🦗 Lots of Kid Activities and More Weekend Fun

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Flagstaff! You can learn more about bugs, whiskey and raptors this weekend - perfect!

In today’s Flagstaff Inspires:

• 🏋️‍♀️ Deadlifts, Donuts & Drag

• 👻 Freaky Foot Tours offering spooky summer tours

• 👜 Urban Flea Market is this weekend

Let’s go!

— Alissa Zorn

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Business News

👻 Freaky Foot Tours will be offering Spirits With The Spirits, Haunted Pub Crawl Tours and Mountain Town Of Madness Adult Only Tours on Fridays and Saturdays through July. You’ll hear about mysteries, murders, robberies and the hidden history of Flagstaff. Not just for tourists - locals love these fascinating tours as well!

*Nothing in this section is sponsored. They're just the things you might want to know. I'll always let you know when something's sponsored.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

🧒 Register Kids for Jiu Jitsu Summer Camp: In July 66 Jiu Jitsu is offering Tuesday - Thursday Summer Day Camps from 8am to 12pm. Your child will learn jiu-jitsu, self-confidence and have fun!

🦋 Heritage Festival of Arts and Culture: Celebrate Indigenous Arts and Culture at this festival! There will be activities for kids, demonstrations, cultural talks, food tent, and more. June 28 & 29, Museum of Northern Arizona

Friday 6.27

👨‍👧‍👦 Storytime with Miss Annie: Bring toddlers and pre-schoolers for stories, songs, and play. Free, 10:30-11am, Bookmans

🗺️ Map Making Mayhem: Use creative cartography tools to forge continents & chart brand-new worlds! Ages 8-18. 10:30-11:30am, Downtown Library

🧶The Knitting Hour: All skill levels welcome! Every 4th Friday members of Fiber Artists of Northern Arizona Guild are available to teach beginners and help knitters out. 1-3pm, Downtown Library

🎞️Craft and a Movie: Friday Flicks include a kid friendly movie and craft! 1:30pm - craft, 2pm - movie, Downtown Library

🌄 Mountain Town Market at The Hive: A fun evening market with produce, breads, eggs and more. 4-8pm, The Hive

👗Ladies’ Clothing Swap: Refresh your closet and enjoy wine, charcuterie, and community! $10 with things to swap, or $25 just show up. 5-7pm Up & Coming (upstairs in Aspen Artist Lofts)

🥃 The Fifth Dram: Rare Pour Whiskey Tasting: Sip your way through unique bottles you won’t find on every shelf, with plenty of great company to go with it. 6pm, Uptown Pubhouse

😄 Bingo, Beats & Beer: Play bingo and earn sweet prizes while listening to the musical curation of local DJ EL COYOTE. 80s theme! 6:30pm, Hops on Birch

Saturday 6.28

🌿 Yoga on the Lawn at Little America: Enjoy a refreshing outdoor yoga session on the East Lawn. $10 for non-overnight guests. Afterward, enjoy a complimentary mimosa. 8-8:40am, Little America

🧘‍♀️ Yoga in the Square: FREE and open to all, Led by The Foundry. 9am-10am, Heritage Square

🏋️‍♀️ Deadlifts, Donuts, and Drag: a donation-based Pride event featuring local drag performances, coffee, bagels, donuts, a group workout, and a fun! 9am-12pm, EVOLVE

👜Urban Flea Market: An eclectic market featuring a mix of vintage, upcycled, artisan, antiques, previously loved treasures! 9am-2pm, City Hall Parking Lot

🥬Gardeners Market: Saturdays in May and June local growers sell garden starts, seeds, perennials, trees, greenhouse kits and more. 9am-1pm, Pine Forest Charter School

🦗 Bug Out at the Pond: Join NAU Bug Lab, AZ Game & Fish, Flagstaff Open Space, and Flagstaff Sustainability to learn about and touch exotic bugs from around the world and here! 10am-12pm, Francis Short Pond

