Front Royal-Warren County Chamber: 34th Annual Virginia Wine & Craft Festival – May 21, 2022; Macomb County Chamber: ATHENA Awards Friday, May 6; Mississippi SBA: Exporting Resources for Your Small Business; Lt. Governor Recognizes 17 Kentucky Main Street Communities; Town Square Publications Chamber Membership Directories, Maps, Quarterly Magazines, Digital Directory and Community Profiles: The no cost, no risk BEST Chamber Publishing Partner in the USA!

Front Royal-Warren County Chamber: 34th Annual Virginia Wine & Craft Festival – May 21, 2022


We’re back! After a nearly three-year hiatus, the 34th Annual Virginia Wine & Craft Festival will return to Downtown Front Royal on Saturday, May 21st, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Join us for a day filled with fun, entertainment, delicious food and of course…. wine tasting.

Featuring wineries from all over Virginia, the Virginia Wine & Craft Festival is sure to have something for everyone’s taste. We’ll also have a variety of Virginia mead and cider on hand! Artists and crafters from all over the east coast along with local merchants will fill Main and Chester Streets in downtown Front Royal, there won’t be anything you can’t find to fit your style, mood or need. Handmade jewelry, painted wine glasses, charcuterie boards, pottery and ceramics, clothing, original paintings, books and artwork, soaps, candles, and much more.

Not to be outdone by the wineries and crafters, there will be an array of delicious food to choose from. Deciding whether to have funnel cakes, crab cake sandwiches, wings, steak-n-cheese, shish kabobs, or just burgers and dogs may take you the whole day.

Festival goers are encouraged to visit the many unique shops and restaurants along Main Street during the event as well.

The festival gates open at 10am with activities and live entertainment throughout the day. Music fills the air all day during the Virginia Wine and Craft Festival. There will be entertainment for everyone throughout the day at the Gazebo: The Jump Town Band, a high energy dance band specializing classic funk, contemporary blues, R&B, and soul music will perform from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. The ultimate cover band Mandatory Fun will keep the afternoon rocking with covers from all your favorite decades between 2:30 - 5:30 pm. Plus, Front Royal’s own Ryan Jewel will be performing live at the Virginia Beer Museum, 3 - 6 pm. You never know what sort of strolling entertainment you might stumble upon along the festival route.

Festival admission is $25 in advance or $30 at the gate for those who wish to wine taste or purchase glasses or bottles of wine. There is no general admission fee. Advance tickets can be purchased on our website at www.wineandcraftfestival.com or in person at the Chamber of Commerce office located at 201 E. 2nd Street, Front Royal, VA.

Come to Front Royal-Warren County for the Wine & Craft Festival but stay an extra day to enjoy all this beautiful area has to offer. With five golf courses, museums, a theatre and the Skyline Caverns you can certainly relax; Shenandoah River State Park, Shenandoah National Park and the George Washington National Forest offer perfect opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy canoeing, hiking, fishing and camping. So, whether you like to take it easy or stay on the move, Front Royal-Warren County is the perfect destination. Visit www.discoverfrontroyal.com for more information.

Special Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor: Lindsay Chevrolet.

Thanks to our Chamber sponsors: Warren Memorial Hospital, Shotton Design, Noble & Noble Financial Services, 99.3 The Fox, Q102, KISS FM 98.3, Aire Serv of the Shenandoah Valley, The River 95.3 FM, County of Warren, Front Royal Premier Copiers and Northern Virginia Daily.

The Virginia Wine & Craft Festival is an event of the Front Royal-Warren County Chamber of Commerce.

For more information contact the Chamber of Commerce at 540-635-3185, https://www.facebook.com/vawineandcraft or visit our website www.wineandcraftfestival.com or follow us on twitter @VAWineCraft.

Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce Community and Business Guide

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Macomb County Chamber: ATHENA Awards Friday, May 6


Join us on Friday, May 6, 2022 as we host the ATHENA Awards at the Mirage Banquet Hall.

