The Desert Botanical Garden has some unique opportunities for travel and adventure this fall and upcoming spring. Read on to learn how you can experience the beauty, culture and foods of the Tohono O’Odham people of the desert, participate in a photography and nature workshop in the San Francisco Peaks, tour three Sonoita wineries, witness the migration of 300 million monarchs, or visit the Hopi Mesas to see the artisans making pottery and silver jewelry.

The next time you go out for sushi, don’t get lost in all the nigiri and maki rolls and forget that there’s a whole world of liquid gold out there to be enjoyed alongside your meal. And if you’re good at sake pairing or get a good recommendation from the house, the sake can even enhance flavors in your favorite sushi roll that you didn’t even realize were there. Here are our Top 5 go-to spots for sake around the Valley.

OK, so maybe Helen and Kirstie won’t exactly have a lot of time for “hanging out,” because they’re actually scheduled to be the keynote speakers at Arizona’s Ultimate Women’s Expo this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18 and Sept. 19. The event will be a two-day fete celebrating everything women are known to love, including products and services related to fashion, beauty, health, cooking, home decor and more. Oh, and let’s not forget the cocktails, sales and giveaways!

Just because Arizona is in the middle of the desert doesn’t mean you can’t get fresh fish here, and we know a few restaurants that would certainly back us up on that. Still have doubts? Try these Top 5 restaurants in Phoenix for stunning fish and seafood dishes, then get back to us.

This Friday evening, Sept. 17, Fashion Group International and Local First Arizona will be “Keeping It Local” in an event connecting style-savvy Valley residents with AZ-based artisans, entrepreneurs and designers, making for a true shopping extravaganza.

Head to the Heard Museum on Friday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. for an evening of couture, cocktails, music, jewelry and Native American art. Vintage fashions from Robert Black’s boutique, along with jewelry from the Heard Museum Shop will be modeled by Ford models.

In case you didn’t hear, Dixon Golf, a company based in Tempe, Ariz., debuted a special kind of golf ball in July, and it’s generating quite a bit of talk on the local links and beyond. Not only is the ball currently the most expensive one one the market, at $74.95 per dozen, it’s also eco-friendly.

Summer may be winding down, but that doesn’t mean your cuisine can’t still be hot, hot, hot. Why not spice things up by going out for some Thai? And whether you like to stick with popular dishes like Pad Thai noodles, or are in the mood for something more adventurous, like The Wild Thaiger’s Jungle Prince, made with wild boar, your next dining out experience is sure to be more than savory at one of these Top 5 Thai restaurants in the Valley.

Diamonds and Ferraris combining forces? Um, yes please. Tomorrow evening, Sept. 10, at the W Scottsdale, Italian jewelry designer Damiani will unveil its new collection of jewels, made exclusively for Ferrari, amid a fleet of Italian sports cars.