May 14
Monday
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce presents "A Conversation with Congressman Scott Rigell" at noon at Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 3501 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach. Cost is $35 for members and $50 for nonmembers. Call 622-2312 or visit events.hamptonroadschamber.com.
Defending Our Defenders Listening Session hosted by Congressmen Randy Forbes, R-Chesapeake, and Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, at the Chesapeake Conference Center at 6:30 p.m. The topic is "The Impact of Looming Defense Cuts." RSVP at http://defendingyourdefenders.eventbrite.com.
May 15
Tuesday
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce presents "Portsmouth/Suffolk Chamber Connect-Members Only Networking Event" from 8 to 9 a.m. at Sam's Club, 2444 Chesapeake Square Ring Road, Chesapeake. No cost. Call 622-2312 or visit events.hamptonroadschamber.com.
Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center presents "Growing Your Business: Basic Requirements to Developing a Website" from 9 a.m. to noon at Peninsula Workforce Development Center, 600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton. Cost is $20 pre-registration or $25 at the door. Register at www.hrsbdc.org or contact Farley John at 865-3128 or email johnf@tncc.edu.
No B.S. Business Growth Powerlunch Club "The Place Where Prosperity Happens" Williamsburg Chapter meets from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Great Wolf Lodge, 549 East Rochambeau Drive, Williamsburg. First-time guests are free. Lunch is included. Register at www.GKIC-SEVA.com or contact Angela at (800) 799-3580.
Hampton Roads Business Outreach presents HRBOR's Business Builder Series: National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce LGBT-Owned Business Certification from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, 500 E. Main St., Suite 700, Norfolk. Sam McClure, director of affiliate relations for the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, will provide information on becoming an LGBT-certified business. Box lunch provided. Registration is required. Cost is $15. Register at www.hrbor.org.
Hampton Roads Green Building Council holds a "Learning Series Event: Rainwater Harvesting for WE Credits" from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Damuth Trane, 1100 Cavalier Blvd., Chesapeake. Cost is $20 for members, $35 for nonmembers and $40 for walk-ins. Contact Donna Wilgus at admin@hrgbc.org.
"How New Technologies Are Affecting Business" hosted by the Central Business District Association and CBDX featuring panelists Drew Ungvarsky of Grow Interactive, Tony Cortinas of Marathon Consulting and Xerxes Nabong, a reviewer on Yelp! Event held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Cost is $30 for CBDA members and $45 for nonmembers. TIckets available at www.cbda.net.
Hampton Roads Business Outreach (HRBOR) presents HRBOR's Business Builder Series: The Art of Networking from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Towne Bank Board Room, 109 E. Main St., Norfolk. Free to HRBOR members and $5 for nonmembers. Register at www.hrbor.org.
"Free Home Ownership and Financing Workshop" presented by Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group at 7 p.m. at 575 Lynnhaven Pkwy., Suite 280A, Virginia Beach. Contact Micah Bumps at 286-8980 or micahbumps@atlanticbay.com and Dennis Brinck at 749-0234 or dennisbrinck@atlanticbay.com.
May 16
Wednesday
"Educational Roundtable: Williamsburg" presented by Retail Alliance from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Town Management, 4801 Courthouse St., Suite 128. Topic is mobile payments. Contact Sarah Kingsley at 455-9324 or email skingsley@retail-alliance.com.
National Association of Women Business Owners holds its meeting from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Town Point Club, 101 W. Main St., Norfolk. For more info, contact Maggie Ruch at 582-2502, email maggie@nawboseva.org or visit nawboseva.org.
May 16 & 19
Wed & Sat
Workshop for those interested in working with individuals with disabilities hosted by the Virginia Beach Human Services Department on May 16 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and May 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at Bow Creek Recreation Center, 3425 Clubhouse Road, Virginia Beach. Call Cynthia Buckler at 385-0602 by May 14.
May 17
THURSday
The Isle of Wight-Smithfield-Windsor Chamber of Commerce announces a representative from the Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads will meet with business owners and prospective business owners on a one-on-one basis at the chamber office. Contact Lori White at 357-3502.
"How to Win DoD SBIR/STTR Awards" presented by Technology Hampton Roads from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Ramada on the Beach, 615 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach. Cost is $90 per person for Virginia-based technology firms and $175 per person for non-Virginia technology firms. Contact Robert Brooke at robert.brooke@cit.org.
