St. Patrick’s Day events dominate this week’s list, including one that’s been running for more than 40 years in downtown Arlington. Don’t forget to wear green. Also on the list is an exclusive wine tasting at a gourmet Italian wine and cheese destination, and an anime event featuring an Asian food festival. For a longer list of St. Patrick’s Day events and specials all week, go here.
Taste more than a dozen hard-to-find wines (not even available on store shelves or restaurant wine lists) during this tasting experience at Eataly in NorthPark Center. Participants will meet wine experts and producers to learn the stories behind the bottles. The $125 per-person tasting comes with chef-paired bites and starts at 6:30 pm.
The Metroplex’s biggest day-of St. Patrick’s Day party happens at this time-honored downtown Arlington bar and grill. Hundreds will visit throughout the day for the 43rd edition of this annual tradition. Arrive as early at 11 am for lunch or later at 4 pm when the fun begins outside under tents. There’ll be live music, green beer, and those famous Irish nachos that have featured on Food Network. Note that a cover charge of $6 begins after 6 pm.
This Addison comedy club will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with lots of festivities, including live music, specials on Irish food and drinks, and a scavenger hunt to search for shamrocks and a pot of gold. Menu items will include fish and chips, corned beef sliders, and loaded potato skins. Green beer and Irish car bombs will chase it all down. Arrive as early as 3 pm when the party begins and stay late for comedy acts beginning at 8 pm. (Tickets for the show are $25 or $40 to reserve a table.)
The downtown hotel will go green with green beer, green margaritas, and specials on Jameson Irish whiskey at all hotel restaurants and bars, including Scout and Primo’s MX Kitchen & Lounge. But the big party will be in the Statler ballroom, where Emerald City will rock the crowd starting at 8 pm. Tickets start at $19 for general admission, or go VIP with a $59 ticket that comes with a hosted bar of well cocktails, canned brews and house wines. Overnight hotel packages are available for those who wish to stay the night.
The anime and Asian pop culture festival will take place at Esports Stadium in Arlington, the largest dedicated esports stadium in North America. Part of the event is an Asian food festival, featuring more than a dozen diverse vendors. Admission starts at $35, and children under 10 are free. Doors open at 10 am the event runs until 9 pm, although there is a separate ticket available for an after-party until 1:30 am.
The Arlington entertainment complex will host a St. Patrick’s Day theme party with live music, drink ticket packages, and gold coin giveaways. Drink ticket packages start at $10 for two drink tokens and go up to $20 for five drink tokens, but expect prices to go up closer to the event. The party starts at 4 pm.
BERLIN – This week, the German capital will once again host live runway shows, as Berlin Fashion Week begins on Monday. The event is taking place in March for the first time and will also include better-business workshops, artistic installations, panel talks, a summit focused on sustainability, several festivals and general-public-pleasing clothing sales.
“After two years of pandemic, the longing for real exchange is huge,” said Tanja Muehlhans, director of the Berlin government’s Projekt Zukunft (in English, Project Future) which supports creative and digital industries in the city. It is supporting this Berlin Fashion Week to the tune of 790,000 euros.
There will be something for everyone at Berlin Fashion Week, Muehlhans told WWD, even if the shows and events are overshadowed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“We have developed a fantastic sense of community and are involving creative people from many different disciplines, from music and art, to sustainability and technology,” Muehlhans enthused.
Behind the scenes though, there’s been something of a contest going on between three different fashion events in Germany, all of which would doubtless like to claim the title of “the” fashion occasion that Germany should be paying attention to.
Tanja Muehlhans, director of the Berlin’s Projekt Zukunft which supports its fashion week.
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The rivalry began just under two years ago when, in June 2020, an important part of Berlin Fashion Week — the three trade fairs that did the bulk of the actual business and attracted international buyers to the city — announced it was moving to Frankfurt.
Two of the trade shows were run by Berlin-based company, Premium Group, and the third, the sustainable fashion fair Neonyt, was managed by Frankfurt Messe, one of the biggest trade fair organizers in the world.
It was all about reinvention and synergies, executives from Frankfurt Messe and Premium Group explained in 2020.
There’s no doubt the move shocked Berliners. After all, Premium had been putting on trade fairs in the capital since 2003.
After the initial surprise faded, reactions varied.
Some welcomed Premium Group’s departure, saying it would allow Berlin to do its own, more creative and non-commercial thing. The Berlin event would also be able to specify its own timetable and make itself more attractive to international buyers and media, who would usually have been in Paris for menswear or couture shows when Berlin was on, they said.
