Good morning, Queen Creek, AZ. Highs stay near 102 through Friday, with a chance of thunderstorms and blowing dust.
- 🎉 Founders’ Day returns Sept. 19. Queen Creek marks its 37th anniversary with games, contests, and family activities at Frontier Family Park.
- 🪄 Harry Potter fans meet Friday. The Queen Creek Library program is for children and tweens ages five through 12.
- 🥗 ProteinHouse joins Magma Plaza. The health-focused restaurant has signed a lease near Ocotillo Road and Heritage Loop Road.
- 🎻 Three shows play Phoenix tonight. Candlelight concerts and a drag production make up this edition’s Valley picks.
Founders’ Day returns Sept. 19
Queen Creek celebrates 37 years as an incorporated town on Sept. 19, with an evening built around local history and family activities.
Key facts:
- When: Saturday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 9 PM.
- Where: Frontier Family Park, 20039 S. 220th St.
- What: Family activities, contests, and games for all ages.
- Why this date matters: Queen Creek incorporated in September 1989.
The anniversary reaches back beyond Queen Creek’s rapid residential growth. The town incorporated with about 2,500 residents, decades after farming families established the agricultural identity still visible along Rittenhouse and Meridian roads.
What to watch: Event updates will appear on the Founders’ Day listing.
The weekend
Thursday
🧠 Free trivia starts Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 PM. BrüCo Taproom hosts its weekly team competition with prizes. Details.
Friday
🪄 Young Harry Potter fans meet at 3:30 PM. Queen Creek Library hosts children and tweens ages five through 12. Registration is required. Details.
Saturday
⚾ Wood-bat baseball begins at Arizona Athletic Grounds. The Perfect Game fall kickoff brings youth tournament play to the complex. Details.
Around Queen Creek
🥗 ProteinHouse has signed a lease at Magma Plaza. The restaurant is joining the development at Ocotillo Road and Heritage Loop Road. An opening date was not provided. Details.
⛪ A new Latter-day Saint temple is planned for Queen Creek. The church has identified a site for one of three Arizona temples under development. Details.
🏠 Typical Queen Creek rent is about $2,152 a month. Zillow’s measure is roughly unchanged from a year ago. Details.
Around the Valley
Three Phoenix performances are scheduled Thursday, Sept. 3, between 6:30 and 8:30 PM.
🎻 Queen and The Beatles get the string-quartet treatment. The Candlelight concert starts Thursday, Sept. 3, at 6:30 PM in Whiteman Hall at Phoenix Art Museum. Tickets.
👑 “It’s Raining Queens” plays downtown Phoenix. The drag production starts Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 PM at Stage West inside the Herberger Theater Center. Tickets.
🎶 ’90s hip-hop gets a string arrangement. The second Candlelight program begins Thursday, Sept. 3, at 8:30 PM at Phoenix Art Museum. Tickets.