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
Office closed Friday, Dec. 20 noon until Thursday, Jan. 2 9am
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Special Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting Wednesday on Recent Crime in Lafayette
There will be a special meeting of Lafayette’s Public Safety Subcommittee on
Wednesday, December 4, 7:00 p.m., at the Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mount Diablo Boulevard, in Lafayette.
Items to be discussed include an update from Lafayette Police Chief Ben Alldritt, and a discussion of recent crime in Lafayette and ideas for community involvement to augment crime prevention. You can
read the full agenda here.
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Ribbon Cutting at Microhair Aesthetics
Thursday, December 5, from 5-8pm, 3420 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Ste. B
Join Yolanda Trevino, owner of
Microhair Aesthetics in celebrating the grand opening of her permanent cosmetics clinic in Lafayette.
A ribbon cutting will be held at 5pm. Visitors are invited to learn more about the art of Microblading, a cutting edge method of simulated hair strokes to enhance the eyebrows, while enjoying bubbly and appetizers. A lash strip bar will also be available to try before you buy including drawings for Microblading and lashes!
This event is free but registration is requested!
RSVP here >>
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**THIS EVENT IS WEATHER DEPENDENT**
PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR AN UPDATE
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It’s a Wonderful Life in Lafayette Holiday Celebration
Friday, December 6**, 4:00-6:30pm at Lafayette’s Plaza Park, Corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Moraga Rd
Free admission! This fun, family-friendly celebration includes free visit with Santa, free rides on the Lafayette Express, official holiday tree lighting ceremony, one-of-a-kind photo ops, live musical entertainment, kid’s crafts, holiday treats and more! Arrive early and plan to stay!
Festivities begin at 4pm when Santa is scheduled to parade along Golden Gate Way starting at the Lafayette Historical Society and arriving at Lafayette Plaza Park (corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Moraga Road) approximately 4:30pm. A must-not-miss for the little ones!
The official lighting of the Lafayette holiday tree is planned for 5:30 p.m., immediately followed by a community sing-a-long lead by Rena Wilson of Performing Academy. Our Master of Ceremonies this year is Lafayette’s very own Pam Freund-Striplen, Artistic Director and Founder of the Gold coast Chamber Players. There will be live entertainment throughout the event, including local student musicians, singers, and dancers from Stanley Middle School Chorus, Lafayette Kids’ Cottage, Performing Academy, Lafayette Nursery School, The Sizzling Latin Dance Studio, the MCVT Glee Club & the Town Hall Theatre Kids.
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Holiday Mixer at Merrill Gardens of Lafayette
Wednesday, December 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm, Merrill Gardens, 1010 Second Street, Lafayette
It's the Chamber's Holiday Mixer! Please join us for a festive time with a few surprises in store! It's the mixer not to be missed! We extend a special invitation to our 2019 sponsors and community partners - come meet them and say Thank You!
Event is free with 3 cans/food donation for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, otherwise $20 per person. No host bar, $5 beer and wine. Non-alcoholic options too! Appetizers provided by Merrill Gardens at Lafayette, holiday bites by local restaurants including Batch & Brine, Locanda Positano, Sideboard, The Coop 32, and Uncle Yu's.
Please
register online - we will have your name badge printed and ready to go when you arrive!
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Business Person of the Year
On Friday, January 31, 2020, the Lafayette Chamber will honor the Lafayette Business Person of the Year during the State of the City Address at the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa. Tickets for the dinner will be made available shortly after the announcement.
(Photo of 2019 Business Person of the Year, Terry Ring)
Nominations for this prestigious award will be accepted through Friday, December 13, 2019.
Former BPOY Award Recipients include: Ed Stokes, Paul Barendregt, Dan Kelly, Barb Sorken, Dave Hill, Don Jenkins, Cynthia Murdough, Paul Bettelheim, Bob Ewen, Sereta Churchill, Ann Denny, Caesar Perales, Dennis Garrison, Scott Hampton & Wendy Tamis, Steve Cortese, Mike Heller, Mo Levich, Larry Blodgett, Tom Courtright, Larry Duson, Jay Lifson, Colleen McCormick, Brian Aiello, Leila Douglah, Andy and Wendy Scheck, Brenda Oum, Dana Green and Terry Ring.
