May 20, 2016
Hello

I Hope you were able to let the community know how awesome you are at our Shameless Self Promo event on Wednesday. We have a Fremont Chamber Board meeting Wednesday May 25th at our office (309 N 36th St), so feel free to come share your input on upcoming events or ideas you have for the Chamber. 

Summer is approaching fast, and that means the Fremont Solstice Parade and Fair are right around the corner. The Fremont Arts Council is the local non-profit here in Fremont that puts on the Fremont Solstice Parade. They will be holding workshops in preparation for the parade May 21-June 17. Workshops will be healed Monday-Friday from 3-10 pm and Saturday-Sunday 12-10 pm. These will be located at the Fremont Power House (3940 Fremont Ave N), the home of the Arts Council. Come help with art projects and other tasks. And don't forget to donate the the Fremont Arts Council to keep the parade going strong! Check the weekly calendar for workshops and more events happening this weekend at the Power House.

Purna Wellness is also celebrating the Summer Solstice with some discounts! During the month of June restorative exercises are 20% off and packages are 10% off. Shannon Rude will get you aligned and feeling your absolute best. If you've been feeling out of wack this is the perfect opportunity for you to take your health and well being into your own hands. Sing up today!

I will be out of town midweek next week, so be sure to share any information you want in the blast by mid-day Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!

Lydia Minehan-Tubic
Marketing & Communications
calendar@fremont.com
Fremont Chamber
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Keep Fremont Awesome - that's the goal of the Fremont Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to year round programs, advocacy and government relations, discounted programs and other member benefits, the Fremont Chamber is the largest and strongest neighborhood business organization in the area. JOIN TODAY!

  • June 1 -Registration for Chamber Aug 27th Wiffle Ball Tournament opens
  • June 15 - Picnic in the Park
  • Health & Wellness Meet Up
  • August - Ducks in a new location, Fremont Arts Council Powerhouse, Ride Em'!
  • August 27- Chamber Wiffle Ball Tournament at B.F. Day School
  • September - Marketing Panel 
  • October - Benefits Breakfast 
  • Health & Wellness Meet Up
  • November - Shameless Self-Promotion
  • December - Holiday Party
Want to host, cater, or speak at an event? Contact Trisha at programs@fremont.com

Reoccurring Community Events
  • Fremont Chamber Biz2Biz Professional Networking Meet Up - 8:30a, Every Wednesday, Red Door Alehouse (3401 Evanston Ave N) contact: Dr. Fred Russo or calling 206.861.5580.  
  • Fremont Rotary (Fun Club) Meeting- 5:30p, Every Tuesday, Hale's Brewery (4301 Leary Way NW) check club website for updates  
  • Lake Union District Council monthly meeting- 5p, First Monday of the month, Fremont Branch Library (731 N 35th) 
  • North Seattle Industrial Association (NSIA) meeting- 7:30a, Every fourth Tuesday (exclude Jul, Aug, Dec), Car Wash Enterprises (3977 Leary Way NW)
  • Fremont Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting -*8:30a, Last Wednesday of the month,  Fremont Chamber office (309 N 36th St Above LTD) Come share your thoughts and concerns with us. *Start time 8a historically, now moving to 8:30a
  • Fremont Neighborhood Council Meeting - 4th Monday of each month (except December) 7p, Doric Temple #92 (619 N. 36th St)
Upcoming Chamber Partnership Events
  • May 23- Greenlake Chamber | Chamber Lunch Meeting, 12p, The Bridge at Village Cove (6846 Woodlawn Ave NE) Register
  • May 25- Seattle Metro Chamber | Young Professionals Network: Chamber Board Leadership Mixer, 5:30p, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Microsoft Event Center (1301 5th Ave) Register
  • May 26- Green Lake Chamber | Green Lake Wellness Committee presents smooth moves, healthcare talk on healthy digestion
  • May 26- Seattle Metro Chamber | Tradeshow 2016 Tips & Tricks, 4p,  Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Microsoft Event Center (1301 5th Ave)  Register
  • June 2- GSBA | Breakfast and Benefits, 8a, 1216 Pine St Register
  • June 3- Seattle Metro Chamber | Chamber 101, 12p, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Microsoft Event Center (1301 5th Ave) Register
  • June 8- Seattle Metro Chamber | Tradeshow, 3p, Washington State Convention Center: Exhibit Hall 4B (800 Convention Place) Register
  • June 14- Seattle Metro Chamber | IN-NW Digital Innovation Series: The Dynamics of Digital Direct Mail, 12p, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Microsoft Event Center (1301 5th Ave) Register
  • June 21- Seattle Metro Chamber | Business Issues Forum, 8a, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Microsoft Event Center (1301 5th Ave) Register
  • June 22- Seattle Metro Chamber | Young Professionals Network at Amazon, 6p, Amazon Tower (2021 7th Ave) Register
     
+ Look for socials, Women's socials, Tech events and more through the whole year!!!
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Did You Know that Qualifying Member's of the Fremont Chamber Can become a Seattle Metro Chamber Member for Free?
Contact Lydia to take advantage of your free membership! 
(Eligible companies have 15 or fewer employees)
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SUMMER SOLSTICE SPECIAL! During the month of June, Restorative Exercise sessions are 20% off and packages are 10% off!

