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Every week, we present a curated list of live music in a wide range of genres all around the Valley. This week, we’re featuring holiday concerts. December 12-13 Harry Connick Jr. Who doesn’t want to spend Christmas with Harry Connick Jr.? The good-looking multi-hyphenate will perform originals and holiday classics over two magical evenings. 7:30 p.m., $50-$200, Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa, 480-644.6500, mesaartscenter.com  December 14 Squirrel Nut Zippers...

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In high school, Madalyn Nault crafted and sewed in her spare time. Eventually, she started making her own purses. “My friends would say, ‘Oh, I want a purse, too.’ And so then I just kind of started playing around with all these ideas that came into my head, and I just had to bring them to life,” Nault says. She turned her hobby into a business, which she’s run from her Phoenix home for more...

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Attention, ski bums: Vail is celebrating its 60th anniversary with new and improved experiences for guests including Vintage Vail, a gateway town dedicated to give newcomers, locals and regular skiers a nostalgic yet modernized trip. CUCINA The Lodge at Vail’s on-site restaurant was recently renovated. The remodeled bar, buffet bar and all-day menu of Italian- and American-inflected favorites make it a natural start or end to a busy day of sightseeing and skiing. ICE BARS...

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Fountain Hills journalist turned fantasy author C.K. Donnelly is back with Trine Revelation (Kibbe Creative Media, $28.95), the hotly anticipated third installment of The Kinderra Saga. Donnelly’s sprawling, heart-pounding epic is set in the mystical land of Kinderra and centers on Mirana Pinal, a teenage girl blessed with supernatural powers. We rejoin our young heroine after the battle-ravaged second book’s cliffhanger ending, which challenged her perception of the war and the myriad alliances within it....

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Clayton Wolfe loves all outdoor activities – running, camping, climbing the world’s tallest mountains. The Scottsdale realtor has scaled four of the vaunted Seven Summits, and most recently conquered the tallest of all, Mount Everest, on his second attempt. While doing so, Wolfe raised $25,000 by selling engraved Golden Everest tokens for $100 to give back to The Saguaros, a nonprofit that raises money for children’s charities. “Getting to the top represented something to me as...

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Openings 85°C Bakery Café Look for breads, cakes, sweet treats and sea salt coffee at this new to Arizona franchise next to 99 Ranch Market in Chandler. 1912 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler, 85cbakerycafe.com Artichoke Basille’s Pizza New York-based pizzeria opens a third Valley location at Desert Ridge Marketplace, featuring eight pizza varieties, slices and “not pizza” starters and entrees. 21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix, artichokepizza.com Barstool Scottsdale Sports bar inspired by the Barstool Sports website...

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Lucky Chandlerians have plenty of sushi options following a wave of recent openings. For this comparative crawl, we picked the Warner-Ray dining nexus in West Chandler. THE RULES 1. Assemble 6-8 people. Visit the restaurants in order. 2. Always order one spicy tuna cut roll (maki) to split, as a benchmark of comparison. 3. At the conclusion of the crawl, vote for Best Spicy Tuna Roll and Best Overall. HI 5 SUSHI The youngster of...

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You’ve done the North Pole Experience in Flagstaff, but have you been to the actual North Pole? Le Commandant Charcot is the world’s only luxury passenger ship to take travelers to the North Pole on a 16-day, one-of-a-kind exploration. And it’s not just for Santa stalkers. “An expedition with Le Commandant Charcot will interest a purposeful traveler – ones that are looking for transformative experiences on a small ship and want a deeper understanding of...

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In March, Phoenix-based IT company Adopt Technologies launched this new podcast, hosted by Valley news veteran Carey Pena with Adopt CEO Brett Helgeson. The series covers little-known tech stories as well as breaking tech news aimed to educate and inspire audiences worldwide. A past episode discussed a hydroponics startup growing medicine in plants. Stream on all major podcast platforms. adopttechnologies.com/podcast

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Hollywood legend Judy Garland would have celebrated her 100th birthday this year. Her surviving children – Lorna Luft, Joey Luft and Liza Minnelli – worked with cosmetic chemist Vince Spinnato and Tempe cosmetics company Velocity to create Judy, a gender-neutral fragrance to capture her warm yet strong and independent personality. Along with notes of dark orchid, coriander, tonka bean and elemi, the fragrance showcases a hint of the official Judy Garland rose, a varietal named...

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If you’re in the market for a rattan vanity or vintage rug, The Found House in the Melrose District likely has exactly what you’re looking for. The LGBTQ-owned home goods store has a one-of-a-kind collection of curated furniture, décor and other goodies waiting to be “found.” “A home should be as unique as its owner, full of items found and gathered over time. You can walk into many stores and feel like you’ve stepped into...

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Walk inside The Carmody marketplace in the historic Coronado neighborhood and you’ll find Wicker Goddess – a homey vintage shop selling curated wicker furniture, clothing, artwork, housewares and small maker goods. It all began with preparations for owner Sarah Small’s 2018 Phoenix wedding. “I had this vision for this bohemian, dreamy, vintage vibe wedding,” she says. Small and her husband enjoy thrifting and spent a year collecting vintage goblets, chairs, rugs, tables and glassware for...