Country Club Event at Encanterra

The new country club and lifestyle community on Combs Road advertised a special event in the paper last week. From 4-7 they had a free concert featuring Apple and Rave billed as a British invasion concert. The ad said to bring a blanket and a chair. Food and drink was available for purchase.

Ok, for once there was an event that was actually close to my house and FREE! Need I say more. So we drove on over at 4. As you drove in through the gates immediately you saw a police car. Was this to make you feel comfortable or was it to keep the non-golfer rif raf out? As we drove through the winding golf course road to the clubhouse area we encountered more Security. It seemed they were expecting not only a huge crowd but a rowdy out of control mob.

When we walked into the event area there were a handful of people on the lawn with their lawn chairs at the ready. The chefs had some outdoor grills set up and a taped off area with tables and chairs for dining. We found a spot on the veranda and sat in some comfy outdoor lounge chairs where we had a nice view of the area. We did a little people watching.

Give these poor boys some shade.

The stage was set up out in the middle of the lawn. Granted it was a sunny Arizona day and at 4 pm it is HOT. There was no shade for the British invasion band. To top it off they were wearing black suits. Poor babies. The music was good but I felt sorry for them the whole time as they were in the sun, facing the sun and had only a handful of people in the audience. I think if the event had been held later in the evening they may have had more attendance.

The golf course is nice. You can see the lots staked off for some of the sold homes near the clubhouse. The clubhouse was also nice but seemed a bit small. If you are a golfer I'm sure this course and it's location will be very appealing to you. Shea homes builds a great house. I know because I live in one myself.

We took a tour of the home models. I LOVE visiting model homes. I love checking out the decor and landscaping. You can get some great ideas. Encanterra had about 10 models. Some of the decor was odd to me but much of it was fantastic. I loved the small courtyard entrances on some of the homes and the outdoor rooms were impressive. The models are right on the golf course so the backyard views were pretty good. Some of the homes had huge sliding doors so that when the weather is good you could pretty much open up the whole back of the house to the outdoors.

I did not photograph it but the men in our party went wild over a "secret room" in one of the models. So here is a good reason to check out the models (Shea homes, I'll take my kick-back now). If they did not point it out to you, you would not know it was there. Secret entrance to a wonderfully dark paneled man-cave.

Nice decor.
Not my personal style but interesting. 70's throw-back.

Comfy. Watch the golfers stroll by from the comfort of your bed. Just remember, if you can see them, they can probably see you too.

Man- porch alert ! Note the flat screen above the outdoor fireplace.

I felt bad that Encanterra did not have a better turnout for their event. I realize that this will be a private gated community and golf course but it would be nice if once the homes are sold and built that they might hold a few events for the community as the setting was very nice and conducive to a community concert. Queen Creek needs some nice upscale community events that don't involve hay rides and $7 bottled water. (you know who you are.)