SLU Review

September 1, 2015

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The SLU Chamber is excited to partner with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber to offer our members FREE reciprocal membership. If you have fewer than 15 employees, are a member in good standing with the SLU Chamber and have not been a member of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber in the past twenty-four (24) months, you qualify for FREE membership! Learn more and sign up on our Member Benefits page.

SLU Chamber Luncheon:

Train Your Brain For Success

Wednesday, September 16

11:30AM - 1:00PM

Discovery Center

101 Westlake Ave N

Let your brain work FOR you in creating the life you desire! Your career, your finances, your physical health, your relationships are all created and influenced by your thinking. Your brain didn't come with an owner's manual . . . until now!

Presenter Brian Qualls is a proven top performer with a natural ability to lead and inspire others. His training is fun, high impact, and transformational. If there is something you want to improve about your business or your life, spend some time with Brian and you will likely feel energized into action.

Brian Quall presents Train Your Brain for Success

Wine & Chocolate Tasting

Thursday, September 24

5:00-7:00 pm

Kakao

415 Westlake Ave N

Join the SLU Chamber for a pairing of wonderful wines and chocolate while you meet new friends and make great connections. Your registration includes a flight a wine and paired chocolate sampling.

And just next door in 415's event space we'll be hosting the FREE Volunteer Fair for anyone interested in learning about volunteer opportunities in SLU!

Get Social!

Once you register, join the Facebook event and share it with your friends!

SLU Volunteer Fair

Thursday, September 24

4:00-7:00 pm

415 Westlake

415 Westlake Ave N

The SLU Chamber and Immanuel Community Services are hosting this FREE event for SLU employees and residents to learn about and sign up for volunteer offerings right here in SLU!

List of participating organizations will be listed on the event page. Does your organization have volunteer opportunities in SLU and want to participate with a booth? Email icsdirector@immanuelseattle.org to sign up!

Get Social!

Once you register, join the Facebook event and share it with your friends!

Seattle City Council Candidate Forum

Wednesday, September 30

5:30-7:00 pm

415 Westlake Ave N

Join us for a debate of City Council candidates on topics important to our South Lake Union community, moderated by Q13 Political Analyst, C.R. Douglas.

District 7 - Sally Bagshaw and Deborah Zech-Artis
Citywide District 8 - Tim Burgess and Jonathan Grant
Citywide District 9 - Bill Bradburd and Lorena Gonz�lez

Doors open at 5:00 pm. Co-sponsored by the SLU Community Council and the SLU Chamber of Commerce.

I Heart SLU T-shirts

Our I Heart SLU t-shirts debuted last month and were a smashing success. Look for them at future SLU Chamber events. Show your neighborhood pride!

Andrea from Caffe Torino hearts SLU!
Get a photo taken in SLU wearing your I heart SLU shirt - we'd love to feature you on social media and in our newsletter!

Community Events

SLU Community Council

First Tuesday of the Month

4:00-6:00 pm

MOHAI

860 Terry Ave N

Join the South Lake Union Community Council for their monthly meeting at MOHAI. The SLU Community Council stewards a livable, vibrant, urban neighborhood supporting a diversity of residents of all ages and incomes while driving an innovative local economy and providing rich, cultural community opportunities.

Micro Parks Community Meeting

Thursday, September 3rd

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

415 Westlake

415 Westlake Ave N

A kick-off community meeting for the Micro-Parks of Westlake Ave N - a project to improve the Westlake streetscape between Denny Way and Lake Union Park in order to create a stronger pedestrian connection between two of the main hubs of the neighborhood. More info.

Cider Summit Seattle - Chamber Members get $5 Off!

Friday, September 11, 3-8 pm

Saturday, September 12, 12-6 pm

SLU Discovery Center Lawn

101 Westlake Ave N

Featuring tastes of 150+ elegantly crafted ciders from producers in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, California, Michigan, New Hampshire, England, France, Spain and others. More info here.

