Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week’s lineup includes a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n’ roll, a big bass-heavy electro beat bash and a heap of hip-hop. Mark Zubia and Jesse Valenzuela Tuesday, June 15 at Old Town Tavern As far as Tempe rock royalty and heritage, it’s hard to imagine a better bill than Mark Zubia...
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Visit the Zoo from the Comfort of Your Car Cruise the Zoo returns this summer, allowing guests to see flamingos, giraffes, elephants, tortoises, zebras, monkeys and more from the comfort of their air-conditioned car. Designed to be approximately 30 minutes in length, the narrated drive-through tour offers insights, information and facts about the animals that might be seen along the journey. Curbside food and beverage options are available for purchase. June 13, and every Sunday...
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Hear the Story of America’s Favorite Sexpert Filled with the humor, honesty and life-affirming spirit of a girl who found her own unique place as American’s most famous sex therapist, Becoming Dr. Ruth tells the triumphant and heartwarming story of Karola Ruth Siegel, the girl who fled the Nazis in the Kindertransport, joined the Haganah in Jerusalem as a sniper, struggled as a single mother newly arrived in America – and eventually became “Dr. Ruth.” June...
If your Mondays need a little neo-surrealism, local artist Pete Petrisko (aka Media Petros) has a bizarre and colorful tale to tell you, in the form of a three-hour “sound art and storytelling audio drama podcast” broken up into six weekly 30-minute chapters. The series podcast, titled “That And How It All Happened,” is a multi-layered story inspired by pulp science fiction and the experimental radio series Columbia Workshop, which broadcast from 1936 to 1943....
Gillean Barkyoumb Kitchen appliance company Ninja put out a call to smoothie enthusiasts across the U.S. in search of its first “Smoothie Bowl Sommelier.” This spring, it announced the winner – Phoenix dietitian Gillean Barkyoumb. In her new role, she will craft smoothie bowl recipes. Genevieve Denslow A brawl broke out between two women at a Scottsdale Bath & Body Works due to alleged line-cutting. Genevieve Denslow captured the commotion on camera. Her footage of...
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Traveling to an Arizona destination? There’s probably a song about it. “The Ballad of Boot Hill” by Johnny Cash The Man in Black shows his fascination with Arizona’s Wild West history in this poetic country song about the town of Tombstone, “where tumbleweeds tumble in search of a home,” “where the brave never cry,” and where “rope marks on the oak tree are now petrified.” “Flagstaff by Morning” by Joshua Kadison L.A.-based singer/songwriter Joshua Kadison...
In 2019, jewelry designer Laura Reed kept coming across antique aluminum trays during her regular vintage-hunting ventures. “I had no idea what to do with them because there are only so many you can use and collect, so I started cutting shapes out of them to make them into necklaces,” says the Mesa-based maker. Reed was equally inspired by the composition of contemporary statement earrings and decided to combine that with the unique colors and...
For Jennifer Caraway, food isn’t merely sustenance – it’s compassion. In 2011, Caraway founded The Joy Bus, a nonprofit that delivers healthy, chef-inspired meals to homebound cancer patients. She was inspired to take action after losing her best friend, Joy, to the disease. A decade into Caraway’s mission, she has self-published More Than a Meal: The Joy Bus Community of Chefs ($25, thejoybus.org), a cookbook boasting recipes from Valley chefs including Tracy Dempsey, Charleen Badman,...
Photo by Tim Fuller Enjoy Dance in the Desert with Ballet Arizona The natural beauty of the Sonoran Desert landscape is the backdrop for The Four Seasons, featuring the choreography of Ib Andersen, artistic director of Ballet Arizona. Set to the dramatic score of Antonio Vivaldi, the world-premiere performance interprets the spirit of nature with a journey through winter, spring, summer and fall in movement. Tu-Sa, through June 5, 8 p.m. Call for ticket...
By the time painter and illustrator Shela Yu was 11, she was drawing fairies and mermaids on her bedroom walls. Today, most of the 32-year-old Chinese American artist’s work lives in sketchbooks, PDF files and as murals emblazoned on building façades. Her painting has a kinetic yet calming energy. “I like watching clouds move across the sky,” she says. “I like the way incense smoke scatters across the room. There’s a natural movement that I...
About 12 people die each year within Grand Canyon National Park. Avoid being one of them during your summer adventures with How Not to Die at Grand Canyon, a first-aid pocket guide written by Thomas M. Myers, M.D., and published by Grand Canyon Conservancy ($6.95). Myers has been a physician at Grand Canyon Clinic since 1990 and outlines prevention and first-aid tips for the natural wonder’s top 12 hazards, from heat illness to rattlesnake bites....
If you’ve wondered what your preteen is doing on TikTok or worried about the impact of Instagram on your teen’s psyche, you’re not alone. Phoenix entrepreneurs Jeff Gottfurcht and Derek Jackson created Cyber Dive to monitor their own children’s social media. “It helps keep them safe – and keeps you in the know about what your child is being exposed to and exploring,” Gottfurcht says. Cyber Dive is free and works on any device. cyberdive.co