Others were worried about a potential lack of commercial interest. The city’s statistics suggest that the trade fairs helped Berlin Fashion Week bring about 70,000 visitors and 240 million euros worth of business to the capital annually.
Questions were also raised as to whether Frankfurt, a smaller, wealthier and more conservative city that’s better known as Germany’s financial capital, was really the right location for a fashion week.
Nobody ever got to find out. The COVID-19 pandemic meant that Frankfurt Fashion Week was never really able to prove itself. It took place in either hybrid or purely digital formats in 2020 and 2021. And the Premium Group trade fairs never happened there.
Then, in January of this year, another shock: Premium Group announced it was moving back to Berlin. The fairs won’t be part of this Berlin Fashion Week. Their next iteration will take place between July 7 and 9. Those dates in Berlin directly compete with July’s Frankfurt Fashion Week, already scheduled for July 4 through 8.
Rumors abound as to the reasons for Premium Group’s unfaithfulness to Frankfurt.
“We heard that a lot of the brands didn’t want to show in Frankfurt straight away,” a source at a major online retailer told WWD off the record. “They were interested but wanted to wait and see how it all worked out. So they [Premium] couldn’t get enough exhibitors,” the source suggested.
“It was all about the money,” a person working in fashion communications griped.
Frankfurt Fashion Week was to receive 10 million euros over three years from city and state authorities. Previously, the former Berlin senator for economy, Ramona Pop, had said similar, claiming Frankfurt had lured Premium Group away with money.
Anita Tillmann, who heads Premium Group, dismisses all the gossip. It wasn’t about the money, she said. “If only I could make money by changing locations,” she told WWD, laughing. The new Berlin senate has simply been more business-friendly and open to Premium Group’s needs, Tillmann said, offering to rent her company one single location that suited all of the trade fairs’ needs.
Nor was it about a lack of exhibitors. “Of course, you have those discussions. It would be a lie to say we didn’t have those discussions. And some people are risk-averse,” she conceded. “But in the end, all of the major brands all confirmed [for Frankfurt].”
Anita Tillmann, managing partner of the Berlin-based event organizer, Premium Group.
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Tillmann said she was still on good terms with the organizers at Messe Frankfurt too, despite Premium Group’s unexpected departure. She explained the move as simply a matter of timing, the result of the evolution of international trade fairs and the COVID-19 pandemic, which basically shut in-person events down for two years.
“Everybody’s looking for a reason and I think that’s fair,” she continued. “But really, we had an idea [for Frankfurt] — and it’s one I actually still think is amazing — but it didn’t work out. It’s nobody’s fault. You can believe it or not, but if there was one reason, it was the coronavirus. It really changed everything.”
A statement from Olaf Schmidt, vice president for textiles and textile technologies at Messe Frankfurt, who is also in charge of the fashion week business, seems to confirm this. “From our point of view, there was never any doubt about prospects of our concept and the potential that the site in Frankfurt has,” he said in an emailed interview with WWD. “It was only the pandemic that kept stopping us.”
Although the local industry is awash with suggestions that this summer’s Frankfurt Fashion Week will be canceled after the Premium trade fairs’ departure, Schmidt insisted it will be happening. It is also to include the sustainable fashion trade fair, Neonyt, which had become increasingly important in Berlin over the last few seasons.
“We will announce details shortly,” he confirmed.
But of course, this leaves Germany with three major fashion events, something that could well cause uncertainty and potentially even damage local business.
It probably does cause a bit of confusion in the market, conceded Magdalena Schaffrin, a sustainability expert and organizer of the 202030 fashion summit, part of Berlin Fashion Week. “But I am sure it will be settled after the next one or two seasons.”
“Perhaps this confusion is needed in order to have a sharper and more concrete identity in the future,” added Carina Bischof, a Berlin-based designer and one of the organizers of this week’s Fashion Open Studios initiative, with a focus on sustainable design. “I think right now we are in a very important transformation process. Worldwide the face of fashion weeks is changing.”
Carina Bischof, co-organizer of this Berlin’s Fashion Open Studios.
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“There is a certain irritation about the German situation,” the Berlin city council’s Muehlhans admitted. “But let’s not forget that the fashion industry is altogether in a state of change and rearrangement.”
Discussions on reincorporating the more arty Berlin Fashion Week events with Premium Group’s trade fairs are planned. All the Berlin Fashion Week organizers and participants WWD spoke with welcomed the return of the trade fairs and said they could imagine everyone working together again.
