Good morning, Tempe. Sunny with a high near 88 today; showers and thunderstorms are in Wednesday’s forecast.
- 🥬 Farm Express stops at the library Tuesday. The mobile produce market accepts cash, credit/debit, and SNAP/EBT.
- 🏈 ASU hosts Kansas State Saturday. Sun Devil football returns to Mountain America Stadium on Veterans Way.
- 🎸 Around the Valley: three Monday concerts. Tom Jones plays Chandler; beabadoobee and Modest Mouse play Phoenix.
Fresh produce at Tempe Public Library
Farm Express brings groceries to Tempe Public Library on Tuesday, October 20, with fresh fruit and vegetables available from its mobile market.
Key facts
- When: Tuesday at 1:30 PM.
- Where: The bus parks in the driveway in front of the library.
- Payment: Cash, credit/debit, and SNAP/EBT accepted.
The mobile market sells fresh fruit and vegetables, with a focus on access for residents who have few nearby options for healthy food.
Check the library’s Farm Express listing for updates before Tuesday’s stop.
Around the corner
🏠 Tempe’s median sale price was $483,000, down 11% year over year. Data.
🎭 Water for Elephants starts October 27 at ASU Gammage. The touring production’s first listed performance is Tuesday at 7:30 PM, with eight dates in the listing. Gammage is the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed campus landmark that opened in 1964. Tickets.
The week
Tuesday, October 20
📖 Poe at Mill’s Modern Social. Bite Size Book Club discusses The Fall of the House of Usher from 5 to 6 PM. The short story is available through Hoopla with a Tempe library card. Details.
🎬 Studio Ghibli trivia at the library. The 6 PM program covers the films’ characters, worlds, and themes of kindness. It’s part of One Tempe, One Book, for teens and adults. Details.
Friday, October 23
🎃 Bingo Loco: Halloween at the Marquee. The Halloween edition is listed for 6 PM at 730 N. Mill Avenue. Tickets.
Saturday, October 24
🏈 Kansas State visits the Sun Devils. ASU plays at Mountain America Stadium, 500 E. Veterans Way. Kickoff time isn’t included in the listing, so that detail still needs checking before making game-day plans. Tickets and game details.
🎸 Saosin marks 20 years of its self-titled album. The anniversary show plays the Marquee at 7 PM. Tickets.
From the schools
- 🥁 Corona del Sol percussion concert. Tuesday, October 20, at 7 PM, 1001 E. Knox Road. School calendar.
- 🎭 Tempe HS fall play. Thursday, October 22, at 4 PM in the lecture hall. School calendar.
- 👻 Mountain Pointe haunted house. Friday, October 23, at 6 PM. Admission and age guidance aren’t included in the listing. School calendar.
Around the Valley
Three concert options outside Tempe tonight. All times are Arizona time.
🎤 Tom Jones in Chandler. Monday, October 19, at 8 PM at Gila River Resorts & Casinos’ Wild Horse Pass. The Chandler stop keeps this concert outing in the southeast Valley. Tickets.
🎸 Modest Mouse in Phoenix. Monday, October 19, at 7:30 PM at Arizona Financial Theatre. An indoor rock-show option for the evening. Tickets.
🎶 beabadoobee’s Powerlines Tour. Monday, October 19, at 7:30 PM at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix. The tour’s local stop is an outdoor alternative to tonight’s theater shows. Tickets.