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Student Life >>> ASU ‘sugar babies’ on the rise, website says Photo by Morgan McLane

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Kaitlin Vortherms isn’t your average Miss Phoenix Hayli Metter • College Times

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hile she’s on her quest for the crown of Miss Arizona, and ultimately that of Miss America, Miss Phoenix, Kaitlin Vortherms, isn’t what you’d expect.

A graduate student at Arizona State University with a focus in engineering, she’s far from the stereotypical pageant girl, and she brings a fresh, fun and quirky twist to the world of pageantry, having never competed before winning her title.

We had the chance to sit down with Kaitlin and find out just what it is that makes her tick. Here are five fun facts that you might not expect from Miss Phoenix.

Her guilty pleasure is “RuPaul’s Drag Race” “It’s ‘America’s Next Top Model’ for drag queens,” Vertherms says. “It’s a little ridiculous. One of my roommates got me into it. We’d sit on the couch at 11:30 at night eating pizza with ranch. I tell people that and they look at me like, ‘you’re into drag queens?’ and it’s true!

She’s terrified of public speaking You wouldn’t think so, coming from someone who had to answer an onstage question in front of an audience full of people.

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“We practiced onstage questions every single workshop,” she says. “The first time, I couldn’t get a single word out. I kept practicing every workshop, and by the time the fourth one came around I could finally put together a coherent sentence. I’m still scared and get nervous, but now I know that whatever I say on stage will come out OK in some shape or form.”

She never owned a curling iron It’s true! Fresh into the pageant universe and having never competed before, Vertherms had to learn all about the world of beauty to prepare for her competition— including getting her very first curling iron.

Her talent was a monologue “Because I was terrified of public speaking, I just thought, ‘why not get it all over with at once?’ I don’t have any formal training in acting per se, but I did it for Miss Phoenix and I’m doing it again for state.”

She thinks everyone should try new things “All my life I grew up being told what to do, only to realize that I was uninspired by all those things. Don’t be quick to pass judgement. Be you, and have fun. Life is too darn short to not enjoy yourself. Work hard, but play harder.”

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e’ve all heard the term sugar daddy, and usually it implies something along the lines of an older man spoiling a younger girl with money and lavish gifts in exchange for some unspecified kind of relationship, typically involving sex.

But what about sugar babies?

Yes, there’s a term for them, too. Sugar babies are the girls on the receiving end of the deal, who are usually given a certain amount of money each month to spend on anything from rent to travel in exchange for the time spent with their sugar daddies.

And now, Arizona State University has become the second-fastest growing sugar baby school, according to seekingarrangement.com, which ranked 50 schools across the U.S. The website matches men and women who share similar interests and are looking for the same situations. The website has a million registered sugar daddies (and mommies!) and over 2.4 million sugar babies.

The situation is lucrative for broke college students who are looking to make an extra buck the unusual way. The website says sugar babies average a $3,000 allowance each month from their “daddies.”

And the website lays on the sales pitch hard. After all, they can’t get subscriptions from sugar daddies without a large base of sugar babies to choose from.

“FAFSA and grants can be a nightmare—that’s if you are approved,” the company says on its website. With SeekingArrangement.com’s Sugar Baby University, students from all backgrounds

and income levels are welcome. No minimum GPA required. Join today and get your education paid for by a generous sponsor.”

The website doesn’t outline what is expected from the relationships—that is determined by the couple—but arrangements occur with stipulations on everything from having boyfriends to sex.

However, there are those who don’t necessarily agree with the controversial relationships.

ASU senior Victoria Fernandez isn’t fazed by the statistic.

“It really doesn’t surprise me that ASU is second on the list,” says Fernandez.

“With Scottsdale in such close proximity to campus, a lot of girls get sucked into the nightlife industry and meet guys through work.”

Fernandez has also known someone to be in such a situation.

“I had a roommate who met a sugar daddy through her job as a bottle service girl. In exchange for quitting her job and essentially moving in with him, he gave her $5,000 monthly allowance. As a woman raised to be independent, I wouldn’t feel right exploiting myself in that way.”

Although Fernandez isn’t alone in that opinion, others offer the other side of the argument.

“ASU is one of the largest campuses in the nation,” says junior Alexa Forkner. “It might be hard for most people to accept the lifestyle, but for some it’s probably the only way they can afford an education.”

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Bill would legalize recreational marijuana, but probably not on campuses Carissa Ramirez • Special to College Times

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he chance of recreational marijuana being legal in Arizona may be a reality in the near future, if one house bill passes.

State Rep. Mark Cardenas (D-19) prefiled HB 2007 in late December. The bill, if passed, will allow the authorization of marijuana to be taxed and controlled, allow the legalization of the plant and abolish the prohibition against the plant.

HB 2007 would also allow Arizona residents 21 and older to “possess, consume, use, display, purchase or transport marijuana accessories or one ounce or less of marijuana.”

The bill will also allow those of age to “possess, grow, process or transport not more than five marijuana plants and the marijuana produced by the plants on the premises where the plants were grown, transfer one ounce or less of marijuana and not more than five immature marijuana plants to a person who is at least 21 years of age without remuneration and assist another person who is at least 21 years of age in any of the acts described,” according to the bill.

Cardenas did not respond to our request for comment on the behalf of the bill.

But what would that mean to the ASU campuses and its 67,507 students?

Not much, according to Arizona State University Police Department’s Sgt. Daniel Macias.

“For the university, since it is federally funded, it is still against the federal law to have marijuana on campus,” Macias says.

“If you have that (medical marijuana) card and you try to use marijuana on campus, you will be arrested. We still treat it the same,” Macias says.

In 2013, 252 drug arrests occurred on Tempe campus, including the possession and use of marijuana, as well as other drugs, according to statistics published by ASU police October 1 of each year.

Although the passing of HB 2007 will be a challenge, needing the necessary legislative committee hearings and votes by officials in order to become law, there are students on ASU’s Tempe campus that are pushing for the legalization of marijuana.

“Given our political climate, these types of pieces of legislation don’t go anywhere. They get thrown out, they get laughed at and it makes people like us in

SSDP say ‘But why?’” says Sarah Saucedo, an ASU student and president of ASU Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP).

“We are the people you represent. We want this and we’re trying to give you the voice of students, and tell you that it’s safer and more sensible to not lock people up for pot.”

Saucedo says she and members of her organization, SSDP, were thrilled to hear that the bill was being proposed. They stand for and support HB 2007 and fully intend on lobbying on behalf of the bill if it were to go to legislature.

Others aren’t so sure.

Andre Maestas, an ASU student and medical marijuana cardholder, has mixed feelings on HB 2007, but feels that the issues of medical marijuana and recreational use of marijuana should stay separate.

The current medical marijuana law instated allows possession of up to 2.5 ounces, whereas the proposed recreational law would only allow 1 ounce. The needs of each user would be completely different, Maestas says.

“I want to advocate for patients because they aren’t people that just want to get high. Patients need to be treated as patients, not as customers,” Maestas says.

The framework of the proposed HB 2007 in Arizona resembles that of the Colorado law passed in November 2012.

Cardenas intends to instill a tax of $50 dollars on every ounce and 30 percent of the revenue will go to education.

As of now the bill has not yet been assigned to a committee in the legislature. For more information on the bill’s progress visit www.az.leg.gov.

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Hayli Metter • College Times

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n recent years, video game streaming on the Internet has become a new revenue and entertainment source for gamers of all ages.

With the rise of Twitch.TV, the world’s largest platform for video games, which streams to more than 60 million visitors per month, people all over the world have found themselves with the opportunity entertain and be entertained, all while potentially even making an income.

Making money while playing video games? Yes, you read that correctly.

Recent Arizona State University graduate Johnnie Lee, 24, has been streaming on Twitch since July and has since built a channel of over 12,000 followers. He plays Hearthstone, an online card game that has recently exploded in the PC gaming world.

Lee is pretty good at it, having reached the rank of “legend,” and offering coaching for the game at $30 per hour.

Lee, otherwise known by his Twitch handle, “Ratsmah,” sees Twitch as his future and has been streaming full-time since graduating from ASU in December.

