Chamber Chat

It’s the October edition of Chamber Chat, written by Lauren Cohen, Co-owner San Juan Canvas, LLC and Chamber of Commerce Board President…

Fall has arrived on San Juan Island. This truly is such a beautiful time of year here. It is great to see so many visitors on the island especially on the weekends. All of our guests will enjoy and our business community will benefit from the wide array of fantastic activities going on through the fall.

Savor The San Juans is in full swing with events running through November in celebration of food and farming in the San Juan Islands. November 4-6 brings us the fantastic Friday Harbor Film Festival with an amazing selection of films and unique opportunities to hear from filmmakers themselves. Lastly… and here come the “H” word… the holiday season will be upon us.

The Friday Harbor Winter Festival will commence on December 1 and will include fun and celebratory events through the month of December. The Island Lights Festival will take place on Friday, December 2 with events to include an open house at the Whale Museum, caroling, the tree lighting and Santa at Brickworks. December 3-4 all islanders and visitors are invited to the Ag Guild Old Fashioned Christmas Market at Brickworks which will be a traditional European style holiday market showcasing talented local artisans. Other events will be added to our winter line up as we get closer to the season. Enjoy the peacefulness of the autumn season and as always, support your local businesses especially as we head into the gift buying season.

New Members

The Chamber of Commerce welcomes these new members to our community of merchants. Be sure to check them out.

Black Fish Bistro– Hobbes Buchanan-owner. 140 A First Street. 317-1800 or [email protected]
Hobbes’ new restaurant is the culmination of a dream he has had since moving to San Juan Island. His menu features “farm to fork” and “tide to table” Pacific Northwest cuisine with a rustic French flair. The modern, intimate location includes a sweet martini bar. Be sure to stop in for a great meal.

San Juan Quintet- Dennis Willows 317-7131 or Rich Barker 378-9474.
Often featured at The Rumor Mill, this local group of Friday Harbor based musicians can be found playing jazz standards, bebop, Latin, swing, blues and more. Available for weddings or most any special occasion. Be sure to think of the San Juan Quintet for your next party.

Featured Member
Congratulations for our randomly selected Featured Member of the Month, San Juan Wireless. Owned by Joy and Denny Sevier, San Juan Wireless (formerly San Juan Cellular) has been serving our Island community since 1998. They are the Island’s exclusive Verizon and DirecTV dealer and ready to help you anytime with your cell phone and TV needs. They are located at 818 Mullis St in the Guard Electric Building. Joy and Denny can be reached at 378-8260

Chamber Quarterly Luncheon
Our final quarterly luncheon of 2016 was held at Brickworks on Thursday, 10/13. Members were treated to updates from the Town, County and Port as well as information from the Friday Harbor Film Festival and Island Air. We had a great turnout representing every sector of our excellent business community. The great lunch was provided by Vinny’s Ristorante so thank you to them and the Chamber staff who helped to serve and clean up. We  hope to see every Chamber of Commerce member at our end of the year annual meeting and holiday party. Stay tuned for more information on that event.

Until next month. Cheers to you.

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