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story during the writing of this piece.
Starting . . . now.
When describing an adult-dodgeball affair, its de rigueur to reference the 2004 flick. I mean, come on. But if AZ Dodgeball founder Sam Pewitt wants to play coy (the... More >> |
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| "Branded and on Display" Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art | Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., June 14 until Sun., September 21 | Central Scottsdale | |
Its gotten so we dont even see them, the carefully placed product endorsements that are part of everyday life. On an episode of American Idol, Simon Cowell raises to his lips a monstrous neon tumbler emblazoned with the Coca-Cola logo, and what we see is a man taking a drink. Our... More >> |
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| Castles -n- Coasters Summer Fun Days Castles -n- Coasters | Daily from Thu., July 3 until Mon., September 1 | North Phoenix | |
The Castles -n- Coasters Summer Fun Days promotion is a smoking deal -- if you dont spontaneously combust. Were just tossin out a caveat emptor, cause you should know up front that your $15 buys unlimited rides on the theme parks attractions, plus a free round of... More >> |
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| "Chado Ralph Rucci" Phoenix Art Museum | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., March 21 until Sun., August 17 | Central Phoenix | |
High fashion in the Phoenix area is still associated with statements like, "Why, yes, I did get this at Macy's." In this town, you're more likely to be judged by the overall hue and breadth of your tan than for your taste in Balenciaga footwear. This may change some when Barney's opens in... More >> |
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| "Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origins of Flight" Arizona Museum of Natural History |
Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from Tue., March 4 until Thu., July 3, 10:00am-5:00pm more dates/times |
Mesa | |
Gigantic, pissed-off chickens with teeth. Thats the impression created by the imposing models on display in the Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origins of Flight exhibit. After you check out these dentally impressive fowl, run for your life to Arizona Science Center and marvel at... More >> |
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| FiestaCon Tempe Mission Palms Hotel |
Thu., July 3 more dates/times |
Tempe | |
Sci-fi/fantasy convention features various special guests, including artist Todd Lockwood, author Alan Dean Foster, editor Stanley Schmidt, and sci-fi superfans Jim and Doreen Webbert. An artwork by Lockwood is pictured. More >> |
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| "Framed by Appearance: New Prints by Kathryn Maxwell" Mesa Contemporary Arts | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., April 25 until Sun., August 3 | Mesa | |
After a night of ego-tronic drinking, you wake up in a foreign bed, locking eyes with an unfamiliar woman. The beauty you followed home yesterday night was real cream, but this basement doppelgänger arouses nothing but your gag reflexes. Nevertheless, you suppress the urge to shit-n-bail... More >> |
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| "Gardians of the Camargue: The French Buckaroo Tradition" Burton Barr Central Library | Daily from Fri., May 9 until Thu., July 31 | Central Phoenix | |
Think cowboy and yall will most likely imagine vast expanses of the old American West. But as long ago as the first nomads got footsore and became farmers, human, horse, and bull forged a triumvirate that emerged around the world. For example, the Camargue region of France is... More >> |
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| Human & Animal Grossology Arizona Science Center | Daily from Sat., May 24 until Mon., September 1 | Central Phoenix | |
A friend of ours freaks out when he realizes the molecules he's inhaling have been inside our lungs, too. You other wusses better check out Human & Animal Grossology at Arizona Science Center beginning Saturday, May 24, and get desensitized to all the emissions and secretions of us... More >> |
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| "Mass Consumption" Mesa Contemporary Arts | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., June 13 until Sun., August 10 | Mesa | |
Whats one of our favorite things about Mesa Contemporary Arts besides the kickass exhibits? The gallery's sheer size, which makes it the perfect fit for "Mass Consumption," a show that associate curator Tiffany Fairall describes (in a ginormous nutshell) as "everything about popular... More >> |
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| "Masters of Illusion: Unveiling the Mystery of Trompe l'Oeil" Tempe Center for the Arts | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., May 3 until Sat., August 2 | Tempe | |
The greatest fakers in the art world arent forgers, wanna-bes, or even drones churning out 20 Mona Lisas a day for oil-painting stores. Theyre practitioners of trompe loeil. French for fool the eye, the art style was first used in ancient Greece, where landscape... More >> |
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| "NOW: Selections From the Ovitz Family Collection" ASU Art Museum at Nelson Fine Arts Center | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., June 7 until Sun., September 28 | Tempe | |
Onetime Hollywood strongman Michael Ovitz used to make news for all the wrong reasons: voicing paranoiac slurs about the gay mafia, causing schisms in the Mickey Mouse fantasy factory during his star-crossed Disney stint, and manhandling the help as documented in Suzanne... More >> |
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| Salt River Tubing & Recreation Salt River Tubing & Recreation | Daily from Sat., May 3 until Tue., September 30, 9:00am-7:00pm | Mesa | |
Rednecks tend to be attracted to large bodies of water. Dont believe us? How else to explain the Redneck Riviera spanning the area from Mobile, Alabama, to the Emerald Coast near Apalachicola, Florida?
Though we live in the desert, that doesnt mean our state is running... More >> |
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| Summer Flashlight Tour Desert Botanical Garden | Every week Thursday, Saturday from Thu., May 1 until Sat., August 30, 7:00pm-9:00pm | East Phoenix | |
Bust out your capes and fangs. Its vampire time, baby. No, were not talking about Halloween or some teenage goth event. We're speaking of the transformation every Phoenician goes through during the summer months. We avoid the sun, socialize in the evening hours, and sleep during the... More >> |
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| "Underworlderness" Heard Museum |
Daily from Fri., June 6 until Sun., August 31, 9:30am-5:00pm more dates/times |
Central Phoenix | |
According to legend, the Diné (Navajo) underworld was a supercool place to live for the Holy People. The weather was perfect, food grew in loads, and the staples of Navajo art such as rug weaving, silversmithing, and basketry were cultivated and honed. In his... More >> |
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| "Up From the Ashes: Phoenix Goes to Mars" Arizona Capitol Museum | Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Central Phoenix | |
Let's not pull punches. Phoenicians detest Tucsonans, their Birkenstock flip-flops and patchouli cologne, their laissez-faire approach to life, their liberal voting habits. (On the other hand, we've got Sheriff Joe and the idiots who keep electing him, so maybe theyre on to something.)... More >> |
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