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Calling All Classic Car Lovers!

Westworld of Scottsdale presents Goodguy’s 12th Annual Southwest Hot Rod & Custom Car National. This show features over 3,000 hot rods, custom cars, muscle cars & trick trucks thru ‘72.  These cars will all be showcased November 20-22 at WestWorld of Scottsdale.
This giant outdoor car show will also include a swap meet, vendor & manufacturer [...]

Green Street Scottsdale is Just Around the Corner!

Part celebration, part art exhibit, part music festival, and all environmentally friendly, Green Street Scottsdale will celebrate the city’s sustainability efforts on Nov. 12. The free event will kick off with a special ArtWalk in the Scottsdale Arts District at 7 p.m. along Main Street and Marshall Way in downtown Scottsdale. The event continues at [...]

Wearable ArtWalk and Wearable Runway Fashion Show

Scottsdale Fashion Week has confirmed a Wearable ArtWalk gallery line up that spotlights live body painted models, botanical fashions, fashion hounds, couture jewelry collections, and wearable fiber art.
The celebration kicks off on SouthBridge with the Wearable ArtWalk Opening Presentation and Preview Runway Fashion Show from 6-7p.m. where models will showcase exclusive designs on an outdoor [...]

The Bigger and Better Scottsdale Fashion Square

For those who love shopping Scottsdale Fashion Square is the mall just for that. The mall recently added a new 100,000 square foot extension to the already ginormous mall, now totalling 1.9 million square feet of retail space. If you’re not aware, Fashion Square is the the largest mall in the southwest so make [...]

Celebrate Spooky Scottsdale Events this Halloween

With Halloween less than a week away, it’s time to start looking at all of the spooktacular events that Scottsdale has to offer.

Start out the Halloween season by visiting the Desert Botanical Garden’s 8th annual Great Pumpkin Festival Oct. 22-Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Experience a weekend festival that brings [...]

Calling All Fashionistas; It’s Time to Celebrate Scottsdale Fashion Week

Scottsdale Fashion Week is back for another year of fabulous fashion!  This show brings all of the latest fashions to the runway and the hottest celebrities to the front row. This super hip event draws in fashionistas and up and coming designers in large amounts.
Scottsdale’s Fashion Week will take place November 5 – 7 in the [...]

Celebrity Chefs Top Off Crave Culinary Experience

The Southwest’s premier gastronomic event, Crave Arizona, returns to downtown Scottsdale Oct. 22-24 featuring 40 restaurants, 200 wineries, classes and celebrity sightings. Get a taste from restaurants like Café Zuzu, Olive & Ivy, Petite Maison and Digestif with their exciting array of menu options. This year Crave brings more attitude, bigger names, wider offerings and [...]

Hindsight is Always 20/20 Exhibition

Photo by Josh Kenzer.

By artist R. Luke Dubois
The Scottsdale Public Art program is proud to bring Hindsight is 20/20, an installation by R. Luke DuBois to the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall. This outdoor installation will be on view, free to the public, from October 4 to November 2. The installation is located near the iconic [...]

The Pink Light District

Photo by Josh Kenzer.
For the month of October, the Scottsdale Southbridge at the Waterfront is awash in pink lights. Named The Pink Light District, this display is a fund raiser to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness. For more information or to donate, please visit their official website.
Be sure to get out to [...]

Celebrate Culinary Creations with Crave Arizona

Savor Scottsdale’s ‘08 smash hit foodie event, Eats3, is “back for seconds” with a fresh name and even bigger appetite to please. Renamed Crave Arizona, the culinary event treats the world’s food and wine community to an expanded statewide celebration of food, wine & spirits.
Activities at the 2009 Crave Arizona event include the “Taste of [...]