Submit your nomination
online or
download this PDF then fax, email, mail or bring it to the Chamber office, 251 Lafayette Circle, Suite 150, Lafayette, CA 94549. Fax number is (925) 284-3109. Nomination deadline is Friday, December 13, 2019.
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Look for a special
#GivingTuesday edition of the Chamber's Eblast, tomorrow, Tuesday, December 3!
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December Non-Profit & Art Events
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Didn't want you to miss it! Check out our
December eblast for happening holiday events in and around Lafayette! Here are just a few of the upcoming events:
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Rescheduled for Early 2020: Chamber Wine Tasting Social with Rose and Heather Tours/Deer Hill Vineyards
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Mt Diablo Business Women - December Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, December 11, 5:45pm-8:15pm, Scott's Seafood, 1333 North California Blvd, Walnut Creek
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East Bay Book of Lists Party
Thursday, December 12, 5:30pm –8:30pm, Front Lobby, Roundhouse Market & Conference Center at Bishop Ranch, 2600 Camino Ramon, San Ramon
Join the San Francisco Business Times and the top companies in the East Bay for an evening of food, drinks, and celebration! The night will honor the CEOs of the East Bay companies who made our 2019 East Bay Book of Lists at this must-attend networking event. - 10% discount for our Chamber members, promo code: EB10.
Register here >>
No-Cost Business Advising through the Contra Costa Small Business Development Center
The Contra Costa Small Business Development Center, offers a variety of classes on starting and growing a small business. They assist small business owners in Contra Costa County with:
• Government Contracting, Operations
• Financial Management
• Business Loans
• Procurement
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Member Events & Announcements
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Lafayette Social Community Holiday Social
Thursday, December 5, 5pm-7pm, Bank of the West, 3583 Mt. Diablo Boulevard
What to expect: A time to come together to celebrate the holiday season together. We're going to have a pop-up marketplace featuring local artisans and home-based businesses, live music, activities, festive food and beverages, raffle items, and lots of good cheer! Who: Lafayette residents and local business owners. Please plan to participate in our Toy & Food Drive for the homeless- bring an unwrapped toy (ages: newborn - 18 yrs) or non-perishable food items.
RSVP here.
Luminance Vision Optometry + Cambiati Wellness End of Year Pop-Up
Thursday, December 5, 5pm-8pm, 3444 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
Join Luminance Vision for a night of cocktails and candyeyewear! It’s soon the Holidays and Holiday Party Season. Want to look as radiant as possible? Then your diet, your vision, your skin, AND your glasses all contribute to you feeling and looking your best.
If you want help staying on track with your diet during the holiday party season and sign up for a free consultation for the latest treatment in dry eye prevention (and wrinkle smoothing) with Dr. Mei Fleming. And of course, if you want to rock STYLISH glasses and clear vision into 2020.
Don't miss our fabulous holiday event co-hosted with our neighbor Cambiati Wellness! Cambiati Wellness will be offering specials on Genetic Testing, Gut Microbiome Testing and other programs that help you stay lean through the Holidays and into 2020!
We will have wine, hors d'oeuvres, and special event pricing along with the entire Mykita and Face a Face eyewear collections available.
http://www.luminancevision.com/
Lamorinda Wine Growers Holiday Party with Diamond Dave
Thursday, December 5, 6:30pm-10:00pm, The Serbian Cultural Center, 1700 School Street, Moraga
Come celebrate the holidays & the Lamorinda Wine Growers for a fun-filled evening! The Lamorinda Wine Growers Association presents an evening of local wines, food, dancing and more. Commemorative AVA gift, raffle prizes dancing to the sounds of Diamond Dave.
10th annual Super Holiday Boutiques
Pleasant Hill Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Centre Concord on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Free admission, free parking and free Santa and Olaf photo opportunities with nearly 100 vendors selling holiday gift items. Free gift bag to first 200 families each day.
www.SuperHolidayBoutique.com
Come Celebrate the Season with a CBD Talk & Shop
Tuesday, December 10, 5pm-7pm, Anthony's Custom Picture Framers 1020 Brown Avenue, Suite A Lafayette
Ali Stoddard, CBD expert and Health and Wellness Coach Will share benefits of CBD, ways to prepare for flu season, and answer your wellness questions. His and hers CBD gift baskets will be available for purchase as well as other CBD products. Wine, beer and light appetizers will be served. So pop in any time between 5:00pm to 7:00pm for some holiday cheer and knock out some shopping at the same time. Please
RSVP by Friday, December 6th.
