Valley Concierge

26/11/2024

As we prepare for our leisure guests and holiday visitors please peruse, utilize, and share the most recent blog with your team, colleagues, and guests.

Holidays around the Valley of the Sun bring unique and festive experiences to the desert: • Christmas at the Princess: ice skating, Santa's Sleigh Ride, Santa's Train, Ice Jet, Snowman Bounce House, Rudolph's Carousel, Ferris Wheel, Ice Slide and more • Holiday Snowfest at Salt River Fields: 350...

08/11/2024

What are your plans for the weekend? Visit our blog for a comprehensive list of events, festivals, concerts, and other happenings around Arizona.

Did we miss one that you are excited to share with visitors? Drop a comment below!

Festivals:1st First Fridays Downtown Phoenix with Day of the Dead @ Phoenix Art Museum1-2 Dreamy Draw Music Festival @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Civic Center1-3 Carefree Art & Wine Festival @ the Sundial2-3 Dia de los Mu***os festival @ St Mary's Basilica 7-9 Fall for Art @ Old Town....

08/11/2024

Repost from Western Spirit Scottsdale's Museum of the West

JOIN US! 🥃 Bourbon Lore is coming up fast on November 9th and will be a LEGENDARY night with all of the Bourbon Communities’ favorite people in one room! Visit bourbonlore.com for more info and tickets!⁠
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05/11/2024

Don’t feel like dealing with mud on the greens? A frost delay? Or maybe you don’t want to miss the big game but also want to practice your swing? Urge Taphouse Kitchen is centrally located in Scottsdale and ready to book your bay!

⛳️Enjoy the Full Swing Golf Lounge 11am-9pm
🍔 scratch kitchen
🍺 craft beer

Visit your hotel lobby Concierge and they just may have a comp hour for you!

01/10/2024

Visit our blog for a comprehensive list of events, festivals, concerts, and other happenings around Arizona.

Did we miss one that you are excited to share with visitors? Drop a comment below!

Festivals11-13th - Four Peaks Brewery Ocktoberfest @ Tempe Town Lake11-14th - Indigenous People's Day @ Arizona Center18-19th - Arizona Taco Fest @ Salt River Fields19-20th - Phoenix Pride @ Steele Indian School Park19th - Viva PhxFamily Friendly:18- 20th Annie @ The Herberger Theatre - Downtown Pho...

01/05/2024

VSCN Town Hall Porters Western Saloon

Scroll through the photos for bios of candidates

Grey Halpin discussed the history of his “High Dive,” a high class dive bar.

Porters is a local historic Landmark in Old Town. It has been welcoming visitors since 1929 as Porter's Western Wear. The building was the first US Post Office in Scottsdale from 1928-
1949.

'General', b. 1949 @ Porters Western Wear
Stood watch through 2015
Now, welcomes all onto Brown Avenue

7 days a week
Sunday- Thursday until midnight
Friday & Saturday until 2 am
Weekends open at 11am
Weekdays open at noon

The main floor offers libations
Second floor is offered for private functions

Catering from AJ’s Fine Foods

11/04/2024

Niki Woehler Studio & Gallery is a must-stop for any Scottsdale ArtWalk

Niki shared the story of how her art began:
marketing pro turned artist simply following her calling

The Valley of the Sun Concierge Network Meeting included 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳 𝗥é𝗺𝘆 of Francine Restaurant

Thank you to Doug Pocius, GM at Francine for the hospitality

Scroll through for photos of the board presenting, including Paula, Regan, & Ruben.

𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸’𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟯 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻:
𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟭: 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁
𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟲: 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀
𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟭: 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿

⏰ 𝟲:𝟯𝟬-𝟵 𝗽𝗺
📍 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁

𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

🖼️ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡:
𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 Old Town Scottsdale :
carstens
Gebert Contemporary On Main
On The Edge Gallery
Scottsdale Art Auction
Legacy Gallery

Wilde Meyer Gallery

https://scottsdalegalleries.com/events/

📸 photos thanks to
Things to Do in AZ



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03/04/2024

🏜️Rancher Hat Bar in Old Town is a must for your out-of-town guests & locals alike!

Hat-tenders will:
help channel your inner cowgirl creativity
advise you as your personal western stylist

𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
𝐇𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐇𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐇𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬
𝐇𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

🛍️ The perfect souvenir
👰 The most unique bachelorette party
💼 The best team building experience
👧 The mommy + daughter day activity
🎂 The creative birthday party

Parties of 5+
🥂 secure a private reservation
🍾 champagne

Over 70 hat options:
From poly vegan to wool
Or baller: Beaver blend 2-100x
Adjustable hats or hat sizes

Plan to spend:
About an hour or more
An average $100-250
With accessories from $5-40

More beachy?
👒 Straw for Coastal Cowgirls

More sporty?
🧢 Trucker hats

Special thanks to Maddie & the team for hosting VSCN

📸 Things to Do in AZ

21/03/2024

𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁: 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁,
𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙔 𝙎𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙢 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙚

