Arts + Entertainment

Skier goes down hill
Northern Arizona hasn’t seen much snow yet this season but snowmaking is helping to keep skiers coming up.
Jan. 2, 2024
Kyle Murphy ASU football
The need to be bigger, faster, stronger, and still bigger, comes with a complicated relationship with food as offensive lineman strive to hit a certain weight.
Jan. 2, 2024
A zebra from Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo gave birth to a healthy female baby foal
A zebra from Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo gave birth to a healthy female foal on Dec. 25. The foal is a Grevy’s zebra and will be monitored by staff in the following weeks.
Jan. 1, 2024
Super Snake
A longtime voice of Phoenix radio has died, according to an announcement from his family. Super Snake died unexpectedly early Saturday. His family did not release his age or further details about his death.
Dec. 30, 2023
Fiesta Bowl crowd 2019
Football fans from across the country will descend on Glendale as the University of Oregon Ducks take on the Liberty University Flames for the annual Fiesta Bowl match at State Farm Stadium.
Dec. 29, 2023
Tempe town lake light rail with blue lights
If you’re ringing in 2024 in the Phoenix area, Valley Metro wants you to put away the car keys after popping the champagne. All rides on the transit system will be free on New Year’s Eve.
Dec. 29, 2023
Anne Gale
Several decades ago, Anne Gale partnered with George Wiseman and an interior design firm was born. Scott Burdick, now the firm’s managing partner, first met Gale when his mother interned for her. Burdick has this remembrance.
Dec. 29, 2023
Amy Osowski
As 2023 comes to a close, we're remembering several Arizonans you may never have heard of who passed away this year. We’ll hear about Amy Osowski, a Mesa resident who owned Lulubell Toy Bodega. But as her friend and fellow community activist David Crummey explains, Osowski did so much more than run a Japanese collectibles store.
Dec. 28, 2023
A gymnastics class for preschoolers
Starting Jan. 1, Peoria will collect sales taxes on dance, gymnastics, and martial arts studios that charge for dance, sports, athletic, or health-related instruction after. A random audit revealed the issue.
Dec. 27, 2023
Hand holding sports tickets
The Federal Trade Commission is targeting the charges that are often hidden or don’t show up until you’ve decided to buy something. For example, resort fees for a hotel room or convenience fees for ordering online tickets.
Dec. 26, 2023
Starting December 26, residents in metro Phoenix can drop off live trees and wreaths to be composted.
Dec. 25, 2023
On this season-ending episode of Word, we highlight some of those who appeared during 2023. It's a "Fest Of Us" celebrating literature and the winners of KJZZ's "Tiny Library" drawing.
Dec. 25, 2023
basketball
For decades, the NCAA has held the men’s basketball Final Four inside football stadiums – including the Arizona Cardinals’ home venue in 2017. Local preparations continue as the mega sporting event will return to Glendale in April for a second time.
Dec. 22, 2023
Illustration of the planned Ashler Hills Park in Scottsdale
Construction is underway for a new park in north Scottsdale that voters approved as part of the 2019 bond election.
Dec. 22, 2023
Band on stage
Jimbo Mathis is the founder of Squirrel Nut Zippers; the band will be performing Friday, Dec. 22, at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Mathis spoke with The Show about how their Christmas album came to be.
Dec. 22, 2023
basketball
The United Nations decided this year that Dec. 21 is World Basketball Day. And it’s to be celebrated every year on the anniversary of the first time the sport was ever played.
Dec. 21, 2023
Public safety crews in Mesa have been inspecting outdoor vendors selling fireworks in an effort to keep illegal fireworks out of their city.
Dec. 21, 2023
Nemanja Demic
This holiday season, This Show is bringing you true stories about — what else — food. Local educator Nemanja Demic shared a story of old traditions including pig on a spit.
Dec. 21, 2023
Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka
Timothée Chalamet stars in a “WONKA,” prequel of sorts to the famous “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” But he’s not the first star to take on the role. Why do we keep returning to this odd and interesting character?
Dec. 21, 2023
21st Annual Juried Exhibition at FOUND:RE Phoenix Hotel
The Show spoke with Catrina Kahler, CEO of the nonprofit Artlink, about what she thought about the Phoenix arts scene this year.
Dec. 21, 2023

Pages

Subscribe to Arts + Entertainment