Lafayette Car Wash Annual Holiday Gift Certificate Sale
Certificate sale on now with up to 10% discounts. Remember the car wash store has a great selection of holiday gifts and stocking stuffers. Wash and shop at the same time! Greeting cards, coffee mugs, auto accessories, kids toys and games, totes and handbags, kitchen towels, designer water bottles, reading and sun glasses, and earthquake/survival kits. The Lafayette Car Wash is located at 3319 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
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Happening at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center
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Holiday Ornament Craft Workshop
Tuesday December 3, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Homework Center
Get your holiday spirit on and join us for a fun afternoon of ornament crafting! We’ll use paper, beads and glitter to create two different types of beautiful holiday ornaments. Use the finished ornaments to add a personal touch to your holiday decor, give as gifts, or top off a wrapped gift. This workshop is for ages 13 years and up. This workshop is being offered in two sessions, on 12/3 and on 12/5 -- please only register for one session. For more information
click here.
Lafayette Library & Learning Center Foundation Distinguished Speaker Series presents: Jennifer Pastiloff On Being Human
Thursday, December 5, 7:00 - 8:30 PM Don Tatzin Community Hall
Jennifer Pastiloff’s first book, On Being Human, is an inspirational memoir about how Jennifer’s years of waitressing taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, how deafness taught her to listen fiercely, how being vulnerable taught her to find love, and how imperfections can lead to a life full of wild happiness. Join us to hear Jennifer talk about On Being Human, the story of how a starved person grew into the exuberant woman she was meant to be by battling the demons and winning. For more information and to register,
click here.
Stress/Rest and the Intersect with Food Choices, Health, and Longevity
Tuesday, December 10, 6:30 - 7:30 PM Homework Center
In this program, Dr. Julita Baker will share a scientific approach to thinking about the body's stress response, food choice, and health. She will delve into the research and you will leave the presentation with pragmatic tips to utilizing the stress response in a way that is beneficial to your long term health. For more information and to register,
click here.
Friends of the Lafayette Library Presents: WOW – Hidden Unions: Art of the Himalayas
Wednesday, December 11, 2:00 - 3:00 PM Don Tatzin Community Hall
Illustrated by objects from the Asian Art Museum, the Hidden Unions lecture delves into the complex and fascinating spiritually inspired art from the “Land of the Snow” – the Himalayas. In this magnificent terrain, Buddhism has melded with Hinduism and the indigenous folk beliefs to create truly unique religious practices and sacred art. Tankas, mandals, and mantras are cornerstones of the practices. Dakinis, Taras, demons, and Lamas are just a few of the protective and supportive deities in this complex system.
Pamela Smilow Talk and Art Display
Thursday, December 12, 1:00 - 2:30 PM Don Tatzin Community Hall
Meet Pamela Smilow as she shares stories from her childhood growing up in the only fully realized Frank Lloyd Wright community known as Usonia Homes, in Pleasantville, New York.
Smilow's love for art extends to architecture and interior design. The art display includes work that draws from her large collection of paper, vintage books, fabric, and childhood drawings that add texture, depth and storytelling to her work. Smilow’s art will be available for purchase. For more information and to register
click here.
Contra Costa Master Gardeners: Creating a Pollinator Habitat
Thursday, December 12, 6:30 - 8:00 PM Homework Center
Master Gardeners Liz Whiteford and Kath Cook will discuss the basics of creating a pollinator habitat in your garden. We’ll take a broad look at the key elements required to attract pollinators and a “hands on” exploration of specific native bee habitats you can create to attract Mason and Leafcutter bees. For more information and to register
click here.
Osher Lifelong Learning Winter Session Information
Thursday, January 9, 1:30 – 3:00 PM Don Tatzin Community Hall
Learn Something New! The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC Berkeley offers innovative education for the 50+ learner, with courses at the LLLC starting January 21. Learn about the winter session programs and hear Chris Ohman, a healthcare advisor, discuss “
Essential Challenges Facing US Healthcare
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“
iPhoneography
” with Yoni Mayeri (FULL – Contact office to be added to waitlist)
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