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This Week in Fremont
Fremocentrist logoThe Fremont Chamber is proud to partner
with the Fremocentrist on our Community calendar. Below are a few highlighted events, the full list of Fremont events is online. 
FRIDAY, May 20 - Today
Lunchtime Workout Butts-N-Gutts
May 20 & 27, 12p, Fremont Health Club (920 N 34th St) Take time from the work grind to get a workout and get those positive energy juices flowing $10 for non-members email kris@fremonthc.com to reserve your spot
 
May 20 @ 7p, May 21 @ 10a, May 22 @ 10a,  Nalanda West (3902 Woodland Park Ave N), Talk, Reception and Book Signing sponsored by Compassionate Action Network and Kirlin Foundation. Friday is Free RSVP

8p, Fremont Abbey (4272 Fremont Ave N) With a unique and personal twist on folk songwriting and a luscious vocal-heavy approach, Kathleen's style is truly emerging 

8p, Nectar Lounge (412 N 36th St) A global favorite in the electronica and dub reggae music scenes. With Acorn Project and Willdabeast
May 20-21 & 27, 8p & 10p Atlas Theater (3509 Fremont Ave N)
 
Salsa Con Todo: Friday Classes
Salsa Con Todos, May 20 & 27 (211 N 36th St) 8p Salsa Drop in, 10p Social Dance
SATURDAY, May 21
Potluck Pancake Breakfast
May 21 & 22 9a, Fremont Power House (3940 Fremont Ave N) We: Batter and coffee   You: Fixings and sides. 

Girl Scout Juniors: Geocacher
Woodland Park Zoo (5500 Phinney Ave N) Register

Free Bootcamp Workout
10a, Anytime Fitness (
837 N 34th St Suite 220) You don't need to be an Anytime Fitness member to participate, all are welcome!

May 21 & 28, 10a, Transformational Oncology Center, LLC (3933 Stone Way N) First class is free, so bring a friend! Learn Thai Chi, Acupressure, Breathing Exercises, how to release stress, immune system strengthening, and how to clear negative energy.

Bring Floats up to the Power House
11a, Fremont Power House (3940 Fremont Ave N) All hands on deck! Need a team of heavy lifters and trucks with trailer hitches. This is the time for float ensembles to help with the move and pick one out. Way fun! You will be stars.



Potluck Stone Soup Dinner and Parade Float & Ensemble Presenations
May 21 & 22, 5p, Fremont Power House (3940 Fremont Ave N) We: two large pots of soup base. You: Ingredients for meat or vegan soup. Apply for grants for a float

7p, Stone Way Cafe (3510 Stone Way N) Tutwiler Station started as a couple friends jamming in the garage, and stumbled onto a cafe stage in 2012

7:30p, Hale's Palladium (4301 Leary Way NW) 100% of ticket proceeds will be donated to SherpaCares and the Himalayan English Boarding School. All ticket sales will be matched 1:1 by International Relief Teams, as will donations made and raffle tickets purchased at the event. tickets
 
8p, Fremont Abbey (4727 Fremont Ave N) The Ruth Moody Band is Adrian Dolan on fiddle, mandolin, viola, mandola and vocals; Adam Dobres on guitars, ukulele and vocals; and Sam Howard on upright bass and vocals. 

B.o.B.
8p, Nectar Lounge (412 N 36th St) with Scotty ATL and London Jae tickets
SUNDAY, May 22
10a, Nalanda West (3902 Woodland Park N) Walking meditation every half hour or so. Feel free to drop in or depart any time.

10a, (N 34th St, from Evanston to Phinney) 

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Fremont Church Services
10:30a, Fremont Baptist (717 N 36th) 

5p, Church of the Apostles (4272 Fremont)
4p & 6p, Hallows Church  Easter Sunday Service (717 N 36th St)

11a, Fremont Power House (3940 Fremont Ave N) Live music and Honk! All day event, bands in the afternoon


Workshop: How Not to Build a Float
1p, Fremont Power House (3940 Fremont Ave N) Sage advice veteran float builder, Maque DaVis.

