Nobody has to travel to Georgia to get that perfect peach. Right in the Valley of the Sun, Schnepf Farms shines as a great grower of Arizona peaches.
Today begins the annual Peach Festival at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek and runs through May 27. You can only imagine what they do and sell at a Peach Festival. Let me fill you in on a few of the events.
Peach pit spitting contest (not my favorite)
Live music
Peachy rides including the peachy hay ride, for a small fee
Sampling of all kinds of desserts, candies and more
Food, food, food and more food - including pancake breakfast
and Many vendors
Here you can taste, eat, pick, purchase, and play, all in one location. What a great day this would be for the entire. The event if FREE with small charges for the food and events. Check out the schedule of events and find more info on the official Schnepf Farms Peachy site. Then but the coordinates in you GPS and head on out to enjoy the day.
One of the best draws to this event is that Schnepf Farms has a fantastic reputation and you can rely on their events to be perfect for the entire family. The Farms has events all year long so weather you are a seasonal visitor or a local, I am sure that once you attend, you will return on a regular basis.
I'm not too sure that Arizona is ready to have a little Las Vegasexperience, even in Scottsdale. I love the concept, but I'm kind of afraid that the party people of the area will still fly to Vegas for their fun weekend. But, for now, let's talk about Maya Day and Nightclub.
This 23,700 square foot beach club will be concentrating on entertainment and fun.
Maya is a 9,700-square-foot
nightclub and a 17,600-square-foot patio with rentable daybeds, lounges and
cabanas.
Built by Triyar Cos. as a temple to
the cult of the DJ, the venue highlights mixmasters inside and out, with both
spaces designed symmetrically around DJ booths. The first month of booked shows
reflects years of those connected with the project talking up Maya to big names
in the electronic- and dance-music world. So early headliners include Calvin
Harris (at $70 per ticket for general admission), Morgan Page and Steve Aoki.
“Before, DJs were afterthoughts, in
the corner. Now, everything is focused on the DJ,” said director of
entertainment Steve LeVine, of Scottsdale-based Steve LeVine Entertainment and
Public Relations. “The DJ is so much the focus that we’re even going to sell
tickets for tables next to the booth outside, so you can party with the DJ.
With a roughly 1,400-person
capacity, Maya is the Valley’s second resort-pool-without-the-resort venue, and
its most ambitious. As envisioned by Triyar co-owner Shawn Yari, the space
serves as an anchor for his redeveloped nightlife district that has also
included improvements such as widened sidewalks and street landscaping.
During the day and late night, Maya
will serve tacos, ceviche and other Mexican food, both inside the venue and to
the street via a service window. But the most buzz-worthy items on the menu are
likely to be the slushies. The frozen cocktails ($10), with names like Beach
Ball Tango and Desert Storm, are dispensed from in-wall slushie machines that
serve as the focal point of the main outdoor bar.
At the entrance, Moroccan-style
lanterns hang over the open-air, two-story foyer; and gray metal latticework
doors open out onto the patio. There, fuchsia bougainvillea add color to a
pastel poolscape studded with patches of fake grass and finished with tall
palms, great pendant lights strung between them. A tiny guest shop sells hats,
sunscreen, lip gloss and sunglasses.
In the club, concentric rings of
light flash above the circular dance floor, which is flanked by two rows of
bottle-service booths. Plexiglass trapezoid ice buckets glint in the disco
lights, posed just so on black octagon tables. Bottle service starts at $350.
Servers clad in lingerie — black bustiers, panties, thigh-highs and garter
belts — dash about.
Simply said - It looks amazing!
Here is what I have found on line about this new hot spot.
Photos from the grand opening event and more -
Packed house - that's a good thing
Where else can you get fire performers by in the pool?
and mermaids -
The decor is definitely not what you find in Arizona clubs - this is amazing!
Unlimited pool entertainment - all unique !
Calvin Harris is just one of the live music spinners !
Question number one - is this going to be a party place only or will it be a place for day/night relaxation too?
It will take a bit of time to tell that one.
And - question number two - and the one that I am really curious about - is there a bikini shop at
There's not much info on Maya Day & Nightclub Facebook page yet, but you can keep track of events here. Check it out and follow them. I, for one, would like to see this club 'make it'.
Peach pit spitting contest (not my favorite)