“I’ve always loved gaming,” Lee says. “I wanted people to play with, or at least to talk with while playing. But I never thought I’d take this to the point where I’d try and actually make something out of it, but I’m enjoying streaming for what it is. It’s more than just gaming now. Now it’s about growing my channel.”

Lee averages anywhere from 300 to 600 viewers every time he streams, and

Johnnie Lee streams Hearthstone and has gained a large Twitch.tv following thanks to his personality and skill.

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has nearly 200 people who subscribe to his channel. He’s affiliated partner with Twitch, which means he can run advertisements and gain cash every time his viewers see an ad.

Twitch’s partnership program, which is very competitive, consists of giving the streamer transcode options, so viewers can select the quality definition of that particular stream. The program also allows for the streamer to have a subscription button on their channel, which Lee received shortly after he started broadcasting.

For five dollars a month, viewers can subscribe to a channel and receive benefits such as chat emoticons, participating in subscriber-only chat mode and directly supporting the streamer. Half of each subscription goes to Twitch, while the other half goes directly to the streamer. In order to obtain partnership, the streamer must

already have an established viewership of over 100 people each stream.

Lee says his income comes mostly from viewer donations directly to his PayPal rather than Twitch subscriptions.

This past August, Twitch CEO Emmett Shear announced that the company had been acquired by Amazon, with other companies interested including Google and YouTube.

“We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get there faster,” Shear says in his announcement. “We’re keeping most everything the same. But with Amazon’s support, we’ll have the resources to bring you an even better Twitch.”

Shear also mentioned the ability to reach more people around the world and offer newer and faster services with the

help of Amazon—goals that could not be reached independently.

So what kinds of people end up making it big on Twitch? As there are more than 1.5 million broadcasters, most argue that it’s difficult to set themselves apart from all the other streamers.

For Lee, it’s his talent at the game and interaction with his chat. For others, it’s their outgoing personalities, or their gamer rage when they lose, or the fact that people can watch them and laugh all day.

There’s certainly no equation for becoming big on Twitch, but there are a multitude of different personalities that people watch for various reasons.

Some streamers such as ProSyndicate or CaptainSparklez have around a million followers, not to mention thousands of subscribers, averaging over 50,000 viewers while playing games such as Call of Duty or Counterstrike. Others are female streamers, such as OMGitsfirefoxx and LegendaryLea, who both hold viewer counts in the thousands while playing games like Minecraft, H1Z1 and Hearthstone.

But streaming isn’t as easy as it sounds.

According to Lee, it’s much more than sitting at a computer and playing video games.

“I sacrifice a lot for it,” Lee says. “Food.

I’ve skipped meals to keep my viewer count up. I don’t really go out anymore. I think I went out once last semester. But that’s part of having dreams—you’ve got to sacrifice things for them.”

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f Baseball City CEO Michael J. Principe had his way, the Scottsdale event will be synonymous with Spring Training.

“One thing that we’re really interested in doing is making this a must-attend event,” says Principe, calling from Manhattan.

“We’re interested in having Baseball City just engrained in the community.

When people think baseball and Spring Training, they think Scottsdale and Baseball City.”

Admission is free for Baseball City, which boasts appearances by Arizona Diamondbacks Aaron Hill and A.J. Pollock, San Francisco Giants outfielder Angel Pagan, and 1991 Hall of Fame inductees Ferguson Jenkins and Gaylord Perry, among others.

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Baseball City’s highlights include: • Clinics and panel discussions with current and former baseball stars.

• Home Run Derby Field.

• Steal Home Competition.

• Speed Pitch Competition.

• Player photo opportunities.

• Player clinics and appearances.

Pollock, who suffered a right broken hand last season after being struck by a pitch by Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto, says he expects this to be a good time.

“It’s great,” he says. “Any time you can teach baseball

to kids, or people are interested in seeing you and learning about the game, it’s always good. It’s cool to have Spring Training in Arizona.”

Spring Training and events like Baseball City allow fans the opportunity meet players, something that’s a little more difficult once the season begins, the outfielder says.

As for the best advice he can give to kids at Baseball City: “Just enjoy it.” Pollock was a multisport player and eventually chose baseball when others became boring.

Principe is excited about Baseball City’s return to Scottsdale.

“For us, we’re trying to bring a unique opportunity to baseball fans,” he says.

“It’s going to be a celebration of all things baseball. We’re going to have booths where folks can engage with vendors, interactive games, meet and greets, former and current baseball players, music and food trucks.”

Like Pollock, the rest of the players are looking forward to Baseball City, Principe explains.

“They enjoy coming,” he says. “It’s one of the more fun events. There’s going to be a whiffle ball derby area.

I wouldn’t be surprised if an impromptu game breaks out between the players and fans. Overall, it’s going to be a really fun thing to participate in.”

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Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 602.379.2000, talkingstickresortarena.com, Monday, March 21, 7 p.m., prices vary MMA Championship: Gaethje vs. Palomino This is a massive match for MMA fans, and it’s happening right in our backyard! Headliner Justin Gaethje remains undefeated, but Luis “Baboon” Palomino is ready to challenge Gaethje for his title. Who will come out as the victor between the two? Can Palomino deliver Gaethje his first loss? We’ll find out soon!

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Student Voices >>> Finding your motivation is easier than you’d think

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Hayli Metter • College Times

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ately I’ve been struggling with selfaccountability. And by lately, I mean the past few years.

Life can be exhausting. I am a college senior who is taking not only a full course load, but also have an internship, a job, a nannying gig, and attempt to juggle seeing my boyfriend every so often while praying for more than five hours of sleep each night. Priorities fall to the backburner more often than I’d like to admit, like eating well and exercising, and balancing my main priorities over luxuries.

But that’s no excuse, however much I wish it was.

The scary thing about falling into this phase, a phase I have deemed “the slump,” is that it doesn’t happen suddenly. It slowly creeps up on you. So slowly that you don’t even realize it’s happening until it’s too late. Your energy is zapped, sleeping in has become the norm, and suddenly the gym just isn’t on your list of priorities anymore.

Instead of cooking dinner tonight you’re ordering pizza, the laundry is still on anoth-

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er “tomorrow” to-do list, and you’re looking longingly back at your beach pictures from freshman year when you realize your jeans won’t button anymore. You just don’t care.

So how do you fix it? How do you start to care again? The cure is a lot simpler than you’d think. Wake up!

Make the choice to turn your life around, get your priorities in order, and get yourself together. Make the conscious decision to cook clean meals for the week, to keep your bathroom organized, and to do the laundry just like you promised yourself.

Find your motivation. The only person who can save you from yourself is you. Believe it or not, your life won’t magically repair itself overnight.

Organize the opportunity costs of the multiple things you’re juggling. Is it worth it to sleep in that extra ten minutes if it means you’ll be late to class (again)? Is it really worth it to play that extra game of League of Legends if it means blowing off the gym another time? Or do you think you’d feel better going to bed early

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the next night, doing your work when it’s assigned, and setting aside time each day to wind down and relax?

It’s not easy, but it can be done. Fight your way out of the plunge you’ve taken.

Encourage yourself and believe that you

can do it. Because ultimately, when you want it bad enough, you start to find your long lost motivation a lot faster than you’d think when you’ve decided enough is enough of the slump.

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The monthly battle royale between two stubborn people born 60 years apart

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Debate: Has pop culture changed for better or worse?

Dear Young Punk, Popular culture sure ain’t what is used to be—far, far from it.

First As a reference point, Words: let’s use the year 1965 and compare it to today. Since you had not yet arrived on the planet Earth fifty years ago, let me set the stage for you: It had only been two years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Lyndon Baines Johnson was in the White House, there was still a military draft, and the war in Vietnam was escalating.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leads a civil rights march in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery; the Higher Education Act of 1965 is signed into law providing lowinterest loans for college students; Russian cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov, becomes the first person to walk in space; and it was the first year that health warnings appeared on packs of cigarettes, costing 35 cents.