7p, Stone Way Cafe (3510 Stone Way N) You can show up and join in spontaneously as the mood strikes, or contact Dani or Mirta for a spot if there is something specific you want to dance, sing or play!

Tango Walking Class
7p, Salsa Con Todos (211 N 36th St) 

The Gift of Gab
8p, Nectar Lounge (412 N 36th St) with Ill Writers Guild, Doulbe B, Araless, & DJ Indica Jones tickets
MONDAY, May 23
9a, Adobe (801 N 34th) Come save a life! Make an appointment or take a chance and drop-in

Lunchtime Workout Ab Lab
12p, Fremont Health Club (920 N 34th St #200) $10 for non-members

5p, Stone Way Cafe (3510 Stone Way N) Hal Merrill jazz performance with a quartet setting

Fremont Neighborhood Council Meeting
7p, Doric Temple #9 (619 N 36th St) the Fremont Neighbhorhood Douncil advocates on behalf of the residents of Fremont

7p, West of Lenin (203 N 36th St) A staged reading, by Jon Brunzel. Money. Sex. Bad Behavior. Just another day in the stock market. tickets

Zouk'NFusion Social Dancing
9:30p, Salsa Con Todos (211 N 36th St) Explore your exotic side at SCT's Fusion Flow night with an evening dedicated to Kizomba Brazilian Zouk and Oaxia. $7 at Door
TUESDAY, May 24
Lunchtime Workout HIIT Class
12p, Fremont Health Club (920 N 34th St #200) $10 for non-members

1p, Fremont Library (731 N 35th St) Registration is required call 206.684.4084

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Fremont Rotary (Fun Club) Meeting 
5:30p Hale's Palladium (4301 Leary Way NW) If you are considering becoming a Rotarian, and you enjoy meeting upbeat and creative people, give the Fremont Fun Club a try! 

Talia Keys
6p, Stone Way Cafe (3510 Stone Way N) From crossing genres to playing multiple instruments, she embodies her own unique style of singing and songwriting

Parley Presents 'A Fine Line
Tuesday, May 24, 7p, West of Lenin (203 N 36th st) by Celeste Mari  RSVP
WEDNESDAY, May 25
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Fremont Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting
8:30a, Fremont Chamber Office (309 N 36th St)

Fremont Chamber Biz2Biz Professional Networking Gathering
8:30a, Red Door Alehouse (3401 Evanston Ave)

book Family Story Time 
11a, Fremont Library (731 N 35th St) Bring your preschoolers and toddlers to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun with our children's librarian.

Lunchtime Workout Ab Lab
12p, Fremont Health Club (920 N 34th St #200) Drop-In Lunchtime Workout Ab Lab $10 for non-members

Gather & Sing
12p, Dusty Strings (3406 Fremont Ave N) Come as you are, no instruments necessary! All levels welcome, $5 suggested donation.


6p, The Barrel Thief (3417 Evanston Ave N #102) This is an incredible line-up, and a very rare opportunity to indulge in some world-class wines. tickets

6p, Stone Way Cafe (3510 Stone Way N) Seattle-based songwriting duo featuring Emily Abrahamson and Cole Spicer, blending slow-grooving guitar and synths with raw, emotive lyrics to create a mellow mood and captivating ambiance. 
 
CSz Seattle Improv Jam 
8p, Atlas Theater (3509 Fremont Ave N) open to everyone! $9

8:30p, Red Star Taco Bar (513 N 36th St) Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, top Secret!, Real Genius
THURSDAY, May 26
Lunchtime Workout MixxedFit Express
12p, Fremont Health Club (920 N 34th St #200) $10 non-members email kris@fremonthc.com to reserve your spot

6:30p, Vitality Specific (5211 20th Ave NW ste. C) If you love to have fun, mingle, and get spoiled, you'll love this event! RSVP 206.297.2792 email

7p, Stone Way Cafe (3510 Stone Way Ave N) anything goes!

8p, Nectar Lounge (412 N 36th st) with Richie Aldente
FRIDAY, May 27
7p, Stone Way Cafe (3510 Stone Way N) singer/songwriter out of Tacoma, WA, focusing on original soul powered rock n' roll. 

