Good morning, Tempe. School is out, the heat has arrived, and most of this weekend's draws are the kind you can do in air conditioning.
- 📺 Tempe PD is headed to reality TV. The department will feature on the live policing show tied to TV host Dan Abrams.
- 🍺 Downtown's summer calendar is filling up. Hundred Mile Brewing has Summer Fest Sundays, Puppy Pilates, and wellness workshops on the books.
- 📚 The library has a full kids slate. Therapy dogs, dino yoga, teen sticker design, and a LEGO engineering lab.
- 🎺 Corona del Sol's band is at leadership camp. The Aztecs marching program kicks off summer prep this week.
- 🎟️ Bigger stages around the Valley. Dracula at TCA, K-pop at Marquee, and John Fogerty down in Chandler.
Tempe PD's reality-TV turn
Tempe's police department is set to appear on a national reality TV show.
The basics:
- Who: the Tempe Police Department.
- The show: a live ride-along policing series connected to TV host Dan Abrams, the format's best-known name.
What to watch: the Tribune has the full report on what's planned and when.
The weekend
With kids home for the summer, the Tempe Public Library is the easy win.
- 🎨 Teen sticker design, Thursday at 2 PM. Designing in Clip Studio on Wacom tablets. Ages 12 to 18. Details.
- 🐶 Paws 2 Read, Thursday at 3:30 PM. Read to therapy dogs Finn and Roxy in the Learning Lab. Sign-ups start at 3:15. Details.
- 🦕 Dino Yoga Storytime, Friday at 10 AM. A dino story plus gentle yoga and breathing for the little ones. Details.
- 🧱 LEGO engineering lab, Friday at 4 PM. Hands-on STEAM building with LEGO Education kits, ages 6 to 11. Details.
🎓 ASU & Mill Avenue
Campus events, Sun Devil sports, and what's playing down on Mill.
Hundred Mile Brewing's summer lineup. The downtown brewery has stacked its calendar with Summer Fest Sundays, Puppy Pilates, and wellness workshops. A good low-key option when it's too hot for the Mill Avenue patios. Details.
Phoenix Rising FC is back in season. The 2023 United Soccer League champions are running their home schedule again. Details.
From the schools
🎺 Corona del Sol's band starts summer prep. The Aztecs are at an Arizona leadership camp this week, the usual kickoff to marching season. Details.
Around the Valley
The bigger stages this weekend, starting right here in Tempe.
Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors. Tempe Center for the Arts, Friday at 7:30 PM. A horror-comedy spin on the classic. Tickets.
K-pop Superstars. Marquee Theatre, Friday at 5 PM. An early, all-ages night for the K-pop crowd. Tickets.
John Fogerty. Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Friday at 8 PM. The Creedence frontman in a casino room. Tickets.
Diamondbacks vs. Nationals. Chase Field, Friday at 6:40 PM. An easy light-rail-and-a-ballgame night. Tickets.