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Weekend Picks: Valley events for Aug. 14-16

Classic rock, a basketball playoff chase and new museum exhibitions top a busy weekend across metro Phoenix

Carlos Santana, seen July 9, 2026, in Alpharetta, Georgia, returns to Phoenix this Friday.

(Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)

It’s not often one building can claim Carlos Santana and Caitlin Clark on the same weekend, but that’s exactly what’s happening at downtown Phoenix’s Mortgage Matchup Center.

Whether your idea of entertainment involves guitar solos, buzzer-beaters or wandering an art gallery with a cocktail afterward, the Valley has no shortage of ways to fill the weekend.

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