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Phoenix things to do: March 12-14c
FRIDAY
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
SUNDAY
Devoured @ Phoenix Art Museum
If you like food — 50 restaurants, 30 wineries, craft beer and spirits reps — five different hourly chef demonstrations per day, and an impressive array of seminars, including a tequila tasting.
Phoenix Art Museum
March 13 & 14
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
CRACKING GOOD THINGS OF THE WEEK:
- 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
Real Gardens for Real People garden tour
If you look at your yard and wonder what on earth you could do to make it more functional, interesting, eco-friendly, you might want to visit the Real Gardens for Real People garden tour.
The tour spans the Central Corridor and covers the yards of 6 homes and a school.
Some gardens feature wild flowers, others chickens, and still more showcase herbs and veggies. The yards also demonstrate — composting and water harvesting.
Seeing how other people live
Over the weekend my husband and I visited a portion of the Tour de Coops tour, which felt like sanctioned backyard crashing. Sure we looked at people’s coops, but we also saw their vegetable gardens, outdoor dining spaces and home projects in progress. Fascinating!
Below are some chicken-centric photos from the tour:
There’s another opportunity to do something similar next year; The Real Gardens for Real People Garden tour.
Visit 6 Master Gardeners’ homes and a school to view how they use xeriscaping, permaculture, water harvesting and more to beautify their yards. Listen to garden experts talk about raising chickens, growing herbs, saving water, etc. And find out the names of the plants you love.
