Things to Do in Queen Creek

Today's side deal gets you three classes at A Scrappin' Affair for $25 (a $45 value). At the end of the three-part craft course, students will take home a 6"x6" book. You also get eight hours of cropping time (a $15 value), meaning you can come in and use all the non-consumable tools in the scrapbooking lab without having to invest in expensive equipment. You can schedule the crop whenever you want, but it can't be split between multiple days.

Shalimar Country Club's 2,417 yards of manicured golfing terrain are peppered with towering trees, slinking sand traps, and rolling hills. The design of the nine-hole, par-33 course masterfully incorporates its scenic assets—the fifth hole sits across a yawning lake, and the ninth hole's island green is flanked on all sides by water hazards, bunkers, and punks who steal golf balls for their solar-system dioramas. To be prepared to dodge these obstacles, players practice on a driving range and chipping-and-putting green. After their rounds, golfers can wander into the restaurant and lounge for a meal or a drink or peruse the golf shop to try on new apparel and test the mettle of name-brand equipment.

Course at a Glance:

• Nine-hole, par-33 course

• Distance of 2,417 yards from the farthest tees

• Course rating of 31.2 from the farthest tees

• Three tee options

• Link to scorecard

ProTenn International founder Alex Ramirez leads a highly decorated staff to provide a focused and personalized instructional environment where students can learn to play their best tennis. Since 1988, Alex and his team have developed a number of sectional, national, and international champions, including tour professionals Camila Giorgi and Liga Dekmeijere. Their coaches employ a results-oriented methodology that combines footwork, physical fitness, mental strategy, and competitive spirit.

Prior to each practice session, coach and pupil identify an objective for their time together, be it smoother groundstrokes or more choreographed victory dances. The two will then work to develop a workable plan of action that aims to help students achieve their desired results. Though instructors impart a number of tips and tricks for improvement, nothing replaces the tried-and-true methods of hard work and repetition, which locks ideal movements into muscle memory.

Jerry’s Liquors’ expedient service and diverse selection of age-restrictive elixirs earned it the Phoenix New Times award for Best Drive-Thru Liquor Store, East Valley in 2011. The libation emporium’s convenient drive-thru service allows customers to retrieve their socially lubricating potions in a timely fashion, ensuring they won’t miss a minute of weekend revelry or any hilarious mid-party attempts at deconstructing Finnegans Wake. Open until 2 a.m. 365 days a year, Jerry’s graciously slings suds for late-night beer runners and jaded Santa Clauses from its spot beneath its vintage neon sign.

Sunbird Golf Resort lines up 18 picturesque holes in its par-66 executive course, which spreads over 4,384 yards amid a welcoming residential area. Though relatively short in overall length, the Gary Panks design brims with obstacles capable of ensnaring wayward balls, including greenside bunkers, water on 10 holes, and mischievous palm trees that drop coconuts to confuse searching golfers. Before a round, players can test green speed on practice putting greens next to the 1st and 10th tee boxes and warm up with shorter strokes on a slightly truncated driving range.

Course at a Glance:

• 18-hole, par-66 course
• Total length of 4,384 yards from the back tees
• Course rating of 62 from the back tees
• Course slope of 102 from the back tees
• Three sets of tees per hole
• Scorecard

While ducking behind the red inflatables scattered across the field, the marksmen signal to their teammates before firing a barrage of paintballs as they charge their opponents. Such sights are common at Wild West Paintball Park, which hosts refereed bouts every weekend on its three fields and a new PSP 44 bunker airball field. During the rest of the week, the staff oversees private parties of five or more that duke it out in four-hour games. They also train participants of all skill levels for competitive play on the business's factory paintball team and host frequent tournaments, where triumphant teams are awarded prizes such as the actual paintball gun van Gogh used to make Starry Night. After every pickup, private, or tournament bout, guests can reenergize with snacks supplied onsite by All American Dogz.