[PTChamber] Chamber Weekly Schedule

[Tim]

Dear Chamber Members:

Here's the week ahead:

Saturday, May 10-Sunday, May 18. It's Rhody Week! Check out  
www.ptguide.com/rhodyfest/ for schedule of events .

Saturday, May 10, 12:45PM, on the waterfront. The Port Townsend Yacht  
Club and Northwest Maritime Center present Boating Season Opening Day.

Saturday, May 10. The 16th annual National Association of Letter  
Carriers nationwide food drive.

Saturday, May 10, 10AM-6PM, Union Wharf. Cruise West vessel "Spirit  
of Endeavor" port visit.

Saturday, May 10-Sunday, May 11, 10AM-5PM, Downtown. Port Townsend  
Arts Guild presents the 30th annual Rhody Arts & Crafts Fair.

Sunday, May 11, 8AM-4PM, Fort Worden Commons. Mothers' Day Brunch and  
106th anniversary of the fort Open House.

Monday, May 12th, Noon-1PM, Fort Worden Commons. Continuing our  
presentation theme for the month of May, "the business of education,"  
we are pleased to have as our guest speaker Dr. Tom Keegan, president  
of Peninsula College. Tom will present an update on the college and  
Port Townsend class programming with an emphasis on business education.

Our thanks to our co-sponsors for May, The Green Eyeshade and PT  
Computer

Tuesday, May 13, 9AM-Noon, WSU-Port Hadlock, Jefferson County  
Community Foundation (JCCF) presents the 2nd annual Grantmaker's Forum.

Wednesday, May 14, Noon-1PM, Fort Worden Commons. The Port Townsend  
Chamber will host WSF staff who will present a 1-hour information and  
training session on the Port Townsend-Keystone auto ferry reservation  
system. All businesses are encouraged to attend to learn how this  
free service will operate, and how the service will be promoted to  
the public. This session is free and open to the public.

Thursday, May 15, 4-7:30PM, Fort Worden Commons at Local Goods (the  
new name of the coffee shop). Port Townsend Chamber mixer. The staff  
at Fort Worden invite Chamber members and guests to join us for light  
refreshments and help continue the celebration of Rhody week! Come  
meet and greet the many staff and volunteers of the business partners  
who make Fort Worden one of our community's main attractions: Bon  
Appetit, Centrum, Marine Science Center, Coast Artillery Museum,  
Goddard College, School of Woodworking, Peninsula College, Madrona  
Mind Body Institute, Friends of Fort Worden, Commanding Officer's  
Quarters, and Copper Canyon Press.

The entire month of May, Downtown and Uptown check out Art Wave 2008.  
Port Townsend Main Street presents 500 pieces of Art created by Port  
Townsend School District students (K-12).