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The 64th Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show heads to WestWorld Feb. 14 to Feb. 24, brimming with new innovations, improvements, opportunities and events. It’s no wonder the Scottsdale show has become the largest equine event of its kind in the world, with more than 2,400 horses coming to town to compete for more than $2.5 million in prize monies. And if that isn’t enough, some 300,000 people from 50 countries come to the Valley to participate, to spectate, buy and sell horses, make new friends and have a great time. Arabian horse followers plan far in advance for the annual pilgrimage. Arabian breeders...

While bubbly and sequins at midnight sound amazing, so does sparkling cider and laser tag at noon. Here are two kid-friendly ways to ring in the new year in the Valley.

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix will celebrate with its guests at noon on Dec. 31 with sparkling apple cider, music, prize giveaways, dancing and a balloon drop at the stroke of noon in the museum’s first floor atrium space. Plus, guests can make a noisemaker...

Celebrate the first weekend of 2019 (and likely the last weekend of winter break) with ice skating, a chilly trip up north or an educational excursion. 

Friday:

CitySkate

Arizona’s largest real outdoor ice rink, CitySkate, is taking over Central Avenue right along CityScape Phoenix. Revel in the joy the season brings by ice skating in the heart of Downtown Phoenix—under the twinkling...

Drumroll please...the winners of the twelfth annual Best of Our Valley contest are here! Each year AZFoothills.com ask readers to vote on their favorite Valley people, places, and more. The contest is answered with millions of votes and more than four hundred winners.

Best of Our Valley contest winners will be featured in the April 2019 'Best of Our Valley' issue of Arizona Foothills Magazine, a tell-all guide to the best people and places in the Valley of the Sun, as chosen by its residents. The winner/s with the most total votes will be featured on the cover, but you will...