In a miscellany of history etched into the pages of 1965, it was the year that the lion of WWII, Winston Churchill, dies, but Elvis and The Beatles are still going strong, and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” premieres on television; at the movies, the James Bond film “Thunderball” debuts in the U.S., along with the epic “Dr. Zhivago” and the melodically sweeping “The Sound of Music.”

Now, let me tell you what was not in the year 1965.

There was no Internet, no personal computers, no laptops, no cell phones, no iPhones, no Facebook, no texting, no Twittering, no Kindles, and we actually had to get out of our chairs to change television channels or adjust the volume.

The closest thing to “social media” back then was the telephone, the kind you plug into the wall. We also had our own version of Facebook, which meant that we actually met with someone face-to-face, engaging in conversations that were not shared with a passing parade of strangers.

No question that technology has jumped light years ahead within the past half century, producing especially phenomenal advances in medicine, transportation,

communications and in every other field of human endeavor.

But not all of it is beneficial.

Take that electronic marvel that seems to be surgically implanted in your hands, Young Punk. I see you and people everywhere staring at, tapping at, listening to, and otherwise immersed in their palm-held digital device and totally oblivious of their immediate surroundings, walking, talking and even driving attached to their electronic umbilical cord like roaming zombies.

You are I call the “Looking Down Generation.” Your focus is too narrow, that you live in an artificial universe of words, graphics and numbers on a miniature screen as the real world passes you by.

This heads-down obsession with little machines is one of the major cultural shifts from the way it was a half century ago.

You “Looking Downers” don’t realize that as you embrace social media you are also surrendering your personal privacy in ways you can’t imagine, with consequences you will never be able to reverse.

As for your music, Young Punk, it’s world’s apart from what the Old Fart was listening to in the mid-60’s. The big difference is that in those days you actually had to have singing or instrumental talent to succeed as a performer. Most of what’s heard today is mediocre voices and halfbaked musicians whose performances rely entirely on sophisticated electronics and not any inherent musical ability.

The worst of it is rap or hip-hop music, with its foul-mouthed lyrics that are not only distasteful but often barbaric, such as promoting the rape of women and the killing of police officers.

There’s no tenderness in your music, Young Punk, there’s nothing romantic in it, nothing inspiring, and that’s a shame because you don’t know what you’re missing.

But it’s not only the music. Our entire culture has coarsened, has become a little less polite, a little less civil, a little less humane.

Looking back at 1965, I can’t say that everything was better then. But I also can’t say that everything is better in 2015, either.

Dear Old Fart, I have to say, this is possibly your “oldest” argument yet. I agree Rebuttal: on certain points, but others are condescending, lumping the ever-scary millennial generation, touted by Big Media as the antichrist incarnate, into one big, dumb lump.

Here I am trying to destroy all that is good in the world, simply by being young.

Here I was thinking I was just a hardworking, sincere, kind person. Oh well, I guess Big Media knows me better.

Old Fart, welcome to 2015, where many young people have revere for what’s happened in the past without being stuck in it.

I’m a Led Zeppelin fan. As you know, Led Zeppelin and other classic rock bands were thoroughly wholesome. They never talked about sex or drugs. The Animals were clean-cut enough to write the lovely church hymn that became “House of the Rising Sun.” Man, I wish kids these days would write things like that. Too bad we’re just stuck with the inane sounds of Fleet Foxes, Sufjan Stevens, The Decemberists and other mindless artists who don’t even have the gall to use real instruments and only talk about rape and killing cops.

Now, if you’ll divert your attention to your smartphone, which will most assuredly be 1 to 2 inches in front of your face at all times, go ahead and give those artists a Google. You say there is no tenderness in my music, but you don’t know what music I listen to. You’re probably getting the ideas of what “I” listen to by—gasp!—popular media! Maybe it’s time to stop investing so much time staring into the television?

I’ll take my sarcasm hat off now, mainly because my selfie will look so much better without it. The fact of the matter is that I use my smartphone as tool. It’s my communication device, my calculator, my media player and more. The older generation stares into a television, which I’m sure they still physically change on the

set, for hours a day on end. Yet when we find entertainment in YouTube videos, it’s a sin.

The people I know who are most accidentally rude with technology aren’t my peers at all. My boyfriend’s 70-year-old father will spend the first half of a dinner checking in on Facebook and replying to the comments. My 55-year-old mother will pick up her phone during our special mother-daughter lunch to text her best friend about the minutia of her day.

Having grown up with this technology, for the most part, I know there’s a time and place for it. I was always instructed to leave my phone in my bag during classes, so I know when I have to concentrate on someone else, it’s probably not the time to be texting about my plans later that night.

Of course not all technology is good.

And the Internet isn’t wholly bad or wholly good, either, the same way the phone isn’t. The phone could be used to tell someone you love them or call in a bomb threat. The Internet is educating billions, but in its dark corners, also contains the lowest forms of humanity.

But the Internet also makes learning and communicating more accessible. The more we communicate with those unlike us, the more we can understand them.

I understand that many in your generation worry that mine isn’t getting enough face-to-face contact, but at the party I held just this past weekend, all of my friends were engaged in conversations and not looking at their phones. We did, however, arrange the whole event via Facebook.

Facebook and social media websites like it will mine your data to turn a profit.

It’s a free website and it’s not charity, so it’s up to the individual user to determine what’s important to keep under wraps.

Education about social media pitfalls should be standard from middle school and up, because it does have its dangers.

But if you only keep people you know personally on your friends list and watch what you reveal, there’s no harm in it.

But there is harm in this us versus them mentality you’ve concocted.

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Feast your eyes on the Legends Entertainment District.

Downtown entertainment hub rebrands as Legends Entertainment District Jasmine Kemper • College Times

Blake Edwards, General Manager at Legends Entertainment District, says the most memorable cities are distinguished by the culture and excitement that surrounds their downtown areas.

“Our objective is to promote downtown Phoenix as the pre-eminent destination in the Valley for business, entertainment, sports, cultural events, dining and shopping,” Edward says.

Most recently downtown was home for Super Bowl Central, one of over 700 events that are hosted in the area every year that are all easily accessible by light rail and other forms of transportation

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or years, the Downtown Phoenix area including Chase Field, CityScape, the Talking Stick Resort Arena and the Phoenix Convention Center has been an entertainment hub in the Valley. Now, the thirteen-block area has rebranded as the Legends Entertainment District.

The partnership was formed between the City of Phoenix, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Phoenix Suns and now involves CityScape and the Luhr’s Historic Building as well.

Velo Bike Shop brews its way into being more than just a bike store Jasmine Kemper • College Times

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he Velo Bike Shop and Café wants to create a communal space where downtown cyclists can not only purchase a bike, but can hang out, make friends, grab a cup of custom blend coffee and use the guest Wi-Fi. Jason Boles, owner of The Velo, says the objective is to provide customers with a relaxed atmosphere as soon as they step inside, no matter how much bicycle knowledge they have.

“I’ve always felt like bike shops should be a real social place and I think a lot of shops lack that social aspect to them,” Boles says.

His love for bicycles started in 1984.

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“The main purpose of the Legends Entertainment District is to elevate the energy and vibrancy of Downtown Phoenix via the presentation of innovative and large-scale advertising, lighting and informational displays in a combination of digital, custom and static formats,” Edwards says.

The advertisements are strategically managed by Legends to bring in revenue for the city by being visually pleasing and give downtown that distinctive big city feel.

Edwards describes the Legends Entertainment District as the “Times Square of Phoenix,” on a much smaller scale, of course, with opportunity to one day be just as successful.

“The evolution of Downtown Phoenix over the last 25 plus years as a place where people want to visit and congregate has been stunning,” Edwards says.

It is somewhere people can experience every entertainment aspect downtown has to offer in one place. Increasingly, the neighborhood is growing thanks to the initiatives of the City of Phoenix and the Downtown Phoenix Partnership.

“The introduction of the Legends Entertainment District is another element to a much larger downtown strategic vision,” Edward says.

With innovations like Legends, Phoenix

can gradually become one of the largest entertainment cities to live in and visit, he says.

