If Bob Ross were alive today, he'd be painting happy little trees all over the place in ecstatic fervor for all the arts and culture happenings in Phoenix. To help you see the forest for the trees, here's a recap of the top arts and culture stories of the week.

Phoenix Shop Hard Goods to Close

Sad news for fans of Hard Goods: Owner Brandon Gore announced via Instagram that the store, which carries concrete wares, along with local art and other home accessories, will close up shop soon.

"It's been a fun ride, but the Hard Goods pop up shop is coming to an end (for now)," Gore wrote in the post.

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New York's hottest club is called Stefon's donezo.

It's that thing where we are really, really bummed about Bill Hader leaving Saturday Night Live. This Saturday, May 18, the final SNL episode featuring Hader as a cast member will air on NBC. Hader has plans to move to Los Angeles with his family and continue making movies. (His IMDB page shows that he has some 11 projects in the works.) During his tenure on the comedy standby, Hader portrayed Julian Assange, James Carville, and Al Pacino, among others.

But we'll miss Hader's character Stefon most of all. The Weekend Update regular served as anchor Seth Meyers' city correspondent, who reported on hot new clubs, like You're Mother and I are Separating and Uuuuntz, and everything they offered (you know: Balogna Danza, Soul Patch Adams, black George Washington). Stefon taught us a lot. Here's a look back at some of the life lessons we learned.

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Infinity-Edge Pool

Summer in Phoenix means one thing: Everyone's pretending they're somewhere else. If you can't actually get out of town to escape the heat, make the most of the Valley of the Sun at one of these top hotels and resorts. There are staycation destinations for fine dining at gourmet restaurants, whiling away the morning on the golf course, entertaining the whole family, and getting back to nature with hiking and biking in the mountains. And every resort on the list has one thing in common -- pools galore with shaded cabanas, food and drink service, and water slides.

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- 10 Favorite Pools in Metro Phoenix
- The Six Coolest and Coldest Summer Spa Treatments

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If Bob Ross were alive today, he'd be painting happy little trees all over the place in ecstatic fervor for all the arts and culture happenings in Phoenix. To help you see the forest for the trees, here's a recap of the top arts and culture stories of the week.

Phoenix Art Museum Announces 2013 Contemporary Forum Award Winners

On Wednesday night, Phoenix Art Museum's Contemporary Forum awarded eight local artists who've made a mark in the contemporary scene.

The annual event recognizes emerging Arizona artists with $1,500 grants to purchase materials and one mid-career artist with $5,000 plus a special exhibition of his or her work alongside past award winners.

Here are the winners.

--Claire Lawton

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There are few redeeming qualities about this city when it comes to the summer months. But if you can't beat it ('cause, trust us, you can't), you might as well head to the spa to drop some coin on a few hours of rest, relaxation, and respite from the blaze.

Here's our list of the six coolest -- and we mean literally -- and downright cold spa treatments for the summer.

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- Ten Favorite Pools in Metro Phoenix
- Beard Season: A Field Guide to Summer Facial Hair

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If Bob Ross were alive today, he'd be painting happy little trees all over the place in ecstatic fervor for all the arts and culture happenings in Phoenix. To help you see the forest for the trees, here's a recap of the top arts and culture stories of the week.

Scottsdale's Māyā Day and Nightclub to Open April 24

The members of the Scottsdale scene better make sure their swimsuits, beach towels, and sunscreen are in order, as a major pool party venue is set to make its debut next week.

Proprietors of Māyā Day and Nightclub, the 27,300-square-foot beach club and entertainment complex situated in the heart of Scottsdale's party-hearty downtown district, have announced that it will open its doors (and pool) to the tanned and toned masses on Wednesday, April 24.

See all the details here.

--Benjamin Leatherman

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Is your hair/past full of secrets? Do you wish it/both were? Guess what, wannabe. Nobody cares.

What they do care about, however, is the ultra-fetch new Tumblr Mean Mad Men. It's that thing where the best quotes from Tina Fey's high school comedy Mean Girls are applied to images of AMC's Mad Men crew. The result? Total hilarity.

As if you needed another excuse to stop making out with that hot dog, crisp up some Toaster Strudel, and get amped for Mad Men's season six premiere on April 7, here are the five best plastics-approved mash-ups from MMM, you grotsky little byotch. (For funsies, we'll toss in five Mean Girls lines that are just begging for the Mad Men treatment.)

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- 10 Awesome Aziz Ansari GIFS
- 15 Life Lessons Learned from Lena Dunham's Girls (in GIFs, of Course)

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Celebrity prepper Tim Ralston in his Gear Up store describing how to use his famous crovel as a cooking implement.

Whatever your pet theory is for TEOTWAWKI, you're going to need supplies and a lot of them. So to that end, here's a list of our five favorite places to pick up the goods you need to stay alive after it all goes down in flames and screaming.

And if you can't make it out to the Arizona Survivalist/Prepper Expo this weekend, you can still get what you need from these places.

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-Jackalope Ranch's Gift Guide for the End of the World Prepper
-Buckle Up: Arizona Survivalist/Prepper Expo Takes Over Glendale Civic Center

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If Bob Ross were alive today, he'd be painting happy little trees all over the place in ecstatic fervor for all the arts and culture happenings in Phoenix. To help you see the forest for the trees, here's a recap of the top arts and culture stories of the week.

The 10 Coolest Celebrities from Arizona

Arizona is consistently teeming with celebrities -- actors/actresses, athletes and musicians -- who flock to our state in search of better winter weather, prime golfing conditions and pristine courses, and of course, some nightlife action.

But while we're never in shortage of potential celebrity sightings, we don't actually have that many celebrities we can claim as our own. Much like what's seen in the world of the commoners, people seem to live here after they've tired of the snow, rain, or expensive real estate in their hometowns, not because they were born here.

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If Bob Ross were alive today, he'd be painting happy little trees all over the place in ecstatic fervor for all the arts and culture happenings in Phoenix. To help you see the forest for the trees, here's a recap of the top arts and culture stories of the week.

Phoenix Illustrator Kelsey Dake's Mid-Century Modern, Hyper-Organized Studio

Kelsey Dake has a very thick half-wall between her studio and the rest of her home in uptown Phoenix.

The 23-year-old illustrator stresses the importance of a work and home-life balance, which is hard to pull off when both things happen in the same space, but probably necessary when you're juggling personal projects, assignments from big-name publications, and a commission from singer/songwriter Beck (more on all of that later).

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