It’s just better for Berlin’s international image, Bischof explained. “The [Premium Group] decision to move back to the capital is a positive sign.”
The Premium Group’s announcement was made when this Berlin Fashion week was already planned, Muehlhans noted. “We trust the organizers, and we will do our best to unite the stakeholders and to avoid having separate fashion week and trade fair dates.”
Tillmann was more non-committal though, emphasizing her company’s independence and noting that attendees at her fairs often don’t have much to do with Berlin Fashion Week events. This summer the company will also launch a new direct-to-consumer event in Berlin called The Ground, she said.
“At the end of the day, it’s about the target audiences and whether there is a good business case to be made,” she argued. “For me, it’s not about either/or. Fashion weeks need to be defined in a different way — and so do trade fairs.”
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Series: The State of Innovation
You don’t want to miss this distinguished panel discussion about the technology and medical advancements helping drive our region forward! Presenters will be Amy White, dean of the School of STEM at Virginia Western Community College; Troy Keyser, director of innovation for Carilion Clinic; and Dr. Hal Irvin, Ph.D., associate vice president for health sciences and technology outreach at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. Erin Burcham, president of Verge and executive director of Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, will moderate. The Virginia’s Blue Ridge Series is geared toward business owners, C-suite executives and junior to senior-level management professionals. Purchase tickets in advance at the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce website: https://roanokechamber.org.
Where: Vinton War Memorial, 814 E. Wahsington St., Vinton
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Cost: $50 members, $100 future members (includes breakfast)
Start your week with networking, finding solutions to challenges, and connecting to additional resources. If you have expertise to share in support of other members or would like 10-15 minutes to share your current programs and offerings, we’d love to have you speak during a check-in; please reach out to Beth Bell, director@s-rcchamber.org. After hearing from our local expert/member speaker, stick around for networking and chamber updates. Members and future members may attend; however, only members can present to the group. Takes place every other Tuesday.
American Business Women’s Association Luncheon Meeting
RSVP by March 14! Join us for our monthly luncheon featuring guest speaker Janay Reece, reporter on WDBJ7’s Mornin’ Show. Come learn ways to promote your business so you get noticed.
Where: Holiday Inn Christiansburg-Blacksburg, 99 Bradley Drive, Christiansburg
Beer & Biotech: The Future of Biotech in the Region
Beer & Biotech is an ecosystem-building series that will bring together investors, physicians, academics, inventors, startups and state and regional leaders who are influential in the biotechnology industry. Each event in the yearlong series will feature a local, regional or national speaker and include plenty of time for networking and beverages at the host brewery. For this installment, John Newby, chief executive officer of Virginia Bio, will share his vision for the future of biotechnology and biotech commercialization in the region.
Where: Big Lick Brewing Co., 409 Salem Ave. SW, Roanoke (back room)
The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber’s most celebrated event, where we honor our local heroes, community members and winners of our small and large business, regional business, nonprofit organization and citizen of the year. A full breakfast will be served. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early, grab a coffee and connect with other chamber members. Register on the website: http://s-rcchamber.org.
Where: Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Blvd., Salem
SBDC Ag Day 2022: Expected Market Trends for Farmers’ Markets, Farm Stores and Local Food
Pre-registration required! Our speaker will be Rose Jeter, Agricultural Technology Program, Virginia Tech. Topics include: what is a market analysis and why do I need one; how to find market size, potential and trends; and an overview of current trends in local and regional food systems. This session is geared toward owners of small business who are producers, growers, farmers market managers and vendors, manufacturers and retailers in the agriculture industry. A confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration.
SBDC Ag Day 2022 : Are you Market Ready? Tips and Best Practices for Producers to Sell to Consumers at Farmers’ Markets
Pre-registration required!
Our speaker will be Dr. Theresa Nartea, associate professor and Extension specialist, Marketing & Agribusiness. This session is geared toward helping participants: increase their knowledge of effective, attractive and safe product display at a farmers market; increase awareness of consumer preferences in purchasing direct to consumer; increase confidence in creating a farmers market display that enhances product value to the end consumer. A confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration.
Preparing for IRONMAN 2022: Tips and Tools for Small Businesses to Capitalize for Increased Sales
Pre-registration required! The Carilion Clinic IRONMAN 70.3 Virginia’s Blue Ridge is coming to the region June 3-5. Is your business ready? Join the SBDC for a virtual workshop that will provide tips and tools for your business to capitalize on increased activity before and during race weekend. We will be joined by special guests from The IRONMAN Group, and Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge. A confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration.