Even though Legends has been around for five years, it is still fairly new and has a lot of innovative ideas to bring to the table.

“Legends is still an early stage company and our presence and role within the downtown area is still evolving,” Edwards says.

Edwards says new techniques are being brought forth to involve the businesses surrounding the District so that they can be a part of the growth as well.

“This could come in the form of a feature on our new website (legendsphx. com), a promotional message on one of our large format digital displays or a contest giveaway on one of our social media channels,” Edward says.

Phoenix is a combination of subcultures that work together to bring locals a ton of activities that would not be possible without the people who want to make it a bigger and better place to live.

“We have built some tremendous alliances within the area and there are more to be developed moving forward,” Edwards says.

France on TV and was instantly fascinated with it.

“I bought my first bike with money from a garage sale my mom let me have with all her stuff,” Boles says, “I think I raised just a little over $300 and my first bike was a campy 12-speed, which was really swanky stuff back then.”

He recently moved to downtown after living in Tempe, and coming from a city with a heavy bike shop presence, he noticed a lack of them in the downtown Phoenix neighborhoods, which prompted the idea for Velo.

“We looked at buildings like Roosevelt Point, and you can’t build character into a brand new building. It’s hard to build off of concrete walls and floors,” Boles says.

What sets The Velo apart from other places is its café element. They currently have coffee available and expect to have beer and wine behind the counter in the next month or two.

They are working on their own “house blend,” and will have espresso and pour over. The café will also double as a bar

and will house craft brews and wine from all over the United States, Boles says.

“We don’t deal with anybody that doesn’t have a local Arizona or U.S. presence,” Boles says.

“The business philosophy in the company is ‘local first.’ That eliminated some of the other manufacturers, even from our bicycle lines, basically because the bullying tactics that some of the larger manufacturers use,” Boles says.

To maintain the theme of “local first,”different paintings will be displayed in the shop featuring local artists every two months.

All in all, the top priority for The Velo is to be active in community they represent.

“I don’t want you to come in and see the same things you see in every other bike shop in town. I want you to have a whole different experience when you walk in,” Boles says.

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ight now, if you want to live in the heart of Downtown Phoenix, your options would be low-income apartments, pricy luxury condos, high rises or historic homes.

However, StarkJames LLC, a modern architecture and contracting firm in Scottsdale, is presenting Phoenix inhabitants with a unique housing project that is not only low-cost, but is also the definition of sustainable architecture, created with overseas shipping containers.

Sixteen repurposed containers will transform into eight 740-square-foot apartments for residents on Grand Avenue no later than June of this year. Although there have been other housing developments like this in the United States, this is the first market-priced multi-family project in the country, making them affordable for renters looking for trendy city living.

The news of these one-bedroom containers instantly grabbed the attention of potential renters when the firm posted a Craigslist ad for them in January. Since then, the waiting list has grown to 105 people for just eight apartments.

Kathleen Santin, one of the investors on the project, says she was surprised that the people who were interested in renting the apartments were actually young professionals between the ages of 25 and 35 years old, and she wanted to know why.

“They loved the idea of something that is creative, innovative and different,” Santin says.

Also, some of prospective residents were holding off on purchasing a home because their student loans significantly dropped their credit scores, making it more difficult to own.

Santin says there’s no doubt that there is currently a housing shortage in downtown, and even if they are at market price, they don’t necessarily have that

sleek, modern look that millennials are searching for.

“The majority of people contacting us love downtown but don’t live downtown. I just think there’s a shift in the generation.

People don’t want to be in the suburbs anymore,” Santin says.

The contemporary apartments will include huge windows, a washer and dryer, bathroom, storage, kitchen, bedroom and insulation to keep the containers cool.

Using recycled containers to build is a smart investment because they are cheap, heavy-duty and most of the work is already done for you.

“The construction is faster because the shell and floors are already there,” Santin says.

These containers are built to last.

Because of their durability, they will outlive many other buildings in the area because they won’t rust or wear down as easily, Santin says.

The original flooring is staying because it is made of “marine-grade plywood,” a fancy way of saying mahogany, a very resilient type of wood.

All of the boxes have a unique story to tell, so the blue paint and logos on the outside will also be preserved, making each container one-of-a-kind, Santin says.

Because of the amount of people who inquired about this alternative living location, plans to construct more of these complexes are definite.

“We absolutely think there’s going to be some continued projects in the downtown area and maybe in Tempe.

We didn’t expect people to be so excited about this. It’s a whole different generation,” Santin says.

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Arizona ‘beer bill’ would lift production limits for microbreweries Amy Edelen • Cronkite News Service

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our Peaks Brewing Co. co-owner Andy Ingram has a dilemma: If he wants to produce more beer, he might have to shut down some of his Arizona restaurants.

That’s because Arizona has production caps for microbreweries, and Ingram’s business is inching closer to that cap.

If Tempe-based Four Peaks—or any microbrewery—generates more than 40,000 barrels of beer a year per location, it has to register as a producer.

With a producer license, Four Peaks could then brew an unlimited amount of beer, but could not operate restaurants.

“It seems like we are being punished for our success,” he says.

State Sen. Kelli Ward, R-Lake Havasu City, pays she wants to helps businesses like Four Peaks.

Ward introduced SB 1030, dubbed the Arizona Beer Bill, to raise the production limit for microbreweries while allowing them to keep their restaurants and workforce.

Ward says she sponsored the bill because it stimulates Arizona’s economy by creating jobs, and it rewards the success of microbreweries.

“The craft brewing industry itself has grown about 15 percent per year over the last decade,” she says. “That’s huge. It’s had about a $1.2 billion impact on the economy already, and so I want to see that continue. From farmers to factory workers, from truck drivers to tavern own-

ers, beer puts Arizonans to work.”

The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild and the Beer and Wine Distributors of Arizona drafted the bill, which has support from 57 breweries and 11 distributors.

Ingram says the goal of the bill is to clarify what happens next for microbreweries, and his main concern is keeping his employees.

The company employs 300 people, and its decade-old north Scottsdale restaurant generates $7 to 8 million in revenue per year, he says.

“If we have to close that down, we’ll lose that dream of having this really cool kind of community gathering place,” he says.

However, the bill has some opposition.

Officials with the Arizona Wine and Spirits Wholesale Association, which represents three wine and spirit distributors, says the bill could affect the integrity of the state’s three-tier licensing system.

Now, businesses must obtain a license as a microbrewery, producer or distributor.

Lawyer Don Isaacson, who represents the association, says the growth of microbreweries like Four Peaks and SanTan Brewing Company could create a monopoly in the craft-beer industry.

“It’s likely that when you go to any

restaurant, you are going to find either or both SanTan or Four Peaks product,” he says. “Four Peaks has pushed the limit. It’s hard to argue that they are a brewpub any more. They are becoming a major player.”

He says other major producers can’t operate restaurants.

“In essence, (Four Peaks was) incubated,” he says. “They were shielded from the rest of the industry while they grew.”

Isaacson, along with Sen. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, plan to introduce their own bill, which would raise the cap to roughly 160,000 barrels, while allowing restaurants to remain open.

“What we want to do is promote the true microbrewery, the small guy,” he says. “We don’t want a haphazard system, we want an orderly system.”

Ward says she doesn’t think the two breweries anticipated they would reach producer status so fast in their careers.

“I really do not think that it’s right to have these restaurants that are employing people have to … fire people just because they were successful,” she says.

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rank Marino has spent 30 years bringing celebrity female impersonators to the Las Vegas Strip in Divas Starring Frank Marino. Sure, he has fond memories in Sin City, but he’s jacked to return to Arizona.

“Oh my gosh, I can’t wait,” Marino says via telephone from his Las Vegas home. “We were there four years ago.

We performed in the Celebrity Theatre and it was one of the most amazing shows we’ve done in the last 30 years.

“The people were so into it and ready to have a good time. The whole cast and I both enjoyed ourselves so much.”

