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Make a Resolution for 12 Months of Home Safety
Energy safety is an easy resolution to make, and one of the most beneficial ways to protect your family. Start the New Year right with a natural gas safety review.
Home Safety Reminders:
- ALWAYS follow all manufacturers’ recommendations for gas appliances.
- Inspect and maintain natural gas piping and appliances (indoor/outdoor) to ensure proper operation.
- Protect your meter from damage
- Call 811 to have underground utilities located and marked before digging, this includes planting.
- Ensure all family members can identify and report a gas leak. In the event of a natural gas leak, contact 480-644-4277 or 911.
- Smell: Rotten egg odor
- Hear: Unusual blowing or hissing sound coming from a pipeline
- See: Unusual changes to the soil, dead or dying vegetation, dirt or debris blowing in the air, standing water bubbling
If you suspect an unsafe condition, contact a qualified professional to inspect your system and complete repairs.
For additional safety tips, visit mesaaz.gov/energy.
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Help Completing Rental & Utility Assistance Application
Individuals financially impacted by the effects of the pandemic can get help filling out rental and utility applications at MesaCAN. We are accepting applications for the Emergency Rental and Utility Assistance Program (ERAP) for eligible residents. The federally funded program provides rent and utility assistance to prevent eviction and homelessness.
Online and paper applications are available in English and Spanish. Residents needing assistance completing the paperwork may visit MesaCAN (Mesa Community Action Network), 635 E. Broadway, Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Spanish speakers will be available.
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A Better You for Free
Take advantage of the library’s wide range of electronic resources to work toward your New Year's resolutions, all for free with your library card! Compared to top market e-book and audiobook services, in 2021, Mesa Public Library saved our customers an estimated $10,496,959 – and that’s only a few of the many digital services available. From listening to audiobooks and music to reading magazines and watching videos, it is all available through the library to help you achieve a better version of yourself for free.
Not yet a member? Visit us with your current photo ID and sign up today. You can also apply online and we'll mail your card right to you! Anyone who lives, works, attends school, or owns property in Maricopa County is eligible for a free Mesa Public Library card.
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MLK Parade & Festival
The community is invited to join the City of Mesa and the Mesa-East Valley MLK Committee as we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17. This year’s celebration theme is “Tomorrow is Today.” The festivities will begin in downtown Mesa with a parade of community groups and organizations, businesses, churches and east valley cities. The celebration will continue with a festival featuring food, vendors and fun.
The Mesa-East Valley Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade begins at 11 a.m. on Center Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The festival will take place on Macdonald just north of Main Street from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. following the parade.
For more information, contact diversity.info@mesaaz.gov or visit www.mesaaz.gov/mlkparade.
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Register for Parks & Recreation Spring Programs
Although cooler weather prevails right now, spring will be here soon. Registration is underway for the Parks and Recreation spring programs.
Youth Sports programs include swim lessons, soccer, archery, track and field, golf, basketball and a playball multi-sport clinic. Adult sports programs offered this spring include softball, volleyball, kickball, flag football and Recess for Adults, which offers a new sport or game each week. Tennis, pickleball, adaptive sport, lifeguard training and special interest classes are available for both adults and youth.
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Mesa Marathon 2022
Saturday, February 12
We understand that the race may impact your Saturday morning routine. Here are some tips for getting around town:
- Visit mesamarathon.com for an interactive detour map to help plan your route
- Call Transportation at 480-644-4882 (Monday - Thursday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.) for one-on-one route planning assistance.
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 Saving Water – A Simple New Year’s Resolution to Keep
Is losing weight or getting better organized on your list of resolutions for 2022? How about an easy resolution that will benefit the environment, help you live a more sustainable lifestyle, and provide you with dollar savings, too? From simple behavior changes to replacing fixtures that save H2O without even thinking about it, here are some ideas to get you started:
Don’t forget to use our “Know Your H20” water calculator to determine your expected water usage. And to help you stick to your plan, tap into our water conservation pages for inspiration where we have a 12-month calendar from EPA WaterSense that you can put into action all year long.
Join us Saturday, Jan. 22 from 2-3:30 p.m. at Red Mountain Library for our Living Green series program to learn about Mesa’s water supplies and what we are doing to manage our water resources. We’ll also provide you with the tools and our best techniques to reduce your water use both indoors and in your landscape.
 A Healthy City, A Healthy Planet
Are you concerned about pollution, hotter summers, related health issues, and greater demands on energy supplies? As one of the fastest growing cities in the country, it’s important to build a city that is sustainable, so our grandchildren and generations beyond can enjoy what we have today. Mesa has adopted a Climate Action Plan with lofty goals to reduce our energy use and protect natural resources. It’s important to us to get your ideas, priorities, and concerns to help guide a collective vision for our community. Please join the conversation and take our community survey by January 28.
