Chandler Pulse for August 13, 2026: Medio Pinto plays the free Friday concert downtown, plus War of the Worlds at the museum

• 🎺 Medio Pinto plays the free summer concert Friday. 7 p.m. at the Chandler Community Center.
• 👽 Film Friday at the Chandler Museum. The 1953 War of the Worlds, 6 p.m.
• 🥬 Two farmers markets Saturday. Dr. A.J. Chandler Park downtown, plus the Gilbert market at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
• 🏛️ City council meets tonight. 6 p.m. at city hall, 88 E. Chicago St.
• 🍩 BoSa Donuts is planning a Price Road location. Target opening is February 2027.
• 🎸 Around the Valley. George Thorogood at Wild Horse Pass, Santana and the Doobie Brothers in Phoenix.

• What: Free Summer Concert Series, Medio Pinto
• When: Friday, 7 p.m.
• Where: Chandler Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave., the same downtown street the San Marcos fronts
• Cost: Free, no ticket

What to watch: the full series schedule. Details. Full series.

• 🧾 Benefits help at the Downtown Library. An AZCEND coordinator is in Room 138 from 9 a.m. to help with SNAP, AHCCCS, and cash assistance applications. Every Thursday morning, drop in. Details.
• 🤝 Get Connected to Help at Sunset Library. A city outreach navigator is in Huddle Space E from 10 a.m. to noon, connecting people to housing and valley resources. Details.
• 🖍️ Adult coloring at the Downtown Library. The Outside the Lines group meets in the second-floor Makery at 10 a.m., second and fourth Thursdays. Materials provided. Details.

• 🧶 Stitch'n Time at Basha Library. Knitting, crochet, quilting, and embroidery at noon. Bring your own materials and your own project. Details.
• 🗣️ Spanish conversation group downtown. ¡Hablemos Juntos! meets at 1 p.m. in the Citrus Room at the Downtown Library, with discussion leaders and no pressure on your accent. Details.

• 🥬 Downtown Chandler Farmers Market at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park. Produce, artisan goods, live music, in the 1912 town square. In August heat, early is the move. Details.
• 🍅 The Gilbert market runs on this side of the line. The Gilbert Farmers Market's summer edition operates at Chandler-Gilbert Community College through Sept. 26. Details.
• 🎸 Alice in Chains tribute at SanTan Gardens. Empty Fossil plays the barrel room as part of the new Unplugged series, with food trucks outside. A small room for that catalog. Details.
• 🍺 Tyler Downey at The Casual Pint of Ocotillo. Live music at the Ocotillo taproom, no cover listed. Details.

• 🍩 BoSa Donuts is planning a Price Road location. The Arizona chain is targeting February 2027. Another storefront on the corridor that runs on shift work and early starts. Details.
• 🏊 Chandler Fire reports fewer drowning calls this year. The department credits its Water You Doing campaign, which holds a pop-up Saturday at noon at 1400 W. Summit Place. Details. Pop-up info.
• 🏠 Typical rent in Chandler is about $1,903 a month. That is roughly flat over the past year. Details.
• 🏘️ A new federal housing bill is unlikely to change much in the Valley. That is according to chandlernews.com reporting on its likely effect here. Details.
• 📅 Worth putting on the calendar. Martin Lawrence at Wild Horse Pass Aug. 20, and Midnight Madness at Firebird Motorsports Park Aug. 22, with run-what-ya-brung drag runs and a truck show.

• 🏛️ City council meets tonight. Regular meeting at 6 p.m. at city hall, 88 E. Chicago St. Agenda.
• 👽 Film Friday at the Chandler Museum. The 1953 War of the Worlds screens at 6 p.m. at 300 S. Chandler Village Drive. Free. Details.
• 🖼️ Play Day: Presidential Portraits, Sunday. A drop-in art afternoon at the museum at 2 p.m. Good indoor landing spot on a hot Sunday. Details.

• 🎓 College fair at Chandler HS, Aug. 20. Starts at 7:30 a.m. The list runs from Grand Canyon and Eastern Arizona to Colorado School of Mines and the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences. Details.

• 🎤 George Thorogood and The Destroyers. Friday night at Gila River Hotels & Casinos, Wild Horse Pass, which is about as close as a name that size gets to Chandler. Tickets.
• 🎸 Santana and The Doobie Brothers. The Oneness Tour hits Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on Friday at 7 p.m. Two catalogs that overlap more than you would guess. Tickets.
• 🎶 Meghan Trainor, The Get In Girl Tour. Tonight at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. Tickets.
• 🇯🇲 Steel Pulse, Reggae Against Racism Tour. Tonight at The Van Buren in downtown Phoenix. A 40-year-old band in a room that holds under 2,000. Tickets.