Join us as we learn more about log4j and what you can do to secure your organization’s systems and networks. This will be a one-hour, in-person roundtable discussion (with food and drinks), followed by a hands-on workshop breakout on the Cyber Range (BYOLaptop). This workshop will give you a step-by-step lab to scan for, detect and exploit this serious vulnerability, just as a black hat would on your network. Then we’ll discuss patching, prevention and mitigation strategies to keep your organization safe going forward.
Where: Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, (Building/Room TBA), Blacksburg
Understanding Intellectual Property and the Patent Process
Pre-registration required! Protecting your product and maintaining a competitive advantage is the basis for patent law. The goals of this workshop are to help current small business owners in all industries understand the different types of intellectual property (IP); identify the IP assets of their business; and determine the next steps to protect their IP. Our speaker will be Timothy J. Bechen, Of Counsel, Intellectual Property Practice, Woods Rogers. A confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration.
Clean Valley Council’s Star City Sustainability Society Series: Driving Down Emissions
This month’s speaker will be Andrea Garland, director of RIDE Solutions, who will talk about a report by Transportation For America and Smart Growth America that explores how our land-use and transportation decisions are inextricably connected, and proposes strategies to reduce emissions while building a more equitable society. These free lectures are being held on the fourth Thursday of each month, and will feature different sustainability professionals who will speak on topics related to their expertise. More information on the series and future presenters may be found at https://cleanvalley.org/scss.
Where: Humble Hustle (community room), 601 11th St. NW, Suite 102
The Botetourt Young Professionals Group is for anyone who works, lives or wants to connect in Botetourt County. We strive to bring together young professionals, so we may learn, grow and reach our full potentials as future leaders in our area, as well as give back to our community through acts of service. Individuals of all professions and ages are welcome to attend our events and activities. More info at https://botetourtchamber.com/.
Join us for coffee and refreshments, courtesy of our host, Smith Mountain Lake Association. This event provides a structured and supportive networking environment for chamber members.
Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council’s Tech & Toast events are held throughout the year and typically alternate between Blacksburg and Roanoke locations to encourage regional participation. Each event includes a speaker or panel and valuable networking with business and technology leaders from across the region.
QuickBooks Series: How to Process Payroll in QuickBooks Online
Pre-registration required! Join the SBDC for this virtual workshop presented by Tom Tanner, regional lead advisor and QuickBooks pro. Learn how to create your company settings, how to set up electronic payments to the state and the IRS, how to run regular and special payroll, and more. Any current small business owner in any industry who is currently using QuickBooks online is encouraged to attend. A confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration.
Please pre-register! Join the SBDC if you’re interested in pivoting more of your efforts to online sales. Our speaker will be Cameron Nelson, chief digital advisor, Virginia SBDC. This session will cover the variety of websites available, how to upgrade your website to accommodate online sales, e-commerce platforms and how to select the best one, how to set up your online storefront, and more. A confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration.
Blocksburg Summit 2022 will bring blockchain thought leaders from around the world to the Virginia Tech community to engage in conversations at the intersection of technology, research, regulation, policy and economics in commercial enterprises, government and education. Register to secure your spot.
Information on public events of interest to businesspeople can be emailed to upcoming@roanoke.com. Deadline for submissions is two weeks before the event.
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The UofSC Alumni Association will host Future Alumni Week, March 21-25, to welcome
future alumni into the UofSC Alumni family. The week will include a variety of events
including:
Sunrise Yoga on Monday (March 21)
Finding Community After College on Tuesday (March 22)
Personal Finances for Young Professionals on Wednesday (March 23)
Headshots on the Horseshoe on Thursday (March 24)
Stay Engaged with UofSC Through Your Alumni Association on Friday (March 25)
Future Alumni events are open to all 2022 graduates, current UofSC students and recent
UofSC graduates. Space is limited for many events so RSVP as soon as possible.
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The Collage Group, a consumer research organization, hosts a webinar on health and wellness across race and ethnicity. The event will provide research around how brands can capture consumer attention in the healthcare space.
Campbell Soup Co. reports financial results for its fiscal second quarter. Executives speaking in a December update for investors forecast $2.25 billion in revenue, which would be slightly down from the same period last year. Price hikes and momentum from “advantaged” brands like Goldfish and Pepperidge Farm are powering the company, which is undertaking another round of pricing increases.
