BUSINESS CALENDAR

OCT. 2: Ribbon cutting, 4 p.m., Salt & Soul, 2917 Route 9W, Saugerties.

OCT. 3: Association of Fundraising Professionals webinar, “Stronger Together - How Coordinating Grants and Development Increase Wins,” 12:30 p.m., Mohonk Preserve visitor center, 3197 Route 55, Gardiner. Free for AFP members, $20 for others. Lunch will be provided, RSVP at mhvafp@gmail. com. Nonmembers may mail checks to AFP Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter, 30 Scott’s Corners Drive, Suite 203, Montgomery, N.Y. 12549, or pay at the door.

OCT. 3: “Greater Hudson Valley Young Professional Summit: Base Camp,” sponsored by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, 5:308:30 p.m., King’s Court Brewing, 490 Cannon St., Poughkeepsie. No cost to attend. For more information or to register, go to www.patternYPsummit. com.

OCT. 4: Manufacturing Career Exploration Night, 6-8:30 p.m., Pine Bush High School, 156 Route 302, Pine Bush. More than 30 Hudson Valley manufacturers will educated students and parents about potential career paths in the field. Register at conta.cc/2pxnhwA.

OCT. 6: Ribbon cutting, 4 p.m. Modern Shacks, 2 Waughkonk Road, town of Kingston.

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.

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 bit.ly/2xNg3bg.

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) 3385100.

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.

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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 mohonkconsultations.org/2018autumn-conference. 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.

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