🌟 October Updates and Activities

Good morning, Flagstaff! The peaks got a dusting of snow this past weekend!

Today in Flagstaff Inspires:

• 🗣 Community input sessions on new park rules

• 🌶🥧 Sign up for Crocktober Fest

• ⛷ Arizona Snowbowl has opened its jobs board for the 25/26 winter season

Let’s go!

— Alissa Zorn

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AROUND TOWN

🍃 Last Open House for Carbon Neutrality Plan Update: Join this community open house to learn about Flagstaff’s progress toward reducing emissions and share your input on shaping our city’s sustainable future. Wednesay, October 1st, 4:30-7:30pm East Flagstaff Library

🎯 New Park Rules - Share Your Input! Coconino County Parks and Rec has drafted an update to their park rules. Join an upcoming session to ask questions, share feedback and learn more about the proposed update. Wednesday, October 1st 5:30-6:30pm, or Monday October 6th 12-1pm at Fort Tuthill Mess Hall or Online via Microsoft Teams

🗣 Save the Date! Northern Arizona Healthcare will hold two public listening forums to hear the community’s thoughts on what would be the best use of the current Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) campus, if and when the hospital relocates. These forums will be October 29th 12-1pm, and October 30th 6-7pm, at McGee Auditorium on the FMC Campus.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

🌶🥧 Sign up for Crocktober Fest: The 2nd Annual Crocktoberfest Chili and Pie Cook Off is October 5th from 12-4pm at Mother Road Brewing. Think you’ve got the ultimate chili recipe, the most perfect pie? Come show off while supporting Northern Arizona Volunteer Medical Corp. Sign up and join the fun! (Click through the slides to find sign-up link)

Tuesday 9.30

🌠Astronomy on Tap- Growing Food In Space: Fascinating talks and trivia each month, hosted by Lowell Observatory. 6:30-8:30pm, Mother Road Brewing

📝🍺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, Firecreek Coffee, $5 cover

😂 Comedy Open Mic: Hosted in collaboration with Flaglaffs, get a good laugh in at the beginning of the week at this weekly open mic. 8:30pm, Hops on Birch

Wednesday 10.1

👟 NAH Provider Walk: Meet Flagstaff-based primary care providers and physical therapists, spend time in nature, and receive free health education in a relaxed setting. 7-8am, Buffalo Park

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

🏨 History Happy Hour: Learn about our colorful past and hear stories that put Northern Arizona on the map! 5-7pm, The Gopher Hole

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

🟠 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

👾 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 10.2

🔭 Worlds Revealed Speaker Series | The Search for Planet Nine: Join Cincinnati Observatory astronomer Dr. Wes Ryle to learn about the hunt for evidence of another mysterious planet lurking far beyond Neptune. 4:30pm, Lowell Observatory

⚡ Laser Tag Social: Want to play Laser Tag on hard (but still fun) mode? Come play the latest games like color conquest and space marines. 6-9pm, FlagTagAZ

🙋‍♂️ 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

✨ The Coming Out Drag Show: This show features a stacked cast of drag royalty and rising stars including the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 9. 9pm, The Orpheum

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MUSIC

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Tuesday 9.30

Dark Sky Beer Garden | Flagspins Vinyl Night | 6-9pm
Pepsi Amphitheater | Band of Horses and Iron & Wine | 7pm
Museum Club | Karaoke Night | 9-11:30pm

Wednesday 10.1

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 10.2

Drinking Horn | Celtic Music - Jigz Up | 7-9pm
Charly's | Wild Irish Fiddle with Kate Rose | 7-9:30pm

Connections

Jobs & Opportunities

• Amtrak is hiring a Customer Service Representative for Flagstaff.

• Arizona Snowbowl has opened applications for their 25/26 positions.

• Northern Arizona Healthcare is hiring an Executive Assistant.

Citizen Scientists Needed for Our Trees

🌲 Join a special one-day workshop on Saturday, October 4th hosted by the Arboretum with the American Public Gardens Association, the US Forest Service, and Coconino National Forest. You’ll learn how to collect tree health data for species that line our streets and fill our parks. By tracking forest health trends, we can spot problems early, from pests to disease, and help keep our forests productive and thriving. Register at the link!

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