Live Music at Sunstone Sanctuary
2024-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Sunstone Sanctuary, 2952 NY - 94, Suite 101, Chester, NY
Friday, October 25th @ 7pmwith NATALIE FORTEZA

DATE NIGHT!! LADIES NIGHT!! Excuse to listen to amazing live music night!!! Grab some friends and come over to Sunstone Sanctuary in Chester/Blooming Grove, NY

Grab your tickets today!! We hope you join us for a very special evening of LIVE music with @nata on October 25th @ 7pm.

Bring your own bottle of wine or preferred beverage!Tables for 2 available! Only a few tables left. The remaining seating are single tickets comprised of chairs, couches and floor pillow seating. It’s a vibe!!!!

Natalie’s unique voice summons emotion through layers of Indie, Alt-Soul, Pop and World Music with soulful mystique. Grammy-winner Michael League says “My favorite musicians are those who have their own sound.”

For this performance, @nataliefortezamusic will be performing a duo set with @_kat_inthewoods on keys, performing originals and unique covers.

Ticket Options here:
https://www.sunstone-sanctuary.com/livemusic

The Forever Afghan 2024
2024-10-27 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Moffatt Library, 6 West Main Street, Washingtonville, NY, 10992, United States
One phrase that resonated in 2020, was “We’re in this together”. As the first wave of COVID subsided in 2020, Mamba’s Creations created The Forever Afghan to help our community honor the loved ones that had passed. We are now in our fifth year of this beautiful tradition.
The November 1st Day of the Dead holiday (in Spanish referred to as Dia de los Muertos), originated in Mexico and celebrates the dead, rather than being afraid. It’s a holiday for people to honor their ancestors and loved ones who have passed away and invite those spirits back into their homes to be part of the family once more. It’s a celebration of family and a show of respect for those who have passed away. El Día de los Muertos is not, as is commonly thought, a Mexican version of Halloween, though the two holidays do share some traditions, including costumes and parades.
Sugar skulls represent a departed soul and are placed on the home ofrenda (altar) or gravestone to honor the return of a particular spirit. Sugar skull art reflects the folk-art style of big happy smiles, colorful icing and sparkly tin and glittery adornments. During the month of October, Mamba’s Creations creates Crochet Sugar Skull kits which include the following:

White Crochet Sugar Skull Granny Square
Blank Name Card
Colored Thread
Assorted Embellishments

Crafters are welcome to decorate the Crochet Sugar Skulls and return the completed square with the name of the loved one who is being celebrating. The artisans at Mamba’s Creations then piece all the squares with name cards onto The Forever Afghan and have the completed Afghan on display on November 1st. These kits are being presented as a public service to our community free of charge. To date, The Forever Afghan has 42 honorees.
Crafting Event: Our friends at The Moffat Library have given us space to help reach more villagers. On Sunday, October 27, 2024 from 1pm to 3pm, Alma from Mamba’s Creations will be leading a Sugar Skull decorating activity. No fee, supplies will be provided but you must pre-register.

The Forever Afghan Reveal 2024
2024-11-01 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Village of Washingtonville, 9 Fairlawn Drive, Washingtonville, NY, 10992, United States

American Express Small Business Saturday
2024-11-30 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | Village of Washingtonville, 9 Fairlawn Drive, Washingtonville, NY, 10992, United States
Once again, the BGCC will be the Neighborhood Champions for American Express’s 14th Annual Shop Small Saturday on November 30, 2024. We will be coordinating with our Main Street shops to offer sidewalk sales and will be providing a Pathway to Services at The Lot by Amada’s and The Moffat Library.
Register at:
Small Business Saturday 11-30-24

Ribbon Cutting for Prizmatica
2024-11-30 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Prizmatica, 7 West Main St, Washingtonville, New York, 10992
Join us on Saturday, November 30th at 11am for a Ribbon Cutting for Prizmatica.
Prizmatica is a Decor, Art and Design marketplace and Decorative Arts/DIY studio located in the historic bank building on Main St. in Washingtonville NY.

