East Mesa Pulse for May 14, 2026: Free Sugar Thieves concert at Red Mountain Library Saturday, pools open May 23

• 🎷 The Sugar Thieves play Red Mountain Library, Saturday. Free America 250 concert, 11 AM. Details.
• 🏊 Mesa pools open May 23. All city pools run daily through July 18. Details.
• 🍷 Restaurant Week is on at Las Sendas. Plus a Truffle Shuffle class and bourbon dinner next week. Details.
• 🍎 Apple's Signal Butte site goes to council Monday. Plus a new Ellsworth restaurant and a Target liquor license on the agenda. Details.

Key facts:

• What: The Sugar Thieves, a Phoenix-based band playing distinctly American roots styles.
• When: Saturday, May 16, 11 AM.
• Where: Red Mountain Library, 635 N. Power Rd.
• Cost: Free. No registration needed.
• Audience: Teens and adults; the room fits families too.

What to watch: The next America 250 concert lands on the Red Mountain calendar later this summer. Event page.

• 🎶 Las Sendas Live Music Nights. 7555 E Eagle Crest Dr. Details.
• 🍝 Restaurant Week opens at Las Sendas. Multi-course prix fixe on The Patio. Details.
• 🍺 Restaurant Week at Red White & Brew. 6740 E McDowell Rd. Details.
• ✂️ Paper Cutting Machines at THINKspot. Free craft class, Red Mountain Library, 10 AM. Details.
• 💼 Mesa Job Fair, 10 AM to 1 PM today. Eagles Community Center, 828 E. Broadway. 28 employers. Details.

• 🎷 Sugar Thieves at Red Mountain Library, 11 AM. See lead story above.
• 🥕 Eastmark Farmers Market. Eastmark Great Park, Saturday morning. Details.
• 🍓 Berry Sweet Market at Vertuccio Farms. Power Rd, Saturday morning. Details.
• ⛳ Lone Hand Golf Glow Fundraiser. Augusta Ranch Golf Course, Saturday. Details.

• 🥂 Sunday Brunch with Rachelle Romeo. The Patio at Las Sendas. Details.

• 🎤 Music Video Bingo at Scratch Pub & Grill, Tuesday. 2401 S Lansing. Details.
• 🍄 Truffle Shuffle cooking class with Chef Leo, Tuesday. 4419 E Main St. Details.
• 🥃 Bourbon Kitchen at Chef Leo's Food Lab, Wednesday. 4419 E Main St. Details.
• 🌃 Revel Surf x Neon Moon Night Market, Friday May 22. 4503 E Power Rd. Details.
• ⛳ Women's Golf Day at Augusta Ranch, Tuesday May 26. 9 AM. Details.

🏊 Mesa pools open Saturday, May 23. All city pools run daily through July 18, with some aquatic complexes open longer. The schedule lands a week before Memorial Day weekend, the usual east-side cue that summer is on. Pool list and hours.

🎓 Mesa students learning to lead. The Mesa Tribune profiled the Pathway to Civic Leadership Program this week, featuring Mesa Public Schools students working with Councilmember Julie Spilsbury and the Read Better Be Better organization. A good look at the civic pipeline coming up behind the current council. Read the profile.

🦟 Mosquito spraying Friday morning, midnight to 5 AM. Maricopa County is fogging across Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, and Phoenix. Pet owners may want to check the timing before letting dogs out before dawn. County notice.

• 🍎 Apple's Signal Butte facility goes to council Monday. The vote authorizes a Foreign Trade Zone Operator Agreement (a federal designation that lets the operator import materials with deferred or reduced duties) for Apple's high-tech manufacturing and storage site at 3740 S Signal Butte Rd, formalizing FTZ 221. Resolution.
• 🌯 Zeitouna, a new sit-down restaurant, files for a license at 3515 S Ellsworth. Lunch and dinner under F&N; Foods LLC. No prior license at the location. Goes to council Monday. Application.
• 🎯 Target on Signal Butte adds beer and wine. The store at 1517 S Signal Butte is applying for a beer-and-wine license with sampling privileges. Same Monday agenda. Application.