This 12 months actually has flown by. We’re already into November, however do not despair: There’s nonetheless loads of time to have enjoyable and create some nice recollections of 2021. This week, you may take a look at the Physique Artwork Expo in Scottsdale, rejoice 50 years of the Alwun Home, discover ways to prepare dinner noodles, and extra.
Physique Artwork Expo
Eager about getting some ink completed? You’re not alone, because it’s estimated that Individuals will spend greater than $1.65 billion this 12 months on tattoos. This weekend, hundreds of locals will alternate their hard-earned money to get needled in the course of the annual Body Art Expo at WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 North Pima Highway. Greater than 250 tattoo and body-mod artists from all through the U.S. will likely be slinging ink and piercing pores and skin on the three-day occasion, which takes place from Friday, November 5, to Sunday, November 7. For those who’re already sporting an amazing-looking sleeve or backpiece, tattoo contests in a number of classes will likely be held all through the weekend. Reside music and performances by sideshow entertainers are additionally deliberate. Hours are 2 to 11 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $19.99 per day or $45 for the weekend. Tickets and extra data can be found right here. Benjamin Leatherman
Pancakes and Booze
Possibly your paintbrush abilities are awful, however you actually excel at utilizing a fork. In that case, you’re certain to dig the Pancakes and Booze Artwork Present coming to The Duce, 525 South Central Avenue, at 8 p.m. on Friday, November 5. It’s a pop-up exhibition with greater than 300 artworks by over 75 native artists, the place you may get your fill of artwork and shovel in all of the pancakes you may eat. The night additionally contains stay portray, together with physique portray, plus DJs spinning vinyl tunes. It’s essential be at the very least 18 to attend. Tickets are $15 on the door. The occasion, which runs till 1 a.m., is a part of the Los Angeles-based Pancakes and Booze model, which has been doing pop-up arts reveals across the nation for a decade or so. And it’s one in every of many exhibitions you may see in or close to downtown Phoenix throughout November First Friday. Lynn Trimble
Alwun Home Exhibit
The offbeat arts venue launched in 1971 as a approach to emphasize the “all one” strategy to creating and experiencing artwork is celebrating a milestone anniversary this 12 months with a collection of occasions showcasing native abilities. The Alwun Home Basis opens its fiftieth Anniversary Invitational Artwork Exhibit on First Friday, November 5, when the free opening reception takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. Anticipate a formidable lineup curated with help from Ted Decker, because the gallery highlights artists who’ve had a big impression on Alwun House and the Phoenix arts group in the course of the previous 5 a long time. Head to 1204 East Roosevelt Road to take all of it in. The exhibition continues by November 20, with common viewing hours from midday to six p.m. Tuesdays by Fridays. Lynn Trimble
‘Bare and the Nude’
Nudity in artwork may get taken down on social media, however that doesn’t imply you may’t get pleasure from it. Northlight Gallery, 605 East Grant Road, is presenting an exhibition known as “Bare and the Nude,” had been you may see self-portraits by a trio of up to date photographers: Granville Carroll, Tarrah Krajnak, and Arno Rafael Minkkinen. Collectively, they discover id, pandemic isolation, and the physique as panorama. Gallery hours are midday to five p.m. on Saturday, November 6, and admission is free. The gallery is situated at ASU’s Grant Road Studios, the place you too can discover an exhibit inside Step Gallery that day. “Bare and the Nude” continues by November 20, and in addition contains works from the Soleri Basis Assortment by artists together with Robert Mapplethorpe, Andy Warhol, and Edward Weston. Lynn Trimble
Phoenix Delight 2021
When Phoenix Delight returns this weekend, organizers, attendees, and the Valley’s LGBTQIA group may have so much to rejoice. It won’t solely be the primary time the occasion has been staged in two years (because of COVID-19) however the fortieth anniversary of Phoenix’s first Pride march in 1981. As such, this 12 months’s occasion will function a mixture of historical past and revelry over two days.
