Phoenix (AZ) Metropolitain Area

Italian Bakeries in Phoenix

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:07:35 GMT

Can anyone recommend an Italian bakery in Phoenix? I want to buy some stuff for someone's Birthday.

I saw something on GMAZ a few weeks back, but I didn't hear the name.

camping

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:40:46 GMT

I'm looking for some suggestions on places to camp near and around Phoenix for when it cools down a bit.

By camping, I don't mean RV camping (most Google searches are leading to this). I mean regular camping with or without a tent. I am looking for somewhere secluded and preferably with a fire pit. Does this exist?

If you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them! Descriptions would be even better. Thanks!

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:10:14 GMT

Any good tattoo parlors in the Phoenix area? Preferably West Valley?

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Last Reminder: Bill Campana Saturday Night

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:16:38 GMT

Last Reminder: Bill Campana Live This Saturday

Bill Campana is revered Nationwide for his poetry, professional slam poets across the nation cite Bill's work and influence. We here in the Valley are fortunate enough to have him live here, write here, and express here.

So, we am asking you today, to go online or pick up the phone and order one or more tickets to Bill's show, which will be September 27th, 2008 at 8PM at The Mesa Arts Center. Buy a ticket for yourself or as a gift for someone you know likes poetry. Tickets are only $12 each.

The Mesa Arts Center Website is: http://www.mesaartscenter.com/main.aspx
The Box Office Phone Number is: 480.644.6500
The Address is 1 E Main St, Mesa, AZ, 85211

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:07:01 GMT

Anyone interested in purchased a iDJ please let me know. No price...just your best offer.

Kitty needs a home!!!!

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:06:44 GMT

We found this little kitty during one of the really bad thunderstorms a few weeks ago. She was nothing but skin and bones, and she was shaking from the cold. We took her in and nursed her back to health. She's a good kitty, but we have 2 others, and they're seriously pissed that she's here. It's causing our other cats to act up, so we need her to go to a good home.

She would probably do better to be the only kitty in the house, but is pretty good at keeping to herself as long as the other cats don't terrorize her. We're not sure how she is with kids.

We're guessing she's roughly a year old, but we're not certain.

*note* No, her nails are not painted. We put SoftPaws on her the day we brought her home. Just in case she decided to scratch the furniture.

If you (or anyone you know) would like her, please leave me a comment. I would hate to have to take her to a shelter, but we just can't keep her here. If necessary, we can arrange to bring her to you (within reason - we live in north-central Phoenix).

Car Engine for sale.

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:31:59 GMT

Normally I don't make posts like this, but I want to get rid of an engine my dad had basically rebuilt before he passed away. It's a Ford 5.0 liter V6(I think) with all the parts needed for a fuel injection system to be put together with it. I think the electrical harness is here too, though it's been years since he was last able to work on it. I can't remember what year or model it was intended for but he had at one point wanted to put it into a '67 Mustang, so I think it might have been for at least one of them or another kind of sports car.

My location is near 35th Ave. and Cactus Rd. (though more toward Sweetwater than Cactus on 35th.) and I can be reached at 602-334-0891 (my cell phone). The parts for it are included (I think all of them are here, please don't quote me on this as we never got to compile a list of what was accounted for or if there are engine mounts too).

Moving Soon

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:26:24 GMT

Hi there!

I joined this community a couple of weeks back because my husband and I, along with our kids, are moving from SoCal to the Phoenix area here in about a month or so and I wanted to get a general idea of some stuff..

1. Where are the safer, more family oriented area to live? We're finding a lot of nice houses in our price range in Queen Creek, but a friend told us that it's out in the boondocks. Any info on places close to "stuff" would be fantastic.
2. What is there to do in Phoenix as adults and as a family? We have a ten year old and a one year old. Kid friendly info and adult friendly info would be great and totally appreciated.
3. Has it been raining a lot this past summer? I keep seeing on the news that it's monsoon season right now, but what does that mean? Does it start raining at a certain time everyday and rain for an hour or...? I've lived on the coast my whole life and my husband is from the south. Neither of us know anything about living in the desert so, advice and info would be great

also, if anyone knows of any phoenix specific websites (already looking at azcental.com :-) )with info on housing and jobs and what not that would be great too.

