🎁 Handmade Holidays & December Activities

Good morning, Flagstaff! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

Today in Flagstaff Inspires:

• 🎁 Giving Tuesday

• 🔥 Wood Stove Rebates

• 🌝 Full Moon Hike

Let’s go!

— Alissa Zorn

GIVING TUESDAY

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AROUND TOWN

🔥 Wood Stove Rebates: Flagstaff residents who replace an existing stove with an EPA-Certified Wood Stove (with thermal rating of at least 75%) may qualify for up to $1,400 back. Apply through the Home Weatherization and Energy Rebate Program.

🌟 Support our Community and Win Prizes! Pick up your Holiday Shopping Passport and shop at participating businesses to between now and January 4th for your chance to win!

💻 Locals Days at Click Co+Work: On Wednesdays locals get ½ off co-working space at Click. 8am-5pm, 111 E. Aspen Ave

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

🍶 CCC’s Clay Club Holiday Sale: Find beautiful handmade ceramics from local student artists. Dec. 2-4, 9am-5pm at the Lone Tree Campus.

🎭Get Your Tickets for Emma, and to 🎀Emma’s Regency Christmas Ball: December 5-14 FlagShakes will bring Jane Austen’s timeless humor to life with the flirtatious comedy of manners, Emma. Get your tickets, then don’t miss your chance to step into the world of the play at a glittering Regency Ball on December 12th at Riordan Mansion!

Tuesday 12.2

📝 Editing Workshop: Learn about the differences between developmental and copyediting, and what writers should think about before working with an editor. Free, 5:30-7pm, Downtown Library

💛 Meditation Class: Beginner friendly meditation class every Tuesday. Join at any point in the series. 6:30-7:45pm at Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation

🎶 West African Dance Class: Live drumming and experienced teachers! Classes are open to people of all ages and experience levels. 6:45-8pm, Jazzercise

📝🍺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.

Wednesday 12.3

🐕 Group Dog Walk with High Country Humane: Love dogs? Love the outdoors? Join the weekly pack walk with HCH staff! 11am, back parking lot of High Country Humane

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

🧵 Create & Connect Night: Weekly open studio with access to sewing machines! Bring a project or craft of your choice, make new friends & get a bit of help from staff if you need it! Donation/PWYW. 5:30-7:30pm, Threaded Together

➕ Math on Tap: Come learn the hidden math behind the fast-paced card game Spot It with Dr. Angie Hodge-Zickerman. 6pm, Mother Road Brewing

🦉 Author Evening with Bridget A. Lyons: Celebrate Lyons’ new book Entwined: Celebrating our Connections to the Natural World. Reading followed by Q&A and book signing. 6pm, Bright Side Bookshop

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

🎤 Flagslam Poetry Reading: Cozy up with community, delicious beverages and wonderful words from local poets. 6:30pm Sign ups, 7pm Show Firecreek Coffee

🎶 Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia: Free dance classes, open to the public. No dance partner needed! Lesson 7-8pm, Social Dancing 8-10pm, Market of Dreams

❓ Wanderlust Trivia Night: Play trivia with Aly and Camille. 7-9pm, Wanderlust Brewery

Thursday 12.4

🕊 Handmade Holiday Market presented by Flagstaff Handmade Collective. My favorite Peak Scents will be there! Dec. 4th, 12-7pm at High Country Motor Lodge.

👜 Ladies Night at Sage Brush Trading Co: Come for a night filled with sipping, shopping and socializing. 5-8pm, Sage Brush Trading Co.

🌝 Full Moon Hike: Come meet new friends and explore. Flagstaff Open Space hosts a full moon hike each month in different locations. 4:45pm, Buffalo Park Nate Avery Trail

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Tuesday 12.2

Dark Sky Beer Garden | Flagspins Vinyl Night | 6-9pm

Wednesday 12.3

Charly’s | Blues Night | 7-9:30pm | $5
Gopher Hole | Karaoke & Service Industry Night | 9:30pm

Thursday 12.4

Gopher Hole | Open Mic | 9:30pm
Drinking Horn | Celtic Music - Jigz Up | 7-9pm
High Country Motor Lodge | Jolie Holland | 7pm
The Orpheum | An Evening with Legend Zeppelin | 7:30pm

Connections

• The City of Flagstaff is forming a Technology Privacy Task Force and is seeking members from a wide variety of backgrounds

• Call for Youth Artists: Fresh Productions is hosting a Kid’s Art Show December 5th. They’re collecting art Dec. 3rd & 4th, 6-9pm, Phoenix Art Gallery

🎄 Select a Gift for Someone in Need This Season

• Northland Family Help Center’s Giving Tree is at Mountain Sports

• Adopt-a-Grandparent Trees are at both Walgreen’s locations

• The Flagstaff Mall has Northland Hospice Light-A-Life Memorial Trees and Salvation Army’s Angel Tree

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