News & Events from the Lafayette Chamber
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Jay Lifson, Executive Director
251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-1pm
Closed Monday-Friday, July 1-5, 2019
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Lafayette's 2019 “Rock the Plaza” concert series is a tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock!
Woodstock Lafayette is a free, four-concert series held on Friday evenings in June in beautiful Lafayette Plaza Park at the corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Moraga Way, 6pm-8:30pm.
When organizers struggled to get bands to sign on for the original festival, they made a breakthrough when they got an agreement from Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR). They were paid $10,000. So, our first show on June 7
th, will feature the
Fog City Swampers, doing CCR covers. On June14th,
ZEBOP! brings us the sounds of Santana. Yes, they will do Soul Sacrifice. Bring your percussion instruments for the “Woodstock Drum Circle!" On June 21
st, just move over and let Jimi take over with
Purple Haze! We finish the series on June 28 with the
The Keep On Truckin’ Band, who will feature songs from many of the artists that played Woodstock. FREE!
Learn more.
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Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
We tried something different to encourage our 4-legged friends and their owners to stroll our friendly
Dogtown Downtown
this
past Saturday. It was so much fun to look down the Boulevard and see the streets lined with leashes, water bowls and smiling guests.
There were plenty of little stops
to visit
along the way.
Thank you to our downtown businesses for welcoming the dogs. Thank you to
ARF
,
Contra Costa Animal Services, Early Alert Canines, East Bay SPCA and NorSled Dog Rescue
for bringing their special guests and adoption vehicles. Thanks to
Girl Scout Troop #33137
for sharing their homemade canine treats and
KIND snacks
for giving out bars along the way to the humans.
Hopefully you didn’t miss the doggie reading at
Bel and Bunnas
with our Interim City Manager
Niroop Srivatsa
. dog painting at
JPG@theBank
, the old fashioned lemonade stand from
Myara,
the prints and t-shirt from
Hairy Ear Prints
, dog doors from
Renewal by Anderson,
dog headshot at
Town Hall Theatre
booth
,
games from
Camp Awesome
and or course,
the
Lafayette Chamber
LOVE LAFAYETTE
dog leash
es
(still available in the office for $5).
Thanks
to the many helping hands from
NCL National Charity League
and
BTC Boys’ Team Charity.
And shout out to our sponsors
City of Lafayette, Cobain Orthodontics,
and
Republic Services
you all helped make this a great community event.
Awesome morning and please feel free to come back any visit anytime. Our dog friendly downtown welcomes you!
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Lafayette Res Run for Education - Early Bird Registration Now Open!
This is the lowest price you will pay to sign up for annual community run benefiting our local schools. Don’t miss the opportunity to sign up early. Who will win as top beneficiary school? Let the contest begin! Register for the race today and choose your school.
Early Bird pricing only runs through June 30, 2019!
The Lafayette Chamber and the City of Lafayette are co-sponsors of the Lafayette Res Run for Education which will be held
Sunday, October 20.
The Run is the city’s most popular “family affair”, involving kids, parents, grandparents, and hundreds of serious runners from throughout the Bay Area. Participants compete in a 10k or 5k certified runs and a 2 mile run/walk for fun through downtown Lafayette, around the Lafayette Reservoir (10k only) and back. Sprinters, walkers, the “stroller brigade” and many of Lafayette’s top four legged residents share the streets on that beautiful Sunday morning. Don’t miss the live music by the Stanley Middle School Orchestra and the Healthy Lifestyles Fair!
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Welcome to Our Newest Chamber Members!
We welcome the following new members to the Lafayette Chamber. We encourage you to visit their websites for more information.
J.D. Wilson, 925-286-9474
3518 Mt. Diablo Blvd. #E
Category: Coffee & Tea
Derek Zemrak, 925-254-9065, 4 Orinda Square, Orinda
Movie Theatre, Live at the Orinda Concert Series, California Independent Film Festival, Zemrak Pirkle Productions, Cine Cuvee Wine Bar Cafe and Republic of Cake. Proud to entertain, nourish, encourage, inform and inspire individuals, film makers and our surrounding community.
Category: Entertainment
Jenna Gray, 925-322-3162, Moraga
Specializing in Residential Mortgage Lending Services (Purchase & Refinance) since 2004
Categories: Mortgage Lending / Services & Real Estate Services
Ernie Sexton, 925-298-5910
3496 School St
We are a Boutique Real Estate company, passionate about real estate. Residential home sales and property management service.
Categories: Real Estate Services & Property Management
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Google My Business Social Media Workshop
Wednesday, June 12, 6pm-7:30pm, Lafayette Library and Learning Center, Homework Center
Extend your business success with this step by step workshop about Google's most powerful local business tool! This workshop walks through how to claim and keep your free Google My Business listing optimized. You'll also learn easy steps for leveraging newer Google My Business features like Google My Business Posts and Q&A! Your Google My Business listing is how you get on the Google Map, and the quickest way to improve your ranking on local Google searches. And... it's free!
If your local business has a brick and mortar location and/or a defined local service area, don't miss this free Chamber workshop!
Speaker: Robin S Fox, Digital Strategist & Online Community Manager
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Lafayette Young Professionals: Mixing, Mingling, & Money with Fred Steingraf
Tuesday, June 18, 5:30pm-7pm, Lafayette Chamber Office, 251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150
This is going to be a triple “M” event! Mixing, Mingling, & Money presented by Fred Steingraf. If you’ve been to our events before then you know the quality of our presenters. Fred will be dropping the knowledge on where to put your money to make it work best for you. This will be a great opportunity to meet other like minded young professionals who are looking to network with the best and advance their professional career.
