🚵‍♀️ Bike Week and More

Creative summer camps, Gear & Beer, and Community Cacao Sip Circle

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Alissa Zorn
May 13, 2025

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Good morning, Flagstaff! This is a good week to get inspired about riding your bike - or getting a bike if you don’t have one!

Today in Flagstaff Inspires:

  • 🍄 Creative summer camps

  • 🚙 Gear & Beer in Downtown

  • ☕ Community Cacao Sip Circle

Let’s go!

— Alissa Zorn

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Community Sparks

Creative Summer Camps

I came across a few more summer camps that still have openings in case you’re looking for one for your kids:

Ride Your Bike Week

🚵‍♀️ It’s Ride Your Bike Week and Flagstaff Biking Organization has fun themes each day:

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📷 Every Friday is Karaoke Night at The Station

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Around Town

🗺 The City of Flagstaff invites you to attend an open house to ask questions and give feedback on the John Wesley Powell Area Specific Plan. The open house will feature stations with project team members and topic experts available for discussion. Topics covered by the plan include trails and open space, transportation networks, wildlife corridors, community character, and the Rio de Flag. Wednesday, May 14th, anytime between 5:30-7:30pm, at the Aquaplex

Business News

🍒 Just Delivered, a locally owned meal delivery service, has begun distributing their custom-made granola. You can now pick up small and large size packs at Mix Flagstaff.

Jobs & Hiring

WHAT’S HAPPENING

🎭😆 The Play that Goes Wrong: Get ready for a night of mishaps, and mischief! This is a tremendously silly play full of physical comedy where things quickly go from bad to utterly disastrous. Theatrikos, May 8 - June 1st. Times & Tickets

Tuesday 5.13

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

🚴‍♂️ Climate Conversation: Join Climate Resilience Project and MetroPlan for a community conversation about the many benefits of multimodal transportation —from cleaner air to safer, more connected neighborhoods. 6-7:30pm, East Flagstaff Library

🧘‍♀️ Meditation Class: Living With Purpose meditation classes are beginner-friendly every Tuesday, and you can join at any point in the series. 6:30-7:45pm at Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Wednesday 5.14

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

☕️ Senior Coffee Hour: Adults 55+ can join for treats and a conversation about services and opportunities from City of Flagstaff's P.R.O.S.E. 10-11am, Downtown Library

📝 Raise Your Voices Creative Writing Workshop: Join this weekly writing workshop to explore the joy and power of writing in a supportive community. Contact [email protected] with questions. 10-11am, Montoya Community Center

✏ Figure Drawing Class w/Live Model: Beginner to expert level artists welcome! 5-7pm, Up & Coming, Limited space - register ahead.

🚙 Gear and Beer: Welcome night for Overland Expo - Stroll through Downtown tasting beer and mead at gear shops and take a look at overland rigs parked outside. 5-8pm, Downtown Flagstaff

🟠 Bingo Night at The Station: Free to play, 6-8pm

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

🎤 Poetry Slam: Flagslam hosts this vibrant community poetry gathering each Wednesday. They want to hear your voice! Sign up by 6pm if you want to perform! 6:30pm Firecreek Coffee

Thursday 5.15

👨‍👦 Preschool Express: Get together for stories, songs, and games. 10-10:30am at Downtown Library

🖌 Crafternoons at Meadowlark: Bring a project you’ve been wanting to work on, or pay $10 to use provided supplies! Possibilities include drawing, painting, knitting, weaving, beading, and collage! 5-7pm, Meadowlark Art Studio

🎲 Intro to DMing: Learn to Become a Dungeon Master: Ever wanted to run your own tabletop RPG campaign but weren’t sure where to start? Come learn how to begin! 6-8pm, Good Game Cafe

🚲 Bike Workshop- Understanding Suspension: This clinic will give you the tools and understanding needed to set front and rear suspension. 6:15-7:30pm, Absolute Bikes

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

☕ 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, please RSVP 7-8:30pm at Chocolita

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

MUSIC

Tuesday 5.13

Drinking Horn | Open Mic | 6pm
Dark Sky Beer Garden | Flagspins Vinyl Night | 6-9pm
The Orpheum | Cupcakke | 8pm | Tickets
Yucca North | Open Mic | sign ups 3pm, starts 8pm
Museum Club | Karaoke Night | 9-11:30pm

Wednesday 5.14

Hops on Birch | Open Mic | 6-10pm
Charly’s | Blue Night w/Darryl Porras | 7-9:30pm | $5
Gopher Hole | Karaoke & Service Industry Night | 9:30pm

Thursday 5.15

The Hive | Something Outrageous, Auburn Effigy, Analog Monsters, Naming Our Monsters | 7pm | Tickets
Drinking Horn | Celtic Music - GreenLaw | 7-9pm
Charly's | Wild Irish Fiddle with Kate Rose| 7-9:30pm
Mountain Top Taproom | Beth Pickens | 8pm
The Orpheum | Rebecca Frazier | 8pm | Tickets

Connections

Have a teen looking to earn some service hours?

📚 The Flagstaff Libraries (Downtown & East Flagstaff) are looking for teen volunteers (ages 14-18) to help facilitate the Summer Reading Challenge from June 9 to July 25, 2025. Applications due by Friday, May 30, 2025. Fill out the application here.

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