Our delicious cheese curds are prepared daily using locally produced cheese sourced from the Campbell's weekly Farmers' Market. It's perfect when paired with a nice beer from our in-house brewery. They can be ordered plain or seasoned with garlic or herbs and they always come with our "Boss of the Sauce" marinara!
UPDATE: Practice for Wednesday April 17th has been moved to the Children's Room at the Home Church.
If you've ever wanted to feed your inner Ferris Bueller and do the Twist and Shout dance in a parade, you'll have a chance to knock one more item off of your bucket list at this year's Bunnies and Bonnets Parade. The parade organizers will be working with the Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) Marching Band to coordinate a Twist and Shout flash mob as part of this year's parade.
If you'd like to participate, there are multiple opportunities for you to learn the dance. Practice sessions will be held at the FCSN Center in San Jose. There's also a video (below) that you can watch to learn the dance on your own.
You'll be the last group in the parade and will be marching behind the FCSN Marching Band. Three times during the parade, the band will play Twist and Shout. You'll move to the front and perform the dance together. Dress in comfortable clothing and wear bunny ears if you have them.
Please check back the day before practice times. The location may change.
The Home Church - Children's Church
1711 S. Winchester Blvd.
Campbell,
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a massive task: counting every person living in the United States — regardless of age, citizenship status, gender, etc. Outside of voting, one of the most powerful things you can do for your community is participate in the census.
Your participation helps ensure our community receives its fair share of more than $600 billion in federal funds annually for critical programs that support education, housing, and emergency disaster relief services. Census data determines the number of U.S. representatives each state sends to Congress. It also sets the district boundaries for our congressional, state senator, assembly member, county supervisor, and city council elections.
To assist with the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau is now hiring for a variety of temporary jobs. To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years old, have a valid Social Security number, pass a criminal background check, and be a U.S. citizen. Bilingual skills are highly desirable.
For more about the job postings, please visit: www.2020census.gov/jobs
For more about the 2020 Census, please visit: www.census.gov
If you love to read and talk books with other people who are into the pulp life, you must check out the Recycle Book Club that meets every month at Recycle Bookstore in Downtown Campbell. This isn't any ordinary book club. In this book club, you don't just talk books, you also get to meet the authors!
This unique club is organized by Lloyd Russell, an avid reader himself who blogs about books and the literary world at BookSage. The books are from a wide ranging array of topics covering just about any genre you could think of. There's probably a title or two in their upcoming book schedule that will interest you no matter what type of reader you are.
There are no requirements to participate. In fact, you don’t even have to read the book! You can come just for the chance to meet the author and get a copy of the book signed, if that's what you want.
Take a look at this great upcoming lineup that Recycle Book Club just published for the spring and summer of 2019!
Spring is right around the corner (no seriously) and we're getting ready to start up First Fridays and Second Saturdays for 2019! They'll resume in April as they usually do and we're looking for bands, musicians, artists, and makers to join us for them. If you'd like to be a part of one of these events, please fill one of the registration forms below.
Downtown Campbell Street Entertainment Application
Music & performance for First Fridays, Second Saturdays, & other events
Second Saturday Artwalk Vendor Information Page
Please read about our vendor requirements and fill out an application to exhibit your art or wares on an upcoming Saturday.
Here are some of the faces that make Downtown Campbell more than just a small district with restaurants and some shops. Every month, a different business in Downtown Campbell hosts this gathering of business owners, nonprofit representatives, and City of Campbell officials to go over upcoming events, share news, and discuss ways to support each other and make Downtown Campbell a better place. The meeting this month was at the newly opened Water Tower Kitchen.
These people are the Downtown Campbell Business Association (DCBA) and they're the community minded volunteers who are behind the scenes of much of what happens in Downtown Campbell. It's really amazing that Downtown Campbell is as well composed as it is because so much of it is being done by volunteers in their "spare time". This isn't typical of a lot of the Main Street districts that you know. Places like Downtown Campbell usually have at least one full time staff person to run the show.
What we lack in resources, we make up for in culture. It's a "culture of doing stuff" and it includes our fans and local residents who reward us for doing what we do by showing up and bringing friends. That in turn encourages businesses who want to be a part of this culture to open up shop in Downtown Campbell and help us keep this thing going.
Three cheers for the new menu at Flights Restaurant Campbell! This week they released a revamped menu that was updated by their celebrity chef, Kyle Kingrey! Those of you with special diets will be excited to know that gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan options are all clearly marked for you. Also, they've added a new lunch menu for those times when you just want a mini Flights experience.
We have good news to share. Starting on Sunday, March 17th, the Campbell Library will be open on Sundays! Our hours will be from 1pm-5pm. We look forward to seeing you 7 days a week.
The 2019 season is here! Come for a tour and see our new exhibits, "Wearing the Living World: How Fashion Impacts Nature" and "Back from Extinction: Muwekma Ohlone's History, Heritage, and Legacy."
Every year, as part of the Celebrate Campbell Awards Dinner event, we get to choose a person important to Downtown Campbell to honor. This year, we're pleased to name a person who's a true team player as the Downtown Campbell Business Association's (DCBA) person of the year for 2019. You might not know him, but if you're around in Downtown Campbell often, you've probably seen him because he lives downtown and shows up to just about everything to be there in support. Nicholas Welzenbach is the name that goes with this face you probably already recognize. He's the funeral director and a managing partner of Darling Fischer Memorial Chapel in Campbell. In addition to being a very active member of the DCBA, he's also a board member and President-Elect of the Campbell Chamber of Commerce.
