I don’t know if this ever happens to you, but sometimes I’m in the middle of working on a bunch of things and can’t seem to get anything totally finished before I need to move on to something else.
That’s where I’m at right now.
So I thought I’d share a preview of things I have in progress and things you can read, listen to, and share in the meantime.
Film Festival Reviews
I’m working on more in-depth reviews of the films we saw at Arizona International Film Festival (AZIFF) last year.
For AZIFF 2019, I’m planning to cover more days of the festival and would love to know what you’re most interested in hearing about!
Comment:
What film festival stories do you want to read?
- Reviews of more films? Any particular type/genre (documentary, comedy, animation, etc.)?
- The AZIFF experience and tips for getting the most out of it?
- Filmmaker Q+As or interviews?
- Would you prefer any of the above in video or audio (podcast) format instead of written articles?
Quilt Show
This year I went to two days of the Quilt, Craft, and Sewing Festival in Phoenix. The first one was with my mom (who introduced me to the Festival) and the second with my sister-in-law Dinah and friend Kelli (who was my co-presenter at Craft Camp and co-taster at Macayo’s Scottsdale).
I’ve been editing photos and am impressed all over again with the creativity and inventiveness of the exhibitors we met there!
Read:
A couple crafty posts from Kelli…
Festival Food
While we were at the Quilt, Craft, and Sewing Festival, I wanted to investigate the food vendors at the Fairgrounds a bit more.
I found out that the concessions actually come from several independent businesses, who really do care about the food they make. Over the 2 days we were there, my quilt show squad and I got to sample a huge Indian taco, several flavors of kettle corn, a whole buncha barbecue, and this ridiculous brownie sundae.
Local Art Loves
I haven’t done an official kick-off post yet, but I definitely want to celebrate local art you love again this Valentine’s Day!
Share:
- You can start anytime by snapping a photo of art in your neighborhood and sharing it using #localartloves.
Read/look at:
[UPDATE: 2019’s Local Art Loves kickoff post is up now!]
Phillip in the Wampa’s Lair
Okay, not really something I’m doing, but Phillip was recently interviewed on the Wampa’s Lair Podcast! It’s a Star Wars podcast that we’ve been fans of for a long time. (Phillip wears their t-shirt everywhere. And one of the hosts, Jason Hunt, shared some great tips for our Phoenix Comicon newbies post.) Anyway, they have a series called “Tales of the Lairians,” where they ask their listeners (a.k.a. the “Lairians”) to share Star Wars stories from their own lives, and Phillip is featured on the latest one!
Listen:
And that’s it for now! So at least I finished one thing. Hopefully, this starts a trend.
Just FYI: we received complimentary quilt festival tickets, food, and a 2018 AZIFF media pass from the respective organizations/vendors. More info will be in upcoming posts, but let me know if you have questions!