A warm welcome to our newest members!* We encourage you to connect with them soon and see where your next partnership can be!
*Joined 9/9/21 to 10/8/21
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Upcoming Member Ribbon Cuttings |
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Join us to help celebrate these special occasions for our members |
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Thursday, October 14 @ 11 a.m. Complete Care at Glendale - 4 Hazel Avenue, Naugatuck
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Thursday, October 14 @ 2 p.m. Footsteps Counseling, LLC - 1059 Huntingdon Avenue, Waterbury
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Sunday, October 17 @ noon Hindsight BBQ - 1503 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury
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Friday, October 22 @ 11 a.m. City Discount Transmission - 140 Industry Lane, Waterbury
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Thursday, November 4 @ 4:30 p.m. Synergy Cycle and Fitness - 6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck
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Wednesday, November 10 @ 2 p.m. Central Health Uniform - 95 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury
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Thursday, November 18 @ 3 p.m. Green Wealth Management Group - 555 Heritage Road #2, Southbury
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If you plan to attend any of these events, please kindly RSVP with David Huck.
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Events From Your Fellow Members |
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Upcoming Events at the Palace Theater |
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During the 1970’s and 1980’s, the Palace was a must-stop on the touring concert circuit. As part of our 100th Year celebrations, we are paying homage to some of those musical greats during CONCERT LEGENDS. Join us as legendary concert promoter Jimmy Koplik joins 99.1PLR’s Mike Lapitino for an evening of fascinating backstage stories and memories from the shows. The Connecticut band DizzyFish will join them on stage playing "The Best of the 70s."
Tickets are $20.
"Friends of Jimmy" tickets are $45 and include seating in the first three rows and a commemorative t-shirt highlighting several of the iconic bands with dates they played the Palace, signed by Koplik and Lapitino.
T-shirts will be available for purchase separately as well.
An exhibit of Palace Theater concert memorabilia, video clips and posters will be on display to the public from October through the end of the year.
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This concert brings the music and the story of the great Ray Charles to vivid life! Portraying Ray, master pianist/vocalist, Kenny Brawner leads his 11 piece orchestra and three sultry vocalists (a la the Raelettees), performing this American legend’s most popular hits: “What’d I Say?”, “I Got A Woman”, “Mess Around”, “Georgia On My Mind”, a blazing hot duet on “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, and many more! The music is interwoven with monologues depicting how gospel, blues, jazz, and country-influenced Ray’s style, while also reflecting on American social history, his epic battle with drugs, and his triumphant return home to Georgia.
Ray On My Mind assembles an orchestra of profoundly accomplished musicians whose performances are ingrained in American popular culture. Members of the orchestra have been heard prolifically on Broadway, Off-Broadway, film, and television. They have performed all over the world and recorded with a diverse range of influential musical giants, including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Darius Rucker, Jennifer Hudson, Sonny Rollins, Big Daddy Kane, Bo Diddley, the Sun Ra Arkestra, the Mighty Sparrow, Roy Ayers, Sam & Dave, Ashford and Simpson, Gregory Porter, Boy George, Wilson Pickett, Percy Sledge, David Murray, Eric Benet, Larry Coryell, John Popper, Lester Bowie, Shaggy, Ron Carter and Rihanna.
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Saint Mary's Hospital Foundation Pink Out |
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The Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation is proud to Pink Out greater Waterbury for breast cancer this October! Pink Out’s goal is to raise funds, promote awareness, and ensure the community that our facilities are safe, open, and have the resources to provide breast health services to women in need. 100% of funds raised support the Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation’s Breast Screening Fund. Annually, this program provides free screening and diagnostic to more than 150 local women.
Waterbury’s citywide Pink Out is a true community effort to promote breast cancer awareness and raise funds for Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation’s breast patient assistance fund. Every October, people across the world show their support for those affected by breast cancer. Our work is always important, but October is the time where we can visibly demonstrate our city’s commitment to the cause.
Since early 2020, the coronavirus put many areas of life on pause and many held off necessary annual health screenings. However, breast cancer itself did not pause. Now, more than ever, we need our community, businesses, and providers to support breast cancer awareness.
There are several ways you can help—through sponsorship, charitable donation, purchase of shirts and facemasks, or by creating your own fundraiser! Please visit our website for details.
We would like to thank our past and current Pink Out community partners—the City of Waterbury, Waterbury Fire Department, Waterbury Police Department, our local schools, and businesses.
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October 16: Free Tour at the Historic Riverside Cemetery |
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Selim G. Noujaim, Executive Vice President of the Noujaim Tool Company, shares that the Friends of Riverside Cemetery will be hosting a free tour of the National Historic site on Saturday, October 16 at 11 a.m. The cemetery is the resting ground for many of the City's early manufacturing titans. 496 Riverside Street, Waterbury. Free.
