This May for the 535 we will be returning to Big Lick’s. It will be a great night on the deck and if you stay long enough maybe even under the stars. Big Lick’s will provide appetizers. If you need more than a lite bite, menus are also available. The best part is Happy Hour drink specials will be extended. If it rains, no worries, we will just move inside.
(Big Lick Tropical Grill is located off the 501 Expressway at Odd Fellows Road.)
If you have never been to the Kirkley Hotel for one of their socials, you are in for a treat! Come on out to the YPCV’s April 535! We are going to meet in the Lounge at the Kirkley Hotel. For only $5.00 you can enjoy some delicious appetizers and have access to the following drink specials: Drafts $1.25, Wine $2.00, and House drinks $2.50.
As always, the monthly 535 starts at 5:35 pm but you are welcome to show up whenever you can! Remember to bring a business card so you can register to win the door prize!
See you there!
The Kirkley Hotel is located at 2900 Candlers Mountain Road
March 535 @ Ham’s!
Thursday, March 27th
5:35 - 8:00 pm
Come join other young professionals in our region at the YPCV’s March 535! We will be in the Sunroom at Ham’s Restaurant beginning at 5:35 pm on Thursday, March 27th. Ham’s is extending a special YPCV Happy Hour until 8:00 pm. The drink specials are cocktails for $2, domestics for $1.25 and two different imports for $2.25.
Can’t make it by 5:35? Don’t worry about it, just come when you can!
See you there!
Ham’s Restaurant is located at 5704 Seminole Ave Lynchburg, VA 24502 Map
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Just $5.00 and you can not only enjoy delicious appetizers but also receive one drink ticket at the YPCV’s February 535 held at Charleys Restaurant! So come sample some great food, mix and mingle with other young professionals, and stay awhile to try some of the other specials Charleys Restaurant has in store for all of you young professionals!
If appetizers will not fill you up, don’t worry, just stay for dinner. If you tell them you are with the YPCV, you will get an additional 10% off of your dinner price!
Don’t forget to register when you arrive for a chance to win the door prize and don’t forget to bring your friends along too!
Email events@ypcentralva.org or call 434-847-1447 to RSVP or ask questions.
See you there!
707 Graves Mill Rd
Lynchburg, VA 24502
(434) 237-5988
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The Academy of Fine Arts has graciously rescheduled our January 535 to Thursday, February 7, at 5:35 PM. Please feel free to email events@ypcentralva.org if you have any questions and to RSVP for this event. See you there!
Come enjoy appetizers and wine at the Academy of Fine Arts in downtown Lynchburg. Enter to win a drawing for a pair of tickets the popular play Steel Magnolias ($32 value). Pick up a voucher for discounts on future Academy productions, and get a sneak peek inside one of the most exciting renovations happening downtown! Plus have an opportunity to mingle with members of the Academy’s Board of Trustees.
The 535 will begin at 5:35 pm in the Warehouse Theatre Lobby, corner of 5th Commerce Streets, downtown. The evening will feature tours of the historic 1905 Academy of Music Theatre, currently under renovation and not open to the public. The first commercial building in Lynchburg to be placed on the National Historic Registry, it’s one of Central Virginia’s most notable historic treasures of the last century. Bundle up-the theatre is chilly, but worth a peek (we’ll have hot chocolate to warm you up!).
Tickets for the 535 are just $5.00 at the door and include the finger foods and one drink ticket. After that, there will be wine available for $2.00 per glass.
The Academy of Fine Arts is a non-profit organization committed to being the center of arts in Lynchburg. Arts classes for all ages (from watercolor to pottery to photography to cooking…) are offered in the Arts Education Center. The Academy Galleries feature new exhibits of local and regional artists during the First Friday receptions. The Academy of Fine Arts also features a variety of national and local talent on stage in its Warehouse Theatre, featuring favorites such as The Second City Comedy Tour, and Academy Players productions of Steel Magnolias, Guys Dolls, and more!
Do your New Year’s Resolutions include finding ways to become more involved in your community? YPCV will be providing opportunities for volunteerism throughout the year - just keep checking here on the website and in our e-newsletters for info!
The 2008 Groundhog Day Shadowing Experience is brought to you through a partnership of Sweet Briar College and the Live Committee of YPCV. Job shadowing is a work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker. You could host a student shadow for as little as two hours or for as much as an entire day during the week of Monday, February 4th - Friday, February 8, 2008.
If you are interested, please download and fill out the Job Shadowing Experience form and fax, email, or mail it back to Kristin Ewing in the Sweet Briar Services Career Services Center by Monday, January 14th. Questions on the program can also be directed to Kristin at 434.381.6465, or by emailing us at info@ypcentralva.org.
YPCV wishes you a very Happy and a very safe New Year! If you do not have plans for New Years Eve yet, here are just a few of the events going on around Region 2000:
Ring in the New Year at Neighbors Place
New Year’s Eve party starting at 9:00 pm. $10 cover buys you endless appetizers, party favors dancing to a great band, and a champagne toast at midnight. Drink specials will also be available.
To find out more call: (434) 455-4300
New Year’s Eve dance at Cattle Annies
New Year’s Eve dance with The Pizazz Band, $20, 8 p.m.
To find out more call: (434) 846-3206
The Fox and Hound Party
New Year’s Eve party with Creeksyde in concert, 8:30 pm - 1:00 am. Cover $20 in advance and $25 at the door. To find out more call: (434) 525-7337
New Years Eve at Charley’s
Group Therapy will be in concert. There is a $10 cover after 10:00 pm which will buy you hors d’oeuvres, party favors, and a champagne toast at midnight.
Mad Hatters Ball
The Ball at the Academy of Fine Arts Warehouse Theatre
Dancing to a high energy band will only be the start of the fun as there will be fabulous food and awesome raffle prizes to make the evening truly memorable. Your ticket includes a drink ticket, champagne at midnight and a chance to win some exciting prizes.
8 pm-12:30 am, $80 per person
Join the Lynchburg Regional Chamber on November 28th from 7:30-9:00AM at the Summit to give the big picture thoughts and troubles that many companies will be dealing with in the area of workforce development. Here’s the rest of the details.
Taking Charge of the Talent War
Think you don’t have a workforce problem, well just wait! If it hasn’t happened to you yet, it will. Come to the November Business at Breakfast to hear what the Young Professionals of Central VA (YPCV) is doing to help combat your workforce issues.
Speaker: Jamie Quetglez, Executive Director, Young Professionals of Central VA
Jamie will share tips on what your company can do to attract and retain young talent, best practices of businesses across the nation, what YPCV has accomplished this year and insight on what is coming in the near future.
Other event highlights include: Breakfast buffet, networking with other business leaders and expanding your awareness on issues in the Lynchburg region. Also includes new member recognition and Chamber updates. RSVP by November 26 by calling 845-5966 or emailing info@lynchburgchamber.org
Nov 28, 2007
7:30 am - 9:00 am
The Summit
1400 Enterprise Drive
(Wyndhurst)
Lynchburg, VA 24502
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Cost: $15 Members; $25 Non-Members
Contact: Phone: 434-845-5966
Fax: 434-522-9592
Email: info@lynchburgchamber.org
Register here!
