Wednesday
Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce seminar "Gen Netxt -- Reach Your Next Market NOW!" 2-- 5 p.m. at the Governmental Center Community Room. Pre-registration requested; call Dr. Jessica Carden at 334-3123 or e-mail Revive.Chiropractic.com. There is no cost for LPCC members, $10 for non-members.
Thursday
Business After Hours sponsored by the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce; 5-7 p.m. at Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay.
The 2010 Business Camp offered through the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce; 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Northwestern Michigan College's University Center off Cass Road; assistance with job seeking, interviewing and networking skills; registration available at www.tcchamber.org.
Program on "Donor Centered Fundraising" offered by NorthSky Nonprofit Network; noon to 1:30 p.m. at Northwestern Michigan College's University Center off Cass Road; featured speaker is Kathleen Lievense of The Summit Group; $10 fee with sign-up available at www.northskynonprofitnetwork.org.
Friday
Inaugural Traverse City Winter Microbrew and Music Festival; 5-10 p.m. at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Acme; ticket information available at tcbeerfest.com.
Friday through Monday
Annual Cherry Capital Winter Wonderfest; features numerous family events and activities at various locations in the Traverse City area; event calendar available at winterwonderfest.org.
Saturday
"Winterfest 2010" in downtown Beulah, sponsored by the Crystal Lake Community Business Association; day-long events including a chili cook-off, parade, Frozen Food race, co-ed softball tournament and fireworks at dusk over Crystal Lake.
Glen Arbor Winterfest in downtown Glen Arbor; events from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. include a perch fishing tournament with registration at the Sportman Shop and a chili cook-off at noon at Boone Docks restaurant.
Feb. 17
Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce presents Business After Hours; 5-7 p.m. at the Hagerty Center at Northwestern Michigan College's Great Lakes campus.
Feb. 18
Elk Rapids Chamber of Commerce presents Business After Hours; 5-7 p.m. at Fabiano's in Rapid City.
Benzie County Chamber of Commerce presents Business After Hours; 5-7 p.m. at Lumberjack's Bar & Grill in Honor.
Feb. 19
Workshop on Demand Side Energy Management offered by the Northwest Michigan Sustainable Business Forum; 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Michigan Works office at 1209 S. Garfield Ave. in Traverse City; speakers include energy consultants David Konkle and Steve Smiley; register with the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments at 929-5039.
Feb. 19-21
Second annual "Shiver by the River" winter festival sponsored by the Frankfort Elberta Chamber of Commerce and Benzie County Visitors Bureau; more information available at 352-7251.
Feb. 23
"Conducting Community Needs Assessments" sponsored by NorthSky Nonprofit Network; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Northwestern Michigan College's University Center off Cass Road; $40 fee for program featuring Kevin Woods of Woods Consulting and Pam Evans of NorthSky; sign-up information available at www.northskynonprofitnetwork.org
Feb. 25
"Preparing for Your Audit" sponsored by NorthSky Nonprofit Network; noon to 1:30 p.m. at Northwestern Michigan College's University Center off Cass Road; $10 fee for program featuring accountant Brian Dykstra; sign-up information available at www.northskynonprofitnertwork.org.
Feb. 27
51st Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet for the Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce; social hour at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. held at Castle Farms; reservations available through the chamber office at 547-2101.
Feb. 27-28
Annual Home Builders Expo sponsored by the Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area; exhibits from dozens of area builders and contractors plus free home improvement seminars and more; held at Traverse City East Middle School, 17763 Three Mile Road, Traverse City; more information available at www.hbagta.com
March 4
Grand Traverse Woman Network Nite, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Grand Traverse Ophthalmology Clinic. Tickets are $22 ea., or two for $40. Register online at www.grandtraversewoman.com.
March 10
Northwestern Michigan College Career Fair, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Hagerty Center on NMC's Great Lakes Campus. Space is limited. Employer registration and a $25 table fee (waived for nonprofits) requested by Feb. 10. Registration forms available at www.nmc.edu/careers. Mail checks payable to Northwestern Michigan College to 1701 E. Front St., Traverse City, 49686. Call with credit card information: 995-1360.
March 18
Annual meeting of the Traverse Bay Economic Development Corp.; 3:30 - 5 p.m. at NMC's Hagerty Center; speaker is Doug Rothwell, president and CEO of Business Leaders for Michigan; sign-up information available at www.tcchamber.org
April 20 & 21
Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association's 2010 Michigan Wind Energy Conference, Cobo Hall, Detroit. Those interested in sponsoring, exhibiting and presenting may contact Ali Nieman at ali.nieman@glrea.org, (517) 646-6269. More information will be posted at www.glrea.org.
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