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1. Feature

   Twenty-three years after Kathleen Smith's storied Tempe murder, a footprint will loom large in her alleged killer's upcoming trial

   By Paul Rubin

   Published: February 7, 2008

   On the morning of October 5, 1984, Lisa Pickett, 14, let her three cats outside of her mother's condo on West University Drive in Tempe, east of Hardy. Lisa's maternal...

2. Turntable

   Seven nights of DJs and dancing

   Published: February 7, 2008

   THURSDAY 7 Axis/Radius: Crystal Thursdays Ladies Night (Top 40, rock, dance) The Blooze Bar: DJ El Dedo (rockabilly) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Casey Jones: Da Gutter...

3. Night & Day

   Fetish Revolution 8

   By Clay McNear

   Published: February 7, 2008

   Oh, those crazy kids over at Horns & Halos! They're at it again with this show, where fetish/erotica wear is "mandatory." The odd edict begs the question, what would you wear...

4. Night & Day

   Dbacks Fan Fest

   Published: February 7, 2008

   The annual family-friendly affair lets you get up close and personal with various Diamondbacks, tour the dugout and clubhouse, and more. Sat., Feb. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,...

5. Night & Day

   Gold Lion Boutique One-Year Anniversary Party

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: February 7, 2008

   Featuring art by Lalo Cato and music by Djentrification. Sat., Feb. 9, 7 p.m., 2008

6. Night & Day

   Symphony in DIY

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: February 7, 2008

   For four months last year, the ASU Wind Symphony took suggestions for compositions from anyone with Internet access. The result is Wikivent: YouDesign, an hourlong potpourri...

7. Night & Day

   Symphony in DIY

   By Steve Jansen

   Published: February 7, 2008

   For four months last year, the ASU Wind Symphony took suggestions for compositions from anyone with Internet access. The result is Wikivent: YouDesign, an hourlong potpourri...

8. Night & Day

   Climb Every Mountain

   High-altitude guru did — and lived to tell his tale

   By Clay McNear

   Published: February 7, 2008

   In May 2005, professional mountain climber Ed Viesturs joined the Mile-High-Plus Club by summiting Nepal’s Annapurna. It was the last of the world’s 14 8,000-meter...

9. Night & Day

   Finger-Pickin’ Good

   Practice makes perfect for Aussie guitar master

   By Jay Bennett

   Published: February 7, 2008

   More than a billion people watched world-class guitarist Tommy Emmanuel perform at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. One of the finest finger-picking...

10. Night & Day

    Pickles in Paradise

    By Clay McNear

    Published: February 7, 2008

    It’s always a thrill to see how our bohemian betters live during the Willo Home Tour & Street Fair, but we prefer the fair, which attracts offbeat, under-the-radar vendors...

11. Night & Day

    The Moppet Show

    A Mexican-wrestling beatdown — bring the kids!

    By Clay McNear

    Published: February 7, 2008

    El Marques. El Chucky. Hijo de Hurracan Ramirez. Aquaman. Fishman. All ages. Children welcome. Ooooo-kaaaay. It’s safe to say that the abyssal fiends who’ll be...

12. Night & Day

    Prize Fighters

    Winners of big-kid scavenger hunt could be contenders

    By Nina Carapetyan

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Getting home some nights can be challenging. Waking from an amnesiac stupor in an alleyway, you stumble forth like an inebriated puppet. You search desperately for clues of...

13. Night & Day

    Idiots

    Stupid, stupid idiots

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: February 7, 2008

    It’s fair to say that last year’s inaugural Phoenix Idiotarod was a success. No bodies were impaled or skulls busted open during the human-powered, urban...

14. Night & Day

    Rat Race

    By Clay McNear

    Published: February 7, 2008

    New Year’s didn’t work out like you’d hoped? Get jack-stomped in the parking lot? Breathalyzed and tossed in the stir? Well, Buddha bless the Chinese, who offer...

15. Night & Day

    Ronald Versus McDonald

    We deserve a break today. Anti-corporate artist provides it.

    By Jose Gonzalez

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Signs, signs, everywhere signs. Unfortunately, most are advertisements, shrill carnival barkers that are constantly forced upon us. Ron English doesn’t take this sitting...

16. Night & Day

    Country Club Dropout

    Texas songwriter ain’t no Nashville cat

    By Clay McNear

    Published: February 7, 2008

    A while back, we were chatting up Robert Earl Keen — the best songwriter no one outside of Texas has heard of — and we dropped the “country” bomb. Now,...

17. Night & Day

    Sultan of Strings

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: February 7, 2008

    You don’t know bass improv until you’ve heard the sweet stylings of David Friesen. In the past two years, he’s been named one of the top 20 most influential jazz...

18. Night & Day

    Sultan of Strings

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: February 7, 2008

    You don’t know bass improv until you’ve heard the sweet stylings of David Friesen. In the past two years, he’s been named one of the top 20 most influential jazz...

19. Night & Day

    The Early Nerd Catches the Worm

    Whatever. We’d rather sleep in.

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: February 7, 2008

    You’d think that since we plow through novels and nonfiction reads like nobody’s business, we would be wise to the best strategy for scoring big at the VNSA Book...

20. Night & Day

    Arizona National Boat and Watersports Expo at Phoenix Convention Center

    By Steve Jansen

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Come check out the hottest water accessories -- from fishing boats to scuba gear -- at the 37th Arizona National Boat and Watersports Expo. Wed., Feb. 6, 3-9 p.m.;...