Business calendar
APRIL 3: “Savvy Social Security Planning” workshop, 6:30 p.m., 2680 South Road, Poughkeepsie. Session will last 60-90 minutes. Admission is free, but reservations are required at www.ulstersavings.com/ workshops (use promo code UFG1040318) or (845) 338-6322, ext. 3352.
APRIL 4: Tourism Trends Conference, presented by Dutchess Tourism Inc. Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Road, Wappingers Falls. More info: bit.ly/2FItAac.
APRIL 5: 10th annual Ulster County Young Adult Job Fair, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Andy Murphy Midtown Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston. Open to ages 16 to 24. More than 40 businesses in such fields as health care, banking, recreation, retail and manufacturing will be represented, offering full-time, part-time and summer jobs. Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately and bring their résumés. Businesses wishing to participate should call the Ulster County’s Office of Employment and Training at (845) 340-3170. For a list of participating businesses, go to www.ulsterworks.
com/youth-and-youngadults.
APRIL 5: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting about October 2018 China trip, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Courtyard By Marriott, 500 Frank Sottile Blvd., town of Ulster. No cost to attend meeting, but reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.
ly/2s4MUZw. Trip scheduled for Oct. 4-12, 2018; $2,199 cost includes airfare, hotels and day trips.
APRIL 5: “Savvy Social Security Planning” workshop, 6:30 p.m., Ulster Savings Bank, 2680 South Road, Poughkeepsie. Session will last 60-90 minutes. Admission is free, but reservations are required at www.ulstersavings.com/ workshops (use promo code UFG1040518) or (845) 338-6322, ext. 3352.
APRIL 7: Grand opening, Rock Candy Vintage, 77 Main St., New Paltz, noon to 5 p.m. Shop offers vintage and new apparel and home goods.
APRIL 10: “Savvy IRA Planning for Baby Boomers” workshop, 6:30 p.m., Ulster Savings Bank, 2680 South Road, Poughkeepsie. Session will last 60-90 minutes. Admission is free, but reservations are required at www.ulstersavings.com/ workshops (use promo code UFG1041018) or (845) 338-6322, ext. 3352. APRIL 12: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce new member meetand-greet, 9-10:30 a.m., Courtyard By Marriott, 500 Frank Sottile Blvd., town of Ulster. Admission is free, but reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit. ly/2o05Xiy.
APRIL 12: Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce “After Hours,” 5:30-7 p.m., Coppola’s, 4167 Albany Post Road (Route 9), Hyde Park. More info: (845) 229-8612.
APRIL 12: “Savvy IRA Planning for Baby Boomers” workshop, 6:30 p.m., Ulster Savings Bank, 2680 South Road, Poughkeepsie. Session will last 60-90 minutes. Admission is free, but reservations are required at www.ulstersavings.com/ workshops (use promo code UFG1041218) or (845) 3386322, ext. 3352.
APRIL 18: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation speed mentoring and networking, 2:30-4 and 5:30-7 p.m., SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge. No cost to attend, but reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.ly/2EDAN8x.
APRIL 18: SUNY New Paltz School of Business 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 5-8 p.m., The Grandview, 176 Rinaldi Blvd., Poughkeepsie. Honorees: Cheryl Bowers, president and CEO of Rondout Savings Bank, Business Person of the Year; Denise Doring VanBuren, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. executive, Dean’s Award of Excellence; Sandra Jackson (’86), Covanta Energy, Alumna of the Year; and Ecegul Somay, SUNY New Paltz Class of 2018, Student Leader of the Year. More info: Lori Nutting, (845) 257-2932 or nuttingl@newpaltz.edu.
APRIL 19: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., Hudson Valley Sudbury School, 84 Zena Road, town of Kingston. Free for chamber members and prospective members. Reservations required at bit.ly/2FQTpT2 or (845) 338-5100.
APRIL 24: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Best Western Plus hotel, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Speaking on the subject “How to Promote Your Business in a Digital Marketing Economy” will be Jeremy Ellenbogen (Ellenbogen Group, Inc./Seven21 Media Center), Katy Dwyer (Katy Dwyer Design) and Abe Uchitelle (Dragon 360). Cost: $25 for chamber members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for others. Preregistration required. Call (845) 338-5100 or go to bit. ly/2H5iGrV.
APRIL 28-29: Hudson Valley KidVenture, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mid-Hudson Civic Center, ChangePoint Theater and Market Street, Poughkeepsie. Event will highlight businesses and nonprofits while offering children of all ages and abilities interactive and educational activities. Daily admission is $8 when purchased online in advance, $10 at the door. Two-day pass is $12 when purchased online in advance. Go to bit. ly/2HqgRqx. Exhibitor space available, with early pricing through March 1. Details at bit.ly/2C6GNIH.
APRIL 26: Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Coppola’s, 4167 Albany Post Road (Route 9), Hyde Park. Speaker: Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro. More info: (845) 229-8612. MAY 3: Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year dinner, Coppola’s Italian Bistro, 4167 Albany Post Road (Route 9), Hyde Park. Open bar 6-7 p.m.; dinner and cash bar start at 7 p.m. Honoree: Dave Stewart, owner of DS Electric. Cost: $65 per person. Reservations and full payment required by April 18. RSVP at bit.ly/2pVevbm. Mail checks to Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, Attn.: Award Dinner, P.O. Box 17, Hyde Park N.Y. 12538.
MAY 8: Dutchess Tourism Awards of Distinction breakfast (buffet catered by Simply Gourmet), 8:30 a.m., followed by brochure exchange from 10 a.m. to noon, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, Wallace Center, Route 9, Hyde Park. $40 per person for breakfast and awards ceremony; admission to brochure exchange is free. Register by May 1 at bit.ly/2GGiqAE.
MAY 22: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., Wiltwyck Golf Club, 404 Steward Lane, town of Ulster. Free for chamber members and prospective members. Reservations required at bit.ly/2FyNMbk or (845) 338-5100.
MAY 30: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Best Western Plus hotel, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Speaker: Former U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson. Cost: $25 for chamber members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for others. Preregistration required. Call (845) 338-5100 or go to bit.ly/2p6cVTK.
MAY 31: “Own It!’ entrepreneurial women’s conference, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., SUNY Ulster, Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge. Guest speaker: Diana Lovett, founder of Cissé Cocoa Co. Cost: $48 before May 1, $55 from May 1-29, $65 at the door. Register at www.SUNYUlster.edu/ownit. More info: Mindy Kole, (845) 688-6041 or kolem@SUNYUlster.edu.
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