Don’t plan anything for the third weekend in September, because that is when the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce throws Diablo Valley’s biggest end of the summer party: The Lafayette Art & Wine Festival.
We invite you to join us in beautiful downtown Lafayette, Ca. We are one block from the BART Station. Hundreds of artists, four stages with live entertainment, a wonderful KIDS ZONE, wine, craft beers and a GREEN ZONE. FREE admission, free parking at BART, free shuttle to the event and free bicycle valet parking. From Hwy 24, take the central Lafayette exit.
Each year, more than 100,000 guests fill the streets to visit more than 200 artists & vendors. We feature a local “fine arts” section. Meet the mayor, climb on the fire truck and enjoy the local scene. Readers of Happenings have picked the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival as the “Best Event” THREE years in a row!! Put the festival on your calendar. You will be glad you did.
For details contact the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
100 Lafayette Circle, Ste 103 Lafayette, CA 94549
925-284-7404 ext 11
lafayettechamber.org/events/art-wine-festival/
With 12 financial advisors and 16 Bay Area locations, Vitucci & Associates makes it a point to meet with people about their retirement plans and wealth management. Additionally, they show their appreciation for their clients with regular events, ranging from dinner to cooking tutorials to golf tournaments.
The philosophy of Don’t Invest and Forget™ shows Vitucci & Associates’ focus on consulting with people to review their investments and—just as important—to develop their long-term retirement goals. As an independent, fee-based firm, Vitucci & Associates utilizes a variety of investment options to help their clients reach those goals.
CEO Pat Vitucci is an active financial advisor, seminar leader, author, and radio host and has been for more than 30 years. With the support of his knowledgeable staff, Pat meets with his clients about their comprehensive financial plan on an ongoing basis. Additionally, Pat strongly promotes active asset allocation, which gives his clients portfolio management tailored to their changing needs and goals.
Vitucci & Associates has always shown a dedication to client service – to offering customized solutions, to providing active management, and to scheduling regular reviews. It will continue to remain the cornerstone of their business as financial advisors and retirement specialists.
Securities and advisory services offered through National Planning Corporation (NPC), member FINRA, SIPC, and a Registered Investment Advisor. Pasquale Vitucci, CA Insurance Lic. # 0758212, is an Endorsed Agent of Vitucci & Associates Insurance Services CA Insurance Lic. # 0I06319. Vitucci & Associates Insurance Services and NPC are separate and unrelated companies. Asset allocation cannot ensure a profit or protect against a loss. 80945
877 Ygnacio Valley Rd Ste 220 Walnut Creek, CA 94596
925-472-8300
dontinvestandforget.com
Pat Vitucci CEO & Registered
Martial arts is not about fighting; it’s about building character. – Bo Bennett
That statement is the embodiment of Vallejos Tae Kwon Do; the development of “Life Skills” – Tae Kwon Do is simply the medium used to deliver those lessons. Master Vallejos and his wife Debbie’s goal is to partner with the parents of their students in an effort to develop their young charges as complete people. After 32 years of business in Benicia they have seen many of their former students grow into successful men and women and they take pride in that fact that they and their training has helped them to reach their goals in life. They also often times work with the parents of their students as well in terms of helping them reach their own fitness goals. They look forward to meeting you and helping both you and your children to develop lifelong habits of fitness, wellbeing and confidence.
425 Military East Benicia, CA 94510
707-746-1795
vallejostaekwondo.com
The Napa School of Music is a private music school owned by Peter & Victoria Sykes and was opened on January 3rd, 2005. Now in it’s 10th year of operation, the school has provided thousands of lessons to families in the Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties.
The school offers private lessons on individual instruments including voice, piano, guitar, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, drums, bass and more. They also offer several group classes. A recently added group class, Music & Me, offers children from 18 months to 4 years old an opportunity to experience music in a fun and interactive small class.
