Good morning, Scottsdale. Highs near 99 today with a slight chance of storms tonight, lows around 78.
- 🧘 Yoga and a cold plunge at Civic Center tonight. REVIVAL Wellness and Scottsdale Arts, 6 PM.
- 🚶 Free indoor walking group opens at Fashion Square. Ten weeks of mall laps, starting this morning.
- 🎶 Live music in Old Town Sunday. James Mills of People Who Could Fly plays Wayward.
- 🚧 Sewer work begins on Thomas Road. It comes ahead of the full corridor reconstruction.
- 🏠 Typical Scottsdale rent is about $2,173 a month. Up 2% over the past year.
- 🎸 Santana and the Doobie Brothers downtown Friday. Plus three more valley picks worth the drive.
Yoga and a cold plunge at Civic Center
REVIVAL Wellness and Scottsdale Arts are running a community yoga session on the Civic Center lawn tonight at 6 PM, cold plunge included.
Key facts:
- What: Yoga, a cold plunge, mini games with prizes, and local wellness vendors.
- Where: Scottsdale Civic Center, 3939 North Drinkwater Boulevard.
- When: Thursday, August 13, 6 PM.
- Who it is for: All levels.
This is a partnership event rather than a ticketed Scottsdale Arts performance, and the listing does not name a price. Vendors and games run alongside the session, so it reads closer to a small wellness fair on the lawn than a straight class. The cold plunge is the practical piece: sunset on a 99-degree Thursday still leaves the grass warm.
The weekend
Thursday
- 🚶 Blue Zones opens a free indoor walking group. Ten-week Walking Moai at Scottsdale Fashion Square, 9 AM. Details.
- 💼 Job strategies for seniors and retirees. Civic Center Library, 10:30 AM. Applications, interviews, and what to expect. Details.
- 🖨️ Makerspace open lab at Civic Center Library. 2 PM. 3D printer, craft supplies, or bring your own project. Details.
- 🍻 Trivia night at Arena Sports Grill. Weekly, teams and prizes, 6245 East Bell Road. Details.
Friday
- 📚 Drinking club with a reading problem at Rift Wine Bar and Taphouse. Bring a book and a friend. Details.
Saturday
- 🎤 People Who Could Fly play Talking Stick Resort. Across Pima Road in the Salt River community. Details.
Sunday
- 🎶 James Mills of People Who Could Fly plays Wayward. Live music in Old Town. Details.
One canceled listing worth noting: the library's College Transfer Workshop for ages 12 to 18 is off the calendar.
Around Scottsdale
- 🚧 Sewer work starts on Thomas Road. The city is replacing infrastructure ahead of the larger corridor reconstruction, so expect lane work along the alignment.
- 🌳 The Parks and Preserve Sales Tax posted its first-year results. The city says improvements landed across multiple park sites in year one.
- 💧 The city is weighing the federal Colorado River proposal. Scottsdale leadership responded to the Bureau of Reclamation plan for post-2026 river operations. Details.
- 🏠 Typical rent in Scottsdale is about $2,173 a month, up 2% over the past year.
- 🎧 Sound bath at SMoCA on August 20. The Glow Up series returns to the museum, 7 PM next Thursday. Details.
- 🏛️ The new federal housing bill likely does little here. Valley analysts expect minimal effect on local supply or pricing. Details.
Around the Valley
A few picks worth leaving Scottsdale for this weekend.
🎸 Santana and The Doobie Brothers, Oneness Tour. Friday at Mortgage Matchup Center in downtown Phoenix. One bill, two acts that could each headline alone. Tickets.
🎤 Meghan Trainor, The Get In Girl Tour. Tonight at Mortgage Matchup Center. One stop, no second Phoenix date on this run. Tickets.
🎺 Steel Pulse, Reggae Against Racism Tour. Tonight at The Van Buren. A standing-room club show for a band with a very long catalog. Tickets.
🏍️ George Thorogood and The Destroyers. Friday at Gila River Hotels and Casinos, Wild Horse Pass in Chandler. The longest drive on this list, and a casino ballroom is a good room for it. Tickets.