﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.santacruzchamber.org</link><description>News related to Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>FREE Coworking Day @ Cruzio! 3/7/2025 9:00 AM - 3/7/2025 6:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;First Fridays Free Coworking Day! Every first Friday of the month, we allow you to come and experience our coworking space for free! Come visit us to work, connect, and thrive from 9AM-6PM.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;See you there!&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6462</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:00:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Santa Cruz Co Animal Shelter Saint Pittie's Party 3/10/2025 11:00 AM - 3/17/2025 6:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The&amp;nbsp;Santa Cruz Animal Shelter is celebrating their 9th annual Saint Pittie&amp;#39;s&amp;nbsp;Party from March 10 to March 17 with a Pit Stop Pub Crawl and adoption&amp;nbsp;special!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Visit one of the animal-loving establishments below and receive a beverage and a glass for $20&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Woodhouse Blending &amp;amp; Brewing&lt;br /&gt;
119 Madrone Street in Santa Cruz&lt;br /&gt;
Friday, March 14; 3-6 pm&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sante Adairius Rustic Ales&lt;br /&gt;
103 Kennedy Drive in Capitola&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday, March 15; 1-5 pm&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Venus Spirits Tasting Room&lt;br /&gt;
200 High Road in Santa Cruz&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sunday, March 16; 2-4 pm&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h1&gt;ADOPTION SPECIAL&lt;/h1&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; $50 Adoption Fee for pitties and pittie mixes&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; St. Pittie&amp;rsquo;s goodie bag for lucky pittie adopters&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Also during the party there&amp;nbsp;will be&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; $50 Adoption Fees for pitties and pittie mixes&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; St. Pittie&amp;rsquo;s goodie bag for lucky pittie adopters&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6463</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:54:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> Animal Shelter Get Lucky $50 Adoption Special for All Dogs 3/12/2025 11:00 AM - 3/17/2025 4:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Get lucky adoption special at the Santa Cruz Animal Shelter! From now until March 17, ALL dogs have a $50 adoption fee! As usual, the fee includes adoption, spay or neuter, shots and a microchip. Check out all the adoptable animals at the Animal Shelter at 1001 Rodriguez St. in Santa Cruz from 11AM to 4:30PM or go to &lt;a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://scanimalshelter.org&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1741824489556000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2nPcXCCl8p1u74RfAEiksC" href="http://scanimalshelter.org" target="_blank"&gt;scanimalshelter.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6469</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:14:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Women in Business Lunch 3/13/2025 11:00 AM - 3/13/2025 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;meta charset="utf-8" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:24px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:#f1c40f;"&gt;THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=11018" style="height: 300px; margin-left: 100px; margin-right: 100px; width: 900px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join us for an inspiring Women in Business Lunch!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We are excited to welcome &lt;strong&gt;Bonny Simi&lt;/strong&gt;, President of Operations at Joby Aviation, as our guest speaker. Bonny brings a wealth of experience, from her leadership roles at JetBlue&amp;mdash;where she founded and led JetBlue Technology Ventures&amp;mdash;to her remarkable career as a pilot, flying Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer aircraft at United Airlines and JetBlue Airways.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In addition to her aviation career, Bonny is a 3-time Olympian in the sport of Luge and an Emmy-nominated sports reporter. Her journey is a testament to perseverance, leadership, and innovation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Come to network, learn, and be inspired!&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BEFORE REGISTERING, PLEASE READ!&lt;br /&gt;
To register, please follow the instructions below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- Click on the red &amp;ldquo;Register&amp;rdquo; button.&lt;br /&gt;
- Click the blue &amp;ldquo;Login&amp;rdquo; button in the upper right corner on the next screen. After you enter your username and password, click login, then proceed with the registration form.&lt;br /&gt;
- If you do not have your login or password information feel free to use the &amp;ldquo;Forgot Password&amp;rdquo; feature to retrieve your password via the email you have on file with the Chamber.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you still have technical issues please feel free to call (831) 457-3713 or email &lt;a href="administration@santacruzchamber.org"&gt;administration@santacruzchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6447</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:53:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Santa Cruz County Skilled Trades Job Fair 3/19/2025 4:00 PM - 3/19/2025 6:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Hosted by the Cities of Santa Cruz and Watsonville, the Skilled Trades Job Fair&amp;nbsp;provides job, training and career opportunities for entry-level applicants ages 18+. Join us to meet employers in construction, building, solar, electrical, plumbing, welding, HVAC, carpentry, agriculture and more!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Learn about job opportunities, classes, apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;On-site resume review and translation services will be available.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;FREE parking!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/santa-cruz-county-skilled-trades-job-fair-2025-tickets-1049202863007" target="_blank"&gt;Learn more and REGISTER FOR FREE TODAY!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=6461</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:34:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business After Hours: San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) &amp; Santa Cruz Dream Inn 3/19/2025 5:00 PM - 3/19/2025 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:#f1c40f;"&gt;ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED - ONSITE TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=8864" style="height: 120px; width: 139px; margin-left: 100px; margin-right: 100px;" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=4122" style="width: 232px; height: 150px; float: left; margin-left: 150px; margin-right: 150px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="x"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Join us for an unforgettable evening by the sea! Mix and mingle with great people, enjoy stunning ocean views, indulge in delicious bites and sip on signature cocktails, all while learning about what&amp;rsquo;s new and exciting at SJC &amp;ndash; the Bay Area&amp;#39;s quickest, easiest and most dependable airport. Learn about nonstop destinations and the airlines that make it happen &amp;hellip; and who knows &amp;ndash; you might just get inspired to book your next getaway!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="x"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Attendees can enter for a chance to win exciting prizes such as an overnight stay at the Santa Cruz Dream Inn, dinner for two and an SJC Prize Pack featuring complimentary parking, SJC Club Lounge Passes and more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="x"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000"&gt;BEFORE REGISTERING, PLEASE READ!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;To register, please follow the instructions below.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Click on the red &amp;ldquo;Register&amp;rdquo; button.&lt;br /&gt;
- Click the blue &amp;ldquo;Login&amp;rdquo; button in the upper right corner on the next screen. After you enter your username and password, click login, then proceed with the registration form.&lt;br /&gt;
- If you do not have your login or password information feel free to use the &amp;ldquo;Forgot Password&amp;rdquo; feature to retrieve your password via the email you have on file with the Chamber.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;If you still have technical issues please feel free to call (831) 457-3713 or email &lt;a href="administration@santacruzchamber.org"&gt;administration@santacruzchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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