Ad Age hosts In Depth: Unlocking the Metaverse, a virtual conference that will offer a primer for marketers looking to explore branding in virtual worlds. Speakers include Avery Akkineni, president of VaynerNFT; Tressie Lieberman, VP of digital marketing and off-premise at Chipotle Mexican Grill; and Caty Tedman, head of partnerships at Dapper Labs.
This event provides a structured and supportive networking environment for chamber members. Each month a guest speaker presents vital info regarding the Franklin County business community. Attendees receive chamber updates, meet and network with other members and have an opportunity to share information about their business. Meeting ID and password available at business.visitsmithmountainlake.com/events.
Eventacular: Businesses, Towns and Events Partnering for Profit
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Local events are a mainstay of towns across the country, especially now as we coax our customers through the path of the pandemic and try to re-accustom them to enjoying their downtowns as community gathering places and shopping destinations. Business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, event planners, town and county personnel, tourism office and chamber of commerce staff are all encouraged to attend this virtual workshop! Join our presenter, Marc Willson, Virginia SBDC, Small Town & Merchant Program, to learn how everyone can benefit from the extra exposure to new and current customers before, during and after events. Pre-registration is required.
Eggs & Issues: How Broadband is Expanding to Serve Our Community
Register by noon March 8! Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce invites you to this month’s breakfast and networking program, featuring a panel discussion with local experts. Program starts promptly at 8 a.m. Space is limited, so advance registration is required. Go to https://www.montgomerycc.org.
Where: Warm Hearth Village, 2387 Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg
Topics include: The New Virginia Employment Law Landscape; Gaslighting in the Workplace; Implicit Bias and its Effect on Company Culture, Recruitment and Retention; Workplace Investigations and Reducing Liability Risk; FMLA & ADA, DOL, EEOC and NLRB; Cybersecurity; and more! Continuing education credits available. Register at www.gentrylocke.com/hr2022.
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Series: The State of Innovation
You don’t want to miss this distinguished panel discussion about the technology and medical advancements helping drive our region forward! Presenters will be Amy White, dean of the School of STEM at Virginia Western Community College; Troy Keyser, director of innovation for Carilion Clinic; and Dr. Hal Irvin, Ph.D., associate vice president for health sciences and technology outreach at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. Erin Burcham, president of Verge and executive director of Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council, will moderate. The Virginia’s Blue Ridge Series is geared toward business owners, C-suite executives and junior to senior-level management professionals. Purchase tickets in advance at the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce website: https://roanokechamber.org.
Where: Vinton War Memorial, 814 E. Washington St., Vinton
Cost: $50 members, $100 future members (includes breakfast)
Start your week with networking, finding solutions to challenges, and connecting to additional resources. If you have expertise to share in support of other members or would like 10-15 minutes to share your current programs and offerings, we’d love to have you speak during a check-in; please reach out to Beth Bell, director@s-rcchamber.org. After hearing from our local expert/member speaker, stick around for networking and chamber updates. Members and future members may attend, however only members can present. Takes place every other Tuesday.
American Business Women’s Association Luncheon Meeting
RSVP by March 14! Join us for our monthly luncheon featuring guest speaker Janay Reece, reporter on WDBJ7’s Mornin’ Show. Come learn ways to promote your business so you get noticed.
Where: Holiday Inn Christiansburg-Blacksburg, 99 Bradley Drive, Christiansburg
Beer & Biotech: The Future of Biotech in the Region
Beer & Biotech is an ecosystem-building series that will bring together investors, physicians, academics, inventors, startups and state and regional leaders who are influential in the biotechnology industry. Each event in the yearlong series will feature a local, regional or national speaker and include plenty of time for networking and beverages at the host brewery. For this installment, John Newby, chief executive officer of Virginia Bio, will share his vision for the future of biotechnology.
Where: Big Lick Brewing Co., 409 Salem Ave. SW, Roanoke (back room)
SBDC Ag Day 2022: Expected Market Trends for Farmers’ Markets, Farm Stores, and Local Food
Our speaker will be Rose Jeter, Agricultural Technology Program, Virginia Tech. Topics include: what is a market analysis and why do I need one; how to find market size, potential and trends; and an overview of current trends in local and regional food systems. This session is geared toward owners of small business who are producers, growers, farmers market managers and vendors, manufacturers and retailers in the agriculture industry. Pre-registration is required. A confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration.
