🌼Spring has sprung

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Good morning Flagstaff! It is now officially spring, if you couldn’t tell!

In today’s Flagstaff Inspires:

• 🪘West African drum and dance workshop

• ⭐Astronomy Night at Willow Bend

• 🧑🏻‍🎨Craft arts and craft beer at Hops

Let’s go!

— Alissa Zorn & Alexandra Wittenberg

Supported by Beyond the Pines Wellness Collective

New Community Event Space Focused on Connection

Beyond the Pines is expanding with a new event space intended to facilitate connection in Flagstaff. Project CONNECT @ 604 (at 604 N Beaver Street) provides a beautiful and comfortable space for mental health professionals, community organizers, environmentalists, educators, artists, poets, musicians, filmmakers, and enthusiasts who bring passion to our area.

• The space comfortably seats 50 participants and includes supplies like seats, tables, and a projector/screen.

• The space is ideal for art installations, musical performances, poetry readings, film screenings, book clubs/events, educational trainings/groups, counseling and support groups, and events that generally bring a connective element to the Flagstaff area.

• Bring your ideas for creatively using this space to build community!

Contact Beyond the Pines for more information and to discuss dates and rates if you'd like to book the space. 📧 [email protected] 📞 (928)255-5490

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AROUND TOWN

👷🪟 The Downtown Library began work on a four-part window installation project March 23rd. The Library will remain open while construction is underway, but there may be changes to some scheduled programs — so double check before attending the next few weeks. The East Flagstaff Community Library will remain open during this time.

🥚🚚 Did you hear about the egg truck that crashed on I-40, spilling thousands of eggs near Winona Road last week? No one was seriously injured, but it sounds like traffic was scrambled.

BUSINESS NEWS

🗑️🐼 Trash Panda Thrift has new hours; it’s now open daily 10am-6pm! Pay what you want at the non profit, with sales galore and freebies abound.

@FLAGSTAFFINSPIRES

This two-day Downtown Matters conference features keynote speakers Joe Minicozzi (Urban3), Charles Marohn (Strong Towns), and Jon Jon Wesolowski (The Happy Urbanist), along with expert panels, fresh ideas, and curated downtown experiences.

👉 Register today at downtownflagstaff.org/downtown-matters

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

🪘 West African Dance & Drum Workshop: World-renowned Guinean dance teacher Youssouf Koumbassa and master drummer Mohamed Lamine Camara will lead a beautiful workshop series at Jazzercize March 24th and March 26th. Pre-registration required.

♻️🖼️Flagstaff Recycled Art Exhibition: Local artists and students have created an inspiring exhibition featuring art created with recycled materials. View the pieces and cast your vote for People’s Choice through April 12 during open hours at Market of Dreams.

🎆 Join the Library’s Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday Bingo: The Flagstaff Public Library is hosting a library challenge through April 30th to celebrate our country’s birthday. Sign up for a bingo card, complete activities and win prizes!

Tuesday 3.24

🌟📽️ Star Wars on the Big Screen: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, will be playing on Lowell’s two-story, 160-degree curved 16K LED screen. Alcoholic beverages for sale. 5:30pm and 7:30pm, Lowell Observatory Theater

🧩 Puzzle Exchange: Puzzlers, get out those puzzles you’ve already done! Bring a puzzle and swap it at this exchange. 5-7pm, Bright Side Bookshop

🏆 Trivia at Harrington’s: Use your wits and obscure pop culture knowledge to battle for beer and glory! Prizes for the winning team. 6pm, Harrington’s Taphouse

📝🍺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 3.25

📗👩🏿Reading, Lecture & Book Signing: Author Nnedi Okorafor — global leader of Africanfuturism movement an international literary superstar — will be reading from her latest novel, Death of the Author. 4-5:30pm, NAU’s Ashhurst Auditorium

🪡👗🍺Arts, Crafts & Drafts: Bring your pins and needles, sketchbook or current project to work on, or do one of the mini crafts provided while you sip a beer. Plus peruse handmade and vintage goods from local vendors! 5:30pm, Hops on Birch

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

📚 Book Exchange: Bring in your pre-loved books to swap and find your next read while enjoying a beer! 6pm Mountain Top Taproom

🧠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

🔭💫Astronomy Night: Coconino Astronomical Society joins Willow Bend for a night of gazing at the stars and exploring telescope tech at his free, family-friendly event. 6:30-9pm, Willow Bend

🙋‍♀️ Brews Trivia: 8 Different Categories and fun challenges between rounds. 7pm, Brews & Cues

Thursday 3.26

✏️Figure Drawing Classes: Learn to draw the human form from a live model! For beginner to advanced art enthusiasts, 18+ only. Thursdays 5-7pm Mar 19 - Apr 30, space is limited, per-register per class here.

🤓 Smarty Pints Trivia: Are you a smarty pants? Prove it at Smarty Pints Trivia, every Thursday, 7-9pm. Dark Sky Beer Garden

💃Swing Dance Class: Dance the night away Thursday nights with Flagstaff Rhythm and Roots. Beginner, intermediate and social dances from 7-10pm, Firecreek Coffee

😂Stand-up Comedy: Anger Management Stand-Up Comedy will showcase JC & Friends, Michael Patrick Hurley, Dylan White and Matt Santos. 7:30pm, Orpheum

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

MUSIC

Tuesday 3.24

Dark Sky Beer Garden | Flagspins Vinyl Night | 6-8pm
High Country Motor Lodge | Fadeaway Sessions: Al Olender | 7pm

Wednesday 3.25

Flagstaff Mall | FFTM Bluegrass Jam | 11:30am-1pm
Charly’s | Blues Night - Ace Slim | 7-9:30pm | $5
Gopher Hole | Karaoke | 9:30pm

Thursday 3.26

Gopher Hole | Open Mic | 7pm, sign-ups 6

CONNECTIONS

Jobs, volunteering, musician and artist opportunities

• Flagstaff Underground is hiring Tour Guides.

• Road to 250: Arizona Traveling Museum is looking for volunteers to assist during their stop in Flagstaff on April 6th. The application is here.

• Special Olympics is looking for volunteers to help with its track competition at Coconino High School April 7th, including photographers and medical staff.

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