Good morning, Tempe. The heat isn't letting up this weekend, so most of what's worth doing is indoors and air-conditioned.
- 🛡️ Tempe is helping older residents spot AI scams. A city effort aimed at the fastest-moving fraud of the year.
- 📚 Five library events run Friday through Sunday. STEAM, Lego engineering, a clay workshop, and a puzzle swap.
- 🎲 Trivia and live music downtown. Pirates of the Caribbean trivia Tuesday, a Mill Ave music night Saturday.
- 🎓 ASU and Mill Avenue. A student BFA show, a campus summer guide, and comedy at the Improv.
- 🎤 Around the Valley. Gabriel Iglesias, a Doors tribute, and a pro MMA card.
Tempe takes on AI scams aimed at older residents
The City of Tempe is working to help its older residents recognize AI-powered scams, a fast-growing form of fraud that has made fake calls, texts, and emails much harder to spot than they used to be.
Older adults are among the most targeted groups for these scams and among the most likely to lose real money. The thrust is simple: slow down, verify who you are actually dealing with, and check with family before sending money or sharing account details. The Tempe Independent has the details on what the city is doing and where to find help.
The weekend
The Tempe Public Library is doing the heavy lifting this weekend.
- 🔬 Mini STEAMers. Hands-on science and art for ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver. Friday at 10 AM. Space and supplies are limited.
- ✍️ Writers Connection. Free critique group for writers at any level. Friday at 2 PM.
- 🧱 Lego Lab. Engineering and computer science with Lego SPIKE kits, ages 6 to 11. Friday at 4 PM.
- 🏺 Clay Fossil Impressions. Make fossil-style pieces from air-dry clay. Teens, adults, and seniors. Saturday at 1 PM.
- 🧩 Puzzle Swap. Bring a finished jigsaw, trade it for a new one. All ages. Sunday at 1 PM.
Off campus and out on Mill:
Around Tempe
- 🏠 138 homes sold in Tempe last month. The median sale price was $483,000, down about 11% from a year ago, with homes taking 54 days to sell.
- 🌡️ Summer help for neighbors who need it. With the heat at its peak, the Tempe Independent rounds up ways to support the Valley's most vulnerable residents this season. Details.
🎓 ASU and Mill Avenue
Campus events, Sun Devil notes, and what's playing down on Mill.
- 🎨 ArtCORE Archive: Vol. 1. A BFA exhibition of student work on the Tempe campus. Dates and hours.
- 📰 Sun Devil summer guide. The State Press rounded up what's worth doing on and around campus over the break. Read it.
- 🎵 Summer music preview. The State Press's Echo desk on the shows it's most looking forward to this summer. The list.
- 🎤 Comedy at the Tempe Improv. The downtown club runs stand-up most nights of the week. A reliable rainy-season backup when it's too hot to be outside. Lineup.
From the schools
One item on the calendar worth flagging for families:
- 💉 Free vaccines and well-child exams. Native Health is setting up at the Tempe Elementary School District (TESD) office, 3205 S Rural Road, on Monday, July 13 at 2 PM. Open to all students and families, but preregistration is required. Details.
Around the Valley
A few picks worth leaving Tempe for this weekend.
- 🎤 Gabriel Iglesias. The comedian at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, tonight at 8 PM. Tickets.
- 🎸 The Ultimate Doors. A Doors tribute at Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix, tonight at 7 PM. A small room for this kind of show. Tickets.
- 🥊 LFA 236. Pro MMA at Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, Friday at 4:30 PM. Tickets.
- 🎶 Taj Farrant. The young guitarist at the Showroom at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, tonight at 8 PM. Tickets.