Feeling The Sand Between Your Toes!

Every week by popular demand we gather to “dig in” and play some volleyball!  This is a great way to meet other members and just get out and have some fun after a day of work.  We meet after the heat of the day has passed (somewhat) and sink our toes in the sand at Scottsdale Ranch Park for a couple hours of Bumps, sets and even some pretty impressive spikes!!  It’s always fun, definitely entertaining and yes even competitive!  We normally follow-up our heated game with food and drinks at a nearby venue where the liveliness continues!

Tuesday’s are our volleyball game nights, so if you’re wanting to feel some sand between your toes come by and join us! Events and Adventures Phoenix

Out On The Urban Ale Trail

This self-guided tour connected our E&A beer lovers to the vast assortment of greater downtown Phoenix restaurants and watering holes, known for their amazing craft beers on tap.
Participating establishments provided beer samples, as well as tasty snacks to pair with the selection of ales, lagers, pilsners, ciders, stouts and sours.
The first 300 people to start hiking the Urban Ale Trail received a free commemorative growler; and you can bet your boots our E&A members got theirs! District American Kitchen, Phoenix Public Market Café, Hula's Modern Tiki, Angels Trumpet Ale House, The Duce, Squid Ink Sushi Bar and the Crescent Ballroom were just some of the establishments we were able to visit!!  It was unanimously decided that everyone definitely wanted a 2nd Annual Urban Ale Trail next year!! Events and Adventures Phoenix

Summer Is Still Here In Sunny Phoenix.....

Summer is still here in sunny Phoenix, Arizona and nothing is better to beat the heat than a pool party at Talking Stick Resort and Casino.  Our members were treated to an amazing day filled with music and poolside performances by the best DJ’s helping us celebrate the weekend in style!!  It was a place to see and be seen!  Talking Stick Resort’s “Release Pool Party” was voted Best Valley Pool Parties of 2013 by Arizona Foothills Magazine.  There was poolside food, promotional giveaways and non-stop drink specials as well as the opportunity to hang out with the most amazing people; our E & A members!!  The party kicked off at 10:45 in the morning and went on all afternoon.  It was a gorgeous backdrop for a relaxing, fulfilling and definitely fun day at the pool! If you missed this one we will be returning to the Resort for a “Summer of Love” Pool Party on Saturday, September 27th!  Hope to see you there!!

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Volleyball, Horse Shoes, Darts and Live Music!

Have you ever been to a venue that felt more like you were at a friend’s for a Bar-B-Que??  That’s the way it was for E & A Phoenix members at our event Friday night!  The Monastery offered up Sand Volleyball courts, Horse shoes, darts and some amazing live music!!  The band was fabulous, the grills were hot and we got to cook our own burgers, brats or chicken! This event allowed for plenty of time to get to know other members in attendance and socialize all night long!  After several games of volleyball followed by good food & drinks it was decided that our evening at the Monastery was the perfect get together to close out our work week! Events and Adventures Phoenix

We Came, We Played and We Conquered!

Scottsdale Ranch Park was the site for our Saturday night Volleyball festivities!!  We came, we played and we conquered – the court that is!!  Monsoon season is upon us though and we were chased out by oncoming storms with thunder and lightning!  No worries though, we continued our festivities at Goldie’s for some good food, drink and to finish out our evening together!  If you didn’t make it, we missed you………………..But, you can make it to our next one in August! It's a Pool Party on  on August 23rd. Hope to see you there!
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Checking Out Hot New Restaurants!

Bitter & Twisted, Phoenix’s hot new restaurant downtown was a major hit for E&A members!!  Of course fun was had by all – Where have you been recently that you can get meals that vary from a burger with lemon grass and black pepper crusted patty with a house pate’, shaved pickles, spring herbs and jalapeno mayo, or Fried chicken with cheese gravy and watermelon kimchi???  An appetizer that caught my eye was their “Popcorn”!!  It consisted of butter, garlic, nori & shichimi spicy rice crackers.  Their sweets menu had “Campfire Marshmallows”!  Yummm!  The food was served family style, so we all got to taste a bit of everyone else’s!

The food was good, location was awesome, good ambiance and great prices!  The restaurant even had a menu for Booze & Beer to go!!  This is definitely a place for us to revisit and try out some of their other menu items!  Down the road they are putting together fun cocktail classes………….There’s an idea for a calendar event!! Events and Adventures Phoenix

Every Month We Have A New Member Ice Breaker!

Every month, usually around the beginning of the month, we have a New Member Ice Breaker event.  It’s a great way for anyone new to the club to come and meet other new members! There’s nothing worse than feeling like you’re the newbie when it “looks” like everyone else has known each other for years. Although that’s usually not the case, we still want to make sure that being new to Events & Adventures, you feel welcomed and know that you’re not the only newbie around!  

The New Member Ice Breaker event is a great way to get situated into the club! It’s a also great to know that you and all the other “newbies” are attending your very first event together, at the same time. In these meetings we go over some basic E & A 101 information. What if you’re late? What if you can’t make an event or what if you don’t have that last meeting and can now make it to an event that you haven’t signed up for? We’ll go over all the general information and basic protocol, but the best part about these meetings: you get to meet other new members! We always play a fun ice breaker that gets people talking and meeting as many people right off the bat! It’s a fun, pressure free way to get to know the ‘ends and outs’ of the club, while meeting new people and making new friends! Events and Adventures Phoenix