Business calendar
NOV. 1: Career fair, hosted by Ulster BOCES Literacy Zone and Ulster Works Career Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Business Resource Center at 651 Development Court, Ulster Avenue, town of Ulster. Fair is designed to help those looking to re-enter the workforce, explore career training opportunities and/or advance their careers. Twenty-five employers in culinary, health care and hospitality fields to participate. Attendees should bring a current résumé and dress professionally. More info:(845) 331-5050, ext. 2225.
NOV. 2: Ribbon cutting and open house, Carl Cox Galleries, 378 Main St., Rosendale, 4 p.m. RSVPs appreciated at (845) 3385100 or Bob@UlsterChamber.org.
NOV. 3: Ribbon cutting and open house, Functional Fitness of Ulster County, 899 state Route 28, town of Kingston, 1 p.m. RSVPs appreciated at (845) 3385100 or Bob@UlsterChamber.org.
NOV. 4: Ribbon cutting and open house, Cricket Wireless, 1036 Ulster Ave., town of Ulster, 10 a.m. RSVPs appreciated at (845) 338-5100 or Bob@ UlsterChamber.org.
NOV. 9: Orange County Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30 a.m., West Hills Country Club, Middletown. Speaker: Ed Harrison, general manager of Stewart International Airport. Cost: $25 for chamber members, $35 for others. Register at (845) 4579700, www.orangeny.com or erinp@orangeny.com.
NOV. 10: Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce seminar on integrating generations in the workplace, 7:30-9 a.m., Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Presenter: Skip Weisman, founder of Championship Company Blog. Cost: $20 for chamber members, $30 for others. Light breakfast included. Register at dcrcoc.org or (845) 454-1700, ext. 1000.
NOV. 10: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. Must be 21 or older to attend. Free for chamber members and prospective members. Registration required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.ly/2dYlluX. Prospective members who wish to attend should call Carol Ricken at (845) 338-5100, ext. 104.
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.
NOV. 15: Orange County Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals mixer, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Pine Island Brewery, 682 County Road 1B, Pine Island. Admission: For members, toiletry items that will be donated to Safe Harbors of the Hudson; for others, $10 plus toiletry items. Mixer will include cash bar and prizes. Must be 21 or older, with valid ID, to attend. Register at (845) 4579700, www.orangeny.com or erinp@orangeny.com.
NOV. 17: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce health insurance open enrollment meeting, 10-11 a.m., Courtyard by Marriott, 500 Frank Sottile Blvd., town of Ulster. Representatives of Liazon Benefits Exchange, CDPHP and MVP will present the 2017 chamber plans and answer questions. No charge to attend, but reservations are encouraged at (845) 338-5100 or bit. ly/2ewm5To.
NOV. 18: Council of Industry annual luncheon and expo, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Lunch speaker: Wanda Felton, vice chair and first vice president, Export-Import Bank of the United States. Expo portion of the event will showcase products and services that council members and associate members provide. Cost: $55 per person or $495 for table of 10. Register at bit. ly/1N4tPoy.
NOV. 30: “Happy Hour Yoga,” sponsored by Orange County Chamber of Commerce and its Minority & Women Business Committee, 6-7:30 p.m., Chamber Business Center, 30 Scott’s Corners Drive, Montgomery. Participants should bring yoga mats. Hourlong yoga class will be followed by a hard cider tasting and networking. Cost: $10 for chamber members, $15 for others. Register at (845) 4579700, www.orangeny.com or erinp@orangeny.com.
DEC. 12: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Best Western Plus, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Guest speaker: Ulster BOCES Superintendent Charles Khoury. Cost: $25 for chamber members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for nonmembers. Reservations required at (845) 3385100 or bit.ly/2dyKj2z.
The business calendar appears in the Freeman each Monday. Items may be submitted by email to news@freemanonline.com and should include the time, date and location of the event, as well as the cost to attend (if any) and registration information.