CultureSix Buzzworthy Events, People and Places on Local Buzz This Week
Matthew JohnsonMarch 24, 2023
The best places worth checking out in the Phoenix community, thanks to the Local Buzz mobile app.
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As a medical illustrator, Kristen Larson Keil creates art that brings to life neurological research and discoveries related to the brain. And doing that requires her to use both sides of hers. “I can’t do abstract art,” she says, “but I really enjoy precision and detail and anatomy and science – it’s just this magical combination of the things I love.” Larson Keil is a senior medical illustrator and interim manager of neuroscience publications at...
Located in the coastal center of Orange County, California, Newport Beach is home to many new and exciting restaurants to check out this spring. JOEY Newport Beach Find JOEY in the middle of Orange County’s luxury shopping mall, Fashion Island. The newest outpost of this chic restuarant group boasts a gallery wall that highlights paintings from several local artists. An open patio and bar make it a fine place to tuck into a grilled chicken...
The PHiXPhoenix Film Festival Returns with More Than 250 Documentaries, Dramas and Fantasy Films
M.V. MoorheadMarch 23, 2023
When it comes to this year’s Phoenix Film Festival, slated from March 23 to April 2, executive director Jason Carney has an opinion: “I think from top to bottom, this is the best we’ve had. It’s on the level of any film festival out there.” Then he makes a qualification. “Except for South by Southwest [in Austin]; we’re not trying to compete with that. But any regional film festival.” No argument here. The schedule for this year’s...
The PHiXCarrie Evans’ Tulum Travel Log
Maja PeirceMarch 22, 2023
The bohemian Caribbean playground of Tulum is full of treehouse resorts crafted of woven wood, cenotes tucked away in the jungle and stretches of seashore on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Phoenix photographer – and frequent PHOENIX contributor – Carrie Evans fell in love with the destination during a recent trip with friends, her beau and her dog, Pablo, whom she adopted on another Mexican vacation. “It’s a really magical place,” Evans says. “You discover these hidden...
The PHiXLocal App Caters to DIY Mechanics and Project Car Enthusiasts
Ghadiel NavarreteMarch 22, 2023
DIY mechanics and project car enthusiasts have one more tool to use when maintaining and fixing their cars. Parts Pass is a free app developed by Phoenix mechanic Stan Mirzayev that uses AI to search for, compare and order any car part you need. How it works: Download the app, take a picture of your car, search for a quality part and get it delivered to your door. partspass.app
The PHiXCanyon Coaster Adventure Park in Williams Opens for Summer Season
Ghadiel NavarreteMarch 21, 2023
Your adrenaline will surge when you’re coasting at blazing speeds through the cool, peaceful mountains at Canyon Coaster Adventure Park in Williams, Arizona. The roller coaster park, which also offers mountain tubing in summer and snow tubing in the winter, opened in 2022. It’s the creation of Scott and Louis Towsley and Bruce and Kim Voigt, who own and operate the Mineshaft Coaster in Big Bear Lake, California – similar in climate and geography to...
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley, and this week’s column truly has something for everyone, from country music festivals to an ’80s band with the best hairstyle of that decade. March 21 Titus Andronicus Out of catastrophe comes triumph, so they say. Patrick Stickles, the leader of the rock group Titus Andronicus, knows that all too well. The band’s critically acclaimed...
Rachel Eskandari of Pink Puddle Studio has moved her vibrant, botanical art style from canvases to found items with her recent collection of hand-painted, repurposed vases. With Earth Day coming up on April 22, Eskandari was inspired to celebrate nature in a new way. “Being someone who paints botanicals for a living, I wanted to incorporate it into a collection that represents Earth Day and what it means to be eco-conscious,” she says. She utilized...
The PHiXWestern Governors University Allows Arizonans to Obtain College Degrees Online
Ghadiel NavarreteMarch 17, 2023
For Arizonans who weren’t able to finish college and obtain their degrees, there is a new pathway. Before leaving office in January, Governor Doug Ducey signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a state affiliate of the online Western Governors University to support working learners and the estimated 600,000 Arizonans that have some college experience but no degree. The flexible and affordable “upskilling” effort will aid the 79 percent of Arizona students who are employed...
The PHiXCoachella (Sort Of) Comes to Phoenix
Jason KeilMarch 16, 2023
The 2023 edition of Coachella, which takes place in Indio, California, on April 14-16 and April 21-23, is sold out. It’s always sold out. Fortunately for local music fans, the festival’s lower-card bands – and, sometimes, headliners – often take advantage of the one-week lull between their weekend performances to do a quick show in Arizona. Coachella “runoff,” if you will. If you can’t make it to Indio, here’s a quick glimpse of the best...
Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley, and this week, we’re featuring concerts to see if you weren’t lucky enough to get Taylor Swift tickets. March 16-19 Chandler Chamber Ostrich Festival The 33rd edition of the East Valley community’s celebration of its flightless bird ranching history will have plenty of food and carnival fun. Music performers include Sublime with Rome, Train, Mackenzie...
The PHiXCar and Away: Arizona’s 1,000-Mile Road Rally Celebrates 33 Years
Jr De ChavezMarch 13, 2023
Life is a highway, or at least it is in the Copperstate 1000 — a vintage car rally where 85 pre-1973 vehicles of various makes and models drive all over Arizona and the Southwest. From April 15-19, the 33rd annual Bell Lexus North Scottsdale Copperstate 1000 is one of three philanthropic events organized by the Men’s Arts Council (MAC) of Phoenix Art Museum. “We’re guys that like to do good things in the community,” MAC...
The PHiXNo Festival Required Launches Valley’s First Architectural Film Showcase this Spring
M.V. MoorheadMarch 9, 2023
Still from The Proposal, a film by Jill Magid Steve Weiss loves film, and he loves architecture. He also loves Arizona. So, it’s only natural that Weiss would get around to launching the Arizona Architectural Film Showcase. The all-day series presents three indie documentaries on architectural themes on Saturday, April 22; two of them during the day at Phoenix Center for the Arts Third Street Theater, and a third as an outdoor screening that evening...
