Just because you have a lunch meeting doesn’t mean it has to be in a boardroom with catered-in ham and cheese sandwiches. Take the business to the streets at one of these Top 5 restaurants for power lunches around the Valley.

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) will be celebrating its fall line-up of exhibitions with a public opening party this Friday, Oct. 8, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Come out to view five new exhibitions, enjoy curatorial gallery talks and mingle with the artists. Also, the night will include a special fashion show featuring local designers competing for Scottsdale Fashion Week’s title of “Designer of the Year.”

The martini is is one of the most well-known, if not the most well-known, mixed drinks out there. But it’s evolved into so much more than just gin and vermouth and a few olives, with modern mixologists putting their creative spin on tradition in order to deliver the public a multitude of tantalizing variations. Of course, there are times when an old classic just can’t be beat. However you take your martini, here are the Top 5 places around the Valley to sip and be seen sipping.

Phoenix Fashion Week kicks off for its sixth year on Thursday, Oct. 7, featuring a new focus on sustainability and green living, as well as a “Fashionably Pink” celebrity fashion show to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

To show its support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Hotel Valley Ho Spa will be having an all-day celebration on Sunday, Oct. 10, in honor of life, love and memories of those affected by breast cancer. Come join in the fun to receive some special goodies, experience unique and restorative treatments and help a great cause all at the same time.

So you’re a scotch drinker? How very “Mad Men” of you. With scotch, the setting is almost (we said almost) as important as the drink, so take our advice on the Top 5 places to swill this classy libation for the ultimate scotch-sipping experience in Phoenix.

Crave AZ, which we wrote about back in August, has been moved from late October to January 2011. We know, we’re bummed, too. But there’s good news: Crave: The Pre-Party will still be held Oct. 23, allowing revelers the opportunity to experience a taste of all the culinary excellence yet to come.

Throughout the month of October, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale will be providing guests with the opportunity enjoy special spa treatments, libations and fitness classes while at the same time supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Phoenix affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Our Top 5 beer lists in Phoenix, we’ll admit, is first and foremost about quantity, rather than quality. However, fortunately for us, people in the Southwest take brewing very seriously, which is why we’ve still ended up presenting a list of discerning locales when it comes to the beer they’re willing to pour. Which makes a lot of sense, actually. Because if you’re passionate enough about beer to put together a drink menu a mile long, you’ve probably learned a think or two about what tastes good and what doesn’t.