1. Dana Park Village Square
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (480) 890-0555
Address: 1758 S. Val Vista Dr.
Description: This brand-new 70-acre property is designed as a high-end village square. The venue at the northwest corner of Val Vista Drive and Baseline Road features wide plazas, promenades, date palm trees, and fountains that remind you of a desert oasis. It’s anchored by AJ’s Fine Foods, Coldwater Creek, and Barnes & Noble. Restaurants include 8 Oz Burger Bar, Sauce, and Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill. Specialty shoppers will find Girly Girlz, a feminine boutique, and Z Gallerie for home accents. Happy hour deals, sales, and special events are listed on the mall’s website.
2. Fiesta Mall
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (480) 833-4121
Address: 1445 W. Southern Ave.
Description: Fiesta Mall has long provided variety and easy access for Southeast Valley shoppers. In addition to the major department stores of Macy’s, Dillard’s Clearance Center, Sears, and Best Buy, the mall houses specialty stores such as Express, Champs Sports, GameStop, Forever 21, American Eagle Outfitters, and LensCrafters. There are about 100 stores in all, arranged in a 2-level mall decorated with Southwestern colors. A food court includes In-N-Out Burger and Sep’s Mexican Grill. The mall is open daily, and covered parking is available. For moviegoers, 2 cinema complexes are within blocks of the mall.
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Address: 6555 E. Southern Ave.
4. Antique Plaza
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (480) 833-4844
Address: 114 W. Main St.
Description: More than 100 dealers are packed into this 2-story antiques mall with 20,000 square feet of exhibit space in downtown Mesa. Find all kinds of furniture from different eras, along with vintage jewelry, table linens, quilts, lamps, Depression glass, trains, toys, and similar small collectibles. Antique Plaza is open daily. There are 8 other antiques shops within walking distance. Free public parking is available, and a number of restaurants are located nearby.
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Address: 1056 S. Country Club Dr.
6. Wide World Of Maps
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (602) 279-2323, (800) 279-2550
Address: 1444 W. Southern Ave.
Description: This locally grown store carries just about any map your vagabond heart desires and is a vital stop for those who plan on hiking Arizona’s rough terrain. If it doesn’t carry what you need, Wide World of Maps can map it for you. Its inventory includes travel maps, guidebooks, cookbooks, books on local history, hiking books, topographical maps, atlases, globes, wall maps, CD-ROM maps, and the latest global positioning systems (GPS) and instruction on how to use them. The store also will laminate a map of your choice for maps that will be used a lot. There‘s another location at 2626 W. Indian School Rd. in Phoenix. The Mesa and Phoenix stores are open Monday to Saturday.
7. Southwest Shakespeare Company
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (480) 962-1299
Address: 55 E. Main St.
Description: The goal of this company is to create a modern-day “people’s theatre,” whereby audience members take an active role. Past productions have included Macbeth, A Shakespeare Christmas, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Each production usually runs two weekends in a row. Season tickets cost around $135; adult and senior single-ticket prices are around $30. Group discounts are available.
8. Mesa Arts Center
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (480) 644-6500
Address: 1 E. Main St.
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Description: Billed as the most comprehensive arts center in Arizona, the Mesa Arts Center (MAC) lives up to its promise by sponsoring just about every sort of program imaginable in the world of arts. The campus sits on 7 acres in downtown Mesa. Inside are 4 theaters, from small, intimate studios to the grand and 1,600-seat Ikeda Theater. In the center’s art studios and classrooms, students learn everything from ceramics and printmaking to photography and acting. The center also sports 5,500 square feet of exhibition space, including several galleries. It books around 600 to 800 performances annually, including Broadway musicals, rock concerts, and major theatrical performances.
9. Dana Park Village Square
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (480) 890-0555
Address: 1758 S. Val Vista Dr.
Description: This brand-new 70-acre property is designed as a high-end village square. The venue at the northwest corner of Val Vista Drive and Baseline Road features wide plazas, promenades, date palm trees, and fountains that remind you of a desert oasis. It’s anchored by AJ’s Fine Foods, Coldwater Creek, and Barnes & Noble. Restaurants include 8 Oz Burger Bar, Sauce, and Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill. Specialty shoppers will find Girly Girlz, a feminine boutique, and Z Gallerie for home accents. Happy hour deals, sales, and special events are listed on the mall’s website.
10. Fiesta Mall
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (480) 833-4121
Address: 1445 W. Southern Ave.
Description: Fiesta Mall has long provided variety and easy access for Southeast Valley shoppers. In addition to the major department stores of Macy’s, Dillard’s Clearance Center, Sears, and Best Buy, the mall houses specialty stores such as Express, Champs Sports, GameStop, Forever 21, American Eagle Outfitters, and LensCrafters. There are about 100 stores in all, arranged in a 2-level mall decorated with Southwestern colors. A food court includes In-N-Out Burger and Sep’s Mexican Grill. The mall is open daily, and covered parking is available. For moviegoers, 2 cinema complexes are within blocks of the mall.
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Address: 6555 E. Southern Ave.
12. Antique Plaza
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (480) 833-4844
Address: 114 W. Main St.
Description: More than 100 dealers are packed into this 2-story antiques mall with 20,000 square feet of exhibit space in downtown Mesa. Find all kinds of furniture from different eras, along with vintage jewelry, table linens, quilts, lamps, Depression glass, trains, toys, and similar small collectibles. Antique Plaza is open daily. There are 8 other antiques shops within walking distance. Free public parking is available, and a number of restaurants are located nearby.
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Address: 1056 S. Country Club Dr.
14. Wide World Of Maps
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (602) 279-2323, (800) 279-2550
Address: 1444 W. Southern Ave.
Description: This locally grown store carries just about any map your vagabond heart desires and is a vital stop for those who plan on hiking Arizona’s rough terrain. If it doesn’t carry what you need, Wide World of Maps can map it for you. Its inventory includes travel maps, guidebooks, cookbooks, books on local history, hiking books, topographical maps, atlases, globes, wall maps, CD-ROM maps, and the latest global positioning systems (GPS) and instruction on how to use them. The store also will laminate a map of your choice for maps that will be used a lot. There‘s another location at 2626 W. Indian School Rd. in Phoenix. The Mesa and Phoenix stores are open Monday to Saturday.
15. Southwest Shakespeare Company
City: Mesa, AZ
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (480) 962-1299
Address: 55 E. Main St.
Description: The goal of this company is to create a modern-day “people’s theatre,” whereby audience members take an active role. Past productions have included Macbeth, A Shakespeare Christmas, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Each production usually runs two weekends in a row. Season tickets cost around $135; adult and senior single-ticket prices are around $30. Group discounts are available.