Happy Tuesday, Phoenix. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let Phoenix Brief serve up everything you need to know for the week ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: Public art by Daniel Popper debuts in Old Town Scottsdale, high schoolers start aviation mechanic training, and Maricopa County begins Vulture Mountains park build — catch up here.
State-level stories: One weekly mentoring session boosting college odds, a 30 year old sandstone golf course with canyon views, and new state payouts for exonerees — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: Housing sales slump worries the Feds, Idaho secures foster kids social security payments, and Mitsubishi recalls Outlanders for faulty liftgate gas springs — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Learn business strategies at this Friday’s masterclass
- Catch Miki Saito’s shinobue this Sunday
- Spark creativity at Art Bots next Monday
- Learn to recognize critical warning signs
- Avoid surprises with $300 off auto repair coverage
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Breweries: Phoenix’s craft beer scene is bubbling over with crisp lagers and bold sours begging to be sipped under the sun. These brewery picks will have you planning your next patio hang before you can say cheers.
Gardening: Tried growing tomatoes in July? Desert gardening plays by its own rules. Our monthly planting guide shows exactly what to sow and when for a year-round bounty.
DIY: A basic set of wrenches, screwdrivers and pliers turns you into the household hero. No more 11 PM calls to your neighbor for a leaky faucet fix. If you’ve got these tools, you’re ready for whatever your home throws at you.
Coffee: For those who believe coffee is less “morning fuel” and more “liquid art form,” Press Coffee has you covered. From single-origin beans roasted with nerdy precision to the kind of pour-overs that make drip coffee seem like a distant bad dream, this is where caffeine meets craftsmanship.
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📆 Around town this week
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This week
🎨 Family Paint Party @ Dave & Buster’s Phoenix | Tuesday (8/26) at 6:00pm – Grab the kids, pick up a brush, and let the creativity fly at this all-ages paint night. With step-by-step guidance, everyone leaves with their own masterpiece (and maybe some paint on their sleeves). Add in food, games, and family fun at Dave & Buster’s, and you’ve got the ultimate midweek outing.
🧼 Loofa Soap and Card Making Workshop @ Sunshine Craft Co | Thursday (8/28) at 6:00pm – Who knew you could scrub and scribble in one afternoon? Join a two-part workshop where you’ll whip up vegan loofa soaps, then channel your inner Hallmark artist with four handcrafted cards. Perfect for nailing that homemade gift flex, and bragging rights later.
🏀 PHX Mercury Suite Mixer @ PHX Arena | Thursday (8/28) at 7:00pm – Cactus and Culture is upgrading your usual game night with a luxury suite mixer at PHX Arena, where you’ll toast the Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky over skyline views, craft cocktails, and artisan bites. Skip the nosebleeds, but keep the Big Energy and pure culture.
🌵 Saboten Con | Friday (8/29) at 11:00am – If you thought your book club rival was intense, wait till Saboten Con’s Legendary Rivals theme cranks the drama to Goku-versus-Vegeta levels. Panels, cosplay contests, and karaoke showdowns serve nostalgia, spiky wigs, and sore cheeks from laughing, or singing, too loud.
🎤 Kidz Bop Live Certified Bop Tour @ Arizona Financial Theatre | Friday (8/29) at 7:00pm – The Kidz Bop Kids are back and ready to turn Phoenix into a giant sing-along dance party. Expect family-friendly takes on today’s biggest hits, eye-popping visuals, and the legendary Daddy Dance Off making its return. Perfect for first-time concertgoers, kids, and parents who don’t mind a little bop in their step.
This weekend
🖨️ Letterpress Workshop @ Hazel & Violet | Saturday (8/30) at 10:00am – August means sweating through chores, but this is a better use of summer days: a letterpress workshop where you learn to ink, press, and craft personalized posters and cards. No art degree required, just curiosity, a shirt sleeve primed for ink, and bragging rights.
🏀 Phoenix Mercury vs. New York Liberty @ PHX Arena | Saturday (8/30) at 7:00pm – This week, catch your Mercury face-off with the Liberty at the all-digital PHX Arena. Ditch the bucks, unless you want to feed the reverse ATM, bring your cards and phone, and enjoy a free Valley Metro rail ride with your ticket.
🎨 Paint&Blooms @ Provision | Saturday (8/30) at 4:30pm – Grab a glass of wine and flex those artsy muscles arranging flowers that won’t die before you post your selfie. Then paint your bouquet, because nothing says grown-up fun like fake petals and paint splatters. It’s hands-on creativity with a side of bragging rights.
💃 Viva the Quebradita Tour @ Arizona Financial Theatre | Saturday (8/30) at 7:00pm – If you’ve been itching to dust off 90s dance moves, here’s the cue: the Quebradita tour rolls into town with more sabor than your abuela’s salsa. Presale tickets and accessible seating are online only, so snag them through Ticketmaster or Live Nation before they vanish.
🎸 10cc: The Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour @ Celebrity Theatre | Sunday (8/31) at 7:30pm – 10cc is blasting back into town with an unmissable parade of singalong hits, from I’m Not In Love to Dreadlock Holiday. It’s like seeing Halley’s Comet twice in one lifetime, unlikely, dazzling, and guaranteed to have you clapping, dancing, and reminiscing all night.
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🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 8/26 Big Hunter and more @ The Rebel Lounge – 7 pm
- 8/27 Live Music @ Barrel & Bushel – 6 pm
- 8/27 The Offspring @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre – 7 pm
- 8/27 Kali Uchis @ Phx Arena – 8 pm
- 8/28 Frankie & Gwen @ Chopper John’s – 7 pm
- 8/28 Save Ferris @ Rebel Lounge – 8 pm
- 8/28 The Players Ball @ CasaMoreno – 8 pm
- 8/29 Jam Now @ Cactus Jack’s – 4 pm
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