🍂 A New Minimum Wage and Events Coming Up

Good morning, Flagstaff! Pumpkins are popping up in stores and displays, spooky season on its way.

Today in Flagstaff Inspires:

• 💲 City of Flagstaff announced the 2026 minimum wage

• 🌻 Register for a wildflower walk at the Arboretum

• ☕ Community Cacao Sip Circle at Chocolita

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— Alissa Zorn

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AROUND TOWN

💲 This past week the City of Flagstaff announced the minimum for 2026. As of January 1, 2026, the minimum wage in the City of Flagstaff will increase to $18.35 for all workers. There will no longer be a lower minimum wage for tipped employees. These changes are due to the Minimum Wage Act (Proposition 414) passed by voters in November 2016.

The Act states that the Flagstaff minimum wage will increase each year by the increase in the cost of living, as measured by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Act also states that starting in 2026 tipped employees must receive the same base minimum wage as non-tipped employees.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

🌲 Arizona Bus Club ABC Jamboree: VW Bus lovers, this is for you! It’s a weekend of vintage V-Dubs, camping, games, music, food, and fun! Can’t camp? Come up for the day! September 18-21, Playa Ponderosa

🌻 Register for a Wildflower Walk: Join knowledgeable Arboretum Staff for a morning walk through the gardens! September 19th, 9:30am, The Arboretum

🏐 Sign up for Adult Volleyball: Want to get active and make friends? The City of Flagstaff Indoor Volleyball League is taking registrations until September 24th! Teams are open to all skill levels. Games are weekly from October through the first week of December. Sign up through Webtrac

Tuesday 9.16

💻 AI for the Curious Beginner: This easy, hands-on workshop will show you how to get started with artificial intelligence for work or personal projects, using several popular, free AI tools. 12-1:30pm, Moonshot Incubator Classroom

👩‍👦🖍Crafty Corner - Slime Edition: Kids ages 3+ can join the fun and express their creativity, this time while making slime! 3:30-4:30pm, East Flagstaff Library

🚵 Tubeless 101 Workshop: Learn all about a tubeless bike set-up, how to use a tubeless flat kit and how to maintain your tires. 6:15-7:30pm, Absolute Bikes - Registration Required

🌾 Martin Springer Lecture Series - Holocaust and Beyond: Weaponizing Hunger: Join Daria Mattingly of the University of Chichester for a discussion of the Holodomor – the historic 1930’s famine that swept through Soviet territories with marked impact on the Ukraine. 7pm, NAU Liberal Arts Blg. 18 Rm. 120

📝🍺Poet Brews Open Mic for Writers: Come read what you’ve been writing! Read anything up to ten minutes. 7-9pm, 21+, Flagstaff Brewing Co.

💃 Tuesday Night Swing: Come boogie! Learn & practice those groovy moves with Flagstaff Swing. Intermediate class at 7pm, beginner at 7:30, followed by open social dance sessions 8-10pm, Firecreek Coffee, $5 cover

Wednesday 9.17

🌿 Wednesday Weed Pulls: Help protect the natural beauty of Picture Canyon by joining our invasive weed removal and reseeding efforts. 7-10am, Picture Canyon

👩‍👧‍👧 Family Story Time: This is a multi-age story time with singing, dancing, and great books! 10am at East Flagstaff Library

🌄 Flagstaff Mountain Town Market Downtown: Come for local produce, treats, pop-up shops from downtown businesses, and more! 3pm-dusk, Heritage Square

🐶 Crafts and Canines- For Teens: Therapy dogs Darla and Lucy will join teens for a relaxing craft time making keychains. For ages 12-17, 4-5pm, East Flagstaff Library

📝 Wily Writers: Join this weekly writing group for practice, motivation, sharing, and learning! 5:30-7pm Downtown Library, Northwest Corner

🌳🍺 Ales with the Arb: Enjoy a pint while learning about the latest research in the ecological sciences! New speakers each month. 6-8pm at Mother Road Brewing

🟠 Bingo Night at The Station: Free to play - grab your crew, enjoy drink specials, and win some prizes! 6-8pm, The Station Cafe

🧠 Mead Hall Trivia Night: Challenging questions and prizes for 1st and 2nd place! Teams of up to 5. 6-8:30pm, Drinking Horn Meadery

🎧 Open Decks Workshop & Jam Time: Come learn how to DJ and then get down to the jams. Every Wednesday, 6:30-9pm ROHCT

👾 Level Up! Video Games and DJ Set: Beat the midweek slump with a night of chill beats, cocktails, and video games on a 15 foot video wall! 8pm-12am, Yucca North

Thursday 9.18

💞 Heart and Soul Creative Sessions: Join for a creative, playful and healing experience. Register for single session or buy a package of 4. 5:30-7pm at The HeArt Box

📔 Framing Nature Author Evening: Join Yolonda Youngs as she shares her novel, Framing Nature, about the idea of the Grand Canyon as an icon and how people come to know it through popular imagery and visual media. 6-7pm, Bright Side Bookshop

☕ Community Cacao Sip Circle: This is an informal way to gather in community to share in the magic of cacao and connect with new friends. Space is limited, RSVP 7-8:30pm, Chocolita

🙋‍♂️ Trivia Night at Hops on Birch: 7pm every Thursday

❓ TAPP’D Trivia Night: Join ‘Nice Mike’ for surprise categories each week. Free to play! 21+ Thursdays 7-9pm, Dark Sky Beer Garden

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MUSIC

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Tuesday 9.16

Dark Sky Beer Garden | Flagspins Vinyl Night | 6-9pm
Drinking Horn | Open Mic | 6pm sign-up, 6:30-9:30pm
Museum Club | Karaoke Night | 9-11:30pm

Wednesday 9.17

Wheeler Park | Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music Bluegrass Jam | 12-1pm
Hops on Birch | Open Mic | 6-10pm
Gopher Hole | Karaoke & Service Industry Night | 9:30pm

Thursday 9.18

Heritage Square | Music on the Square | 5-7pm
Drinking Horn | Celtic Music - GreenLaw | 7-9pm
Charly's | Wild Irish Fiddle with Kate Rose | 7-9:30pm

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