Business calendar
SEPT. 29: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Best Western Plus, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Guest speakers: 19th Congressional District candidates John Faso and Zephyr Teachout. Cost: $25 for chamber members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for nonmembers. Reservations required at (845) 3385100 or bit.ly/2azIrC9.
SEPT. 29: Workshop, “Getting Started with Social Entrepreneurship,” 9-11 a.m., St. John Room, Clinton Hall, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. Sponsored by Darlene L. Pfeiffer Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
and Women’s Enterprise Development Center. Presenter: Beth Bengtson of Hale Advisors in Kingston. Reservations required. Email Mindy Kole at kolem@ sunyulster.edu or call (845) 688-6041.
SEPT. 29: Ribbon cutting for renovated Hudson Valley Rehabilitation & Extended Care Center, 260 Vineyard Ave., Highland, 6 p.m. RSVPs appreciated at (845) 338-5100 or bob@ ulsterchamber.org.
OCT. 1: Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce’s “Sullivan Stars and Starlets,” 7-11 p.m., Oct. 1, Mr. Willy’s Restaurant, Route 42, Monticello. Black tie. Tickets are $100 per person and include hors d’oeuvres, dinner, complimentary sangria and beer, table games, photo booth and door and raffle prizes, plus DJ entertainment. For tickets, call (845) 791-4200.
OCT. 4: SUNY Ulster Howard C. St. John Lecture, featuring Mike Caslin, founder of the Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network Foundation, on he subject “Make Meaning, Make Money: Making it Happen in Ulster County and Beyond,” 7:30-9 a.m., Student Life Dining Hall, Stone Ridge Campus. Free and open to the public. Reservations required by Sept. 27 at www.sunyulster.edu/ stjohnlecture or (845) 6875262.
OCT. 5: “Savvy Social Security Planning” workshop, 6:30 p.m., Ulster Savings Bank, 180 Schwenk Drive, Kingston. Session will list 60-90 minutes. Admission is free but reservations are required at www.ulstersavings.com/workshops (use promo code UFG1100516 ) or (845) 338-6322, ext. 3315.
OCT. 8: Orange County Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and awards reception, 6:45 p.m., Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center. Cost: $50 for reception
by reservation. Call (845) 457-9700, visit www.orangeny.com or email erinp@ orangeny.com.
OCT. 20: Ulster County Business Recognition Awards Dinner, The Chateau (formerly Hillside Manor), 240 Boulevard (state Route 32), Kingston. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30. Cost: $100 per person. Register at bit.ly/2bPhsE0. More info and sponsorship opportunities: (845) 3385100 or bob@ulsterchamber.org.
OCT. 25: Ulster County Chamber Regional of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., YMCA, 507 Broadway, Kingston. Must be 21 or older to attend. Free for chamber members and prospective members. Registration info: bit.ly/2djHXAU. Prospective members who wish to attend should call Carol Ricken at (845) 3385100, ext. 104.
OCT. 27: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Best Western Plus, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Guest speakers: Candidates for New York state Senate. Cost: $25 for chamber members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for nonmembers. Reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit. ly/2djXPaI.
NOV. 15: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Best Western Plus, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Guest speaker: Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach. Cost: $25 for chamber members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for nonmembers. Reservations required at (845) 3385100 or bit.ly/2cXspar.
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