For two nights—Friday, February 27, and Saturday, February 28—The Showroom at Talking Stick audiences will see Marino and his team of celebrity female impersonators transform into the likes of Madonna, Cher, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. Marino takes on the late Joan Rivers and serves as the night’s emcee.

The Rivers bit is something that’s important to Marino, who attended her funeral and Shiva.

“She was like a family member,” Marino says. “Her passing was a great shock, of course. The way she passed— unnecessarily—was really a shame. She had so much life and energy. She was a powerhouse.”

While attending the Shiva, he asked Rivers’ daughter, Melissa, if he should

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take the part out of the show. She told him that he is the perfect person to pay tribute to her mom.

“I open the show with a tribute to the late Joan Rivers and I just warm up the audience. There’s a big Vegas-type opening,” he says.

“I warm everybody up and I bring out all the famous ladies that you’ve seen on the Las Vegas. Everybody from the younger people—Britney, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry—to the staples, Diana Ross, Cher and Madonna. There’s a little something for everybody, literally everybody from prom kids to senior citizens.”

That applies to audience members who, maybe, just weren’t that thrilled about heading to the show.

“Men get dragged there—no pun intended—by their wives,” Marino says with a laugh. “But the men end up having a better time. My show is slightly blue but not dirty.

The music is the soundtrack to everybody’s lives. In between all these famous ladies, I come out as my femme fatale character. I wear all the beautiful Bob Mackie gowns.

They get a little fashion show along with it.

It’s an hour and half party.”

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EVENTS Hughes THAT GUY Film Series, In celebration of February birthday boy John Hughes, FilmBar is putting on a great series featuring a fan favorite—“The Breakfast Club.” Flash back to the five unlikely high school students faced with detention and watch their friendships form while enjoying a drink or two in front of the big screen.

FilmBar, 815 N. Second Street, Phoenix, 602.595.9187, thefilmbarphx.com, through Thursday, February 26, times and prices vary Bob Marley, No, the reggae singer sadly hasn’t returned from the dead, but a comedian with the same name is in town to provide laughter to one and all. He’s one of the most soughtafter comedians, having been featured on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” and more. He’ll be in town for a weeklong special event, and although he might not be the historical singer, he’s surely on his way to making history. Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Drive, Tempe, 480.921.9877, tempeimprov.com, Thursday, February 26 through Sunday, March 1, times vary, $20 Prentice Powell, It’s not often that spoken word artists make major performances in the Valley, so Prentice Powell’s arrival in the desert is a notable one. Having performed in places ranging from San Francisco to London to South Africa, he’s a well-travelled artist who can preach about love and life—a gift he humbly shares with the world. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main Street, Mesa, 480.644.6500, mesaartscenter.com, Friday, February 27, 7:30 p.m., $22 Dwayne Perkins, An east coast native featured on some of the biggest late night talk shows, Dwayne Perkins is no newbie to the world of entertainment. He’ll be performing after an improv class that’s being hosted Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., so for all you inspiring comedians, now’s your chance to get some practice in before watching one of the best! Otherwise, sit back and relax while enjoying a well-deserved laugh. The Comedy Spot, 7117 E. Third Avenue, Scottsdale, 480.945.4422, thecomedyspot.net, Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28, times vary, prices vary FUSION: Three Views/One Collection, Some of the most talented ceramics faculty members are showing off their talents at this special event on ASU’s campus. Twenty-two works will be featured at this exhibit, showing off the personal expressions and talents of the artists themselves. It’s a great event for art fans looking for a funky alternative to the regular

museum. ASU Art Museum Brickyard, Ceramics Research Center, 699 S. Mill Avenue, Suite 108, Tempe, 480.965.2787, asuevents.asu.edu, Saturday, February 28, 11 a.m., free America Loves Bacon Festival, The title speaks for itself. What better event to go ham than one featuring excessive amounts of bacon?! There will be entertainment, VIP access, and even a bacon eating contest. This is starting to sound more and more like a dream event! Various vendors will be featured along with music and beer to accompany, so all you pork lovers better come hungry. Rawhide Western Town, 5700 W. North Loop Road, Chandler, 480.502.5600, americalovesbacon.com, Saturday, February 28, 1 p.m., $25 Nederlands Dans Theater 2, The most talented of its kind, the Nederlands Dans Theater 2 features the cream of the crop in dance.

Originating in the Hague in the Netherlands, young dancers go through a multitude of auditions to be cast in this series, then travel and perform around the globe as a group. Revel in some of the best young talent on the planet at this event! Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, 480.499.8687, scottsdaleperformingarts.org, Saturday, February 28, 8 p.m., prices vary Festival of the New Oil, No, we don’t mean the kind of oil you put in your truck, we mean the tasty kind. Olive oil! Queen Creek Olive Mill is hosting a month-long event featuring different tastings, music, and other special events to celebrate their “Olio Nuovo.” Events range from happy hour specials to complimentary wine tastings. Put your fancy shoes on because this one sounds both upscale and delicious! Queen Creek Olive Mill, 25062 S. Meridian Road, Queen Creek, 480.888.9290, queencreekolivemill.com, Saturday, February 7 through Sunday, March 1, times vary, prices vary La Gran Fiesta: A Celebration of Latin and Hispanic Culture, Arizona is one of the most culturally rich states, and now is the time to celebrate that fact. La Gran Fiesta is in its fifth year of celebration, featuring live Latin music, dancing, arts and crafts, and other activities for the whole family. Don’t come on a full stomach, either, because there will be plenty of food, and we all know how great authentic Hispanic food can be! Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, 480.499.8687, scottsdaleperformingarts.org, Sunday, March 1, 12 p.m., free

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Jessimae Peluso, This Syracuse native is bringing her in-your-face humor to the Tempe Improv. Peluso is rising to the top of the comedy world with regular appearances on MTV’s “Girl Code” and “Failosophy.” She has also been on “The Tyra Banks Show,” “The Bethenny Show” and “Chelsea Lately,” to name a few. Known as “one of the funniest comedians to follow on Twitter,” Peluso even has her own weekly comedy show in New York called “Comedy Punch.” This outspoken humorist is bringing her New York attitude to Tempe and surely has some interesting stories to tell. Tempe Improv, 930 E. University Drive, Tempe, 480.921.9877, tempeimprov.com, Thursday, March 5, through, Sunday, March 8, times vary, $20 Jerry Seinfeld, This comedian is best known for starring as a version of himself on the show “Seinfeld.” The Emmy-winning comedy produced nine laugh-out-loud seasons and is an iconic comedy of the ‘90s.

In his stand-up, he focuses on everyday life situations and finds humor in how humans interact with each other. The actor, comedian, writer and producer will show us how it’s done on March 6 when he returns to Phoenix. Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.379.2800, comericantheatre.com, Friday, March 6, 7 p.m., $49-$150 Emerge, “The Future of Choices and Values” is the theme for Arizona State University’s Emerge 2015. This event encourages minds from different areas of expertise to think of new ways of questioning life and the choices we make. Artists, designers, scientists, engineers and more will demonstrate this throughout the day with events like theatrical performances, games and dances.