SBDC Ag Day 2022 : Are you Market Ready? Tips and Best Practices for Producers to Sell to Consumers at Farmers’ Markets
Our speaker will be Dr. Theresa Nartea, associate professor and Extension specialist, Marketing & Agribusiness. This session is geared toward helping participants: increase their knowledge of effective, attractive and safe product display at a farmers market; increase awareness of consumer preferences in purchasing direct to consumer; increase confidence in creating a farmers market display that enhances product value to the end consumer. Pre-registration is required. A confirmation email with the Zoom login information will be sent after registration.
Preparing for IRONMAN 2022: Tips and Tools for Small Businesses to Capitalize for Increased Sales
The Carilion Clinic IRONMAN 70.3 Virginia’s Blue Ridge is coming to the region June 3-5. Is your business ready? Join the SBDC for a virtual workshop that will provide tips and tools for your business to capitalize on increased activity before and during race weekend. We will be joined by special guests from The IRONMAN Group and Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge. Pre-registration is required. A confirmation email with the Zoom login will be sent.
Understanding Intellectual Property and the Patent Process
Protecting your product and maintaining a competitive advantage is the basis for patent law. The goals of this workshop are to help current small business owners in all industries understand the different types of intellectual property (IP); identify the IP assets of their business; and determine the next steps to protect their IP. Our speaker will be Timothy J. Bechen, Of Counsel, Intellectual Property Practice, Woods Rogers. Pre-registration is required. A confirmation email with the Zoom login will be sent.
Clean Valley Council’s Star City Sustainability Society Series: Driving Down Emissions
This month’s speaker will be Andrea Garland, director of RIDE Solutions, who will talk about a report by Transportation For America and Smart Growth America that explores how our land-use and transportation decisions are inextricably connected, and proposes strategies to reduce emissions while building a more equitable society. These free lectures are being held on the fourth Thursday of each month, and will feature different sustainability professionals who will speak on topics related to their expertise. More information available at https://cleanvalley.org/scss.
Where: Humble Hustle (community room), 601 11th St. NW, Suite 102
The Botetourt Young Professionals Group is for anyone who works, lives or wants to connect in Botetourt County. We strive to bring together young professionals so we may learn, grow and reach our full potentials as future leaders in our area, as well as give back to our community through acts of service. Individuals of all professions and ages are welcome to attend our events and activities. More info at https://botetourtchamber.com/.
Join us for coffee and refreshments, courtesy of our host, Smith Mountain Lake Association. This event provides a structured and supportive networking environment for Chamber members.
Information on public events of interest to businesspeople can be emailed to upcoming@roanoke.com. Deadline for submissions is two weeks before the event.
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Keynote speaker Seth Klein will open Lakehead’s weeklong event with talk called ‘Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency’
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You are invited to participate in Lakehead University’s 17th annual Research and Innovation Week, being held virtually from Monday, March 7 to Friday, March 11.
Lakehead University will hold opening ceremonies on Monday, March 7 at 11:20 a.m. with keynote speaker Seth Klein, team lead for the Climate Emergency Unit – a project of the David Suzuki Institute, whose talk is called Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency.
At 1 p.m., Lakehead will post the first Ignite video on social media, featuring a research project by Dr. Muntasir Billah from Civil Engineering called Infrastructure Condition Assessment and Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Artificial Intelligence.
At 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 7, Mitchell Thomashow will hold his talk, To Know the World: A New Vision for Environmental Learning.
At 5 p.m., Dr. Pauline Sameshima will lead a virtual art tour called Climate Action in Action!, then at 7 pm Dr. Reidun Twarock, Professor of Mathematical Virology at the University of York in the UK, will present a talk called Viral Disease Through the Lens of Geometry.
On Tuesday at noon, Drs. Ellen Field and Paul Berger and several graduate students will discuss Student Reflections on Climate Change Education Courses at Lakehead, followed by the 1 p.m. launch of Ignite video #2 featuring a research project by Dr. Angela Hovey called Shelter Access for all Women: Creating a Harm Reduction Framework.
At 1:30 p.m., Semie Sama will host Teaching for Climate Action: The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law is Catalyzing Communities of Future Climate Leaders.
Then at 3 p.m., Dr. Ellen Field and collaborators will discuss the findings of Policy Incoherence and Uneven Coverage: A Review of Climate Change Education within Canadian Curriculum Texts.
Lenore Keeshig will host Stories of the Land from Residential and Indian Day School to Present Day at 7 p.m. Keeshig is Anishinaabekwe, a journalist, storyteller, poet, and children’s author.
On Wednesday, March 9 at 9 a.m., a group of researchers will participate in a panel discussion called Climate Change and Political Action: Lessons from India, Uruguay and Canada.
