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November e-newsletter

Columbia-Greene Dialysis Center - Business After Hours - November 18

Join the Chamber as Columbia-Greene Dialysis Center hosts a Business After Hours on Thursday, November 18 at their Visitor's Center.  The event will run from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  Business After Hours’ offer excellent networking opportunities for area business people.  All members of the business community are invited to attend this business event.  Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be offered during the After Hours.  Columbia-Greene Dialysis Center is located off of Route 66 in Ghent.  There is no cost to attend, but guests are encouraged to contact the Chamber at (518) 828-4417 if they plan to attend.

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Freeman Howard, PC - Holiday Business After Hours - December 9

Join the Chamber to celebrate the holiday's as Freeman Howard, PC hosts a Business After Hours on Thursday, December 9 at their Visitor's Center.  The event will run from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  Business After Hours’ offer excellent networking opportunities for area business people.  All members of the business community are invited to attend this business event.  Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be offered during the After Hours.  Freeman Howard is located at 441 East Allen Street in Hudson.  There is no cost to attend, but guests are encouraged to contact the Chamber at (518) 828-4417 if they plan to attend.

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Health Insurance Open Enrollment for Sole Proprietors - November 1-30, 2010
Open Enrollment is the month of November for Sole Proprietors for an effective date of January 1, 2011.   This is the time to make changes or additions to your current health or dental insurance.  Erin Nevins of E.P Nevins Insurance Agency will be available for scheduled appointments every Monday in November if you are interested in meeting with her one on one.  To contact Erin you can call her at (518) 464-0400 or erin@epnevins.com.
Promote Your Business in the January 2011 Chamber Connection Mailing
Are you looking for new connections?  The Chamber Connection is a great way to promote your business to over 1,000 Chamber members for only a $150.  Promote your business this winter and get a great return on your investment.  The next mailing will go out in January 2011.  The deadline for materials is December 17. Please contact the Chamber if you are interested in promoting your business

Chamber Stats
During the month of October the Chamber answered 678 phone calls, sent out 10 relocation guides and welcomed over 575 members to events.  The Chamber website was visited over 11,728 times or an average of 391 times daily. For more information about your Chamber of Commerce contact akneller@columbiachamber-ny.com.

Member News


The Two of Us Productions
presents Jesus Christ Superstar.  Jesus Christ Superstar opens at the auditorium of Hudson High School on Friday, November 5, 2010 and performs on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm through November 14, 2010.  Tickets can be purchased on line through our link to TheaterMania, or by calling (866) 811-4111 or (518) 758-1648.  Make your reservations early! For more information call 518-329-6293 or visit www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org

Saturday, November 6, 2010. Equine Advocates Second Annual Fall Barn-Raiser, a fund-raiser for Equine Advocates at the organization's horse sanctuary in Chatham, NY.  Hosted  by Three-Time Academy Award nominee & Tony Award-winning actress, Joan Allen featuring a special performance with amazing horses and wonderfully talented dancers of RIDE: The Equestrian Dance Theater by Paula Josa-Jones/Performance.  Lunch with Joan Allen and Performance of RIDE- $150 per person.  Performance of RIDE alone - $50 per person.  RIDE to be performed in the outdoor arena.  All tickets must be purchased in advance.  Please call 518-392-0175. 


On Saturday, November 20, the Hudson-Chatham Winery will be hosting its 3rd Annual Bread, Wine & Cheese event. During the winery's regular hours of 12 to 5 pm, guests will have the opportunity to meet with several local cheesemakers, who will be on hand to talk about what they do and also sample their cheeses. River Street Bakers from Catskill will have a selection of their incredible baked goods; Micosta will have their artisanal goodies produced from local ingredients; and, of course, there will be tastings of Hudson-Chatham's award-winning wines. It's a fun and festive event that's also a great way to stock up for Thanksgiving and the holiday season.  For more information visit their website at www.hudsonchathamwinery.com

Community Events

For the second year, Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. and Walking the dog Theater present GhostWALK Hudson: Ghost Story Walking Tour  on Friday, November 5, 2010, you can stroll on Hudson's historic Columbia and Warren Streets, and visit spooky locations where original ghost stories will be told by young actors from Walking the dog Theater's  Afterschool Drama Program.  Tickets are  $5. The box office, located at the Cannonball Factory at 359-361 Columbia Street, will open at 5:30 pm. The first tour departs at 6pm.  Advance tickets are also available, please visit www.ghostWALKhudson.com or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/134556.

On Saturday, November 6, a silent and live auction will be held at Columbia-Greene Community College in the Professional Academic Center at the Greenport campus.  This year’s event, entitled “An Evening of Wine and Roses” will feature more than 100 items available by silent auction, including jewelry, paintings, hand crafted items, golf and restaurant gift certificates.  Big-ticket items will be auctioned off during the live auction.  All money raised will go to the Columbia-Greene Community Foundation scholarship fund to help assist deserving students attain their academic goals. For more information visit the college’s website at www.mycommunitycollege.com; or call C-GCF Executive Director Joan Koweek at (518) 828-4181, ext 3727.

New Chair Yoga Classes for November/December for Any Age or Level of Flexibility, Karen Rosand of A Graceful Plan offers Chair Yoga classes based on Lakshmi Voelker's "Get Fit Where You Sit"/
"Sitting Mountain" Series, Wednesday, 11am-12 noon at the Chatham Holistic and Healing Arts Center,
3 Railroad Avenue; Thursdays, 11am-12 noon (free) at the Claverack Library/AB Shaw Firehouse;
Fridays, 5:30pm-6:30pm at the Sadhana Center for Yoga and Meditation, 407 Warren St, Hudson
For information call 518-851-5656.


On Saturday, November 6 attend a concert  with David Smith, Organist/Conductor, Choral Ensemble and Guest Artist - Amanda Boyd, Soprano at the Kinderhook Reformed Church on the corner of Church & Broad Street in Kinderhook at 4:30 with a reception to immediately follow.  Minimum donation of $10.  For more information visit their website at www.kinderhookreformedchurch.com or call (518) 758-6401.

The Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack celebrates 50 years of Annual Holiday Bazaars on Saturday, November 20, 2010 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  Along with hundreds of homemade items for your home, you will discover unique holiday gifts, holiday decorations, and delicious breads, cakes, cookies, and pies.  Special items will be for sale in several booths which are duplicates of those sold years ago. Recipes are being found in personal collections which bring back the favorite food and baked items.  A unique etched glass frame commemorating the celebration will be sold at the Home Boutique booth.  A Silent Auction, Trifles and Treasures Table and a luncheon in the Pine Room complete the fellowship and fun of this event.  The church’s address is:  88 Highway 9-H, Claverack, New York 12513.  The church is located ¼ mile north of the 9-H and 23 B traffic light in the Village of Claverack.  For more information visit their website at www.claverackreformedchurch.org.



If you would like to submit information for the member news section please email to akneller@columbiachamber-ny.com.

Novmeber & December Events

November Events

Women's Networking Luncheon - November 3
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lippera's at the Chatham House
29 Hudson Ave, Chatham

The cost is $20 for members and $24 for non-members. 

Reservations are required by October 29

Business After Hours - November 18
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Columbia-Greene Dialysis Centers
2 Sherman Potts Road, Ghent
Reservations are not required, but appreciated.

December Events

Holiday Business After Hours - December 9

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Freeman Howard, PC
441 East Allen Street, Hudson
Reservations are not required, but appreciated.

Please click here for our 2010 Chamber Calendar.

 
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