🤩 Starry Activities and Events for Your Weekend

Good morning Flagstaff, and happy snowy Valentine’s Day!

In today’s Flagstaff Inspires:

• ♻ Fix It Clinic

• 🥳 Pluto’s Birthday Bash

• 🚣‍♀️ River Gear Yard Sale

Let’s go!

— Alissa Zorn

Community Sparks

All the World’s a Stage…

Audition for a Cause This Weekend: 

📣 🌟Be part of a one-night-only Charity Readers’ performance of Radium Girls! Theatrikos is seeking 10-16 performers (ages 16+). All roles OPEN—All ethnicities & gender identities welcome. Actors read from scripts on stage and all proceeds go to Cancer Support Society.

• Audition Dates & Times: February 15th at 12 PM and February 16th at 10 AM

• Location: Doris Harper-White Playhouse

• Performance Date: February 22

No experience? No problem! This is your chance to bring an incredible story to life while supporting a great cause. Email [email protected] for more details.

Shakespeare on Pluto Opens: 

🚀🎭This hilarious, heartwarming sci-fi is a sequel to Simply Silly Shakespeare. In collaboration with Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy and Lowell Observatory, this show brings cosmic comedy, slapstick fun, and even real robots built by FALA students! It’s fun for all ages and youth tickets are only $5. Show runs Feb. 14th - 23rd at FlagShakes’ brand new Beaver Street Theatre. TICKETS

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AROUND TOWN

Fix It Clinic This Weekend

♻ Flagstaff offers multiple Fix It Clinics during the year, and the first is tomorrow, Saturday, February 15th. Fix-it Clinics support sustainable consumption and divert waste from landfills by fixing items that usually end up in the trash. An incredible team of volunteers can help you fix almost anything, including electronics, jewelry, clothing, bicycles, and more!

When are the 2025 Fix-it Clinics?

• Saturday February 15th

• Saturday, May 3rd

• Saturday, August 16th

• Saturday, November 1st

⌚ 10 AM - 2 PM: Walk ins are welcome, but appointments are highly recommended. The appointment sheet opens 4 weeks before each clinic. Schedule appointments here. 📍 Where: Joe C. Montoya Community Center, 245 N. Thorpe Park Rd

Have “Fix It” Skills and want to volunteer? If you’re good at soldering, electrical repair, sewing, or woodworking and want to volunteer at the Fix-it Clinic, contact Steven Thompson at [email protected].

Business News

🚣‍♂️ President’s Day River Gear Yard Sale: Get ready for the 2025 river season with great deals on new and used river gear. Sale items include: • Rafts • Kayaks • Frames & Parts • Oars & Paddles • Boxes & Coolers • River Accessories • And More. Gear will be set out for sale on Presidents Day weekend. Gate opens at 9 AM and close at 5:00 PM, at Canyon REO

☕ Old Barrel Tea Company is celebrating their 10 year anniversary with special tea deals and a fun sampling experience featuring tea mocktails the whole weekend! Feb. 15-16 at Old Barrel Tea Company 21 N. San Francisco St.

👻💗 Ghostly Romantic Tours: Love never dies—especially in Flagstaff! Join Flagstaff Underground for a ghostly romantic tour, featuring special spooky love stories available only this weekend! Plus, with every tour ticket, you’ll get a free frozen yogurt from Yogært. Get tickets here.

🍻 Arizona Beer Week is February 13th - 23rd and breweries around the state are putting on events to celebrate craft beer. Discover Flagstaff has put together a page with all 8 of our local breweries so you can find specials and events here in Flagstaff!

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Friday 2.14

🍪 Beer and Girl Scout Cookies Pairing: Celebrate Arizona Beer Week and Valentines Day by stopping in for a Girl Scout Cookie and Beer Pairing Flight for $12 at Lumberyard Brewing Co.

🍺 Pluto Pub Crawl: Enjoy tasty Pluto-themed drinks and specials, talks with Lowell Astronomers, and explore Flagstaff’s finest pubs with fellow Pluto lovers. 6 - 9 PM, Downtown Flagstaff Starting at 6 PM at all locations, follow your Pluto Pub Crawl map. Physical copies available at any participating location:

• Dark Sky Brewing

• Hops on Birch

• Rendezvous

• Drinking Horn Meadery

• Lumberyard

• The Annex

• Historic Barrel House

• Mother Road Brewing

• The McMillan

🤠Wild West Fashion Show: Grab a bestie or your love and head to the second annual fashion show hosted by High Style. Come dress in your best Wild West attire, enjoy drinks, a silent auction benefit, and a full fashion show. Doors open at 5:30, show starts at 6 PM, Coconino Center for the Arts | TICKETS

🛸 Strange New Worlds Planetarium Show: Enjoy a live presentation on the rooftop Dark Sky Planetarium at this brand new show, debuting on February 14 during the I Heart Pluto Festival! This new show answers the big question: Are we alone in the universe? 7 PM, 8 PM & 9 PM at Dark Sky Planetarium at Lowell Observatory

💫 Relentless Beats Presents: 2000's Rave: Get ready to get crunk, drop it like it’s hot, and party like it’s 2003! 9 PM at The Orpheum

Saturday 2.15

👨‍👧📖 Saturday Story Stop: A fun-filled story time for all ages. 10:30 - 11AM Downtown Library Community Room

📖☕ Silent Book Club: Feeling a bit introverted but still want company? This is the book club for you! Enjoy a cafe treat and an hour of silent reading at this bi-monthly meet-up. There will be time set aside for optional socializing as well. 11 AM - 1 PM at Bookman’s Cafe