No B.S. Business Growth Powerlunch Club "The Place Where Prosperity Happens" Chesapeake Chapter meets from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at HRRA Building, 638 Independence Blvd., Chesapeake. First-time guests are free. Lunch is included. Register at www.GKIC-SEVA.com or contact Angela at (800) 799-3580.
Financial Planning Association of Hampton Roads holds a continuing education course from 2:45 to 5 p.m. at Waddell & Reed, 2901 Lynnhaven Pkwy., Suite 100, Virginia Beach. Topics include structuring your business entity forms and asset protection strategies. Free to members and $40 for nonmembers. RSVP to admin@fpahamptonroads.com.
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce presents its "Business After Hours" event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Rudee's on the Inlet, 227 Mediterranean Ave., Virginia Beach. Cost is $5 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Call 622-2312 or visit events.hamptonroadschamber.com.
Women's Transportation Seminar's Second Annual Transportation Reception takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Town Point Club in downtown Norfolk's World Trade Center. Speakers Sean T. Connaughton, Virginia's secretary of transportation, and Greg A. Whirley, Virginia commissioner of transportation, will address transportation in Hampton Roads. There will be a silent auction to benefit the WTS Scholarship Fund. Contact Claudette Twichell at claudette@solsticeenv.com.
Children's Harbor hosts the "11th Annual Safe Harbor Awards & Silent Auction" at 6 p.m. at Norfolk Plaza Hotel. Cost is $50. Contact Sandra Norfleet at 397-2981 or email sandra@childrensharbor.cc.
Dale Carnegie's 100th Anniversary Workshop "How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age" held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Mount Trashmore Family YMCA, 4441 South Blvd., Virginia Beach. Contact Paul Ariola at 490-1611.
May 18
Friday
JMU Hampton Roads Duke Club presents Robert E. Plecker Memorial Golf Tournament at Heron Ridge Golf Club beginning with check-in at 7:30 a.m. Shotgun start is at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $100 per person, $400 per team. Lunch and beer will be provided. Contact golf tournament chair Michael Glover at 214-1418 or mglover@monarchbank.com.
National Speakers Association of Virginia presents "Negotiate and Read Body Language: How to Negotiate to Get What You Want" from 8 a.m. to noon at Crowne Plaza Williamsburg at Fort Magruder, 6945 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg. Visit www.nsavirginia.org.
May 19
Saturday
Jefferson Lab holds open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Department of Energy's Jefferson Lab in Newport News. Free admission and parking. For more info, visit https://www.jlab.org/openhouse or call 269-7100.
11th Annual Virginia Beer Festival presented by Norfolk Festevents and Virginia Arts Festival from 2 to 6 p.m. at Town Point Park in downtown Norfolk. For more info, visit www.festevents.org.
"Free Homebuyer Seminar" presented by Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group at 4 p.m. at Colonial Crossing Luxury Club House, 15498 Warwick Blvd., Newport News. Call 887-0008 or email info@moodyhomes.com.
Dream Catcher's at the Cori Sikich Therapeutic Riding Center in Williamsburg will host its annual "Bridles & Bow Ties" fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. that will include a riding demonstration, seated dinner by The Catering Co. and live auction. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased online at www.dreamcatcherswilliamsburg.org. Call 566-1775.
"Retailer of the Year" presented by Retail Alliance from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Wells Theater, Norfolk. Contact Sarah Kingsley at 455-9324 or email skingsley@retail-alliance.com.
May 19 & 20
Sat & Sun
2nd Annual Run for the Dream held in Colonial Williamsburg. Proceeds support Achievable Dream and Wounded Warriors. Registration is $50. Visit www.runforachievabledream.com.
Hope House Foundation presents 28th Annual Stockley Garden Springs Art Festival on May 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and May 20 from noon to 6 p.m. The park is located on the corner of Stockley Gardens and Olney Road in Norfolk. For more info visit, www.stockleygardens.com.
May 21
Monday
Peninsula Women's Network Annual Meeting and Networking Event held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Riverwalk Restaurant, 323 Water St., Yorktown. Contact Julie Butts at 377-5207 or email julie.butts@minipricestorage.com.
May 22
Tuesday
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce presents its "Morning Schmooze" from 7:45 to 9 a.m. at Krispy Kreme, 4028 Victory Blvd., Portsmouth. Cost is $5 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Call 622-2312 or visit events.hamptonroadschamber.com.
Go Red for Women Executive Breakfast, a morning of networking, education and awareness on behalf of the American Heart Association, takes place from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center, 4535 Commerce St., Virginia Beach. RSVP by May 15 for this complimentary event. Call 628-2610 or email Julie.Owen@heart.org.