RSVP here.
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June Monthly Mixer at the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa
Wednesday, June 19
(note new date)
, 5:30pm-7pm, 3287 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
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2019 Art and Wine Sponsorship Opportunities
Saturday, September 21 & Sunday, September 22
Over 80,000 people stroll the downtown street festival throughout the weekend visiting our local retail business and award winning restaurants as well as 450+ booths of art, handmade crafts, food samplings, wine, beer, commercial vendors, non-profits … pausing to enjoy continuous live music and entertainment from our four stages.
We are closing in on finalizing our sponsorships.
Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of it! Contact
Sara Regan.
Check out the full list of committed partners for this year
here.
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Booking Mixers for 2020
We are currently booked for our 2019 monthly mixers and are now booking For 2020. The Chamber mixer is a great way to showcase your business, products and employees. Those attending the mixer are your captive audience…make the most of it! Service or product displays are certainly appropriate. Entertainment or music (not too loud) is a plus as long as it doesn’t interfere with the networking opportunities for the attendees. If your business or building lends itself to a tour, by all means go ahead and show off your facility and your business capabilities. You are also encouraged to invite your special clients and guests. Contact Barbara at
barbara@lafayettechamber.org to schedule a mixer at your location. You will not be disappointed!
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Aloha! Invitation/Open House to Experience Toastmasters
Sunrise Toastmasters Open House: Thursday, June 6, 7am-8am, guest speaker Cynthia Stott. Atria Park, 1545 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lafayette, 3rd floor conference room. (925) 366-6042
Goal Achievers Open House: Monday, June 10, 7:15pm-8:30pm, guest speaker Brandan Murphy. Atria Park, 1545 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lafayette, 3rd floor conference room. (925) 457-6099
Mt Diablo Business Women – June 12 Meeting Features Networking & Non-Profits
Enjoy exciting networking with East Bay business women, a fabulous three-course dinner, and great insights about working at non-profit organizations. Join us on Wednesday June 12 from 5:45-8:15 p.m., Lafayette Park Hotel, 3287 Mt. Diablo Boulevard. Members $52.00, Guests $60.00. Cash bar available during networking and dinner.
www.mtdiablobusinesswomen.org
Postino Golf Tournament: GOLF & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Tournament is Monday, August 12
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Sip and Shop To Support Lafayette Schools
Join Lafayette Beauty at 3606 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Thursday June 13th for a happy hour sip and shop from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 20% of the proceeds from the sales at Lafayette Beauty that come from a parent of a child within the Lafayette school district or Acalanes High School will be donated back to Partners in Education to help support your children's schools. We will be pouring wine from SmartVine...the world's first certified glyphosate (aka Round-up) free wine in the world. This is an end of school fund raising party you don't want to miss!!
www.lafayettebeauty.net
New Care Package Program, and Summer Backpacks at WPE!
A new Group volunteer activity began in April in the White Pony General Store program: We’ve introduced Care Kit Assembly projects and Care Kit Packaging (Arts & Crafts) projects to add value to the services we already provide for our recipient organizations, while at the same time providing an opportunity for small and large community or corporate group teams to engage with and support WPE in ways that best suit your resources. These Care Kits are not only practical gifts for many of our recipients but they are decorated and packaged with love. Children are welcome to participate in these volunteer opportunities as well. Please feel free to reach out to schedule an event. Even more importantly RIGHT NOW, we could use some massive support with obtaining items to fill the care kits. Contact Danie Belfield 925-532-8286,
daniebelfield@whiteponyexpress.org.
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Age-Friendly Community Focus Group
Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20, See schedule for location.
The City of Lafayette has joined the network of AARP/World Health Organization Age-Friendly Communities in order to better meet the needs of its older residents. The eight ‘Domains of Livability’ that form the backbone of this initiative will guide the creation of an Age-Friendly Action Plan. This Action Plan will function to influence the quality of life of all Lafayette citizens with particular emphasis on its older population. Come learn more about the Age-Friendly Initiative. You can read about the initiative and the Domains of Livability by
clicking here.
Have your voice heard and share your ideas by attending the next focus group on the ‘Community and Health Services’ Domain of Livability on Thursday, June 6th, 1:00 – 2:30pm at the Lafayette United Methodist Church, 955 Moraga Road. You are invited to participate in any and all of the upcoming focus group meetings.
View Schedule.
Orinda Association's "Best Hometown Parade" Application 2019
Complete
this form to reserve your place in the Orinda 4th of July parade. This form must be submitted by 5:00 pm June 23rd.
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Happening at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center
The Joy of Small House Living
Wednesday, June 5, 6:30PM-7:45PM, Homework Center
Join us for an informal conversation with Diana Lorence of Innermost House. For seven years, Diana lived in an unelectrified, twelve-foot-square house hidden in the woods, in a world lit only by fire. Her innermost life answers her deepest need for something we have all left behind.
To learn more and to register click here.
Summer Reading
June 8- August 8
This year’s Summer Reading program at the Contra Costa County Library will take you out of this world. The program runs from June 8 to August 8 and will include all kinds of activities and events related to Outer Space. Readers of all ages can visit ccclib.org/summer for activities and challenges to feed the imagination and explore new skills. Visit the Lafayette Library for free and fun happenings all summer. Every completed entry is eligible for a free book and a chance to win prizes!
2019 is the 10th Anniversary year for the Lafayette Library and Learning Center
Sign up for the weekly enewsletter
AdLib to learn about upcoming programs and events at the Library. Recognized as a model for 21st Century libraries, the Lafayette Library is the heart and central gathering place for the community offering a rich menu of 1,000 programs a year for the lifelong learner in all of us.
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