FINAL NIGHT for 2011!! 

COTATI FARMERS MARKET & CONCERTS IN THE PARK 

4:30 - 7:30 pm, La Plaza Park 

Thurs. 9/15 -  Heirloom Tomato Tasting 

                       Open Mic Night for Bands   

                       Sponsored by ACN/Erin Armstrong, Representative        

Taste the best of delicious fresh-picked heirloom tomatoes like Green Zebra, Brandywine and Cherokee Purple - FREE sampling!  All varieties sampled will be available for purchase from our vendors. If you love tomatoes, this night's for you!

Bands scheduled for Open Mic Night are Rule 5 (ska/fusion/funk) and a surprise duo you may know in a brand new unnamed band - don't miss it! 

WELCOME NEW MEMBER

REYES LANDSCAPE & MAINTENANCE 

NEW LOCATION FOR REDHAWK GLASS 

Website is the same: www.redhawkglass.com

QUARTERLY SPEAKER SERIES & LUNCHEON MEETING

Program: Local Economic Report for Cotati: What Your Business Needs to Know 

Speaker: Ben Stone, Executive Director of the Sonoma County Economic Development Board 

Lunch catered by Mezzetta's Deli & BBQ

includes your choice of sandwich:

1.) Roast Beef, 2.) Turkey Breast with Cranberry, or 3.) Avocado with Cream Cheese & Sprouts

plus potato & macaroni salads, cookies, and beverages

Cost: $15, payable at the door with cash, check, or MasterCard/Visa

RSVP with sandwich choice before Mon. 9/26 at 12 noon

to chamber@cotati.org or 795-5508

COSTUME DRIVE AT MASSAGE ENVY 

Massage Envy of Cotati (and Petaluma and Napa) are starting a costume drive for a free costume store for families in need (or anyone). Costumes/accessories/make up/props can be dropped off at 640 East Cotati Ave. anytime! This is a part of ladybugconnections.org, our community service partner.

All are encouraged to look up our website, or find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ladybug-Connections/234887303199496 

Thank you,

Gina Drohan and Kristin Williamson

Massage Envy of Cotati

FREE BOOKS FROM THE SONOMA COUNTY BOOKMOBILE 

Sat. 9/17, 4 - 6 pm

Oliver's Market Parking Lot, 546 E. Cotati Ave., Cotati

ELECTRONICS "E-WASTE" RECYCLING EVENT IN COTATI

Saturday & Sunday, 9/17 & 18, 8 am - 4 pm

Cotati Park & Ride, Redwood Drive/Hwy. 116 (by Burger King) 

To make it more convenient for residents and businesses to dispose of their non-working/working electronic equipment properly, the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency is partnering with Goodwill Industries of the Redwood Empire to conduct free electronics collection events.

Questions: Sonoma County Eco-Desk 565-DESK(3375) or www.recyclenow.org or email recyclenow@sonoma-county.org

WASHOE CREEK NIGHT GOLF TOURNAMENT

Sat. 9/24, 7:30  pm

Washoe Creek Golf Course, 1475 W Sierra Ave, Cotati

$30 in ADVANCE or $35 day of the event
Your fee includes one LED Night Golf Ball BALL (more available for purchase, just $3), dinner and the 9-Hole Tournament. This will be loads of fun, as always!

Link to our Event Page on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=189710311098272  

See you there!

Washoe Creek Golf Course

Call 707-792-7700 or stop by for more details!!

DON'T MISS OUT!  DEADLINE SEPT. 30TH!

     If tourists are an important part of your business, then you won't want to miss the opportunity to direct them to your doorstep. We distribute 150,000 Visitors Guides and 350,000 Maps. If you advertise in the Guide, then you automatically get a dot and a listing on the Map. The Visitors Guide comes out in January and is good for a year. I would be happy to mail you a Guide and Map if you don't have one.  

