Happy Monday, downtown Phoenix dwellers! It’s Michelle with the latest Downtown Digest.
While the leaves aren’t changing color quite yet, fall starts this week. Are you ready? Grab your pumpkin spice lattes (or some local alternatives) and hit the town:
Monday Trivia Night
Monday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.
GenuWine Arizona Wine Bar at 888 N. First Ave., Suite 101.
Test your knowledge for free every Monday at GenuWine. Looking for something else fun to do? Check out the GenuWine event calendar.
Seth Loveless
Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m.
The Farish House at 816 N. Third Street.
On this no-cover night, Seth Loveless is playing guitar.
Indigenous Design: Towards a More Equitable Fashion Industry
Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 12 – 1 p.m.
Virtual event hosted by Heard Museum.
Heard Museum fine arts curator Erin Joyce will be moderating a discussion with Christian Allaire, writer at Vogue Magazine and author of “The Power of Style,” and Indigenous fashion designers Korina Emmerich and Jamie Okuma. This event is free but registration is required.
Typewriter Poetry Pop-up! with Ars Poetica
Thursday, Sept. 23 at 1 – 5:30 p.m.
Virtual event hosted by the Smithsonian’s African American History and Culture Museum.
Ars Poetica poets Akolade Coker, Anthony McPherson and Kearah-Armonie will be waiting for requests to write you a one-of-a-kind poem. Registration is free.
Hispanic Heritage Weekend at the Arizona Diamondbacks
Friday, Sept. 24 through Sunday, Sept. 26.
Chase Field at 401 E. Jefferson Street.
Enjoy a fireworks show after the baseball game on Friday. The first 10,000 fans to the Saturday baseball game will take home a Los D-backs snakehead cap. To wrap up the weekend, the first 1,000 fans at the Sunday baseball game will get the Los D-backs Serpientería game. Ticket costs vary.
Family History Writing: The Role of Music in Our Families
Friday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Virtual event hosted by the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy.
In this free event hosted by Dr. Duane Roen, attendees will respond in writing to a series of questions about music and family stories. Attendees can register ahead of time.
Michelle Ailport is a graduate student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. In addition to being arts and entertainment editor for Downtown Devil, she also writes Downtown Digest, a weekly column with things to do.














