Looking for something fun to do with the family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 this weekend?

The Zoppé family traces its history from humble beginnings of street clowns and jugglers through six generations of circus performers. Held in the spectacular 500 seat tent on the grounds of the Chandler Center for the Arts, bring your friends and family for this delightfully fun circus extravaganza! 

The Zoppé Family Circus has an amazing, unique story. The Zoppé Family Circus emerged more than 160 years ago to become one of the legendary circuses in all of Europe. And like many good legends, it begins with a boy and a girl falling in love. In 1842, a young French street performer named Napoline Zoppé wandered into a plaza in Budapest, Hungary, looking for work. There, his eyes glanced upon a beautiful equestrian ballerina named Ermenegilda, who captured the hearts and minds of the crowd with her grace and showmanship. More importantly, this talented beauty captured Napoline’s heart.

However, since Napoline was a clown, Ermenegilda’s father saw him as beneath her and disapproved of their relationship. The two ran away to Venice, Italy, and founded the circus that still bears their name. Alberto Zoppé, Napoline’s great-grandson, inherited the circus almost 100 years later. 

Alberto’s children, Giovanni, Tosca and Carla, along with their spouses, have all been active at one time or another in the family business. Giovanni revived the Zoppé Family Circus in America eight years ago, and has since been building its reputation with audiences and critics as an enchanting exhibition of traditional European circus.

The Zoppé Family Circus is a once-a-year event not to be missed, so get your tickets early!

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Only 6 Days left until Christmas!!! If you haven't finished up all your Christmas shopping, Kierland Commons is the place to go.

Kierland Commons is a unique, upscale Main Street outdoor lifestyle center that artfully blends shopping, dining and entertainment. The one-of-a-kind development incorporates more than 70 high-end specialty stores that include a distinctive selection of national retail choices, such as Anthropologie, Michael Kors, Crate & Barrel, Athleta, Sur La Table, and Tommy Bahama. Guests may also choose from a variety of the Valley’s consistently ranked best restaurants with patio dining like The Greene House, The Mission, and Postino Wine Cafe. With more than 70 high-end specialty stores, you're sure to find some great gifts this holiday season!

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Grab the family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 and hot coco and head out🚗 to view thousands of Christmas lights✨ around you! Make this your new Christmas🎄tradition. An annual drive to look at over-the-top holiday lights is a tradition for many families in Greater Phoenix. Who doesn't love to see twinkling Christmas lights?

Grab a map below and plan out your holiday light parade!

View map of Holiday Lights here.

The Valley's most anticipated holiday tradition, ZooLights at the Phoenix Zoo!

Glimmering displays light the way through the Phoenix Zoo this holiday season!  On display are millions of lights, a three-story-high holiday tree, hundreds of glimmering light displays and lakeside music-in-motion shows. You can also swing by the Stingray Bay, hitch a ride on a camel, snap a picture with Santa or experience nightly snowfall in the desert. New this year — live reindeer, Stingray Bay and 4-D Theater included with admission.

Grab a cup of cocoa and stroll through the Valley's biggest light show after the animals tuck in for the night. 

Phoenix Zoo 455 N. Galvin Pkwy.

Phoenix, AZ 85008

Daily from 5:30 Pm - 10:30 Pm

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Kick off the holiday season with the SHOPS Gainey Village on Thursday, December 6th from 5:00pm-8:00pm during their third annual Holiday Wine and Dine Christmas event! Guests will enjoy acoustic music by Melanie Yarger, Miguel Rodriguez, the He Said She Said band and Marty & Natalie performing festive tunes, horse and carriage rides by Scottsdale Horse and Carriage around the shopping center, cookies, baked goods, coffee and hot chocolate by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, wine tastings at Pomo Pizzeria, Soi 4 Bangkok Eatery and The Living Room.  Other event offerings include wine and hors d'oeuvres at Kreiss; charcuterie and wine at Babylux, and champagne at White Sun.

The event is free to attend.

THE SHOPS GAINEY VILLAGE

More than half of adults make New Year's resolutions each year. Unfortunately, many give up after a few weeks because they haven't turned their goals into habits. Whether you want to lose weight, save for a home or eat more vegetables, adopting good habits is sure to help you reach your goals. Here are a few tips to help keep you on track this year. 

