Flagstaff Inspires
Posts
A Good Week for Flagstaff Activities

A Good Week for Flagstaff Activities

Community Art, Lone Tree & Butler Road Construction Begins, and a Library of Things

Alissa Zorn
February 18, 2025

Good morning Flagstaff! Pulling together these newsletters is great because I get constant reminders of all the people and organizations who put so much energy and passion into sharing what they love and helping care for others in Flagstaff. If you know of a community organization I should highlight, please let me know!

Today in Flagstaff Inspires:

🕊 Community Art Installation
🤸‍♀️ Spring Break Camps
🧰 Library of Things

Let’s go!

— Alissa Zorn

Community Sparks

Where Whispers Take Flight - Call to Community

🕊 The HeArt Box Gallery is inviting you to be part of a special art installation about hope, dreams, and shared inspiration.

Join in creating this community-driven experience Where Whispers Take Flight, at The HeArt Box this March. The gallery is seeking your personal messages of hope, your dreams for the future, and your whispers of encouragement to be transformed into origami birds that will fill the gallery with beauty and meaning.

How to Participate:

Create: Fold your own origami bird, and inscribe it with a message of hope, a wish, or a dream.
Contribute: Add your bird to the growing collection of messages, hanging from the ceiling and becoming part of the living art piece. Birds can be mailed in or dropped off.
Inspire: Your bird will join others, creating a vibrant, collective expression of community and connection.

No experience necessary! This is a space for all ages, backgrounds, and levels of creativity. Each bird you make is a part of something larger-together, we will lift each other with our hopes and dreams.

Find all submission details at the HeArt Box site.

@FLAGSTAFFINSPIRES

flag_trash_pandas
View more on Instagram

Flagstaff Trash Pandas is a group for trail running/hiking where they also pick up trash along the way. AND they make adorable animations about it - watch the above for their most recent clean up adventure in Sinclair Wash!

Tag @flagstaffinspires to get your photos or videos featured!

AROUND TOWN

Spring Break Camps

Need a Spring Break plan for your kids? Check out these fun options taking registrations now:

🏊‍♂️ Spring Break camp at the Aquaplex: Bring kids ages 5 - 11 for a week full of swimming, games, rock climbing, crafts, and nonstop fun! Spots are limited—sign up today for the full week or just a day. 🗓️ March 10 - 14, 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM at Flagstaff Aquaplex. $25/ day for members. $35/ day for non-members 📞(928) 213-2300
🎨⁠ Creative Camp with Coconino Center for the Arts: Let your child explore the arts at CCA’s week-long Creative Camps for ages 5–11! Led by local artists, kids will get to experience drawing, painting, ceramics, theater, and dance in a fun, hands-on environment.⁠ 🗓️ March 10–14, 9 AM - 3:30 PM with before and after care options. $350 per camper, or $310 for members. Scholarships are available.
🤸‍♀️ Summit Gymnastics Day Camps: SGA offers camps most days when school is out, and this includes FUSD Spring Break! Kids ages 5 - 12 can enjoy games, crafts, open gym time and play from 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM, $75 per day.

Loan Tree Overpass Construction Begins:

The Lone Tree Overpass will widen Lone Tree Road between Sawmill Road and Butler Avenue and create a new north-south roadway extending Lone Tree Road between Butler Avenue to the south and Route 66 to the north.

🚧 Traffic on Butler Avenue and Lone Tree Road will be reduced to one lane each direction during construction. Traffic delays are anticipated. Project hours will be Monday through Friday, 6 AM to 5 PM with occasional weekend work days.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Tuesday 2.18

👨‍👦 Toddler Tales: Your toddler will delight in this special time for stories, songs, games and more. 10-11:30 AM, at Downtown Library

👩‍👦🖍Crafty Corner: Kids ages 3+ can join the fun and express their creativity! 3:30-4:30 PM, East Flagstaff Library

📍 Local First Business Mixer: Open to members of the Local First Arizona Business Coalition as well as those considering membership. Business owners, employees of locally owned businesses, nonprofits, and anyone passionate about supporting Arizona’s local economy can join for this evening of connection and community. 6-8 PM, or arrive at 5:30 for a new members orientation, at Mother Road Brewing

📽 CAL Film Series #4: Kiss the Future: College of Arts and Letters film gurus Paul Donnelly and Paul Helford present this film series. Kiss the Future, about the powerhouse band U2, shows how music, war, and humanity overlapped during the siege of Sarajevo. Free and open to the public. 7 PM Cline Library Auditorium

👽 Flagspins Vinyl Night: DJ Quick Kay will be spinning vinyl on Tuesday evenings at the DSB Beer Garden. Beer discounts if you bring your own vinyl! Every Tuesday, 6-9 PM, Dark Sky Beer Garden

😂 Improv Workshop: Everyone is welcome to this free workshop - from first-timers to seasoned actors. The only requirement is a desire to try new things and have fun! Come be silly Tuesdays from 7-8:30 PM, Beaver Street Theatre, Text (415) 519-0883 for more info or to sign up.

