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Drumroll please...the winners of the twelfth annual Best of Our Valley contest are here! Each year AZ Foothills asks 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 2020 '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...

Unwind after the holidays with these fun-filled Valley events. From performing arts to food and drink happenings, the weekend of Jan. 3 to Jan. 5 has something special in store for everyone.

Friday

“Beethoven’s Violin Concerto” at the Phoenix Symphony

Join the Phoenix Symphony as Grammy-winning violinist, Augustin Hadelich, entertains with a performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto—a classic piece that was restored following the...

Christmas is here! This weekend of Dec. 20 to Dec. 22, ring in the holidays the right way this year by attending some of the Valley’s most festive events. From breakfast with Santa to a holiday-themed community run, even the Grinch couldn’t resist. 

Friday

Cirque Dreams Holidaze

At 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, enjoy an acrobatic extravaganza—holiday style! The makers of Cirque Du Soleil want to celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas with you at their...

Ashanti and Melissa Bustamante

Mesa native Melissa Bustamante lives part time in Chandler today, and her film, “A Christmas Winter Song” will live in prime time this holiday season. Tune in.

A graduate of Mesa’s Booker T. Washington Elementary School, Rhodes Junior High School and Dobson High School, Bustamante wrote the script for the movie, which stars Grammy Award-winning singer Ashanti and co-stars Stan Shaw and Sashani Nicole.

Directed by Camille Brown, who has become a friend, the prime-time show airs on...