✨ I Heart Pluto Night of Discovery: Commemorating the 95th anniversary of Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto, keynote event of the I Heart Pluto Festival. Special guests include Adam Nimoy (director and son of actor Leonard Nimoy), Dr. Alan Stern (Principal Investigator of New Horizons Mission to Pluto), and David Levy (co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9). 6 PM at The Orpheum. TICKETS

💞 Momentum Aerial Arts - Hungry Hearts Cabaret and Love Advice Show: Don’t miss this dazzling performance and question panel all about love and relationships! This show will have flashing lights and is suggested for those 18 and older. Free for students, $30 general public. 7 PM - 9 PM at 1050 S Knoles Dr

🎧 Heart Shakes and Booty Breaks: An anti-Valentine's day bass night celebrating broken hearts and shakin' your booty! Featuring local and traveling DJs. 21+, no cover, 9 PM - 2 AM at Yucca North

Sunday 2.16

👨‍👦 📗 Sunday Story Time & Craft: Join Bright Side Books for a Valentine’s Day themed story time and craft! FREE event - doors open at 9:20. Reading then crafting is 9:30 - 10:15 AM at Bright Side Books.

🛠 Public Open House at Coco-op Makerspace: Come see this community workspace which includes a woodshop, ceramics studio, metal shop, digital fabrication lab, sewing room and detail work room! Tour the facility, ask questions, and pickup a key fob for your membership. Every Tuesday 7 - 8 PM, every Sunday 2 - 4 PM, 1155 W. Kaibab Lane

🧘‍♀️🍺Pints and Poses Yoga: Start off your Sunday with this $15 drop-in Yoga class. Then enjoy a recovery beer for just $2, 10:30-11:30am, Dark Sky Brewing Co

🌝 Lunar Love Bazaar: This INDOOR market features an eclectic assortment of local independent artisans, creators and curators of artwork, artisan goods, and other unique wares. Enjoy the festive environment with live music, tarot and astrology readings, and food vendors. 2 - 8 PM at Indie Ella, near Warner’s Nursery 1072 E. Old Canyon Ct.

🌌 Make Your Own Solar System Based on a Specific Date: Join your host Nikki at Drinking Horn Mead Hall for a Creative Astronomy Craft Experience. You'll get to design a miniature version of the Solar System that aligns with that specific date. This could be a one-of-a-kind gift or a keepsake for you. Under 21 with legal guardian, 3 - 5 PM, doors open at 2:50, at Drinking Horn Meadery

Monday 2.17

🥳⁠ Pluto's Birthday Bash: ⁠Kids get to party with face painting, Tynkertopia, science activities, and more!⁠ Adults can join in the party too, with booths from community partners and local brews. 1 - 6 PM at Lowell Observatory⁠

🎬 “Blink” Film Screening + Networking Event: Northern Arizona Film Society presents a special screening of "Blink," a 2024 American documentary directed by Edmund Stenson and Daniel Roher. The film follows a Canadian family's journey around the world as they help their children experience Earth's beauty before losing their vision to a rare genetic disorder. 6 - 9 PM at Theatrikos TICKETS

✏️Figure Drawing Classes: Learn to draw the human form from a live model! This intimate class explores figure drawing theories and techniques suitable for beginner to advanced level artists and enthusiasts. Monday evenings 5-7pm February 3-March 3 $30/class. Class size is limited so reserve your space today! 18+ only. Message @ReFabRevolution for REGISTRATION & DETAILS

LIVE MUSIC

Friday 2.14

Wanderlust Brewing | Luna Worldcast | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Dark Sky Beer Garden | Neighbors, Wild West Show After Party | 7 PM - Close
Awa Kava Bar | Open Mic | 7:30 PM, Sign Up 7 PM
Drinking Horn | Groove Tractor | 8 PM
Mountain Top Taproom | Cameron Jameson, V-Rae & the Crawdads | 8 - 11 PM
Flagstaff Brewing | Andy See & His Swinging Jamboree | 9 PM
Gopher Hole | Toxic Positivity | 9:30PM

Saturday 2.15

Wanderlust Brewing | Josh & The Dirty Rags | 4 - 6 PM
Mountain Top Taproom | Woody Ramabell & Autumn Cooper | 8 - 11 PM
Museum Club | Zookeepers | 8:30 PM - Midnight | $5
Flagstaff Brewing | Brad & Deb | 9 PM
Monte Vista Lounge | DuB & Down w/the Blues | 9:30 PM

Sunday 2.16

Wanderlust Brewing Co | Bluegrass Jam | 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Charly’s | Irish Jam Session | 4:30 - 7 PM
Mountain Top Taproom | Julie Sullivan’s Blue Moon Trio | 6 - 8 PM
Museum Club | La Kana | 9 PM - 1:30 AM

Monday 2.17

Dark Sky Taproom | Chad Breen | 6-8 PM
Museum Club | Open Mic | 6 - 9 PM
Mountain Top Taproom | Open Mic | 7 - 11 PM

Did you know…

You can have a free fire risk assessment of your property?

You can even invite the neighbors! Mayor Becky Dagget says, “Mark Adams, Wildland Community Risk Reduction Specialist and Bryor Nittmann, firefighter with the Flagstaff Fire Department conducted a home wildfire assessment of my yard. I invited neighbors to join us and we had great conversations about methods to make our homes more fire resistant.”

🌲🔥 If you’d like a free assessment: contact Mark at [email protected] or 928-213-2510.

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