Good morning, Eastmark. The heat is settling in for the season, so most of this weekend's draws are either after sundown or wrapped up before the lawn gets too warm.
- 🎹 An Elton John tribute on the Great Park lawn, Friday night.
- 🥕 The farmers market and a water-drive dunk tank, Saturday at the Great Park.
- 🎤 Board games Friday, karaoke Saturday at The 'Mark.
- 🏛️ Eastmark's two tax districts set next year's budgets.
- 📋 Still Tracking: EastMarket, Apple, Liv at Eastmark, and Brakes Plus.
Elton John, more or less, at the Great Park
An Elton John tribute show plays the Eastmark Great Park pavilion Friday night.
Key facts:
- What: Candle In The Wind, a touring tribute fronted by Jeff Burkett as Elton
- When: Friday, June 5, 7 to 8:30 PM
- Where: Event Pavilion, Eastmark Great Park, 5100 S. Eastmark Parkway
- Bring: low-back chairs and blankets for a spot on the lawn
- Food: food truck row and Steadfast Diner are open beforehand
- Note: leave pets at home
Burkett fronts the show as Elton and also headlines "Sir Elton At The Piano" in Las Vegas, billed as the only all-Elton tribute on the Strip.
Arrive early to grab dinner from the trucks or Steadfast Diner and stake out a spot before the music starts at 7. Details.
The weekend
Friday
- 🎲 Board game day at The 'Mark. Tabletop games all afternoon at the Bus Stop, 11 AM to 5 PM. Details.
Saturday
- 🧹 Eastmark Street Squad. One hour of neighborhood trash pickup, meet at The 'Mark, 7:30 AM. Details.
- 🥕 Eastmark Farmers Market. In the Great Park lot just south of Gateway Library, 8 AM to noon. Details.
- 💧 Hydration Drive at the Great Park. Dunk tank, raffles, and games for the 20th annual Mesa water donation campaign, 9 to 11 AM. Bring a case of bottled water. Details.
- 📐 Design review open house. Operations staff walk through Eastmark's home design-review process, Classroom at The 'Mark, 11 AM to 1 PM. No RSVP. Details.
- 🎤 Karaoke night at The 'Mark. Open mic and favorite hits, 6 to 8 PM. Details.
Around Eastmark
🏛️ The tax districts set next year's numbers. The boards for Eastmark Community Facilities District No. 1 and No. 2 (special property-tax districts that pay for local infrastructure), along with the neighboring Cadence district, held public hearings and approved their 2026-27 budgets and tax levies at a May 21 board meeting. The full budget reports are posted with the agenda. Details.
Still Tracking
Quick check-in on stuff we've covered in past editions:
- 🛒 Sprouts at EastMarket (Ray and Ellsworth). Construction underway. Building wraps up around August, Sprouts opens Q4 2026.
- 🍎 Apple manufacturing on Signal Butte. Council votes on the Foreign Trade Zone agreement Monday, May 18.
- 🏢 Liv at Eastmark (NE corner Ellsworth and Ray). 208 apartments across 12 buildings, recently approved. Construction next.
- 🔧 Brakes Plus Mesa (Ellsworth and Elliot). Auto shop still working through council site plan tweaks.