Then at 1 p.m., Lakehead will post Ignite video #3 on social media, featuring Dr. Sam Salem’s research project called Towards Enhanced Fire-Resistant Mass Timber Buildings for Canadians.
On Wednesday, March 9 at 5 p.m., Dr. Pauline Sameshima will host session two of the Climate Action in Action! art tour, and at 7 p.m. Dr. Kelsey Leonard will host a talk called Indigenous Water Justice for Planetary Wellbeing.
Then on Thursday, March 10 at 11 a.m., several Lakehead professors will discuss their exciting research in Celebrating Lakehead University’s Faculty Authored Monographs.
At 12:30 p.m., 2021 Distinguished Researcher Dr. Ed Rawana will host a discussion called Strength-Based Strategies for Parents and Educators to Promote Mental Wellness and Resiliencies in Children and Youth, followed by 2021 Distinguished Researcher Dr. Mitchell Albert’s talk, How Hyperpolarized MRI Changed the Fields of Pulmonary and Neuro Imaging at 2 p.m.
On Friday, March 11, Dr. Rita Wong from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, will host a discussion called Follow the Water, Stand with the Land.
Keynote speaker Seth Klein will open Lakehead’s weeklong event with talk called ‘Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency’
NEWS RELEASE
LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY
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You are invited to participate in Lakehead University’s 17th annual Research and Innovation Week, being held virtually from Monday, March 7 to Friday, March 11.
Lakehead University will hold opening ceremonies on Monday, March 7 at 11:20 a.m. with keynote speaker Seth Klein, team lead for the Climate Emergency Unit – a project of the David Suzuki Institute, whose talk is called Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency.
At 1 p.m., Lakehead will post the first Ignite video on social media, featuring a research project by Dr. Muntasir Billah from Civil Engineering called Infrastructure Condition Assessment and Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Artificial Intelligence.
At 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 7, Mitchell Thomashow will hold his talk, To Know the World: A New Vision for Environmental Learning.
At 5 p.m., Dr. Pauline Sameshima will lead a virtual art tour called Climate Action in Action!, then at 7 pm Dr. Reidun Twarock, Professor of Mathematical Virology at the University of York in the UK, will present a talk called Viral Disease Through the Lens of Geometry.
On Tuesday at noon, Drs. Ellen Field and Paul Berger and several graduate students will discuss Student Reflections on Climate Change Education Courses at Lakehead, followed by the 1 p.m. launch of Ignite video #2 featuring a research project by Dr. Angela Hovey called Shelter Access for all Women: Creating a Harm Reduction Framework.
At 1:30 p.m., Semie Sama will host Teaching for Climate Action: The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law is Catalyzing Communities of Future Climate Leaders.
Then at 3 p.m., Dr. Ellen Field and collaborators will discuss the findings of Policy Incoherence and Uneven Coverage: A Review of Climate Change Education within Canadian Curriculum Texts.
Lenore Keeshig will host Stories of the Land from Residential and Indian Day School to Present Day at 7 p.m. Keeshig is Anishinaabekwe, a journalist, storyteller, poet, and children’s author.
On Wednesday, March 9 at 9 a.m., a group of researchers will participate in a panel discussion called Climate Change and Political Action: Lessons from India, Uruguay and Canada.
Then at 1 p.m., Lakehead will post Ignite video #3 on social media, featuring Dr. Sam Salem’s research project called Towards Enhanced Fire-Resistant Mass Timber Buildings for Canadians.
On Wednesday, March 9 at 5 p.m., Dr. Pauline Sameshima will host session two of the Climate Action in Action! art tour, and at 7 p.m. Dr. Kelsey Leonard will host a talk called Indigenous Water Justice for Planetary Wellbeing.
Then on Thursday, March 10 at 11 a.m., several Lakehead professors will discuss their exciting research in Celebrating Lakehead University’s Faculty Authored Monographs.
At 12:30 p.m., 2021 Distinguished Researcher Dr. Ed Rawana will host a discussion called Strength-Based Strategies for Parents and Educators to Promote Mental Wellness and Resiliencies in Children and Youth, followed by 2021 Distinguished Researcher Dr. Mitchell Albert’s talk, How Hyperpolarized MRI Changed the Fields of Pulmonary and Neuro Imaging at 2 p.m.
On Friday, March 11, Dr. Rita Wong from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, will host a discussion called Follow the Water, Stand with the Land.
Are you ready to grab a seat in some of Vancouver’s top restaurants to enjoy some incredible food paired with exciting spirits? That’s exactly what’s happening over several nights this March during Vancouver Cocktail Week.