     We have been able to develop a nice spread for several different communities using two basic elements: the 1/4 page advertorial ($595) which is a real bargain and includes 125 words of copy, a picture and contact info; and a listing ($395) which includes 25 words of copy and contact info.  We also have display advertising.  CLICK HERE for ad rates. 

     Please call Connie Bowen by Sept. 30th to reserve your space. Thank you! 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 5th ANNUAL  

COTATI OKTOBERFEST 

Saturday, 10/8, 12 - 6 pm 

     Get out your lederhosen and practice your yodeling for the upcoming 5th Annual Cotati Oktoberfest, with wunderbar German food, fresh craft brews on tap, the requisite oom-pah-pah music of the Karl Lebherz Band, polka dancing, and entertaining contests! 

       Cotati's Oktoberfest will be held Saturday, October 8, 12 noon - 6 p.m. in La Plaza Park, downtown Cotati at the corner of Old Redwood Hwy. & W. Sierra Ave., under a big tent. Beer by Lagunitas Brewing Company, grilled bratwurst, German potato salad, sauerkraut, pretzels & more will be available for purchase. A full German bratwurst meal with one drink (beer, wine or root beer) is $15, collectible glass steins are $5, beers are $4, and admission is free.  

       Contests:  2 pm - Wiener Dog Races (for speedy dachshunds), 3 pm - Tankard Hold, and 4 pm - Stein Race - no entrance fee required. Winners for each contest will receive a cash prize of $50. A special silent auction of various beer steins from a private collection will be held from 12 - 5 pm.

       Sponsored by the Cotati Chamber of Commerce, Costco, Friar Tuck's Pub, Lagunitas Brewing Co., Mesa Beverage, Mill Valley Refuse, Redwood Empire Disposal, Saag's, Sally Tomatoes, and Spancky's Bar.      

       For more information, to volunteer, or to request an entry form for the Wiener Dog Races, call (707) 795-5508 or email chamber@cotati.org.

EDUCATION FOUNDATION'S SONOMA MOUNTAIN CAR SHOW

Sunday, 10/9,10:30 am - 4:00 pm

Double Tree Plaza, 101 Golf Course Drive, Rohnert Park

Rain or Shine Event, open to ALL cars - $30 Car Show entry fee

FREE EVENT TO THE PUBLIC

Steak Eating Contest!  Special Events! Raffle!!  Awards!!  Goodie bags!!

All proceeds benefit the Education Foundation of Cotati & Rohnert Park

For more information, contact April Nelson at 707-888-0428 or  nelson87@sbcglobal.net 

Linda Ortega at 707-792-1942 or lortega7@msn.com or check out the website at www.efcrp.org.

Economic Update on California, Sonoma County & the Nation

Wed. 10/12, 1 - 3 pm
The Finley Center, Santa Rosa

Robert Kleinhenz, Deputy Chief Economist for the California Association of REALTORS®

and  Robert Eyler, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Economics, Sonoma State University

will discuss the California housing market and the overall health of the economy.

Presented by The Women's Council of REALTORS® and the North Bay Association of REALTORS®

$15 for WCR/North Bay Association of REALTORS® Members
$20 for Non-Members

CLICK HERE to make reservations.

SONGBIRD COMMUNITY HEALING CENTER  

UPCOMING CLASSES/EVENTS

8280 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati  94931

Songbird Community Healing Center, conveniently located in downtown Cotati, offers a branch of health care and education that connects the body, mind, and spirit. We are synthesizing the traditional and modern, new and old. Our branch provides a community gathering place for people of like minds to network and share. We offer cost-effective space rental and affordably-priced holistic education and care.

In September, we have our Two for One Special. Bring a friend for free to every class you attend. Purchase a service for yourself and get a free or reduced-priced session as a gift for a friend. This applies only to your first time working with them. Your names and e-mail addresses are required. 

For more information on all events & classes, call (707) 795-2398 or visit www.songbirdcenter.org. 