Thanks a bunch!

Free Bumper Sticker and important Vaccine information

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:00:16 GMT

For a FREE "are vaccines safe" bumper sticker,

Email: Global@thinktwice.com
Subject: Vaccine Bumper Sticker

and provide your name and address.

Here is the link: http://thinktwice.com/bumper.htm

Premiere Screening of "Dalai Lama Renaissance" in Tempe

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:27:28 GMT

Premiere Screening of
"Dalai Lama Renaissance"

Friday July 18, 2008 - Thursday July 24, 2008

Screening times each day: 12:30, 2:20, 4:10, 6:05 & 8:00

Harkins Valley Art Theater
505 South Mill Avenue; Tempe, AZ

Website: http://www.harkinstheatres.com/
Contact Phone: (480) 222-4275)

"Dalai Lama Renaissance" playing for ONE WEEK ONLY at the Harkins Valley Art Theater in Tempe, Arizona beginning on Friday July 18

"Dalai Lama Renaissance" (narrated by Harrison Ford) has its Phoenix/Tempe area Theatrical Premiere at the Harkins Valley Art Theater in Tempe, Arizona beginning on Friday July 18 through Thursday July 24 .

Producer-Director Khashyar Darvich will appear in person for a Q&A at the Friday July 18 screenings, as well as some of the Saturday July 19th screenings.

Screening times are: 12:30, 2:20, 4:10, 6:05 & 8:00 p.m.

Ticket information can be found here: http://www.harkinstheatres.com/

Along with featuring intimate, personal moments with the Dalai Lama, the documentary features Michael Beckwith (from "The Secret"), Quantum Physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami from "What the Bleep Do We Know," Air America radio host and author Thom Hartmann, and others.

"Dalai Lama Renaissance is about Forty of the world's most innovative thinkers who travel to India in the Himalayan Mountains to meet with the Dalai Lama to solve many of the world's problems. What happened was surprising and unexpected. Narrated by actor Harrison Ford.

"Dalai Lama Renaissance," produced and directed by Khashyar Darvich, is the first film about the Dalai Lama and Tibet to open theatrically in the United States since the international spotlight placed on China for its firm handling of Tibetan protestors speaking out against Chinese policies in Tibet.

San Francisco recently experienced protests over the running of the Olympic torch in the city, a few months before the Summer Olympic Games, which are scheduled to begin in Beijing on August 8.

In the documentary, the Dalai Lama discusses the calls for economic sanctions against China, and emphasizes that he could not support economic sanctions towards China since it would hurt the ordinary Chinese poor.

The film tells the story of 40 Western innovative thinkers who travel to India in the Himalayan Mountains to meet with the Dalai Lama to solve many of the world's problems. What happened was surprising and unexpected, and was captured by a five camera, 18 person crew.

The film features two of the starring quantum physicists from the hit theatrical documentary "What the Bleep Do We Know," Physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami. Also appearing in "Dalai Lama Renaissance" are Michael Beckwith (who appears in the film "The Secret" with Wolf), Air America radio host Thom Hartmann, and others.