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October 17 Anniversary Party at Hindsight BBQ |
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Events to Support Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury |
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Valued Technology Services Webinar Oct. 28: Is Your Business At Risk? How to Protect Your Business from Today's Cyber Threats |
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Main Street Waterbury to Present 2021 Community Partnership Award to Michael Liam O'Connor |
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Mr. Michael Liam O'Connor, Regional President and Director of Real Estate for Webster Bank will receive the seventh annual award during a presentation at the Palace Theater in Waterbury on Wednesday, November 10th, 2021, between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
The Award was created by the non-profit Main Street Waterbury to celebrate the leadership and contributions of the late Stephen R. Sasala, former CEO of the Waterbury Regional Chamber and former president of Main Street Waterbury Board of Directors. It is presented to a commendable individual whose initiative, leadership, and personal commitment embody the spirit of partnership and community involvement.
Tickets are $40
Tickets are $15
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Connecticut Airport Authority's Bradley International Airport Recognized with Conde Nast Traveler's 2021 Readers' Choice Award |
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The Connecticut Airport Authority is pleased to announce that Condé Nast Traveler released the results of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards, with Bradley International Airport recognized as the 3rd best airport in the U.S.
More than 800,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers submitted responses rating their travel experiences across the globe to provide a full snapshot about the places they can’t wait to return to next.
The Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry. The full list of winners can be found here, with Bradley International Airport recognized as a top-ten airport for the fifth consecutive year.
“Despite the challenging year, we are proud that the Bradley International Airport community has risen to the occasion to earn this coveted recognition,” said Kevin A. Dillon, A.A.E., Executive Director of the Connecticut Airport Authority. “We are pleased to be recognized among our nation’s best airports. This award is a significant acknowledgment of our commitment to helping our passengers return to travel safely and conveniently. We thank everyone who has expressed their vote of confidence in our award-winning Bradley International Airport and for helping us bring home this honor now five years in a row.”
The 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards are published on the Condé Nast Traveler website at www.cntraveler.com/rca and celebrated in the November issue.
Earlier this year, Bradley International Airport was also named a top ten best small airport in the nation by USA Today in their Readers’ Choice Awards survey.
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Branagan Communications Successfully Placing Publicity For Poet/Author and Accordion Museum |
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During September, Barbara Branagan-Mitchell, owner of Branagan Communications Consultants LLC (www.branagancommunications.com), successfully placed as articles press releases she wrote for poet author Susan A. Katz’ and her newly-published book, “The Limits of Light”, and for the relocation of the New England New England Accordion Connection & Museum Company (www.neacmc.com). Branagan-Mitchell placed a significant article about poet Susan A. Katz in the “Accent” section of the “Republican American” on August 31st, and on September 23 she placed a press release/article about the recently relocated accordion museum to the historic and newly-restored Canaan Union RR in North Canaan, CT in the "New Haven Register", "CT Post" and the "Stamford Advocate". Plus! The press release was also posted into the "Daily Advent"/"Opera News" which reaches readers across the entire United States, the UK, Ghana, Germany, Nigeria, Kenya, France, and South Africa. For a free consultation on how to make a business, organization or person ‘famous’ with targeted audiences via professionally-written press releases, contact Barbara at 860-210-0149.
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Site Prepped for New Water Coaster at Quassy Amusement |
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Quassy Amusement & Waterpark’s new water coaster will start taking shape this fall as workers made way for the massive project this week at the Middlebury, Conn., property. The state-of-the-art raft ride will be constructed at the site of the former Lakeside Pavilion at the park, which was dismantled by a construction crew. The yet-to-be-named attraction will be operational next spring when Quassy’s Splash Away Bay waterpark opens for the 2022 season. The water coaster will be the largest single investment in the parks 114-year history, Quassy officials noted. It will bring to 16 the number of waterslides in Splash Away Bay. ProSlide Technology of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is providing the new attraction. |
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Vote Foxwoods for USA Today 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards
Upcoming Specials
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Foxwoods Resort and Casino has been nominated in multiple categories for the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. Foxwoods claimed victory as the No.1 best Casino Outside of Las Vegas in 2018 and 2020 and they're thrilled to have the opportunity to demonstrate their success again this year.
The USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards nominees are chosen by a panel of relevant experts and voted on by the public. This year, Foxwoods has been nominated for the following categories (click the link to vote):
Voting ends on October 10 at 11:59 p.m.
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SharedWork Program Offers Solutions for CT Employers |
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Palace Theater Affinity Program |
Did you know that as a Chamber member you get special discounts to select shows at the Palace Theater? As an affinity member, you receive a minimum 10% discount off most Palace events with the opportunity to receive even larger discounts on certain performances. When you purchase tickets by phone at 203-346-2000, or in person at the Palace Theater Box Office, mention to your sales and service representative before the point of purchase that you are a Waterbury Regional Chamber Member and would like to take advantage of the Affinity Discount. If you are purchasing tickets online, at www.palacetheaterct.org, use the Promotional Code: WRC. Please keep in mind that some restrictions may apply and discounts may only pertain to certain seating sections based on performance restrictions. For more information on show specific discounts, please contact the Palace Theater Box Office at 203-346-2000.
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