Emerge wants us to create “the future we hope for, rather than one we dread.” It’s a perfect way to fuel interesting conversation, since all the participants are from different walks of life. Create a fairytale with LEGO,

think of new inventions, dance with robots and more! SkySong Innovation Center, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480.884.1860, emerge.asu.edu, Friday, March 6, 3 p.m. to 12 a.m., free Simply EPIK, Simply Three and EPIK Dance Company combine their talents to create Simply EPIK, a show that blends refined classic style with modern street fusion. Simply Three is a string trio that uses the bass, violin and cello to perform popular songs while EPIK Dance Company busts out some cool dance moves with original choreography and entertainment. Watch as these performers use music and movement to create a story like no other. Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Street, Mesa, 480.644.6500, mesaartscenter.com, Friday, March 6, through, Sunday, March 7, 7:30 p.m., $30 Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporaneo, Vasco Wellenkamp and Grace Barroso founded Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporaneo in 1997. Since then, the internationallyacclaimed contemporary dance troupe has appeared in several international theaters around the world. Now, they will perform Vasco’s new dance, Fado in this striking performance. Transport yourself to the streets of Portugal as you experience the beauty of this lyrical dance at the Virginia G. Piper Theater. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, 480.499.8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org, Friday, March 6, 8 p.m., $39-$49 Arizona Filmmaker Showcase, FilmBar will showcase local movies made every month to celebrate and promote the film community in Arizona. During this event, local filmmakers will have the chance to talk about their films and the work that was put into them. It’s a chance for them to be recognized for their hard work! The March films include “Focus,” “The Spirit of Sedona” and “Robots Among Us.” Enjoy beer or wine, grab some popcorn, watch some movies and support your community at the same time. FilmBar, 815 N. Second Street, Phoenix, 602.595.9187. thefilmbarphx. com, Saturday, March 7, 9 p.m., $9 Arizona Derby Dames Playoffs, The Arizona Derby Dames will be closing out their 10th season, and expect it to get brutal. Four teams will battle it out to see who will make it to the playoffs, where only the best of the best beat-down beauties will survive. After the bout, follow the Dames to Phoenix’s Steele Horse Saloon for an after party. Arizona Derby Dames Hall of Dames, 2157 W. McDowell Road, Suite 118, Phoenix, azderbydames.com, Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m., $20

Getting geeky near the College Times booth.

Photo courtesy City of Tempe.

Andy Warhol: Portraits, The king of contemporary art is coming to the Phoenix Art Museum. Andy Warhol: Portraits features over 200 original portraits, drawings and paintings by the artist ranging from the 1940s to 1980s, courtesy of The Andy Warhol Museum. Come see how infamous artist was able to capture the faces of many celebrities such as Elvis and Marilyn Monroe with the usage of bright colors.

Get into his head with Polaroids of Warhol dressed in drag, self-portraits and family photographs. This exhibit will showcase how Warhol’s interpretation of pop culture continues to influence artists today. Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, 602.257.1222, phxart.org, Wednesday, March 4 through Sunday, June 21, times vary, $15

Geeks’ Night Out brings out the pop culture fanatic in everyone Jasmine Kemper • College Times

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repare to get nerdy with it, Tempe.

Embrace your inner geek in the most exciting way at the fourth annual Geeks’ Night Out. Arizona SciTech Festival is teaming up with the City of Tempe to bring you a “geek-tacular” mixture of all things science, technology, engineering, arts, math and more.

The event takes place on March 5 at Tempe City Hall from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is free to the public. This family-friendly experience celebrates the growth and education of new technological advances in Tempe.

Schools and businesses from all around the community will be in attendance presenting displays and hands-on activities for others to expand their knowledge about the scientific world. It’s a great way to learn about our growing industrialized world and to support the community at the same time. Check out some engineered robots, wacky science experiments, cool inventions and learn some things about science that you may not known before.

Along with science, there is also a pop culture side to the event. Last year there were over 40 free things to do and the goal is to have even more in 2015.

Interactive booths will include activities, games and merchandise for all ages to enjoy. Live geek-themed music and entertainment will set the scene for a night of sci-fi and pop culture discovery.

Many of the attendees will be dressed in their best cosplay, so remember to snap a picture with your favorite superhero or pop culture icon. Comic book artists will also be in attendance to sign comic books and graphic novels, and goods are also available for purchase. Some of last year’s featured artists included Meghan O’Connell, Denny Riccelli and Allen Amis.

Geeks’ Night Out is also great preparation for the Phoenix Comic Con this May. The Endless and Phoenix Comic Con are working together to bring you a photo booth and a costume contest for the Best Adult Costume and Best Kid Costume.

Each winner will receive an all-day event four pack to the Phoenix Comic Con, so get ready to show off your best Princess Leia, Doctor Who, or Batman in style and win some cool prizes along the way.

GEEKS’ NIGHT OUT Tempe City Hall, 31 E. Fifth Street, Tempe, 480.815.0227, tempe.gov/ geeks, Thursday, March 5, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., free

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Nightlife IN THE CLUBS 3LAU @ Maya Day + Nightclub American DJ and 24-year-old performer 3LAU is headed to Scottsdale this March, and you single ladies out there better be ready to swoon over more than just his music, because he’s got the looks to match. Having performed at festivals like Electric Zoo and others, 3LAU is on his A-game with some of the best fresh music in the industry, and now he’s headed to Maya.

Maya Day + Nightclub, 7333 E. Indian Plaza, Scottsdale, 480.625.0528, mayaclubaz.com, Friday, March 6, 9 p.m., $15 Electric Dreams Festival @ The Pressroom The epitome of electronic dance music has finally arrived in Arizona! Showcasing top talent like Alex Dreams, Astronomar, Lucky Date and more, this is going to be one of the biggest events in the valley for EDM fans. Can’t make it to Tomorrowland this year? No worries. This festival will hold you over.

The Pressroom, 441 W. Madison Street, Phoenix, 602.396.7136, pressroomrestaurant.com, Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m., prices vary

Marcus Schultz

Nervo @ Maya Day + Nightclub Resident DJ’s in Las Vegas’ Hakkasan nightclub, Nervo is no stranger to performing for rowdy audiences, which Maya is always guaranteed to have.

They’ve been featured with artists such as Steve Aoki, R3hab and more on various tracks, and are a duo of two chicks that will be sure to have you on your feet the whole night.

Maya Day + Nightclub, 7333 E. Indian Plaza, Scottsdale, 480.625.0528, mayaclubaz.com, Friday, March 13, 9 p.m., prices vary Sander Kleinenberg @ Monarch Theatre Dutch DJ and record producer Sander Kleieberg is coming all the way from Europe for all you people who are ready to party. Don’t sweat it—he’s travelled all over the globe giving an earful of great beats and a great time to those who listen, so we know you won’t be disappointed. Be ready for drinks, dancing and lots of singing along at this show!

Monarch Theatre, 122 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, 602.456.1991, monarchtheatre.com, Saturday, March 14, 9 p.m., prices vary Oliver Heldens @ Maya Day + Nightclub We’ve never been to the Netherlands, but it sure does seem to produce some pretty great talent.

After remixing label-mate Martin Garrix’s hit “Animals,” Rotterdam-native Oliver Heldens has not only produced some great music, but also premiered at No. 34 on DJ Magazine’s Top 100 DJs list. If anything like the rest of the Dutch talent we’ve seen, you can expect a night of great music.

Maya Day + Nightclub, 7333 E. Indian Plaza, Scottsdale, 480.625.0528, mayaclubaz.com, Friday, March 20, 9 p.m., $20

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up all night Lyle Maxson • College Times

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ho ever wants to go home when the music stops at 2 a.m.? Most grudgingly drag there feet through the front door, not ready to step back onto the street and regain their sense of reality.

The good news is, that doesn’t always have to be the case. Markus Schultz will play an extended set next Saturday, February 28 at Monarch Theatre in Downtown Phoenix.

Rarely do you hear about an artist willing to play after hours, especially someone with the prestige of Markus Shultz, who constantly tours around the world playing at the biggest festivals on the planet. To top it off, Monarch Theatre is known for its intimate, electric setting,

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perfect for a long night with some feel good music.

The show starts at 9 p.m., though I’m guessing he wont even consider going on ‘til midnight, but once he is, who knows how long he will crank out the trance music he is so well know for. He has been all over the Top 100 DJ Magazine DJ list for years, and currently hails from Miami, Florida. Surprisingly enough, he was a local for some time and held residence at The Works in Downtown Phoenix for seven years in his early days, where he really developed his style.

Rumor has it that there will be an after party, continuing from his extended set, which means he could officially end his show around 5 a.m. or 6 a.m., and there might still be an after-after party! Sounds like Red Bull will be

making higher than average profit margins that night.

We’re half expecting the after party to be after hours set with pancakes, eggs and something soft to lay on.

We would recommend a solid nap before going out—energy drinks work, but not for eight hours of dancing. Let the bass thumps and trance melodies lift you to another realm. See you there!

