Mesa Pulse for October 8, 2026: Jimmy Eat World gets a Mesa library card

Key facts

• The collaboration: Mesa Public Library and Jimmy Eat World.
• The occasion: The library’s 120th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of the band’s album.
• The announcement: October 5. The card is a limited edition.

What to watch: the library’s card announcement for availability and pickup details.

• 🎶 MCC choir and vocal jazz, 12:30 PM. “All In Good Time” brings both ensembles to the Southern and Dobson campus.

Mesa Community College lists the performance at 1833 W. Southern Ave. This is the main campus, not MCC Red Mountain. Performance details.

• 🎈 Birthday games at Dobson Ranch, 4 PM. Classic party games for ages 6 to 12 mark Mesa Public Library’s 120th birthday.

Library event details.

• 🎤 unotheactivist plays the Nile, 7 PM. Friday’s show is downtown at 105 W. Main St.

Tickets and show details.

• 🎵 Quadeca plays the Nile, 8 PM. The hip-hop show lands on Main Street Saturday night.

Tickets and show details.

🏀 Winter recreation registration is open. Mesa residents can now register for the city’s 2026–2027 winter youth sports and adult recreation programs. Program and registration details.

🏫 No students at Mesa HS Monday. The school’s calendar lists October 12 as a professional learning day, a schedule change for Mesa HS families. School calendar.

👻 Scary-story writing at Dobson Ranch. Ages 8 to 12 can read and write spooky stories Thursday, October 15, at 4 PM. Event details.

🎸 Hairball plays Thursday. Marquee Theatre hosts the October 8 show at 7:30 PM, an option for starting the weekend tonight. Tickets.

🎶 The Aquabats play Friday. The October 9 show starts at 7 PM at Marquee Theatre, another nearby concert option for Mesa fans. Tickets.

🏐 ASU volleyball hosts Colorado Friday. Desert Financial Arena has the October 9 matchup, a live-sports alternative to the weekend’s concerts. The listing gives a 7 PM start; confirm the time before heading out. Tickets.