Good morning, Eastmark.
The heat is still setting the schedule, so the weekend leans toward evenings, the pool, and the air conditioning.
- ⚽ World Cup on the big screen at Gateway Library. Free public viewing, Saturday at 2 PM.
- 🎧 Poolside DJ at The 'Mark, Friday evening. Music by the Community Pool, 5 to 8:30 PM.
- 🥕 Eastmark Farmers Market, Saturday morning. Great Park parking lot, 8 AM to noon.
- 🏀 Basketball and cornhole at AZ Athletic Grounds. Two Friday tournaments across Pecos.
- 🏭 A trade-zone deal near the airport heads to Mesa council. Three warehouse sites, July 20.
- 📌 Still Tracking: Sprouts, Apple, Liv at Eastmark, and Brakes Plus.
- 🎟️ Around the Valley: the Fever in town, plus two more shows tonight.
The World Cup, on the big screen at Gateway Library
The FIFA World Cup is on, and Gateway Library has become the neighborhood spot to watch it: a big screen, a full room, and no reason to sit in the July sun to do it.
Key facts:
- What: FIFA World Cup 2026 public viewing on the library's big screen.
- Saturday's match: Norway vs. England, 2 PM.
- Where: Gateway Library, on Inspirian Parkway just north of the Great Park.
- Cost: Free. Family-friendly, walk in.
The branch opened in 2024 and has turned into the default gathering spot for this side of Mesa. In a week when outdoor plans mean racing the clock, an air-conditioned room with the match on is an easy Saturday afternoon.
Viewings continue through the tournament. Check the library's calendar for the next round's times. Details.
This weekend
Friday
- 🎧 Poolside DJ at The 'Mark. A DJ by the Community Pool, 5 to 8:30 PM. 10100 E. Ray Road. Details.
- 🎲 Games at The 'Mark. Board games at the Bus Stop from 11 AM to 5 PM, then Gaming Club in the classroom from 5 to 8 PM. Details.
- 🏀 Tournaments at AZ Athletic Grounds. Piestewa Games basketball and an ACL cornhole open, both at the Ellsworth fieldhouses across Pecos. Details.
- 🎤 Act Out comedy in Mesa. Stand-up and improv at The Bridge Improv Theater. Details.
Saturday
- 🥕 Eastmark Farmers Market. Vendors in the Great Park lot off Inspirian, 8 AM to noon. Go early, before the heat sets in. Details.
Sunday
- 🎪 Circus Farm at Mesa Arts Center. A family circus show, 1 PM. Tickets at the box office. Details.
Around Eastmark
- 🏭 A trade-zone deal near the airport. Arrow Global Supply Chain would get foreign-trade-zone status (deferred customs duties on imported goods) for three sites on Pecos and Sossaman. Mesa council votes July 20, and it points to more warehouse and distribution activity in the Gateway employment zone. Details.
- 🏠 Housing check. Homes in Mesa are taking about 55 days to sell right now. Details.
- 🎨 Clay night at Gateway Library. The second air-dry clay session, finishing pieces shaped in the first, runs Tuesday, July 14 at 6 PM. Details.
Still Tracking
Quick check-in on things 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 approved the Foreign Trade Zone agreement on 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.
Around the Valley
A few picks worth leaving Eastmark for, all in Phoenix tonight.
- Mercury vs. Indiana Fever. WNBA at Mortgage Matchup Center in downtown Phoenix, 7 PM. About as big a draw as the road schedule gets right now. Tickets.
- Los Texmaniacs. Grammy-winning Tex-Mex conjunto at the Musical Instrument Museum theater, 7:30 PM. One of the smaller rooms these players work. Tickets.
- Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg. Detroit rap co-bill at The Van Buren, 8 PM. Tickets.
