Congratulations to the 2022 recipients of the Golden Acorn Awards, each serving the community through Business Excellence, Community Service,

Leadership, and Public Service.

Business Excellence: Menlo Park Academy of Dance

Community First: The Guild Theater

Leadership: Climate Action, City of Menlo Park

Public Service: Starla Jerome-Robinson

Community Champion: Rose Bickerstaff

The award ceremony will take place virtually this

Thursday, October 27th at 5 pm.

Our keynote speaker is

Cyrus Sanandaji, Founder, CEO and

Managing Partner of Presidio Ventures.

Register for this Free Event

Saturday, October 29 from 11 a.m – 2 p.m.

at Fremont Park, Santa Cruz Avenue at University Drive

The City of Menlo Park in partnership with Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce invites Menlo Park residents to celebrate the spooky season at Halloween Hoopla with a children’s costume parade, trick-or-treat at downtown shops, and then enjoy crafts, entertainment and games at nearby Fremont Park. Halloween-inspired carnival games, prizes, candy, crafts, raffle prizes and entertainment will be available at this free community event for all.

Join the parade! Decorate your bike or wagon

and wear your Halloween costume. 

Parade participants should arrive by 10:45 a.m. to 

Parking Lot #1 (Maloney Street parking lot). 

The parade begins at 11 a.m. down Santa Cruz Avenue. Parade ends at Fremont Park

Free shuttle services to and from the event

will be provided from the Belle Haven Branch Library.

Zoom Webinar - Thursday, October 27th

10:00am - 11:30 am

Cost: Free

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Learn the basics about money management and fine-tune your financial skills! This webinar will help you understand and make responsible financial decisions in your personal life as well as in your future business. Some concepts that will be covered include financial planning, bank accounts, cash flow, and balance sheets.

Register here

Nov. 3, 5-6:30pm

Peabody Gallery

603 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park

Watch two abstract painters create their art live at Peabody Gallery.  Sean Leone and Anthony Palomo will demonstrate how they create conceptual depth in abstract painting. You will learn how they implement color theory, logic, physics, and religion to imbue their work with nuance. Ask the artists questions while they paint to really get to know the method to their madness.

Sean Leone graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts from Biola University.

Anthony Palomo graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts from Notre Dame de Namur.

The Menlo Park Design District holds a free

educational event each First Thursday.

To learn more, visit mpdesigndistrict.com/events.

Zoom Webinar - Tuesday, November 8th

10:00am

Cost: $30.00

As one of the most important B2B social media platforms, LinkedIn can help you attract more eyes on your business. The biggest advantage of LinkedIn is that it is frequented by many senior-level influencers, decision-makers, and thought leaders.

If you want to reach business owners, managers and top level executives to promote your business, you need to build your LinkedIn marketing strategy.

Unlike other social networking sites, LinkedIn offers a goldmine of opportunities for B2B marketers. You’ll be better informed about what’s going on in your industry and the industry of your ideal, favorite and most profitable clients.

What You Will Learn:

• Why LinkedIn
• LinkedIn Profile Musts
• How and Why to Create Your Company Page
• Finding LinkedIn Groups
• Making Connections
• LinkedIn Posts and Stories
• Content Calendar (complimentary content calendar provided to all attendees)

Register here