Special SLU Chamber Member offer: SLU Chamber members receive a $5 discount on tickets! Email director@sluchamber.org to get your discount code or to sign up to become a member!

Are you a member? If you work for one of the companies on our member list, you are! Check it out here.

Fred Hutch's 40th Anniversary Block Party

Tuesday, September 15

4-7 pm, program begins at 5 pm

Fred Hutch Campus

1100 Fairview Ave N

Fred Hutch is celebrating their 40th anniversary with a free community block party at their campus in the heart of South Lake Union. The event will host a beer garden, scientists demonstrating their work at the Hutch, photos with the Mariner Moose, fun and games for the whole family, food trucks and more! You will also have the chance to explore Fred Hutch's brand new visitor center. We will have special guest speakers including former U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Warren G. Magnuson, creator of the National Cancer Institute.

Join the Facebook event here.

Boats Afloat Show

September 16-20

Chandler's Cove

901 Fairview Ave Ave N

Seattle's 37th annual Lake Union Boats Afloat Show gets underway on Wednesday, September 16 and continues through Sunday, September 20. This exciting show brings you all the best of boating in one place. Tour new and used boats in every size and price, as well as boating equipment of all kinds. More details.

(Park)ing Day

Friday, September 18th

10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Various Locations in SLU and beyond!

PARK(ing) Day happens once a year, on the third Friday in September, and is an opportunity for Seattleites to temporarily turn on-street parking spaces into public places. This international event raises awareness about the importance of a walkable, livable, healthy city and helps people re-think how our streets can be used.

More info here.

Forum on Homelessness

Sunday, September 20th

10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Immanuel Community Services

Join us for a panel discussion of homelessness in our community and the solutions we can work toward together. Panelists will make brief presentations and then field questions from the audience.

More info here.

SLU Art Walk

Thursday, October 1st

5:00-8:00 pm

Various Locations in SLU

The SLU Art Walk enlivens the neighborhood with early-evening pop-up galleries and performances twice a year at the start of spring and fall. It is a neighborhood-wide celebration featuring temporary art shows in multiple venues, with additional window installations.

Art makes every neighborhood better.

More info here. Get social and join the Facebook event here.

News

Natalie Dewey-Smith, Administrative Assistant

Natalie is the newest addition to the SLU Chamber serving as an Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director. She is passionate about the non-profit world and is excited to be a part of such an established organization. An Alabama native, Natalie graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama at Birmingham receiving a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages with a concentration of French and a minor in Sociology. She enjoys exploring the PNW with her husband, Corwin, and dog, Bruno.

2 Hours in SLU - Art Marble 21

Chaz from Art Marble 21 shows us how he spends #2HoursinSLU.

Read all about it here.

Event Recap

August was a very full month for our neighborhood! Special thanks to Vulcan Real Estate for putting on the 11th Annual SLU Block Party. The event raised over $23k for the Low Income Housing Institute and SLU Chamber. We saw over 12,000 attendees and 75 neighborhood businesses participated. (How many SLU Chamber members?) Special congrats to Brave Horse Tavern and Pan Pacific Hotel for your award winning burgers!

The following weekend was the Seattle Street Food Festival. The event hosted a beer garden, which raised additional proceeds for the SLU Chamber.

We had a fabulous networking event at McCormick & Schmick's and an evening of art and mingling at MadArt.

Member Tip: Events

Do you have an upcoming event? Are you trying to generate additional traffic to your place of business? Are you holding a fundraiser or a charitable drive? Promote your event on the SLU Chamber website! It's free, easy, and included in your membership!

Retailer of the Month: Third & Wall Art Group

"Third and Wall Art Group is a Seattle-based art company representing artists from around the world. It was founded by a diverse group of people who transformed their passion for art into creating opportunities and exposure for talented artisans."

Learn more about Third & Wall Art Group here.

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