🎵 A Nice Weekend for Music and Hiking

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Flagstaff! It’s looking like this weekend will be pretty nice, if a bit windy to start.

In today’s Flagstaff Inspires:

• 🎵  Pickin’ in the Pines

• 🚪 Behind the scenes tour at MNA

• 🌿 Mini Moss Art Workshop

Let’s go!

— Alissa Zorn

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AROUND TOWN

🏥 Northern Arizona Healthcare Now Has Two Urgent Care Locations: NAH opened its first urgent care center 2700 S. Woodlands Village Blvd., Ste. 700 after purchasing Flagstaff Urgent Care. They opened a second NAH Urgent Care in the same building as their primary care clinic at 1895 N. Jasper Dr., Ste. 3. The new urgent care is just a mile east of Flagstaff Medical Center.

🍃 Flagstaff's Carbon Neutrality Plan is getting an update! Join a community open house event to learn about local climate action efforts, share ideas, and help shape the City’s path forward:

• September 20, 10-12:30, Murdoch Center

• September 25, 12-1, Virtual on Zoom

• October 1, 4:30-7:30, East Flagstaff Library

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

🎶🪕Pickin in the Pines: It’s time again for this beloved festival featuring the best traditional and contemporary bluegrass music, along with other styles of acoustic music, dancing, jamming, and camping with friends. The festival runs Friday through Sunday at Pepsi Amphitheatre, See their site for schedule and tickets!

Friday 9.12

🌿 Moore Medicinal Garden Tour: Early inhabitants of our region have long relied on local plants for healing, nourishment, and ceremony Learn how these species continue to play an important role today. 10-11am, Museum of Northern Arizona Moore Medical Garden, Free!

🚪Behind the Scenes Tour Museum of Northern Arizona: Take a rare behind-the-scenes tour of MNA’s Easton Collection Center. 2:30-3:30pm, Museum of Northern Arizona

🌄 Mountain Town Market at The Hive: A fun evening market with produce, breads, music and more. 4-7pm, The Hive

🕷Spiders and the Discovery of Pluto: Did you know that black widows helped discover Pluto? Join spider expert Todd Gonzales for a fascinating look into the unexpected connections between space exploration and arachnology. 7-8pm, Lowell Observatory

Saturday 9.13

🐦Bird Walk at the Arboretum: Over 130 bird species at the Arb! Join this walk to see which ones you discover. Space limited. 7:30-9:30am, The Arboretum

😄 Grandparents & Grandchildren Guided Hike: Join Flagstaff PROSE and for a morning of fun, learning, and connection at Observatory Mesa! 9am, Meet at Thorpe Park Large Ramada / Observatory Mesa Trail

🌼 Calendula Salve Making Class: Learn how to make the beautiful flowers of calendula into a healing herbal salve! 10am-12pm, The Arboretum

🌲 Pine Needle Basketmaking Class: Study the art of basketmaking and bring home your own pine needle basket! 10am-1pm, Willow Bend, Pre-registration required

👨‍👧 Saturday Story Stop: A fun-filled storytime for all ages. 10:30-11am, Downtown Library

🧒 Character Kindness Club: Bring kids to dress up as a favorite character, enjoy a FREE Green Screen Photo Experience, and take home the craft! 11:30-1pm, Flagstaff Mall

🌄 Rumble on the Mountain XI: Cloud Mtn Arts presents this annual event. See live music, films and speakers highlighting social and political injustices experienced by Native peoples of the Grand Canyon region. 4-9:30pm, Heritage Square

Sunday 9.14

🥕 Flagstaff Community Market: A lively outdoor farmers market featuring fresh regional produce, prepared food, flowers, breads, local honey, art, and more! 8am-1pm City Hall

🧘‍♀️🍺 Pints and Poses Outdoor Yoga: Start off your Sunday with this drop-in Yoga class, outdoors so long as weather cooperates. Then enjoy a recovery beer for just $2, 10:30-11:30am at Dark Sky Taproom

🦅 Live Raptor Talk: Come see live raptors from the International Raptor and Falconry Center! 10:30-12:30am, The Arboretum

🎺 22nd Annual Fiesta de Independencia: Free event featuring live bands and folklorico dancers, and games for the kids. Come celebrate independence! 1-5pm, Flagstaff Mall

👗Ladies’ Clothing Swap: Refresh your closet and enjoy snacks, clothes, and community! $10 with things to swap, or $25 just show up. 2-5pm Up & Coming (upstairs in Aspen Artist Lofts)

🌿 Mini Moss Art Workshop: Learn how to create your own unique moss art piece with Plantae! All materials to build your mini moss frame art included in ticket price - 21+, unless accompanied legal guardian. 3-4:30pm, Drinking Horn Meadery

😈 Blood on the Clocktower Game Night: Join for a thrilling night of mystery, deception, and strategy. 6pm, Good Game Cafe

Monday 9.15

🔵Bingo Night at Dark Sky: $5 and 100% of entry fees go directly to the chosen non-profit of the month. Regular Bingo 5:45-8pm Bonus Bingo 8-9pm, Dark Sky Beer Garden

Flagstaff Inspires is made possible by our awesome business sponsors and donations from community supporters. Thank you to for keeping Flagstaff Inspires sustainable and accessible for all!

MUSIC

Friday 9.12

The Station Cafe & Lounge | Karaoke Happy Hour | 6pm
Dark Sky Beer Garden | Sleep Stampede | 6-8pm
Heritage Square | Seenan | 6-8pm
Yucca North | MELT Festival Pre-Party | 7pm-2am
Hops on Birch | JD Willow | 7:30pm
Awa Kava Bar | Open Mic | 7:30pm, sign ups 7pm
The Orpheum | Durand Jones & The Indications | 8pm 
Mountain Top Taproom | Midnight Thirty | 8-11pm
Flag Brew | Andy See & His Swinging Jamboree | 9pm

Saturday 9.13

Yucca North | Jontavious Willis | 8pm
Museum Club | Hopi Clansmen | 9pm | $5
Flag Brew | Love Mischief | 9pm

Sunday 9.14

Heritage Square | Ghost Lovers | 12-2pm
Museum Club | Bluegrass Jam | 2:30-4:45pm
Mother Road | Jim Sobo | 4-6pm
Dark Sky Brewing | Jazz Trio | 5-7pm
Dark Sky Beer Garden | Acoustic Emo Night | 5-7pm
The Orpheum | Boots, Scoot & Boogie | 6:30pm
Yucca North | Sunday Jazz Society - house band + open jam | 7-10pm
Mountain Top Taproom | Buffalo, Alien Arcade, Scrunge | 8-11pm
Flag Brew | Love Mischief | 9pm

Monday 9.15

Dark Sky Brewing | Adam Bruce | 6-8pm
Museum Club | Open Mic | 6-9pm
Mountain Top Taproom | Open Mic | 7-11pm
Kitt Recital Hall | The Manhattan Chamber Players | 7:30pm
Yucca North | Karaoke | 9pm

CONNECTIONS

Jobs and Opportunities

There’s one more Watershed Cleanup Event this year on September 13th at 9am! Sign up here to volunteer. Make new friends and learn best practices for removing invasive plants and debris!

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