The ATHENA Award honors exceptional leaders who demonstrate professional excellence, give back to their community, and assist women in reaching their highest potential. This event will celebrate these women through an awards ceremony, and will also include: Shopping, Raffles, and a Silent Auction.

This event is $75 for Chamber members, $85 for Non-Members. Registration is required to hold your spot.

Register at: macombcountychamber.com

Mississippi SBA: Exporting Resources for Your Small Business

Wednesday, May 4
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (CT)

Small Business Development Centers provide counseling and training to small businesses including working with the SBA to develop and provide informational tools to support business start-ups and existing business expansion. Join us on this brief webinar, as you’ll have an opportunity to hear from Jim Harper, Director of the Hinds Community College/International Trade Center SBDC. We’ll explain how the SBDC can help your small business expand into exporting.

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Lt. Governor Recognizes 17 Kentucky Main Street Communities

Main Street communities reported $60.5 million in statewide investment

Thursday, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman joined leaders from the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet along with state and local officials to recognize 17 Kentucky Main Street communities for their efforts to foster economic vitality and job creation through historic preservation.

“As I travel the state, I get to visit small towns and enjoy their vibrant downtown,” Lt. Gov. Coleman said. “I understand just how important these areas are to our rural communities. For five generations, my family owned and operated Coleman Lumber Yard in downtown Harrodsburg. So I understand the connection downtowns have to small businesses, their communities and our families.”

The Kentucky Main Street program was created in 1979 to reverse economic decline in central business districts through historic preservation and redevelopment of commercial buildings. In 2021, Kentucky Main Street communities reported $60.5 million in investment in downtown commercial districts. Communities reported 548 new jobs, 130 new businesses and 201 historic building rehabilitation projects completed.

“Kentucky Main Streets serve as the heart of our communities and highlight the small businesses that represent the culture and uniqueness of the commonwealth,” Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Mike Berry said. “The economic impact that Kentucky Main Streets reported last year illustrates just how incredibly vital every community is to the future of Kentucky, and why we must continue to support efforts to redevelop and invest in both rural and urban Kentucky.” 

The Kentucky Main Street program consists of 28 communities. Lt Gov. Coleman recognized Main Street communities for their outstanding efforts in economic vitality, promotion, historic preservation and adaptive reuse, volunteerism, local Main Street partnership and Spirit of Main Street. Communities recognized as part of the ceremony are as follows:

Awards for Economic Vitality:

• Pikeville Main Street
• London Downtown
• Heart of Danville

Awards for Best Promotion:

• Murray Main Street
• Main Street Winchester

Volunteer of the Year Awards:

• Terry Dachenhaus, Heart of Danville Main Street
• Julie Perell, Guthrie Main Street
• Marilyn Neumann, Campbellsville Main Street
• Bonnie Skinner, Cynthiana Main Street

Outstanding Main Street Partner Awards:

• First National Bank of Manchester-London, London Main Street
• Willing Hearts, Julie Ray Pitts, Tri-Cities Heritage Development Main Street

Best Adaptive Reuse Award:

• Martin Ausmus and Ike’s Pizza in Middlesboro 

Spirit of Main Street Awards:

• Teresa Mays, Beattyville Main Street Director
• Bobbie Gothard, Tri-Cities Main Street Director
• David B. Eaton, Shelbyville Mayor

Preservation Hero Awards:

• Vicki Goode and Robbie Mayes, Perryville Main Street
• Jay Shoffner, Middlesboro Main Street

Kentucky is one of four states selected to receive the 2020 Main Street America Facade Improvement Grant. As part of Thursday’s ceremony, Maysville, Shelbyville and Williamsburg Main Streets were recognized as the state’s designated grant recipients.

In celebration of National Historic Preservation Month, the week of May 9-14 is dedicated to highlighting Kentucky Main Street Week throughout the commonwealth. Kentuckians are encouraged to support local businesses in historic downtown.

For more information, visit heritage.ky.gov.

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