Domi in the Desert - Real Broker

09/30/2026

Spooky events around the !

09/24/2026

Pop Up Open House Tomorrow!
Friday 9/25/26 - Noon to 3pm
Reagan Wichman, BKC Mortgage and I are your hosts!

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09/23/2026

☀️ THIS WEEKEND IN THE VALLEY! 🌵Sept 25–27 ☀️

The bonus list 👇

🍴 FOOD & FESTIVALS
🌮 FoodieLand Food Festival | Fri–Sun until 10 PM | Phoenix Raceway, Avondale. 200+ food vendors, shopping, games and live music!
🧄 13th Annual Garlic Festival | Sat & Sun | Queen Creek Olive Mill. FREE admission, cooking demos, live music and w**e & b**r tastings
🌶️ Hatch Green Chile Festival | Sat from 10 AM | Chelsea's Kitchen, Arcadia. Fresh-roasted chiles and a special green chile menu
🏮 Arizona Moon Festival | Sat, 5–11 PM | Saigon Center Plaza, Chandler
🍷 Fall Arizona Restaurant Week | LAST WEEKEND, ends Sunday! Prix-fixe menus all over the Valley
🥁 Afrobeats Block Party | Sun | Egyptian Motor Hotel, Phoenix

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 FAMILY FUN
🦕 Dinosaurs in the Desert opens Saturday at the Phoenix Zoo! Life-size dinos all over the zoo, and opening day brings a DJ, carnival games and face painting
🎃 Harvest Nights at DH Farms kicks off Friday. Pumpkin patch evenings and fall festivities are officially here!
⚾ Mexican Baseball Fiesta | Fri–Sun | American Family Fields, Maryvale. ASU & GCU take on Mexican Pacific League teams, with concerts after the games

🎤 CONCERTS & SHOWS
🎶 Carín León | Fri, 8 PM | Desert Diamond Arena
🤠 Justin Moore | Fri, 7 PM | Celebrity Theatre
🎹 The Bad Plus | Fri | Musical Instrument Museum
🎸 Boz Scaggs | Sat, 8 PM | Mesa Arts Center
🤘 Bilmuri | Sat | The Van Buren
🎧 Darude | Sat | Sunbar Tempe
🎺 Alacranes Musical + Grupo Montéz de Durango | Sat | Stratus Event Center
🦸 My Hero Academia in Concert | Sun | Mesa Arts Center
🎭 Scalia/Ginsburg (Arizona Opera) | Sat 7:30 PM & Sun 2 PM | Herberger Theater

🎨 ARTS
📚 PHX Zine Fest | Sat & Sun | Rocket Space Gallery
🖼️ Salt River Arts Festival | Sat | The Pavilions at Talking Stick

Fall is finally showing up in the desert 🍂 Which one are you going to? Tell me in the comments! 👇

And if you're thinking about buying or selling here in the Valley, I'd love to help. 🏡
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09/22/2026

🎃 OCTOBER IN MARICOPA COUNTY 🎃
Fall is finally here, and so are the events. Save the dates:

🎡 Arizona State Fair, Oct 1–Nov 1, Thursdays through Sundays, at the State Fair Grounds in Phoenix. This year's theme is "A State of Wonder."

🌽 Schnepf Farms Pumpkin & Chili Party, Oct 3–31, open Wednesdays through Sundays in Queen Creek. Corn maze, hayrides, rides and a pumpkin patch.

🍺 Four Peaks Oktoberfest, Oct 9–11 at Tempe Town Lake. Admission is free. There's live music and German food, plus a 10K/5K/1K on race day.

🏳️‍🌈 Phoenix Pride, Oct 10–11 at the Arizona Center. The Coming Out Concert is Saturday. On Sunday the parade starts at 10am and the festival runs noon–10pm.

🏁 NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale. The O'Reilly and ARCA races are Oct 17, and the Freeway Insurance 500 Cup race is Oct 18.

🌮 Taco Fest AZ, Oct 17–18 at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale.

💀 Día de los Mu***os Festival, Oct 24–25 at Mesa Arts Center. Saturday noon–10pm, Sunday noon–5pm.

👻 Spooky Safari at the Phoenix Zoo, Oct 28–30, 5:30–8:30pm. Trick-or-treating, costume parades and more, $18 per person.

