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
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Lafayette Young Professionals Game Night and Wine Tasting
Friday, July 15, 6pm-8pm, The Gather Stories, 3391 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
Come and play some board games and taste some great wines with other young professionals! REGISTER HERE >>
Lafayette Yo Pros is designed for the younger crowd ranging in age from 21-39 years old, with "young at heart" always welcome. This is a place where young professionals can tap into our local business community and really develop relationships that will be with us for the rest of our lives.
Want a text notification of upcoming Yo Pro events? Sign up here.
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Hurry, Only 10 Days to Print!! Call 925-284-2651 |
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Welcome NEW Lafayette Chamber Members!
The following businesses recently joined the Lafayette Chamber! We encourage you to visit their website to learn more.
2236 Holbrook Drive, Concord, CA
Kevin Plante, 925-588-8217
Little Head Co. is a clothing and accessories company specializing in keeping little heads cool, in more than one way.
Categories: Clothing & Accessories, Gifts
Walnut Creek, CA
Amanda Moynihan, 510-612-4048
We thoughtfully curate digital NFTs from underrepresented artists and bring them to life in spaces. We are the bridge between the digital world, physical world and an individuals world. ThreeSpaces believes it is time for greater representation and inclusion in web3.
Categories: Digital Art / NFTs, Art Galleries / Art Studio
21 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette, CA
Julie Fanelli, 925-283-8777
Upscale shopping, delicious dining + trusted services in the heart of Lafayette.
Categories: Shopping Center, Retail, Restaurants
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Welcome NEW Friend of the Lafayette Chamber Member!
Denise Davidson-Starkey
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Lafayette Chamber RENEWING Members
A huge thank you to the following members for renewing their membership for 2022 between June 27-July 10.
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Interested in participating as a retailer? Contact Holly. |
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Diablo magazine’s Best of the East Bay 2022 Winners!
Congratulations Lafayette Chamber Members!
ARTS AND LEISURE
Reader’s Picks
Editor’s Picks
➡ BEST OPEN-AIR DINNER AND A SHOW: California Shakespeare Theater, Orinda, calshakes.org
SHOPPING
Reader’s Picks
➡ CONSIGNMENT SHOP: Runner Up: Youth Homes Thrift Shop, youthhomes.org
KIDS
Reader’s Picks
➡ TOY STORE: Runner-up: Learning Express Toys and Gifts, Lafayette and San Ramon, learningexpress.com
FOOD
➡ BEST RESTAURANT DYNASTY: The Ghaben Family, Lafayette’s Batch and Brine, batchandbrine.com
Reader’s Picks
➡ BREAKFAST SPOT: Runner-up: Sideboard Neighborhood Kitchen and Coffee Bar, Danville and Lafayette, sideboard.co
➡ CHINESE RESTAURANT: Runner-up: Uncle Yu’s, Lafayette, uncleyus.com
➡ ROMANTIC RESTAURANT: Runner-up: Reve Bistro, Lafayette, revebistro.com
BEAUTY AND WELLNESS
Reader’s Picks
FITNESS
Reader’s Picks
➡ GOLF COURSE: Runner-up: Moraga Country Club. Moraga, moragacc.com
PETS
Reader’s Picks
WEDDINGS
Reader’s Picks
HOME AND GARDEN
Reader’s Picks
➡ STONE/TILE: Runner-up: European Tile and Marble, etmtiles.net
Editor’s Picks
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Attention Business Owners/Managers: New Mandatory Alcohol Server Training
The deadline for alcohol servers and their managers at over 56,000 businesses to meet mandatory training under a new law is rapidly approaching. The new law goes into effect on July 1, 2022, and by August 31, 2022, every alcohol server and their managers must be trained under Assembly Bill 1221 and Assembly Bill 82. AB 1221 defines an alcohol server as anyone that is employed at an ABC on-premises licensed establishment who is responsible for checking identifications, taking customer orders, and pouring or delivering alcoholic beverages.
Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training and Certification is a Three-Step process:
- Register with ABC as a Server on the RBS Portal
- Take RBS training from an approved RBS Training Provider
- Return to the RBS Portal to take ABC’s alcohol server certification exam
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Chamber Connectors
Join us for a unique take on networking. This group discusses current challenges members are having with their business, big or small. Share your ideas and fresh perspectives with other members. Participation is encouraged and appreciated.
Feel free to invite a guest!
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"Coffee" with the City of Lafayette Mayor Teresa Gerringer
The Lafayette Chamber will host, via Zoom, "Coffee" with the City of Lafayette Mayor Teresa Gerringer on Friday, July 29, 2022 at 8am.
