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010 LET’S GO<br />
2 Barrio Cafe Forget combo<br />
plates and chips and salsa.<br />
This colorful, noisy eatery<br />
takes diners on an upscale<br />
spin through southern Mexico,<br />
courtesy of the talented chef<br />
Silvana Salcido Esparza. For<br />
dessert, order the famous<br />
churros, stuffed with goat’s<br />
milk caramel. www.barrio<br />
cafe.com 3 Phoenix Art<br />
Museum Make a beeline for<br />
the museum’s contemporary<br />
gallery to check out artwork<br />
made from surprising and<br />
unexpected materials like<br />
computer-controlled LED<br />
lights, charred wood struck by<br />
lighting and mirrored glass.<br />
www.phxart.org 4 Paris Envy<br />
Feeling Continental? Stroll to<br />
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this tiny but très jolie shop,<br />
which stocks a well-curated<br />
collection of French-inspired<br />
furniture and fashions, bath<br />
and beauty products, and<br />
home and garden accessories.<br />
www.parisenvy.com<br />
5 Downtown Phoenix Public<br />
Market If you’re downtown on<br />
Wednesday night or Saturday<br />
morning, drop by this urban<br />
farmers market, where you<br />
can buy local and organic<br />
produce, check out funky<br />
crafts, enjoy live music or just<br />
take in the community spirit.<br />
www.downtownphoenix<br />
publicmarket.com 6 Char’s<br />
Has the Blues Catch live<br />
blues, funk and soul at this<br />
low-key local institution. Open<br />
seven days a week, it has the<br />
kind of feel-good vibe that<br />
makes everyone who steps<br />
in feel like a regular. www.<br />
charshastheblues.com<br />
7 Arlecchino Gelateria There’s<br />
often a line out the door for<br />
the heavenly gelato, made<br />
with all-natural ingredients<br />
by native Italians Marina and<br />
Moreno Spangaro. Try the<br />
Cortina, a blend of toasted<br />
almond and lingonberry, or<br />
any of the intense fruit fl avors.<br />
www.arlecchinogelateria.com<br />
8 Xtreme Pursuit Paintball<br />
Let your inner warrior out at<br />
this 30,000-square-foot arena,<br />
one of the largest indoor<br />
paintball facilities in the US,<br />
complete with bunkers, sniper<br />
towers, 500 tons of dirt and<br />
professional referees. www.<br />
westworldpaintball.com<br />
9 “Chiles & Chocolate”<br />
Savor the Southwest at this<br />
annual culinary festival. On<br />
Nov. 14-15, explore the Desert<br />
Botanical Garden’s glorious<br />
grounds, watch cooking<br />
demonstrations and take a<br />
fl amenco dancing lesson.<br />
www.dbg.org 10 Scottsdale<br />
ArtWalk There’s no better<br />
way to experience Scottsdale<br />
than at “America’s original<br />
artwalk.” Thursdays from<br />
7pm to 9pm, more than 100<br />
galleries are open to art lovers<br />
and people-watchers. www.<br />
scottsdalegalleries.com<br />
—Karen Werner<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF DOWNTOWN PHOENIX PARTNERSHIP (MARKET); BY PUPKIN/FLICKR (CHAR’S); BY SUSANA VERA/<br />
REUTERS/CORBIS (PAINTBALL); BY ADAM RODRIGUEZ (CHILES & CHOCOLATE); KRYSTLE MACDONALD (ART WALK)
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