Phoenix things to do: October 8 – 10
There are so many things to do this weekend! Get your glutton on at a taco and cupcake fest, hear good music TWO nights at Rips Bar, and more…
FRIDAY
Phoenix Fashion Week @ W Scottsdale
Phoenix Fashion Week will be held, weirdly enough, at the W Hotel in Scottsdale. This fashion “week” will actually be 3 days of runways shows with new and emerging designers, workshops and a shopping villa. Check out the listing of events to see which things are free and what requires a ticket (available online).
W Hotel
Friday & Saturday
Tickets are available online from $25 – $60
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Phantogram @ Rips Ales & Cocktails
Electro-ish dance/moody band Phantogram is promoting their first album, “Eyelid Movies.” Check it out on their song, “Mouthful of Diamonds” on their MySpace page.
Rips Ales & Cocktails
3045 N. 16th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
9 p.m.
$13
SATURDAY
Arizona Taco Festival
Valley restaurants and amateur competitors compete for the title of “Best Taco.” Also available, a margarita challenge, a chili eating contest, a tequila boutique — and more.
Scottsdale Waterfront
7025 E. Via Soleri (across from Olive & Ivy)
Scottsdale, AZ
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
$10 to enter and $2 per taco sample
OR
$50 VIP ticket
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Caribou @ Clubhouse
If you missed Caribou’s last show in May, you are so in luck. The dance-y electro band returns Phoenix for another turn in the Clubhouse.
The Clubhouse
1320 E. Broadway
Tempe, AZ 85282
Tickets are $15
8 p.m.
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Obscura @ Rips Ales & Cocktails
Britpop, indie, new wave — DJs Roya & Funkfinger (my husband) do it up dance-style.
All this and $2 house pints, $3 wells, $5 calls all night. Go! Dance!
Rips Ales & Cocktails
3045 N. 16th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
9 p.m. – 2 a.m.
$5
SUNDAY
Cupcake Love-In @ Hotel Valley Ho
30 different cupcake shops, restaurants and bakers come together for one giant cupcake extravaganza. What you can expect to find: Lots of delicious cupcakes and an eating contest. Best thing, this event benefits single moms fighting cancer. This event is a sweet deal all around.
Hotel Valley Ho
6850 East Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
$10 in advance, $15 at the door
