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Hope and Change for Haitito hold annual gala Aug. 25
HOPE AND CHANGE FOR HAITI, a local nonprofit organization that advocates for women and immigrant rights and promotes culture awareness, will hold its third annual Engage for Change Gala. The event will help the organization maintain its operations in Rhode Island and in Haiti. The organization offers assistance with immigration, women’s programming and microfinancing.
THURSDAY, AUG. 25, 6-9 P.M. $60
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston.
INFO AND REGISTRATION: bit.ly/3Ok7CcE
Noontime networking
ONE SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER of Commerce, along with Club Madeirense S.S. Sacramento and the 106th annual Feast of the Blessed Sacrament Committee, will hold a Business During Hours event. The gathering will provide an opportunity for attendees to network and experience the Portuguese feast over lunch. Guests will receive free vouchers for a sandwich and drink, as well as be offered free wine tasting.
FRIDAY, AUG. 5, NOON TO 2 P.M. Free
Club Madierense S.S. Sacramento, 50 Madeira Ave., New Bedford.
INFO AND REGISTRATION: bit.ly/3Pc2KHs
Creating new connections
THE NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND and Rhode Island Hispanic chambers of commerce are jointly holding a Networking Pop-Up event titled “Business is Brewing,” hosted by Providence Brewing Co. The event will allow local business professionals to get together for a beverage and create business connections. Food and beer will be offered.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10, 5-7 P.M. $20/members; $30/nonmembers
Providence Brewing Co., 10 Sims Ave., Providence.
INFO AND REGISTRATION: bit.ly/3P7bY8e
Business over coffee
THE CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold a Morning Coffee networking session, hosted by Holiday Inn Express Coventry. The event will allow a group of professionals, business owners and entrepreneurs to meet and gather in a relaxed setting to help build business relationships.
THURSDAY, AUG. 11, 8-9 A.M. $5/members; $10/nonmembers
Holiday Inn Express Coventry, 4 Universal Blvd., Coventry.
INFO AND REGISTRATION: bit.ly/3P9vwIN
Feeling ‘blue’
THE GREATER NEWPORT Chamber of Commerce will hold a discussion titled “The Blue Ecosystem” as part of the Chamber’s “The Blue & You: Understanding Our Blue Economy” summer speaker series. The discussion will focus on the state’s geographical characteristics being a critical component, but the ecosystem, which includes industry, academia and government partners, now has the tools to take advantage of natural resources, build a workforce pipeline and accelerate economic growth. Christian Cowan, chief operating officer for the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation, will be the guest speaker.
THURSDAY, AUG. 11, 4-5:30 P.M. $10
Innovate Newport, 513 Broadway, Newport.
INFO AND REGISTRATION: bit.ly/3ceCCxH
Yoga and beer
SMUG BREWING CO. will host a “Namaste and Have a Beer” fundraising event. Yoga instructor Kelly West will hold a one-hour yoga class. A post-workout pint of beer will be offered to each attendee. All proceeds raised will support the American Diabetes Association’s New England Tour de Cure.
SATURDAY, AUG. 13, 1 P.M. $25
Smug Brewing Co., 100 Carver St., Pawtucket.
INFO AND REGISTRATION: bit.ly/3cshwfh
Growing with Google
THE TAUNTON AREA Chamber of Commerce will hold a “Grow with Google” workshop. Bryan Caplan, the event’s speaker, will show attendees how to sell products online. He will walk through listing your products for free with Google My Business and Merchant Center and will show you one way to sell on your website, using an e-commerce store built with Shopify.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17, NOON TO 1 P.M. Free
Online.
INFO AND REGISTRATION: bit.ly/3ziemUf
Building new relationships
THE SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours networking event, hosted by Shaidzon Beer Co. The event offers local business professionals the opportunity to meet other businesspeople in a relaxed setting. Food from Phil’s Main Street Grille will be provided. Walk-ins will be accepted but preregistration is encouraged.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17, 5-7 P.M. $5/members; $10/nonmembers
Shaidzon Beer Co., 141 Fairgrounds Road, South Kingstown.
INFO AND REGISTRATION: bit.ly/3yDmA7Z
Take a stroll
THE EAST GREENWICH Chamber of Commerce will hold its “Taste of EG Stroll,” the final installment of the Chamber’s Main Street Strolls series. Various restaurants and eateries will offer food samplings all along the street.
THURSDAY, AUG. 18, 5-8 P.M. Free
Main Street, East Greenwich.
INFO AND REGISTRATION: bit.ly/3uGhsPl
Enjoying the water
SAIL NEWPORT will hold a four-day summer fundraiser titled “All Decked Out.” Attendees will enjoy live music, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, complimentary full bar, a view of Newport and the opportunity to support Sail Newport, which offers public sailing. Proceeds raised will support the 2022-23 offering of Sail Newport’s Pell Elementary School fourth grade science and sailing program.
THURSDAY, AUG. 18, THROUGH SUNDAY, AUG. 21, 6-9 P.M. $225
Sail Newport Sailing Center, 72 Fort Adams Drive, Newport.
INFO AND REGISTRATION: bit.ly/3B12IOV
End summer with a bash
ONE SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER of Commerce will hold an End of Summer Business After Hours Bash, hosted by ServPro of Dartmouth/New Bedford. The event will offer complimentary drinks, hors d’oeuvres, as well as plenty of time for attendees to network with one another.
THURSDAY, AUG. 25, 4:30-7 P.M. Free
ServPro of Dartmouth/New Bedford, 1476 Purchase St., New Bedford.
INFO AND REGISTRATION:bit.ly/3ofCH6W