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Mix, Mingle & Meet New Park Theater Operator, CinemaSF
Wednesday, August 24, 5:30pm-7pm, Lafayette Plaza Park
It’s the Lafayette Chamber’s summer mixer in Lafayette Plaza Park with The Park Theater Trust! Lafayette Chamber members and the community are invited to mix and mingle on Wednesday, August 24, 5:30pm-7pm in Lafayette Plaza Park. The Park Theater Trust will be introducing to our community Jaimi Holker and Adam Bergeron, the husband and wife team behind highly regarded CinemaSF and new operators of our much-loved Park Theater.
Learn how you and your business can support the Park and its exciting $5 million renovation. Enjoy local wine tasting by Hollie’s Homegrown and Sideboard’s famous mac & cheese! Get your Park Theater swag! Purchase a raffle ticket for exciting prizes! Meet new members and learn about the Chamber's upcoming community events. We look forward to seeing you - please register so that we can have a name badge waiting for you!
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Lafayette Chamber Members in La Fiesta Square
The Lafayette Art, Wine and Music Festival is the biggest downtown party in the county. We have 160 local businesses and organizations participating at all different levels plus another 200 art and craft vendors. Cheers to the best 2022 event season ahead!
This week's member shoutout goes to our Lafayette Chamber members, some of which who reside in La Fiesta Square, that will be hosting a booth in La Fiesta Square along with our Local Artists Alley.
We are sold out! If interested in adding to our waitlist or looking to get involved in other areas including our volunteer committee, please contact Sara@lafayettechamber.org.
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Warehouse/Office Combo Space Available Now
Downstairs is approx 3,740sq’, plus there are 3 offices and a break room upstairs. Located in unincorporated area of Walnut Creek (Saranap area). Available now. For more information contact courtney@sydneypaige.org.
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PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE Available
2 offices available in a 4 office suite. This office suite is completely separate from our main office suite for our business. Our firm uses 2 of the offices in the suite (one for storage and one for occasional meeting room). The 2 offices closest to the window are available for lease. We rarely go into this office suite, so the space will feel like its private to you.
SPACES AVAILABLE:
• 1 larger office (14'4" x 11'6"), with window overlooking Mt. Diablo Blvd. $1,100/mo.
• 1 smaller office (9'10" x 11'6"), with window to inside hallway (no exterior window). $700/mo.
Offices can be leased together or individually. Utilities and kitchenette included. 1-year term. Class B Building, two levels of office space, shared restrooms, regular cleaning and trash maintenance. Elevator, two blocks from BART, excellent Highway 24 access, 63 covered parking spaces.
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City of Lafayette Weekly Roundup, July 8, 2022
➡ City Council Meeting Monday Night
➡ Surface Seal Work
➡ Attend the Community Meeting on Tuesday Evening to Learn About the Planned Pleasant Hill Road Median Multi-Use Pathway
➡ Get Involved in Helping Create Lafayette’s Local Road Safety Plan
➡ Two Below Market Rate (BMR) Homes for Sale in Downtown Lafayette – Apply by Tuesday, July 12
➡ Three Seats Open on Lafayette City Council – Filing Period to Run for Office Opens July 18
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Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, Candace Andersen, District 2, Weekly Update - July 8, 2022
➡ COVID-19 continues to Spread in Contra Costa County: We Have Free N-95 Masks and Covid-19 Home Test Kits Available for Pickup at our Danville Office
➡ Veterans’ Voices Show to Talk with Submariners on July 11
➡ Public Defenders Sponsor Clean Slate Day
➡ Contra Costa County Public Works Will Apply a Chip Seal on Roads in the Unincorporated Orinda and Canyon Areas
➡ Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice Community Cafés
➡ Truth Act Community Forum
➡ Cleaner Contra Costa Challenge: Get a Free High-Efficiency Showerhead from EBMUD or Contra Costa Water District
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Member News & Announcements |
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Grand Opening of The Gather Stories
Come celebrate with us as we host our official Grand Opening of The Gather Stories first event space!
Saturday, July 16, 5pm, The Gather Stories, 3391 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
We are so excited to share our space with everyone and celebrate this new venture. We will have local artists, wine, and food. Learn more here.
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Thank you Lafayette!
I want to thank the Lafayette and Lamorinda community for supporting my business through the years. It has been such a pleasure being part of this wonderful community. I started working in Lafayette about 16 years ago, and when I left a long time job at a local spa to open my own skincare business. I could not have imagined how amazing my experience would be.
