Creative writing 2
For students with some experience in fiction and nonfiction storytelling. Includes assigned readings, writing homework and workshop style critiques by the instructor and classmates. Covers narrative structure and scenic writing, dialogue, character, place, word choice, rhythm and pacing, and revision. Date: Mondays, March 25-May 13
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Cost: $200.
Register: https://ms-eagle48.georgiasouthern.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?~~13CAC...
NAWIC Chapter Meeting
This will be an evening meeting, beginning with networking at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting at 6 p.m. Business adviser Eva Bowman will be the guest speaker.
Date: March 25
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Exchange Tavern on Waters Avenue.
RSVP to Polly Hendricks at phendricks@mungo.com.
Goshen Real Estate Investor Group meeting
Date: March 26
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Carey Hilliard’s on Ga. 21 in Garden City.
Cost: First visit is free; $5 for non-members.
For more information, go to www.goshenreig.org
Temporary food service permit seminar
Environmental Health Director Todd Jones will host a seminar on temporary food service permits.
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 9 a.m. and Wednesday, March 27, 3 p.m.
Location: Tourism Leadership Council office, Trade Center Administrative Offices, 2nd floor
Cost: Free for TLC members; $15 for non-members
To register online, go to www.tourismleadershipcouncil.com/about-us/calendar/month.
Bluffton quarterly business luncheon
Jordan Berliner, director of the Don Ryan Center for Innovation, will be the featured speaker at the quarterly luncheon.
Date: March 27
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Moss Creek Clubhouse
Cost: The cost to attend the luncheon program is $25 for members and $35 for non-members.
For more information, go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org.
Chamber young professionals group
The chamber’s young professionals group will meet at Corks in Bluffton.
Date: March 27
Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Location: Corks Wine Bar, Bluffton
To register, go to hiltonheadchamber.org.
Top ten tips monthly lecture series
Joe Ippolito, the owner and CEO of River Horse Internet Marketing, will speak at the SCORE’s Top Ten Tips Monthly Lecture Series with top-ten tips on Internet marketing.
Date: March 28
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Small Business Resource Center, 111 E. Liberty St.
Lecture is free. RSVP to info@scoresav.org. or www.savannah.score.org
Experimenting with creative art techniques
Covers: drawing, painting and printmaking; the elements of Design including line, shape, size, direction, texture, tone and color; and the principles of design, including sequence, unity, proportion, emphasis and balance.
Date: Thursdays, March 28-May 16.
Time: 10 a.m to 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $200.
Register: https://ms-eagle48.georgiasouthern.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?~~13CAC...
Small Business Workshop
The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with SCORE, will offer a small business workshop series “Successfully Growing Your Business in Turbulent Times.”
Date: The six-part series will be offered Tuesday, April 2, through May 7.
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Location: The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce headquarters
Cost: The cost per workshop is $20 for chamber members, $25 for non-members. The cost for the full series is $90 for chamber members and $120 for non-members.
Advance registration is required. For more information go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org.
Savannah Tech to offer supervisory training
Savannah Technical College’s Professional Continuing Education will offer a series of courses on supervisory training beginning April 3.
Date: April 3- July 10
Time: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Dorchester Academy, 8787 E. Oglethorpe Hwy., Hinesville
Cost: The cost is $600 per student.
For series registration and payment, contact Reeshemah Johnson, 912-443-5808 or rjohnson@savannahtech.edu by March 29.
Entrepreneur workshop
The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Technical College of the Lowcountry have partnered with BizBuilderSC to offer a 12-session workshop open to entrepreneurs who want to expand existing business and need the skills to help make it grow. The workshop is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina.
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Date: Tuesdays, April 9- June 25.
Location: Technical College of the Lowcountry, Beaufort Campus
Cost: $195 and includes book, materials and snacks
To register, call the TCL Continuing Education Department at 843-525-8205 or go to www.www.bizbuildersc.com.
Risk management and contract compliance webinar
HunterMaclean attorney Milt Petersen will discuss contract negotiation in risk management and contract compliance webinar.
Date: April 11
Time: noon-2 p.m.
Registration: Course ID 124387: The Knowledge Group, www.bit.ly/Wsr36e. Complimentary passes are available for the first 30 registrants using this HunterMaclean link. Once those passes are claimed, attendees can register at www.bit.ly/15QztXQ for the deeply discounted rate of $25, courtesy of HunterMaclean.
Tee Up for Habitat
Habitat for Humanity of Savannah’s 11th golf tournament will be held at the Savannah Quarters Country Club.
Date: April 18
Location: Savannah Quarters Country Club
For more information, contact Michelle Hunter at 912-353-8122 or hunter@habitatsavannah.org.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certificate Open House
Georgia Tech Professional Education extends an invitation to attend the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certificate program Open House on April 18.
Time:11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Date: April 18
Location: Georgia Tech-Savannah
For more information about the open house or to RSVP go to www.gtpegatech.edu/lean-six-sigma-sav.
Taste of Pooler
Sample great food from area restaurants and enter for a chance to win door prizes at the Taste of Pooler.
Time: 5-7:30 p.m.
Date: April 18
Location: Crosswinds Golf Club, 232 James B. Blackburn Drive, near I-95 exit 104.
Cost: Tickets are $10.
For more information, contact office@poolerchamber.com or 912-748-0110.
Chamber Young Professionals Group
The networking group for the 40-and-under set, presented by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, is an opportunity to meet with business colleagues in a casual setting.
Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Date: April 24
For location details and to register for the networking event go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org.
Business After Hours
Business After Hours is an opportunity for networking with business colleagues in a casual setting.
Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Date: April 25
Location: Up the Creek Pub / Ziplne Hilton Head
The cost to attend is $10 for members, and $20 for non-members. For details go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org, or call 843-785-3673.
Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon
Georgia Southern’s Division of Continuing Education Professsional Development Programs presents an opportunity to honor the administrative professionals in your office.
Time: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Date: April 26
Location: Hilton Savannah DeSoto, 15 East Liberty St.
Cost: $52 per person or a Table of (8) for $500
Questions, contact Ann Scott-Price, 912-478-8635 or email annscottprice@georgiasouthern.edu
ONGOING
Pooler Business Network
When: Every first and third Thursday, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Western Sizzlin, U.S. 80 in Pooler
Information: RSVP to Jason Torres at jasonjtorres@gmail.com.
Downtown Business Professionals Chapter
of BNI
When: 11:30 a.m. every Thursday
Where: Hilton Savannah DeSoto, 15 East Liberty St.
Information: For information, call Kevin Brown at 912-447-1885 or email rkbrowndc@msn.com.
The Islands Chapter —
BNI group
When: Each Thursday at 8 a.m.
Where: Johnny Harris banquet facility, 1652 East Victory Drive
Information: Contact Kathy Salter at studio@dalyandsalterphoto.com.
Savannah Women’s
Business Network
When: Every second and fourth Wednesday, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch.
Where: The Exchange Tavern on Waters Avenue
Cost: Cost for lunch
Information: RSVP to Kari Brown at kcbrown@colonybank.com.
Historic Savannah
Chapter ABWA
When: 6-7:50 p.m. second Thursday.
Where: Candler Heart & Lung Building, room 2.
Cost: Free
Information: Call 912-925-4980 or email blynneroberts@yahoo.com.
Toastmasters Club
When: Noon each Tuesday
Where: South University, Business Building, 709 Mall Blvd.
Information: Call 912-844-9139 or go to www.toastmastersclub.org/.