Norbert Noe 5th Annual Holiday Lights Decorating Contest
2024-12-01 - 2024-12-26 | Town of Blooming Grove, NY, United States
The Town of Blooming Grove invites all residents and businesses to participate in our 5th Annual Holiday Lights Decorating Contest.
This contest was named to honor our first winner, Norbert Noe, who passed away unexpectedly in 2021. He loved the holidays and when he found out he won, he said “Wait till you see what I do next year” He will forever be remembered in this town as a great man and our Best of the Best winner!Top residence and top business will be awarded a beautiful trophy for The Most Festive Award a.k.a Best of the Best.
Winners will be emailed by Dec 26th to arrange delivery of the prize.Sponsored by The Blooming Grove Chamber of Commerce.

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FriendsGiving 2024
2024-12-04 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Moffatt Library, 6 West Main Street, Washingtonville, NY, 10992, United States
The next few weeks are sure to be our busiest! This year, we are combining our November & December mixers into one on Wednesday, December 4th. Our annual Friends-Giving celebration is our most popular mixer and a chance to catch up with your local businesses before we all get caught up in the holiday madness.
To Register for the event, scroll to the bottom of the page to the Ticket section and sign up.
if you are interested in donating to the event, use the forms below.
Taste of Blooming Grove
Last year, all of our member restaurants provided an item for the Friends-Giving in exchange for a renewal of their membership. We would love to extend the offer once again and we are reaching out to our newest eateries as well.

Taste of New YorkCompanyFirst NameLast NameEmailPhoneItem/Service Being Donated ($100 Value)Delivery Method- Select -Drop OffPick UpSubmit Form

Door Prizes/Raffles
A popular part of the event is our networking game with prizes sponsored by our members, please send an email if you would like to donate a prize.

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2024 Christmas Parade
2024-12-07 17:45 - 21:00 UTC | Village of Washingtonville, 9 Fairlawn Drive, Washingtonville, NY, 10992, United States
Welcome to the 2024 Christmas Parade!
We are so excited to announce many changes to our parade this year! Not only will we be hosting an after party after the parade, but for 2024 the parade will also be a competition with the following categories for vehicles and floats

Best Decorated Municipality
Best Decorated Private Company
Best Decorated Individual
Most Creative and Best Lighting

Additionally, we will hold a best decorated house in the village. We will have prizes and awards for each category, musical floats, and a pre-show in the center of town to kick it all off!

If you are interested in volunteering to help with the parade (it takes a Village!), please click here to use our volunteer form to sign up!

We also have got some exciting new sponsorship opportunities.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

Bronze $100 – Includes: inclusion in a “thank you” social media carousel post, sponsor signage on the barricades along parade route, Logo and link on Festival landing page
Silver $250 – Includes -Placement on the Town Parade banners, Shout out from DJ, Logo and link on Festival landing page, Smaller space on the float side, inclusion in a “thank you” social media carousel post, 1 inclusion in an email newsletter. entry to parade if desired.
Gold $500 – Includes: Middle Placement on the Town Parade banners, 2 Shout out on Social media, Shout out from DJ, Larger space on the float sides, Logo and link on Festival landing page, Entry to be in the Parade if desired, 2x placement on Event email, Opportunity to table at a chamber event
Platinum $1000 – Includes: Large Back wall of the float OR Single sign Pickup truck, Shout out on Social media, Shout out from DJ, Premium Placement on the Town Parade banners, Logo and Blurb on Festival landing page, Entry to be in the Parade if desired, Opportunity to table at a chamber event
Please click here to register as a sponsor and pay online.
If you would like to pay by check directly to the chamber, please register and follow the directions for paying directly. We will reach out to you with more info on how to connect.

June Mixer
2025-06-04 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Amada’s Kitchen, 6 Depot Street, Washingtonville, NY, 10992, United States
Join us for a delicious buffet meal and great networking at the all new Amada’s Kitchen @ 6 Depot Street, Washingtonville, NY
In addition we will be discussing our newest local newspaper, The Blooming Grove Post – and learning how it can help your business.
Cost is $25, RSVP to Carole McCann and pay at the door, or buy your tickets below.