Since it opened the school has conducted over 50 Garage Band 101 sessions. GB101 is a rock band program for kids and adults that takes students through the process of learning music in a rock band setting that culminates in a concert at a local Napa Valley venue like the Napa Valley Opera House and Silo’s.
The Napa School of Music is the North Bay’s fastest growing private music school with approximately 400 students taking lessons every week from 16 highly qualified teachers.
The school can be contacted at 707-252-4040 or at www.napaschoolofmusic.com.
4032 Maher St Napa, CA 94558
707-252-4040
napaschoolofmusic.com
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin Those words have rung true well before Mr. Franklin said them and they hold true today and that is the purpose of Lafayette Learning Library – to involve people of all ages in learning and allow them to explore and grow. The Library is one of the largest and complex public/private projects in Lafayette’s history and with over 30,000 square feet of space including a separate children’s area and technology lab it is sure to offer something for everyone to experience. The Library is also home to the Glenn Seaborg Learning Consortium which offers the ability to experience programs from other premier art, science and educational institution in the area under the same roof. The Learning Library is far more than their over 75,000 books, periodicals and audiovisual materials but rather a place where one can become immersed and involved in their own learning. Come and bring your children so that all of you can experience it today and see how much you are missing.
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd Lafayette, CA 94549
925-385-2280
lafayettelib.org
Recognize this name and face? You should. Ken Casper of Edward Jones in Benicia won the Local’s Choice Award last year for best “Business Service” and he’s back again this year as the recipient of not only Best in Business Services but Customer Service as well!
Ken Casper and his Branch Office Administrator, Lisa Schelble specialize in being the best at what they do, helping you with your financial future. Since becoming a Financial Advisor with Edwards Jones in 2001, he and Lisa have been working diligently to help individuals and businesses navigate the rough financial ocean we have been experiencing. Ken’s hard work and the efforts of this firm have paid off, having been recognized locally as a frequent “Best of” in Financial Services by the local newspaper. Edward Jones has been recognized nationally as well, so stop in and congratulate Ken for another outstanding year!
555 First St., Ste 104 Benicia, CA 94510
707-745-8133
edwardjones.com/en_US/fa/index.html&CIRN=202203
On-Line Computer Services is a “local value added” Sales, Service, and Support company who cares for and is invested in this community and one that will always strive for “Complete Customer Satisfaction”.
Here’s what owner Kevin Cox has to say to the Local Happenings Magazine Readers:
“To whoever nominated us and to the readers who voted for us, and to the readers we look forward calling, “our clients”, thank you so very much. It is an honor to be nominated not to mention winning. If you think about it, there are so many excellent business service companies in the Napa Valley; I mean this is the home of excellence in service so I believe this award is proof that one of our business model formulas is a winning formula. It was while growing up and working in my family’s business that I learned to fully appreciate this valuable philosophy. “Always go the extra mile for Complete Customer Satisfaction.” Unfortunately I believe this very simply ideal is sometimes lost in the mindset of many technical service providers.
Thank you again for this honor.
Very best regards, Kevin Cox
5200 Country Ln Napa, CA 94558
707-637-6879
on-line1.com
Concerned about someone discovering all your corporate secrets, your newest invention or that 100 year old recipe? Maybe you just don’t want your identity stolen from the stuff you throw away. Your best defense is not a good offense but Shred Defense. Shred Defense does not just shred your documents they pulverize them! They offer US Government approved document destruction and they do it all on site. They don’t sub the work or ship it overseas they do it all in a precisely controlled environment with rigorously screened staff members and top of the line equipment. They can also pulverize your digital media such as hard drives, CD’s, tapes or other items. As a Bay Area Green Business all the materials are recycled – helping the earth while keeping you safe. The best part though is that they are a small family run business and they know how to take care of their clients – which is probably why our readers nominated and voted for them!! So call them up or stop on by either way they promise destroy everything you give them!
3950 Bissell Ave Richmond, CA 94805
925-957-6755 or 510-234-7600
shreddefense.com
