﻿<?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>Business After Hours: West Coast Community Bank 5/21/2026 5:00 PM - 5/21/2026 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a data-bind="attr: { href: Event.RegistrationURL }" href="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/Business-After-Hours-West-Coast-Community-Bank-6540/register?entityDomainId=6&amp;amp;secure=True" id="btnWCCustomRegButton1" style="outline-color: rgb(4, 159, 226); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(4, 159, 226); transition: 200ms linear; font-family: &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;img class="wc-customeventregisterbutton" data-bind="attr:{src: CustomRegistrationButtonImageURL}" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/external/wcpages/wcmedia/images/register_e8f637af-a0de-4029-adda-e82049f8c67f.jpg" style="border: 0px; outline-color: rgb(4, 159, 226); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p data-end="280" data-start="0"&gt;Join us for a &lt;span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"&gt;&lt;span class="whitespace-normal"&gt;Santa Cruz Chamber Business After Hours Networking Event&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; on &lt;strong&gt;May 21, 2026, from 5:00&amp;ndash;7:00 PM at &lt;a href="https://wccb.com/"&gt;West Coast Community Bank&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;! This evening brings together local professionals committed to building lasting relationships, strengthening our business community, and supporting economic vitality and community well-being.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-end="582" data-start="282"&gt;Connect with fellow community champions, enjoy refreshments, and engage in meaningful conversations that help foster sustainable growth and long-term prosperity. Catering and refreshments will be provided by &lt;a class="decorated-link" data-end="579" data-start="490" href="https://www.busybeescafecatering.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="noopener" target="_new"&gt;Busy Bees Cafe &amp;amp; Catering&lt;span aria-hidden="true" class="ms-0.5 inline-block align-middle leading-none"&gt;&lt;svg aria-hidden="true" class="block h-[0.75em] w-[0.75em] stroke-current stroke-[0.75]" data-rtl-flip="" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"&gt;&lt;use fill="currentColor" href="/cdn/assets/sprites-core-6d2147a0.svg#304883"&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-end="617" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node="" data-start="584"&gt;Register today to save your spot!&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p data-end="712" data-start="390" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.busybeescafecatering.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong data-end="507" data-is-last-node="" data-start="476"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="114" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=13351" width="114" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,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;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Click on the red &amp;ldquo;Register&amp;rdquo; button at the top of this page.&lt;br /&gt;
- THEN 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;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,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;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=6540</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:59:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business After Hours: Lookout Santa Cruz 6/11/2026 5:00 PM - 6/11/2026 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:20px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Santa Cruz Area Chamber Business After Hours&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lookout.co/"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=6819" style="height: 112px; width: 351px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Join the Santa Cruz Area Chamber on June 11 from 5:00-7:00 PM for an engaging Business After Hours event, hosted by Lookout Santa Cruz. Enjoy a fun evening of networking, community connection and conversation with fellow professionals from across Santa Cruz County.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the Lookout office and meet the team behind the newsroom, as well as hear the story of how Lookout Santa Cruz was built and learn more about its mission to serve the community through local journalism.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;This is a great chance to sip, mingle, and foster meaningful relationships while experiencing the energy of downtown Santa Cruz and our county&amp;rsquo;s vibrant business community. Truly an evening you won&amp;rsquo;t want to miss!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Refreshments, including a variety of wines from Soquel Vineyards, will be provided.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Tickets can be purchased through the Chamber&amp;rsquo;s event link. &lt;strong&gt;Non-member tickets are $20, while Chamber members and Lookout Santa Cruz members receive a special discounted rate of $10.&lt;/strong&gt; We look forward to seeing you there!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&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;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;To register, please follow the instructions below.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Click on the red &amp;ldquo;Register&amp;rdquo; button at the top of this page.&lt;br /&gt;
- THEN 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;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&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="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/Business-After-Hours-Abbott-SPI-Inc-6520/administration@santacruzchamber.org"&gt;administration@santacruzchamber.org&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=6542</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:17:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ribbon Cutting: Sí Se Puede Behavioral Health Center 6/12/2026 11:00 AM - 6/12/2026 12:00 Noon</title><description>&lt;p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=13315" style="width: 700px; height: 500px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:26px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RSVP contact -&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Aptos&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:developmentandcommunications@encompasscs.org" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"&gt;developmentandcommunications@encompasscs.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=6560</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:57:14 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>