Funny Girl @ The Biltmore lawn
Spring is coming and so are night-time movies under the stars at the Biltmore. This week watch classic Barbara Streisand in Funny Girl. Bring a blanket. It’s been chilly.

Center lawn at Biltmore
Northeast corner of 24th Street & Camelback
7 p.m.
Free

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Avenue Q @ ASU Gammage
A puppet show just for adults. I’ve heard nothing but good things about this bawdy stage production.
Check it out  Tip: If you get to the box office 2 hours before a show, you might be able to score tickets in the first 10 rows for $25.

ASU Gammage
1200 S. Forest Ave.
Tempe, AZ 85287
March 9-14
7:30 p.m.
$19.75-$66

SATURDAY

Real Gardens for Real People garden tour
View the home gardens of certified Master Gardeners and a private preschool and kindergarten in the historic vicinity of the Central Corridor in Phoenix.

Throughout the central corridor
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
$20

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Obscura @ Rips
Britpop, indie, new wave  — DJs Roya & Funkfinger do it up dance-style.
Win cds from White Stripes, Gorillaz, The Morning Benders, Serena Maneesh & Love is All or tickets to upcoming concerts by The Morning Benders, The Ruby Suns, Xiu Xiu and You Say Party! We Say Die! All this and $2 house pints, $3 wells, $5 calls all night. Go! Dance!

Rips Ales & Cocktails
3045 N. 16th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
9 p.m. – 2 a.m.
$5

• 5th graders sing Phoenix’s “Lisztomania
  I sang Davy Crockett in 5th grade. Today’s youngsters and learning sweet Phoenix tunes in school. This sweet rendition made me a little teary.
• Foodzie.com
  A purveyor of food from local producers across the country, they carry items like bacon jam and single malt scotch bars.
• Evil Devil Fish Bad for Japan
  Nothing like a hideous 10 foot fish to make you feel like you’re going to die.
  
• The Auteurs
  My film-loving friends might like this one. Watch arty films with a forum for discussion. I don’t see Bring it On on the list.
• The Onion: Nation Shudders at Large Block of Uninterrupted Text
  I’m giving this to my students to read.
  
• Phoenix fast food fish sandwiches
  How that for alliteration? I love a fish sandwich — and as I predicted, McDs comes out on top.
• I tried a neti pot for the first time