Boyd Coleman
iHusband, Landscape Architect, Sailor, Photographer, Comic Book Lover, Social Media Geek & Aviation Nut. Got Tiki?

Phoenix ComiCon is the signature pop culture event of the southwest, presenting guests and programming for hobbyists and fans by attracting the top segments of the comics, anime, sci-fi, film, TV, and gaming industries. Entering its tenth year, Phoenix ComiCon is expected to draw over 20,000 attendees to its May 26-29, 2011 convention held at the...

Mark your calendar! DB4 is on the horizon and it's going to be the best edition of the event yet!

))) Music by:
9:00 - 9:30 -- Johnny Dudley
9:30 - 10:00 -- Courdek
10:00 - 10:30 -- Darkness Dear Boy
10:30 - 11:00 -- Eye of Fire
11:30 - 12:00 -- Archer Wave
12:00 - close -- Rocketship 3D

))) Visual art by:
Ward "MISTER SHAPE"...

May the 4th (be with you)

This is the second annual National Star Wars Day event. Last time we made it to 4.5K
This time I am shooting for 10K!!!!
A lot of people have been asking me questions such as "where is the event?" and other things. This is not some event where you meet other Star Wars fans and do special activities. Just...

What started in 2010 as a grass-roots efforts to motivate people to get out and check in is back and now with the support of over 100 local foursquare committees around the world.

On April 16th (4 and 4 squared) foursquare users are self-organizing meetups, lectures, swarms, scavenger hunts, and much more. Foursquare users can visit 4sqday.com to...

Arizona and its communities face challenging problems with diminishing resources. How do communities do more with less? Green Infrastructure is a solution multiplier that provides cost effective solutions to many economic, social and environmental problems. All Arizona communities and businesses have a role in cultivating a healthier, more livable...

Pecha-Kucha Night Phoenix is the one place designers of all disciplines can share their latest projects, newest curiosities, insights, aspirations and flashes of brilliance; to show what they’ve done, are doing, or are psyched-up about doing next.

Pecha-Kucha, pronounced “peh-chak cha” is Japanese for chit-chat. Meaning the sound of busy...

Ignite Phoenix returns to SCPA for the first Ignite event of 2011! Planning on attending? RSVP to this event so you can receive updates and all the news you need.

World:Life:Music & Scandalesque Present a Evening of Intrigue and Delight at The Duce...

TEASE

A Scandalesque Burlesque show featuring live sexy music, singing, dancing, specialty acts and more.

Hosted by the Mistress of Tease - Blissom Booble and featuring Scandalesque Artists:

Pyrrha, Lady Fontayne, Metta Morpheus, Bella Bella, Jazz...

AMAZING ARIZONA COMIC CON is the very FIRST COMIC CON of 2011, taking place January 8th and 9th at Mesa Convention Center.

***JUST ADDED-- TODD McFARLANE-- Spawn Creator!!!***

*ROBERT KIRKMAN (Creator of Walking Dead)
*CAST MEMBERS of WALKING DEAD TV SHOW
*ROB LIEFELD (creator of Deadpool)
*JEPH LOEB (Marvel VP. Writer Hulk),
*JOE BENITEZ...

The Facebook Obsession" is the real story behind the rise of the largest social media site in the world, told through Facebook's founders, friends and foes. Correspondent Lester Holt delivers a comprehensive look at how this internet phenomenon, with half a billion users, is affecting society in ways most people are unaware of. From a...

Ignite Phoenix After Hours is the edgier, more dangerous sibling of the Ignite Phoenix events you've come to know and love. Topics presented will be R to X rated, so guests are strictly limited to 21 years of age or older.

All the info you need can be found on the website at http://www.ignitephoenixafterhours.com

Mark your calendars and make your plans, PodCamp AZ 2010 is November
20-21 at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona. The
last three years have been great, setting a high bar for yet another
must-attend event. We’ll be keeping everything that makes PCAZ so
awesome, and we have a few new ideas for 2010, which we’ll be...

Pecha-Kucha Night is the one place designers of all disciplines can share their latest projects, newest curiosities, insights, aspirations and flashes of brilliance; to show what they’ve done, are doing, or are psyched-up about doing next.

Pecha-Kucha, pronounced “peh-chak cha” is Japanese for "chit-chat". Meaning the sound of busy...

come hang out at hanny's with me - drinks, dinner, more drinks, snacks... whatever.

It's time for Ignite Phoenix 8.

We are heading back to the East Valley, but a new venue once again. This time we will be at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts in the Virginia G. Piper Theater.

Ignite Phoenix is an evening of presentations designed to inspire, educate, and entertain the greater Phoenix metropolitan area community....

BUY TICKETS HERE: http://cupcakelovein.com/details/

Join us on 10.10.10 at the Hotel Valley Ho as we celebrate the Valley’s first ever Cupcake Love-In and support two local organizations chosen as beneficiaries of the day’s event – Singleton Moms and Safe Haven for Animals.

Tickets: $10 – Children under 6 FREE! On Sale NOW!

Activities...

The entire world should party hard for such an awesome date. May we recommend 10 of anything you do that day?

Saturday, October 9 from 5 - 9 p.m. over 140 artists showing and selling their original work in various locations along Central Ave. from Dunlap south to the canal. Live music from Anamieke Quinn, Back from the Dead, Bone Daily, Brooke James, Dave & Barb Baumann, Decades Too Late, Desert Gumbo, Full Moon Jazz, Hacksaw’s Blues with Jimmy...

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and begins working on a new idea. What begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global communication revolution. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history...but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both...

Phoenix Design Week 2010 is a celebration of the local design community. It will include a variety of exhibitions, open houses, workshops, presentations, activities, films and other community-growth oriented events.

REGISTER TODAY! http://phxdw2010.eventbrite.com

Registration is currently open to everyone. Please make sure you link to the...

Visit Zog's web hut at: http://zogprod.com

Experience the Polynesian swank of yesteryear on Sunday, September 26th as Phoenix's Rhythm Room is transformed into a tropical oasis for Zog's 4th Annual Tiki Lounge Party!

This year's event will feature surf rock acts, high-energy Hawaiian and Tahitian dance ensembles, DJs spinning...

Friends,

After three years of writing, a year of editing and three more years of figuring out how to get a novel published, I've reached the finish line! Changing Hands Bookstore has been a favorite hangout since childhood. I spent many weary nights writing, fueled only by the dream of having a book signing at this store. On August 24th, this...

Drink specials all night!

The Vendors:
Doug Horne, Ken Ruzic, Eric October and The Hana Shirt Co.

The Performers:
The Tikiyaki Orchestra
Shrimp Chaperone
Flam Chen with The Disillusionists
Thee Swank Bastards

The Tikiyaki Orchestra will perform a dinner show at 8 pm, with their unique combination of exotica, traditional Hawaiian, lounge, surf,...