Business calendar

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-autumn-conference.

NOV. 5: Ribbon cutting, 3:30 p.m., Middle Way School, 268 W. Saugerties Road, Saugerties,

NOV. 5: Ribbon cutting, 4:45 p.m., Keith Bennett’s Karate Academy, 140 Enterprise Drive, Building 24 (TechCity), town of Ulster.

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) 3385100 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) 3385100 or bit.ly/2OmX0zU.

NOV. 14: Ribbon cutting, 3 p.m., Community Manufacturing Solutions, 44 Corporate Drive, Kingston.

NOV. 14: Ribbon cutting and open house, 5:30 p.m., Bella Piazza (new event space next to Frank Guido’s Little Italy), 14 Thomas St., Kingston. Complimentary buffet, cash bar. RSVP to Bob@ UlsterChamber.org or (845) 338-5100.

NOV. 16: Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., Wiltwyck Golf Club, 404 Steward Lane, town of Ulster. (Note change of location from previous announcement.) 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) 845338-5100, ext. 104, or Carol@UlsterChamber.org. Trip is scheduled for Oct. 4-13, 2019.

NOV. 28: Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Mid-Hudson Valley chapter, 12th annual National Philanthropy Day, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, 40 Civic Center Plaza,, Poughkeepsie. AFP Mid-Hudson Valley will recognize people who have made significant contributions to advancing philanthropy. Keynote speaker: Steven Shattuck, chief engagement officer, Bloomerang; topic: “The Current State of Donor Retention, and What Fundraisers Can Do About It.” Following address and awards breakfast, attendees may attend education programs presented by local experts in the field. There also will be vendor expo and lunch. All-inclusive cost: $75 per person for AFP members, $85 for others. (For keynote, breakfast and awards ceremony only: $45 per person.) Tickets can be purchased at bit. ly/2OoNd7q.

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) 3385100 or bit.ly/2RxJdV4.

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