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Film Critic Reviews of "Dalai Lama Renaissance":

"a provocative, even enlightening film."
"fascinating, ravishingly beautiful and sonically soothing."
- John Griffin - Montreal Gazette

"an extraordinary portrait of His Holiness at work."
"Some of the best comic scenes in any new film out there right now"
- Bob Graham - San Francisco Bay Times

"This film was startlingly original"
"a revelatory documentary"
"a beautiful and fresh window on the Dalai Lama"
- Jean Miyake Downey - Kyoto Journal
Heather Clarke
623-882-9454

http://www.azenlightenmentcenter.org

Book club looking for new members

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:52:45 GMT

Our book club has been established for about 8 months and we're looking for new people who want to participate. We read a pretty wide variety of books and meet every two to three week to discuss, depending on people's schedules and the length of the book. We typically meet at one of the member's houses or at a restaurant. It's usually a Tuesday night or Sunday morning brunch. The atmosphere is laid back and no one will care if you show up to the discussion without finishing it. We've had sort of a rotating membership - people come and go - but our core group is currently six people: two men and four women.

Here are the books we have read so far, so you can tell if this is up your alley:

Twilight - Stephanie Meyer
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
This is Your Brain on Music - David J. Levitin
Devil in the White City - Erik Larson
The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby
Infidel - Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Speak Softly, She Can Hear - Pam Lewis
The Island - Victoria Hislop
The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison
The Double - Jose Saramago
Sway - Zachary Lazar

Contact me at cwayers at gmail dot com if you are interested.

phx_bike

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:04:08 GMT

I've just created a biking community for Phoenix people here:

http://community.livejournal.com/phx_bike

Please join and share the luv that is biking in 120° weather!! :)

cross-posted

Monday 6/30: Carl Lombardi poetry Feature

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:48:40 GMT

Please join us for the tremendous show-
Monday night, June 30th The Anthology Reading Series Presents at Space 55
Theatre Carl Lombardi Followed by Open Mic.

Workshop at 6pm

Carl will be conducting a workshop that is free to attend prior to his
performance. This is a great opportunity for you to l;earn from them about
writing, performing or touring. Just be at Space 55 at 6PM.

Feature at 8PM

Carl R. Lombardi (psudonym CralZombo) is originally from Conway, Arkansas
but currently calls home Raleigh / Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Carl received his degree in English from Hendrix College in Conway, AR and
has been writing poetry since 10th grade and started reciting poems in
college. Later for fun he started performing poems, including his own, at
open mics and poetry slams.
Carl was a member of the infamous 1999 Mesa national Poetry Slam Team,
reaching the semi-finals in competition. Carl has also represented the
Winston-Salem Poetry Slam at Nationals fo many years.
Tickets for the feature are are $7.... But...

If you go online and buy 2 tickets, you can get 15% off
your tickets by using either one of the following codes...

"iluvcarl"

Venue Location

Space 55
636 E. Pierce Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
http://www.anthology.org/Events/Event_ARS.html

Pas it on...

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:53:38 GMT

Slam at Essenza

8PM

I'm Hosting

Come party like a poet...

Tell a couple hundred people to join you...

Chess anyone?

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:06:02 GMT

Anyone up in the north Phoenix/Paradise valley area that might be interested in meeting at Starbucks/Borders etc for some Chess?

Y HALO THAR MONSOON

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:52:29 GMT

The monsoon started today, yay!

Of course, the fact that the dewpoint hasn't been above *38* degrees, let alone 55, is irrelevant, as is the fact that we've had no rain for, what, a month? az.gov says we're OFFICIALLY in the monsoon, so the weather needs to get to makin' them thunderstorms.

You hear that noise? That's the sound of my eyeballs rolling so hard they're about to pop right out.

Help!

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:41:40 GMT

I'm moving to the Phx area in the beginning of July (OMG!) and am still looking for somewhere to live (I'm moving from across the country). I'll be working just south of Avondale but can't seem to find any avail. rentals in Avondale. Does anyone know where I could find listings for Avondale rentals (I've tried all those sites like rent.com, apartments.com, hotspots.com).

I've (kind of) settled on an Apartment called "The Arbors" in Tempe for the moment, but am unsure of the neighborhood and the people. Its address is 805 Brown St. I've looked at the crime stats on Tempe's Website but its completly not helpful.

So three questions:

1) Where are the Avondale Rental Listings hiding?

