Community Events

Leather jackets, poodle skirts, and Greased Lightnin’! Watch out, Lamorinda, Rydell High is coming to Miramonte! One of Miramonte High School’s most anticipated annual events returns in March when more than 80 cast, crew, and band members will be cruising the halls of Rydell High, dreaming of “Summer Nights” and “Beauty School Dropout’” as they perform the rollicking musical Grease.

Since 1999, Miramonte has had a tradition of producing high-quality musicals that are student-centered. Our productions engage and foster collaboration between student designers, technicians, builders, stage managers, actors, and musicians. This year's musical is a collaboration between Musical Theater, Drama, Choir, and Instrumental Music programs and is directed by Heather Cousins, musically directed by Meredith Hawkins, conducted by Thomas Dwyer, and choreographed by Justin Cole of Joy in Motion.

Come out to support the arts at Miramonte High School. These performing arts programs are vital opportunities for creative and artistic expression for our students. Be there or be square!

Performance dates and times:

Friday, March 17, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 18, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 25, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 26, 4:00 p.m.

Tickets: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/70947

SCORE has the largest network of free volunteer small business mentors in the nation. No matter what stage your business is at SCORE can be a valuable resource.

The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce has been partnering with SCORE for over 15 years. We welcome our chamber members and community members to schedule a complementary meeting with a SCORE representative on Tuesdays between the hours of 1:30pm-4:00pm in our Chamber office at 251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150. 

Mike Harris is our in-house SCORE counselor. Mike earned a BS with an emphasis on electronics from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA from Santa Clara University. After a few years in engineering, Mike spent most of his career in high tech marketing and operations management. While continuing to work in electronics he helped manage his family retail business. After retiring from his career in electronics, Mike began working with small businesses helping them obtain working capital loans. Besides mentoring, Mike helps present SCORE business plans and financial planning workshops.

To schedule your appointment, please call the Lafayette Chamber at (925) 284-7404 or book your appointment online by registering below. Enter your desired time frame. In person meetings at the Lafayette Chamber office are by appointment only and are scheduled every 30 minutes.

SCORE also offers free and low cost workshops. VIEW WORKSHOP SCHEDULE HERE

Join us for a Ribbon Cutting at Goddess Gatherings!

We will cut the ribbon at 5:15pm. Please be sharp!

Join us for a Ribbon Cutting at Lamorinda Gynecology & Surgery + New Medical Family Medicine!

We will cut the ribbon at 5:15pm. Please be sharp!

Thursday, March 23rd, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Learn how to make our popular Healing Salve and Lip Balm! Hollie will share all her tips and know-how with the proper preparation and healing qualities of each herb and what’s best to heal and regenerate our skin. Each participant will make their own 2 oz jar of salve and lip balm tin to take home. 

$30 per person. All supplies included. 

Reserve a spot here.

The Lafayette Chamber will host, via Zoom, "Coffee" with the City of Lafayette Mayor Carl Anduri on Friday, March 24 at 8am.

Registration is required at https://lafayettechamber.org/coffee. Questions can be send in advance to holly@lafayettechamber.org.

Recordings will be made available shortly after the event on the Lafayette Chamber's YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/lafayettechamberca.

ONLINE DINNER REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AT (925) 284-7404 TO ATTEND!

The 2023 Citizen of the Year Dinner Honoring Mike Anderson will be held on Friday, March 24, 2023 at the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa.

Reception with no host bar 6pm-7pm. Dinner at 7pm. Evening ends at 9pm. Seating is limited. If you have a preference for seating or have dietary restrictions please include that information during the registration process.

Meal options include: Chicken, Halibut, or Ricotta and Spinach Ravioli; All entrees include Baby Spinach Salad, Strawberries, Toasted Almonds, Feta Cheese, Champagne Vinaigrette; and Vanilla Caramel Brule Cake. 

Learn more about Mike Anderson on this page: https://lafayettechamber.org/coy.

Dinner tickets are $95 each. A table of 10 is $930. We encourage you to pay online by clicking the button below. If you want to pay by check, you must come to the office with your payment ASAP to be registered. Seating is limited. Make check out to the Lafayette Chamber, bring it to 251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150, Lafayette, CA 94549 noting the attendee name(s) and the meal choice.

Saturday, March 25th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join us in welcoming artist of many hats, Lisa Lucas (and Hollie’s sister!), as we celebrate her most recent project: children’s book Monty & Edgar Best Furry Friends! She will read from her book and talk about her inspiration. Bring your little ones to enjoy this special reading and grab a signed copy!

Monty & Edgar Best Furry Friends is the first in a new series of delightfully whimsical children's books about a sweet furry duo: Monty, the black velvet goldendoodle and his best pal, Edgar Allan Pug. These two enjoy the daily meet up at their favorite park with their multitude of cute canine friends. This book is illustrated with bold watercolors and perfect for ages 1-6.

Lisa Lucas, is a professional writer/producer/actor. For the last 26 years, Lisa has produced, written and developed over 37 TV series which include the popular ABC series The Bachelor, Work of Art on Bravo and the Emmy winning My 1st Time on NBC. She has also produced several feature documentaries with Silver Bullet Productions. She is a principal Partner/Executive Producer in LikeMinds, a production company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She also currently hosts and writes Corona Kitchen, a weekly FB Live and Youtube cooking show with co-host Debrianna Mansini. Their debut cookbook from Apollo Publishers, That Time We Ate Our Feelings, drops August 2023 on Amazon, bookshop.org and barnesandnoble.com. Her new children's book based on her real life pets, Monty & Edgar Best Furry Friends, is available in exclusively in e-book and paperback on Amazon.