The Panel Jumper
8p, West of Lenin (203 N 36th St) Join us for the second chapter of our celebration of the magic of sequential storytellingcomic books! tickets

8p, Nectar Lounge (412 N 36th St)  Poor Man's Whiskey has evolved into a ragged, spontaneous beast pulling from equally deep wells of story-telling originals, expertly crafted covers and zany on-stage shenanigans. 
Have some Fremont Events? Send to Lydia by Wednesdays at 5 to be included the BLAST

Community Corner:
Seattle study on shift scheduling wants to hear from businesses and employees

Do you manage shift employees who work varying hours in Seattle? Are you a shift employee yourself? The City of Seattle wants to hear from you!

The City is considering legislation that would regulate shift scheduling for employees who work within Seattle city limits.
LEARN MORE
Resilient Fremont:
Emergency Preparedness
From: 

Make A Plan

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If catastrophe strikes, having a plan in place and knowing what to do will help you feel calm and in control.

Review and practice your emergency plans

 

For more on this...

 

For more information contact: John Nordstrand


From the SBA:
SBA Launches 3rd Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition to Award $3.95 Million for Small Business Startups

For the third year, the U.S. Small Business Administration is launching an Accelerator Growth Fund competition for accelerators and other entrepreneurial ecosystem models to compete for monetary prizes of $50,000 each, totaling $3.95 million.  The SBA is looking to support the development of accelerators and their support of startups in parts of the country where there are fewer conventional sources of access to capital. Applicants include support organizations whose sole purpose is to help start-ups grow, be-come commercially viable and have a real and sustained economic impact.
Application deadline is June 3.

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Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement construction closures

Visit our website for a complete list of closures affecting your area or the "What's Happening Now" page, dedicated to providing current regional updates as we have them confirmed. Closure information changes frequently, so remember to check for updates throughout the week.

Save the Date
May

Fremont Spring Clean Up
Saturday, May 28, 9:30a, Patrick Place Apartments (4251 Aurora ave N) keep fremont fabulous! Refreshments and prizes!

Saturday, May 28, 6p, The Barrel Thief (3417 Evanston Ave. N. #102) Tickets will go on sale around May 7th; reserve one in advance by writing to Christopher. 
June

Thursday, June 9, 8p, Fremont Abbey (4272 Fremont Ave N) singer-songwriter project headed by songwriter and vocalist Katie Jacobson 

Sunday, June 12, 7p, Barrel Thief (3417 Evanston Ave. N. #102) What happens when you take a classical Flamenco guitarist from Italy and add a former logger vocalist and powerhouse blues singer from Chicago's Eastside?

Tuesday, June 14, 8p, Fremont Abbey (4272 Fremont Ave N) An upbeat alt-country musing on what it means to be a good person in our confusing world.

Parade Float Move
Friday, June 17, 9p, Fremont Power House (3940 Fremont Ave N)

Saturday June 18, Center of the Universe. Become a Sponsor 

Friday-Sunday, June 17 - 19, all through Fremont. Join the festivities that surround the parade

Sunday, Jun 26, 9a, Sheraton (1400 6th Ave)  You'll gain practical strategies and revealing insights that will enhance your impact on students. Register by May 20
July

July 11-16, 9a, In this week-long class you will build your own Shearwater 14, 16, 17, Sport or Sectional Sport kayak from a Chesapeake Light Craft kit.

Monday, July 25, Adobe (801 N 34th St) schedule an appointment
Fremont News

Generate ideas, dream, start building your entry in this year's annual Fremont Solstice Parade, or join a group that's already working on a project.

On Wednesday, May 25th, starting at 5p, Nectar Lounge will host a Latin food and music celebration to raise money for PASE, helping Nicaraguan sugar cane workers suffering from chronic kidney disease.

Midwesterners, on the other hand, are drawn to Fremont, where they comprise 19 percent of the neighborhood.

On Saturday, May 21st & Sunday, May 22nd, between 9a - 9p, stop by the Fremont Arts Council workshop space, The Powerhouse, for a few minutes (or a few hours) and find your inspiration for the 2016 Solstice Parade.
"We like to show people just how special craft distilling is and what it means to be "craft". In a nutshell, it helps keep our farms sustainable while our customers get to enjoy an amazing variety of spirits." Mike Sherlock, Owner of Fremont Mischief.
On Saturday, May 21st & Sunday, May 22nd,Salsa Con Todo offers a unique opportunity to learn from cutting edge Afro-Latin Dance artist Sekou McMiller.

When the sun starts shining and the misty gray feeling we've had for the past six months starts to dissipate, sophisticated Seattle beer drinkers know to look for one thing: the bright-orange tap handle.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE FREMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

 

The Fremont Chamber of Commerce strengthens the business climate and improves the quality of life in the Fremont area.

 

Lydia Minehan-Tubic
Fremont Chamber of Commerce
calendar@fremont.com
o 206.632.1500


 

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