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😄 Share your voice and find friends

😄 Share your voice and find friends

From puzzle swap to clothing exchange, a poetry slam and open mics, lots of ways to connect this week.

Alissa Zorn
January 14, 2025

Good morning, Flagstaff! We’re heading into a chilly week but there are lots of interesting community gatherings to keep us warm.

In today’s Flagstaff Inspires:

Trade your old puzzles for new 🧩
Re-imagining the old Marshall Elementary School 🚸
Anyone can learn to sew 🧵

Let’s go!

— Alissa Zorn

Community Sparks

Wily Writers Unite

📝 Weekly Writing Group: The Wily Writers is a weekly group to practice your writing habit with the use of prompts, time allotments, and group sharing. Wily Writers will learn more about their writing and support others along the way. Wednesdays 6-7PM Flagstaff Public Library Downtown

Meet Fiber Friends

🧶Fiber Arts Club: Bring your project, whether knitting, embroidery, crochet, etc. Beginners are welcome, and teachers are available, so if you’ve been meaning to take up a needlework hobby, this is a great club for you. Every Wednesday at 6PM, and every Fridays at 10AM Bookmans Cafe

Checkmate!

♟ A Bimonthly Chess Club starts Wedneday, January 15th at Flagstaff Brewing Co. Round-robin tournaments begin at 7:00 PM with sign-ups at 6:30. Participants must be 21 or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. 10-minute games (per side). Expect about 2 hours for a tournament.

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AROUND TOWN

Help Shape the Future of the Current Marshall Elementary School

🚸If you’ve driven down Bonito lately, you may have seen the new Marshall Elementary under construction (you can look through a photo tour of the site here). That new school is set to open in the fall of 2025. Now is the perfect time to re-imagine how the old space can serve the evolving needs of our community. The Flagstaff Unified School District invites you to share your voice. Join the conversation at their next community discussion: Wednesday, January 22 | 6:30 - 8 p.m. | Flagstaff High School Commons

Wash yer hands!

🤢 If you’ve got kids, they may have told you, “Everyone is sick at school!” (much to your dismay). Norovirus, often called the “stomach flu,” is going around, and it can affect people of all ages.

You can help protect yourself and others from Norovirus by:

Washing hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds (hand sanitizer does not kill Norovirus)
Avoiding sharing food and drinks with others
Cleaning surfaces with soap and water, and sanitizing with a 10% bleach solution
Staying home when sick

For more information about Norovirus, visit the CDC website.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Tuesday 1.14

👽 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 6-9pm Dark Sky Brewing

🧩 Puzzle Exchange: Free to participate, and the rules are simple: bring a puzzle to take a puzzle. Take home as many puzzles as you bring in (or if you care not to, any remaining puzzles will be donated). All puzzles must be exchanged in-store and during the allotted event time. 5-7PM Bright Side Bookshop

Wednesday 1.15

👩‍👧 📚 Family Story Time: This storytime includes singing, dancing and some great books! 10:30-11:30AM East Flagstaff Library

🎤 Poetry Slam: Come to a night of performance poetry with Flagslam where the only rules are a 3-minute time limit and no props, no musical accompaniment, and no nudity! Poets will be judged by five randomly selected members of the audience, and the winner will receive $20. Sign up online or in person by 6PM if you want to perform! 6:30PM Firecreek Coffee Flagstaff

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

Thursday 1.16

👗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 on the fly (without things to swap) bring $25 and enjoy all the goods! 5-7PM Up & Coming (upstairs in Aspen Artist Lofts)

🙋‍♀️Trivia Night: TAPP’D Trivia at DSB Beer Garden has a new surprise category each week. Free to play, 21+ Thursdays 7-9:30PM Dark Sky Brewing

🤣 Standup Comedy: An evening of comedy by the talented Hannah Jones. Based in Denver, Hannah grew up homeschooled in a conservative, religious co-op. Her irreverent takes on sex, dating, and gender politics are as original as they are deeply uncomfortable for her mother to hear. 21+ 7-8:30PM Doors at 6PM Flagstaff Brewing Co | TICKETS

Friday 1.17

🎬 Film Screening: Join Northern Arizona Film Society for a screening of Blink. “When three of their four children are diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare and incurable disease that leads to severe visual impairment, the Pelletier family’s world changes forever. In the face of this life-altering news, the family sets out on a trip around the world to experience all its beauty while they still can.” Screening followed by time for connecting with fellow film enthusiasts. 6-9PM | Theatriko Theatre | TICKETS

🖼 Dreams Without Borders: Art Show Fundraiser and Panel Discussion: The Dreams Without Borders art show, panel discussion, and fundraiser will help Northern Arizona Immigration Legal Services provide much-needed legal assistance to our immigrant community. 5:30PM The HeART Box Gallery | DETAILS

LIVE MUSIC

Tuesday 1.14

Wednesday 1.15

Thursday 1.16

Friday 1.17

Try Something New

Learn to Sew!

🧵 Threaded Together is offering a Sewing Machine Orientation class this Saturday, January 18, at 1:00 pm

This class is for anyone interested in learning how to operate a sewing machine. You’ll learn basic operations of the sewing machine, and practice using the machines with a simple sewing project. If you have a sewing machine at home you’d like to learn how to use, please bring it!

This class is great for absolute beginners or anyone who needs a little refresh! Participants will leave with a good understanding of how to confidently operate a sewing machine. Class is open for ages 8+ up.

All Threaded Together group classes are offered with sliding scale pricing with scholarships available. Be sure to sign up at least 48 hours in advance to make sure that classes have enough enrollment to go forward.

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