6 Nov 21st-Nov 27th, 2024 phoenixnewtimes.com PHOENIX NEW TIMES | NEWS | FEATURE | FOOD & DRINK | ARTS & CULTURE | MUSIC | CONCERTS | CANNABIS | Feature t ROCK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Nile Theater in Mesa turns 100. BY REBECCA RHOADES PAGE 15 Food & Drink t SCRAPPED PLANS Bottled Blonde cancels Gilbert plans following developer’s arrest BY SARA CROCKER PAGE 21 E D I T O R I A L CULTURE EDITOR Jennifer Goldberg NEWS EDITOR Zach Buchanan FOOD EDITOR Tirion Boan STAFF WRITERS Sara Crocker, Morgan Fischer, Benjamin Leatherman, TJ L’Heureux SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Itzia Crespo COPY EDITOR Rebecca Rhoades CONTRIBUTORS David Abbott, Asonta Benetti, Cassie Brucci, Nikki Michelle Charnstrom, Chris Coplan, Noah Cullen, Cassie Hepler, Mark C. Horn, Brendon Kleen, Geri Koeppel, Stephen Lemons, Mike Madriaga, Ashley Naftule, Adrianna Nine, Melissa Parker, Zach Oden, Rudri Patel, Mr. P-body, Timothy Rawles, Tom Reardon, Lauren Topor, Allison Trebacz, Georgann Yara, Allison Young FOOD CRITIC Dominic Armato A R T ART DIRECTOR Eric-John Torres P R O D U C T I O N PRODUCTION MANAGER John Hunt GRAPHIC DESIGNER Adam Lasko, Eddie Villa M U LT I M E D I A A D V E R T I S I N G 602-271-0040 OUTSIDE SALES ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Jennifer Meister ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Ellis Alvarez OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Jennifer Huber ACCOUNT MANAGERS Grant Wade, Brooke Manahan, Lisa McDanel SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Hotchy Kiene, Tom Rodriguez, Grace Somers ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Matthew Gibbons, Alexandra Lynch INSIDE SALES ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Jennifer Meister ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Ellis Alvarez SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Cameron Boyes, Ronnie Cote ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Rafael Gil SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Cheryl Edwards D I G I TA L M E D I A SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALISTS Jordan Carter, Stella Penfold, Krystal Miller SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Kara Vahe DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL SALES Andrew Meister M A R K E T I N G PROMOTIONAL COORDINATORS Kristin Buldan, Ashley Blair C I R C U L AT I O N CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Brian Scharer B U S I N E S S DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS & OPERATIONS Brian Scharer SENIOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT Seth Ewald ACCOUNTS PAYABLE COORDINATOR Kristina Smith ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MANAGER Dante Battista ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE COORDINATOR Shari Rutkowski EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Madison Haynie PUBLISHER Kurtis Barton Voice Media Group EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek EDITORIAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Bridget Thomason AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Dallon Adams CORPORATE CONTROLLER Beth Cook LEGAL COUNSEL Steve Suskin CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Jeff Mars CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Scott Tobias EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL SALES Stuart Folb WEB SUPPORT MANAGER Michael Uchtman VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE MARKETING Jenna Corday I N F O R M AT I O N T E C H N O L O G Y EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL OPERATIONS Gerard Goroski PRODUCT DIRECTOR James Hamilton IT DIRECTOR Dave Marcon OPERATIONS MANAGER Brian Heimert INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT David Fearn DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SYSTEMS Lee-ann Dunton V M G N AT I O N A L National Advertising 602-271-0040 WWW.VMGADVERTISING.COM BUSINESS MANAGER Seth Ewald NEW TIMES MAILING ADDRESS: 1201 East Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034 FOR GENERAL INFORMATION CALL: 602-271-0040 FOR LOCAL ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALLS: 602-258-1073 FOR CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING CALL: 602-254-3177 FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING INFORMATION CALL: 602-238-4800 Phoenix New Times (ISSN#0279-3962) is published weekly by Voice Media Group, 1201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, Arizona 85034. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, Arizona. New Times is available free of charge in Maricopa County, limited to one copy per reader. Additional copies of the current issue of New Times may be purchased for $1, payable in advance at the New Times office. Outside Maricopa County, the single-copy cost of New Times is $1. New Times may be distributed only by New Times’ authorized independent contractors or New Times’ authorized distributors. No person may, without prior written permission of New Times, take more than one copy of each New Times weekly issue. For back-issue information, call 602-271-0040. The entire contents of New Times are Copyright 2024 by Phoenix New Times LLC. No portion may be reproduced in whole or in part by any means including electronic retrieval systems without the express written permission of the publisher, New Times, 1201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, Arizona 85034. Our paper is printed on 100% post-consumer recycled product. t Contents 8 News 15 Feature 21 Food & Drink 29 Arts & Culture 30 Music 32 Concerts 35 Cannabis On the cover: Artwork by Eric-John Torres Images via Adobe Stock Photo (Photo by Dave Pisani) VOL. 55 | NO. 47 | NOV 21 - NOV 27, 2024 A crowd waits outside the Nile before a concert.
