Good morning, Scottsdale. Summer is the locals' stretch here, the quiet months after the snowbirds head home and before the event calendar ramps back up in the fall.

  • 🎨 Gold Palette ArtWalk Summer Spectacular is tonight. Old Town galleries stay open late in the Arts District.
  • 📚 Library summer programming runs all week. Civic Center, Arabian, Mustang, and Appaloosa branches host kids' and teen sessions.
  • 🍷 South America wine tasting Friday. Jamie's Bottle Shop in Old Town, led by a sommelier.
  • 🎩 Magic and juggling Saturday morning. Craig Davis performs at Arabian Library.
  • 🏠 Scottsdale homes are taking about 76 days to sell.
  • 🎟️ Four Valley picks worth the drive. Grammy-winning Tex-Mex, downtown rap, and a goth cabaret night in Mesa.

Old Town's Summer Spectacular ArtWalk is tonight

The Scottsdale Gallery Association's Gold Palette ArtWalk gets its dressed-up Summer Spectacular edition tonight, with Old Town's galleries open late along Marshall Way.

Key facts:

  • What: The monthly themed Gold Palette version of the year-round Thursday ArtWalk.
  • When: Tonight, starting around 6:30 PM.
  • Where: The Old Town Arts District, centered on Marshall Way.
  • Highlight: Wilde Meyer Gallery at 4142 North Marshall Way hosts a group show with Jeremy Serna, Manny Valenzuela, Michelle Andres, and others, with light refreshments.

The Thursday ArtWalk has anchored Old Town's 100+ galleries since the Arts District first clustered here, and the Gold Palette nights are the themed ones worth building an evening around. July is a quieter month in Old Town once the seasonal crowd thins out, which makes this one more of a neighborhood walk than a tourist crush.

ArtWalk details. Wilde Meyer show.

The weekend

Scottsdale's four library branches are deep into summer programming. A few highlights, plus what's on around Old Town:

Thursday

  • 🖼️ PhxArt Docents. A Phoenix Art Museum docent talk. Arabian Library, 1 PM, adults. Details.
  • 🎤 Writing lyrics and raps workshop. Rhythm, rhyme, and structure for grades 6 to 8. Civic Center Library, 5 PM. Details.

Friday

  • 🍷 July tasting series: South America. Advanced sommelier Katherine walks the region's wines. Jamie's Bottle Shop, 7033 East Main Street, 6 PM. Details.
  • 🎷 WeBop jazz for little ones. A Jazz at Lincoln Center early-childhood program for ages 8 months to 5 years. Civic Center Library, 11 AM. Details.

Saturday

  • 🎩 Magic and juggling with Craig Davis. A family show with a magic parrot. Arabian Library, 10:15 AM. Details.
  • 🎨 Tween art with Scottsdale Artists' School. Instructors lead a themed studio session for ages 8 to 12. Civic Center Library, 1 PM. Details.

Sunday

  • 🧠 Trivia night at House Rules. Weekly team trivia with prizes. 7232 East 1st Street, Old Town. Details.

Around Scottsdale

  • 🏠 The housing market is moving slower. Scottsdale homes are taking about 76 days to sell right now. Details.
  • 🏫 The next SUSD board meeting is set. Scottsdale Unified's Governing Board meets August 4 at 6 PM. Details.

Around the Valley

Four picks worth leaving Scottsdale for this weekend.

  • 🪗 Los Texmaniacs. Musical Instrument Museum Music Theater, Phoenix. Tonight, 7:30 PM. A Grammy-winning Tex-Mex conjunto band, and the MIM's small theater is the right room for it. Tickets.
  • 🎧 Wax and DJ Hoppa. Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix. Friday, 7 PM. Underground West Coast rap in a room that stays intimate. Tickets.
  • 🎤 Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg. The Van Buren, Phoenix. Tonight, 8 PM. A Detroit rap double bill downtown. Tickets.
  • 🖤 Aurelio Voltaire. The Rosetta Room, Mesa. Friday, 7 PM. The goth cabaret cult favorite, out this way for one night. Tickets.

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