🎶 Inaugural ZONA Music Festival + 🍻Drunk Shakespeare Come To Phoenix

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Here are the top stories in Phoenix today:
1) ZONA Music Festival is coming in December to Downtown Phoenix. Headliners include Beach House, Portugal of the Man, Bleachers, Tegan and Sara, Japanese Breakfast, and more.

"We are beyond thrilled to be among this incredible lineup and return to one of our favorite cities in the United States," Tegan Quin and Sara Quin said. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am.

(Phoenix New Times)

2) "To be or not to be"– drunk Shakespeare comes to Phoenix.

Watch hilarious attempts at enactments of Shakespeare's work after cast members of the Drunk Shakespeare Society down shots of whiskey. Opening night is tonight.

(Arizona's Family)

3) St. Mary's Food Bank on track to help 150,000 families this month amidst inflation.

"We're buying more food at the food bank than we ever have before," explains Jerry Brown, the food bank's spokesperson. "That includes the pandemic, the holidays, years when we hand out the turkeys. We're gonna surpass all of that in the month of August." Volunteers are keeping up with the demand and working hard to meet it.

(FOX 10 News Phoenix)

4) Apartments are multiplying, over 16,000 apartments underway in Phoenix.

Last year, only 8,000+ new units came to the Valley. Phoenix now takes 6th nationally for new developments.

(AZ Big Media)

5) Close out August with a bang – check out this list of things to do in Phoenix.

The round-up includes a comedy show, free yoga, concerts, and more.

(ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix)

Mark your calendar:

• What She Said Event, August 25th (Details)
• Sunset Yoga in the Courtyard, August 25th (Details)
• Kid Cudi, August 25th (Details)Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe, August 25th (Details)
• Drunk Shakespeare Opening Night, August 25th (Details)
• Hell City Tattoo Festival, August 26th-28th (Details)
• Jessie James Decker, August 27th (Details)
• The Killers, August 28th (Details)
• Chris Rock, August 28th (Details)

From my notebook:

• "The Phoenix Fire Department isn't the only ones who know how to save kittens 😉 #ThisIsWhoWeAre" (Phoenix Police Department via Facebook)
• "Great save, Phoenix Police! 🐱👏 Let us know when we can celebrate over donuts together 🍩" (Phoenix Fire Department via Facebook)
• "JUST IN! We're proud to announce and partner with a new music festival coming Downtown Phoenix! It's "a killer mix of national and local talent" produced by Psyko Steve Presents." (Downtown Phoenix, AZ via Facebook)

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• "The Papago Buttes and the head of Camelback Mountain seem tiny in perspective as seen from this angle under the big clouds in our #phx sky. #papago #camelback #bigclouds" (City of Phoenix, AZ USA via Facebook)

• "Stack 'em up! 🍽 Celebrate National Waffle Day with your favorite waffles, and a sweet read. #Waffles #JustReadPPL #PhoenixPublicLibrary #Phoenix #PHX" (Phoenix Public Library via Facebook)

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— Merichelle Norwood
About me: Merichelle has chronicled her many Arizona adventures since 2016. She is the Founder of the local blog She Moves PHX. You're most likely to find her munching on tacos on a Tuesday, sipping brews at a local cafe, or eating unicorn cakes.
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