🌵Voted #1 Western Museum in the USA
By True West Magazine

Stories of the 19 states of the American West

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱:
🖼️𝗔𝗿𝘁 & 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁
🎥 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀
🐂𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
🙌 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀
🐎 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀
⭐️ 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 & 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗺𝗲𝗻

Western Spirit Scottsdale's Museum of the West
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸
𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟵 𝗣𝗠 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀

💰𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝟓 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤: $𝟒𝟓 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐮 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡

𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧
(𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐈𝐌 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫)

📸 Things to Do in AZ

09/03/2024

🤫 The best hidden little brunch spot 🤐

Find big city diner style comfort food with a West Coast surfing vibe & southwest twist in the heart of North Central Phoenix at Original Breakfast House

🥩 100% Grass fed & finished AZ beef
🥖 locally sourced bread
🍊 Fresh squeezed in front of you Orange Juice
☕️ locally roasted Costa Rican coffee
🥧house made baked goods

On our list to try next time:
Chicken Mole Omelet
Birria Torta Ahogada
Biscuits & Gravy

📸 Pictured:
🍮 Cinnamon roll
🧇 Red Velvet Waffle
🍳 Big Gooey Scramble Mess
🥞 Chocolate Chip Pancakes
🍋‍🟩 Key Lime Pancakes
🌮 Beef Tacos
🍲 Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

Thanks to Knife & Fork Media Group + Original Breakfast House for hosting us!

📷 Things to Do in AZ

05/02/2024

An evening at Shemer: a City of Phoenix Point of Pride

Introducing Western Spirit Scottsdale's Museum of the West , now an official VSCN network partner. Todd Bankofier, Executive Director of Scottsdale’s very own Smithsonian Museum, spoke of the diversity and necessity of a museum that educates locals and visitors alike on how the west was really settled. Voted #1 Western Museum in the US, they are open 7 days a week and until 9 PM on art walk Thursdays.

Shonna James, Executive Director of Shemer Art Center spoke about the history of the property & how it came to be an essential and educational parcel of the City of Phoenix.

1919, the home was built on 640 acres of land owned by investors creating the “Arcadia” neighborhood.
1927, 40 acres including the home was sold to heirs of the Penzoil fortune
1984, it was put on the market then given to City of Phoenix by Martha Shemer who wanted to provide the City with an Arts Center
2011 it was bought by a nonprofit from the city where they maintain the property and grow the art community hosting classes, workshops exhibitions and events, including wine and painting classes in evenings

The evening featured bites from Royal Catering Az. Chef Sebastian Wijata. Offering 8/7/10 course menus with a mobile pizza oven, classes, & private events

Photos Things to Do in AZ


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22/01/2024

Get ready to be submersed into the waves and sound baths with The Islander Herberger Theater Center through January 28th

90 minutes
$57.50 starting ticket price

Modern music mixing meets meditative beats & melodic voices

Two actresses weave magical Scottish folklore

Every sound is mixed on stage with live looping technology creating songs by doubling voices and beats

Be sure to arrive a few minutes early to enjoy a specialty cocktail!

VSCN thanks for Herberger for sponsoring this experience

19/01/2024

Weekend must: Visit The Wine Collective where they represent the unreperesented; a place where you can try multiple and smaller Arizona wineries & different varietals.

📍Just off of Scottsdale Road on First Ave
(around the corner from Häagen-Dazs)

2oz each, 4 tastings/flight

🍷Let the wine Concierge curate your experience with the “Just Trust Me” flight

Flights from $18
Happy Hour 12-5

𝗕𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀:
Complimentary Tastings
$30 Burrata & Bottle
$30 Blind Tastings
$50 Sensory tasting for 4 or more

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳: 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

🛒 Petite bottle shop
🐕 Pet friendly patio

VSCN thanks the Wine Collective for hosting

The Wine Collective of Scottsdale

18/12/2023

Valley of the Sun Concierge Network appreciates Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North for hosting and showcasing their stunning resort and signature restaurant, Talavera, a contemporary Spanish steakhouse.

Upcoming Four Seasons Events:
December 21st: Winter Solstice Solstice
December 23rd: Breakfast with Santa
December 25th: Christmas Day brunch
December 31st: DJ in lobby 9pm-midnight

Live Music Thursdays & Sundays

📸 Menu Highlights

Para Empezar (𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒶 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓉)
Pan con tomate: Noble bread+ heirloom tomato
Spanish Goat Cheese: baby beets+shaved hazelnuts
Croquetas de Jamon: Bellota ham+pimenton aioli

Plancha (𝑔𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒹𝓁𝑒)
Dry Aged: charred peppers + butter trio

Especialidades Del Chef
Barramundi: anchovy emulsion+white tomato sauce

Paella
Talavera: chorizo + chicken+ pork belly + lobster + prawn + mussels + clams

Guarniciones (𝓈𝒾𝒹𝑒 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝒽)
Raclette Mashed Potatoes
Grilled Asparagus: Marcona almonds+hazelnuts

Vegan options available (even paella)

Dessert
Smoked Cheese Cake: hazelnut glaze + Honeycomb
Pear Carmelized: Pear mousse + Pear compote + Lemon-honey cake

Chef de Cuisine Emmanuel Urban
Executive Pastry Chef Yudith Bustos