Business calendar
OCT. 17: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Best Western Plus hotel, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Candidates for state Senate in Districts 39, 42 and 46 will speak and take questions. Cost: $25 for members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for nonmembers. Reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.ly/2PjNfPt. OCT. 18: Business Alliance of Kingston meeting, 8:30-9:45 a.m., Reher Center, 101 Broadway, Kingston. Jonathan Bix, of Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson, will speak about immigration issues in Kingston. Cost: $5, includes bagels and coffee. RSVP to karen@karmabee.com. OCT. 18: Workshop, “How to Attract the Best Talent in a Very Tight Labor Market,” 9-10:30 a.m., Ulster County Office Building, sixth floor, 244 Fair St., Kingston. No cost to attend, but reservations requested at (845) 340-3170. OCT. 18: Financial literacy workshop, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Dutchess Community College, 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie. Sponsored by Rhinebeck Bank, DCC and United Way. Guest speaker: Credit expert John Panzella. Register at www.uwdor. org/register-oct18. More info (845)471-1900. OCT. 20: Operation Kidsafe safety event, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lake Katrine area. Sponsored by Romeo Chevrolet Buick GMC. Details at bit.ly/2OWvwRa. OCT. 24: Orange County Fall Job Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Newburgh Mall, 1401 Route 300, Newburgh. About 60 employers expected. More info: (845) 346-1102, (845) 346-1303 or mblair@orangecountygov.com. OCT. 24: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce mixer,
5-7 p.m., Cornell Creative Business & Arts Center, 139 Cornell St., Kingston. Complimentary refreshments. No cost to attend, but preregistration required at (845) 338-5100 or bit. ly/2xNg3bg. OCT. 25: Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Eveready Diner 4184 Albany Post Road (Route 9), Hyde Park. Speaker: Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. Cost: $20 for chamber members, $30 for others. Reserve by Oct. 18 at (845) 229-8612 or www.hydeparkchamber.org.
OCT. 25: Orange County Chamber of Commerce Business to Consumer Expo, 5:30-7 p.m., Tapped, 22 Henry St., Unit 2, Middletown. Cost: Free for chamber members, $15 for others. Register at bit.ly/2OOTLkf. OCT. 25: Ulster County Business Recognition Awards Dinner, Wiltwyck Golf Club, 404 Steward Lane, town of Ulster. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m., dinner and awards ceremony begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $100 per person. Reserve at bit.ly/2KpJi8D or (845) 338-5100. OCT. 27: Orange County Chamber of Commerce Business to Consumer Expo, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Galleria at Crystal Run, 1 Galleria Drive, Middletown. NOV. 1: Fall Roundup Grazier Meeting — Extending the Grazing
Season for Livestock, 1-4 p.m., Diamond Hills Farm, 80 Angus Lane, Hudson. Sponsored by. Presenters: Jason Detzel and Aaron Gabriel. Cost: $10 per person. Preregistration requested by Oct. 30 at tinyurl. com/FallRoundup; or send check to Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County, Fall Roundup/ CAAHP Program, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, N.Y. 12186. NOV. 5: Mohonk Consultations conference, “Pastures of Plenty? Food, Justice and Labor in the Hudson Valley,” 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mohonk Mountain House Conference Center, 1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz. Farm workers and participating organizations and their representatives will speak. Keynote address will be given by Margaret
Gray, Adelphi University Department of Political Science. Conference will be presented in English and Spanish. Cost: $50 (lunch included), with special rates for students, seniors and farmworkers. Register online by 11 p.m. Nov. 2 at mohonk-consultations.org/2018-autumnconference. NOV. 7: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce business card exchange, 9-10:30 a.m., Courtyard By Marriott, 500 Frank Sottile Blvd., to of Ulster. No cost to attend, but reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.ly/2DGQL4O. NOV. 13: Young Ulster Professionals (YUP) meet-up/trivia night, 6-8 p.m., Best Western Plus hotel, 503 Washington Ave., Kingston. Complimentary
refreshments, cash bar. Each member of the winning team gets a $25 lunch or dinner gift certificate. No cost to attend, but reservations required at (845) 338-5100 or bit. ly/2OmX0zU. NOV. 16: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern, 25 S.Partition St., Saugerties. Topic: Kingstonian project in Uptown Kingston. Cost: $25 for members in advance, $30 for members at the door, $35 for nonmembers. Reservations required at (845) 338-5100. NOV. 19: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce information meeting about October 2019 trip to Egypt, 5:30-7 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, 1835 Ulster
Ave., Lake Katrine. No cost to attend meeting, but reservations required at (845) 845-3385100, ext. 104, or Carol@UlsterChamber.org. Trip is scheduled for Oct. 4-13, 2019. NOV. 28: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce mixer, 5-7 p.m. SUNY New Paltz, in Student Union building atrium. No cost to attend, but preregistration required at (845) 338-5100 or bit.ly/2RxJdV4.
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