Welcome back to Transactional Love♡. Wendi and Norma bring you a special two-part episode, stories that are near and dear to both of our hearts. Focused on our town, Benicia, California, we have a behind-the-scenes look into Porchfest Benicia 2024, presented by Benicia Magazine.

If you haven't been to a Porchfest, this special event is a local, grassroots live music festival that takes place on home porches, local businesses, and venues throughout the US. Porchfest Benicia, on September 21st, 2024, is a celebration of community and a testament to the power of music to bring us together. This music festival is unlike any other taking place on the porches of Benicia historic vintage homes. The curated live music also spills into our local businesses, driveways, parking lots, and the charming restaurants that line historic First Street, the heart of our community. This is a FREE event for all and VIP tickets are also available for an elevated culinary and wine + beer experience, as well as access to exclusive VIP lounges (see links below).

For this this Part 2 episode, we're taking the podcast on the road, sitting down with the The Ex Capitals Band, in their recording garage. On September 21st, they will be playing on the Mary Farmer School of Rock Stage. Head over to porchfest-benicia.com to see where that will be in addition to other incredible themed stages and musical artists.

We're so excited to bring this original music and story to you. Thank you to our community sponsors who make this incredible event possible. To become a sponsor for 2024 and beyond, visit the Porchfest Benicia website below.

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Welcome back to Transactional Love♡. Wendi and Norma bring you this very special two-part series episode, a story that is near and dear to both of our hearts. Focused on our town, Benicia, California, we have a behind-the-scenes look into Porchfest Benicia 2024, presented by Benicia Magazine.

If you haven't been to a Porchfest, this special event is a local, grassroots live music festival that takes place on home porches, local businesses, and venues throughout the US. Porchfest Benicia, on September 21st, 2024, is a celebration of community and a testament to the power of music to bring our us together. This music festival is unlike any other taking place on the porches of Benicia historic vintage homes. The curated live music also spills into our local businesses, driveways, parking lots, and the charming restaurants that line historic First Street, the heart of our community. This is a free event for all and VIP tickets are also available for an elevated culinary and wine + beer experience (see links below).

For this this first part of the two-episode series, we're sitting down with Jerry and Mary Ellen Hayes who are two stewards of Benicia history and have been dedicated to serving our community alongside their families for six generations and counting. Their charming porch will be one of the stages where we will be able to experience live music. As our former Mayor, Jerry Hayes has also served our town on the Benicia Planning Commission, Benicia City Council and the Benicia Historical Society.

Following this episode, we'll sit down with the Benicia band, The Ex Capitals, who will be gracing this porch with amazing live music as the Mary Farmer School of Rock Stage. We will learn more about their connection to Benicia and a bit of what we can expect to see on September 21st. We're so excited to bring this rich history and story to you. Thank you to our community sponsors who make this incredible event possible. To become a sponsor for 2024 and beyond, visit the Porchfest Benicia website below.

#Transactwithlove at the links below:

♡ Follow, engage and love-click-to-buy with Benicia Magazine + Porchfest Benicia:

@porchfest_benicia + @beniciamagazine + Porchfest Sponsorship and VIP Tickets

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Welcome back to Transactional Love. In this special episode, Wendi and Norma welcome Philip Soucy, internationally-acclaimed Ceramicist, Artist + Founder of The Soucy Shop. Philip has exhibited at The Clayarch Gimhae Museum in South Korea and Cranbrook Art Museum and has been featured in publications throughout the art world, such as Artforum. His work explores the accumulation of experiences, how repetition and layering can produce new forms through the process of making. We try something a bit different in this episode where we unbox Phillip's beautiful ceramic art while we're speaking with him to learn about his inspiring journey around the globe, in the pursuit of art. We are so honored to bring this conversation to you. #Transactwithlove at the links below:

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Welcome back to TL♡. In this episode, Wendi and Norma Unbox the book, The Psychology of Selling by Brian Tracy, published in 2006. We discuss 6 practices you can implement today to increase success in selling, not only in business, but in everyday life. Join us over on Patreon at the link below to listen into member-only episodes and TL♡ Community content: Circle, Besties and Co-creators.

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Welcome back to Transactional Love. Wendi and Norma welcome a dear friend and passionate designer, Andrea Escobar. Andrea is the founder of Andrea Escobar Studio, where she explores the evolving concept of home and how it changes over time and from person to person. Raised in Tijuana, Mexico and educated in architecture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Andrea has over 10 years of professional experience in high-end residential projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her studio, reflects her commitment to quality and originality, blending contemporary elegance with practical, operational design. Andrea's current work includes consulting services with architects, private design services, and she is currently on the path to becoming a licensed architect in California.

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Welcome back to Transactional Love. In this *Patreon member-only* episode, Wendi and Norma Speak with Caitlin Emmett of Benicia Magazine to do a fun interview on the TL♡ podcast, what started this passion project of ours, and a bit more into our own backgrounds. We are so happy to share this episode with you. For the full episode visit the Patreon link below.

About Benicia Magazine | Celebrating 16 years, Benicia Magazine is the go-to source for County. Covering feature stories that engage readers who look forward to every issue, we extend our reach with Beniciamagazine.com, the anchor in our digital neighborhood. Benicia Magazine has strong brand identity and reader satisfaction in print and online; covering events, people, places, food & drink, education, history, home & garden and other topics of relevance to the lives of Benicia readers.

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Welcome back to TL♡. It's been a month since TTPD has been ours. We are unboxing The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift with Wendi & Norma. We reflect and ruminate on the beauty, the heartbreak and the poetry of it all. Join us over on Patreon to listen into the full 31:13 minute convo, click on the link below & join the TL♡ Community: Circle, Besties and Co-creators.

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#TTPD #TheTorturedPoetsDepartment #TaylorSwift #swifties #swiftie

Welcome back to season two with Wendi & Norma, welcoming our friend and local Chef Kyle Young. Born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, Chef Kyle realized his love for cooking by accident. As a teenager, Chef Kyle had his first restaurant experience in his first job as a dishwasher. Since then and throughout his career he has become a self-taught, award-winning chef, discovering his love of ingredients and garden-reflective, "field-to-fork" menus through rewarding chapters training in Napa kitchens including Brix, Bardessono, Meadowood, The French Laundry and most recently Provisions in Vallejo, California. Today he joins us as the Executive Chef of The Cafe at the Inn located in the Benicia Bay Inn Bed & Breakfast. He shares his journey through the hospitality, community and leadership lessons he's learned along the way. Join us in Benicia, dine with Chef Kyle and even stay in one of Benicia's most quaint B&Bs at the links below.

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