Join owner, Coley Thinnes at Olde Sonoma Public House for the first summer SWYRL (Socialize With Young Rising Leaders) of the Sonoma Young Professionals. Members are invited to re-connect and bring a guest to this fun-relaxed networking event for 21-40 year old professionals living and/or working in Sonoma Valley.  Olde Sonoma Pub, 18615 Sonoma Hwy (inthe Fiesta Plaza Center)  from 5:30-7:30. $10 at the door.

Hey girls—come out and have some fun in your own backyard!  How often do you get to be a "tourist" in the same town you live and work in?  This weekend, March 26-28, is the first Sonoma Valley Girlfriends Weekend, and it brings with it some incredible special offers from local spas, shops, restaurants and more

Here are the details:

Sonoma Valley is California’s oldest Wine Country and a historic resort destination. For over a hundred years, we’ve played host to ladies who lunch, cowgirls on horseback, women wine-lovers and sophisticated spa-goers.

Now it’s your turn! Join KGO’s Chris Brecher this March 26th through the 28th for a fabulous weekend of femme festivities—from luxury pampering to noshing on great wine and food. So come hike, bike, sip and swirl—just leave the man out of your plan.

Check out the Girlfriends Weekend web site for more details!

Paid SYP members who attend the  2010 Business Expo—Sonoma Valley’s largest annual business event of the year, featuring local food and wine samplings as well as showcasing the products and services of more than 50 local businesses—will receive a FREE wine and food pass at check-in!

The Expo will take place Thursday, March 18th
at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building
from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

FEATURING LOCAL FOOD + WINE:

Barking Dog Roasters, Bartholomew Park Winery, Big 3, Ceja Vineyards, Charles Creek Winery, El Bringuito Market, Highway 12 Winery, Ludy’s Catering, Mary’s Pizza Shack, Santé Restaurant,  Taqueria Sonoma and Whole Foods Market.
A tasting pass for unlimited sips and samples is $10 per person benefiting the Chamber’s Business Education Roundtable.

LIVE MUSIC PERFORMED BY:
Gerard Serafini + Michael Noel (acoustic instrumental)
Sean Carscadden + Marty O'Reilly (acoustic with vocals)
Provided by Sonoma Valley Music, your local source for instrument sales and service, entertainment bookings, sound system rentals and repair service.

A must attend for business-to-business networking, gathering community information and community members to meet local business owners and community leaders.

LOCAL BUSINESSES SPONSORING THIS SHOP SONOMA EVENT:
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma Index-Tribune, Sonoma Valley Bank, Infineon Raceway, Wine Country Party and Events, Exchange Bank, North Bay Insurance Brokers, Wells Fargo Bank and PG&E.

 

Tonight's SWYRL mixer is scheduled to be a joint event with Business After-Hours at Hanna Boys Center.  This will provide an excellent opportunity for SYPs to connect with each other and with a youth-serving community organization that is celebrating 60 years in Sonoma Valley.

Thursday, FEB 18
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Hanna Boy's Center
17000 Arnold Drive

Mix, mingle and make connections at this "high touch" business and community networking event. While sipping local wines and sampling offerings from Hanna's kitchen, guests will discover the amazing Hanna Boys' Center and the incredible difference that dedicated staff members make in the lives of so many young men and their families.  Hanna celebrates 60 years of exemplary education, faith and caring in the heart of Sonoma Valley.  Hanna's chapel and grounds are community gems that are beloved by students and well as residents.  See you there!

The Hanna Boys stories are pretty amazing—you don't want to miss this!

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Thank you—see you all next week at the SVMA!

 
Be sure to join us at our monthly SWYRL mixer! We will be gathering together to kick off the new year with wine, munchies from Mary's Pizza and mingling amongst masterpieces at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art.

when: January 14, 5:30-7:30
where: Sonoma Valley Museum of Art (with Mary's Pizza!)
who: Sonoma's brightest and freshest young professionals + you!
RSVP: on our facebook event page