Nicholas' selfless attitude perfectly embodies one of the core values of the Downtown Campbell Business Association, which is that doing things for the community is not just the right thing to do, but also good for businesses in the long run. For things that improve the quality of life in Campbell, he's never hesitated to volunteer himself and his business without considering if there's anything to gain from it. He also encourages fellow business owners to think of the community first and trust that any sacrifices they have to make is goodwill paid forward that will come back to them in the end.
Please join us in honoring Nicholas and other stand out members of the Campbell community at the Campbell Chamber's 51st Annual Celebrate Campbell Awards Dinner.
Our handmade kitchen/tea towels have become all the rage! Mix & match, along with our cloth napkins (also handmade) for a homestyle look designed by you. Come in & put your own set together...they make great gifts, too.
If you know anyone out there who'd like to buy a successful specialty gourmet retail business in a thriving downtown, we have one of those in stock!
Ed and Chrystie have decided that it's time to retire for real and The Olive Bar is up for sale. There's another year left on their lease. They'll continue supplying us with great Extra Virgin Olive Oils, Balsamic Vinegars, and other gourmet items while they seek someone worthy enough to continue what they've started.
If interested, contact the Olive Bar for details.
https://www.facebook.com/TheOliveBarCampbellCA/posts/2037487652954747
Hi everyone, thanks to everyone who have been asking us about joining our Bunnies and Bonnets Parade later this year. It will be our 21st annual running of this (not so small) community parade and we'd love to have your group join us!
This year we will only be taking applications for the parade online. We will start taking applications online starting on Sunday, February 10th and keep the application period open until Sunday, March 10th. We'll inform all applicants of their status for the parade via email on or before March 15th.
Please return to downtowncampbell.com on or after February 10th to apply for this year's parade.
Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Luckily gift shopping is easy at Redemption with options for your lover, bestie or family; and as always all California made.
We've rounded up a few of our favorite gift options and would love to help you find the perfect gift for your loved one!
Dango Wallets are always a favorite, boasting RFID secured compartments, a multi-tool addition, and lightweight and sleek design. Dango wallets are locally manufactured in Santa Clara
Craftsman Soap Co. offers the best in grooming and beard care for your fella, with natural ingredients and subtle scents. Treat your guy with clean body care!
One of the shops best-sellers since we opened, Ginger June scents are non-toxic, organic and they all smell so good. You can't go wrong with a good perfume! Best of all they're under $40 and hand crafted in Santa Cruz!
Last but not least, Hide & Stone Jewelry is perfect for gifting! Choose the gemstone that best represents the recipient and the rest is ready to go, 14k gold fill chains are hypo-allergenic and tarnish resistant and they're packaged on a gold letter-pressed display card!
For the entire month of February, we're offering a sweet deal on ANY of our candles. Buy one candle and get the second one at 50% off. Just mention that you saw our "Deal of the Month" to get the discount.
If you haven't heard, RockieArambula, the owner of MoonfyreMetaphysical has brain cancer and had to close her store of 16 years in Downtown Campbell. Of all of the ways for us to lose a business, this way has to be the worst. When you're around small businesses, you say a lot of goodbyes because things don't work out and businesses close. That's bad enough, but even worse is when you see healthy businesses close because the owner became ill or went through a major life event.
MoonfyreMetaphysical had been a cornerstone of the Downtown Campbell community for most of its 16 years here. They were especially engaged in their earlier days when Downtown Campbell was a struggling retail district that barely resembled what it is today. Before Moonfyremoved in, their space had turned over numerous times in the years before and even as Moonfyreyear after year, ALL of the businesses around it came and went and came and went again.
About an hour before the door at 401 E. Campbell Ave would close as MoonfyreMetaphysical for the last time, I stopped in to thank Rockie'sdaughter Kayleighfor Moonfyrebeing a part of our community for so long and for the role that the store played in helping Downtown Campbell get to where it is now. Kayleigh'svoice broke a little when she recalled how nobody wanted her mom to open the store and everyone thought she was crazy for pursuing her dream of having her own shop. "This little space has been so good to us for 16 years. I just hope that it'll be just as good to whoever gets it next."
We don't know what's next for the old Moonfyreshop, but we do know what's next for Rockieis a lot of cancer treatment that is hopefully followed by many years of slow recovery. What's next for Rockieand her family are a lot of difficult choices and unexpected expenses that would have been a strain to cover as the owner of a humble retail shop and will be even harder to cover as the former owner of a humble retail shop.
Most people who start businesses like Moonfyredo so because it's their passion, not because it's the best way for them to maximize their income. If something should happen and they're suddenly unable to continue, there is no soft landing. Rockieisn't able to go on disability and collect a paycheck while figuring out how to navigate her new normal and there's no such thing as severance pay, vacation payouts, or unemployment benefits for a small business owner.
One day you are the driving force behind one of the longest running retail shops in a thriving downtown and without warning, that is taken away from you. You're left with nothing all while you're working to regain your speech after having brain surgery.
This is the reality that our friend Rockieand her family are facing today. A GoFundMe pagehas been setup for Rockieto help her. If you can contribute a little...Read More