MARCUS SCHULTZ Monarch Theatre, 122 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, relentlessbeats.com, Saturday, February 28, 9 p.m., $20

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Antique Sugar makes what’s old cool again Jasmine Kemper • College Times

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est friends Sarah Bingham and Annamarie Sanchez have been thrifting since as long as they can remember. So the decision to open up a vintage shop together came as no surprise.

Bingham recalls picking up thrifting from Sanchez and her mother.

“Thrift shopping has just been an obsession since high school. We’ve known each other forever so we started to get a lot of stuff and started selling on eBay and then eventually we got a space in an antique mall, and then we opened a shop,” Bingham says.

The quaint shop, tucked away in the heart of the Melrose District, is stocked to the brim with a massive collection of vintage clothes ranging from the 1920s to 1980s.

They have been buying and selling vintage clothes for around 15 years, and opened Antique Sugar in October 2010.

Everything about the shop screams color, from the clothes to the name. It wasn’t their first choice, but you could say it was fate.

“We were refurbishing an old Coke machine and had to pry it open because we didn’t have the keys to the locks,” Bingham says. “As soon as we opened it, it was just

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this overwhelming smell of old sugar. Then we decided that was the name of our vintage shop, the name was Old Sugar.”

After finding out the name was already registered, the two agreed on Antique Sugar, and it’s been the name ever since.

Luck was definitely on their side when choosing the location for the store. It just so happened that there was a vintage store closing at the same time they were looking for somewhere to set up shop.

“This location chose us. We walked in and offered to buy all of the leftover inventory and then that conversation turned into taking over the lease,” Bingham says.

Antique Sugar carries any wearable item imaginable, be it dresses, hats, jewelry, men’s clothing, gloves, purses and more.

The items come from a variety of sources like estate sales and markets, but some of the best treasures are found where you least expect them.

“If somebody has a rack of clothing on the side of the road, I’m going to stop and look at it,” Bingham says. “People throw away the most incredible things. You just have to go looking for them.”

The customers that come into the shop range from all ages. Even though originally they thought it would be mostly college kids.

“We get elementary school kids that

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are shopping for costumes for a play, high schoolers for prom, college kids just because they dig it, and even older people will just come in and reminisce about what they used to have,” she says.

Vintage clothing might still be relevant today because of the quality, Bingham says. Dresses in the shop over 60 years old are in amazing condition.

“If you buy something at Forever 21, you can wear it once and then you have to throw it away,” Bingham says. “This stuff is just designed to last.”

The fashion industry is constantly being reinvented, but Bingham says everything is on a cycle, which keeps vintage clothes alive and popular despite its age.

“Anything that’s on the runway now has been done at least five times before. If it was fashionable once, it’s probably going to be fashionable again,” Bingham says.

The definition of vintage is also up to the individual. Clothing is something that can be shared to express individuality in all generations. With all the different styles, there is something out there for every fashionista.

“I’m totally open to more people dressing in this stuff, like sincerely wearing it because they like it,” Bingham says.

After five years of calling Central Phoenix its home, Antique Sugar is announcing that

they will be moving to a new location in downtown Phoenix this April.

“This is where we originally wanted to be. I’m hoping people follow us when we go. I hope to get a larger audience with the dorms being right there and everything,” Bingham says.

The new location will be right south of FilmBar, on Second Street and McKinley Road, with a new “barcade” opening up next door as well.

The new shop will also bring other opportunities.

“We want to get an ice cream truck and actually peruse to flea markets and roll racks out and have the store inside the truck basically,” she says. “Also, I’ve always wanted to sell vintage candy because, you know, ‘Antique Sugar,’ we should have candy in the shop.”

Bingham says they have more ideas than imaginable but there are only two of them. Every day is a new chance to learn more and get better at what they do.

“I just want to have the best collection… but I’m sure everybody says that.”

ANTIQUE SUGAR 724 W. Indian School Road, Phoenix, 602.277.5765, antiquesugar.wix.com/antique-sugar

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Warm up your winter wardrobe by springing into style Jasmine Kemper • College Times

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t’s that awkward time of the year when the weather starts to feel like Katy Perry’s song “Hot N Cold.” The weather just can’t seem to decide if winter is over or if spring is beginning.

This can be confusing when deciding how to dress for your day. The morning is warm, the afternoon is hot and the evening is still chilly. So how do transition your wardrobe between these seasons without breaking the bank? Here are some clothing options you can play with.

Bottoms Trade in those dark, winter clothes for springy colors! Colored pants are great way to start dressing for spring without having to prematurely break out the shorts. The bright hues will bring a pop of color to your wardrobe, and they can be worn with a simple crop top or a flowy blouse for that perfect amount of warm and cool. Mustard and mint tones are always in for spring, so invest in a cute pair to warm up your wardrobe.

Mustard Colored Skinny Jeans. DinamitJeans, $17

Tops It’s time to part with that winter jacket you’ve been wearing for months.

Covers, kimonos or light cardigans are perfect for this time of year. These are extremely versatile and can be mixed and matched. For those days that get warm in the afternoon, it can easily be taken off and won’t get in the way as much as a jacket would. Or wear it over a camisole, just in case it gets cold later on. To top it off, they are full of fun prints, materials and textures that can be combined with all sorts of pieces.

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Chelsea Hansen is wearing a

Alia Amoudi is wearing a skirt from Wet Seal, top from Pitaya and a purse from Forever 21.

Jennifer Lee is wearing shoes from

dress from Charlotte Russe and shoes from Wet Seal.

necklace from Express, top from unifclothing.com, shorts from Buckle and shoes from Nordstrom.

Pom Pom Kimono Jacket Classic Navy. Target, $23

Shoes Sometimes trends from the previous season can be tweaked to fit the next one. It may be too warm for long winter boots, but that doesn’t mean you have to get rid of them entirely!

Ankle boots allow you to hang on to that wintery feeling Side Zip Bootie. without all the bulk. They can be worn with cuffed jeans, a American Eagle, dress or even shorts (perhaps alongside a cardigan). If you $60 feel like it is warm enough for sandals, opt for embellished ones! Sure, flip flops are cheaper, but they break faster and don’t make as big of a statement. Sandals like these ones from Kohl’s are reasonably priced and have a pop of color and sparkle that provide that extra oomph.

Accessories Just like everything else on this list, this is a version of a winter item that can be transferred into spring. Just make sure it is lightweight so that your neck doesn’t get too hot during the day. Scarves in spring are more of an accessory than they are a piece of warm clothing. With that being said, experiment with them! Bright colors are always a good choice, but there are also floral prints and geometric designs that will add a little something to your outfit.

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Local Wishlist: The Madison Vibe Hayli Metter • College Times

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he Madison Vibe is not only new in the Tempe area, but it also brings a theme of fresh, cutting edge style with both its chic look and unbeatable performance. A cycling club that’s more like a nightclub, it features a room full of bikes for people to work out with upbeat music, flashing disco black lights,

4 58 58 pm Put the Party Between Your Legs, $42

5two3 Headbands, $26

and sometimes even a DJ. The clothes and accessories they feature upon entering, mainly the brand 5two3, are along the same modern and trendy vibes as their classes, offering colors and cuts for everyone across the board.

THE MADISON VIBE 149 S. Farmer Avenue, Tempe, 480.967.0835, themadisonvibe.com

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onny “2 Bags” Wickersham vividly recalls the first time he heard the 1990 album, Social Distortion.

“I remember what I was doing and what street I was driving down when I actually heard some demos or rough mixes before it came out,” says Wickersham.

The rhythm guitarist was driving down Brookhurst Street in Huntington Beach, California, when he heard the collection that features the songs “Story of My Life” and “Ball and Chain.”

“I was friends with the band and everything,” Wickersham explains. “In so many ways it was such a jump forward in the sound of the band. The whole quality of the recording was like the band really kind of evolved from (1998’s) Prison Bound to that record. I felt it was really strong.”

At the time, Wickersham was just good friends with the California-bred band. He joined Social D after founding guitarist Dennis Danell died from a

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reported brain aneurysm in 2000.