2) Is "The Arbors Apartments" in Tempe a safe complex?

and

3) If neither of the above qualify can anyone recommend any good, safe places to live within a short driving distance of Avondale? (I'm looking for either a studio or a 1 bedroom less than $800/month).

Any help is appreciated. Thank you!

Multiple Household Moving Sale this Sunday from 7am - 2pm

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:16:23 GMT

My friends and I are moving at the end of the month, and we're trying to sell most of our things to ease the move. Loads of clothes, jewelry, books, cds, knick knacks, games, furniture, and household items NEED to go. Furniture includes chairs, bookcases, and tables. Clothes range from size 10-24 and there is a large variety of items (tops, jeans, business wear, dresses, tanks, pjs). Most clothes priced at $1.

Visit us at 805 W Mitchell Dr this Sunday from 7 am until 2 pm and take advantage of our moving sale. Just off 7th Ave and Osborn.

We Also Need Zombies!

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:39:25 GMT

I forgot to put in that we need people to play Zombies on the 11th, 12th, 13th, 28th, and 29th.

Looking For PA's & Extras

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:14:34 GMT

Blood Moon Rising, an independant feature will be shooting June 7th to July 1st at CJS Studios in West Phoenix.

We are looking for PA's and Interns in every department for June 7th - July 1st. We understand if you cannot come out for the entire shoot due to work, etc. Contact us and we'll work something out.

We are also looking for extras that can commit to entire nights.

June 15 and 16 - We need people who own their own armor to play Orcs.

June 19th - We need 4 Go-Go dancers with outfits that would fit in a 1969 Biker Bar (leathers, etc) and a female Bartender who is approximately 5'3 and size 4-5 (will be losing costume to a main character, just like in Terminator, so must be this size).

June 21st - We need extras with their own old west costumes. (All Ages, under 18 with parent present)

June 28th - We need extras with their own 1960's hippie outfits. (18+ preferred, teens with parent may be okay)

They will recieve screen credit.

These are not paid positions.

Contact us at whatchadrinking@gmail.com.

Thanks,
Robert Guthrie

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:34:27 GMT

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/news/

Chris Page was a theater critic for Get Out magazine for some time, and he was my friend for several years. He passed away earlier this week. The details can be found in the article. Someone was kind enough to let me know what had happened, and I know that he had a number of friends here in the Phoenix area that may or may not be aware. His friends are planning a memorial service for Saturday morning, and the details will be forthcoming in a blog on one of their myspaces, which can be found at:

http://www.myspace.com/xoebia

To & From Airport Transportation

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:17:34 GMT

I am currently without a car, but I need to get to the airport for a trip soon, and then I'll need to get home. I am not too familiar with buses and taxis.

I got an online quote from Super Shuttle, and it was $25. I know the bus can get me there, and it would be a lot cheaper, but according to the website my whole trip would be about 3 hours. I don't know how much a taxi would be, but I assume it would be more than $25. Right now I'm leaning towards the Super Shuttle.

Is there any other type of transportation (besides hitch-hiking :P) that I should consider? Do I need to tip the Shuttle driver?! Thanks! I live in East Mesa.

Thu, 22 May 2008 06:22:21 GMT

Hey guys, I'm moving to Surprise in August and my sister is helping me move in. We want to go horseback riding while she's in the area, so what are some good reputable and affordable places you can recommend? Thanks!

future

Tue, 20 May 2008 18:23:21 GMT

Hey everyone, I've updated the schedule which is described by link http://coffee.meetup.com/162/calendar/list/ so please register and RSVP.

Thanks.

car repairs

Mon, 19 May 2008 19:36:13 GMT

Does anyone have a good reccomendation for a good (and affordable) body repair shop? Someone must have backed into my car last night because there's a big dent near the driver's side headlight that's causing a little rubbing on the tire. I need to get it fixed ASAP, but don't have a ton of money to spend. Thanks for any help you can give!