The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce highlighted several fall and holiday events on a recent Tehachapod episode, urging residents and businesses to save dates and participate.

Claire Scottie, executive director of the Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce, listed upcoming programming and community events, including a grand opening for Hacienda Encanto Living on Nov. 1 and a Lunch & Learn about using LinkedIn hosted by Golden Hills IT on Nov. 10 at the Village Coast Studio at noon.

Scottie also said Assemblyman Stan Ellis planned to meet area businesses on Nov. 19 at Mirabel Estate from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; the episode noted Liberty Photography would offer free headshots for chamber members at that event. The chamber will host a Veterans Resource Fair on Nov. 11 at Central Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., sponsored by BHE Renewables and supported by partners including the American Legion and VFW.

The chamber promoted the Christmas parade on Dec. 6, noting new float-height guidelines (13 feet maximum) to avoid interfering with newly installed string lighting on F Street. Coldwell Banker Frontier is the parade’s red-ribbon host; other partners mentioned on the podcast include Nations Lending, Adventist Health and Dance Philosophy.

Scottie announced the Reindeer Rush program will kick off on Small Business Saturday (Nov. 29) and run through Jan. 5. The program asks participants to find and collect stamps at participating shops; higher stamp counts enter customers into a raffle. The chamber said the Reindeer Rush aims to drive foot traffic into smaller or lesser-known storefronts.

The podcast also highlighted the Shop Tehachapi gift-card program, which the chamber described as redeemable at roughly 30 local businesses. The program is free for businesses to join; a small fee is added to sales to sustain the program. Scottie framed the gift card as a way for shoppers to keep holiday spending in the local economy.

“Golden Hills IT has really seen a lot of success with how they have used LinkedIn,” Scottie said about the Nov. 10 Lunch & Learn. “They’re going to be diving into LinkedIn and showing tools businesses can use.”

The chamber encouraged businesses that want to participate in events to contact the chamber through its social-media channels and email, and said organizers will provide final maps, vendor instructions and permit assistance ahead of each event.

— Events and dates noted on the podcast: Hacienda Encanto Living grand opening (Nov. 1, 1 p.m.); Lunch & Learn with Golden Hills IT (Nov. 10, 12 p.m.); Veterans Resource Fair (Nov. 11, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.); Assemblyman Stan Ellis visit (Nov. 19, 5:30–7 p.m.); Christmas parade (Dec. 6); Reindeer Rush (Nov. 29–Jan. 5). Some event times and participant lists were provided by chamber staff on the recording.