This year celebrates the 25th anniversary of the album Social Distortion. In Europe, Social Distortion is scheduled to play the collection from front to back. Wickersham says the Mike Ness-fronted rockabilly-inspired band just may do that here, as well, when it kicks off Arizona Bike Week festivities at WestWorld at 9 p.m.

Wednesday, March 25.

“When we do things like that, what it means is that there are songs that we never play that we’re going to throw in the set,” Wickersham says. “In a sense, it’s like playing new songs. It’s not really a challenge. You just have to learn the song and play it, just practice it a couple times.”

Social Distortion’s last album was 2011’s Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, an album that reached No. 4 on The Billboard 200 albums chart.

Wickersham explains the band is in the very preliminary stages of recording a new album.

“We’ve got a handful of songs that we’ve been messing around with,” he says. “We sort of find grooves at soundchecks and mess with them a little bit. We’re starting to collect these ideas.

At some point, Mike will pick the best ones and we’ll continue to work on those, hone them in and get them finished for the record. We’ve been talking about the direction we’d like to take on this record.

We’re not going in, like, next week to start working with it.”

Wickersham says he is constantly writing material, whether it is for Social D or for himself. He co-wrote several songs with Ness for Social Distortion’s albums Sex, Love and Rock ’n’ Roll (2004) and Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011). He says that, being a sideman, he usually writes songs that he hopes the singer will like. At this point, it’s not hard to do.

“Everybody in the band’s so experienced at this point,” he says.

“Things come together pretty quickly and pretty easily. Everybody’s got a lot of ideas. Everybody reads each other’s minds at this point, and can tell where a song needs to go—where to put a bridge, dynamically where things need to occur, what kind of dialogue needs to occur. It’s an instinctual thing at some point. When I was younger, it was very hard. We just could barely make it through the song.”

With the help of producer David Kalish, Wickersham recorded 2014’s critically acclaimed album Salvation Town. After urging Wickersham for years to make a solo record, Kalish helped the guitarist produce and iron out tunes like “Then You Stand Alone” and “Forlorn Walls.”

“It was a completely different experience,” he says. “The music’s completely different—a whole different thing in every way. It’s just great. It’s a great outlet and an opportunity for me to be able to have complete control over what I want to do creatively. I’ve never had that. It’s always been a collaboration or a compromise. It’s really good. It’s very positive, I think, and very healthy.”

SOCIAL DISTORTION AT ARIZONA BIKE WEEK WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, azbikeweek. com, Wednesday, March 25, 9 p.m., $28

POP CULTURE >>>

Freddie Duran, Isabel’s Amor, February 26, 6 p.m., Free

HOT!

Cold War Kids w/Elliot Moss, Crescent Ballroom, February 26, 8 p.m., $25 The hard-driving indie rock sound of Cold War Kids meets the alt electronic beats of Elliot Moss in this show that’ll make it hard not to shake your rocklovin’ butt off.

Cherie Cherie, The Lost Leaf, February 26, 9 p.m. Free Q Dot, Yucca Tap Room, February 26, 8 p.m., free Deep Diver (TX) w/ Deadfoxx, Day Before Plastics, I am Hologram, Rogue Bar, February 26, 9 p.m., TBD Radio Drive By Farewell Show, Crescent Ballroom, February 26, TBD AZ Songwriter Collective w/Brian Chartrand, Mat Weddle, Matthew Thornton, Jay Allan, The Rhythm Room, February 26, 7 p.m., $10 Band Oasis Showcase feat. 2 In the Chest, Riot Gear, Innocolous, Return to Zero, Club Red West, February 26, 7 p.m., $5 Beethoven, Bach & The Blue Danube Arizona Musicfest Orchestra Conducted by Robert Moody w/Orion Weiss, piano, Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, February 26, 7:30 p.m., $10-$65 Str8up, Encore Lounge, February 26, 8 p.m., TBD Hans Olson, Handlebar Pub and Grill, February 26, 8 p.m., TBD Sir Andras Schiff: Virginia G. Piper Concert Series, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, February 26, 7:30 p.m., $25-$69 The Brothers Gow w/ Banana Gun, Cactus Jack’s, February 26, TBD, free Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers w/ Harper and the Moths, Pub Rock Live, February 26, 8 p.m., $10-$12 Cherie, Cherie, Lost Leaf Bar, February 26, 5 p.m., free Carmela y Más, The Nash,

February 26, 7:30 p.m., $8 Minnow w/ Cave Sounds, Clementine, Glencove, Trunk Space, February 26, 7:30 p.m., $6 Capsize w/To The Wind, Exalt, The Nile Theatre, February 27, 6: p.m., $10-$12 Singularity w/ ENKAGED, The Alchemist AZ, Kypatia, Smile on The Sinner, Cutthroat Gorgeous, Club Red West, February 27, 6 p.m., $10-$13 Blunt Club feat. Pickster One, Fact 135, Jaba One, Last Exit Live, February 27, 9 p.m., $5 Capsize, Nile Theater, February 27, 6:30 p.m., $10$12 Bad Suns, Crescent Ballroom, February 27, 8:30 p.m., $15$18 Somethin’ Else, The Lost Leaf, February 27, 9 p.m., Free Shining Star, Encore Lounge, February 27, 9:30 p.m., TBD SESHOLLOWATERBOYZ w/ Trey Stoner, Saih, Injury Reserve, Club Red West, February 27, 7 p.m., $20 Alan Doyle, MIM Music Theatre, February 27, $33-$38 Cellphish w/Lightspeedgo, Hall 13, Pinner, Yucca Tap Room, February 27, 11:55 p.m., $5 Black Moods w/Ghetto Cowgirl, Cactus Jack’s Bar and Grill, February 27, 8 p.m., $10

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That 1 Guy guy.

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won’t deny it—I loved “Fifty Shades of Grey.” The books, that is. I read all three of them in about five minutes just because I couldn’t put them down.

That being said, it depresses me to say that I was severely disappointed with the movie. What is there to say?

That the lines copied and pasted from the book just didn’t sound the same coming from Jamie Dornan? Or that the entire theater burst into hysterical laughter once the final scene ended?

Or that Dakota Johnson and her bubbly personality and hilariously awkward responses to Dornan in the movie were really the only thing that saved it? Don’t worry—I’ve got a whole list for you as to what exactly it was that pissed me off about “Fifty Shades of Grey” the movie.

Zero spark That’s right. Zero. In the books, the second Ana and Christian step into an elevator together, there’s a palpable electric current between the two. This wasn’t even existent in the film. In fact, it almost felt like the two kind of hated each other. Talk about

BOOM! Christian’s there, all the way from Seattle, staring at her.

disheartening.

The trailer led me on I mean, how can you not have high expectations when Beyoncé is cooing a sexual version of “Crazy in Love” at in the trailer as Ana and Christian are sucking face in the elevator with Ana’s arms pinned above her head?

Glorified emotional abuse Yup, I said it. It’s been a theme amongst people protesting the film for months now, and at first I thought it was silly, given that it’s not at all the theme of the books. But once I saw the movie and the way Christian was shown toying with Ana’s emotions, I finally understood what they meant and how it was portrayed so very wrong.

Christian comes off as super creepy Christian Grey is supposed to be the most eligible bachelor in Seattle with rugged good looks, incredible charm and a net worth of billions. While the billions still exist, his charm instead comes off as creepy and stalkerish, especially when Ana is at work in Portland. As she turns a corner,

It was boring I hate having to say that, but it’s just true. Perhaps it’s because in the books there is so much more room for explanation. On screen, you only have two hours, which meant the depth of their relationship was sort of glossed over. To say that bringing the intensity of their relationship to life isn’t possible would be a lie—to those who disagree, I will humbly refer you to “The Notebook,” or any other film that has characters who you can tell are deeply in love. In “Fifty Shades,” it didn’t happen.

Jamie Dornan just wasn’t Christian Another thing I hate having to say.

The character of Christian was the one thing they absolutely had to get right, and with Dornan, they just didn’t. Perhaps it’s because he isn’t the universal image of every woman’s “dream guy,” or maybe because I could tell his Irish accent was trying so very hard to peek out behind his every word. He just wasn’t Christian, and it made me sad.

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