SPECIAL EVENTS

Fri 9/16, 6:00pm 

Birds of a Feather Eat Together Community Potluck  

Sat 9/17, 7:00pm 

Live in Joy 

Sat 9/24, 7:00pm  

Equnox Colored Light and Sound Healing Mediation

Sun 9/25, 2:00pm

Stepping into Fierceness

Sat 9/30, 7:00pm  

Film: Doing Time, Doing Vipassana   

CLINICS 

2nd /4th Tue, 7:30pm 

Hands of Gold Healing Clinic 

4th Sat, 11:30am 

Drop-In ThetaHealing®

ON-GOING EVENTS 

1st & 2nd Sun, 11:00am

Sufi-Universal Worship Service

1st/3rd Tue, 7:00pm
Law of Attraction    

Every Wed, 9:30am
Baby Play 

3rd Sat, 2:00pm 

Flowing with the Wave of Change 

4th Sat, 10:00am
ThetaHealing® Practice for Graduates  

MOVEMENT CLASSES 

Every Tue, 9:30 am

Move with Comfort: The Feldenkrais® Method

1st/3rd Wed, 5:30pm 

Restorative Yoga   

Every Thu, 5:30pm

ChiCha! Dance

Every Fri,  9:00am 

Gentle Therapeutic Yoga  

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER WORKSHOPS 

WEB SITE CRITIQUES -Take Your Web Site from Pitiful to Profitable

Wed, 11/9, 10 am - 12 pm and Wed, 11/16, 10 am - 12 pm

SBDC Building, 1808 Albany Drive, Santa Rosa

COST: $60

If your web site is not contributing to your business success, perhaps it is time for a site makeover! In this 2-part workshop series we will spend the first session reviewing what makes a good web site. We will use the proven SBDC Technology Advisory Program's Web Site Audit process to critique an e-commerce site. You learn specific elements of a site that contribute to success along with pitfalls to avoid and leave with a checklist you can apply to your site. In the second part of the series, we will review the sites of class volunteers and discuss what is working on the site and what isn't. In this fun and supportive environment we will help each class member leave with a makeover action list.

Who Will Benefit From This Workshop: Anyone with a web site and who would like ideas on how to make it more effective-whether you have done your own site development or have hired a web developer. Limited to 6 participants for maximum personal attention.

 READ MORE ABOUT IT  

FROM KITCHEN TO MARKET - How To Successfully Bring Your Specialty Food Products To Market

Tue, 11/15, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

SBDC Building, 1808 Albany Drive, Santa Rosa

COST: $45

Get the tools you need to honestly assess your risk and opportunity in entering the fresh food industry. Learn the current trends as well as tips on setting up your business. Capitalizing it, and marketing your products in the highly competitive but reliable specialty foods business. Those already in the market will find some ideas on expansion. The insider information packed into this 3-hour workshop has saved countless hours of research and resources for its participants.

 READ MORE ABOUT IT   

HELP GROW THE CHAMBER & GET REWARDED  

Refer a Business & Get Chamber Cash!           

• For every business, organization or individual you refer who joins the Cotati Chamber of Commerce, you will receive 25% of their first year's membership dues in Chamber Cash.
• You can spend Chamber Cash on anything the Chamber offers for purchase - your own membership dues, merchandise, luncheon or breakfast meetings, or tickets to any Chamber events.
• The amount of Chamber Cash could be anywhere from $13 to $90 (rounded to the nearest dollar), depending on the new member's membership category.
• There is no limit to the amount of members you can refer to collect Chamber Cash.
• Just have the new member write your name on their membership application at "Referred By" and when the business joins, you'll receive your Chamber Cash soon after by mail.
• Chamber Cash will expire one year from the date of issuance.

CLICK HERE for the Cotati Chamber Membership Application, which you can give to all of your business referrals. Any other questions, call the Cotati Chamber of Commerce at (707) 795-5508.