Wednesday 2.19

👩‍👧 📚 Preschool Express: Get together for fun surprises, stories, songs, and games! 10-10:30 AM at Downtown Library

👨‍👦✂ Maker’s Lab: Kids ages 3+ can design, build and make stuff at the library. 3:45-4:45 PM at Downtown Library

🌳 Ales with the Arb: Learn about the latest research in ecological sciences while enjoying a pint. This month Aidan Franko will discuss projects outlined in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Kyle Rodman and Chris Curley will talk about tree planting and wildfire. 6 PM at Mother Road Brewing

🌟 Myth Busting Menopause - Bring the Men!: Join Dr. Laurie Perrin for an interactive session that answers the mysteries of menopause for women and their partners. Whether you’re in the throes of Menopause or have just been introduced to Perimenopause, she’s got you covered! 6-9 PM at Coconino Center for the Arts

🧠Trivia Night: Challenging questions, delicious local mead, fun visual and audio rounds, and prizes for 1st and 2nd place! Teams of up to 5. Get to The Mead Hall on time as seats fill up quick! Wednesdays 6-8:30 PM, Drinking Horn Mead Hall

🧘‍♂️ Liquid Breathwork, Reiki and Sound Healing Classes: Manage stress, connect with your highest self, reset your nervous system, create alignment in your life and more at these Wednesday night classes. 7 PM Northern Arizona Yoga Center

📝 Workshop - Writing From Multiple Perspectives: Come write with award winning author Annette McGivney. Using multiple narrators or perspectives can add depth and interest to a story. How can we do it well? Come learn from an expert with people from all over our community and get to know one another on and off the page. 7 PM Murdoch Community Center

🍿🍷 Oeno Movie Night - Sideways: No tickets needed for this movie night! Come watch the movie Sideways with fresh movie theater popcorn and Merlot specials. 7-9 PM at Oeno Wine Lounge

Thursday 2.20

👨‍👧Preschool Express: A second day for this preschool fun time! Get together for stories, songs, and games. 10-10:30 AM, Downtown Library

🎮 Game Day: Kids ages 8 to 17 can swing by the community room at the East Flagstaff Library to play video games and table top games! 3-4:30 PM, East Flagstaff Library

🏠 First Time Home Buyer’s Class: Join a panel of real estate experts to learn the step-by-step process of buying your first home. 5:30-7:30 PM 528 W. Aspen Ave.

👗Ladies’ Clothing Swap: Refresh your closet the fun way! Catered with wine and charcuterie, this event is full of warmth, community and snacks!! Bring things to swap and join the party for just $10, or if you’re popping in without things to swap bring $25 and enjoy all the goods! 5-7 PM at Up & Coming (upstairs in Aspen Artist Lofts)

🤩 Check Please Watch Party: Enjoy a pint and watch the Flagstaff Episode of Check Please! Featuring Lumberyard Brewing Co and 2 other amazing Flagstaff restaurants! 7 PM at Lumberyard Brewing

💃🕺Thursday Night Swing: Join Flagstaff Swing every Thursday for a FREE beginner swing dance lesson. After the lesson, stick around for a swingin’ hot social dance. No partner needed! Lesson: 7-8 PM Social: 8–10 PM, Museum Club

🙋‍♀️TAPP’D Trivia Night: TAPP’D Trivia takes on BEER as the topic for this week’s trivia to celebrate the beginning of Arizona beer week. Free to play, 21+ Thursdays 7-9 PM Dark Sky Beer Garden

LIVE MUSIC

Tuesday 2.18

Wednesday 2.19

Thursday 2.20

Did you know…

Our Library has a Library of Things?

🧰 Need a cordless drill? a laminator? a stand mixer? or maybe a Didgeridoo? Good news - these are just a few of the things you can check out from Flagstaff Public Library! I was super happy to be able to give my paint brushes and fountain pens a much needed deep cleaning this weekend with the ultra-sonic cleaner I checked out.

Items can be checked out for 14 days. You can even place items on hold to pick up at whichever library location is convenient for you.

Find more information and look through the Library of Things here.

Stay Inspired!

Thank you for reading Flagstaff Inspires. If you’ve found today’s email helpful or just a bit interesting, please forward it to a friend who makes you laugh.

Have ideas, feedback, or an event you want to be shared in Flagstaff Inspires? I’d love to hear from you. Hit reply or send me an email here → [email protected]