Music – The Music of Buena Vista Social Club by The Jaleo Band

The Jaleo Band is one of La Phoenikera's best Latin sounds band...From Salsa to Merengue, Bachata and Cha-cha-chá, The Jaleo Band's got it. This weekend you'll get to hear them perform the music of Cuba's quintessential band Buena Vista...

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Music – VIVA PHX 2017

La Phoenikera has a massive music festival all over the city, and you can't miss it. VIVA PHX, in its fourth year, will have 100 bands at 20 different venues in a single night. We recommend you pack a...

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Open Mic – MAKE NOISE in Barrio Campito

MAKE NOISE is an all-ages Open Mic being held at the historic Santa Rita Hall in Barrio Campito. Poets, emcees, beat makers, singers, musicians, storytellers, artists, and dancers of all backgrounds are welcomed to participate, in addition to their diverse...

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Know Your Rights in Times of Raids

Last week, immigration raids occurred in various important cities in the U.S. They haven't happened in La Phoenikera yet, but people have to be prepared. The immigrant youth-led organization United We Dream has created Know Your Rights guides in 5...

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Ways to Protect Yourself as an Immigrant

Immigration lawyers around the country are now recommending that immigrants, especially those without legal status, always carry with them physical proof of continuous presence in the United States for the prior two years. This will help protect them from...

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Me Estás Matando, Susana Opens in La Phoenikera

This week, Mexican movie Me Estás Matando, Susana (You're Killing Me Susana) opens in La Phoenikera. The film is directed by Roberto Sneider and the stars are Veronica Echegui and Gael García Bernal, who apparently is the only Mexican...

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La Phoenikera Protecting Vaginas

If you’re like me and you’ve Heard the term “V-Day” and thought, what the crap is that? Here it goes. V-Day is not Valentine’s Day, Virginity Day, or Vloggers Day…It’s a global activist movement to stop violence against women and...

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The Vagina Monologues – February 16-18

V-Day Phoenix 2017 presents The Vagina Monologues + One Billion Rising. More than 50 women are participating in this year's production, which will benefit the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. There are three full casts, with...

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The Lightrail Plays 2017 – February 17 – February 26

The #LightRailPlays by Rising Youth Theatre are back! Sign up for a public art tour on the Valley Metro Light Rail System. Eight short plays will be performed on the trains and at the stops from Roosevelt to Camelback. You must...

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You have less than a week to watch Un Padre No Tan Padre

ONE Spanish movie is playing in La Phoenikera movie theatres right now, and you have less than a week to see it. In Un Padre No Tan Padre, when Don Servando Manuel Guadalupe Villegas de la Garza gets kicked...

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Suéltate, Microtheatre in Phoenix – February 17

For the second time in La Phoenikera, Suéltate, a monologue by Spanish playwright Marc Egea, will be performed. The play stars Peruvian actress and singer Greta Skelly. Suéltate is a 30-minute play in Spanish in which Vanessa, a maintenance worker for...

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Crossfade LAB: An Experiment Worth Being Part Of

Last October, I attended an event called Crossfade LAB, and I was mind-blown. Rita Indiana, a badass musician and writer from the Dominican Republic and equally awesome Tucson-based band Calexico, shared the stage in a spoken and musical exchange...

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