Free to attend. RSVPs encouraged. RSVP here!

Sunday, March 26, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join us for High Tea every last Sunday of the month! Enjoy artisanal teas on our cozy banquette or outside on our beautiful patio. Sip from our selection of fine tea blends and herbal tisanes, and nibble complimentary treats from local bakers.

$25 per person. Reserve a spot here.

Sunday, March 26th, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join us for High Tea every last Sunday of the month! Enjoy artisanal teas on our cozy banquette or outside on our beautiful patio. Sip from our selection of fine tea blends and herbal tisanes, and nibble complimentary treats from local bakers.

3:00pm-5:00pm. $25 per person. Reserve a spot here.

SCORE has the largest network of free volunteer small business mentors in the nation. No matter what stage your business is at SCORE can be a valuable resource.

The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce has been partnering with SCORE for over 15 years. We welcome our chamber members and community members to schedule a complementary meeting with a SCORE representative on Tuesdays between the hours of 1:30pm-4:00pm in our Chamber office at 251 Lafayette Circle, Ste 150. 

Mike Harris is our in-house SCORE counselor. Mike earned a BS with an emphasis on electronics from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA from Santa Clara University. After a few years in engineering, Mike spent most of his career in high tech marketing and operations management. While continuing to work in electronics he helped manage his family retail business. After retiring from his career in electronics, Mike began working with small businesses helping them obtain working capital loans. Besides mentoring, Mike helps present SCORE business plans and financial planning workshops.

To schedule your appointment, please call the Lafayette Chamber at (925) 284-7404 or book your appointment online by registering below. Enter your desired time frame. In person meetings at the Lafayette Chamber office are by appointment only and are scheduled every 30 minutes.

SCORE also offers free and low cost workshops. VIEW WORKSHOP SCHEDULE HERE

The Diablo Symphony Orchestra joins forces with Festival Opera on April 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts in a coproduction of the new mini-opera Tales from the Briar Patch, inspired by traditional African stories. In this 30-minute operatic treat by composer Nkeiru Okoye and librettist Carman Moore, Sister Sparrow (a silly show-off), Sister Robin (the practical one) and Madame Partridge (the bossy one) retell the antics of the famous arch-enemies Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox. Paying tribute to the African tradition of storytelling for all ages, Okoye’s score blends jazz, blues, and gospel styles with contemporary musical sounds, and Moore’s text is filled with both humor and wisdom. The characters are portrayed by tenor Marcus J. Paige, baritone Omari Tau, soprano Shawnette Sulker, mezzo-soprano Aisha Campbell, and soprano Leberta Lorál. Setting the stage is the concert’s toe-tapping and energetic first half featuring Leonard Bernstein’s “Overture to Candide” and George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Described as a “rhythmic potpourri,” Berstein’s overture delivers a succession of themes at breakneck speed, all of which join in a riotous conclusion. And, beginning with its now iconic glissando in the clarinet, Gershwin’s work for piano and orchestra—with its jazz and ragtime rhythms and blues-inspired melodies—reaches out to audiences of all ages. At the piano is fifteen year old Minna Fu, this season’s Yen Liang Young Artist Competition winner. A resident of Pleasanton, Fu has won multiple national piano competitions, and was invited to perform in Carnegie Weill Recital Hall in 2019. 

Greet Happy Hour is an opportunity to mix, mingle, and network for our Greet Lafayette and BeLocal Lamorinda and Diablo business partners, and various community leaders and friends.

April's Focus: Financial & Real Estate Industries 

These gatherings offer  a more intentional networking opportunity,  by invitation and available to current Greet Lafayette and BeLocal Lamorinda Diablo business partners.  Held on the first Tuesday of each month from 5:00 - 6:30 pm at The Park Bistro at the Lafayette Park Hotel. Appetizers will be served with everyone responsible for their own beverages.

If you’re interested in learning more, contact Christine at Christine.Raymond@n2co.com or 831.295.7676.

Sunrise service • 6:30 a.m.

Worship services • 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. 

Presented by The Lafayette Chamber and Hosted at Town Hall Theatre, the Lafayette Chamber Speaker Series is meant to give back to our community by providing knowledgeable speakers about business topics in today's world.  

10 iPhone Photo Tips to Make Your Business Shine

Tuesday, April 11, Noon-1pm, Hosted by Town Hall Theatre **IN PERSON ONLY**

Speaker: Jeff Heyman, Outcasts Revisited Media LLC

Jeff Heyman, a new Chamber member, will bring his expertise in photography to our Speaker Series and help you use your iPhone's camera to showcase your business. Heyman, the City of Lafayette's former Communications Analyst, will demonstrate hidden iPhone camera features as well as outline classic photography tips that will truly enhance your photos. He will also discuss how best to post your pictures on social media. With a degree in Fine Art Photography, Heyman, a photographer for the Lamorinda Weekly and the Orinda News, has had photographs published and exhibited widely. He is also the principal behind Outcasts Revisited Media LLC, an Orinda-based media consulting firm. Bring your iPhone and join us for a special Speaker Series event on April 11. 

The Speaker Series will take place scheduled Tuesdays throughout the year from 12pm-1pm. Speaker Series 2 is scheduled for 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2.

Please be sure to register for this event as there is limited seating. Please note: Registration is necessary for each scheduled date.