I feel blessed to have had such a successful business and will always look back fondly on what I created here. Lafayette is a special place, and it's the people that make it that way (especially the Lafayette Chamber!).
As of July 16, I close my doors at Phoenix Skincare and Waxing permanently. While I am very sad as I say goodbye to my clients who I have had the pleasure of serving and getting to know through the years, I am forever grateful to all that supported me and my business.
Thank you all so much for everything, I will miss you but look forward to my new adventures in life.
Heidi Simarro, Phoenix Skincare & Waxing
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Golden Happy Hour Happening Soon!
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Meet and greet with Caspers Hot Dog founder
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 6pm-8pm, Walnut Creek
Calling all business owners! Come meet Paul Rustigian, whose family owns and operates Casper's Hot Dogs. Hear the story of this Bay Area iconic brand, and feast on their famous hot dogs.
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Outdoor Movie Night at LOPC
Join us this summer to watch Sing 2! The Golden Ice Cream Truck will be handing out free ice cream and there will be popcorn, candy, and all kinds of treats! Relax outdoors and enjoy this fun, summer flick! Invite your friends and neighbors…all are welcome!
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Friday, July 15: 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 16: 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM & 7:30 PM
Oak View Room, Walnut Creek Library [1644 N. Broadway]
Non-Member General Admission: $12.50
Tickets available for non-members on a first-come basis beginning 30 minutes before showtimes. The Saturday 1:30 PM matinee always has the most available general admission seats available. More info: http://mountainshadow.org
Synopsis: “PEACEFUL” A son in denial of a serious illness. A mother facing the unbearable. And between them a doctor and a nurse fighting to do their job and bring them to a place of acceptance. They have one year and four seasons to come together and understand what it means to die while living. Drama - 122 min. - Language: French, with English subtitles.
BONUS FEATURE: A 30-MINUTE LIVE MUSICAL EVENT WILL PRECEDE EACH SHOW, SO COME A HALF-HOUR EARLY!
CURRENT HEALTH SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO ATTEND A MOUNTAIN SHADOW SHOW REMAIN AS FOLLOWS: ID, PROOF OF FULL COVID VACCINATION + ONE BOOSTER, MASKS. We limit capacity in the room, and have installed four additional air purifiers to enhance safety for our audiences!
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Want to be a volunteer at Town Hall Theatre Co???
Join us in person, Sunday, July 17 from 12pm-2pm. We will have our usher and bar volunteer training, as well as an Ice Cream Social in the Town Hall Theatre Lobby! Ice Cream provided by Loards Ice Cream & Candies of Orinda.
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Summer Bike Challenge
Looking for FREE summertime fun? Explore your hometown on two wheels with 511 Contra Costa’s Summer Bike Challenge. Simply bike to each destination on your city’s gameboard, and cross off the squares as you go. Pick up free prizes on select dates, take weekly Bonus Challenges, and enter the iPad Grand Prize drawing just by signing up. All ages are welcome to play! Ready to roll? Visit 511cc.org/sbc to get started.
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Summer Youth Pass
The Summer Youth Pass is a three-month bus pass that gives kids a great way to get around town, all summer long. For just $30, passholders ages 6-18 can take unlimited bus rides on County Connection, Tri Delta Transit, and WestCAT from June through August. On sale now at 511cc.org/youthpass
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Click links below for more details:
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Do you have an event or announcement to share with our membership and/or the community? You can add your event to our online calendar, no login required (we simply need to approve it before it will display.) Add your event HERE. Questions? Contact holly@lafayettechamber.org.
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From the Lafayette Library and Learning Center |
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Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation and the City of Lafayette Pilot Program: The SWELL Center
Monday - Friday, June 6 - July 29, 2022, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Daily
The SWELL Center is a casual, drop-in "wellness" space where teens and tweens can find community this summer, modeled after high school wellness centers. Stop by during the week to relax, hang out, eat lunch, and engage in whatever activities interest you. Programming may include active and self-guided activities (board games, books, cards), new friends, community improvement projects, and peer support. Food and drink allowed. Drop-in for middle and high school students.
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Show Your Membership!
Would you like to include a Lafayette Chamber membership emblem on your website or other marketing materials?
The Lafayette Chamber would be happy to provide you with the appropriate logos. Simply email your request to holly@lafayettechamber.org.
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Sign up for Text Notifications!
Please note: to signup via text you will be asked for your birthdate. This information is not stored, it is only used for verify you are over 21 years of age.
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