Business calendar
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) 6886041 or kolem@SUNYUlster. edu.
JUNE 1: Council of Industry Manufacturing Champion Awards Breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Powelton Club, 29 Old Balmville Road, Newburgh. Cost: $35 per person or $315 for table of 10. To register, email abutler@councilofindustry.org.
JUNE 2: Ribbon-cutting ceremony, noon, Kingston Ceramics Studio, 77 Cornell St., Kingston.
JUNE 5: Young Ulster Professionals (YUP) meet-up and trivia night, 6 to 8 p.m. Best Western Plus, 503 Washington Ave. Kingston. Free refreshments, cash bar. Admission is free, but preregistration is required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.ly/2rDjY8f.
JUNE 11: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Ulster Leadership Celebration Dinner, 5:30-9 p.m., Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern, 25 S. Partition
St., Saugerties. Cocktails at 5:3, dinner at 6:30 p.m. Silent auction will benefit Leadership Ulster Scholarship Fund. Tickets available at www. UlsterChamberFoundation.org.
JUNE 12: Association of Fundraising Professionals panel discussion, “Keys to Nonprofit Success: Branding, PR and Fundraising,” 8-10 a.m., Powelton Club, 29 Old Balmville Road, Newburgh. Panelists: Molly Ahearn, president of Full Deck Design; Filomena Fanelli, CEO of Impact PR & Communications Ltd.; Jennie Swantz Stokum, certified fundraising executive, The Nonprofit Gardener. Cost: $35 for AFP members, $45 for others. Breakfast included. Register at bit.ly/2HBMVLV.
JUNE 14: Orange County Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Villa Venezia, 2257 Goshen Turnpike, Middletown. Panel discussion: “Doing Business With Government.” Register by noon June 12 at bit.ly/2GyT71T.
JUNE 19: Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union “Women in Business” conference, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Anthony’s Pier 9, 2975 Route 9W, New Windsor. Keynote speaker: Casey Brown, “Get Paid Well for Your Excellence.” Also, three breakout sessions featuring panelists from a variety of business backgrounds, business networking opportunities, and continental breakfast and lunch. Cost $59. Tickets at bit.ly/2HBLA7W.
JUNE 23: Ribbon-cutting ceremony 1 p.m., Woodstock School of Art, 2470 Route 212, Woodstock.
JUNE 27: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m., Cantine Field (Saugerties Stallions site), Pavilion Street, Saugerties. Free for chamber members and prospective members, and free admission to Stallions baseball game following mixer. Reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.ly/2qPlGmz.
JULY 23: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5 to 7 p.m., aboard the Rip Van Winkle, starting from 1 East Strand, Kingston. Open to chamber members only. Admission is free, but reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.ly/2IQ4O9E.
SEPT. 28: Buy Local Expo, noon to 5 p.m., Diamond Mills Hotel & Conference Center, 25 S. Partition St., Saugerties. Free admission and parking. To become a sponsor or secure an exhibitor space, contact Bob Hirsch at (845) 338-5100 or Bob@UlsterChamber.org.
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