Recycle Right - Why aren’t all plastics accepted in the blue recycle barrel?
Items can be made from different types of plastic material and are identified by a resin identification code (RIC). The RIC is the number you normally see in a triangle on the bottom of all plastic products. Unfortunately, not all types of plastic can be accepted for recycling. So, what is accepted in Mesa’s blue barrel? Don’t worry about resin codes and instead just follow this simple rule. If it is a bottle, jug or jar that originally contained a beverage when you purchased it, it is accepted! Examples include water bottles, soda bottles, juice bottles and milk jugs. Just remember that they should always be empty and loose. If it doesn’t meet this rule, please keep it out. Placing non-accepted items, even with good intentions, does more harm than good.
Want to know if something is accepted for recycling? Ask the Recycle Right Wizard! It’s a simple, online search tool where you type in the name of an item, and it will let you know if it is accepted in Mesa’s blue recycle barrel. Available at www.MesaRecycles.org and on the MesaNow App.
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 State of the City 2022
February 15
7 - 9 a.m.
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Mesa Arts Center
Xavier Foley
Double Bass
February 10, 2022
7:30 p.m.
Double bassist Xavier Foley is a recipient of a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with orchestras, including the Atlanta Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Nashville Symphony. Mr. Foley has been co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the Sphinx Organization for a new work entitled “For Justice and Peace” for violin, bass, and string orchestra. The piece will be performed at Carnegie Hall this season as part of a program designed to promote social justice.
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National Geographic Live: The Secret Life of Bears
Rae Wynn-Grant, Carnivore Ecologist
Feb. 23, 2022
7:30 p.m.
Conservation ecologist Rae Wynn-Grant has dedicated her life to ecological research and conservation. She works in the expansive American Prairie Reserve to protect and restore iconic wildlife populations, including North American black and grizzly bears, in a region once known for its great number of wild animals. But when the wild lands of this habitat are crisscrossed by roads, fences, and ranches, how can bears and humans coexist peacefully?
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Out to Lunch is back!
Every Thursday Feb. 17 - Mar. 17, 2022
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Out to Lunch Concerts, the best free lunch time entertainment is back at Mesa Arts Center.
Every week is a different sound, a different style. Relax and enjoy captivating live music and the marvelous Arizona weather in a beautiful, shady outdoor setting. Delicious lunch items are available for purchase.
Seating is limited so you are encouraged to bring your favorite comfortable folding chairs, cushions and/or blankets.
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Mesa Contemporary Arts Exhibits
Jennifer Caldwell & Jason Chakravarty
Head in the Clouds (Jan. 14 – Apr. 3)
Arizona artists Jennifer Caldwell and Jason Chakravarty create narrative driven glass sculptures. Their work references personal observations from daily life and travel. Compositions always include recognizable, nostalgic and/or iconic imagery. This is accomplished utilizing a full spectrum of technical glass approaches. Head in The Clouds encompasses the overshadowing cognitive weight felt during the pandemic.
Troy Moody
Meminisse (Jan. 21 – Apr. 10)
Arizona artist Troy Moody, whose career spans more than two decades, is known for his innovative, expressive art glass assemblages. Moody combines the nuance of kiln-formed color fields of glass with various acrylic mediums to capture anachronistic imagery and automatic painting, evoking an unexpected visual optimism. Through glass, steel, acrylics and found objects, Moody’s latest body of work is inspired by our relationships with the material world and the by-products of our cultural narratives.
Ana M. Lopez
Air Currency (Feb. 11-Apr. 24)
In her latest work, Texas metalsmith Ana M. Lopez presents a series of enameled metal sculptures that address our increasingly complex relationship with air conditioning and ventilation. Typically mass-produced by industrial processes, Lopez uses laborious craft processes to recreate the ubiquitous, invisible forms that populate many rooftops and exterior walls for artificial air handling. She merges the decorative and industrial arts, creating a conversation about wealth, display, power, and privilege as they relate to this modern amenity.
43rd Annual Contemporary Crafts
Feb. 11 – Apr. 24, 2022
A national juried exhibition of all craft media
Highlighting the finest in contemporary crafts from across the country, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum’s Annual Contemporary Crafts has become a benchmark for innovation and quality. Representative of traditional craft mediums including ceramics, fibers, basketry, metals, wood, glass, jewelry, papermaking and book arts, this exhibition showcases 45 artworks by 36 artists, representing 15 states. Guest Juror for the 43rd Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition was Beth C. McLaughlin, Artistic Director and Chief Curator of Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA.
Arizona Museum of Natural History
I Love Science Day
Feb. 26
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Mark the calendar, for two hours of non-stop science fun on February 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Arizona Museum of Natural History. This will be the perfect family friendly event for science buffs of all ages to observe ongoing scientific experiments and participate in science-based activities and crafts. All programs and demonstrations are included free with the cost of general admission and our members are always free!
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