East Mesa Pulse for October 29, 2026: Gully Boys and Pollyanna at the Nile

Good morning, East Mesa.

🎸 Gully Boys and Pollyanna play Friday. The Nile Theater show starts at 6 PM in downtown Mesa.
🎟️ Around the Valley. Thursday brings Pigeons Playing Ping Pong to Tempe, plus Tusk and Doja Cat in Phoenix.

Gully Boys and Pollyanna at the Nile

Gully Boys and Pollyanna play the Nile Theater on Friday, October 30, offering East Mesa music fans a downtown Mesa option for the night before Halloween.

Key facts

When: Friday, October 30, at 6 PM.
Where: Nile Theater, 105 West Main Street, downtown Mesa.
Both acts appear on the listing; ticket prices were not supplied.

Check the ticket listing for availability and admission details before heading downtown.

At Red Mountain Library

A few daytime and after-school options on the east side, including a closer look at THINKspot’s embroidery equipment.

Thursday, October 29

💻 HOTspot digital help desk. An adult instructional session at THINKspot at Red Mountain starts at 2 PM. Details.

Tuesday, November 3

🧵 Embroidery machine demonstration. Teens and adults create basic designs on library laptops, then watch a librarian operate the machine. Starts at 10 AM. Details.
📚 Toddlertime. Red Mountain Library’s early-childhood storytime starts at 10 AM. Details.

THINKspot has only one embroidery machine, so that session is a demonstration, rather than individual machine practice.

Wednesday, November 4

🃏 Pokémon card games for kids. Red Mountain Library’s Trading Card Game Club meets at 3:30 PM for school-age players. Bring a deck. Details.

Around East Mesa

🚧 Sossaman and Germann intersection improvements. A November 2 council item would transfer responsibility for road land associated with intersection and Union Pacific railroad-crossing improvements. Queen Creek would pay all land-acquisition expenses; the supplied agenda item gives no construction schedule. Details.

From the schools

🏫 MPS closes for Veterans Day. The RMHS calendar lists schools and district offices closed Wednesday, November 11. School calendar.

That notice applies to Mesa Public Schools. Eastmark’s Queen Creek Unified schools follow a separate district calendar.

Around the Valley

Three concert options beyond East Mesa, all tonight, Thursday, October 29. Times are Arizona time.

🎶 Pigeons Playing Ping Pong in Tempe. Marquee Theatre, 7 PM. Tickets.

🎸 Tusk plays Fleetwood Mac. The tribute show starts at 7 PM at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix. A pick for a night built around Fleetwood Mac songs. Tickets.

🎤 Doja Cat brings the Tour Ma Vie World Tour. Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, 7:30 PM. The hip-hop and rap option among tonight’s picks. Tickets.