Why do you want to adopt the habit? How will your life improve once you develop this habit? What will happen if you don't? These three questions will help you streamline your goal and maintain motivation when you need it the most. If you're a visual person, write down your answers and post them where you'll read them daily. 

Lasting habits take time to develop. Start by setting small goals that will eventually lead you to accomplishing your end result. By focusing on manageable changes at the beginning of your transformation, habits are more likely to become automatic.

It's easy to fall off track when you're in the process of adopting a new habit. Consistency is key, and setting a reminder will help you build good habits. 

If you want to kick a bad habit, it helps to replace it with a better one. Trying to quit eating sugary snacks? Keep carrot sticks or nuts nearby so when the urge to snack hits, you're less tempted to reach for candy or other sugary treats. 

Tell people about the habit you're trying to adopt. The more people you tell, the more accountable you'll feel. And who knows? They may even become inspired to adopt a new habit themselves. 

Changes don't happen overnight - they happen over several weeks and months of consistent action. Remember that achieving results only comes when you create consistency. 

Studies show that it takes 30 days to form a habit. Stay committed to your habit for a full 30 days. If it hasn't become automatic by then try to pinpoint the challenges you're experiencing so you can try again.

Although you may feel motivated to revamp your life and change several habits at once, doing so may prevent you from adopting any of them. Focus on one good habit at a time. Once it becomes routine, take on another new habit.

A small reward will keep you motivated, especially on days when it's tough to stay on track. Think about how you'll reward yourself ahead of time so you have something to look forward to. 

The Princess is the perfect destination to create holiday traditions and make holiday memories your family will cherish for years to come!

Celebrate the splendor of the season at the AAA Five Diamond award-winning Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. Witness the resort transform into an enchanting winter wonderland during our Ninth Annual Christmas at the Princess festival. Its the most wonderful time of the year! 

Activities include:

A desert ice-skating rink made with real ice, recognized as one of the "Top Ten Holiday Ice Rinks in the World" by the Vancouver Sun.

A Build-A-Bear Workshop where fans can find the brand’s one-of-a-kind holiday experience.

Enchanted plaza shows. Don't miss this five-minute, one-of-a-kind HD video show projected against the resort's facade. The resort's Christmas tree has 70,000 LED lights that twinkle and dance to 17 classic holiday songs in the Enchanted Plaza. 

An opportunity to join Santa inside his secre headquarters, where the young and young-at-heart can have family photos taken with Kris Kringle himself while meeting a few of his favorite friends along the way. 

S'Mores Land, Lagoon Lights and the Princess Express Trains, holiday character appearances and much more!

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The Santa Social at Scottsdale Quarter -

Enjoy kids entertainment, photos with Santa, FREE caricature artist, FREE face painters, our annual tree lighting ceremony, puppy adoptions, special Christmas character appearances, concluding with a featured film! 

The day's schedule of events: November 24

10am-2pm: Puppy adoptions with Arizona Animal Welfare League
10am-4pm: Caricature artists
10am-6pm: Face painting
11am: Santa arrives!
11am-8pm: Photos with Santa (cost will apply)
4pm-6pm: Kids entertainment
6pm: Official Holiday Tree Lighting
* Our feature presentation Home Alone will show after the holiday tree lighting. *

Special appearances throughout the day by The Grinch, Frosty the Snowman and Mrs. Claus!

View more about The Santa Social here.

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What You Need To Know About Arizona Property Taxes

So your are researching if Arizona is a great place to purchase your next home. We have great weather, affordable housing and a long list of outdoor activities and entertainment available. There is one other reason why you want to consider Arizona, property taxes.

Arizona ranks 7th lowest state for property taxes in the nation. The effective property tax rate in Arizona is 0.87 so that means if your home is worth $100,000 your property taxes would be $870. The national average tax rate would mean the same $100,000 would bring the property tax amount to $1,190! 

Arizona residents are taxed based on Assessed Value, NOT Market Value. You can View A sample Arizona Property Tax Bill Here.