Good morning, Eastmark. Last weekend before Eastmark High graduation week.
🍕 Pizza in the park, Friday night. Wood-fired pizza-making with neighbors at Inspirian Peak Park. Details.
🥬 Eastmark Farmers Market, Saturday morning. 8 AM to noon at the Great Park, just south of Gateway Library. Details.
🎓 Two big graduation moments next week. BASIS Mesa seniors present projects Saturday; Eastmark High's Class of 2026 graduates Wednesday. Details.
📋 Three Eastmark businesses on Monday's council agenda. Restaurant on Ellsworth, Circle K on Elliot, Target on Signal Butte. Details.
Pizza in the park, Friday night
Beyond Basil Mobile Pizzeria sets up at Inspirian Peak Park Friday evening and walks Eastmark neighbors through making their own wood-fired pies.
Key facts:
Friday, May 15, 5:30 PM to 8 PM
Inspirian Peak Park
Hosted by Eastmark Community Life with Beyond Basil Mobile Pizzeria
Hands-on: shape and bake a pizza alongside neighbors
Registration required, capacity limited
What to watch: sign-ups close once slots fill. Register here.
The weekend
What's on the calendar Thursday through Saturday:
Thursday (today)
- 🤖 AI Best Practices at Gateway Library. Adult class on prompt-writing, accuracy, and bias. 2 PM. Details.
- 💃 Funityfit dance fitness at Gateway Library. Free drop-in, all ages and levels. 5:30 PM. Details.
- 🏗️ Design Review open house at The 'Mark. Operations staff walks through the home-modification process. 5 PM to 7 PM. Details.
Friday
- 🎮 Gaming Club at The 'Mark classroom. 5 PM to 8 PM. Every other Friday. Details.
Saturday
- 🥬 Eastmark Farmers Market at the Great Park parking lot, just south of Gateway Library. 8 AM to noon. Details.
Around Eastmark
Three Eastmark-perimeter businesses go before Mesa City Council Monday for liquor licenses:
- 🌯 Zeitouna, a new sit-down restaurant at 3515 S Ellsworth Road, Suite 101. Lunch and dinner. Series 12 restaurant license. Monday, May 18.
- ⛽ Circle K Store #9577 at 10744 E Elliot Road. Series 9 liquor store license. Monday, May 18.
- 🛒 Target #2940 at 1517 S Signal Butte Road. Beer and wine sampling license. Monday, May 18.
Also on Monday's docket: a city development agreement for property near Signal Butte and Southern.
One more for next week's calendar:
- 💼 Eastmark Entrepreneur Club at The 'Mark, Tuesday, May 19, 8:30 AM. Melissa Leon of Two Sense Consulting on financial setup for new businesses. Details.
Still tracking
Quick check-in on stuff 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.
From the schools
- 🎓 Eastmark High Class of 2026 graduates Wednesday. Eastmark High Football Stadium, 7 PM, May 20. QCUSD calendar.
- 🎓 BASIS Mesa Class of 2026 senior projects, Saturday at Gateway Library. Year-long research presentations on topics from AI in medical diagnostics and walkable urban design to henna art and stop-motion animation. 9 AM. Details.
Around the valley
A few picks worth leaving Eastmark for this weekend:
- 🏎️ Friday Night Drags at Firebird Motorsports Park. Drag racing Friday night in Chandler. Bring earplugs. Tickets.
- 🎸 Cowboy Mouth at Marquee Theatre. NOLA rock at the Tempe club, tonight at 6:30 PM. Tickets.
- 🎤 The Moth at Crescent Ballroom. Storytelling slam in Phoenix tonight at 8 PM. Mom-themed stories, a few days late. Tickets.
- 🎶 Floetry at Celebrity Theatre. The British neo-soul duo plays Phoenix tonight at 8 PM. Tickets.
That's the weekend. Make some pizza.