The celebration of excellence in drinks kicks off Sunday, March 6, and an incredible roster of events, like tastings, a gala, and seminars follow, along with multiple dinners and excursions centred around cocktails and food. For example, you can sip and nibble among the fish and sea creatures at the Vancouver Aquarium on Mount Gay Rum, take a Prohibition-focused walking tour of Gastown, or sit down to elegant spirit-pairing dinners at some incredible Vancouver restaurants.
There are 19 events on the lineup, but I’ve pinpointed a few noteworthy standouts you won’t want to miss, all taking place March 6 through 9 in Vancouver.
Tipsy Tea at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver’s Notch8
This “tipsy” update on Notch8’s traditional afternoon tea will feature a special selection of liquor-infused savouries, sweets and other bites paired with Fairmont’s Lot35 selection of quality teas. Those looking to give the experience a little extra kick can add on specialty “teatails” (tea cocktails made with Fairmont’s Lot35 teas) created by the Notch8 bar and beverage team.
Get a not-so-dry taste of Prohibition, when underground drinking dens made Gastown Vancouver’s original nightlife district. In this walking tour, Forbidden Vancouver’s storytellers uncover secret venues and hidden history, partnering with local establishments Pourhouse, The Forge and Guilt & Co. to present 1920s-style cocktails—with a modern twist. Drinks educator Charlene Rooke will sip you through the history of two iconic pre-Prohibition cocktails in secret-speakeasy style.
Where: Starting location: E.C. Rare Books, 323 Cambie St.
When: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (please arrive 10 minutes early)
Under the Sea with Mount Gay at the Vancouver Aquarium
Dive into an immersive under-the-sea happy hour with Mount Gay Rum and the inhabitants of the Vancouver Aquarium. With over 300 years of island heritage, the Barbados-based Mount Gay is the world’s oldest rum distillery. Spend the afternoon enjoying the newest expressions from this historic producer while visiting friends furry, finned, scaled and legged and learning how to preserve the ocean’s precious mysteries. Your ticket includes access to all 30 exhibits and the 65,000 animals who inhabit them, along with sustainable snacks and two delicious rum cocktails from some of Vancouver’s best bartenders. Mount Gay is proud to partner with Rugged Coast Research, a Vancouver Island-based organization dedicated to cleaning up local shorelines; as you tour the facilities, learn more about this partnership as well as the Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Operations programs.
West Coast BBQ Dinner at Whiskey Six BBQ
Whiskey Six joins BC Distilled, the province’s premier artisan distillery festival, to host a five-course BBQ dinner, with each course paired with a cocktail made with spirits from one of our fine B.C. distilleries. There are two dates available for this dinner. Whiskey Six BBQ brings together traditional barbecue and organic ingredients from local farmers and suppliers to challenge the traditional view of barbecue without compromising on ingredients, reinventing what can be created on the grill and smoker. This is West Coast BBQ.
Scotch Master Class and Pairing Dinner at Boulevard
Enjoy a guided tour through the higher marks of Johnnie Walker’s exceptional blended scotch whiskies, paired with chef Roger Ma’s elegant, boldly flavoured cuisine. With each dish comes an exciting new whisky serve, introduced by the Diageo World Class team. This is an extraordinary opportunity that is sure to appeal to all whisky lovers—and create new ones.
Giovane Bacaro is hosting a special event during Vancouver Cocktail Week called “Bitter Is Better.”. Giovane Bacaro / Facebook
Bitter is better: Master Class and Dinner at Giovane Bacaro
Bitter flavours whet the appetite, so arrive hungry (and thirsty!) for this exploration of Italian amari. Priya Shah, Campari Group’s senior portfolio specialist, will host this evening, which features four cocktails and a selection of cichetti followed by a three-course dinner. Also expect to enjoy tastes of four to six amari including Campari, Aperol, Averna and Cynar.
Whisky & Prime Dinner at Hy’s
Enjoy a memorable evening of curated whisky cocktails paired with Canadian prime steaks, in the classically elegant atmosphere of Vancouver’s most acclaimed steakhouse.
For Shucks Sake at ShuckShuck
ShuckShuck Oyster Snack Bar has partnered with local distiller Artisan SakeMaker to create a date night to remember. Start with two welcome Sake Sunset cocktails ‘For Shucks Sake,’ and dine on a variety of topped oysters, naked oysters, oyster chowders, salmon tartare, shrimp cocktail and chocolate mousse.
