May 01 Wednesday
Join us for an evening of games!
There will be a wide collection of board games and card games at your disposal. We will have a selection of games available, and sometimes players bring their own as well to play with others.
Come bring friends, co-workers, and/or family for a night of fun. Learn to play a new game or play an old favorite. The possibilities are endless!
Want to host your own game night at home? Check out the Library's board game collection in our catalog.
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To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, please call 928-213-2330. Three days prior notice is requested.
Join us for an evening of games! There will be a wide collection of board games and card games at your disposal. We will have a selection of games available, and sometimes players bring their own games as well to play with others.
May 04 Saturday
Get ready for an Eco-Science Saturday at this free, family-friendly event!
Through engaging demonstrations, interactive games, hands-on activities and give-aways, you will learn all about sustainability, renewable energy, environmental awareness, and how to make your life more eco-friendly!Science Saturday is an event held on the first Saturday of every month from 9:30am-11:30am.
Each month is focused on a different theme and each event offers fun and educational hands-on activities. Artists, scientists, and experts join us on occasion to provide extra special opportunities to learn and explore. There is no need to RSVP and the events are drop-in format.
Thanks to generous funding from Flagstaff365, Creative Flagstaff and the City of Flagstaff BBB Revenues, this event is free and open to the public.
May 11 Saturday
An eclectic market featuring a mix of vintage, upcycled, artisan, antiques, previously loved treasures! Grab some lunch too! Located on Rte 66 in historic downtown Flagstaff.
May 12 Sunday
Come learn about the geological processes that created the beautiful formations seen in Sedona today. This program typically begins with a presentation in the theater followed by a guided walk pointing out the red rock formations visible from the hiking trails. The program lasts approximately 2 hours and is included with park entrance fees, however, RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED! Reservations can be made beginning the first day of the month by calling the park at 928-282-6907. Participants must bring water and wear suitable footwear.
May 13 Monday
Load up your backpack and join professional naturalist and explorer David Gilligan as we venture deep into the stone halls of geologic time in the Grand Canyon. We will spend half our time backpacking on epic canyon trails and half our time studying geology, birds, and plants. Each day will include backcountry travel, structured sessions on Grand Canyon rock formations and habitats, and time for sessions focused on plant and bird identification and the practice of natural history. We will spend our first day and night exploring the Grandview Trail and Horseshoe Mesa, then spend two nights at a base camp in the riparian oasis of Cottonwood Creek.
Where: Grand Canyon National Park
When: May 13-16 (3 nights, 4 days)
Group Size: 9 participants, 2 guides
Ages: Adults and youth 16 or older
Cost: $1085 plus Eventbrite Fees
Van transportation from Natural History Institute in Prescott to Grand Canyon will be provided
May 15 Wednesday
Join a one-of-a-kind history walk downtown on Wednesday, May 15th from 10:30 to 11:30 AM.
Led by photographer and author John Vankat the tour will visit key locations highlighted in his eye-catching repeat photography book: “The San Francisco Peaks and Flagstaff Through the Lens of Time” (Soulstice Publishing, Flagstaff). The historical photographs date to 1884-1897. The walk will begin and end at the Gandy Dancer Sitting Park by the 1889 train station (southeast corner of Route 66 and S. San Francisco Street). Limited spots. Sponsored by Willow Bend, SWCA, and Soulstice Publishing.
Photo credit: Rachel Gibbons, ArizonaDaily Sun
May 16 Thursday
NACA's Reach Ur Life and Behavioral Health teams hold a virtual bereavement support group, one for adults, and one for youth and adolescents, for individuals wanting gentle support in a group setting, with a focus on healing through grief.
These support groups are FREE for all who are interested in participating. The Healing Circle groups will be hosted via Zoom, but meetings can be changed to in-person, once there is consistent participation
To sign up for the Healing Circle groups, please contact Shoshana James at sjames@nacainc.org or by phone at (928) 526-2968 ext.168
May 18 Saturday
On this two-day fundraising trip for Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, volunteer board members Eric Souders and Neil Weintraub (former South Kaibab Zone archaeologist) will lead 10 participants and two camels to retrace the 1857-1859 footsteps of Lieutenant Edward Beale, his crews, and camels who built the first federally constructed wagon road in the United States in 1857. This marks the second annual trip, a unique living history program interpreting the history of the Beale Wagon Road across the Williams Ranger District and connecting ongoing forest restoration projects to the human history of the forest. Accommodations are reserved at Spring Valley Cabin for participants choosing to stay in either the bunkhouse or main cabin.
Trip Itinerary:Saturday, May 18th, 12 PM to 4 PM: The tour begins with a meeting at the junction of the Beale Wagon Road and Forest Road 793 southeast of Government Mountain. Participants, guided by Eric, Neil, and two camels, will traverse one of the best-preserved sections of the wagon road in Northern Arizona—a 2-mile roundtrip hike. Opportunities to ride camels will be offered. Afterward, the group will caravan to Elk Springs for a quick interpretive stop, discussing the significance of recent forest restoration projects. The night will be spent at Spring Valley Cabin Bunkhouse.
Saturday, May 18th, 5:30 to 7:30 PM: Enjoy a Dutch Oven Dinner and a presentation on the history of the Beale Wagon Road by Neil and Eric at Spring Valley Cabin.
Sunday, May 19th, 7 AM to 12 PM: The day starts with breakfast, followed by a carpool from Spring Valley Cabin for an interpretive hike to Laws Spring.
Sunday, May 19th, 12 PM: Check-out and return to Flagstaff.
Cost: $450 members, $500 non-members. Nonrefundable.
May 19 Sunday
This program usually begins with a presentation in the theater on the prehistoric Sinagua Culture of the Verde Valley followed by a guided walk pointing out various archaeological features visible from park trails. This program is included in park entrance fees but space is limited and reservations are REQUIRED. Reservations can be made starting the first day of the month by calling the park at 928-282-6907. Participants must bring water and wear suitable footwear.