🐖 Farm Addiction Community Market: Support local farmers and artisans. Petting zoo, baked goods and more. 10am-3pm, C-A-L Ranch Parking Lot

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

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

👯‍♀️ 'The Parent Trap’ at Movies on the Square: Live music & activities kick off at 5pm 🎬 Bring chairs and blankets! Movies begin at dusk, Heritage Square

🌈🎲 Queer Game Night: Enjoy a fun-filled evening of board games, good company, and community support. 50% of the entry cost benefits one-n-ten. 6pm-12am, Good Game Cafe

Sunday 6.29

🥕 Flagstaff Community Market: A lively outdoor farmers market featuring fresh regional produce, prepared food, flowers, breads, local honey, art, and more! 8am-12pm City Hall

🚲 Spin on the Square: Kickstart your Sunday with sunshine, sweat, and tunes in the heart of Downtown! 9-9:45am, Heritage Square, Register ahead

🐕 Puppy Yoga: All ages welcome for a relaxing yoga session surrounded by wagging tails and playful energy. Plus, all participating pups are looking for their forever homes! 10:30-11:30am, Dark Sky Beer Garden

📝 Poetry on the Lawn: Join local writers for poetry workshops on the lawn of the Downtown Library! 11am-1pm, Downtown Library

🕯️Floating Beeswax Candles Workshop: Learn to make simple and elegant floating candles using beautiful golden beeswax. 1-3pm, Drinking Horn Meadery

💃 Ballroom Social Dancing: Come learn and practice social ballroom, swing, and Latin dances. Beginners welcome, no partner needed! 5-7pm at Jazzercise

🔮 Tarot and Rune Readings: Wrap up the month with a unique experience of insight and intrigue! Come early, spots can fill up fast. 5-8pm, Drinking Horn Meadery

🎨 Open Art Jam: Come use the hive as a creative space and paint/draw or jam! 6pm, The Hive

Monday 6.30

🔵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

🐕 Free Family Film Series - 'Homeward Bound': Mondays during the Summer families can enjoy free movies. RSVP for a spot! 6:30pm, The Orpheum

Extras - events from our sponsors

🐈🐕Blessing of the Animals - You BELONG at Beacon – Spiritually open and intentionally inclusive since 1958.

This Sunday join us for the Blessing of the Animals! We'll gather in Beacon’s backyard to worship and offer appreciation to and blessings to the animals. Feel free to bring your well-behaved (or safely caged) animal companion — and/or photos of beloved creatures who can’t come. Sunday June 29th, 10am, Beacon UU

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MUSIC

Friday 6.27

Hops on Birch | Cameron Jameson | 4pm
Dark Sky Beer Garden | Live Music | 6-8pm
The Station Cafe & Lounge | Karaoke Happy Hour | 6pm
Charly’s | Pablo G | 7pm
Awa Kava Bar | Open Mic | 7:30pm, sign ups 7pm
Mountain Top Taproom | Mother Road Trio | 8-11pm

Saturday 6.28

Bookmans | Jazz Guitarist Nate Bull | 11am-1pm
Wanderlust | The Caverns | 5-7pm
Hops on Birch | Arroyo Sundance | 7:30pm
The Orpheum | An Evening with GONG | 8pm
Mountain Top Taproom | Side Project, Scrunge | 8-11pm
Museum Club | Hopi Clansmen | 9pm-1am | $5
Monte Vista | Woodlums | 9:30pm

Sunday 6.29

Heritage Square | Doyle Figueroa | 12-2pm
The Station | Christy Fisher | 12-2pm
Flag Brew | Black Lemon | 2pm
Wanderlust | Bluegrass Jam | 2:30-5:30pm
Mother Road | Streetwise | 4-6pm

Monday 6.30

Museum Club | Open Mic | 6-9pm
Mountain Top Taproom | Open Mic | 7-11pm

CONNECTIONS

Jobs and Opportunities

• Matador Coffee is hiring.

• Flagstaff Mountain Town Market and the Hive have vendor spots available for the Friday markets.

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