An Invitation from Island Women in Business

Island Women in Business (IWB) is a non profit group in Pleasure Island run by women in business for women in business and is a division of IslandWomen.org. Join them for their next meeting.

This new group offers great networking opportunities and provides consistent professional and efficient support and a strong platform of events through which members share experiences and best practices.

This month’s speaker will be Claire Cates, Principal Developer, SAS Institute, who will speak on “Simple Steps You Need to Know to Secure Your Computer and Personal Information”.

Event Details:

• What: Island Women in Business Meeting
• When: Monday, March 15, 2010
• Time:  7:00 p.m.
• Where: Havana's Restaurant,
              One North Lake Park Blvd,
              Carolina Beach, NC 28428

If you would like to attend, please email Claire or call 910-458-7667.

Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival 2008

The annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival will be held on Saturday, October 11th and Sunday October 12th 2008 at the Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area along the Cape Fear River in Kure Beach, NC.

We hope you will join us for some amazing music from brothers Johnny Winter & Edgar Winter, performing their own sets and then together for the first time in years. This is an event not to be missed!

You'll also want to be sure and catch our other talented performers including:

• Blues World Order
• Sean Carney Band
• Robin Rogers
• Harper
• Delta Moon
• Lightnin' Wells
• 10 Dollar Thrill
• Medusa Does the Blues
• Mardi Gras with Sammy O'Banion
• Wahl Project
• Kevin Kolb Trio
• Dusty Long Trio
• Bill Garfield Jazz Combo
• Benny Hill Trio
• EL JAYE Johnson & Port City Allstars
• Charlie & Rose Lucasa

Please check our Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival Event Schedule & Ticket Information as well as our commercial for the event.

Tickets range from $15 to $30 depending on how many days you plan on attending and if you purchase in advance. Children 12 and under are free.

Tickets can be purchased from the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce with a Visa or Mastercard.

Free Seminar Tonight - Responsible Alcohol Seller Program

The Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce is hosting a FREE RASP (Responsible Alcohol Seller Program) seminar tonight. Details:

What: RASP, Responsible Alcohol Seller/Server Class
When: Thursday, 9/25/2008, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Where: Carolina Beach Town Hall, Police Training Room
Why: The purpose of this class is to certify everyone who volunteers to serve beer at any of the events hosted by the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce. This class is also open to businesses who serve alcohol and their employees. Everyone attending will receive a certificate showing they have taken this ABC Commission course.

The Responsible Alcohol Seller/Server Class was developed to assist permittees in training employees and volunteers on the responsible sales and service of alcoholic beverages. The program teaches the latest techniques in detecting underage and intoxicated patrons.

This program tonight is FREE of charge and will last approximately 1 hour. The program is designed for both On and Off premise businesses. Topics covered during the class include:

• Preventing underage sales
• Detecting intoxicated patrons
• Dram Shop liability
• Detecting fake, altered, and imposter ID's
• Acceptable identification
  

The Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce offers regular seminars for members and non-members to help provide educational opportunities to our small business owners, dedicated employees, and aspiring business owners.

If this type of opportunity is valuable to you, please consider joining our Chamber. You can get more details at our Become A Member of the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce webpage.

Thanks!