{"id":314,"date":"2013-04-29T17:15:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T00:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/bestof\/?p=314"},"modified":"2013-04-29T17:25:47","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T00:25:47","slug":"best-of-our-valley-2013-event-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/bestof\/entertainment\/best-of-our-valley-2013-event-recap","title":{"rendered":"Best Of Our Valley 2013 Event Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Best Of Our Valley 2013, held April 25 at the brand-new Maya Day and Nightclub, was a huge success, and awesome smorgasbord of Arizona’s finest foods, experiences and people. Arizona Foothills Magazine<\/em> was thrilled to share it with our nearest and dearest, and their friends. Lot’s of friends.\u00a0With more than two times the guests of previous years, Arizona Foothills<\/em> had nearly 1,300 guests in attendance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fantastic Title Sponsor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The 2013 event was presented by Lexus, as made clear on the Best Of Our Valley bigscreen that kept their logo front and center. Guests were able to see and interact with the cars themselves, as AFM<\/em> had wheels on-site for perusing. \u00a0They\u00a0screened their new promotional video during the event, unveiling their hot new model’s campaign to hundreds of Best Of winners. Watch it yourself, here:<\/p>\n[youtube id=”fndfmd2LK6c” width=”600″ height=”350″]\n

Hot New Venue<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The brand-new Maya Day and Nightclub opened just one day prior to the Best Of event. The Valley’s soon-to-be hottest summer scene, primed and ready for Vegas-style pool parties, was the perfect atmosphere and setup for AZ’s finest experiences.<\/p>\n

More Winners Than Ever<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With more than 250 categories for voting, the 2013 Best Of Our Valley event featured, and honored, the best of the best.\u00a0We were thrilled to see our greatest friends from across town (and the US). Exactly 1,289\u00a0guests (we counted!) arrived and had their photos snapped on the red carpet. See the arrival photos\u00a0here<\/a>, and get to know the VIPs in this fab video from Luxe Entertainment<\/a>.<\/p>\n[youtube id=”9NiYmIdcmP0″ width=”600″ height=”350″]\n

Emcees<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The always funny and fun Javier Soto of 3TV, and Mallory Kregle of Fox Sports were our emcees for the evening. The ringleaders of AFM’s<\/em> little circus, Javier and Mallory kept the event elements in-check.<\/p>\n

Experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The event had a plethora of fun experiences for guests to try and enjoy, including:<\/p>\n