Which one are you going to? Tag your crew 👇

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09/15/2026

🌵 **DESERT WEEKEND REPORT: September 18th-20th** 🌵

Beautiful stretch ahead — sunny, highs around 101-102°, barely any rain chance. Here's what's happening around the Valley:

🎻 Andrea Bocelli: Romanza 30th Anniversary Tour — Mortgage Matchup Center, Fri 8pm
🎭 The Phantom of the Opera — ASU Gammage, Fri-Sun
🎭 Les Misérables — Phoenix Theatre Company, Fri-Sun
🛍️ Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market — WestWorld of Scottsdale, Fri-Sun
🤠 Legends vs. Young Guns Rodeo — Rawhide Western Town, Chandler, Sat 5-10pm
🧄 Garlic Festival — Queen Creek Olive Mill, Sat-Sun
😂 Leslie Jones: I'm Hot Tour — Mesa Arts Center, Sat 8pm
🎤 Lupe Fiasco & Gym Class Heroes — Arizona Financial Theatre, Fri 7pm
🎤 Marco Antonio Solis — Mortgage Matchup Center, Sat 8pm
🎤 Alejandro Fernández & Camila Fernández — Arizona Financial Theatre, Sun 8:30pm
🎷 Esperanza Spalding — Musical Instrument Museum, Sat 6pm

⚾ **SPORTS**
Diamondbacks vs. Yankees — Chase Field: Fri 6:40pm, Sat 5:10pm, Sun 1:10pm
Cardinals vs. Seahawks — Sunday 1:25pm
Phoenix Mercury vs. Wings — Sun 5pm
Phoenix Rising vs. Locomotive — Sat 7pm

Get out there and enjoy the Valley this weekend! ☀️

08/27/2026

IF YOU OWN PROPERTY/LAND IN ARIZONA PLEASE READ!!
Today, the Arizona Department of Real Estate rolled out a new alert system to help prevent deed fraud (aka a scammer buying or selling your property). This alert occurs BEFORE the crime is committed. Register NOW here: https://earlyalert.azre.gov

08/26/2026

Heat wave, schmeat wave — here's what's actually cool this weekend.

Big Nights Out

Karol G — State Farm Stadium, Saturday, 7pm The Latin pop mega-concert of the summer. Demand is high, so if you want in, don't sleep on it.

Mount Westmore (Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 & Too $hort) — Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, 8pm A legitimate hip-hop supergroup lineup in one arena, one night.

Lost 80's Live — Celebrity Theatre, Friday, 7:30pm Big Country, The Vapors, and Oingo Boingo going full retro. Bring the shoulder pads.

Candlelight: Tribute to TOOL — Phoenix Art Museum, Saturday, 6:30pm A string quartet reimagining prog rock, indoors, air conditioning included. Somehow it works.

Stage & Culture

Matilda — The Musical — Herberger Theater Center, Friday 7pm, Saturday 2pm & 7pm Musical theater, and — worth repeating — indoors.

Drunk Pirates — The Rose Theatre, Friday, two showtimes For when "normal Friday night" isn't cutting it.

Molly of Denali: An Alaskan Adventure — Heard Museum, through August 30 A genuinely cool exhibit, temperature included. Good one for the kids.

Sports

Phoenix Mercury vs. Toronto Tempo — Mortgage Matchup Center, Saturday, 7pm WNBA action, tickets from $13, and the arena is always freezing. Bring a hoodie.

RUF MMA 70 — Celebrity Theatre, Saturday, 7pm For when you want your Saturday night with a little more contact.

Classic Desert-Dweller Cool-Offs

City splash pads. Several are opening earlier in the day because of the heat — free, and toddler-approved.

Indoor staples. OdySea Aquarium, Arizona Science Center, or an ice-skating rink deal. All A/C, all reliable, all a Valley rite of passage by now.

Early hike, cold lunch. Beat the sun with a sunrise trail, then reward yourself with a cold patio lunch before it hits 100. Peak desert-dweller move!

08/18/2026

07/30/2026

Cool ideas for a hot weekend!

07/28/2026

Luxury. Space. Lifestyle. ✨
This new to market Chandler, AZ stunner has it all-4 bedrooms, a private detached casita, resort-style pool, chef's kitchen, and an incredible 7-car garage, including a 40' RV garage for all your toys. Fully furnished and move-in ready-just bring your suitcase. DM me for your private tour only WED-SUN Noon-3pm before it's gone!
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