The celebration begins with the Phoenix Delight Parade on Saturday, November 6, which departs from Third Road and Thomas Highway at 10 a.m. It is going to be adopted by the Delight Competition at Steele Indian Faculty Park, 300 East Indian Faculty Highway, which is able to run by Sunday, November 7, and supply distributors, a number of levels of leisure, native and touring drag performers, an artwork expo, the adult-oriented “Erotic World” space, and extra. The principle stage’s lineup will embrace units by singers and bands like Jody Watley, Neon Bushes, and Deborah Cox. Hours are from midday to 9 p.m. on each days. General admission is $30 to $35 each day or $50 for the weekend. VIP tickets are $100 to $150. Full particulars and an entire schedule could be discovered on the official website. Benjamin Leatherman
Lowrider Present
You’ll discover greater than 200 lowrider autos within the west car parking zone of Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 North Chandler Avenue, Chandler, when the middle presents a Lowrider Automotive and Artwork Present with Authentic Road Life. It’s taking place from 11 a.m. to five p.m. on Sunday, November 7. Anticipate classic autos in 18 lessons from vehicles to low rods, courting from the Nineteen Thirties by the 2000s. The present additionally features a 20-foot wall of artwork and pictures, plus meals vehicles and DJs spinning music. Artist Cain Carias and his puppet El Triste will likely be holding a meet and greet. And artist Lalo Cota, whose lowrider murals dot the metro Phoenix panorama, will likely be doing a collaborative challenge with a pop-up barbershop. The occasion is free, though you do threat getting house to search out you may have an uncontrollable urge to purchase your self some new classic wheels.
Additionally that evening, the band Warfare, whose hits embrace the 1975 music “Low Rider,” will carry out throughout a ticketed live performance on the heart, the place there will likely be an ofrenda honoring the group’s co-founder B. B. Dickerson who died earlier this 12 months. Lynn Trimble
Vintagepalooza 5
For those who graduated from the old-fashioned or are a agency believer within the previous chestnut about how “they don’t make issues like they used to,” Vintagepalooza 5 ought to be proper up your alley. Ditto for anybody available in the market for some throwback attire, equipment, or collectibles. The one-day retro flea market on Sunday, November 7, contained in the Phoenix Conference Middle, 100 North Third Road, will likely be populated by greater than 80 distributors promoting classic clothes, footwear, toys, and varied and varied gadgets for pickers to peruse. Meals vehicles will even be obtainable. Hours are from midday to 7 p.m. Admission is free. Benjamin Leatherman
If Rocks Might Speak
If rocks may speak, they’d most likely have one thing to say in regards to the latest local weather talks in Scotland. In fact, rocks don’t converse, which suggests we’ve to depend on geologists and different consultants to elucidate their origins, properties, and significance. Mike Nolan, a steward with the McDowell Sonoran Protect, will likely be speaking rocks throughout a free presentation on the Mustang Library auditorium, 10101 North ninetieth Road, Scottsdale. He’ll deal with how rocks shaped within the area and the fascinating historical past of their evolution over time to turn out to be the panorama we see at the moment. If Rocks Might Speak: The Geology of the Sonoran Mountain Protect takes place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, November 8. Register on-line earlier than you attend. Lynn Trimble
Oodles of Noodles
You may need lived off low-cost packets of ramen noodles throughout faculty, however your tastes have possible grown at the very least a bit extra subtle since then. For those who’re prepared to actually dive into the culinary world of noodles, take a look at the Oodles of Noodles cooking class coming to Sweet Basil Cooking School, 10749 North Scottsdale Highway, Suite 101, Scottsdale. The 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. class on Tuesday, November 9, will embrace making not solely do-it-yourself ramen noodles, but additionally vegetable chow mein and 5 further dishes from tagliatelle with pancetta and parsnips with do-it-yourself pasta to genuine German spaetzle with mushroom sauce. Patricia Ribeiro will likely be instructing the category, and the fee is $75. As soon as you’ve got taken the category, you may need a tough time believing you ever settled for these store-bought noodles. Lynn Trimble
Arizona Speaks
Pandemic restrictions opened up a complete new panorama of on-line and digital choices that persons are nonetheless having fun with at the moment, together with talks with varied artists and authors. Arizona Humanities is presenting “From “Chief” to Code Talker: 4 Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers” as a part of its AZ Speaks collection on-line from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10. It’s being led by Laura Tohe, a Diné poet, librettist, and writer whose personal father was among the many Navajo Code Talkers who had such a big impression on World Warfare II. She’ll be sharing tales of 4 members of the Navajo Nation, exploring the methods they demonstrated resilience and self-determination after coming back from the warfare to accolades but nonetheless residing in poverty. The speak is free and you need to register on-line if you happen to’d wish to take part. Lynn Trimble
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