"Educational Roundtable: Hampton" presented by Retail Alliance from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Virginia Company Bank, 2198 Coliseum Drive. Topic is credit card processing. Contact Sarah Kingsley at 455-9324 or email skingsley@retail-alliance.com.
"Loss Prevention Luncheon" presented by Retail Alliance from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Retail Alliance office, 838 Granby St., Norfolk. Contact Sarah Kingsley at 455-9324 or email skingsley@retail-alliance.com.
The Society of Marketing Professional Services Virginia presents a webinar "Making the Cut! A Key to Understanding the Unspoken Requirements of an RFP" from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Kemspville Area Library, 832 Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach. Cost is $15 for SMPS and Chamber of Commerce members and $30 for nonmembers. Contact Nicole Beatty at 490-9264 or visit www.smpsva.org/events.
2012 Hampton Roads Chamber Small Business of the Year Award will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at the Founders Inn & Spa, 5641 Indian River Road, Virginia Beach. To register for the luncheon, visit events.hamptonroadschamber.com or call 622-2312.
"Test Drive Sales Class" presented by The Van Syckle Group from 4:45 to 7 p.m. at Taylor Executive Center, 7421 Central Business Park Drive, Suite 105A, Norfolk. Cost is $39. Call 737-8587 or visit www.vansycklegroup.com.
May 23
Wednesday
Hampton Roads PRSA Pinnacle Awards luncheon takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Town Center City Club, Virginia Beach. Cost is $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers. Register at www.prsahr.org.
The Isle of Wight-Smithfield-Windsor Chamber of Commerce holds its "Business After Hours" networking event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Bridgewater at Eagle Harbor, 1503 Broad Water Arch, Carrollton. No fee and open to nonmembers. Call 357-3502 or email chamber@theisle.org.
May 24
Thursday
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce presents "Business Education Series: Cloud 9 Tips for Storing Data in Space" from 7:45 to 9 a.m. at Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, 500 E. Main St., Suite 700, Norfolk. Cost is $15 for members and $45 for nonmembers. Call 622-2312 or visit events.hamptonroadschamber.com.
"Educational Roundtable: Virginia Beach" presented by Retail Alliance from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at The Full Cup, 1860 Laskin Road. Topic is business insurance. Contact Sarah Kingsley at 455-9324 or email skingsley@retail-alliance.com.
Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center presents "Social Media and Your Business Growth" from 9 a.m. to noon at Peninsula Workforce Development Center, 600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton. Cost is $20 pre-registration or $25 at the door. Register at www.hrsbdc.org or contact Farley John at 865-3128 or email johnf@tncc.edu.
May 25
Friday
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia hosts "New to Medicare" informational and assistance session from 1 to 3 p.m. at Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia Education Center, 6350 Center Drive, Building 5, Room 115, Norfolk. Contact Jim Hutchinson or Marcellus Heath at 461-9481.
May 31
Thursday
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce presents "Business Education Series-Land the Contract: Doing Business with the Feds" from 7:45 to 10 a.m. at Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, 500 East Main St., Suite 700, Norfolk. Call 622-2312 or visit events.hamptonroadschamber.com.
"Selling for Results" presented by The Van Syckle Group from 8:15 to 10:30 a.m. at Taylor Executive Center, 7421 Central Business Park Drive, Suite 105A, Norfolk. Call 737-8587 or visit www.vansycklegroup.com.
Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce presents "Mingle on Main Street" from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Suffolk Visitors Center, Outdoor Pavilion, 524 N. Main St. Cost is $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Call 622-2312 or visit events.hamptonroadschamber.com.
June 5 & 6
Tues & Wed
The 4th Annual Historic Triangle Conference on Crimes Against Women will be held at Crown Plaza in Williamsburg. Cost is $95. For more info and to register, visit http://www.yorkcounty.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=7514.
June 7, 14, 21, 28
Thursdays
Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center presents "Government Contacting Series" from 9 a.m. to noon at Peninsula Workforce Development Center, 600 Butler Farm Road, Hampton. The cost of the SWAM workshop on June 7th is $20. Each other workshop are $20. Register at www.hrsbdc.org or contact Farley John at 865-3128 or email johnf@tncc.edu.
June 16
Saturday
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia hosts "New to Medicare" informational and assistance session from 9 to 11 a.m. at Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia Education Center, 6350 Center Drive, Building 5, Room 115, Norfolk. Contact Jim Hutchinson or Marcellus Heath at 461-9481.
